Penny rich or penny poor
A Canadian museum is richer today. By one penny: the last coin has been struck, and collected, and now it will find its way into the permanent collection of “to be announced”. Watch for copycats on this one, because I know that there are a few more copies out there. I have some, in fact. In jars, in drawers, under furniture. In fact, like everyone else, I have too many. Penny rich / penny poor.
Next on my list of collectibles: paper money. The new plastic bills are entering service, and I need to know. Can I wash my old fiber based currency, or will it fritter and end up in the dryer lint collector. I’d test with a one or a two, but they’re genuine items of collection. A fiver seems like overkill. I think I’ll wait a year or two, when my currency will be less valuable (inflation, the deadliest threat to financial freedom).
Actually, if it wasn’t for the inflation problem, I might be willing to sell off some of my heavier belongings. For now, I think of those old computers and stuff as “money in the bank”. Sooner or later, I’m going to have to reduce the volume, and learn if my hedged bet was as sound as I’d hoped.
Yesterday, I was called to look at a printer that was leaving thumb-sized blotches on paper. Called the service hotline, sent over some scanned images and received a diagnostic. Photoconductor replacement needed. Ordered the part (which arrived today), did the swap and stepped back. The service suggestion was spot-on. Problem solved, for about $30 and a day’s delay.
