On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:16:22 -0800, Dave Platt wrote:
In article , Peter Hucker

What happened? I thought wer were approaching $2 per quid.

"International financial meltdown". It hasn't just been the US that has
been affected.

When I went over to London for a few days in late October, the pound was a
bit under $2 when I started the trip... right about where it has been for
a long time. About two days after I got there, the UK financial markets
hiccoughed so loudly you could hear 'em from orbit, and the pound plunged
to its lowest rate against the dollar in decades... I think it was around
$1.55 when I left.

So, you lost money on the trip just changing your money over and back?

Ick! ;-)
Rich