Exchange Rate

[Lisa and Steve]

At the moment the Post Office is doing a slightly higher rate if you buy over £500.

[Eggy]

Lisa & Steve
Thanks for that - Now the mind boggles a bit more.
Negg

[Lisa and Steve]

Hi Neil.Hope you are keeping well. My husband Steve is the person people ask if he is Eggy. Obviously that is people that dont already know you. We met a few timea at the Brouklis this year.

[Eggy]

Lisa & Steve
I remember. Didn't I ask if he was Eggy as well? ( Dimitris Idea )
Never seemed to bump into you anywhere else which was a shame really.
I could picture both of us, sat next to each other,at the bar in the Coconut.
( That would really confuse Forum visitors )
Cheers Both
Neill Egg

[Lisa and Steve]

I thought Dimitris put you up to that. We dont tend to go into the coconut , usually have an evening drink at Helens with George. But when we are next over will make an exception and meet in the coconut. We will also eating a bit at the brouklis.

[Eggy]

I'll look forward to that you two.
But I confess I do tend to stay away from the Coconut at "Sport" weekends. The sport is OK but obviously it's shown to generate extra business. It can get too busy and loud for a lot of people.
I love to talk but hate to shout.

The exchange is still at e1.416. It's a reminder for us people who live here.
Taking a budget of £600 per mnth,for example,from Nationwide 6 weeks ago gave e880
The same budget now only gives us e852. ( Cost of  livings gone up £20 mnth? )

We jumped the gun a bit though and took out cash when it was around e1.51 about June then paid it into our Greek Bank. No financial wizardy here - just lucky.
( Anyone thinking about a permanent move should take this into account )

Negg

[riggers]

Exchange rate in this morning's paper shows 1.32. Glad i'm not changing my money. Mind you i suppose i could put up with it if i was on my way to arillas.........riggers...

[Lindypops]

You like footy riggers?

[riggers]

Sure do Lindypops!.....riggers...

[Lindypops]

gd gd

[Eggy]

Can any of you lucky people in Englad give me an idea of the current exchange rate not only for tourist but also the bank rate?
Cheers
Negg

[Maggie]

Eggy, the exchange rate today is 1.338 euro to the pound.(I think thats for the tourists).
I'm afraid thats as much as I can find out today. Hope it helps you.

[justphil]

Eggy - the interbank ratye today is as said by Maggie, shy of 1.4. Tourist rate in our post office was 1.33. Hard times eh???

best wishes
phil

[TerryW]

This is in today's Guardian. It makes you think about the cost of a holiday in the summer and I think we will all have to watch the exchange rate very carefully.

"Get your holiday euros now because the pound is about to be grounded"

You can read it here  - 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jan/07/economy.sterlingrate

[eve]

What is going on today the rate is 1.2749 tourist rate. What is the rate out there? pound and chq? Could be we will be counting our pennies for the first time in an age! Saving here boss!