Musings from the Merse
Friday, July 07, 2006
A bloggee writes:
Don't be too shocked if you get a Bank of Ireland tenner in your change at Sir Morrison's because I spent one in there today - much tothe consternation of the 'assistant' who muttered something about itbeing 'funny money' and then proceeded to call the manager to ensurethat it was in fact acceptable (despite having the word "STERLING"printed across the middle of it).Much gnashing of teeth by those in the queue behind me at the express checkout, although I suspect they were relieved it wasn't a NorthernBank note
Well Huttonian has never dared to try that on after a traumatic experience on WAGN in Lunnon trying to pay a ticket surcharge wih a Scottish £10 note. The official in blue was adamant that this was no better than Monopoly money and may even be a fake. If course they don't have a different currency in Scotland-its part of England; in-it? Our station was approaching (not fast, being WAGN, but approaching) and we were in danger of slipping from Zone 4 to Zone 5 if we continued to argue thus doubling the surcharge at least. So we paid up with coins (all of which Jobsworth examined closely) and jumped out before he had finished writing the receipt. Fortunately the exit gates were not personned otherwise it would have been the same argument all over again.
The wife has no dificulty in palming off Irish notes to all in sundry without any fuss. As the IRA seem to have done with the proceeds of the Northern Bank robbery.Despite the notes having been changed.
But perhaps in Afghanistan that is not a problem.
Or even in Kerry
Don't be too shocked if you get a Bank of Ireland tenner in your change at Sir Morrison's because I spent one in there today - much tothe consternation of the 'assistant' who muttered something about itbeing 'funny money' and then proceeded to call the manager to ensurethat it was in fact acceptable (despite having the word "STERLING"printed across the middle of it).Much gnashing of teeth by those in the queue behind me at the express checkout, although I suspect they were relieved it wasn't a NorthernBank note
Well Huttonian has never dared to try that on after a traumatic experience on WAGN in Lunnon trying to pay a ticket surcharge wih a Scottish £10 note. The official in blue was adamant that this was no better than Monopoly money and may even be a fake. If course they don't have a different currency in Scotland-its part of England; in-it? Our station was approaching (not fast, being WAGN, but approaching) and we were in danger of slipping from Zone 4 to Zone 5 if we continued to argue thus doubling the surcharge at least. So we paid up with coins (all of which Jobsworth examined closely) and jumped out before he had finished writing the receipt. Fortunately the exit gates were not personned otherwise it would have been the same argument all over again.
The wife has no dificulty in palming off Irish notes to all in sundry without any fuss. As the IRA seem to have done with the proceeds of the Northern Bank robbery.Despite the notes having been changed.
But perhaps in Afghanistan that is not a problem.
Or even in Kerry
Comments:
A Norn Iron bloggee has pointed out:
Sorry to be a pedant.........but there is no such thing as an "Irish Note" as our friends down below are Euro-ised, pretty much like the rest of the civilised world.
The notes wot your missus passed off are in fact British, having been produced in the said occupied six counties.
Tiocaidh ar la.*
Up to a point Lord Cropper. Norn Irish Bank notes have in some cases'Bank of Ireland' printed on them. This is what makes them so misleading to the untutored eye. They are indeed produced in liberated Ireland and are therefore Irish Notes. The Dublin regime has gone over to the Euro-better than a currency you can have a punt on so the only genuine native Irish notes now come from Belfast,AMPBUI.
* Our day will come-the call of the unreconstructed Shinner.
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Sorry to be a pedant.........but there is no such thing as an "Irish Note" as our friends down below are Euro-ised, pretty much like the rest of the civilised world.
The notes wot your missus passed off are in fact British, having been produced in the said occupied six counties.
Tiocaidh ar la.*
Up to a point Lord Cropper. Norn Irish Bank notes have in some cases'Bank of Ireland' printed on them. This is what makes them so misleading to the untutored eye. They are indeed produced in liberated Ireland and are therefore Irish Notes. The Dublin regime has gone over to the Euro-better than a currency you can have a punt on so the only genuine native Irish notes now come from Belfast,AMPBUI.
* Our day will come-the call of the unreconstructed Shinner.
