Well I posted this message this a.m. and have had about 20 responses. I want to
thank all of you publically for your thoughtful responses, I hope I thanked each
of you privately too, if I didn't it was because of the overwhelming reponse I
got.
Thanks again.
Larry Hoy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Larry Hoy
>Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 9:31 AM
>To: MG list
>Subject: NON LBC, Trip to England, Dollars to Pounds
>
>
>My wife, sister, mother and my mother's friend are all doing the "girls night
>out". Except this one is a little bigger than dinner and a few
>drinks, they are
>going to England in a couple of weeks, we live in the US.
>
>They have a questions about exchanging US dollars to pounds before they leave.
>Those of you with experience could you direct them (through me) to the best
>source? Banks, auto club, etc?
>
>Should they actually take pounds with them?
>
>How about Visa and Master Card, certainly they are accepted everywhere, or at
>least the ads would make you believe that?
>
>Finally how about the ATM (cash machines) are they sitting on every corner like
>they are in the US? Will they work with a US ATM card?
>
>I know most of you will have suggestions about which car museum to
>see, what car
>event to stop by, etc. Believe me, they have no interest in that type of sight
>seeing. My wife, wonderful woman that she is, gets enough of that
>right here in
>the US! Remember this is the "girls night out". Their time is rather
>structured since they are doing the formal "tour" type trip, so the extra time
>will be very limited anyway.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Larry Hoy
>
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