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Re: Fun with Sacajewea [kind of long]
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 4 Feb 2000 02:21:35 GMT
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lpieniazek@noveraSPAMLESS.com
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Sproaticus wrote:
> I love coins. I am absolutely thrilled with the idea after using a pocketful
> of 2-pound coins (1) to travel the London Underground. Coins last longer than
> a bill, are easier to fumble through when in your pocket, and generally (IMO)
> look better.
Maybe. Coins leave your hands smelling funny, though, unless they are
not made of base metal. Why they're made of base metal and whether they
should be, I will put a pin in, as that's a topic for .debate, not
.fun...
However, I'll stack my CTA card against coins any day if I'm riding the
Chicago subways, ditto for my BART card, ditto for my Washington Metro
card, all of which I have in my computer bag at all times, just in case.
I wish Boston used cards too... those T tokens rattle around in my bag
and weigh it down a lot more than a card does.
--
Larry Pieniazek - larryp@novera.com - http://my.voyager.net/lar
http://www.mercator.com. Mercator, the e-business transformation company
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Note: this is a family forum!
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| (...) Of course the T does use cards for monthly passes. It is also possible to get a "visitor's" pass which is for a shorter timeframe (may just be a week, not sure what the options are). When our church youth group visited Boston last year (our (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I love coins. I am absolutely thrilled with the idea after using a pocketful of 2-pound coins (1) to travel the London Underground. Coins last longer than a bill, are easier to fumble through when in your pocket, and generally (IMO) look (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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