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Sorry to hear about the gal stones Marylin So, my mom's in town... YAY! Except she brought her friend with her and her friend is SUPER selfish. Last night her friend said "we're going to Olive Gar

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http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/$...x.cfm?flash=yes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_coin_(United_States)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_...d_States_dollar

I've had American $1 coins before, given back as change! No clue what type they were

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Silver dollars aren't used in normal circulation. I doubt that. Could have been a susan b. anthony dollar, or a sacagawea dollar coin.

Yup. Most likely the Sacagawea was the one - was it yellow instead of silver?

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It was this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_coin_%28United_States%29

I just like calling it a loonie :P

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I've got Susan B Anthonys and a Sacajawea. I miss Loonies and Toonies.

I haven't seen a Zachary Taylor dollar yet - but I have visited Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West! :D

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Oof! Forgive my ignorance. I had NO CLUE that there were any dollar coins in the U.S. other than the silver dollar.

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Sprailenes: Congratulations to the little guy! Wooohooo! Interesting that you mentioned that Ethan's previous teachers wanted to classify him as ADD... I was watching a PBS documentary of how little kids get put on medication because they are "uncontrollable" in school, and teachers/doctors dont try to figure out if its cause they are bored or prolly overhyped with overly-sugared foods, etc. Glad Ethan found a stimulating program where he can be himself!

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ouch.. earlier I was chopping up some jalapeno to put in my hubby's tuna salad and I guess some of it stayed on my fingers because i just before I touched my mouth with my hand and now my lips and tongue are on fire.. and I can't drink milk because I am lactose intolerant.. :unsure:

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Yeah I guess it's just one of those phobia things - I completely understand it - I have some myself! Just not needles. In fact, I had to have a lot of vaccinations as a child, moving to the tropics - I mean lots! I actually enjoyed them :lol:

As for appliance day:

Washer/Dryer - check!

Fridge - check!

So now just need a stove, not bad!

Good stuff! :star: Not bad for a days work!

Ethan made it on the honor roll again! w00t w00t!!

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Awesome! Congrats to Ethan :D

Silver dollars aren't used in normal circulation. I doubt that. Could have been a susan b. anthony dollar, or a sacagawea dollar coin.

:lol: I refer to all dollar coins as Sacagawea's... I think I just like saying Sacagawea.

But don't feel bad Wyatt, I had no idea they existed either until I moved here. The light rail here in Denver dispenses change all in dollar coins. So you put a $20 in to pay a $7 fare and you get $13 Sacagawea's back. I like them! Reminds me of home.

And Marilyn... OUCH!! Good thing you didn't rub your eye!

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yeah good thing..lol

so I was checking my hubster's credit report the other day and I noticed a medical bill that was sent to collections.. . A few years ago I had a lot of medical bills coming in and I am guessing this is a bill that slipped through the cracks.. ..

anyways my question is do you think I can pay off that debt using our HSA account (the account isn't active but we still have money in there that I use to pay off medical stuff, like lab work etc)

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ouch.. earlier I was chopping up some jalapeno to put in my hubby's tuna salad and I guess some of it stayed on my fingers because i just before I touched my mouth with my hand and now my lips and tongue are on fire.. and I can't drink milk because I am lactose intolerant.. :unsure:

I've done that before... not a nice feeling.

Try eating bread? Let it sit on your lips and tounge, it will soak up the oil a bit.

Works for me anyway.

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I've done that before... not a nice feeling.

Try eating bread? Let it sit on your lips and tounge, it will soak up the oil a bit.

Works for me anyway.

yeah I ate some bread... it isn't hurting anymore now.... but boy did that burn...

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I also got an American loonie. It's pretty cool.

Lol...Yes, those coins do exist!....

I remember when I got a few from the subway station in Buffalo,NY after I had bought a ticket from a vending machine....

Thought it was a fake coin or something....

So I asked the maintence guy (lol..who just so happened to be nearby)...

What the heck that was....And remarked how it looked like a loonie..

Lol...Guess he thought I was loonie..when I mentioned about the loonie...

But yeah...he said that the coins were real..

My husband hates it though....And made me exchange it at the bank for an American dollar bill!

But I kept one of them to collect...lol.....

Personally...I don't like carryiing coins around either..

And yes, it is annoying in Canada to get $10+ in change/coins...been there done that...lol....

Would rather have an American $1 bill!

Sigh...Whatever happened to $1 and $2 Canadian bills.....(yes, they did exist too...I have a few of those...)

Lol..I see my paper money collection growing bigger, as the popularity of coins become more evident......

Antique paper money, collecting, anyone?....lol...

Ant

P.S. By the way...If any Americans (who don't know any better) gives a Canadian an old Canadian $1 and $2 bill......Be sure to tell them not to spend it!

P.P.S. I wonder how a Canadian $5, $10, $20, etc. coin would look like in the future....Would be pretty heavy to carry those around!

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whoo hoo, our tax money was deposited tonight :dance: so we are going car shopping this weekend..

it took less then a week to get our refund... the past years we have been going to an accountant and paying extra to get the "fast refund" but it never was shorter then a week.. usually it took 2 weeks or so

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