Some were confused.

[TheOriginalJames]

This is kind of bad, but I would expect Americans to be just as stupid.

'Cool Cash' card confusion - News - Manchester Evening News

 

[GraceAbounds]

This is kind of bad, but I would expect Americans to be just as stupid.

Speak for yourself.






:jk

 

[Peter Parka]

Just goes to show the poor quality of what kids are being taught in schools these days. Especially after the fact that Tony Blair said that "education, education, education" was going to be a huge priority for labour in his manefesto in the run up to the election when Labour got back in power in 97. Just another reason why Labour has badly let down the country yet again!

 

[GraceAbounds]

Yeah the politicians all shout education over here as well. It's a joke.

I will have to say however that I am happier with the school systems since Bush's 'no child left behind' program. I can now tell which schools are performing at an 'excellence' level and then I have the option to take my child to that school as long as I'm willing to drive him/her to it. I took my kids out of private school and put them in an excelling traditional public school and have been pleased with it for about 3 years now.

 

[COOL_BREEZE2]

The 23-year-old, who said she had left school without a maths GCSE, said: "On one of my cards it said I had to find temperatures lower than -8. The numbers I uncovered were -6 and -7 so I thought I had won, and so did the woman in the shop. But when she scanned the card the machine said I hadn't.

"I phoned Camelot and they fobbed me off with some story that -6 is higher - not lower - than -8 but I'm not having it.

"I think Camelot are giving people the wrong impression - the card doesn't say to look for a colder or warmer temperature, it says to look for a higher or lower number. Six is a lower number than 8. Imagine how many people have been misled."

Call me crazy, but hell I'm with the lady.

Isn't -6 a lower number than -8 :confused

 

[Peter Parka]

Call me crazy, but hell I'm with the lady.

Isn't -6 a lower number than -8 :confused

Back to school for you my son!:24:

 

[TheOriginalJames]

Call me crazy, but hell I'm with the lady.

Isn't -6 a lower number than -8 :confused

No, -6 is a higher number than -8


8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7, -8


If you borrowed one dollar from someone, you have +1 dollar, and he has -1 dollar until you back that dollar to him.

 

[TheOriginalJames]

Let me put it to you like this. Say you took $800 to a casino, and a streak of bad luck follows you around the tables.

Would you rather lose $600 or $800?

 

[dt3]

Let me put it to you like this. Say you took $800 to a casino, and a streak of bad luck follows you around the tables.

Would you rather lose $600 or $800?

I'd rather lose -$600

 

[TheOriginalJames]

*head explodes*

I'd rather double my money instead of just making 600.

 

[DannyK]

I'd rather lose -$600

technically if you lost -$600 wouldn't you have gained? Or is that what you were trying to say? in that case I would rather lose -$800...:willy_nilly:

 

[dt3]

technically if you lost -$600 wouldn't you have gained? Or is that what you were trying to say? in that case I would rather lose -$800...:willy_nilly:

Touche I'd be happy regardless

 

[DannyK]

no doubt

 

[COOL_BREEZE2]

No, -6 is a higher number than -8


8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7, -8


If you borrowed one dollar from someone, you have +1 dollar, and he has -1 dollar until you back that dollar to him.

Oh. I get it now since you put it that way. Thanks a lot.

Maths was never one of my favs. My bad.

 

[COOL_BREEZE2]

Let me put it to you like this. Say you took $800 to a casino, and a streak of bad luck follows you around the tables.

Would you rather lose $600 or $800?

Would rather lose the lower number $600