12-01-2002 10:36									#61
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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 SO Seneca who's to blame for the railway system? The tories for privitizing it? or blairs policy so far? or both?

Well, the Tories screwed the crap out of it (don't try and visualise that metaphor), so they take the lion's share of the blame. At least Labour aren't actively f*cking it up...

But it's a damn good thing for them they've got at least another parliament and a half - Attlee was a hell of a lot quicker than this at sorting it all out....

	12-01-2002 10:37									#62
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quote: Originally posted by ranskaldan That was pretty heartless of them, Seneca... how old were you then?

26.

	12-01-2002 10:38									#63
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ROTFL


A sensitive small soul

	12-01-2002 10:44									#65
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Ok, nine.

	12-01-2002 11:00									#66
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quote: Well, the Tories screwed the crap out of it (don't try and visualise that metaphor), so they take the lion's share of the blame

At least you didn't blame privatisation per se.

The privatisation was rushed and botched. Even so... up until Hatfield and the major engineering works, punctuality and safety records were actually better than they were under British Rail. Even now, it smacks of political opportunism to blame the private companies for problems that have been inherent for thirty or forty years, under governments both Labour and Conservative.

	12-01-2002 11:10									#67
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I guess in all areas of public life we just missed that whole 'year zero' effect after '45 - we won the war, so we must be doing it right. Other European countries had to rebuild from scratch.

A dead phoenix has better prospects than an aging lion...

	12-01-2002 15:11									#68
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Do you think southerners are more pro-european than northerners?

London for example seems pro-€uro. Which is more than can be said for other parts of the country.

	12-01-2002 19:18									#69
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quote: Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin Do you think southerners are more pro-european than northerners?

*cough*surrey*cough*

	12-01-2002 20:16									#70
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I'm not even in the Eurozone and I've already got three different Euro coin countries. Ireland, France and Italy.

	13-01-2002 02:45									#71
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You know, I'm just thinking how much more interesting life would be if the coins you carry actually vary a bit...

You know, what if the Canadian dollar were minted the same way. There'd be a design for Ontario, one for Quebec, one for Alberta, one for BC, one for Nunavut etc....
And the American dollar too, which will have 50 designs for the states, plus the countries which use the US$ would each have their own designs.

	13-01-2002 02:53									#72
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Well I have made some payments with the euro although I prefere to stick with Drachmas untill the 28 Feb.

I can say it grows on you. BTW I have never used a bill so far. Everything in everyday life (like buying a souvlaki for example!)can be done with coins. Just coins.
It has a Roman Empire feeling to it with all those coins transactions... (don't throw tomatoes on me now please)


I can not help myself into NOT looking suspiciously to anyone giving me change in euro too. And that's a plus since if they can con you, they will

	13-01-2002 02:58									#73
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quote: Originally posted by ranskaldan You know, I'm just thinking how much more interesting life would be if the coins you carry actually vary a bit...

There are bout 12 different designs for the UK pound coins. They have lions, thistles, leeks, dragons, emblems, etc...

The Scottish, Channel Islanders, Manx, Gibraltese etc.. also have their own notes for the same currency.

	13-01-2002 03:03									#74
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mmm....

actually there are different designs for Canadian coins too, but so far the 'rare' ones are rare and far in between.

I wonder, what will be the extent to which the Euro coins be mixed? Will you genuine buy something in Spain and get Portuguese, French and German change?

	13-01-2002 03:04									#75
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For example, a Scottish Ł1 from 1991:

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quote: Originally posted by ranskaldan I wonder, what will be the extent to which the Euro coins be mixed? Will you genuine buy something in Spain and get Portuguese, French and German change?

Without having looked into it, I think most propably you will. I like it.


Aegean dolphin who's the guy with the wig?

	13-01-2002 03:09									#77
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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 Without having looked into it, I think most propably you will. I like it.

Grrrr!

:cringes with jealousy:

	13-01-2002 03:19									#78
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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 Aegean dolphin who's the guy with the wig?

Your guess is as good as mine. William Wallace possibly.

	13-01-2002 06:20									#79
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Now the euro is in motion....

where next? where is the next huge currency union going to be???

North America? the Persian Gulf? East Asia?

	13-01-2002 12:26									#80
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Seems like Bush thinks it's a piece of ****.

He seems bewildered. What is this strange little tingy...

	13-01-2002 13:07									#81
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bush couldn't tell apart a "paki" (as he calls them) kashmir separatist from an afgani civilian woman. He's lucky he has some cold war right wing bastards from the cold war era so they can tell him which way to piss.

	13-01-2002 13:43									#82
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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 Aegean dolphin who's the guy with the wig?

Lord Ilay, first Governor of the Bank of Scotland.

	13-01-2002 19:42									#83
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quote: Originally posted by KrazyHorse Lord Ilay, first Governor of the Bank of Scotland.

I take it you have you got really good eyesight. I couldn't read it, even when I blew the image up.

Hang on, you're shortsighted though!

	13-01-2002 22:56									#84
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quote: Originally posted by ranskaldan I wonder, what will be the extent to which the Euro coins be mixed? Will you genuine buy something in Spain and get Portuguese, French and German change?

Yes, it's just a matter of time. As noted by someone before, Spain and Italy will receive loads of German and Irish coins this summer, FE. And the other way round. I plan on summer-touring Europe spreading all my Spanish Euros...

	14-01-2002 02:23									#85
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quote: Originally posted by ranskaldan I wonder, what will be the extent to which the Euro coins be mixed? Will you genuine buy something in Spain and get Portuguese, French and German change?

This is, of course, a function of time. Experts seem to have calculated the average "speed" of Euro coins to be 2 km a day.
The second time I payed with Euros, the change contained 3 foreign coins: 2 Belgian euros and a German 50 cts piece.

	14-01-2002 03:05									#86
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I think the probability of getting foreign coins is greater in, say, the Benelux, than say, Finland and Greece.

It's much easier for a coin to skip from Bremen to Amsterdam than from, say, Athens to Naples.

	14-01-2002 03:18									#87
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Yes, I have the feeling the last foreign euro coin I'l see is probably a Finnish one. There must be some Finnish Erasmus students in Madrid though...

	14-01-2002 03:24									#88
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quote: Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin Do you think southerners are more pro-european than northerners? London for example seems pro-€uro. Which is more than can be said for other parts of the country.

This reminds e of what my northern aunt once said to me - "The south is less English 'cos it's nearer France."

Ya gotta feel sorry for the Yorkshirepeople

	14-01-2002 03:31									#89
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Depends. I'm generally from what would be called "up north" (North Lincolnshire) and I deliberately did a favour for someone so that I could demand payment in euros.

Yipp€€!

	27-01-2002 21:45									#90
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bump!

wtf is the matter with Apolyton again?