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07-09-2012, 06:27 PM
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Every penny counts...
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 1987 560SL85,000 miles Meet on the level, leave on the square. Great words to live by Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread. - Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography, 1821.
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07-09-2012, 11:30 PM
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i pick pennies up off the ground....
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07-10-2012, 12:45 AM
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07-10-2012, 01:27 AM
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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....  1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket. 1980 300D now parts car 800k miles 1984 300D 500k miles  1987 250td 160k miles English import  2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles  1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo. 1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion. Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving
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07-10-2012, 12:59 PM
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Current: 1985 300D aka Miss Margaret 1991 300SE aka Alarice 1995 SL320 aka Samantha 1997 K1500 Silverado Past: 1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it 1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car 1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed. 1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove Wishlist: McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned) ReVere with Rochester engine 1917 Premier (only one left)
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07-10-2012, 01:01 PM
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07-10-2012, 01:03 PM
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 there is no telling how much money was in there. We started filling again. Needless to say, we have hidden it very well.
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07-10-2012, 01:19 PM
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My mom has saved her change for years. Twice in my lifetime, she's used those coins to pay cash for a new washer and dryer.
We have a couple of old wine bottles that we use to fill with change. One for pennies, another nickels, etc. I've had to empty the one filled with pennies a few times because it was filled. These are some of the only things I was able to salvage from the house fire, and we really had to scrub to get them cleaned. When we moved, it took two guys with a dolly to move them, because they were so heavy with the change. i don't know what we're saving it all for, but one day all those coins will have a high value to me, and will be spent on something needed.
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07-10-2012, 01:20 PM
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1987 560SL85,000 miles Meet on the level, leave on the square. Great words to live by Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread. - Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography, 1821.
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07-10-2012, 03:12 PM
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A penny basically has no purchasing power at all anymore for all practical purposes. In Canada they are being withdrawn from circulation..Probably a year or two till they are totally gone from use.
We have a very large clear glass carboy type of acid bottle but it is so old I am not sure of the origin or original use. Possibly 20-25 gallons capacity. We have thrown pennies in it for years and years. You cannot move it now and it still is less than 1/3 full. The wife asked me what are we going to do with it as pennies are being discontinued. I had no ideal so just suggested we put spare nickles and dimes in it as soon as pennies are no longer out there. The bulk of my pocket change gets tossed in the top dresser drawer in the bedroom when I empty my pants pockets. This is continually drained down any time less than 10.00 is required for something. like a quick trip to the store for a gallon of milk for example. We have the one and two dollar coin up here in Canada. No bills below 5.00 denomination so you land up with a lot of change in coin form. The purchasing power of the dime and nickle is almost over as well. Actually it is really gone for all; practical purposes now as well. Most our transactions are now paid for with debit cards and this trend seems to be increasing all over the place I suppose. I can almost visualise a time when very little coinage will be present in comparison to today. I guess the only concern with money on my part is. A hundred dollar bill feels much like a twenty dollar bill in purchasing power compared to what seems not that long ago to me. A recent statistic up here is our money has about 75 percent of the purchasing power in reality of the american money in your hands. This is when both our dollars are about on a par footing. Last edited by barry123400; 07-10-2012 at 03:22 PM.
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07-10-2012, 07:30 PM
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