Coast to Coast Collectors

Nothing warms my heart like getting penny stories from my friends across the country! It just goes to show that pennies can pull people together from just about anywhere. And I do mean anywhere...I found two US pennies in Paris and I've had friends find them in the Dominican Republic & Aruba. You can run...but you can't hide! And really...why would you want to?! Join the fun!

Since we started this project people tell me they really have come to love the little jolt of happiness & excitement they feel when they find a penny. They can serve as happy little reminders of friendship, warm memories, or just give you a reason to smile. Of course...not all pennies come wrapped up in a warm fuzzy. My friend Glenda almost had a storm of pennies hit her front windshield, which was cause for a bit of momentary road-rage aimed at the not-so-considerate penny tossers before she remembered her penny happy place. I guess not all penny finds are created equal!

From Glenda:
Loved reading the blog, did vote (I'm personally a quarter girl) and agree with you about the little things in life, adding a smile to your day, and how a small cubicle can be cozy and quaint.

I actually HAVE found you several pennies. People out here in Portland Oregon literally toss their money, it seems. Especially the teenagers!! Although I didn't get in on one stash of cold hard cash I saw...I do have a funny story about it. Here goes...

I was leaving Borders Bookstore, and the car right in front of me had a passenger without a brain, who opened the window on this sunny Sunday afternoon, and TOSSED out on the roadway, a handful of pennies, and I mean a HANDFUL!! Useless money taking up useless space in his pocket, I guess? Or just a smart-*** thinking it was funny?

Either way, I didn't see the logic, and after glaring at them at the intersection & thinking "yeah, I agree your LUCKY you didn't hit my car with flying metal..." THEN it hit me -- LESLIE! Her penny thing! Why didn't I swerve off & grab it (I don't have too much class to do that!)? But I figure I would have caused a pile-up near the interstate, which surely would have caused one ON it. So I had to drive past the pennies.

But even without that stash, I've got plenty to give you...I have collected 47 cents! 1 dime, 2 nickels and the rest are all pennies, baby!

Ah, another 47 cents for the cause...and from the west coast, no less! So just remember where ever you are to keep an eye out for good old Abe. I swear it will make you smile! :-)