Parity Au US $

it must mean that we are one

Means quite a lot to importers and exporters - one way or another.

What was it before?

it's pretty much at par in canada too, which sucks, much rather see about $0.85 for our buck, better for exports, keeps border some border folk (canadian) from shopping outside the country but lures others (american) in, especially to the border casinos, no tax on winnings (the americans are supposed to claim, but it's their responsibility)

It's big news - about the strength of the AU $ v the American $

The Canadian $ is also around par these days - it just means (in our case) that our $ is not sliding down quite as rapidly in value as the US $

Definitely a good time to be a travelling Australian. Probably not a great time to be an Australian exporter.

It might be nice to have the boot on the other foot for a change.
Maybe we will get some cheaper imports including petrol.
As for the exporters, perhaps they have had it good for too long.
The bulk of our major exporters (minerals) are owned by overseas
interest anyway. But let's not forget, the captains of industry supported
the floating of the dollar originally. And as for imports hurting our local
industry; what local industry ? We have been sold out years ago.
We don't even make a box of matches or a car tyre here any more.

Yeah...guess who bought most of her steenking yankee dollars a couple of months ago... when I changed them to AUD on Monday I got LESS steenking Aussie dollars than the US ones I proffered.

I think it means I'm supposed to order a Kindle from Amazon.

I was thinking of buying some US dollars but the color range is a little stunted.

You mean it looks like the bills were accidently washed with a new pair of blue jeans?

Good bloody time...don't forget to get the charging adapter.

Yeah! Do you have one Deb?

Nah, he means like monopoly money, kinda like the stuff we use up north but with a different picture of the queen and other stuff that means something to the ozzies, like kangaroos and such.

I don't understand this bit. Did you take actual cash money on your trip?

Well, I changed my euros to yankee dollars when I got there.

Mainly I mean I got a travel money card which I fed with pounds, euros and american dollars before the trip commenced. It costs a lot more to do it once you are out of Oz.

But yes, I took some cash.

Yes...I failed a moral test and kept the one I got for Miranda's step dad and gave him a bunch of cook books (which he'd asked for) instead. (I'll likely get him one for his boithday...they deliver it to the gift recipient which is cute.)

It's part of my Plan to Rid My Place of Overwhelming Amounts of Stuff....the get rid of heaps of books bit.

You can't get all books on it from Oz...we live in a different publishing copyright world from the USians.

However, you can get a heap of the little buggers, and pretty cheap. I can even get a number of work books for a lot less...downside...you can't photocopy stuff from them.

Another downside...while you can get anything written before 1923 usually for free, the lovely Phiz and Boz illustrations that come with a paper Dickens, for instance, are gone. You also have to be careful about the translations of literature from other countries.

But it will enable me to get rid of a large number of books which are kind of overwhelming my space. Books is good...but even books can become a burden.

Canajun money is very pretty.

I think pounds and US dollars are the most boring currencies in the world.

Mind you, Oz money looked rawther hectic when I got back!

You live in a fantasy land my friend.

Did anyone try to have a lend of you?