You know you've been in the US too long when...
Jan 10th 2013, 2:43 pm
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Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
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Jan 10th 2013, 2:50 pm
#78
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Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
I know, because if they were, I'd have taken a full set over here with me and would have made them into some kind of display
Jan 10th 2013, 4:32 pm
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Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
When your mum tells you about the cool first day covers that came out and it takes you a while to realise she's talking about the stamps and the sets.
I don't know why she still gets them, habit I guess, but my brothers been dead almost 11 years but he used to collect stamps and she'd send him the sets.
I don't know why she still gets them, habit I guess, but my brothers been dead almost 11 years but he used to collect stamps and she'd send him the sets.
Jan 10th 2013, 4:38 pm
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Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
your mild aspergers manifests itself as sad coin collecting or some equally creepy obsession.
Jan 10th 2013, 4:42 pm
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Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
Out here my new one is glass and porcelain power line insulators ...
Jan 10th 2013, 4:51 pm
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Jan 10th 2013, 4:52 pm
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Jan 10th 2013, 4:57 pm
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Jan 10th 2013, 5:17 pm
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Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
I did that with the old money when I was a nipper. Right proud of it I was.
Jan 10th 2013, 5:25 pm
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Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
I particularly liked pre-decimal coins. Shillings were easy enough to find in circulation as 5p pieces but I had a nice collection of thruppeny bits and sixpences and a few of the old big penny coins.
Jan 10th 2013, 5:34 pm
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Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
Jan 10th 2013, 5:41 pm
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Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
I was born in 1979, so I missed that one. Plus they did away with the 1/2p in 1985 anyway, hence it being easier for me to find shillings.
