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    From Joy Beeson@jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid to rec.bicycles.misc on Sat Aug 15 22:53:51 2020
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    According to the bathroom scales, my jersey weighs only a pound. It
    hefted like more than that. (My keys, etc. were in the pockets.)

    Then I weighed my wallet: two and a half pounds. I thought I was
    overstating it when I said that I carry a pound of coins!

    But of course it weighs more now that I can't get dollar bills and do
    have a pint of quarters.
    --
    Joy Beeson
    joy beeson at centurylink dot net
    http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/

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  • From John B.@slocombjb@gmail.com to rec.bicycles.misc on Mon Aug 17 05:52:44 2020
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    On Sat, 15 Aug 2020 22:53:51 -0400, Joy Beeson
    <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> wrote:


    According to the bathroom scales, my jersey weighs only a pound. It
    hefted like more than that. (My keys, etc. were in the pockets.)

    Then I weighed my wallet: two and a half pounds. I thought I was >overstating it when I said that I carry a pound of coins!

    But of course it weighs more now that I can't get dollar bills and do
    have a pint of quarters.

    Over here it is different. We used to have prices in single "baht"
    and/or fractions there of. Like 1 baht 50, and one had to carry
    coins. Now with all the "progress" here prices are now in multiply
    bahts and what used to cost 1 baht 50 stang (coins) now cost 20 baht
    and we can use paper money :-(
    --
    Cheers,

    John B.

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