I broke $20 fools!

Ha! Change. And yet, it sort of adds up to something meaningful. I surpassed the $20 mark tonight.

Yesterday I found a penny and that would've been 1982.

At lunch I found a dime in Chipotle. Then after lunch, my friend saw me pick up 4 more pennies in the span of ten minutes. Hey, I was on.

After work, I went to a meetup event that wasn't cancelled and had more than one person show up (aside from me). As I was going to the meetup I saw a Mister Softee truck. There's gotta be change around there. YUP. A dime and a nickel. I know my spots.

Then I also picked up two more pennies later in the evening. All told: 31 cents.

So more than $20....let's see: 2 movies. 4 beers with tip. Or all to charity....arrggh. ;)

The Stash

This is the first dollar I picked up. It's in its own container. Ahh, memories.

So here's what the rest of my stash looks like.

1981

Yesterday I found 19 cents. 1 penny in the subway. 3 pennies in the laundry room. And while I was getting my dinner and picking up some beverages, I heard some change drop. It was pretty late at night and it was across the intersection. Well, the group didn't care about the dropped change, crossed the street and continued on their merry way. It took me about a minute to find the dime and nickel in the dark.

This morning on my way to work I found a penny near the entrance to the subway station. Then during lunch I picked up a dime in the middle of the intersection. Thankfully there were no impatient motorists!

So up to $19.81. What were somethings that occurred back then:

The European Cup for the 1980-81 season was won by Liverpool FC.

Prince Charles and Polo. (abstract only)

And Ronnie fired all those people who push tin.

Across The Pond

Well, it looks like I have a counterpart across the pond:

http://streetchangeuk.blogspot.com/

Same name. Same concept more or less.

I'm pretty psyched about that. I recently posted on his site. The coins he picks up look cooler!

And I'm going to try and post some more (how about any?!?) pics of what I collect. I realize there's not much imagery on the site....

After this year is over, I'll think of something else to continue the streetchange habit. As they say "Once you pick up, you can never drop it."

Perhaps all the money goes to a party or a savings account.....open for suggestions.

1951

I picked up a penny today before I headed off to the Cyclones game. They won 12-6.
My total is now $19.51. Well, what happened back in 1951:

There was a pretty severe flood in Kansas.

Who can forget Pär Fabian Lagerkvist?

Humphrey Bogart won Best Actor in "The African Queen". That's a pretty funny movie.

here's what the NYC subway system looked like in 1951:
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/system_1951_a.jpg
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/system_1951_b.jpg

And if you went to Washington High in Fergus Falls, you better head down to your 56th reunion later this week! Call Becky (715-735-7878) if you're still making arrangements.

The Heat is On

While I was at Loews trying to find some support braces for my air conditioner I found a penny and a quarter.

And I also found a penny in front my building. Hmm. Curious.

Rough Week

So first I wasn't finding money. Then I found a Canadian penny after a run on Tuesday. And then my friend threw down a quarter as I was tying my shoe. Talk about a rough week!

At last today I had a little luck. During lunch I found a penny and this evening by the 4th avenue station in Brooklyn, I found another penny. It all adds up.....