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I was working as a waitress in a cocktail.... No, no, no, I was working as a waitress in a seafront hotel in Ramsgate and was being paid 20p AN HOUR (this in 1975 or so) and a bottle of Cresta was also 20p. That advert brought it all back, thanks for that Red Devil! After having my purse stolen by a customer I told the manager to stuff their 20p and walked out, and got a job working as a waitress in a cocktail b.... nooooo, in a seafront caf? in Margate. Much better pay!


And yes, CHAMPAGNE!!!!!!!!

The Cherry Cola.

And Cream Soda.

PeckhamRose Wrote:

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nooooo, in a seafront

> caf? in Margate. Much better pay!


Margate's on the up. First the Turner Contemporary art gallery, and now a new ITV comedy/drama, Edge of Heaven, based on an 80's themed guest house in Margate. What's not to like? :)

SMBS make their own. Prices fluctuate...


Otta Wrote:

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> But just saying "ginger beer" is like saying

> "cola". I love love love an Old Jamaican ginger

> beer (Coke/Pepsi) with a bit of bite, but some

> sweet ginger beers (rola cola) are shit.

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