In for a Pound. . .
November 28th, 2007 | 
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Money, its a crime.
Share it fairly but don’t take a slice of my pie.
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today.
But if you ask for a raise its no surprise that they’re
Giving none away.
- pink floyd
As of today one pound equals about two dollars and seven cents. No wonder the news is reporting a British invasion this holiday season. Of course the lousy exchange rate has made it more expensive for those of us on this side to buy UK products or to travel. When I did a cash exchange on my way over this spring It was pretty sad. I handed the lady a couple hundred bucks and only get about half back. That’s one way to keep your wallet thin and comfortable in the back pocket. Oh well, we’re always screaming “Buy American”. At this rate we’re not going to have much choice. . .
Oh, and by the way I did take that picture. You can see why I have to spend lots of time on my own. Not many people want to stand around with you as you take pictures of money on a rock. Well, at least not where they could be seen. Daft? Me?
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Daft or not, it’s a nice picture of money on a rock. As far as pictures of money on rocks go.
Not looking like a good time to try that Chillcheater Tuiliq I wanted though. : (
LOL! Thanks.
Yeah, I’d check the price out. Each UK company is handling things a bit differently. I think a few are just taking most of the loss to stay competitive in the US market. I seem to remember that being part of the problem with NDK a couple years back too.
You can always come visit South Africa
Consider this, 1US$ will get you 6.8587 South African Rands. One 1GBP will get you 14.283 ZAR. To put it in perspective, a Wilderness System Tempest 180 pro retails for about ZAR25 000. That is the only comparison I can give because there are no UK boats available here due to insane exchange rate and import taxes.
In our case the rocks are often worth more than the coins