From: "Tumbleweed" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: dollar/pound exchange rate
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 20:09:11 -0000


"Jonathan Bryce"  wrote in message
news:8tEKb.18332$526.123970@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
> Simon wrote:
>
> > Personally, I think the best way to take advantage of the rates is to
> > book a holiday in the US. Take some of your savings there and convert
> > them into memories! Back when the rate was 2 dollars to the pound I
> > had a superb holiday in Florida.
>
> Problem is that the way the Bush regime is behaving at the moment, the
> holiday probably won't be that good.  I certainly wouldn't want to be on
an
> aeroplane with armed guards walking up and down the isle.

Presumably you would rather be in one plunging into a tall building at
500mph?
Go and check how many El Al flights have been hijacked recently.

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