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mackem

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  1. Currency exchange places in Ontario often give a slightly lower exchange rate for Scottish notes that's if they accept them at all tilly. I am changing some cash tomorrow, I will see how many BDC accept the notes.
  2. £120 for that in a kitchenware shop in London.
  3. People who change cash into crypto or move cash abroad charge a higher % for Scottish notes.
  4. I went to the BDC with Scottish,they wouldn’t touch it,refused to exchange,luckily I had just over £50 real cash,lesson learnt.
  5. Safe flight tomorrow,enjoy the trip.
  6. Hope he is doing fine. interesting day ,weather was beautiful one minute heavy rain the next.
  7. I would love to work there,lucky bloke.
  8. Just changed up £50 emergency money,getting picked up at the airport but just wanted to have a couple of lira in my pocket just in case 36/1 my mate said I will get 39 or 40 over there.
  9. Got a flight tomorrow so my good lady took me for lunch,burger and chips (and olives).
  10. I will find out the exact Turkish rate at the weekend mate,hard currency,Turks love the £,I shall report back.
  11. The meal was fantastic ditch.
  12. Got to see a mate in a place called Mardin in turkey next week,flying to Istanbul on Saturday and going overland,haven’t been for years,the exchange rate is 40 to the pound at the minute,I will see if there’s a black market rate that’s better when I am there.
  13. Never seen it as a staple anywhere except London.
  14. Korma prawns,kung pow chicken,Mongolian beef and dumplings for lunch.
  15. Flat caps,pigeon duckets,and everyone had a whippet as well you know.
  16. Seen two dead on the roads,one in Surrey one in Switzerland,commonplace to see them around parts of west London thermalling.
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