"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message TdE8o.107063$X%4.89772@hurricane, at 22:02:43 on Wed, 11 Aug
2010, " remarked:
I wonder what would happen if somebody tried to pay for a pint with a
Scottish one-pound note.

The barman would probably say they were about £2 short.
Let me rephrase that: What if you tried to pay for your pint using several
Scottish one-pound notes?

He'd probably say "I'm not trained sufficiently to be able to accept
those".

On the subject of training, is it just me, or has every bar person in the UK
lost the ability to add up/check the price of a drink as they pour it? old
git mode when I were a lad, working in a pub you would add the round as you
went along & inform the punter of the damage as you handed him/her the last
drink. Today, the process seems to be serve drinks then prod listlessly at
the till, sometimes asking the punter to remind them what they've just
served them, until enlightenment dawns and a sum of money is requested. And
then asks the sodding great queue that's formed "who's next?" then wonders
why some people get a bit upset! /old git mode
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Cheers, Steve.
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