- Oct 29, 2016
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Came down this morning to Find OH TinaL with a dustsheet spread over the floor sitting amongst piles of coins that she had emptied from our Two extra large Famous Grouse Bottles that have been filled with loose coinage out of our pockets for the last 10 years, maybe longer
She seemed spooked that "there are only a few days left" before the old pound coins that many of us have in trouser pockets, drawers, Jars and alike will no longer be acceptable in shops as they are being phased out.
So picture the scene as I scrap the glue out of my morning eyes, she has several baking bowls, and was chucking each coin denomination into them.
It reminded me a being a child and counting out my money box holiday monies,it was a World Cup Willy money box I seem to remember, so the decision taken was, that all the pound coins and silver would be bagged up and taken to the bank, and the two tonnes of copper can get chucked through the Coin star Machine, as those greedy buggers take 10%, and there was me naively thinking it went to charity when they first appeared in the supermarkets. Doh!
So she is chuffed having nearly done it, that she can top up our new Caxton Card for our future travels, which is nice
So if any of you are in the same position with loads of shrapnel in jars, now is the time to get rid!.
Look after the pennies my boy, so the pounds can be spent on the continent, or something like that
All the best
Les
She seemed spooked that "there are only a few days left" before the old pound coins that many of us have in trouser pockets, drawers, Jars and alike will no longer be acceptable in shops as they are being phased out.
So picture the scene as I scrap the glue out of my morning eyes, she has several baking bowls, and was chucking each coin denomination into them.
It reminded me a being a child and counting out my money box holiday monies,it was a World Cup Willy money box I seem to remember, so the decision taken was, that all the pound coins and silver would be bagged up and taken to the bank, and the two tonnes of copper can get chucked through the Coin star Machine, as those greedy buggers take 10%, and there was me naively thinking it went to charity when they first appeared in the supermarkets. Doh!
So she is chuffed having nearly done it, that she can top up our new Caxton Card for our future travels, which is nice
So if any of you are in the same position with loads of shrapnel in jars, now is the time to get rid!.
Look after the pennies my boy, so the pounds can be spent on the continent, or something like that
All the best
Les