TUESDAY, May 14, I thought it was off to a good start. I had to park at the opposite end of Orb K's lot. How dare people stop for their convenience needs when I was on the hunt! I'd no sooner stepped out of T-Hoe than I saw it.
Just past the sidewalk peninsula that separates parking from the drive-thru lane. Of course I dashed out there to rescue Ol' Abe.
From the looks of him looking up at me, I was too late. Yes, that's his face. I couldn't read the date, even with a magnifying glass. I'm guessing around 2014, from the shield design on his tail side.
When I came out of the store and climbed into T-Hoe, I couldn't believe my luck. I spied ANOTHER penny! I might need to park here more often.
See it there, in the corner of the curb? Near the left side of a triangle formed if you draw a line across those cigarette butts? Yeah. I thought I saw it, too. Went to the trouble of getting a picture. Two.
Turns out it wasn't a penny at all! It's hard to tell with the sun glinting off the screen of my phone. My first clue was when I couldn't pick it up. STUCK! And soft. You can bet I pantomimed picking something up and putting it in my pocket. For the benefit of the car at the drive-thru window. Wouldn't want anyone to think Val is crazy...
So I actually only found one penny this week, of indeterminable age. Better one than none! Maybe I even learned something. Like I might need new glasses. Or at least to wear my glasses.
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2019 Running Total
Penny # 60.
Dime still at 8.
Nickel still at 7.
Quarter still at 1.
2018 TOTALS
Penny 131
Dime 17
Nickel 6
Quarter 1
2017 TOTALS (Started in March, 2017)
Penny 78
Dime 6
Nickel 0
Quarter 0
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So funny that you faked the pick up to avoid the finger ear twirl thing.
ReplyDeleteI found a nickle at the gym today.
Yeah, Val is all about her image as perceived by complete strangers she'll never see again. A NICKEL! That's so unfair! You're not even a... um... COLLECTOR!
DeleteYou're right, one penny is better than none and maybe you'll find extra on other days, maybe another nickel or dime to make up the losses.
ReplyDeleteIf Joe quits hogging all the nickels!
DeleteI found a dime at the gas station filling the car and getting my 44 oz.
ReplyDeleteI've been noticing that you also partake of Diet Coke, and seem to have luck finding coins. As long as you stay in your region, and I stay in mine, I think there should be plenty of cents and magical elixir for the both of us!
DeleteSee that, Joe H? A DIME! Heh, heh! That's TWICE your nickel!
Maybe I need to start drinking diet coke.
DeleteYou'd better find a penny goblet at a yard sale before you start imbibing Diet Coke, just so you're ready to collect your future pennyillionaire fortune.
DeleteCould my total lack of coinage be due to the fact I don't like diet coke? nor the other kind either.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking the lack is due to you not being a DIET Coke fiend. And maybe to the higher value of the coins there. Nobody really cares enough to bend over if they drop a penny.
DeleteI would bend over and pick up a penny if I dropped it! They add up! Now, if I were in your neck of the woods, I would leave a trail of pennies just for you!
DeleteI pinch those pennies so tightly that I NEVER drop one! A trail of pennies? I'm not worthy!
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