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PENNY #7 - January 24, 2018 (Wednesday) Gas Station Chicken Store counter, 1981
PENNY #8 - January 25, 2018 (Thursday) Gas Station Chicken Store parking lot, 1974
PENNY #9 - January 25, 2018 (Thursday) Gas Station Chicken Store parking lot, 1984
PENNY #10 January 26, 2018 (Friday) Gas Pump Casey's, behind store, 2014
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[DIME] #4 - January 21, 2018 (Sunday) River City walkway, 1995
[DIME] #5 - January 25, 2018 (Thursday) Backroads Casey's parking lot, 1979
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[NICKEL] #1 - January 25, 2018 (Thursday) Backroads Casey's counter, 2005
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DIME #4 - The week started on Sunday. Don't they all? Sunday, January 21, Hick took Val to the casino. The weather was mild, so he parked in the south lot at the opposite end from the casino. The regular parking area we use. About halfway up the covered walk, I saw something on the concrete.
"What is THAT?"
"It's a dime."
"No! No, get away from it! I'm taking a picture. Don't pick it up!"
Unfortunately, this lucky dime (1985) was NOT a good omen for slot play.
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PENNY #7 - Wednesday, January 24, I was paying for my 44 oz Diet Coke at the counter of the gas station chicken store. For some reason, I stepped back and looked down. I usually scope out the area before I reach the counter.
I was in such a rush to capture my rightful penny in its natural habitat that I got my New Balance in the picture.
This 1981 treasure was so corroded that it looks like a dime from afar. But I knew it was a penny.
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DIME #5 - Thursday, January 25. I got up late(r) and headed to town. From the minute I climbed into T-Hoe, I heard my favorite songs on the radio. My purpose was to cash in one winning scratcher, a $100 winner bought the day before. On my first stop, at the Backroads Casey's, my parking was thwarted by a van that took my intended spot as I waited to make my turn. That put me down the sidewalk farther. The day was not as cold as I'd imagined, so I climbed out of T-Hoe and took off my jacket, reaching in to put it on the back seat. As I turned to close T-Hoe's driver's door, I saw it!
Right there in the crack, at the light/dark corner! A 1979 dime!
I'd have stepped over it and not noticed, except for taking off my jacket. And I wouldn't have found it at all if I'd gotten the parking space I wanted.
I went inside and bought two scratchers. As I turned to exit, a glint by the counter caught my eye.
A NICKEL #1 - ! I rarely find nickels from heaven. There's my toe getting into the act again. I was in a hurry, because a close-waiter behind me in line was kind of crowding.
I didn't even care if he thought I was some kind of weirdo for photographing and picking up this 2005 beauty!
On to the gas station chicken store, where I debated at the light where I was going to park. My rightful spot, the first space, was open. But I'm used to parking over by the moat now. A split-second decision put T-Hoe by the building, risking getting trapped by a close-parker. I walked around the back of T-Hoe to go inside, and looked back.
That's TWO PENNIES #8, #9, my friends! A 1974 and a 1984. Look close. By the shadow.
A pretty one, and a pretty dirty one. Such a great day, and a personal record of a dime, nickel, and two pennies. That's 17 cents in one day!
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PENNY #10 - Friday, January 26. I stopped by my gas-pumping Casey's between mailing the boys' weekly letters, and running in Walmart. I parked by the dumpster, leaving plenty of room at the air hose. It's always busy there. I had just turned off T-Hoe when I saw THE GARBAGE TRUCK come out of the car wash lot behind Casey's. I'm pretty sure the driver was cursing me. The truck slowed for a minute. I started T-Hoe and backed out, but the trash truck had gone past, and turned down an alley. I drove around back to park and got out. As I turned to close the door
I saw a penny (2014) that was rightfully meant for me! Who else was going to find it way around there?
It was pretty beat up and kind of camouflagy on that pavement, but it didn't get by Val! Good thing the garbage truck scared me around back. I wouldn't have seen it if I was a scofflaw and remained parked in front of the trash bin that said NO PARKING on it.
You never know what forces are at work to lead me to these coins, but I seem to find a lot of them.
Not to get off my favorite topic of MY PENNIES...but you know that trash truck comes once a week for five minutes, right? Yet people are supposed to refrain from parking there the other 55 minutes/23 hours/6 days? Can't they just put up a sign for a certain day? Or say from 10:00 to 2:00 on that day? Like parking signs on streets?
Anyhoo...my future Pennyillionaire Fortune is growing weekly. Whether you want to hear about it or not.
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For 2018: Pennies #7, 8, 9, 10.
For 2018: Dimes #4, 5.
For 2018: Nickel #1
Since 2017 (the beginning), these were Pennies # 85, 86, 87, 88 .
Since 2017 (the beginning), these were Dimes #10, 11.
Since 2017 (the beginning), this was Nickel #1.
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The Govt needs to hire you to walk around the country and solve the national debt.
ReplyDeleteI would really prefer to be paid to ride around the country and inspect the quality of our various pizza restaurants...but okay, I'll take a government job if offered.
DeleteMakes perfect sense to me to have a sign for those times only when the trash truck is expected. You'll need a second jar soon for all those pennies.
ReplyDeleteYes, otherwise valuable parking space is being wasted! I think my goblet is a little over half full now. I moved it from the kitchen counter to the bedroom, and don't look at it as often.
DeleteP.S. "The week started on Sunday. Don't they all?" Of course not. The week starts on Monday. At the end of it, we get two days off, the weekend. And if you believe the Bible, God created the earth in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested. Since Sunday is traditionally the day of rest, that makes Sunday the 7th day, so the week starts on Monday. Of course that whole system is wrong if you are Jewish, whose day of rest, The Sabbath, is Saturday. I think. Anyway, I'm going with the week begins on Monday and the two days of rest, the weekend.
ReplyDeleteI'm going with the calendar my brother-in-law the ex-mayor gives me every Christmas. It starts the weeks with Sunday.
DeleteI have to side with River on this one.
DeleteMost of my Calendars are made in China where they read from right to left and write in columns not across lines or some such nonsense. I have two calendars with Monday as the beginning, made in Australia and three with Sunday first, made somewhere else.
DeleteI'm pretty sure the ex-mayor gets his (my) calendars at The Dollar Store.
DeleteI taught my students the days of the week: starting with Sunday, but I tend to agree with River. And I found a QUARTER on the ground, then a dime and a penny as I walked the subdivision.
ReplyDeleteSince I have EVERY day off now...it doesn't matter to me which day is designated to begin the week.
DeleteWell...a pessimist would say that you're missing a nickel! I don't think that I can beat your one-day total of 36 cents. A LOT of people must have been thinking of you. Or three...one of them being rich.
You need to find the place where people are dropping PAPER money!
ReplyDeleteDon't I know it! Maybe there'll be a clue for that, once I start my government job of walking around the country solving the national debt.
Deletepaper money blows away and is never seen again.
DeleteYou would think...but I DID find a dollar on the gravel road down by the mailboxes. Maybe is was lost on a rainy day, and it kind of stuck to the gravel, and I happened to stop there after it dried in the sun, but before the wind kicked up!
DeleteI also found one on my garage floor behind T-Hoe. Don't know how it got there. My dollars are stuffed down in the side of my purse, all facing the same way and folded in half in a bundle. My purse goes from teh front seat to the house. Never behind T-Hoe. Hick's dollars are in his wallet in his pocket.