Parity

I love parity.

I just put on a load of laundry. As I went to put my coins into the machine, I realised to my horror that one of them was a US quarter. I considered for a few brief seconds, taking the trek back to my place to get a proper Canadian quarter. I wasn't wasting a perfectly good US quarter on laundry.

Then it hit me.

Parity, yes sweet parity.

My US quarter was worth less than a Canadian one. By a few mili-cents, my load of laundry was going to be cheaper. Gone are the days of fishing out US coins and setting them aside, due to their superior monetary strength. The honors now go to the Canadian coins. I'm going to start passing my US change at the check-out. Think of the savings!

I love parity.