I was in Australia last year, and they no longer use pennies. As I recall, they round up and down and no one complains. Only problem was the stupid size of the coins. The cheaper they were, the bigger!
HARRY WYETH Sent from my iPad On Sep 2, 2012, at 4:55, "John M. Steele" <[email protected]> wrote: > Oops, didn't go to list > > --- On Sun, 9/2/12, John M. Steele <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: John M. Steele <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [USMA:51868] Minus the Penny, Please > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, September 2, 2012, 5:54 AM > > Bah, it is just a plot to end metrication in the United States. They want to > eliminate the penny and nickel, our only metric coins, 2.50 and 5.00 g > respectively. Dime, quarter and half dollar weights are chosen to represent > $20/lb, and the dollar coin $56/lb. > > I am joking. Metrication is not a good argument to keep the penny, but the > above facts are true. > Unit pricing: > Penny: $4/kg > Nickel: $10/kg > Dimes, quarters half-dollars: $20/lb > Dollar coins: $56/lb > > --- On Sat, 9/1/12, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:51868] Minus the Penny, Please > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, September 1, 2012, 9:05 PM > > http://m.good.is/post/chipotle-ends-the-penny-before-u-s-mint-does/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews > > > Bruce E. Arkwright, Jr > Erie PA > Linux and Metric User and Enforcer > > > I will only invest in nukes that are 150 gigameters away. How much solar > energy have you collected today? > Id put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope > we dont have to wait til oil and coal run out before we tackle that. I wish I > had a few more years left. -- Thomas Edison♽☯♑ >
