Southampton Pier***

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 11:42:16 +0100, "RAK" wrote:


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On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:26:06 +0100, "RAK" wrote:


"Martin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:06:45 -0500, "Jean O'Boyle"
wrote:

We are scheduled to visit Falmouth during our cruise on the
Constellation
on
April 23rd where we planned to use the ATM to acquire British
Pounds....If
by chance the waters are too rough for the tender to make landing
there,
is
there an ATM at the Southampton Pier so we will have the proper
currency
to
pay our way to London? Just covering all our bases and wondering if
we
should get GBP here at home from a bank instead.

Try asking the same question about a major US sea port and hear how
silly
it
sounds.
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Why? Genuine question! Do you mean they definitely would have ATMs?

Of course Southampton has ATMs


I was referring to US ports Read the above again. Someone replied: "Try
asking the same question about a major US sea port and hear how silly it
sounds."
I really do not understand why the question is silly if asked about a US
port.

because of course a major US port has ATMs.

OK. And I think any major UK port has ATMs. Of course!

It's getting hard to find anywhere that doesn't have them now, they are even
in lots of pubs and fuel stations.
Plus lots of taxis take credit cards. A local bus is one of the few places
where you can't pay with plastic.



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Martin wrote:
On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 15:14:32 +0100, "RAK" wrote:


"Martin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 11:42:16 +0100, "RAK" wrote:


"Martin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:26:06 +0100, "RAK" wrote:


"Martin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:06:45 -0500, "Jean O'Boyle"
wrote:


We are scheduled to visit Falmouth during our cruise on the
Constellation
on
April 23rd where we planned to use the ATM to acquire British
Pounds....If
by chance the waters are too rough for the tender to make landing
there,
is
there an ATM at the Southampton Pier so we will have the proper
currency
to
pay our way to London? Just covering all our bases and wondering if
we
should get GBP here at home from a bank instead.

Try asking the same question about a major US sea port and hear how
silly
it
sounds.
--


Why? Genuine question! Do you mean they definitely would have ATMs?

Of course Southampton has ATMs


I was referring to US ports Read the above again. Someone replied: "Try
asking the same question about a major US sea port and hear how silly it
sounds."
I really do not understand why the question is silly if asked about a US
port.

because of course a major US port has ATMs.


OK. And I think any major UK port has ATMs. Of course!


:-)

IIRC some years back someone asked on this NG whether airport X had ATMs
and set off a similar slanging match. Someone then reported that there
were indeed a few airports in Sweden without any ATMs.

T.

Martin wrote:
On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 22:06:17 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:


Jean O'Boyle wrote:

[]

I implied no such thing and explained my concern because of our experience
at the airport in Venice.

Which airport- Marco Polo? I'll be flying into Treviso tomorrow, but
have plenty of euro...


Years ago I flew into New York from Heathrow and found there was no way of
changing cash in the terminal, somebody gave me the bus fare to the terminal my
connecting flight went from.

About 10 years back I flew into the old Oslo airport, and the bus driver
to the hotel wanted Kronor. Of course, I didn't have any, I was just
transiting.
T.

Jean O'Boyle wrote:
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
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Jean O'Boyle wrote:

[]

I implied no such thing and explained my concern because of our
experience
at the airport in Venice.

Which airport- Marco Polo? I'll be flying into Treviso tomorrow, but
have plenty of euro...



Yes, it was the Marco Polo A/P and it was in May of 2004 when we took the
Westerdam out of Venice for a Mediterranean cruise...Perhaps they have
installed ATMs there since...it will be interesting to know if you notice
any when you land there...

--Jean


IIRC some years back someone asked on this NG whether airport X had ATMs
and set off a similar thread about whether there were any airports that
do not have ATMs. Someone then reported that there were indeed a few
airports in Sweden without any ATMs.

T.

Alan S wrote:

On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:52:36 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
wrote:

This place has been pretty crappy of late, but to be frank, it's been
a ground for bickering forever. It's also a great place to get
specific advice, if you take care in asking. As many as 3% of posts
receive no sarcasm whatsoever.


People have said similar lately about many of the groups I infest, maybe
it's the full moon or something...

--
Best
Greg

You've not detected any common factor?


The phenomenon of "mass love"...???

--
Best
Greg

"Martin" wrote in message
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One word of warning if Jean is still listening.

There may be an ATM, but it could be out of order or empty. It happens.
It might also not accept your card.
I'd take sufficient sterling to get to the next ATM by taxi if necessary.


I'm listening, Martin! Thanks for the advice...We have since been in touch
with the mini-van driver that is picking us up at the pier and he will take
us to an ATM if necessary...I prefer using one at a bank so that if it
should *eat* my card, I can go inside and reclaim it!

--Jean

"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
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Martin wrote:

On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 08:12:22 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:
[]
If no sterling, get in a cab and explain the situation- I've done this
myself, and they won't mind taking you by an ATM. As she's obviusly a
visitor, they'll be particularly understanding.

They might rip her/him off???

I can't say it won't happen, but it's rare here IME with metered cabs-
even with private hire.

She? I thought a he.

Jean O'Boyle- a she, I'd have thought.


You're right, David, I'm not French and I'm a *she*. ;-)

--Jean

"Martin" wrote in message
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The Italians were more liberal with the use of trailing zeros.

So we noticed...I still have some Italian bills with many zeros...I suppose
they are of no value now?

--Jean

On 4/6/2007 7:46 PM Jean O'Boyle jumped down, turned around, and wrote:

[...] I still have some Italian bills with many zeros...I suppose
they are of no value now?

If you still have lira notes that were valid currency at the time of the
euro changeover, you can take them to Italy's central national bank,
Banca d'Italia, and turn them in for euros. That means going to a main
city, probably Rome but I wouldn't rule out Milan or other larger
cities, to do so. The rate is something like 1932 lira to one euro.
--
dgs

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:

Jean O'Boyle wrote:

[]
I implied no such thing and explained my concern because of our experience
at the airport in Venice.

Which airport- Marco Polo? I'll be flying into Treviso tomorrow, but
have plenty of euro...

There is at least one ATM Treviso airport too, FWIW.

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(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk