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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
"Adrian A" wrote in message om... Victor Martinez wrote: Christina Websell wrote: The invoice is for 233 pounds 30 pence and Enid never got the endoscopy, as she died before it came about. Everything is itemised, but for g sake who in their right mind would spend all this money on a goose when you can buy another for less than 20 quid, a bit more sometimes. I know what a pound is, but I have no idea what a pence or a quid is. In any case, we pay vet bills because our pets are family. Purrs to you and your wallet! Pence is the plural of penny, there are 100 pence to the pound, a quid is a nickname for the pound much like buck for a dollar. What about a shilling? Is that not used anymore? I remember learning arithmatic with pound, shilling, penny when I was a kid studying in an English school. Winnie -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
W. Leong wrote:
"Adrian A" wrote in message om... Victor Martinez wrote: Christina Websell wrote: The invoice is for 233 pounds 30 pence and Enid never got the endoscopy, as she died before it came about. Everything is itemised, but for g sake who in their right mind would spend all this money on a goose when you can buy another for less than 20 quid, a bit more sometimes. I know what a pound is, but I have no idea what a pence or a quid is. In any case, we pay vet bills because our pets are family. Purrs to you and your wallet! Pence is the plural of penny, there are 100 pence to the pound, a quid is a nickname for the pound much like buck for a dollar. What about a shilling? Is that not used anymore? I remember learning arithmatic with pound, shilling, penny when I was a kid studying in an English school. No longer used, we went decimal in January 1971, since then it's been £ p instead of £ s d. I sometimes tease my older relatives by converting prices to the old money, when my aunt says 'I wish you wouldn't do that' I convert to euros instead, she says that's even worse. ;-) -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
"Adrian A" wrote in message om... No longer used, we went decimal in January 1971, since then it's been £ p instead of £ s d. I sometimes tease my older relatives by converting prices to the old money, when my aunt says 'I wish you wouldn't do that' I convert to euros instead, she says that's even worse. ;-) Guess I showed my age. I am glad you went decimal. As a kid, I often got mixed up with 12 pennird to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound. Or was it the other way around? Doesn't matter any more, does it? Is UK going to convert to Euros? Winnie -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
W. Leong wrote:
"Adrian A" wrote in message om... No longer used, we went decimal in January 1971, since then it's been £ p instead of £ s d. I sometimes tease my older relatives by converting prices to the old money, when my aunt says 'I wish you wouldn't do that' I convert to euros instead, she says that's even worse. ;-) Guess I showed my age. I am glad you went decimal. As a kid, I often got mixed up with 12 pennird to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound. Or was it the other way around? Doesn't matter any more, does it? No it doesn't really matter, there were 12 pennies to a shilling and 20 shillings to the pound, now it's just 100 pennies to the pound, 1 new penny being worth 2.4 old ones. Is UK going to convert to Euros? Some people would like to, but I think the majority wouldn't and as the government has promised a referendum if and when they think the time is right, I think it's unlikely. This has started me thinking, I wonder how many Australians remember £sd, they changed in the 1960's I believe 10 shillings became 1 dollar. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
"Yowie" wrote in message ... At least you never have to worry about this group's understanding of why you'd spend 200 pounds on an animal when the purchase price of another is 10% of that. I thinkwe've all been there at one time or another. Indeed. Waffles cost naught in money terms, but she's had a several of hundreds of pounds of vet fees spent out on her. Worth every penny too. Cheers, helen s |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:41:25 -0400, "W. Leong"
wrote: What about a shilling? Is that not used anymore? I remember learning arithmatic with pound, shilling, penny when I was a kid studying in an English school. The s and the d are 35 years gone, and there are now 100 p to the pound. I recently read a book, published in the UK not long ago, that was careful to explain that a shilling was 5 p. |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
Helen Miles wrote:
I once got told by a 60 a day smoker who went out clubbing 3 or 4 times a week that I was stupid to spend so much money on my cats, especially since I was always struggling financially. I've never smoked, I very rarely drink, and my social life is not exactly "on the wild side". At the moment, I quite often miss out on the basics to make sure that the furry ones are fed properly and get the vet care they need. You can't put a price on a friends life. Helen M I would have told this person to mind their own business! Or kiss my ass. Pets are expensive. So are children. So is anything else in life! I spent 800 dollars just getting my cat diagnosed. He was infested with tumors and 3 weeks later I had to put him to sleep cause he couldn't eat anymore. I would have spent anything if I could have helped him. In the end I was at peace with my decision because I knew there was nothing I could do. I don't see why people feel the need to care how much you spend your hard earned money on a pet. If it's not coming out of their pocket then why should they care? |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
"wafflycat" wrote in message ... "Yowie" wrote in message ... At least you never have to worry about this group's understanding of why you'd spend 200 pounds on an animal when the purchase price of another is 10% of that. I thinkwe've all been there at one time or another. Indeed. Waffles cost naught in money terms, but she's had a several of hundreds of pounds of vet fees spent out on her. Worth every penny too. Cheers, helen s If only more people understood just how expensive a free kitten or puppy is. We've had raised eyebrows over the cost of some of our purebreds. But it only took about 6 weeks to spend more on Kayla than we paid for her. And that's not counting the emergency vet visit after we thought she might have been caught in a door. We're shopping today for a bigger crate for her. Unbelievable how she's grown. I just love watching Molly play pat a cake with her. Molly is the cat I was afraid would leave and never come back when we got a pup. Jo Jo |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
Bianca L u20815@uwe wrote:
Helen Miles wrote: I once got told by a 60 a day smoker who went out clubbing 3 or 4 times a week that I was stupid to spend so much money on my cats, especially since I was always struggling financially. I would have told this person to mind their own business! Or kiss my ass. No kidding! You could have said the same thing back to her about her partying and other habits. Not that that's your business either, but just to give her a sense of how it feels to have someone tell you what your financial priorities should be. Joyce |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
On 2006-04-12, Jo Firey penned:
If only more people understood just how expensive a free kitten or puppy is. Well, they sure can have expensive medical conditions. Or not. Oscar had a little bacterial infection, but I don't remember it being all *that* expensive to treat. She was otherwise perfectly healthy. And some people buy pets and still find themselves spending a bundle on vet bills. The primary thing is to realize that inviting a pet into your household is a responsibility, and shouldn't be taken lightly. I thought I knew that already, but my sad experience with Eros made me realize that I still hadn't quite gotten it. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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