Help me have the most awesome themed gift this Christmas! A pound of _______ [more inside]
posted by Rallon on Dec 7, 2009 - 31 answers

Where can I find old historical exchange rates? Right now I'm looking for the crosses between British Pounds, US Dollars and French Francs in the mid-1950s. [more inside]
posted by b1tr0t on May 31, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm taking a standard week-ish trip to the UK soon and I'm (obviously) going to need some cash for traveling. What's the best way to get US Dollars converted into British Pounds? [more inside]
posted by c0nsumer on Nov 5, 2008 - 21 answers

Freelance-to-perm work for a UK company -- how can I get paid for the least amount of fees and hassle? [more inside]
posted by bitter-girl.com on Sep 7, 2008 - 7 answers

Stop me hitting my iPod! My 4th gen iPod requires frequent slapping to encourage it to unfreeze (try Googling 'slap+ipod' to see what I mean). What does this particular 'fix' actually do? How do I fix my iPod in a more permanent way? [more inside]
posted by Kiwi on Dec 28, 2006 - 8 answers

I'm traveling to the UK over Thanksgiving on vacation and am curious about how to get around and money issues. [more inside]
posted by jmd82 on Oct 24, 2006 - 24 answers

I'm looking for a blog post about four stages of animal shelter volunteers. [more inside]
posted by BrotherCaine on Oct 19, 2006 - 4 answers

Does anyone have any experience implementing Pound or any other linux-based reverse proxy system? I'm trying to solve a "my website is getting pwnt by traffic!" solution by this weekend.
posted by SpecialK on Sep 4, 2006 - 3 answers

Are we crazy to adopt a puppy? She seems quite sweet, but her mom was put down when she was but 5-6 weeks old, and was some sort of Wirehair Terrier. [more inside]
posted by freebird on Jun 6, 2006 - 20 answers

Does anyone have any experience opening a bank account in a country in which they are not resident? I live in Britain and would like an account in France. [more inside]
posted by altolinguistic on Jun 28, 2005 - 4 answers

What is the most cost-effective way to convert $40K US dollars into pounds Sterling? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 8, 2005 - 7 answers