ishy Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 1.00 USD = 0.666822 GBP United States Dollars United Kingdom Pounds 1 USD = 0.666822 GBP 1 GBP = 1.49965 USD I don't think I have seen the pound so low in the 21 years I have lived here, and now gas can be bought for $1.99/ gal, I might just buy one of them Hummers Poor buggers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun1664 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Funny just come back from Florida and was paying $5 for a bottle of Corona & $4 for a Bottle of Sam Adams, seems a lot to pay for water, poor buggers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishy Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Funny just come back from Florida and was paying $5 for a bottle of Corona & $4 for a Bottle of Sam Adams, seems a lot to pay for water, poor buggers Did the shop have a big window ? they saw you coming a mile off, poor bugger you realy took it up the a case of 12 Corona's is $14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 (edited) 1.00 USD = 0.666822 GBP United States Dollars United Kingdom Pounds 1 USD = 0.666822 GBP 1 GBP = 1.49965 USD I don't think I have seen the pound so low in the 21 years I have lived here, and now gas can be bought for $1.99/ gal, I might just buy one of them Hummers Poor buggers It was less only 8 years ago. August 2000 to June 2002 it was worse. Down to $1.44 to the Edited November 18, 2008 by Nigel Dabster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 I know gallons are different but are years the same length there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 (edited) You are right though, 86 was bad at.52 (21 years ago!) Then again in late 93/94 it was $1.48 to the pound. 1972 is my favourite though $2.60 to each pound!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(36 years ago though) Edited November 18, 2008 by Nigel Dabster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun1664 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Did the shop have a big window ? they saw you coming a mile off, poor bugger you realy took it up the a case of 12 Corona's is $14. Business trip so not my money !! but point taken, mind you $14 is still a lot to pay for water ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinell Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 1.00 USD = 0.666822 GBP United States Dollars United Kingdom Pounds 1 USD = 0.666822 GBP 1 GBP = 1.49965 USD I don't think I have seen the pound so low in the 21 years I have lived here, and now gas can be bought for $1.99/ gal, I might just buy one of them Hummers Poor buggers Aye but this will just result in less of us spending money on USA holidays, which will then **** up your economy even more, which will then back fire on us and we'll all be packing up to live in Iraq... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishy Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 I know gallons are different but are years the same length there? Same length but a lot wider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Same length but a lot wider. Quite alot. Funny thing is at $2 I was going to buy a bundle as we have an idea to go in 2010, so whose the daft bu55er who didn't? Unless it gets to parity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Its a real s***ter for me As a manufacturing company, there aren't any UK companies left making materials for us to use so we have to buy from Europe or the USA. Right now with the value of the pound being so low against both currencies, it's as tough as it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcota Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Business trip so not my money !! but point taken, mind you $14 is still a lot to pay for water ..... I have never understood the need to BUY water. The water coming out of the tap is free and of much better quality than bottled water. I guess P.T Barnum was right - "there is a sucker born every minute". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Its a real s***ter for me As a manufacturing company, there aren't any UK companies left making materials for us to use so we have to buy from Europe or the USA. Right now with the value of the pound being so low against both currencies, it's as tough as it gets. You mean to tell me there is actually still something made here? Or there for that matter? Surely not the case, I thought we exported all the jobs! The number chrunchers had it all planned, along with the bankers! Ha! Whilest the toppers are taking their millions and billions! Go figure! But if the euro drops a bit, I could get a new bike within the next decade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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