The Stock Market... watch this (here it comes)

[AZGrizFan]

OK, Einstein. where would you convert 2400 Euro to get the best rate?

Two travel tips for you.

1. Don't get ~$3,500 in cash to carry around whatever foreign country you are visiting.

2. There are these things called ATM's that give you great rates on exchanging money. Some banks also have reciprocal agreements with foreign banks... and you don't pay ANY fees.


*And, I may have misunderstood your question... it may have been you're coming back to the US with 2,400 Euro that you didn't spend. If that's the case... you're even more of a dumbass.

See, there you go, jumping to conclusions again. I didn't GET $3500 in cash to carry around with me. In fact, I converted only $150 to euro at the Atlanta airport so I'd have enough to pay for a taxi when I got to Madrid. For the next 3 days I took withdrawals from ATMS and got the aforementioned $1.43 rate. However, on day 5 of my vacation I found myself at the casino in Monaco and had the misfortune of hitting a Euro $2407 jackpot ON MY VERY FIRST SPIN and they paid me out in Euros. I was handed four of THESE:


...along with some usable change (100's, 20's, etc...). I was on a cruise, and on the cruise ship they ONLY take US dollars. Try as I might, at our port stops I couldn't get the little pizza vendors and trinket shops in Italy to take my 500 Euro bill to pay for a fucking COCA COLA. Those European pricks are fucking anal about their change and everyone thought I was a criminal because only criminals carry the 500 Euro notes.... I ended up being able to break 2 of them, but had to convert the other two prior to leaving Europe.

So, in conclusion, shove it up your ass.

[89Hen]

they paid me out in Euros. I was handed four of THESE

Why didn't you ask the casino to change you?

[AZGrizFan]

they paid me out in Euros. I was handed four of THESE

Why didn't you ask the casino to change you?

Because (this being my first time in Europe) I didn't realize what a gigantic pain in the ass it was going to be to actually attempt to spend them.

[Grizalltheway]

Why didn't you ask the casino to change you?

Because (this being my first time in Europe) I didn't realize what a gigantic pain in the ass it was going to be to actually attempt to spend them.

I can't imagine any street vendor in the States being too thrilled about changing a 500 dollar bill (if we had them).

[89Hen]

Because (this being my first time in Europe) I didn't realize what a gigantic pain in the ass it was going to be to actually attempt to spend them.

I can't imagine any street vendor in the States being too thrilled about changing a 500 dollar bill (if we had them).

This. I think Z was just excited to have large bills like this. He thought it would be cool, but quickly realized his mistake.

[Ibanez]

Troof. Fuckin conversion rate.

Did you and Z go to those shacks in the airports?

Hell No! I went to the ATM's and used my USAA card, which refunded all the ATM fee's. The rate of exchange just sucks. I spent 1 month in Europe last October, I went to the ATM once a week and took out my budgeted amount, so I really minimized the impact of constantly using a card or going to an ATM. It worked well for us.

THe only place that made it difficult was France, where you must use Visa and have a chip at many places. THat was a pain in the balls.

[AZGrizFan]

I can't imagine any street vendor in the States being too thrilled about changing a 500 dollar bill (if we had them).

This. I think Z was just excited to have large bills like this. He thought it would be cool, but quickly realized his mistake.

I found two shops that would break them, but I had to buy about 100 Euro worth of stuff to get them to break them...shit being as expensive as it was in Europe, it doesn't take long to get to 100 Euro.

[Grizalltheway]

Did you and Z go to those shacks in the airports?

Hell No! I went to the ATM's and used my USAA card, which refunded all the ATM fee's. The rate of exchange just sucks. I spent 1 month in Europe last week, I went to the ATM once a week and took out my budgeted amount, so I really minimized the impact of constantly using a card or going to an ATM. It worked well for us.

THe only place that made it difficult was France, where you must use Visa and have a chip at many places. THat was a pain in the balls.

Last time I was there (spring of '08) the dollar was at an all-time low against the Euro. The GBP was even worse.

[Skjellyfetti]

So, basically AZ is bitching about the hassles of winning 2400 Euros at a casino in Monaco.

[AZGrizFan]

So, basically AZ is bitching about the hassles of winning 2400 Euros at a casino in Monaco.

That about sums it up.
Oh, and my wife hit a $1200 jackpot on the ship, but they paid HER in American dollars.

[Wedgebuster]

Ran into a party of 6 from South Africa Saturday in Cooke City. They flew to Portland, bought brand new top of the line Harley Classics, and were travelling to Sturgis. When the rally is over their wives are flying back home and the three guys are going to continue to tour around the intermountain west for two more weeks, then ride to Denver and ship their bikes home.

Said the price on the bikes was so dirt cheap they would have had to spend almost as much just to buy the bikes at home as the whole adventure was costing them.

Meant to ask these dudes which diamond mine they manage, but didn't get around to it.

Oh, and yeah, the pizza is still outstanding at the Miner Saloon.

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[andy7171]

So, basically AZ is bitching about the hassles of winning 2400 Euros at a casino in Monaco.

That about sums it up.
Oh, and my wife hit a $1200 jackpot on the ship, but they paid HER in American dollars.

She's got big tits, you're just an asshole.

[AZGrizFan]

That about sums it up.
Oh, and my wife hit a $1200 jackpot on the ship, but they paid HER in American dollars.

She's got big tits, you're just an asshole.

Tell me something I don't know....

[Skjellyfetti]

The head and shoulders pattern from August 4th must have created an inverse head and shoulders pattern that we broke through today, amiright?

[Wedgebuster]

Buy, buy, buy!!!

No wait, sell, sell, sell!!

No wait,

[AZGrizFan]

Buy, buy, buy!!!

No wait, sell, sell, sell!!

No wait,

Quiet please. I'm cornering the market on orange juice.

[89Hen]

Buy, buy, buy!!!

No wait, sell, sell, sell!!

No wait,

Quiet please. I'm cornering the market on orange juice.

[Ivytalk]

Don't get excited, boys. According to one report I read, today's uptick was due principally to short-sellers covering their positions. The fundamentals of the economy are still pretty poor.

[AZGrizFan]

Quiet please. I'm cornering the market on orange juice.

[Skjellyfetti]

Don't get excited, boys. According to one report I read, today's uptick was due principally to short-sellers covering their positions. The fundamentals of the economy are still pretty poor.

No. An inverse head and shoulders pattern formed yesterday.

[AZGrizFan]

Don't get excited, boys. According to one report I read, today's uptick was due principally to short-sellers covering their positions. The fundamentals of the economy are still pretty poor.

No. An inverse head and shoulders pattern formed yesterday.

In one DAY???

[Skjellyfetti]

In one DAY???

Making a joke.

The stock market... especially when it fluctuates as much as it has recently... is always making broad up and down movements... and always creating "head and shoulders" patterns. When the stock actually drops a good bit... you can point to it and say -- oh, see, these patterns are predictive. But, you don't consider all of the times that the "head and shoulders" pattern amounted to jack shit.

Technical analysis is a bunch of bullshit, imo.

[Ivytalk]

Don't get excited, boys. According to one report I read, today's uptick was due principally to short-sellers covering their positions. The fundamentals of the economy are still pretty poor.

No. An inverse head and shoulders pattern formed yesterday.

JellyBelly, the only Head and Shoulders pattern you know about is those flakes on your sport jacket!

[AZGrizFan]

No. An inverse head and shoulders pattern formed yesterday.

JellyBelly, the only Head and Shoulders pattern you know about is those flakes on your sport jacket!

They wear sports jackets at White Castle now?

[Skjellyfetti]

JellyBelly, the only Head and Shoulders pattern you know about is those flakes on your sport jacket!

They wear sports jackets at White Castle now?

White Castle?

West Coast bias. Never even seen one of those.