Hi Sieghard,
Thanks for the lesson on Canadian money and the discussion and links about the loon. I’m surprised you didn’t include a link to the movie On Golden Pond where Katharine Hepburn talks about loons. They are great birds with a great voice and I think Canada should make them its national bird. Alan Lemly From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2021 1:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: What does a water bird have to do with money RE: Need A New Money Reading App Hi Alan, I also prefer using a credit card especially since here in Canada it is now extremely rare that you can't simply tap the card or of course I can use Apple Pay with my iPhone or Apple Watch, but I find having a bit of cash in my wallet is still handy for certain things. One example is when I take a taxi, here in our small town they now finally have meters, but those only apply when you take a longer trip out of town, in town any trip is still $12 and I usually give the driver a bit of a tip, if I want to do this with a card (and they only accept debit cards at this point due to the much lower fees) I would have to ask the driver to set it up with a $2 tip or 15% of whatever whereas it's really handy to have a $10 bill and a couple of Toonies or a $10 and a $5 bill and ask him for a Dollar change. And for all you non-Canadians who probably have no idea what a "Toonie" is, it's our nick name for a 2 Dollar coin. The word is made up from "Loonie" our 1 Dollar coin which was introduced to replace the 1 Dollar bill in 1987 and the number 2. The Loonie name comes from the picture of the Common Loon which is on one side of the coin, this is a water bird which occurs regularly in every single Canadian province and Territory, in fact, 95% of the world's Loon population breed in Canada, it's also found in Alaska, northern Minnesota and New England. The Loon is the provincial bird for the province of Ontario and while Canada doesn't currently have a national bird, most Canadians think this should be the one. The call of the Loon is very distinct and has 3 main variations, Whale (almost like a wolf howl), Laugh or Tremolo and Yodel. Below are a few facts and then two links, one to an article (it doesn't have the recording), and two more for different recordings of the Loon calls: • chick can swim right away, but spends some time on the back of a parent to rest, conserve heat, and avoid predators • has many bones that are solid, rather than hollow like those of other birds, which aid its diving ability • can stay under water for up to 5 minutes and dive to depths of 60 to 70 m (196 to 229 feet) • may have to run as far as several hundred metres (800 to 1000 feet) on the surface of the water on a calm day before gaining enough speed to take off • Loons can live up to 30 years, longer than Canada Geese (24 years) and much longer than ducks (10 years) • Although no one is sure why, Common loons' eyes are bright red in the summer. They then change colour in the fall, fading to a dull reddish brown, while their striking black and white plumage fades to grey. • Species include the most common and recognizable black and white Common Loon, the Red-throated Loon, the Pacific Loon, the Arctic Loon and the Yellow-billed Loon. The Call of the Loon - Ontario Parks <https://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/loon/> Voices: The Common Loon - YouTube <https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjutKSc1ePzAhUxFjQIHW5fDwwQtwJ6BAgFEAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D4ENNzjy8QjU&usg=AOvVaw0v1lY5gCc880KW47MXkC-b> This one I couldn't set up to play automatically, but there are only 3 buttons on the page once it loads, use the "b" quick nav key until you get to the Play Biutton: Hear the Hauntingly Beautiful Call of the Common Loon - BirdNote <https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjh59CG2OPzAhXZJjQIHUR2BM0QFnoECAYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.birdnote.org%2Flisten%2Fshows%2Fhaunting-voice-common-loon&usg=AOvVaw3k69Szmmy6IU1AA1jdlX8t> And back to the topic of money, our smallest bill is 5 Dollars and just as in the US we also have a 10, 20, 50 and 100 Dollar bill, all of them are made from a polymer plastic which is super tough, you can put it through the washer without ill effect, and all bills are marked with 6-dot braille symbols which ultimately can wear off as well, but it takes a really long time. A $5 bill has a single 6-dot symbol in one of the corners, a $10 bill has two side by side, a $20 bill has three, a $50 bill has four and the $100 bill has two, but they are spaced apart, e.g. they would be the left most and right most on the $50 bill so with two spaces in between. Our smaller coins are very much like in the US and in fact we accept US coins on Par with Canadian as they are the same size, but Canada got rid of the Penny in 2012 so if you pay Cash for something which costs $9.98 or $9.99 you pay a Penny or two extra as you pay with a $10 bill, if it costs $9.96 or $9.97 you gain a penny or two as you get 5 cents change and pay $9.95. There are 5 Cent (Nickel), 10 Cent (Dime) and 25 Cent (Quarter) coins and then of course our 1 Dollar (Loonie) and 2 Dollar (Toonie) coins. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: October 24, 2021 7:31 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: Need A New Money Reading App I'm always curious when I see a lot of posts on these money reading app threads. I realize in other parts of the world other than the US where I am, the need to read various currencies might be important. Personally, I avoid cash like the plague with the ability to pay with either a credit card where I earn reward points or by some other electronic means such as Venmo, etc. I would have thought that paying often using currency would be very inconvenient and if you're paying for an app to identify currency such as Cash Reader, that seems like money that could be used for other things. Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of CHELA Robles Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2021 7:54 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Need A New Money Reading App I also have Seeing AI, Cash reader App, and Envision also has money reader in the app. Since also I own the Envision glasses, I utilize the money identifier which is cool to be able to scan at eye level since the camera is on the right side of the glasses. Envision partnered up with the Cash reader app. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 24, 2021, at 3:01 AM, Joshua Hendrickson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > I don't usually have much cash on hand, but EyeNote is great. It > works very well. I have had no problems using it. Being able to tell > the front and back of a bill is very cool. > >> On 10/24/21, Esther Levegnale <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: >> I like that app as well. Esther >> >> Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! >> >>> On Oct 22, 2021, at 6:40 PM, Donna Casteen <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> > >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Evan, I like the app EyeNote for identifying U.S dollar bills. It is >>> fast, accurate & can identify the front & back of the dollar bills. >>> >>> https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eyenote/id405336354 >>> >>> Donna >>> >>>> >>>> Hey Guys, >>>> >>>> I've had an app called Money Reader on my iPad Mini for a few >>>> years. 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