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Eh Mate, thank you!
I love the old "down under silver coins!!!"
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 to the community from Canuck land. |
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Thank you JimmyD!
I have distant relatives in Canuck land, from my great grandma, who live to be 113 yrs old....
....A French-Canadian who, sneaked (as she called it) across the boarder and at 14 years old married a full blooded Algonquin Indian of the Susquahananox Tribe, so my Pappy said, he died at 96, my mother is still going strong a few months after her 100th birthday!
I used to collect the Gold Mapel Leafs, sold them all to pay for my new eyeballs, $7K above insurance!
Hang loose, someday I'll tell you about the 22,000 coin accumulation I bought way back when for only $2,250.00!!
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to the Community! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Valued Member
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Thank you Earle42 & jbuck I greatly appreciate your warm welcoming to this wonderful site!!!
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04/07/2026 11:36 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I have distant relatives in Canuck land, from my great grandma, who live to be 113 yrs old....
....A French-Canadian who, sneaked (as she called it) across the boarder and at 14 years old married a full blooded Algonquin Indian of the Susquahananox Tribe, so my Pappy said, he died at 96, my mother is still going strong a few months after her 100th birthday!I used to collect the Gold Mapel Leafs, sold them all to pay for my new eyeballs, $7K above insurance!
Hang loose, someday I'll tell you about the 22,000 coin accumulation I bought way back when for only $2,250.00!! You seem to be a very interesting person!  Edited by CoinForMe
04/07/2026 1:01 pm
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CoinForMe, Thank you for dropping in and for leaving a comment!
Yes, I agree, unpuffed-out-chestedly, with you. I've had a very varied life, some planned and some not!. Regardless, all along the way, Numismatics has provided me with a hobby to occupy my mind after coming home from work.
Work was mainly aviation related: 1st exposure to aviation was living near and airport, way above it on a hillside, watching airplanes come and go,
I especially remember during the hot clay summer days in PA watching the heavier aircraft like the Flying Box Cars and the 3 tailed TWA Connies clamber out of the New Cumberland airport and disappear over the hill in front of the house.
My 1st real occupation was in the army as a electronic technician working on maintaining and repairing the guidance system on the SAM, the HAWK missile.
Next, helicopter pilot, 1 tour in Vietnam.
Then Air Traffic Controller for 27 years, split with a year trip to Iran as an helicopter instructor pilot .
Finished up my career in the FAA as an Aircraft Accident and Safety Investigator working out of D.C. Been retired since 1997! I always knew that the US Government would pay me to stay home some day!! AND this is not the 1/2 of it as far as the other 1/2 of my life while away from work!!
I usually had two jobs concurrently, US Government and doing my own thing on the side!
Is your ear burning or should I say, Eyes burning yet?
Enough for now.....John
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@jomic - - from far to your north and over the border. ...  Also being a fellow octogenarian, I can empathize with you! .  Yesterday I got my first ever traffic ticket in over 60 years driving (actually, she gave me a warning instead of a $325.00 ticket). The police officer said she didn't want to be the first to give me a ticket. I was stopped at a red light, the light signal turned green for the inside turning lane ( I was in the next lane over) and I started across. Seeing my lane was still red half way across, so kept going. However .... the car I cut off, which was turning from the opposite direction, just happened to be an unmarked police car. Will now force myself to pay more attention when driving! ..  Edited by Sharks
04/08/2026 2:20 pm
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Thank you jack jeckel
Have a GREAT day!!!!!
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Forgot to welcome you here Jomic so... to CCF. [:D} |
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Welcome to the forum, jomic.
We have a couple of things in common. I'm 76 and recently (Dec/Jan) had cataracts removed and lenses put in. I've worn glasses since elementary school but now I'm 20/25 in both eyes. I had my work done at the VA Medical Center and both surgeries were free.
I also did a tour in Vietnam in 1970. I was at Camp Eagle and Phu Bai up in I Corps.
After returning home I eventually joined the Sheet Metal Workers' union and after 30 years retired in 2006.
Once again, welcome to the forum.
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Valued Member
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A hearty thank you all for your kind welcomes and stories!!
Shark, Us octogenarians gotta stick together so if you need something I'll send my wife! I'm too far gone to be of much help to anyone! BUT, I'm hanging in there and this CCF gives me another reason to wake up in the mornings!!
And and, (I really don't stutter) cutting off an unmarked police car....sure was nice of her to give you a warning instead of that $325.00 ticket; NOW you have an excuse to go out and buy $325.00 worth of coins!!!
Dearborn, seems like we run into each other quite often! I appreciate your warm "Welcome"!
GLB49 You're almost an octogenarian, hang in there, Shark & I will wait for you! Thanks for the warm "Welcome"!
jack jackal an hearty thank you for your kind "Welcome"!
JimmyD the Canuck, thank you again for your "Welcome" again and input!!
truggersmob from down under, a thank you also for your kind "Welcome"! I just sold several sets of Downunder
gear, long hooded jacket, leggen's, vest, detachable wool lining and hat, I looked like a real Aussi! Got good $$ for them!
AND last but not least, the guy I see all over the place jbuck, I think we've hd run-ins before, anyway thank you for you kind "welcome" also!!!
All you guys are GREAT (wait a minute, someone said we can't yell in here, so I'll rephrase that: all you guys are great
I need to visit here more often so I don't need to write a short novel next time!
A "Have a great day to all!!!"
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Pillar of the Community
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Welcome to the Community!!!
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