This was fascinating, and delightful. Thanks so much for sharing the calls of the loon. Penny
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 25, 2021, at 7:58 PM, Vivian Conger <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I like it. > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Sharon > Morton > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2021 8:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: What does a water bird have to do with money RE: Need A New > Money Reading App > > I have the loon call for my ringer. I think when I am in a store, people are > not sure were it is coming from. > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2021 3:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: What does a water bird have to do with money RE: Need A New > Money Reading App > > Thanks Sieghard for the great loon sounds. > > I carved out the three calls from the Bird Note recording. > I think the tremolo in particular would make a great alarm, who wouldn’t wake > up with that call coming out of nowhere, grin. > > > > > Richard > “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” > – Jane Wagner > > My Web site: https://www.turner42.com > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2021 11:49 AM > 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 > > Voices: The Common Loon - YouTube > > 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 > > 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] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Alan > Lemly > Sent: October 24, 2021 7:31 AM > To: [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] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of CHELA > Robles > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2021 7:54 AM > To: [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]> 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]> 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]> > >>> 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. It's been quite a while since I used it. 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