There was moderate luck in the penny search this week.
SATURDAY, June 18, I parked T-Hoe in the blazing heat on the blacktop parking lot of Country Mart. Upon sliding out, I turned to see that I was meant to have my favorite parking space.
See that unraised tent in the far background? It's fireworks-selling time in Backroads! There's a time limit on sales. I think they couldn't open until 11 days before July 4th. Not sure. Didn't look it up.
It was a face-down 1998 penny, all brilliant in the sun. Lucky I didn't get 3rd-degree burns from picking it up! And that it didn't burn a hole in my shirt pocket and fall out. I think the temp was 99 that day.
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SUNDAY, June 19, I was back at the Liquor Store. Good thing I'm not still teaching. There might be rumors of my alcoholism, heh, heh. Even thought I only buy scratchers. One of my colleagues could never live it down after he was seen in the beer tent at the local Labor Day Picnic. That's why I would never even buy Hick's beer in Walmart. He had to get it himself. Tongues gonna wag!
Sorry to make you feel like you're on a listing pirate ship! I don't remember holding my phone at such a weird angle. But this reminds me... when I last bought Hick's Wild Turkey in Country Mart, I noticed a humorous (to me) product nearby. It was like a knock-off of Captain Morgan's Rum, with the name of Sailor Jerry. Heh, heh! I thought that was clever, and even The Pony, a rum-drinker occasionally, had a chuckle when I told him.
This was a heads-up 2019. Take my word for it. Not a pretty penny. I wish my phone could either consistently take terrible pictures like this one, or fantastic pictures like the previous penny. The inconsistency drives me crazy. I don't know whether to remain optimistic, or resigned.
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WEDNESDAY, I did my errands a day early, to free up Thursday for a casino trip. I found no pennies over in Sis-Town, but back in Backroads, a stop by the Casey's netted me a copper.
No, I was not trying to get all artsy-fartsy with the framing. That lady kept moving, and I was lucky to capture my distant view of that penny.
It was a heads-up 2006 penny. Mine for the taking.
Almost-next-door at the Gas Station Chicken Store, I found another!
I don't find many coins at the Gas Station Chicken Store. I guess people are more careful of their money there, or use them to add towards their 10:00 a.m. whiskey purchase.
This was a heads-up 2012 penny, though it looked like it had accumulated many more years of filth.
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That's 4 COINS this week, for 4 CENTS towards Val's Future Pennyillionaire Fortune!
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2022 RUNNING TOTAL
Penny # 52, 53, 54, 55.
Dime still at 8.
Nickel still at 3.
Quarter still at 5.
Penny # 52, 53, 54, 55.
Dime still at 8.
Nickel still at 3.
Quarter still at 5.
Penny 124
Dime 14
Nickel 7
Quarter 6
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It's only 9 days until July 4th, is the tent selling yet? Fireworks are illegal here and have been for many years, but some of the new immigrants don't know that and we hear them setting off bangers and the pretty ones whenever they have one of their special occasions. Government puts on fireworks displays for things like New Year's Eve, but the regular public aren't allowed them.
ReplyDeleteYes, the tent is up now, fully stocked, with the side flaps open to show the merchandise and let a breeze through. I haven't seen anybody buying anything. They even have a Port-A-Potty on the edge of the parking lot.
DeleteSince the boys were grown, we haven't bought any fireworks. A couple times Hick has gone to a local show, but not lately. We can sit on the porch and see some set off by the neighbors come up over the trees. The dogs make themselves scarce. They don't like the noise.