Getting cash abroad

[Apptech]

>> Personally I'd prefer Niblicks, "can you spare a niblick
>> or two" has a
>> ring to it.

I have a Niblick in the basement. As it's the only one I've
seen actually labelled as such I'd rather not spare it. I
think it may be a Mashie-Niblick

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashie-niblick

If you were enquiring about the 1960's Nevada Niblicks then
there may yet be people all too eager to spare a few.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Niblick




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[Apptech]

>> It would be great to see a private currency that was
>> stable and
>> universally accepted.
>
> Based on what?  Precious metals and similar are silly.
> Everything
> else isn't stable...

Big Macs.
" ... Promises to pay on demand the sum of 100,000 Big Macs
..."

But, then you'd have to eat them.



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[Apptech]

> It would be great to see a private currency that was
> stable and
> universally accepted.

Would that be run by Western Union?, Paypal?, VISA?,
Travelex?, ... . ?

The overwhelming majority of international monetary
transfers that occur at present are "churn" initiated by
private enterprise as a way of making money out of the
exchange rate system. I'm sure that some of the players
would dearly love to have a private currency to control.

But, wait, you said stable. OK. Not a problem. None of the
above are a danger.


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[Cedric Chang-2]

Yes, something like that.  I have not studied what is available.
cc

> On Jul 15, 2008, at 7:48 PM, Funny NYPD wrote:
>
> Are you talking about gold as a currency, or e-gold, etc?
>
>  Funny N.
> Au Group Electronics, New Bedford, MA, http://www.AuElectronics.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Cedric Chang <cc@...>
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. <piclist@...>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 8:45:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [OT] Getting cash abroad
>
> Really, it is time to see a currency , public or private ,  that is
> accepted everywhere.  The dollar is a bad choice since the US
> Government keeps printing dollars in an attempt to keep afloat.  It
> would be great to see a private currency that was stable and
> universally accepted.
>
> cc
>
>
>

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[Apptech]

> ... Hungry Jacks at Auckland Airport

Didn't know we had any HJs.
That's an ozzie perversion created when BK name was taken by
someone else.
They now I'm told have BK & HJ in Oz.

But, then you have to eat them.


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[Apptech]

> But please be serious about my profound ponderings.

Please forward same for consideration.


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[Roger, in Bangkok]

We already have it, at least in the "here" part of everywhere.  24K gold
jewelry is worn, carried hoarded in most of south east Asia.  You can pawn
or it, or simply sell it for very near spot price anywhere in the region.
There is barely any markup for craftsmanship on that account.  Set stones
are typically allowed for as part of the weight unless sized to an extreme.
The little bits of gold that I have are now worth many-fold what they cost
... I am pleased with the investment:-)

And those who choose to openly wear and flaunt their gold are typically
separated from it in short order, the same as those who flash around large
wads of currency.

Regards/Roger, in Bangkok

On 7/16/08, Cedric Chang <cc@...> wrote:

>
> Really, it is time to see a currency , public or private ,  that is
> accepted everywhere.  The dollar is a bad choice since the US
> Government keeps printing dollars in an attempt to keep afloat.  It
> would be great to see a private currency that was stable and
> universally accepted.
>
>
> cc
>
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[Spehro Pefhany]

At 08:45 PM 7/15/2008, you wrote:
>Really, it is time to see a currency , public or private ,  that is
>accepted everywhere.  The dollar is a bad choice since the US
>Government keeps printing dollars in an attempt to keep afloat.  It
>would be great to see a private currency that was stable and
>universally accepted.
>
>cc

Maybe, in a few years, the Yuan (CNY). It seems to be pretty stable
in real value,
even through the Asian contagion of the late 90's. It has to be made freely
convertible first, of course.

>Best regards,

Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..."            "The Journey is the reward"
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[Roger, in Bangkok]

The Singapore dollar seems to remain the most stable currency in this
region, and is easily exchanged across the counter of any bank with a
foreign currency counter.

RiB

On 7/16/08, Spehro Pefhany <speff@...> wrote:

>
> At 08:45 PM 7/15/2008, you wrote:
> >Really, it is time to see a currency , public or private ,  that is
> >accepted everywhere.  The dollar is a bad choice since the US
> >Government keeps printing dollars in an attempt to keep afloat.  It
> >would be great to see a private currency that was stable and
> >universally accepted.
> >
> >cc
>
>
> Maybe, in a few years, the Yuan (CNY). It seems to be pretty stable
> in real value,
> even through the Asian contagion of the late 90's. It has to be made freely
> convertible first, of course.
>
> >Best regards,
>
>

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[Gerhard Fiedler]

mrresp1 wrote:

>> I could be wrong, but I think a prohbition against charging more for a
>> credit-card is in most merchant agreements that you sign to become a
>> merchant (at least in the US).
>
> merchants 'get around' this legally (in new york anyway) (including gas
> stations) by stating that all pricing is posted for cash (at x% discount).
> you 'lose the cash discount' when paying with plastic... (thus, this is not
> a surcharge but rather a recovery of the cash discount ....yeah,
> yeah...double-talk and so forth...(-: )..

FWIW, I think it's only fair to offer a cash discount, and the real problem
is the merchant agreement that tries to interfere with the merchant's price
calculation.

If a credit card transaction costs money, why should the merchant not be
allowed to pass that on? It's your choice then -- either it's worth it for
you, or it isn't. This is something that the market is perfectly capable of
"regulating".  

Gerhard

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[Gerhard Fiedler]

William "Chops" Westfield wrote:

>> It would be great to see a private currency that was stable and  
>> universally accepted.
>
> Based on what?  Precious metals and similar are silly.  Everything  
> else isn't stable...

Based on the universal acceptance and the trust that this will continue to
be so, without fraud getting in the way.

Gerhard

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[Apptech]

> Based on the universal acceptance and the trust that this
> will continue to
> be so, without fraud getting in the way.

Ah, the first flying pigs based currency ! :-)


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[Tomás Ó hÉilidhe-2]

Apptech wrote:
> Tomás - may be something you want to add to your list of
> must-do's before leaving?


I've already gotten the Hepatitis B vaccine, they recommend it for
people who'll be in contact with bodily fluids, so I opted for it coz
I'll be doing Thai Boxing in Thailand.

I don't leave til September 2nd, but before then I'll be getting shots
for: Hepatitis A, Diphtheria, Typhoid, a few others.

I've a cousin living in Vientiane in Laos, so I'm going to go stay with
him first, get used to the food and the climate and all that, maybe even
pick up a bit of the language. Then I think I'll be heading somewhere
like Chiang Mai to do some training.


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[Tomás Ó hÉilidhe-2]

Apptech wrote:
> Big Macs.
> " ... Promises to pay on demand the sum of 100,000 Big Macs
> ..."
>
> But, then you'd have to eat them.


They make good projectiles. I mean have you *ever* seen someone throw a
burger out the window of a moving car at someone? It's quite hilarious.
I heard about an incident one time where a 3-in-1 curry was thrown out
of a moving car at someone, sadly I wasn't there to witness it but I
hear it was one of the funniest things to ever happen on Earth.

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[Mongol Herdsman]

On 7/15/08, Tomás Ó hÉilidhe <toe@...> wrote:
> I'm going to live in Asia for a while and I'm looking at ways of
> transferring money from my home country (Ireland).

What part of Asia - Iran, Mongolia, Siberia, Vietnam, Israel, Tibet,
Turkmenistan?
There is no a universal receipt. Our shaman sez the question seems to
belong to 419 scam.

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[Alex Harford]

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 6:55 PM, Apptech <apptech@...> wrote:
>
> [[My fault entirely - play fighting with an ultra bouncy
> off-duty guard dog. Minor tooth-in-arm event. Here a nothing
> event. There a series of Rabies shots (4000+ dead each year
> from Rabies in China). ]].

Dogs or people!?

I've had my rabies vaccine as well, due to sleeping in the same room
as a bat family at my parents' cabin... never caught the bat, so
everyone was sent to the health units for shots.  Hope your arms feel
better soon.
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[William "Chops" Westfield]

On Jul 16, 2008, at 5:30 AM, Tomás Ó hÉilidhe wrote:

> I heard about an incident one time where a 3-in-1 curry was thrown out
> of a moving car at someone, sadly I wasn't there to witness it but I
> hear it was one of the funniest things to ever happen on Earth.

Got got water-ballooned from a moving car while I was walking down  
the street once.  I didn't think it was funny at all...

BillW


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[Nate Duehr]

William "Chops" Westfield wrote:
> On Jul 16, 2008, at 5:30 AM, Tomás Ó hÉilidhe wrote:
>
>> I heard about an incident one time where a 3-in-1 curry was thrown out
>> of a moving car at someone, sadly I wasn't there to witness it but I
>> hear it was one of the funniest things to ever happen on Earth.
>
> Got got water-ballooned from a moving car while I was walking down  
> the street once.  I didn't think it was funny at all...

Had a huge dent in my first car from some dork throwing a pumpkin from a
moving car into it while it was parked.

They didn't pay for the damage to the vehicle or leave a note or
anything, and I couldn't afford to repair it at the time.

I too, have no sense of humor nor find projectiles launched from moving
cars to be funny.
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[Apptech]

> I heard about an incident one time where a 3-in-1 curry
> was thrown out
> of a moving car at someone, sadly I wasn't there to
> witness it but I
> hear it was one of the funniest things to ever happen on
> Earth.

Got got water-ballooned from a moving car while I was
walking down
the street once.  I didn't think it was funny at all...
/>

While on a motor scoter, I received a small stone in the
groin at 30 mph horizontal and ? vertical - dropped from a
road bridge by a child. I chased them in a pained and rather
hobbling state. They fled uncaught but got the idea.


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[Cedric Chang-2]

I was driving a new car that had 2.5 hrs driving time on it when some  
fun loving kids rolled a truck tire into the street in front of it.  
The tire bounced up onto the hood and thence to the windscreen where  
it loving halted.  The kids proved to be faster afoot than i.  The  
scrapes and dents remained on the vehicle for it's entire life.
cc

>
>
> On Jul 16, 2008, at 4:29 PM, Apptech wrote:
>
>> I heard about an incident one time where a 3-in-1 curry
>> was thrown out
>> of a moving car at someone, sadly I wasn't there to
>> witness it but I
>> hear it was one of the funniest things to ever happen on
>> Earth.
>
> Got got water-ballooned from a moving car while I was
> walking down
> the street once.  I didn't think it was funny at all...
> />
>
> While on a motor scoter, I received a small stone in the
> groin at 30 mph horizontal and ? vertical - dropped from a
> road bridge by a child. I chased them in a pained and rather
> hobbling state. They fled uncaught but got the idea.
>
>
>         Russell
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