tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post3143477996720676073..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: The Business of ShrimpingPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-64246180616136712442017-07-06T09:27:22.971-04:002017-07-06T09:27:22.971-04:00Interesting little snippet from a wonderful book. ...Interesting little snippet from a wonderful book. Just imagine, a significant amount of work for a small return. 75 pounds X .35 a pound = $26.25 divide that by the three men and you get $8.75 each. I doubt that is how it was divided up, accounting for the boat expenses and so forth, but a simple calculation. Of course the cost of living was a fraction of what it is today. However, these were hard working men no doubt. <br /><br />I often reflect on what it would have been like to live on the island in those days. Alas, I'll never know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com