the dollar goes kaput

[merchimerch]

Wow! When I was living in the U.K. in 2001, the dollar was worth about 1.5 British Pounds, and no one was paying much attention to the Euro because it was so friggen cheap.

Today, a mere 7 years later, the dollar just hit 2 pounds, and is now worth 1.5 Euros.

I wonder, will this inspire us to start making our own stuff again?

Probably not, since we import from even softer money countries. A girl can dream though.

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[mermaidlady]

I've been watching currency with a very unhappy eye. I love London, but the last time we went (2006) was just too expensive and it's only getting worse. Paying for meals was so painful.

I curse constantly that I didn't buy Euros when they were less than a dollar. I've really been wanted to go back to Athens, which I remember as being a really affordable trip, but that was when drachmas were still valid currency.