As if I haven’t suffered enough already it’s the Numismatic Society of Nottingham tonight and the subject is the Pre-Decimal Currencies of Scandinavia. As I know nothing about the subject there is a good chance I will leave the meeting after having been thoroughly educated. However, as I have absolutely no interest in the subject there’s a good chance someone will have to wake me up at the end.
I fell asleep in the auction last month but nobody noticed, which is good news, as I obviously didn’t snore. If I fall asleep tonight I may get away with it.
You’d think I didn’t really enjoy the meetings from my descriptions, but I assure you I do. There’s always something to learn and people to see.
This afternoon I broke a deeply ingrained habit and went into town. I am that desperate to find a birthday present. I did manage a small present, but the trip was mainly notable for a urinating tramp and a non-working car park ticket machine system which refused (a) to take payment and (b) to let me out even though I’d eventually sorted it out and paid..
And they wonder why people prefer Amazon.
Start with “You don’t have to pay £3.80 to park at Amazon as rude people push you out of the way, sales assistants sneer and tramps urinate in the bushes and swear at people who object.” After that, the decline of the High Street starts to look logical.
I’m now going to have a nice sit down in front of the fire before going out again as I’m feeling the cold. That’s something else you don’t have to worry about with Amazon. You can shop on Amazon whilst sitting by the fire.
Five Ounce Silver Coin
The coin went in the post this morning – five ounces of silver. It’s really a medallion but has been struck as a £10 coin of the Channel Island of Guernsey. No, I don’t know why they make them. Maybe they just have lots of silver.
Back in the ’90s when phone cards were a collectors’ item the Island of Jersey made a lot of money by issuing regular sets. Maybe that has caught on with Guernsey.
Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney are all pumping a variety of coins out. They are generally quite good. Some other countries are not so good when it comes to setting a quality threshold. To be fair, most of Tristan da Cunha’s national income comes from sales of coins and stamps to collectors, so they do have an excuse for some of the monstrosities they produce.
What a terrible experience! Hope tomorrow is a better day, Quercus.
It has been, thanks. 🙂
What a disappointing trip to town. I hope you enjoyed your sleep at the Numismatic Society meeting this evening 🙂
🙂
Perhaps you could read up about hibernating until the wetaher gets better. That might help.
There’s a lot to be said for hibernation, though I may not bother about the weather – I’ll just try and sleep my way through as much of the 21st Century as I can, emerging only to grumble and eat.