Canadian Money :(

[Kevin Lang]

I'll be spending some time driving the ST in "America's Attic" in the near future, so I got some Canadian money for it.



AAA is giving out 112 Canadian dollars for 132 American Dollars. :cry:



That's Brutal...I grew up with the Canadian dollar being monopoly money, and now it's actually worth something. I'm at a loss without Canadian money jokes :boohoo:



This just makes the 12 dollar movie theatres and 4 dollar 16.9 OZ bottles of coke that are staples of Canada that much worse.



On the other hand, hotels and booze are still cheaper :banana:



:soap:

 

[Todd Cloutier]

I'm thinking AAA has a hefty currency exchange fee. The current exchange rate is 1 CAD = 0.945 USD. So you should get about $1.05 CAD for each USD.

 

[Mark K 2]

I can get Canadian money at my local bank and they don't have a surcharge or fee for it. :supercool:

 

[Kevin Lang]

I'm sure they're making a profit on it, they're in business to do that.



They run through TravelEx, which is everywhere and generally seems to be a ripoff IMO. Though the AAA office is a mile from my work (and thus 6 miles from my house), whereas the closest TravelEx is in DC.



Also, none of my banks will just give me Canuck rainbow money, unless I go to a central bank in the bowels of Baltimore...where an exchange fee will be charged.



BTW, even though Bank of America is linked to ScotiaBank, last time I used one of their ATMs, I was still charged fees. Rigum Frigum Fragum Ragum...



I'll pay for convenience...and the fees are still less than the metro fare &/or parking in the city.



Sadly, last August, even hotels in Toronto were giving 1.05 Canuck for 1.00 USD.



Funny how the tables have turned



Edit: Mark K, that's because MN is in Canada... :grin:

 

[Shaun Tucker]

KL,



Where are you going to be visiting? We should grab a beer (or 12) if you are in the SW Ontario area.



And as for MN, you guys can bloody well keep it.

 

[Kevin Lang]

lol, I'm sure there's something to do in MN, but I didn't see it when I was there.



Sadly, I don't think we're going to go any further south than Ottawa. Originally my little ST roadtrip was going to go back into MI, which would let me revisit Toronto & finally see the rest of SW Ontario, but then I found out that the Lake Michigan ferry (Muskegon to Milwaukee) costs a ridiculous amount of $...and that the ST would require "special accommodations" as she is over 18' long. :angry:



I dunno why, but I like car ferries...but not enough to pay over 300 dollars for a ride.

 

[Shaun Tucker]

over 300 dollars for a ride.

:throwup:



Well if plans change and you find yourself buzzing down the 401, stop when you get to London and we'll have a mini ST meet!

 

[Josh mcleod]

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[Kevin Lang]

It makes more sense as "America's Attic" or "America's Hat".



...though I was lumping in Canada with America, that America was the land mass, not the country, but the signs on Toronto Island, Toronto ON showed me wrong there

 

[Jeffrey Travis]

But who will be there for you when someone comes to kick your ass? That's right, USA, USA, USA.

 

[Shaun Tucker]

But who will be there for you when someone comes to kick your ass

That would never happen. We'd probably just hand over the country graciously. :sad:

 

[TomT]

Ha. You can't fool us. We know how you Canadians lust for world domination!

:banana:

 

[Shaun Tucker]

:grin: