But the general consensus was probably to keep it around.Oh, I'm sure others did.line of which was "pretty soon, the penny won'tNobody at the time thought it was worth considering.
be worth a plugged nickel." Here in Panama,
Your 3 cents worth?Time-consuming but not difficult. I ended upbeat-up US coin, including pennies, andMust be fun figuring out what combination of coins to use. (G)
shiny new local metal, including pennies that
I can't figure out how they afford to mint.
tipping in balboas and hoarding the US money
and ended up with 3 centavos, which won't go
far in any country, even there. Panama, despiteNot hardly.
its trials an tribulations, hardly qualifies as
a third-world country, as its per caput income
is almost half ours (that of next-door Nicaragua
is less than 10% of ours).
Except at the bank or post office.nickel. > ML> A > bit of a bother at times but it probably sort of evened out in the > ML> long > run.PX and commissary prices were always rounded to the nearest
And the penny wasn't worth an unplugged nickel.Many places do that now.This was our first experience with it; that was 20+ years ago tho.
Taking it to the bank must have been a challenge. (G)Worse, think of the plight of the storekeepers.speaking countries. I guess Greece, too. JustQuite so--don't want to have to buy your bread, milk and eggs with a truckload of almost worthless currency.
think of the disruption to daily life that
that phenomenon causes.
Maybe so. (G)Perhaps an undisclosable location?And then there are those who use old coinsYes, mine are stashed away somewhere, probably in an undisclosed location.
for decorative purposes, as people have
noted here.
and > 90s, we came across all sorts of quality of napkins and TP. AtScotts? My parents used it for years, always with the paper unrolling
Checkpoint Alpha, the TP felt like wax paper. I encountered the same sort of TP in England about a year after our stop at the checkpointso > figured the Brits had supplied it there. (G)
Better wax paper than the stuff that Bonnie
uses, which is neither absorbent enough nor
sturdy enough. My bathroom, on the third floor
of her house, at least has decent TP.
from the back. I know one of my siblings uses that brand, wouldn't be surprised if all of them do. I started buying a better quality one (2
ply) as soon as I got out on my own.
But harder to use in a take out situation.It would requre a modicum more attentionPretty simple, actually. More locavorism. MoreIt'll work, as long as people support it.
preserving stuff in glass rather than plastic.
to detail and maybe add a cent or two to
each serving of food, so even though it's
a no-brainer, people will resist.
on the > ML> > side? Roast beef with roasted potatoes on the side, maybe Yorkshire > ML> > pudding also?Can't win for losing in a situation like that.
The advantage of fish stew is that it wouldFish stew wouldn't fly. Salad, fine; someoneOK, those were just a couple of off the top of my head ideas.
else made that - after all, you must bear in
mind that my product also has to please ME.
use some of the excess milk that he tends to
buy when he comes here; the disadvantage of it
is that he probably wouldn't eat it.
By the way, on this trip he bought a big bottleSounds interesting/sort of different.
of bloody Mary mix instead. Guess who's making
horseradish meatloaf soon?
Work, kid at home, etc--committments we couldn't always work around tohave been > ML> the > year Steve was in Korea.I had to read about it; we were in AZ at the time. It may
Right.It was before Y2K ... 1999, most likely.OK, we were in AZ but just couldn't make it up that far north.
get away when a picnic was planned. It's a bit easier now that we're
retired.
Deep chocolate puddingLooks good with the dark chocolate and mint.
whipped cream
1 Tb chopped hazelnuts
6 sprigs mint
On 02-12-19 12:19, Michael Loo <=-
spoke to Ruth Haffly about 949 extended travel was a <=-
And the penny wasn't worth an unplugged nickel.Except at the bank or post office.
I've seen where some banks started charging
for counting change.
Dale Shipp wrote to Michael Loo <=-
And the penny wasn't worth an unplugged nickel.Except at the bank or post office.
I've seen where some banks started charging
for counting change.
Our credit union has a coin counting machine that gives you a slip to
use in making a deposit. No charge. Strange thing is the number of rejected items sitting on top of the machine -- including some circular batteries.
Some grocery stores here also have coin counting machines. I believe,
but am not sure, that there is no charge if you spend the money in the store.
Dale Shipp wrote to Michael Loo <=-
Some grocery stores here also have coin counting machines. I believe,
but am not sure, that there is no charge if you spend the money in the store.
Dave Drum wrote to Dale Shipp <=-
The only grocery chain locally to have a coin counting machine
available is Schnuks (the premier chain before Hy-Vee came to town) and that is a concession owned by some outside organisation. I don't
remember the percentage they keep for the service but I do recall
thinking that anyone using the thing must have "STUPID" in 3" letters tattooed on their forehead.
Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-
The only grocery chain locally to have a coin counting machine
available is Schnuks (the premier chain before Hy-Vee came to town)
and that is a concession owned by some outside organisation. I
don't remember the percentage they keep for the service but I do
recall thinking that anyone using the thing must have "STUPID" in
3" letters tattooed on their forehead.
More than likely that's a Coinstar machine (a nationwide franchise)
and as I said to Dale it's an 8% surcharge on the total amount of
change it counts.
Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Jesse James needed a horse, a gun, and a gang to make off with his
loot. Coinstar just needs a machine and gullible people who are also
lazy.
Any of my financial institutions will give me coin wrappers as a part
of their "customer service". And since I am capable of counting above
10 with my shoes on ..........
Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Jesse James needed a horse, a gun, and a gang to make off with his
loot. Coinstar just needs a machine and gullible people who are also
lazy.
People will buy anything. I mean, look at edible panties.
Any of my financial institutions will give me coin wrappers as a part
of their "customer service". And since I am capable of counting above
10 with my shoes on ..........
My CU does it and I believe any bank or CU that I've ever had going
back to 1991 when I opened my first checking account would count
your change for free since you were a customer. I do have one of
those little plastic "counting" money jars I picked up for $5.
It has a little digital counter in it that counts the coins as you
push them into the jar by having the coins move a mechanical positioner and the computer registering the denomination by size. I've actually
quite a bit of change in the jar. I keep it for dire emergencies
such as a tank of gas or something.
But the general consensus was probably to keep it around.Oh, I'm sure others did.line of which was "pretty soon, the penny won'tNobody at the time thought it was worth considering.
be worth a plugged nickel." Here in Panama,
It wasn't a consensus decision. As in Switzerland,
there was a commercial justification for the status
quo, so that absolved anyone from making a difficult
decision until recently.
(G) > ML> Time-consuming but not difficult. I ended upshiny new local metal, including pennies thatMust be fun figuring out what combination of coins to use.
I can't figure out how they afford to mint.
tipping in balboas and hoarding the US moneyYour 3 cents worth?
and ended up with 3 centavos, which won't go
You can have them if someone else doesn't
get them first.
far in any country, even there. Panama, despiteNot hardly.
its trials an tribulations, hardly qualifies as
a third-world country, as its per caput income
is almost half ours (that of next-door Nicaragua
is less than 10% of ours).
Panama had a terrible reputation during the
Noriega years and before but has sort of
bounced back recently.
nearest > ML> nickel. > ML> A > bit of a bother at times but itPX and commissary prices were always rounded to the
probably sort of > ML> evened out in the > ML> long > run.
tho. > ML> And the penny wasn't worth an unplugged nickel.Many places do that now.This was our first experience with it; that was 20+ years ago
Except at the bank or post office.
I've seen where some banks started charging
for counting change.
with a > ML> > truckload of almost worthless currency.Quite so--don't want to have to buy your bread, milk and eggs
Worse, think of the plight of the storekeepers.Taking it to the bank must have been a challenge. (G)
Problem was that from the time it got in the till
to the time it got to the bank, frequently it had
lost substantial value, making shopkeeping or indeed
any kind of money handling a terrible proposition.
unrolling > from the back. I know one of my siblings uses that brand, wouldn't be > surprised if all of them do. I started buying a better quality one (2 > ply) as soon as I got out on my own.Better wax paper than the stuff that BonnieScotts? My parents used it for years, always with the paper
uses, which is neither absorbent enough nor
sturdy enough. My bathroom, on the third floor
of her house, at least has decent TP.
Even the grocery store brands are better than
Scottissue these days.
But harder to use in a take out situation.It would requre a modicum more attentionPretty simple, actually. More locavorism. MoreIt'll work, as long as people support it.
preserving stuff in glass rather than plastic.
to detail and maybe add a cent or two to
each serving of food, so even though it's
a no-brainer, people will resist.
There are dense fiber containers that are cheap,
sturdy, and biodegradable.
Can't win for losing in a situation like that.The advantage of fish stew is that it wouldmind that my product also has to please ME.OK, those were just a couple of off the top of my head ideas.
use some of the excess milk that he tends to
buy when he comes here; the disadvantage of it
is that he probably wouldn't eat it.
The way to win in such a case is not to get
anywhere close to the edge of the guest's
comfort zone. There are those for whom one
can cook with a measure of adventurousness
or whimsy and those for whom one can't.
By the way, on this trip he bought a big bottleSounds interesting/sort of different.
of bloody Mary mix instead. Guess who's making
horseradish meatloaf soon?
It ended up being pretty decent.
may > ML> have been > ML> the > year Steve was in Korea.I had to read about it; we were in AZ at the time. It
north. > ML> Right.It was before Y2K ... 1999, most likely.OK, we were in AZ but just couldn't make it up that far
Work, kid at home, etc--committments we couldn't always work aroundto > get away when a picnic was planned. It's a bit easier now that
we're
retired.
Don't just talk about it.
Deep chocolate puddingLooks good with the dark chocolate and mint.
whipped cream
1 Tb chopped hazelnuts
6 sprigs mint
Especially with the mint as a garnish, adding
its scent only as much as you want it to.
People will buy anything. I mean, look at edible panties.
Kurt Weiske wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
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