Do you stop to pick up a penny?
If you see a penny on the ground, sidewalk, floor, etc., do you stop and pick it up?
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Floor, yes. Means that it was mine or someone that lives here to begin with. Sidewalk, not anymore. The returns aren't high enough anymore. 0 -
Ever damn day. Don 0 -
Superglued penny pickers were always fun to watch. 0 -
YES YES YES
Since I retired 4 years ago I have picked up over $400 of various change.
About to buy mr a gun thanks to those to lazey to pick up droped coins. Hope they keep it up.0 -
Well, Hell, yes!
Ya never know what Locust Fork has up for a penny!0 -
Nope ! 0 -
I'm a cheap Jew. Yes, I pick up pennies wherever I see them. 0 -
I was told once that if the penny is upside down its bad luck to pick it up. But of corse I never lisen. I pick them up when ever I find them heads up or down. 0 -
I picked up 2 pennys in front of a vending machine today. 0 -
Yep, only takes a hunert for a dollar.[:p][:D][;)] 0 -
Yep, im cheap, and I stash them all in a bank and cash em in once its full. Last one was over $100 but it took about 7 years to get there. 0 -
The Penny
You always hear the usual stories of pennies on the sidewalk being good luck, gifts from angels, etc. This is the first time I've ever heard this twist on the story. Gives you something to think about.
Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the husband's employer's home. My friend, Arlene, was nervous about the weekend. The boss was very wealthy, with a fine home on the waterway, and cars costing more than her house.
The first day and evening went well, and Arlene was delighted to have this rare glimpse into how the very wealthy live. The husband's employer was quite generous as a host, and took them to the finest restaurants. Arlene knew she would never have the opportunity to indulge in this kind of extravagance again, so was enjoying herself immensely.
As the three of them were about to enter an exclusive restaurant that evening, the boss was walking slightly ahead of Arlene and her husband. He stopped suddenly, looking down on the pavement for a long, silent moment.
Arlene wondered if she was supposed to pass him. There was nothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone had dropped, and a few cigarette butts. Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny.
He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure. How absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why would he even take the time to stop and pick it up?
Throughout dinner, the entire scene nagged at her. Finally, she could stand it no longer. She causally mentioned that her daughter once had a coin collection, and asked if the penny he had found had been of some value.
A smile crept across the man's face as he reached into his pocket for the penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies before! What was the point of this?
"Look at it." He said. "Read what it says." She read the words "United States of America." "No, not that; read further." "One cent?" "No, keep reading." "In God we Trust?" "Yes!" "And?"
"And if I trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin. Whenever I find a coin I see that inscription. It is written on every single United States coin, but we never seem to notice it! God drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him? Who am I to pass it by? When I see a coin, I pray, I stop to see if my trust IS in God at that moment. I pick the coin up as a response to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God's way of starting a conversation with me. Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are plentiful!
When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk. I stopped and picked it up, and realized that I had been worrying and fretting in my mind about things I cannot change. I read the words, "In God We Trust," and had to laugh. Yes, God, I get the message.
It seems that I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last few months, but then, pennies are plentiful!
And, God is patient... (author unknown)0 -
quote:Originally posted by spanielsells
I'm a cheap Jew. Yes, I pick up pennies wherever I see them.
+1 cept'n I ain't a Jew I've been called a Scrooge, does that count!!!0 -
That is a first, I always pick them up, but now with a different meaning. 0 -
Every time! 0 -
My wife picks them up and quite a few in the parking lots[:D][:D][:D][^] 0 -
I only pick up pesos. Lots more of them... 0 -
Dad was in the hospital, and we knew he was not gonna make it. We were talking, and he told me about a discussion he and my Mom had back when they were dating about picking up a penny. Whenever I see one, I pick it up- and think about my folks. 0 -
No, most of the time I wont pick up any change unless I drop it. 0 -
there was a article i see on the computer about a$$ pennies. this guy felt that he was above everone and he would put pennies up his rectum , and then throw them on the sidewalk . NO i dont pick up pennies!!!!!!!![:(][:(][:(][:(] 0 -
spryor......That was cool. I have always picked up every penny I come across. Now, whenever I find one, I'll be thinking of this story...Thanks. [:)][:)]
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Everytime i do...I guess im a penny closer to that villa in the south of France..[:p] 0 -
spryor....good story! 0 -
Always -Don 0 -
I always pick up pennies or any other coins I may come across and make a comment that there is gold growing there. 0 -
Nope. I'm holden out for a least a quarter. Besides it hurts so much to get down there I have to make it worth the pain. 0 -
I leave them for the kids.
I have dropped change where I know some kid will find it.
It makes them happy.
AC0 -
See a penny, pick it up, and all day long you'll have good luck. [:D] 0 -
I'll usually pick them up and leave them for the truly needy in urinals.[;)] 0 -
Every penny I pick up is another bid on LF penny auctions.
One day I might get lucky and win a firearm for a penny I found in a urinal.0
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