OK, I’m doing my part, making sure to carry four pennies, in addition to larger denomination coins, so I can pay the exact amount for breakfast at our diner—and avoid being issued more coins. So, for those of us with compulsive personalities, the penny is our friend.
Bob -- We of the Penny Protection League are grateful for your support. Can you afford a monthly contribution to the PPL? Round denominations only, please.
Aw the cherished memory of the yearly day trip to Coney Island. I say keep the penny! My Mom used to say, "Find a penny, pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck". I still pick up every penny I find. I'm still a kid at heart. Love to Wink.
Not sure why, but I feel lucky when I find a penny - heads or tails up, matters not, it's still a sign that things will be fine. On the rare occasion when I find a more valuable coin, I somehow don't get that same feeling. It's more like, hmmm. That's nice. But yes, I pick them up, too.
Sadly, I've been ignoring all change less than a dollar, pouring it into tip chairs or a bowl we keep near the front door. I used to let my oldest granddaughter have it when it started to get too full, and she was much younger. It weighs you down, right? I wonder how much more money I'd have had in the bank if I didn't do this ... well, forever. No regrets though.
I think you've just inadvertently invented a new Olympic sport there, old boy. Pengee Jumping! How it works is at the perigee (impressive vocabulary, eh, Fred?) of his bungee jump, the contestant must pick up a penny from the ground. (If that's too easy, he/she can be blindfolded.) With Will Smith on our side, a gold medal is a certainty. USA! USA!
A walker, I found two pennies in space of two weeks. Slow down, John, and share the wealth.
Me, too -- and I'm older!
Carol -- Was Mom ever wrong -- about anything?
Reg -- Bet your granddaughter has great upper arm strength. Cheers/fb
Fred, it's not about the monetary value! Mom taught us early on:
Find a penny, pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck.
Have a lucky day, old (but not too old) friend.
Sorry to sound archaic but I love and use my pennies and at 81 still stoop down to pick it up!
OK, I’m doing my part, making sure to carry four pennies, in addition to larger denomination coins, so I can pay the exact amount for breakfast at our diner—and avoid being issued more coins. So, for those of us with compulsive personalities, the penny is our friend.
Bob -- We of the Penny Protection League are grateful for your support. Can you afford a monthly contribution to the PPL? Round denominations only, please.
I love finding pennies on the ground. I'll take whatever good luck I can get! Powerball is $800 million, by the way...
That's a lot of pennies.
Aw the cherished memory of the yearly day trip to Coney Island. I say keep the penny! My Mom used to say, "Find a penny, pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck". I still pick up every penny I find. I'm still a kid at heart. Love to Wink.
Sue --
I pick up pennies, too. Proves I can still bend. Cheers.fb
too funny!
Forget the penny; does anyone use coins anymore? On my morning runs, I used to find nickels, dimes--even quarters--every week or so. No more.
Not sure why, but I feel lucky when I find a penny - heads or tails up, matters not, it's still a sign that things will be fine. On the rare occasion when I find a more valuable coin, I somehow don't get that same feeling. It's more like, hmmm. That's nice. But yes, I pick them up, too.
Exactly. Saw a $20 bill recently in empty parking lot across from restaurant. Didn't pick it up. Wasn't a penny.
Fred, you didn't pick it up because you thought the owner might come back for it. That's your core honesty at work.
Sadly, I've been ignoring all change less than a dollar, pouring it into tip chairs or a bowl we keep near the front door. I used to let my oldest granddaughter have it when it started to get too full, and she was much younger. It weighs you down, right? I wonder how much more money I'd have had in the bank if I didn't do this ... well, forever. No regrets though.
I think you've just inadvertently invented a new Olympic sport there, old boy. Pengee Jumping! How it works is at the perigee (impressive vocabulary, eh, Fred?) of his bungee jump, the contestant must pick up a penny from the ground. (If that's too easy, he/she can be blindfolded.) With Will Smith on our side, a gold medal is a certainty. USA! USA!
Lew -- Great idea. Let's see if we can quickly incorporate and be Official Dental Appliance Provider of the 2025 Pengee Olympics.