[Dx-qsl] Re: It Never Ends

[Graham Ridgeway]

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:46:15 -0600, John Warren <nt5c at texas.net>
wrote:

>Graham M5AAV wrote:
>
>>Euros are considered a 'Foreign Currency' and while I can change Euro
>>Notes - coins are a No No.
>>
>>Unless I am mistaken 'You Lot - Over There <smile>' still have Dollar
>>coins - again absolutely worthless in the UK....
>
>Many folks outside the States may not be aware that the US Treasury 
>Dept has long wanted to get rid of $1 bills in favor of coins - but 
>Americans have made it very clear they don't like the idea. $1 coins 
>are extremely unpopular, and get little use here.
>
>But Treasury won't give up. A new campaign is just starting with $1 
>coins carrying the images of our most famous presidents. Let's hope 
>it's equally unsuccessful. What would we do without our "Green 
>Stamps"!

I have to say that I personally still dislike our 1pound coins - we of
course have no option as the notes are long gone, our smallest note
now being Five.
It makes you realise though almost how worthless the 1pound coin is
when it is they which are used to 'unlock' Supermarket shopping
trolleys - and even moreso when you discover how many people when
re-parking their trollies forget to remove the coin from the slot
[Thanks]

No, whatever some people might think or say about the USofA [in
private] - without the Green Stamp the world would be a poorer place,
for it truly is an International Currency.


73 Graham M5AAV