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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bluegill, post: 53882, member: 1748&quot;]Not even sold them, just spent them.&nbsp; That is horror.</p><p><br /></p><p>The thread title reminded me of a horrible, sad story I found out about a friend of mine.&nbsp; When he was about ten, he was interested in coin collecting, and he saved up money to go by some interesting coins.&nbsp; He got on the public bus and rode it to the coin store, where he bought some Buffalo nickels.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the ride home, he missed his stop, but he didn&#039;t know what to do.&nbsp; He was a little scared, and he stayed on the bus until it reached the end of the line.&nbsp; Then the bus driver told him he either needed to get off there, on the other side of town from home, or pay fare again.&nbsp; All he had were the Buffalo nickels, and he paid with them.</p><p><br /></p><p>A horrible experience for a ten year old who doesn&#039;t know how to deal with a situation like that.&nbsp; His wife says that&#039;s why he&#039;s now always very nervous about missing connecting flights, missing bus stops, running late, etc.&nbsp; Terrible![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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