There was a bargain on draw tickets from the Missouri Lottery on THURSDAY, March 17. If you bought $6 (three plays) on Cash4Life, The Pony's favorite ticket, you got a FREE Powerball ticket! With the PowerBall jackpot at $147 million, and since I buy the Cash4Life anyway, I went to two places to purchase them. Of course one was the Gas Station Chicken Store. The other was the Casey's across the moat, and past Hick's pharmacy.
I hadn't been in the Casey's for a couple weeks. The parking is hard to navigate, and they're usually busy. This time, I found a space. Good thing, since my other go-to lottery stop, the Liquor Store, was busy with St. Patrick's Day customers.
Looks like I was meant to be at Casey's.
TWO pennies were waiting for me. I doubt they had been there for two weeks, though. I was able to get photos and nab them, because that register was closed, and I let another customer go ahead of me at the open one.
The penny on the right was a face-down 2001. I am happy to report that nobody was ample-rumpused in the harvesting of this penny.
The penny on the left was a face-down 1999. Sadly, a woman and her preschool daughter were ample-rumpused as I picked this one up. Don't you worry about them! They were compensated by that register opening up, and being served ahead of me.
As I stepped back, and got in line at the open register, I saw a THIRD penny under the candy rack. That was when a clerk opened up that register. Also, it was my turn to step forward at my register. I was pretty sure I shouldn't shove that woman and preschool daughter aside to try and nab that penny. No need to George-Costanza-in-a-smoky-apartment-birthday-party them! There was only a slim chance I could stick my foot far enough under the rack to get that penny, anyway. Oh, the tragedy of one Abe left behind!
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That's 2 COINS this week, for 2 CENTS towards Val's Future Pennyillionaire Fortune.
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2022 RUNNING TOTAL
Penny # 16, 17.
Dime 0
Nickel 0
Quarter 0
Penny # 16, 17.
Dime 0
Nickel 0
Quarter 0
Penny 124
Dime 14
Nickel 7
Quarter 6
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I feel your loss, your mourning of old Abe. Hope you make up for it this week.
ReplyDeleteYes, Old Abe is a terrible thing to leave behind!
DeleteThat might haunt you for a while.
ReplyDeleteI hate waste! If it had been Orb K, Old Abe would probably still be there the next time I go. Casey's sweeps the floor more often.
DeleteI'm sure Abe didn't mind being left behind. By next week, or whenever you go next, he may have been nudged into a more accessible position for you.
ReplyDeleteMaybe some friends will have joined him!
DeleteI am surprised you did not immediately abandon your place in line to make a maneuver to claim your rightful cents (sense?).
ReplyDeleteI had already given up my place in the single open line at the time. Then after my transaction, I would have needed to go back through the other now-open line, and arrive at the counter with nothing to purchase. Not sure the cashier or other waiters would have appreciated my ample rumpus while I tried to rescue recalcitrant Abe.
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