A Stranger Touched Val's...PENNY!

That was a close one! I waited all week for a penny to show itself to me. I didn't get my Saturday CENTsus post ready, leaving room to fill in my finds. Nothing was percolating in Pennyopolis. But FRIDAY, April 30, coming down to the deadline, I FOUND ONE!

 

 

Standing in line at the Liquor Store can be profitable. I spy with my cataracted eye a PENNY lurking under the counter! I had time to snap a photo. There was a dude in line behind me while this guy was paying for his case of beer. A lady came in and had to stand by the aisle to the right. 

"Did you have a big winner?" she said congenially, seeing me clutching a scratcher.

"Fifty dollars. Of course I buying more tickets..."

It was my turn. I stepped up while the friendly clerk was talking to other workers behind the counter.

"And I'm going to get this lucky penny here, too. IF I can get it out of there."

 

 

I took a closer picture. Tried to dig out that penny with the toe of my shoe. Nothing doing.

"Do you want that penny?"

"I would like to have it, yes. I collect them. But it looks like I'm not getting it out."

"Here." That lady came up and crouched down and plucked my penny for me.

"Thank you so much!"

Also thanks to the Liquor Store. I got a $20 winner and a $16 winner. With the rest of my cash-out, I got a $10 winner at the Backroads Casey's, and a $3 winner at the Gas Station Chicken Store. Okay, so I was a dollar down at the end of the day. But I still consider it a win. Same as finding a single penny for the week.

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That's ONE PENNY this week, an increase of 1 CENT to my Future Pennyillionaire Fortune.

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2021 RUNNING TOTAL

Penny       # 44.
Dime         still at 3.
Nickel       still at 1.
Quarter    still at 2.

2020 TOTALS
Penny     134
Dime        25
Nickel      10
Quarter      1
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