On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:24:12 GMT, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:

>The message >
>from Christine Dabney > contains these words:
>
>> Heya folks,
>
>> I know we have had extensive discussions about shopping for food, and
>> getting good deals, and cooking on a strict budget. A budget of about
>> USD $40/week, for instance. I don't know how that amount translates
>> to foreign currencies...
>
> Very roughly, one UK pound = 2 US dollars
> So your 40 dollars, is £20 in Britmoney.
>
> This morning, I bought from my local butcher, a fresh 4-lb weight
>chicken, and 4 fillets of haddock fish. Together they cost £12.90
>(about 26 US dollars).

OMG!!! That's about 3 times what I'd pay for that. I'm amazed.

Lou