US ($) Currency Thread 1 (closed - use thread 2)

sitcom123

Hi everyone my name is Carole and I admit to being a lurker on this thread
I have now officially "come out of the closet"

Watch this thread at least 5 times daily off to Florida in 8 weeks and need the rate to be going up. I am a complete US novice, never been before so all advice welcome.

Am an avid fan of Mr Monkfish and Mr Bond and their valuable/amusing threads, keep it up boys! :T

sitcom123

Oh by the way now I am out i will post a question, I have 140 euros which was left over from a holiday last year and not much chance of using them any time soon, I thought i could change them to $ and it would give a little xtra spends. I know its not a lot but every little helps. I have been told by Lloyds and travel agents that I have to change them to £ first and then to $ which seems a bit silly, will I be able to just change them to $ when i get out there and what sort of exchange rate is it for the euro over there????

thanks

neilbond007

sitcom123 wrote: »

Oh by the way now I am out i will post a question, I have 140 euros which was left over from a holiday last year and not much chance of using them any time soon, I thought i could change them to $ and it would give a little xtra spends. I know its not a lot but every little helps. I have been told by Lloyds and travel agents that I have to change them to £ first and then to $ which seems a bit silly, will I be able to just change them to $ when i get out there and what sort of exchange rate is it for the euro over there????

thanks

Hello Carole! Welcome to the dark side. Once you're here there's no way out

I'd look at changing them when you get to the US. When I was in Vegas a couple of years back I took some NZ$ and UAE Dirhams. They changed them in the casinos no worries and got a much better rate than here.
As for the rate I've no idea

Cheers

Neil

jonathanrichardson69

sitcom123 wrote: »

Oh by the way now I am out i will post a question, I have 140 euros which was left over from a holiday last year and not much chance of using them any time soon, I thought i could change them to $ and it would give a little xtra spends. I know its not a lot but every little helps. I have been told by Lloyds and travel agents that I have to change them to £ first and then to $ which seems a bit silly, will I be able to just change them to $ when i get out there and what sort of exchange rate is it for the euro over there????

thanks

hi Carole,

current rate for Eur/USD is 1.317.

i guess tourist rates would be in the region of 1.265 ish

hope this helps, and welcome along!!!

jonathanrichardson69

neil, do you know where the armitage shanks factory is in rugely? we had a big delivery from there yesterday.

neilbond007

jonathanrichardson69 wrote: »

neil, do you know where the armitage shanks factory is in rugely? we had a big delivery from there yesterday.

Certainly do. it's actually in "Armitage" (spookily enough), about 4 miles outside the cosmopolitan metropolis that is Rugeley. I used to rent a flat that looked right over the factory!
It was lovely, every day waking up to a brand new layer of dust on my car...

you sorted you leak out yet?

jonathanrichardson69

neilbond007 wrote: »

Certainly do. it's actually in "Armitage" (spookily enough), about 4 miles outside the cosmopolitan metropolis that is Rugeley. I used to rent a flat that looked right over the factory!
It was lovely, every day waking up to a brand new layer of dust on my car...

you sorted you leak out yet?

yeah we finally found it yesterday after cutting up approx 20m2 of screed. it was the smallest pin hole i've ever seen in a pipe, but we were losing !!!!!! loads of water.
oh well, at least we've found it.
i can't beleave cable has dropped again. its doing my head in

inspector_monkfish

well, another poor overnight session has seen Cable tumble back to trade around 1.4660

but, that is still only the same level as trading last Thursday....

neilbond007

inspector_monkfish wrote: »

but, that is still only the same level as trading last Thursday....

If I hear you come out with that line again I won't be responsible for my actions you sad pervert

inspector_monkfish

neilbond007 wrote: »

If I hear you come out with that line again I won't be responsible for my actions you sad pervert

hahahaha:rotfl:
do u think i upset that fella?
by understanding what i meant, surely that makes him equally perverted (just a secret pervert though!!)