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Computer failure grounds flights
Most flights from UK airports have been suspended following an air traffic control computer failure, National Air Traffic Services has confirmed. It says flights have been grounded so that controllers can prioritise on planes already in the air, but that air safety is unaffected. Manchester and Bristol airports have said their systems are running again. Many airports are advising people to check in as normal, but delays are likely to continue throughout the day. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/3772077.stm |
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"jj" wrote in message news:mn.1b027d4666cb59fe.11545@kickingGaysonsArse. c... explained on 6/3/2004 : Computer failure grounds flights Most flights from UK airports have been suspended following an air traffic control computer failure, National Air Traffic Services has confirmed. It says flights have been grounded so that controllers can prioritise on planes already in the air, but that air safety is unaffected. Manchester and Bristol airports have said their systems are running again. Many airports are advising people to check in as normal, but delays are likely to continue throughout the day. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/3772077.stm So what dickhead -- mbouhahaha GAYson Lamb-pou, the *fake* jj returns |
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Seanie O'Kilfoyle pretended :
"jj" wrote in message news:mn.1b027d4666cb59fe.11545@kickingGaysonsArse. c... explained on 6/3/2004 : Computer failure grounds flights Most flights from UK airports have been suspended following an air traffic control computer failure, National Air Traffic Services has confirmed. It says flights have been grounded so that controllers can prioritise on planes already in the air, but that air safety is unaffected. Manchester and Bristol airports have said their systems are running again. Many airports are advising people to check in as normal, but delays are likely to continue throughout the day. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/3772077.stm So what dickhead -- mbouhahaha GAYson Lamb-pou, the *fake* jj returns I'm twice the SWAT you are you Irish *******, watch as I storm into the bank and single-handidly kill all the terrorists RAMBO-style. -- mbouhahaha |
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I know just how they felt at Heathrow. A couple of weeks ago I
wanted totake a train. The screen on the ticket machine, instead of the normal information said, "Windows NT, logging in", and then "sorry, no service". It was still "sorry, no service" several days later. The air traffic control people are wise in sticking to a computer system that's older than Microsoft. Jeremy Parker |
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"Jeremy Parker" wrote in message ... I know just how they felt at Heathrow. A couple of weeks ago I wanted totake a train. The screen on the ticket machine, instead of the normal information said, "Windows NT, logging in", and then "sorry, no service". It was still "sorry, no service" several days later. /rant on/ Pretty OT, so apologies. About two weeks ago I arrived at Stansted at about 23:00 (easyjet flight from Munich). Had a minicab booked but no sterling, so off to the cashpoints to get a bit of dosh. AFAIK there are three cashpoints at Stansted, none of which are anywhere near the arrivals gate, all next to each other hidden around the side of a bureau de change and on this occasion all out of service. (wifey was impressed, "jump out of bed and meet me at the door with 30 quid to pay for the cab please love" we still laugh about it today) Coming from Munich, where there are shedloads of cashpoints (the first you come across is immediately outside the arrivals gate) this came as a bit of a shock until I switched from German expectations to English expectations. Why is it that we settle for such crap service in this country? Any visitor arriving is going to want some cash, the cashpoint should be there in front of them when they come through the gate and if we're only going to have three fairly well hidden cashpoints in an airport the size of Stansted, at least make sure that one of them is working! /rant off/ -- Cheers, Steve. |
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"Steve Dulieu" wrote in message
... "Jeremy Parker" wrote in message ... I know just how they felt at Heathrow. A couple of weeks ago I wanted totake a train. The screen on the ticket machine, instead of the normal information said, "Windows NT, logging in", and then "sorry, no service". It was still "sorry, no service" several days later. /rant on/ Pretty OT, so apologies. About two weeks ago I arrived at Stansted at about 23:00 (easyjet flight from Munich). Had a minicab booked but no sterling, so off to the cashpoints to get a bit of dosh. AFAIK there are three cashpoints at Stansted, none of which are anywhere near the arrivals gate, all next to each other hidden around the side of a bureau de change and on this occasion all out of service. (wifey was impressed, "jump out of bed and meet me at the door with 30 quid to pay for the cab please love" we still laugh about it today) Coming from Munich, where there are shedloads of cashpoints (the first you come across is immediately outside the arrivals gate) this came as a bit of a shock until I switched from German expectations to English expectations. Why is it that we settle for such crap service in this country? Any visitor arriving is going to want some cash, the cashpoint should be there in front of them when they come through the gate and if we're only going to have three fairly well hidden cashpoints in an airport the size of Stansted, at least make sure that one of them is working! /rant off/ Stanstead init, where all the pikey flights go :-) -- ZK - When I die accelerate my body to light speed, I always wanted a burial at c |
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In message , Steve Dulieu
writes AFAIK there are three cashpoints at Stansted, none of which are anywhere near the arrivals gate, all next to each other hidden around the side of a bureau de change and on this occasion all out of service. I arrived at Gatwick North last week, and also needed cash for a taxi. There are two cash machines opposite the exit from customs (where all the taxi drivers wait for their customers), but both were out of action. Downstairs in the shopping mall are three more, and all of them were also out of action!! -- Roland Perry |
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , Steve Dulieu writes AFAIK there are three cashpoints at Stansted, none of which are anywhere near the arrivals gate, all next to each other hidden around the side of a bureau de change and on this occasion all out of service. I arrived at Gatwick North last week, and also needed cash for a taxi. There are two cash machines opposite the exit from customs (where all the taxi drivers wait for their customers), but both were out of action. Downstairs in the shopping mall are three more, and all of them were also out of action!! ATMs all rely on telephone lines. When one goes down, it is frequent that all nearby ATMs also go down. That's why sensible folk carry spare cash. -- Al |
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In message , Al
writes ATMs all rely on telephone lines. When one goes down, it is frequent that all nearby ATMs also go down. I almost mentioned that I didn't think it was that then phone lines were down, as they were happy to do statements, but not issue cash. That's why sensible folk carry spare cash. And if you've just flown in from foreign parts? -- Roland Perry |
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , Al writes ATMs all rely on telephone lines. When one goes down, it is frequent that all nearby ATMs also go down. I almost mentioned that I didn't think it was that then phone lines were down, as they were happy to do statements, but not issue cash. Possibly a machine that's down could still cache account activity for ministatements, but maybe that's stretching too far. Perhaps more likely, the machines had simply run out of cash: again, if demand is so high that one machine is cleaned out, it's likely nearby machines would also be cleaned out. That's why sensible folk carry spare cash. And if you've just flown in from foreign parts? Like me, they've exchanged for cash before they leave. What's so hard about that? Even the Post Office will do it these days! -- Al |
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In message , Al
writes Perhaps more likely, the machines had simply run out of cash Incompetence, therefore. That's why sensible folk carry spare cash. And if you've just flown in from foreign parts? Like me, they've exchanged for cash before they leave. What's so hard about that? Even the Post Office will do it these days! I wasn't aware that the UK Post Office had any outlets in the USA for me to get pounds in advance of travelling to the UK. Advice for travellers from the USA is invariably not to try to get UK money from USA banks, but use a cash machine on arrival. -- Roland Perry |
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On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 at 21:43:58, Al wrote:
Roland Perry wrote: And if you've just flown in from foreign parts? Like me, they've exchanged for cash before they leave. What's so hard about that? Even the Post Office will do it these days! It depends on what country you have just flown from/to. Anyway, mostly machines are cheaper, even than the PO. -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 6 June 2004 |
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Annabel Smyth wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 at 21:43:58, Al wrote: Roland Perry wrote: And if you've just flown in from foreign parts? Like me, they've exchanged for cash before they leave. What's so hard about that? Even the Post Office will do it these days! It depends on what country you have just flown from/to. Anyway, mostly machines are cheaper, even than the PO. I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. Anyway, if people wish to save themselves 60 pence of markup by not buying currency until they arrive, then they shouldn't moan if they can't actually get it when they arrive. After all, they've saved themselves 60p! -- Al |
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Al ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying
: I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. Most of Africa apparently prefers Euros these days... |
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Adrian wrote:
Al ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. Most of Africa apparently prefers Euros these days... Yes, because they are new, it is easy to pass forgeries! -- Rickety |
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On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 at 13:10:37, Al wrote:
I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. What makes you think I'd have any US dollars? If I were going abroad and wished to get money before I travelled, I would buy the currency of that country. And if there aren't still plenty of countries where you can't take your money in and out, there certainly were some years ago. China and Tunisia spring instantly to mind; the old Iron Curtain countries also didn't let you take their money out, although now they are all in the EU and going into the Euro in a few years, that has changed. Anyway, if people wish to save themselves 60 pence of markup by not buying currency until they arrive, then they shouldn't moan if they can't actually get it when they arrive. After all, they've saved themselves 60p! It depends on how much currency you wish to travel with, of course. Thank goodness for local ATMs, though - it's transformed travelling abroad. In my young day, you worried whether you had enough money for the duration - my grandmother's advice was always to take half the clothes and twice the money you thought you'd need; these days, only the former applies. -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 6 June 2004 |
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rickety wrote:
Adrian wrote: Al ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. Most of Africa apparently prefers Euros these days... Yes, because they are new, it is easy to pass forgeries! Many of the French speaking African countries used to have their currencies fixed to the French Franc. Now it is to the Euro. Maybe this is the reason? |
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In message , Al
writes I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. The problem here is that I have sterling accounts in the UK from which I can draw pounds without exchange commission. I also live most of the time in the USA. Arriving back in the UK from the USA requires me to find a cash dispenser. I'm amazed at the apologists here who claim this is an unrealistic expectation. -- Roland Perry |
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In article , Adrian
writes Al ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. Most of Africa apparently prefers Euros these days... US$ is still king in Tanzania. -- Andrew Electronic communications can be altered and therefore the integrity of this communication can not be guaranteed. Views expressed in this communication are those of the author and not associations or companies I am involved with. |
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Paul Hill wrote:
rickety wrote: Adrian wrote: Al ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. Most of Africa apparently prefers Euros these days... Yes, because they are new, it is easy to pass forgeries! Many of the French speaking African countries used to have their currencies fixed to the French Franc. Now it is to the Euro. Maybe this is the reason? well it was fixed to the franc and their currencies were supported by France. Now there is no franc so they fix to the Euro. I imagine that the French still support the local currencies though. -- Rickety |
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , Al writes I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. The problem here is that I have sterling accounts in the UK from which I can draw pounds without exchange commission. I also live most of the time in the USA. Arriving back in the UK from the USA requires me to find a cash dispenser. I'm amazed at the apologists here who claim this is an unrealistic expectation. I'm with you on that. If the ATMs are there, they should be working. If they are empty they should be filled. You are charged for the facility if you use it. However, some banks monitor these things closely, some don't. Did you by chance follow up with any of the ATM providers (banks or service companies)? -- Rickety |
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In message , rickety
writes If the ATMs are there, they should be working. If they are empty they should be filled. You are charged for the facility if you use it. However, some banks monitor these things closely, some don't. Did you by chance follow up with any of the ATM providers (banks or service companies)? Life's too short to take notes and complain. Especially with jetlag. Meanwhile the "Link" ATM on Ealing Broadway Platform 4 was broken yesterday (screen showing a message a bit like "sorry I'm broken"). And it's still like that today. Obviously "Link" have no pride in their product, or no service engineers, or even worse, no idea this machine is broken. -- Roland Perry |
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On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:13:51 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote: In message , Al writes I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. The problem here is that I have sterling accounts in the UK from which I can draw pounds without exchange commission. I also live most of the time in the USA. Arriving back in the UK from the USA requires me to find a cash dispenser. I'm amazed at the apologists here who claim this is an unrealistic expectation. Of course it's not, but it's hardly a disastrous situation, there's loads of cash machines at gatwick, there's outlets where you can get cashback, there's travel from the airport you can pay for with credit or debit cards, it's not disastrous if a couple of ATM's you found don't have cash in. Jim. |
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In message , Jim Ley
writes I'm amazed at the apologists here who claim this is an unrealistic expectation. Of course it's not, but it's hardly a disastrous situation, there's loads of cash machines at gatwick, Hmm, I tried all five that I'm aware of at the north Terminal. there's outlets where you can get cashback, there's travel from the airport you can pay for with credit or debit cards, But not taxis you've booked in advance. it's not disastrous if a couple of ATM's you found don't have cash in. Five. And yes, the taxi was happy to stop at a cashpoint in the real world later in the journey. But it's an unnecessary hassle. -- Roland Perry |
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Jim Ley wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:13:51 +0100, Roland Perry wrote: In message , Al writes I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. The problem here is that I have sterling accounts in the UK from which I can draw pounds without exchange commission. I also live most of the time in the USA. Arriving back in the UK from the USA requires me to find a cash dispenser. I'm amazed at the apologists here who claim this is an unrealistic expectation. Of course it's not, but it's hardly a disastrous situation, there's loads of cash machines at gatwick, there's outlets where you can get cashback, there's travel from the airport you can pay for with credit or debit cards, it's not disastrous if a couple of ATM's you found don't have cash in. Jim. It's along ride from Stanstead (where the OP came across the problem) to Gatwick. Chances are though that he'd find an ATM that worked somewhere on the way!. With Web based screen layout which the better ATMs now have, they out to be able to point you to their nearest ATM that is working and has some cash too. -- Rickety |
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Annabel Smyth wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 at 13:10:37, Al wrote: I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. What makes you think I'd have any US dollars? Anyone travelling to a country with a non-convertible currency (China, Russia etc) would be go with USD. If the currency is convertible, it can -- by definition -- be converted at home. If I were going abroad and wished to get money before I travelled, I would buy the currency of that country. So would I. Before travelling, unlike the OP. In my young day, you worried whether you had enough money for the duration - my grandmother's advice was always to take half the clothes and twice the money you thought you'd need; these days, only the former applies. Given fashion in beach resorts these days, there's a case for taking only 1/8th the clothes... -- Al |
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"rickety" wrote in message ... Jim Ley wrote: On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:13:51 +0100, Roland Perry wrote: In message , Al writes I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. The problem here is that I have sterling accounts in the UK from which I can draw pounds without exchange commission. I also live most of the time in the USA. Arriving back in the UK from the USA requires me to find a cash dispenser. I'm amazed at the apologists here who claim this is an unrealistic expectation. Of course it's not, but it's hardly a disastrous situation, there's loads of cash machines at gatwick, there's outlets where you can get cashback, there's travel from the airport you can pay for with credit or debit cards, it's not disastrous if a couple of ATM's you found don't have cash in. Jim. It's along ride from Stanstead (where the OP came across the problem) to Gatwick. Chances are though that he'd find an ATM that worked somewhere on the way!. With Web based screen layout which the better ATMs now have, they out to be able to point you to their nearest ATM that is working and has some cash too. Sadly, I wasn't going to Gatwick, I was going from Stansted to just behind Turnpike Lane in a pre-booked taxi. The route was M11North Circ.A10RoundwayDownhills Park Rd. Number of visible cashpoints on route = 0. Mind you, it was getting on for midnight and my brother and I had just spent the weekend in Munich ensuring that the European beer lake didn't get too deep, so I may not have been functioning a peak efficiency...:-) -- Cheers, Steve. Change from jealous to sad to reply. |
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In message , Al
writes If I were going abroad and wished to get money before I travelled, I would buy the currency of that country. So would I. Before travelling, unlike the OP. I have plenty of the currency the destination country, inside a bank! In my young day, you worried whether you had enough money for the duration - my grandmother's advice was always to take half the clothes and twice the money you thought you'd need; these days, only the former applies. Given fashion in beach resorts these days, there's a case for taking only 1/8th the clothes... Ah, so people only ever travel to beach holidays in hot countries? That explains some of your other blinkers. -- Roland Perry |
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Steve Dulieu wrote:
"rickety" wrote in message ... Jim Ley wrote: On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:13:51 +0100, Roland Perry wrote: In message , Al writes I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu. The problem here is that I have sterling accounts in the UK from which I can draw pounds without exchange commission. I also live most of the time in the USA. Arriving back in the UK from the USA requires me to find a cash dispenser. I'm amazed at the apologists here who claim this is an unrealistic expectation. Of course it's not, but it's hardly a disastrous situation, there's loads of cash machines at gatwick, there's outlets where you can get cashback, there's travel from the airport you can pay for with credit or debit cards, it's not disastrous if a couple of ATM's you found don't have cash in. Jim. It's along ride from Stanstead (where the OP came across the problem) to Gatwick. Chances are though that he'd find an ATM that worked somewhere on the way!. With Web based screen layout which the better ATMs now have, they out to be able to point you to their nearest ATM that is working and has some cash too. Sadly, I wasn't going to Gatwick, I was going from Stansted to just behind Turnpike Lane in a pre-booked taxi. The route was M11North Circ.A10RoundwayDownhills Park Rd. Number of visible cashpoints on route = 0. Mind you, it was getting on for midnight and my brother and I had just spent the weekend in Munich ensuring that the European beer lake didn't get too deep, so I may not have been functioning a peak efficiency...:-) sounds like a good weekend! -- Rickety |
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On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 at 22:36:00, Al wrote:
Anyone travelling to a country with a non-convertible currency (China, Russia etc) would be go with USD. If the currency is convertible, it can -- by definition -- be converted at home. My parents have just returned from a trip to Russia, and say that Euros are now as acceptable as dollars there. -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 6 June 2004 |
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On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:13:51 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote: Arriving back in the UK from the USA requires me to find a cash dispenser. Requires? I know both countries have some strange laws but I've never heard of that one |
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On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 21:34:40 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote: Hmm, I tried all five that I'm aware of at the north Terminal. I think there are a few more than 5! there's outlets where you can get cashback, there's travel from the airport you can pay for with credit or debit cards, But not taxis you've booked in advance. but there are other places? it's not disastrous if a couple of ATM's you found don't have cash in. Five. And yes, the taxi was happy to stop at a cashpoint in the real world later in the journey. But it's an unnecessary hassle. You do seem to have a *lot* of trouble traveling around in this country reading through your posts in UTL. Do you go out of your way to find problems? |
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , Al writes If I were going abroad and wished to get money before I travelled, I would buy the currency of that country. So would I. Before travelling, unlike the OP. I have plenty of the currency the destination country, inside a bank! If it pleases you to think that way, then I'm not one to rain on your parade. However, as well as the 'plenty of currency inside a bank' you imagine you have, you also have 'plenty of risk inside a bank': that it will be closed; ceased trading; suspended during a money-laundering bust; have ATM phonelines down etc etc etc. You are willing to spend not a penny of your cash ameliorating that risk -- nor will apparently spend a moment of your time planning against the day one of those risks hit. That's not a problem for me, of course: those are your pennies and your moments to spend or save as you wish. But when you save all those pennies and moments, don't be surprised when wiser heads than you meet your complaints with the derision your decisions deserve. -- Al |
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 at 17:22:50, Al wrote:
Roland Perry wrote: I have plenty of the currency the destination country, inside a bank! If it pleases you to think that way, then I'm not one to rain on your parade. However, as well as the 'plenty of currency inside a bank' you imagine you have, you also have 'plenty of risk inside a bank': that it will be closed; ceased trading; suspended during a money-laundering bust; have ATM phonelines down etc etc etc. Do you keep your money under the bed, then? I rather doubt that any of the banks here - Barclays, Abbey, Halifax, Lloyds TSB, whatever - are going to go bust any time soon. You are willing to spend not a penny of your cash ameliorating that risk -- nor will apparently spend a moment of your time planning against the day one of those risks hit. So where do you keep your money? IN a sock under your mattress? Don't forget the OP means he has an account in THIS country, not in some less developed country which doesn't have such strict banking laws as we do. -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 6 June 2004 |
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In message , Al
writes You are willing to spend not a penny of your cash ameliorating that risk -- nor will apparently spend a moment of your time planning against the day one of those risks hit. Indeed, I'm acting just like any UK resident does when he runs out of cash: I go and look for an ATM. Are you suggesting that all UK residents should have a special reserve of cash, which they never spend, just in case they encounter one of the risks you mention. They'd laugh you out of town! -- Roland Perry |
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In message , k
writes Arriving back in the UK from the USA requires me to find a cash dispenser. Requires? I know both countries have some strange laws but I've never heard of that one If I took a taxi ride and didn't pay, isn't that still against the law? -- Roland Perry |
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , k writes Arriving back in the UK from the USA requires me to find a cash dispenser. Requires? I know both countries have some strange laws but I've never heard of that one If I took a taxi ride and didn't pay, isn't that still against the law? The point is that in order to avoid paying exchange charges you chose to rely on the ATMs at Gatwick in order to obtain UK cash. There is a clear risk in doing so, as in any situation where you have to pay cash and choose to rely on using an ATM immediately beforehand. What happened to the UK cash that you had when you left the UK last time? Most people retain some for their return journey. -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
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"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
... My parents have just returned from a trip to Russia, and say that Euros are now as acceptable as dollars there. Back in the late 1980s, DEM and Finnmarks were very acceptable in Moscow. A number of hard currency shops were Finnish-owned and liked to have them and give them in change. Sterling was less accepted, but would be taken. The illegal money-changers all preferred dollars. -- Terry Harper http://www.terry.harper.btinternet.co.uk/ |
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"Richard J." wrote in message
... Roland Perry wrote: If I took a taxi ride and didn't pay, isn't that still against the law? The point is that in order to avoid paying exchange charges you chose to rely on the ATMs at Gatwick in order to obtain UK cash. There is a clear risk in doing so, as in any situation where you have to pay cash and choose to rely on using an ATM immediately beforehand. What happened to the UK cash that you had when you left the UK last time? Most people retain some for their return journey. Our local hire car firms take credit cards (and debit cards, no doubt). Doesn't yours? -- Terry Harper http://www.terry.harper.btinternet.co.uk/ |
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