Today was my first truly successful blade outing. A lap of the south-west loop in Central Park. From Strawberry fields down West Drive, round Heckscher playground (great name, but a struggle for the kids who play there), up past Wollman Rink, continuing between the Mall (no shops) and Sheep Meadow (no sheep) and completing the loop at Strawberry fields. Quite a bit of undulation, and probably over a mile in total. Not bad for my third outing.
An offer on cans of coke at the moment: three six-packs for $4.98. So, let's do the math(s):
Cost: $4.98 + tax of around $0.25 plus bottle tax (not can tax, bottle tax, not sure why it applies) of $0.90. So that totals $6.13, which at 1.75 exchange rate is £3.50, or 19.5p per can. Everyone's a winner! Anyone want to have a stab at the year when this was last possible in the UK? I'd say somewhere around the late '80s. Not sure if the associated shipping would make it worthwhile to pursue as a viable option for meetings with Mr. Mather...
