http://www.eugenefischer.com/2009/10/02/grandmas-grand-tour-part-4-london-torquay-and-touring/ Generalizations are always wrong. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:15:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.eugenefischer.com/2009/10/02/grandmas-grand-tour-part-4-london-torquay-and-touring/comment-page-1/#comment-5024 Michael Fischer Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:59:22 +0000 http://www.eugenefischer.com/?p=1445#comment-5024 The ".04" bus fare is certainly in U.S. currency. It is inconceivable that Doris would have referred to pre-decimal British currency in this way -- she had previously commented on her difficulty in understanding pounds, shillings & pence. The fare was probably 2p (2 British pence). Doris was probably able to remember was that 1p was roughly equal to $0.02. In 1936 the exchange rate was £1 = $4.97, so 1p (1/240 of a pound) was just over $0.02. This fare also seems reasonable when compared with the contemporary fare in New York, which in 1936 was $0.05. The “.04″ bus fare is certainly in U.S. currency. It is inconceivable that Doris would have referred to pre-decimal British currency in this way — she had previously commented on her difficulty in understanding pounds, shillings & pence. The fare was probably 2p (2 British pence). Doris was probably able to remember was that 1p was roughly equal to $0.02. In 1936 the exchange rate was £1 = $4.97, so 1p (1/240 of a pound) was just over $0.02. This fare also seems reasonable when compared with the contemporary fare in New York, which in 1936 was $0.05.

]]> http://www.eugenefischer.com/2009/10/02/grandmas-grand-tour-part-4-london-torquay-and-touring/comment-page-1/#comment-4974 Jean Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:24:04 +0000 http://www.eugenefischer.com/?p=1445#comment-4974 I think she meant 4 cents in our money. And yes, George Eastman was the connection. I think she meant 4 cents in our money. And yes, George Eastman was the connection.

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