Wise words from 100+ years ago.
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Anthony Appleyard
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About inflation of money mentioned above :: the original value of British money before any inflation was that £1-worth of silver coins weighed a pound avoirdupois (= 16 ounces) and could buy a pound weight of silver metal, and that is where the pound unit of money came from.
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I don't know about wise words, but my old post here may be of interest.
And the post itself is 10 years old. Where did they go?...
Must have been tempting for the beek to have a few sniffs him/her self.........
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I've got a problem hive to deal with. Maybe chloroform is worth a go.I don't know about wise words, but my old post here may be of interest.
And the post itself is 10 years old. Where did they go?...
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Don't take too many sniffs or you will be too stoned to worry about finding a queen ....I've got a problem hive to deal with. Maybe chloroform is worth a go.
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Yeah - just enough to anaesthetise the stings would be good.
