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Post by questa on Dec 30, 2018 2:17:04 GMT
For a while I worked in a large city hospital as a Registered Clinical Nurse ("Sister"). The trainees wore short sleeve uniforms as they did all the hands on work. We wore uniforms with long sleeves with cuffs wide enough to be folded above the elbow if we had to help with the physical tasks. It was easy to fold the cuff into a pleat and slip in a cuff link to hold it together. I did mainly Doctors Rounds and report writing etc so was mostly in long sleeve mode but cufflinks were a clever way to switch quickly.
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Post by Kimby on Dec 30, 2018 3:17:48 GMT
Do you cuff link people also wear spats? Saddle shoes?
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Post by questa on Dec 30, 2018 5:15:22 GMT
We carry a cane (not a walking stick) and in cold weather we wear a cape.
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Post by patricklondon on Jan 1, 2019 6:38:47 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 1, 2019 6:58:28 GMT
I'm down to writing about 5 cheques a year.
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Post by mossie on Jan 1, 2019 17:46:32 GMT
I wrote 2 cheques last year, prior to that there were 3 in 2015.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 1, 2019 18:10:27 GMT
I am trying hard to remember the last time I wrote a check.
Question: I carry my checkbook when traveling, just in case of who-knows-what, but also because I may need to pay someone back for something. Obviously, that might be better in cash in whichever country & currency. But let's say I needed to write a check to a person who uses a currency other than US dollars. If I give that person one of my US dollar checks, how big of a hassle would it be to cash or deposit it? Would there be a fee for the recipient of the check?
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 1, 2019 18:17:00 GMT
Oh, it can be deposited but then you lose about 40 euros in fees in most French banks.
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Post by mich64 on Jan 1, 2019 18:17:49 GMT
I write cheques for bride and grooms as a wedding gift or a voided cheque when I am setting up an account (changed satellite TV provider this year) where the monthly bill is taken from our bank account. So in 2018, 2 cheques.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 1, 2019 19:30:34 GMT
lose about 40 euros in fees in most French banks Well, that answers my question! Seeing Mich's post made me wonder how checks written on US banks & cashed in Canada and vice-versa are handled.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 1, 2019 19:34:56 GMT
I would hope that fees are lower between those two countries, but you know -- I kind of doubt it.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 1, 2019 19:36:54 GMT
I received a cheque in 2018 and had to relearn the process of how to deposit it using the automatic machine at the post office.
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Post by mich64 on Jan 2, 2019 1:42:46 GMT
Seeing Mich's post made me wonder how checks written on US banks & cashed in Canada and vice-versa are handled. I wonder? I do not know the answer to that Bixa. I received a cheque from my parents as my Christmas gift. I was hesitant to put it in the bank machine, I went into the bank and had a teller deposit it. I only did that because I was not sure if there is a limit on how many dollars (by personal cheque) can be deposited daily as I know there is a limit to how much I can take out. Once deposited, I forgot to ask that question.
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Post by lagatta on Jan 2, 2019 13:01:10 GMT
I definitely lose money on any cheques I receive either from the EU or the US, obviously not counting the exchange rates. I've been still paying my rent to the housing co-op by cheque but am working on how to deposit it directly into the co-ops account. One of the things I have to do over the holiday period.
Bixa, don't you also have an account in pesos?
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 2, 2019 18:04:16 GMT
Mich, maybe we need to write checks to each other to see what happens. LaGatta, no, nor do I want one.
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Post by Kimby on Jan 2, 2019 22:29:31 GMT
I remembered something to post in this thread but apparently I’m Old Enough to Forget! Maybe it’ll come to me....
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 3, 2019 8:08:36 GMT
How pleased to hear that I am not the only one! Sometimes I don’t even make it to the site....
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Post by mossie on Jan 3, 2019 9:13:33 GMT
I have just rung my dentist to apologise most profusely for forgetting an appointment for a checkup yesterday afternoon. My only excuse was "total brainfade, and advanced senile dementia"
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Post by questa on Jan 3, 2019 9:59:22 GMT
I find that among my friends of my age, dental appointments are far more likely to be forgotten than hair, nails or the vet for routine checks. Methinks there is more than mature-age bewilderment involved here.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 3, 2019 10:36:34 GMT
My dentist bombards me with emails to remind me so I can’t forget.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 3, 2019 10:42:22 GMT
I find that among my friends of my age, dental appointments are far more likely to be forgotten than hair, nails or the vet for routine checks. Methinks there is more than mature-age bewilderment involved here. Possibly because if teeth are ok you forget them whereas hair, nails and vet are unavoidable.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 3, 2019 11:46:17 GMT
On the wall next to my desk, I have a variety of Post-it notes with events and dates written on them. I never used to use those things. And I don't want stuff like that in my computer, on my telephone or in a datebook/agenda. I enjoy throwing the little pieces of paper away when the date has passed.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 3, 2019 11:52:46 GMT
I like that idea. I may copy it.
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Post by questa on Jan 3, 2019 12:31:42 GMT
I have 3 calendars, kitchen, office and bedroom. Trouble is I make appt then write it on one and not the others. This leads to double booking things...when will I learn?
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Post by Kimby on Jan 3, 2019 17:22:40 GMT
I also have 3 calendars: My wall calendar, Mr. Kimby’s wall calendar, and a purse calendar, which often has dates on it that don’t make it onto one or both of the wall calendars.
But worse than that is when I have to CHANGE an appointment, and the change doesn’t make it onto all 3 calendars. Total confusion sets in.
Fortunately, my hairdresser and dentist make reminder calls/texts , and doctor appts don’t happen too often....
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 3, 2019 19:22:19 GMT
When I was little, the record players had 4 speeds -- 16, 33, 45 and 78. I actually never saw a record that played at 16. My parents seemed to have some old 78s, but nobody ever played them. I don't know where they came from. (My mother didn't bring any from France, that's for sure.) What I liked about the record player was the "optical illusion" device to let you set the speed. Since you had to change the speed manually and there were no automatic settings, you had to line up the speed until the little black boxes that your eyes saw held steady. I would love to confront young people with this system.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 3, 2019 20:01:33 GMT
I'd forgotten about that. I think the 16 setting was for story or book records, such as blind people might have used. Of course it was a real hoot to play records on the wrong speed.
Never saw a record player with the black boxes method, as far as I can remember.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 3, 2019 21:37:26 GMT
Here is an example with white boxes.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 3, 2019 21:51:11 GMT
16 was the setting we used for some very old 78s. We found some in Dad's loft after he passed away. My brother took them (in their original paper sleeves) but they were too scratched to play. They were mostly classical music.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 6, 2019 1:50:27 GMT
Somewhere in this this very long thread x-ray machines in shoe stores were mentioned. I remember them well. If you were with a parent & sibling at the shoe store and you weren't getting shoes, radiating your feet was a fun way to pass the time. daily.jstor.org/when-shoes-were-fit-with-x-rays/
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