<< <i>I was with some fellow dealers at a show once and the subject of spills on cases came up. One of the guys described a situation he witnessed one time when a civilian spilled some liquid on a paper money dealer's case, and another dealer who happened to be standing in the aisle immediately ripped off his shirt and used it to contain the spill before it could get down into the inventory. After the danger was past the dealer whose case it was took out his wallet and handed the other dealer a C-note and told him to get himself a new shirt. >>
I got 300' of 6' block wall kinda that way for $7 after I installed a pool at my home, bought a speedo, the next day the wall was up. Thank you Bob and Laura!
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<< <i>How many google searches did this post take John? >>
Well, there is no movie or TV on those Delta flights, and despite the fact that it was March 1st, they still had the February edition of their in flight magazine in the seatback and I had already done that puzzle.
<< <i>I was with some fellow dealers at a show once and the subject of spills on cases came up. One of the guys described a situation he witnessed one time when a civilian spilled some liquid on a paper money dealer's case, and another dealer who happened to be standing in the aisle immediately ripped off his shirt and used it to contain the spill before it could get down into the inventory. After the danger was past the dealer whose case it was took out his wallet and handed the other dealer a C-note and told him to get himself a new shirt. >>
This reminds me of a TNA show I had set-up at in the old Fort Worth Exhibition Hall back in the mid-80s. "Twas during a torrential thunderstorm with buckets of marble sized hail thrown in for good measure. At one point the roof could no longer hold back and a seam about 100' long "let go". Niagra; Maids of the Mist, it was as water cascaded down to those hard concrete floors.
That roof "failure"; where was it located? Why, directly above the entire row of currency and stamp dealers. I've never seen old geezers move so fast jerking their cases off the tops of their tables. Fortunately, all cases were locked, although some did get a bit dampstained.
The true backstory, the moral, and my vote(s) for a winner:
Friday morning at the Atlanta show, I walked in newly full on Waffle House and freshly caffeinated. I approached my table, which was swaddled with piles of white vinyl table coverings. I took off the dealer approved security system (i.e. a chair), and removed the table covers with a single solid yank.
Hidden amidst the white wrinkles of the table covers was a coffee cup, totally full, that belonged to some guy I've never seen before sitting at the table next to mine. He was nice enough to use my case as his coffee table, the case where I happen to keep a new car's worth of colonial currency and a San Francisco Mint assay receipt, which happened to be directly underneath where his coffee was now abundantly covering my case.
"The coffee wasn't expensive, don't worry about it," he said. Rest assured, I was most certainly not worried about his coffee. I told him as much, and he said that the cases don't leak.
This is untrue. Fortunately, this particular case was sealed tightly enough that the stuff under his coffee was undamaged.
What's worse, he tried to cajole some barely teenaged page into cleaning up his mess on the floor, which is a job for a janitor, not some young girl who distributes flyers and hot dogs for tips.
The moral: Don't ever put anything liquid on a case, particularly a case that's not yours. Also, abuse of something as precious as coffee should be punished criminally.
My vote for a winner: ElContador most matched what was going through my mind as I furiously cleaned someone else's mess off my case, but Mr. CRO wins for his creative entry.
My vote for a winner: ElContador most matched what was going through my mind as I furiously cleaned someone else's mess off my case, but Mr. CRO wins for his creative entry.
ElContador translated his entry for me via PM, and after reading I also was going to suggest he be the winner. However, CROs last entry was highly entertaining and it made me laugh.
Perhaps you should consider splitting the $1,000 prize between the two.
<< <i>I was with some fellow dealers at a show once and the subject of spills on cases came up. One of the guys described a situation he witnessed one time when a civilian spilled some liquid on a paper money dealer's case, and another dealer who happened to be standing in the aisle immediately ripped off his shirt and used it to contain the spill before it could get down into the inventory. After the danger was past the dealer whose case it was took out his wallet and handed the other dealer a C-note and told him to get himself a new shirt. >>
I got 300' of 6' block wall kinda that way for $7 after I installed a pool at my home, bought a speedo, the next day the wall was up. Thank you Bob and Laura! >>
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<< <i>I was with some fellow dealers at a show once and the subject of spills on cases came up. One of the guys described a situation he witnessed one time when a civilian spilled some liquid on a paper money dealer's case, and another dealer who happened to be standing in the aisle immediately ripped off his shirt and used it to contain the spill before it could get down into the inventory. After the danger was past the dealer whose case it was took out his wallet and handed the other dealer a C-note and told him to get himself a new shirt. >>
I got 300' of 6' block wall kinda that way for $7 after I installed a pool at my home, bought a speedo, the next day the wall was up. Thank you Bob and Laura!
... neighboring dealer's table nonchalantly set a full uncapped cup of brown paint down on one of MY Allstates.
What is a coin dealer doing with a full uncapped cup of brown paint at a coin show? AT on demand?
<< <i>... neighboring dealer's table nonchalantly set a full uncapped cup of brown paint down on one of MY Allstates.
What is a coin dealer doing with a full uncapped cup of brown paint at a coin show? AT on demand? >>
Wasn't a dealer...just a cementhead bullion scavenger.
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First I'll map out the coast of colonial era Roanoke Island using this decaffeinated coffee.
These 4 bran muffins will depict Grenville's fleet, with this croissant signifying his flagship the "Tiger".
Then we'll dump these Corn Flakes here and here to represent Ocracoke Inlet.
Now please hand me that 15 gallon vat of oatmeal and we'll get to work forming the native settlements at Aquascogoc . . ."
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<< <i>"I think I can best explain this by creating a diorama on the floor for you -
First I'll map out the coast of colonial era Roanoke Island using this decaffeinated coffee.
These 4 bran muffins will depict Grenville's fleet, with this croissant signifying his flagship the "Tiger".
Then we'll dump these Corn Flakes here and here to represent Ocracoke Inlet.
Now please hand me that 15 gallon vat of oatmeal and we'll get to work forming the native settlements at Aquascogoc . . ." >>
My vote is for the above.
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<< <i>"CAC-approved coffee ONLY at my table, sir!" >>
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<< <i>"I think I can best explain this by creating a diorama on the floor for you -
First I'll map out the coast of colonial era Roanoke Island using this decaffeinated coffee.
These 4 bran muffins will depict Grenville's fleet, with this croissant signifying his flagship the "Tiger".
Then we'll dump these Corn Flakes here and here to represent Ocracoke Inlet.
Now please hand me that 15 gallon vat of oatmeal and we'll get to work forming the native settlements at Aquascogoc . . ." >>
My vote is for the above. >>
I agree. A lot of thought went into it, and I really do not understand most of it.
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<< <i>"I think I can best explain this by creating a diorama on the floor for you -
First I'll map out the coast of colonial era Roanoke Island using this decaffeinated coffee.
These 4 bran muffins will depict Grenville's fleet, with this croissant signifying his flagship the "Tiger".
Then we'll dump these Corn Flakes here and here to represent Ocracoke Inlet.
Now please hand me that 15 gallon vat of oatmeal and we'll get to work forming the native settlements at Aquascogoc . . ." >>
My vote is for the above. >>
I agree. A lot of thought went into it, and I really do not understand most of it.
How many google searches did this post take John?
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<< <i>How many google searches did this post take John? >>
Well, there is no movie or TV on those Delta flights, and despite the fact that it was March 1st, they still had the February edition of their in flight magazine in the seatback and I had already done that puzzle.
Coin Rarities Online
<< <i>I was with some fellow dealers at a show once and the subject of spills on cases came up. One of the guys described a situation he witnessed one time when a civilian spilled some liquid on a paper money dealer's case, and another dealer who happened to be standing in the aisle immediately ripped off his shirt and used it to contain the spill before it could get down into the inventory. After the danger was past the dealer whose case it was took out his wallet and handed the other dealer a C-note and told him to get himself a new shirt. >>
This reminds me of a TNA show I had set-up at in the old Fort Worth Exhibition Hall back in the mid-80s. "Twas during a torrential thunderstorm with buckets of marble sized hail thrown in for good measure. At one point the roof could no longer hold back and a seam about 100' long "let go". Niagra; Maids of the Mist, it was as water cascaded down to those hard concrete floors.
That roof "failure"; where was it located? Why, directly above the entire row of currency and stamp dealers. I've never seen old geezers move so fast jerking their cases off the tops of their tables. Fortunately, all cases were locked, although some did get a bit dampstained.
Friday morning at the Atlanta show, I walked in newly full on Waffle House and freshly caffeinated. I approached my table, which was swaddled with piles of white vinyl table coverings. I took off the dealer approved security system (i.e. a chair), and removed the table covers with a single solid yank.
Hidden amidst the white wrinkles of the table covers was a coffee cup, totally full, that belonged to some guy I've never seen before sitting at the table next to mine. He was nice enough to use my case as his coffee table, the case where I happen to keep a new car's worth of colonial currency and a San Francisco Mint assay receipt, which happened to be directly underneath where his coffee was now abundantly covering my case.
"The coffee wasn't expensive, don't worry about it," he said. Rest assured, I was most certainly not worried about his coffee. I told him as much, and he said that the cases don't leak.
This is untrue. Fortunately, this particular case was sealed tightly enough that the stuff under his coffee was undamaged.
What's worse, he tried to cajole some barely teenaged page into cleaning up his mess on the floor, which is a job for a janitor, not some young girl who distributes flyers and hot dogs for tips.
The moral: Don't ever put anything liquid on a case, particularly a case that's not yours. Also, abuse of something as precious as coffee should be punished criminally.
My vote for a winner: ElContador most matched what was going through my mind as I furiously cleaned someone else's mess off my case, but Mr. CRO wins for his creative entry.
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My vote for a winner: ElContador most matched what was going through my mind as I furiously cleaned someone else's mess off my case, but Mr. CRO wins for his creative entry.
ElContador translated his entry for me via PM, and after reading I also was going to suggest he be the winner. However, CROs last entry was highly entertaining and it made me laugh.
Perhaps you should consider splitting the $1,000 prize between the two.
Starbucks Only on Cases!
Sheesh! Where's the respect?"
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<< <i>I was with some fellow dealers at a show once and the subject of spills on cases came up. One of the guys described a situation he witnessed one time when a civilian spilled some liquid on a paper money dealer's case, and another dealer who happened to be standing in the aisle immediately ripped off his shirt and used it to contain the spill before it could get down into the inventory. After the danger was past the dealer whose case it was took out his wallet and handed the other dealer a C-note and told him to get himself a new shirt. >>
I got 300' of 6' block wall kinda that way for $7 after I installed a pool at my home, bought a speedo, the next day the wall was up. Thank you Bob and Laura! >>
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