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At random: "I don't know why we have to be down here on this hold down exercise(at the 60th hour). Hell, I went through this on the Thresher (SS 200) during WW ll with a Nip Sea Going Tug hooked onto our screw guards, trying to lift our butts out of the water. They didn't get us then, and these Tin Cans (ours) ain't going to get us now." -- "Hambone" Hamilton SD1 (SS). "Hambone" made 13 war patrols on USS Remora, SS-487, uttered these words in July 1957 during a hold down exercise off Kobe Japan.

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RCK

Posted 2009-05-07 10:47 AM (#26401)

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Subject: Brother can you spare a dime?

Nationwide it is estimated that there is 10 billion dollars in spare change laying around houses!

Ric

Posted 2009-05-07 10:52 AM (#26402 - in reply to #26401)

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Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map.

Subject: RE: Brother can you spare a dime?

You mean like my change jar? It's only half full.

Tom Conlon

Posted 2009-05-07 11:14 AM (#26404 - in reply to #26401)

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Location: Harrison, NJ

Subject: RE: Brother can you spare a dime?

I, too have a change "can" that I use to "store" spare change. It's an old casino change bucket from when they still used dollar coins in the slot machines.

It takes about a year to "fill it up." When it's full, I take the change to my local bank, run it through the counter machine and convert to paper; after which, I usually use the money to buy myself a "toy." :-)

RCK

Posted 2009-05-07 11:29 AM (#26406 - in reply to #26404)

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Subject: RE: Brother can you spare a dime?

Well, don't let the IRS hear about it

Land Lubber

Posted 2009-05-07 1:50 PM (#26418 - in reply to #26401)

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Subject: RE: Brother can you spare a dime?

Now Tom, don't forget the value of the casino cup you use. There are collectors that pay good amounts for objects from casinos, especially casinos that are no longer open. I've seen some of the old paper change cups selling for $20.00 or $30.00 dollars and that was a few years back!!
Steve

Sewer Pipe Snipe

Posted 2009-05-07 2:22 PM (#26420 - in reply to #26401)

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Location: Albany, GA.

Subject: RE: Brother can you spare a dime?

You could be like a certain Brother I know that has an old milk can. It is full, and you can't move it. I really don't know how many years he has had it, but the last Farm sale in the Family was 1961, I believe that is where the can came from.

Ralph Luther

Posted 2009-05-07 2:43 PM (#26424 - in reply to #26420)

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Location: Summerville, SC

Subject: RE: Brother can you spare a dime?

Had an old glass jug that must have been a 3 gallon capacity standing in the corner that I would toss loose change into. It got full so I decided to take the load to the bank. Tried to pick it up and the bottom broke. Damn thing must of weighed over 100#

MAD DOG

Posted 2009-05-07 3:11 PM (#26427 - in reply to #26402)

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Subject: RE: Brother can you spare a dime?

Ric - 2009-05-07 1:52 PM

You mean like my change jar? It's only half full.

Mine's half empty.

Stoops

Posted 2009-05-07 3:43 PM (#26429 - in reply to #26401)

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Location: Houston, TX (Best state in the US)

Subject: RE: Brother can you spare a dime?

RCK - 2009-05-07 10:47 AM

Nationwide it is estimated that there is 10 billion dollars in spare change laying around houses!

That was three months ago....now there is only 5 billion dollars laying around the house.....and the number of coins has probably increased!!!!!!!!! But you will be ok if you don't need it for 10 years!

whalen

Posted 2009-05-07 4:55 PM (#26431 - in reply to #26401)

Great Sage of the Sea

Posts: 606

Location: Citrus County FL

Subject: RE: Brother can you spare a dime?

Maybe you guys with all those coins can help with my current retirement project:

help

Corabelle

Posted 2009-05-07 6:59 PM (#26442 - in reply to #26401)

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Posts: 2561

Location: Rapid City, SD

Subject: RE: Brother can you spare a dime?

My brother had several big jars full of coins. He never carried change. When he was found dead in his home, one of the crazy thoughts that I had was that someone (bad) knew that and had come into his home and beat him to death. (He had fallen, and his head had bled, and also was badly bruised.) The 'change jars' were intact, however.

It must be terrible to die alone. And we know, by some of his actions after he fell, that he didn't lose conciousness or die right away. What he didn't do, though, was to push his 'Safe 'n Secure" button. Damn him!

Cora

Hairball

Posted 2009-05-07 11:28 PM (#26451 - in reply to #26401)

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Location: St. John's, Newfoundland.

Subject: RE: Brother can you spare a dime?

RCK - 2009-05-07 2:47 PM

Nationwide it is estimated that there is 10 billion dollars in spare change laying around houses!

How about the streets! It totally ticks-me-off when I see jerks throw away pennies in front of their dumb girlfriends to impress them! Know what I do? I'll walk over with all the Limey dignity I can muster, pick them up and put it in my pocket. Then I try to date one of the girls.

Oh well, I guess when you're 65 the fish don't bite, except for one girl, she was 4 foot 8 and weighed about 300 lbs. Went dancing with her, boy she was big! It was as hot as hell and I was desperately trying to think of a compliment when I said...."Hey, for a fat girl you don't sweat much!" BANG! She smacked me right in the snoot... Then, after I had got off the floor, she took me to the bar and bought me a beer. This was in Wales.... beware of Welsh girls, especially when they're truck drivers!

Hairy the Aged.

<- Yes, I like my beer!

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