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UK to introduce plastic notes
Apparently the UK will introduce a plastic 5 GBP note in 2016... with other plastic notes to follow. :thumbdown:
In wet weather I've noticed the Australian notes stick together... which can result in handing over too much cash if not careful. This could be even more problematic in the UK imo. What do other BE's think of the UK money plan? |
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well canada have recently introduced polymer notes... and the new BoE governor is canadian.
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i usually forget to remove a fiver or tenner from my pocket before washing.
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I once found a 20 floating in the waves at the beach.
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Never had notes sticking together in the wet. They do wash well though.:D
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I'm all for it. I'm forever leaving notes in cycle jerseys, kit bags etc. At least if they're plastic they have a half a chance of surviving exploding gels and the like.
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Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 11043216)
Never had notes sticking together in the wet. They do wash well though.:D
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The plastic banknote: a great 1988 Australian invention (Professor David Solomon) followed up in 2007 by the CSIRO: the polymer counterfeit proof banknote.
Good one the money laundering quip. :D |
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I have no real problem with plastic banknotes, they can be a pain if the get creased but I dont care as long as I can spend them. They do tend to stick together if they get damp though.
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Originally Posted by chris955
(Post 11043485)
I have no real problem with plastic banknotes, they can be a pain if the get creased but I dont care as long as I can spend them. They do tend to stick together if they get damp though.
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Originally Posted by OzTennis
(Post 11043562)
We await an 'Australian banknotes are not as good as UK banknotes' thread. :D
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Originally Posted by OzTennis
(Post 11043414)
The plastic banknote: a great 1988 Australian invention (Professor David Solomon) followed up in 2007 by the CSIRO: the polymer counterfeit proof banknote.
Good one the money laundering quip. :D |
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When the GBP375 Billion printing....sorry Quantitative easing finally gets washed through the system,I reckon may need a couple of these to buy a litre of milk:)
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Originally Posted by berserk
(Post 11043186)
well canada have recently introduced polymer notes... and the new BoE governor is canadian.
We now have 10, 20 and 50....more to come so I understand. We may have a 5 but have yet to see one. Well I just checked and we do indeed have a 5 dollar as well. Here is what our 5 and 10 look like, obviously I nicked the photo from a website.....;) |
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Originally Posted by cresta57
(Post 11043819)
Even though we had them in the Isle of man when I went in 1983? You did well to invent something 5 years after one was in circulation. What's next 2014 Australia puts the first man in space?
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Originally Posted by willmore
(Post 11044173)
Dont leave in pocket and throw in dryer - they melt.....Be careful when counting out money - they are very slippery and easily stick together.....
We now have 10, 20 and 50....more to come so I understand. We may have a 5 but have yet to see one. Well I just checked and we do indeed have a 5 dollar as well. Here is what our 5 and 10 look like, obviously I nicked the photo from a website.....;) |
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Originally Posted by willmore
(Post 11044173)
Dont leave in pocket and throw in dryer - they melt.....Be careful when counting out money - they are very slippery and easily stick together.....
We now have 10, 20 and 50....more to come so I understand. We may have a 5 but have yet to see one. Well I just checked and we do indeed have a 5 dollar as well. Here is what our 5 and 10 look like, obviously I nicked the photo from a website.....;) FWIW I prefer them to the UK and US paper bills. |
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try separating wet paper notes.
well i rarely use plastic notes these days, i mainly use plastic cards. i only use real money at the foodcourt, bloody foodcourts wont have paypass/eftpos terminals! on a side note, the ING Direct orange card is still giving me 5% rebate on every paypass purchase i make. which is lovely. :) |
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Originally Posted by cresta57
(Post 11043819)
Even though we had them in the Isle of man when I went in 1983? You did well to invent something 5 years after one was in circulation. What's next 2014 Australia puts the first man in space?
There were some polyethylene notes developed in the US and UK in the early '80s and some were used in the IOM from 1983. They were not popular and were discontinued in 1988 |
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
(Post 11044393)
I did a bit of research into this and polymer notes were indeed invented in Australia, with the 1st patent filed in 1973. They were introduced as legal tender in 1988, with a complete changeover achieved in 1996
There were some polyethylene notes developed in the US and UK in the early '80s and some were used in the IOM from 1983. They were not popular and were discontinued in 1988 |
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Did Oz ever have a $2 note? At home somewhere I have a paper $2 note but I can't remember if it's from Oz or NZ:confused:
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Originally Posted by Tr1boy
(Post 11044593)
Did Oz ever have a $2 note? At home somewhere I have a paper $2 note but I can't remember if it's from Oz or NZ:confused:
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Originally Posted by berserk
(Post 11044259)
That IOM one had ink problems and not counted. It's a failed attempt, just like an aborted moon mission.
the English ones seem to crumple, stick and age.. not that I ever have enough to stack... |
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Originally Posted by Tr1boy
(Post 11044593)
Did Oz ever have a $2 note? At home somewhere I have a paper $2 note but I can't remember if it's from Oz or NZ:confused:
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Originally Posted by cresta57
(Post 11044564)
I remember everyone was talking about them at the time & it was the year before I left school so it was fixed in my mind as 83
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Originally Posted by Ballys
(Post 11046687)
Isle of man is better known for being the last place in europe to abolish corporal punishment, the birch, in 1976, and only abolished capital punishment in 1993
It was definitely still in UK schools into the 80s. |
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Originally Posted by Dreamy
(Post 11046775)
Corporal punishment in what respect?
It was definitely still in UK schools into the 80s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birching |
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Originally Posted by Ballys
(Post 11046799)
I was on the Board of governors at my children's school in the UK during the 80s, it did not happen there.
I wonder why some boys just didn't employ a bit of self-defence!! Now you could mutter about human rights, wait for the old boy to draw back then belt him one as a defensive premptive strike....the law allows you to use reasonable force to defend yourself... then call the cops...the cops would have no option but to turn up... |
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In state-run schools, and also in private schools where at least part of the funding came from government, corporal punishment was outlawed by Parliament with effect from 1987. In other private schools it was banned in 1999 (England and Wales), 2000 (Scotland) and 2003 (Northern Ireland).[5] In 1993, the European Court of Human Rights held in Costello-Roberts v. UK that giving a seven-year-old boy three 'whacks' with a gym shoe over his trousers was not a forbidden degrading treatment.[93] The implement used in many state and private schools in England and Wales was a flexible rattan cane, applied either to the student's hands or (especially in the case of teenage boys) to the seat of the trousers. Slippering was widely used as a less formal alternative. In a few English cities, a strap was used instead of the cane.[94] |
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Originally Posted by Dreamy
(Post 11046930)
I'll take your wiki entry on birching and raise it to a wiki entry on corporal punishment:
Corporal Punishment in the UK I would take the seat any time... |
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Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
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time for a poll!....would you prefer the hands or the seat...
I would take the seat any time... |
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Originally Posted by Dreamy
(Post 11046930)
I'll take your wiki entry on birching and raise it to a wiki entry on corporal punishment:
Corporal Punishment in the UK |
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Originally Posted by Dreamy
(Post 11046775)
Corporal punishment in what respect?
It was definitely still in UK schools into the 80s. |
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Originally Posted by northernbird
(Post 11047147)
Certainly was in my school ;)
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Originally Posted by northernbird
(Post 11047147)
Certainly was in my school ;)
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Originally Posted by Ballys
(Post 11046999)
I should have posted Judicial corporal punishment:(
Men, they never read things correctly. |
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Originally Posted by cresta57
(Post 11047195)
I was the last to get it at the school I went to. My only claim to fame is being the last name in the corporal punishment book. I don't even remember what I got caned for.........:confused: I'll ask my sister she'll doubtless recall the embarrassment/shame :o
Did you get an award? |
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Originally Posted by Dreamy
(Post 11047544)
Well that's why I asked you in what sense you were talking about corporal punishment.
Men, they never read things correctly. Women always jump to conclusions:) |
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Originally Posted by Ballys
(Post 11047641)
Where I mentioned that I am a man?
Women always jump to conclusions:) |
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