Wouldn't be too sure about what they will or won't do in the wilds of Maine,
Joy. Some or all of it probably comes under our new code of conduct.

Mike

On 1/11/07 3:08 PM, "Joy Hecht" <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Most banks won't take foreign coins - only paper money.  It's different
> three miles from the border!  I'm sure your local bank won't take pence or
> euro cents for exchange.
>
>
> Joy
>
>
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> :::Of Mike Collum
> :::Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:21 PM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: Re: Canadian taxes
> :::
> :::That's strange.
> :::
> :::When I was in Hawaii (I know ... different place) Banks would exchange
> :::currency from any country.  Here in Houlton, Maine (3 miles from the
> :::Canadian border) stores will accept US or Canadian money at the cash
> :::register.
> :::
> :::Mike
> :::
> :::
> :::
> :::Mike Miller wrote:
> :::> How about a bunch of change? Somebody here, California, threw it away.
> :::Can't
> :::> use it and can't change it into US.
> :::>
> :::> Mike
> :::>
> :::>
> :::> On 1/11/07 4:52 AM, "Christopher Gronski" <gronski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> :::>
> :::>> Robert, and any other Americans finding difficulty giving away
> :::>> Canadian Money, feel free to give it to me so I can support my Vanagon
> :::>> habit while I'm in school. I will not even charge a service charge!
> :::>>
> :::>> Chris
> :::>>
> :::>
>
>