On 09 Dec 96 21:35:15 +0000, you wrote:
> PG> I saw in pulse this week that many co-ops were paying 3400 for
> PG> a night shift over Christmas!
>
> PG> is it a decimal point in the wrong place or should I move house?
>
>I suspect the decimal point is out by one position. Our co-op pays #300
>for a standard overnight shift, which I think is in line with advice
>from the National Association, and I don't think we've needed a premium
>on this to fill the shifts over Christmas.
The problem may come from the articule being transferred via
electronic mail. If you send a pound sign on a MIME capable mailer
and it is read by a MIME incapable reader, it comes out as =A3. So
#400 could come out as =A3400...
Best wishes
James
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