I better use the pounds while I have
the chance.
No, don't worry; I'm not talking about
some kind of weird weight loss (or gain) scheme. Instead, I'm
talking about two one-pound coins I picked up up the last time I was
at Heathrow Airport in London. You see, the British government has
changed the coins, and if you don't use the old ones before October
of this year they become worthless pieces of metal.
So, I guess, it's a good thing I'll be
flying through Heathrow in September, right?
As happens every time you come back
from a country with different money, you invariably come back with
some loose change. And for me, at least, that's usually not a
problem, because I'll just use the change the next time I'm in that
country. But every once in a while something like this coin change
takes place, and you're left with hoping that you'll be able to use
the old ones before they become obsolete. Luckily, on both our way
to and from Dusseldorf we have to fly through London, so I'll get the
chance to get rid of the coins just in the nick of time.
What it means is that I'll probably
have to drink an extra can or two of British Dr. Pepper, the kind
made with real sugar and the kind that tastes like Dr. Pepper in the
US used to. Bummer.
8-)
In reality, it wouldn't matter that
much if I didn't get to use the two one-pound coins; after all, with
the way the exchange rate is after Brexit they're only worth two and
a half bucks or so. And I could always use them as souvenirs to
remind me of all the time I've spent waiting in Heathrow for a flight
(and, just as an aside, I suppose sometime we should schedule a trip
where we spend more time in England than just a few hours in an
airport, right?). But as long as I'll be back under the deadline I
might as well use them. If nothing else, I can always keep a few of
the new 12-sided coins as souvenirs.
Or, of course, use them to buy even
more Dr. Pepper the next time we're there!
So that's my plan, a plan that will
actually go into motion four months from Sunday when we kick off (as
Loraine calls it ) “Euro Wing-Ding 2017”. Dr. Pepper, here I
come!
On that note, have yourself a great
weekend. Stay warm and stay dry!
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