mywaygoa

i agree we have known him for nearly 4 yrs, and he has told us all that time he wanted to leave, so i didnt think they would ever go, but i must admit also when you got to know them they were a great couple, such a shame they should have contacted the tv again and filmed living the nightmare, a shattered dream!!

hemingway

78.13 at the moment - going in the right direction from my own selfish point of view. . . . . . .

mywaygoa

i take it your not in goa the rupee on the streets is from 75 to 76.5 over here at the moment

noni

let us know when it is 80 and will transfer - thanks

mywaygoa

always please to oblige

k800mer

That will help me also thanks.

noni

Got 83 the night we arrived at NEWTONS Glad jet lag did not stop me going back to Apartment to get travellers cheques, as it was downhill rapidly from then.

k800mer

I take stg out with me as well and deposit it in my bank account when rate is good. I keep it in the safe in the apartment if the rate is not good when I get there and deposit it when it improves. When the rate got below 70 earlier this year I used the indian bank account to draw rupees I bought at around 80. The indian bank account was giving around 8% interest last time I saw a statement in March before I left Goa.

noni

Did the same as you, but when the rate dropped used up my bank account money. Was nervous to leave money in the account, the way things are going.

Congratulations to Major Phil Packer for actually gettting to the top of the mountain in California, what an achievement for a disabled man. He certainly is my hero.

emsirrah

You can have rupee rate on your desk top all the time if you have got Vista.
Don't be put off - it is not hard noni.

Press start and go to Control Panel and open it.
On the bottom row of icons in the centre is Windows Sidebar Properties - open this.
The Properties box comes up and you then check (tick) the box which says - start sidebar when windows starts.
Then it says - Display Sidebar on this side of the screen - choose left or right.
Click Apply then OK.

If nothing happens turn off computer and re-start.

Go the empty space on the side chosen for the side bar and right click.
Find - Add Gadgets and click and they appear in a box.

Drag which of these you want to your side bar. There is an exchange rate gadget which I have set at the rupee rate but you can change it to any currency at will. A nice big clock instead of having to squint at the computer time, straight to ebay and amazon etc etc.

noni

and if that fails - call Mr. Em. think we would not all have met if it wasn't for your kindess when I was doing my usual moaning on line that the computer was completely bolloxed when I was in Goa.
and then along came J5, milwart, Mrs. J5, honey, lemon curd and the ducks.

emsirrah

It was Mr em who told me - don't think I found that out on my own do you

hemingway

No I'm at work in Blighty - I wouldn't mind a spell in Goa to experience the monsoon for a a shortwhile though. When it isn't raining how does the climate/atmosphere feel? cool, warm, humid just right etc etc?

Regards

Hemingway

indiapurple

Actually in North Goa we have had no rain at all since Sunday..it is back to being hot, humid and unbearable. I've never watched the sky as much as I do now !!

hemingway

Thanks for that - it's hard to imagine the extremes of weather: incessant rain, strong winds, then back to hot & humid.