Marj you surely don't pay £1 for $Can1. Jim Sharpe ----- Original Message ----- From: Marged <marged@btinternet.com> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] BRITISH POUND/US$/CDN$ > Hi Frances - I'm not very familiar with the US dollar, but have had plenty of > opportunity lately to get to know the Canadian dollar, and it's a fairly even > exchange for us, but you don't come off quite as well. > > Marged > > | Yes..Marged..you are right in your calculations > | of > | the three currencies!...I purchased a Pound > | Sterling Draft this week and paid CDN$2.25 for > | one > | British Pound...so 35 Pounds sterling cost > | CDN$78.75. Also..had to purchase a US$ Draft two > | weeks ago for US$30. which cost me CDN$45.90. > | AND..the Canadian Dollar is going down further... > | ouch! > | > | Frances > | Toronto > | > | > | __________________________________________________ > | Do You Yahoo!? > | Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. > | http://shopping.yahoo.com/ > | > | > | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > | An alternative mailing list for genealogy research in > | Northern England, this list covers the whole of the North of England > | > | > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00 > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Browse the archives, > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L/ > Search the list archives, > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=NORTHERN-ENGLAND > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 11/16/00
No Jim - I realise what I said - I didn't mean one for one. I meant the sum was easy for me to do, because we get something over two dollars for one pound, so I just translate that as two for one and forget about the spare change. Nice and easy. Marged ----- Original Message ----- From: James SHARPE <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] BRITISH POUND/US$/CDN$ Marj you surely don't pay £1 for $Can1. Jim Sharpe ----- Original Message ----- From: Marged <marged@btinternet.com> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] BRITISH POUND/US$/CDN$ > Hi Frances - I'm not very familiar with the US dollar, but have had plenty of > opportunity lately to get to know the Canadian dollar, and it's a fairly even > exchange for us, but you don't come off quite as well. > > Marged > > | Yes..Marged..you are right in your calculations > | of > | the three currencies!...I purchased a Pound > | Sterling Draft this week and paid CDN$2.25 for > | one > | British Pound...so 35 Pounds sterling cost > | CDN$78.75. Also..had to purchase a US$ Draft two > | weeks ago for US$30. which cost me CDN$45.90. > | AND..the Canadian Dollar is going down further... > | ouch! > | > | Frances > | Toronto > | > | > | __________________________________________________ > | Do You Yahoo!? > | Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. > | http://shopping.yahoo.com/ > | > | > | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > | An alternative mailing list for genealogy research in > | Northern England, this list covers the whole of the North of England > | > | > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00 > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Browse the archives, > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L/ > Search the list archives, > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=NORTHERN-ENGLAND > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 11/16/00 ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== Add a link to your website here, http://pub23.bravenet.com/freelink/show.php?usernum=1926973379&cpv=1 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00