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I agree the history is really cool , and what an interesting side hobby, as for grouse's comment If I find a fifty unless really old or unusual, it most definitely has a place *** paying Bills*** Lol
Hi Jim, when I found the note I was young and foolish and had no bills so it went into my cd collection!! I have found several wallets over the years but every one has been returned to the owners FULLY intact as should always be the case!
I would do the same, I may not be a rich man, but at least a man of integrity and or morals, there fore I am a very rich man in my opinion. I have spent a lot of money on CD's, you have to have music. LOL |
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snowman - Hi - we have something in common. My wife worked at St. Lukes and lived at the corner of Maple and Ocean Street when I met her. That was over 36 years ago. My Uncle and all my cousins worked there at various times. I believe they have all retired now however. When did you work there?
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I used to always pick up just about everything on the ground that I thought someday I could use. Any coins would have me diving to see what they are and just spending them. However, after numerous operations for cancer of the bladder, prostate, lymph nodes and associated nerves, 2 bouts of Chemo bending over is not an easy thing lately. I too am supposed to do a lot of walking but I have to have a route where washrooms are available. This limits the places I can walk to. I have seen coins on the ground but if it is nickel or cent, I must just pass it up. A dime is tempting but the pain of the attempt would not be worth it. Now a quarter or higher would have to be considered an exersize procedure but so far since the medical stuff, nothing around.
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just carl - wow - that is too bad - I had breathing problems which is why I walk. But I think the answers so far show that at least coin collectors still pick up change.
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Bob - I worked at St. Luke's for 4 months as a pharmacy intern under Ken Eugenio in 2003. I spent a lot of time on rounds with Larry Novo from the pharmacy. I also got to meet a lot of the medical staff there. As a consultant in the Southcoast area, I still see some of the docs I used to work with like Dr Dirican and Dr Davis (who recently retired).
If you go way back in New Bedford history, my grandfather's grandfather was James Willis, a whaling captain who lived in somewhere in town. I'm not sure exactly where though.
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My few finds have all been like 'toast's discoveries. The best description would be 'Road Kill'! Absolutely nothing to talk about with any of them.
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I call mine "Pop Machine" money and "Parking Lot" money. I have seen people throw change down, especially pennies at pop machines. When they leave I politely pick it up. Also take special notice when going through a parking lot as many folks pull their keys out of their pocket along with some unintentional change before unlocking their vehicles. The change is usually not heard as it hits the ground. Find small change all the time!
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snowman - Sheldon Davis was our family doctor for years. I ended up retiring before he did which is remarkable given our age difference of almost 20 years. He was a great old guy. We moved south to North Carolina in early 2004 - but in 2003 I was still filling some prescriptions at St. Lukes. Perhaps I saw you there. My cousin John Gurney was a Vice President of SouthCoast until 2003 or 2004. It was funny because he and I look and sound almost identical and several times when I would visit the hospital people who knew him would mistake me for him. It did get me quick attention, especially when they were not quite sure who I was but my name was Gurney.
As far as going back in New Bedford history - my family goes back 12 generations to about 1660 - it was called Dartmouth back then and one of my ancestors Constant Southworth negotiated the purchase from the indians. I too have a few ancestors who were whalers - Leonard Luscomb my great-great grandfather was Master of the ships Timoleon and Kingston both out of Fairhaven in the 1840-1851 time frame (prior to that he was a ship's cooper on several others), Abishai Hayden of Nantucket sailed on various vessels in the 1830 to 1850 period, Joab Lindley my great-great-great grandfather died at sea in 1829 and my great grandfather Frank Gurney was a lumber supplier who built whale ships and whaleboats in the 1870s. Whaling lore has long been a favorite subject in my family and I still have many artifacts passed down from the vessels they were associated with.
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Bob - Sheldon Davis is a classy guy. He was actually medical director for Savoy Nursing and Rehab, one of the New Bedford nursing homes I consult at. He just retired last spring.
As far as whaling goes.....my grandfather never threw anything away. That included many items that belonged to my great-great grandfather James Willis. My family actually donated his ship log books to the New Bedford Whaling Museum last year and my father still has the sextant that Capt. Willis used to use to navigate. I have a hand-drawn map of eastern Russia, a how-to manual on rigging ships and a small pocket size new testament given to Capt Willis by his wife. The most interesting items though were several Benjamin Russel lithographs that Capt. Willis used to have hang in his house. Most of them were of whaling scenes, but my favorite was a picture of the Stone Fleet. It showed the fleet under sail and listed the ships and captains in the bottom margin (my great-great grandfather was one of those captains).
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