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Ryk
 
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Default OT - Lousy Canadian tipping

On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 14:57:58 GMT, in message

L. M. Rappaport wrote:

On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 23:41:42 -0400, Ryk
wrote (with possible editing):

On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 01:38:54 GMT, in message

(Larry W4CSC) wrote:

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 00:38:04 -0700, "Evan Gatehouse"
wrote:


In British Columbia, Canada, where I live now, the minimum wage is $ 8/hour.

That's about the same $US2.38/hour in Maryland, given the state of the
Canadian dollar, isn't it?....(c;


US$8 = CDN$6 at currently prevailing rates (0.7453)

Ryk


I think you have that backwards. It's CDN$8 = US$5.96 at Oct. 2d
rates.


Quite so. Blame the dyslexia...

Ryk

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