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| Florida Pro Surf Competition in Sebastian. Photo by Alberto S. |
The Florida Pro Surf competition at the Sebastian Inlet State Park began Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 7:30 am and will continue through January 20, 2019, till 4:00 pm.
Great photo Alberto! Thanks.
Anything that brings people to the beach can increase metal detector finds. Of course some groups bring more and better stuff and some types of groups lose more than others. Surfers do not typically wear or lose the most valuable items, although GoPros and other interesting things are occasionally lost by the surfing crowd.I've written before on the sociology of beach losses.
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I once asked in this blog if anyone had any good ideas what to do with miscellaneous foreign coin finds. Joe D. sent me the link of a web site for a company that will buy "left over" coins and currency.
Here is what they say.
You can exchange your leftover foreign coins and banknotes for cash in 3 easy steps:
Step 1: Discover which currencies you can exchange. We exchange leftover cash for more than 50 different currencies, both circulating and obsolete. The complete list of exchangeable currencies and exchange rates is here.
Step 2: Choose one of these two options:
- Print out the exchange form. Fill in your details. Choose a payment method and payout currency. Sign and date the exchange form.
- No printer needed: Click on the currency you want to exchange. Add the banknotes and coins you have to your online wallet. Repeat for each currency you have. The wallet shows how much cash you will receive. When ready, click on ‘Cash in now’. Confirm your currencies. Fill in your details online. Choose a payment method and confirm. Make a note of the reference number.
Step 3: Send your currency by post to our London office. Include your filled out paper exchange form OR include your reference number written on a piece of paper.
That sounds fun to me. They say they'll pay postage if your shipment is over 1 kilo.Here is the link.
Let me know if you find any other companies that do this, especially those in the US.
Anybody have an experience doing this? Let us know.
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Did you know that the Air Force has an entire wing of luxury jets (in addition to the President's Air Force One planes) for the use of congressmen and top administration officials? I just learned that after hearing about the congressional trip that was recently canceled.
Here is what documents recently obtained by Judicial Watch showed.
Overall, according to documents uncovered by Judicial Watch in January 2011, Pelosi used the Air Force aircraft for a total of 43 trips, covering 90,155 miles, from January 1 through October 1, 2010. Judicial Watch, through FOIA, continues to pursue other records related to Pelosi’s use of Air Force aircraft.
Previous documents obtained by Judicial Watch show the former Speaker’s military travel cost the USAF $2,100,744.59 over one two-year period — $101,429.14 of which was for in-flight expenses, including food and alcohol. For example, purchases for one Pelosi-led congressional delegation traveling from Washington, DC, through Tel Aviv, Israel to Baghdad, Iraq May 15-20, 2008 included: Johnny Walker Red scotch, Grey Goose vodka, Bailey’s Irish Crème, Maker’s Mark whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey, Beefeater gin, Dewars scotch, Bombay Sapphire gin, Jack Daniels whiskey, Corona beer and several bottles of wine.
Judicial Watch also previously uncovered internal Department of Defense (DOD) documents email correspondence detailing attempts by DOD staff to accommodate Pelosi’s numerous requests for military escorts and military aircraft as well as the speaker’s last minute cancellations and changes. For example, in response to a series of requests for military aircraft, one DOD official wrote, “Any chance of politely querying [Pelosi’s team] if they really intend to do all of these or are they just picking every weekend?…[T]here’s no need to block every weekend ‘just in case’…”
Previous documents obtained by Judicial Watch show the former Speaker’s military travel cost the USAF $2,100,744.59 over one two-year period — $101,429.14 of which was for in-flight expenses, including food and alcohol. For example, purchases for one Pelosi-led congressional delegation traveling from Washington, DC, through Tel Aviv, Israel to Baghdad, Iraq May 15-20, 2008 included: Johnny Walker Red scotch, Grey Goose vodka, Bailey’s Irish Crème, Maker’s Mark whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey, Beefeater gin, Dewars scotch, Bombay Sapphire gin, Jack Daniels whiskey, Corona beer and several bottles of wine.
Judicial Watch also previously uncovered internal Department of Defense (DOD) documents email correspondence detailing attempts by DOD staff to accommodate Pelosi’s numerous requests for military escorts and military aircraft as well as the speaker’s last minute cancellations and changes. For example, in response to a series of requests for military aircraft, one DOD official wrote, “Any chance of politely querying [Pelosi’s team] if they really intend to do all of these or are they just picking every weekend?…[T]here’s no need to block every weekend ‘just in case’…”
Here is the link for more about that.
This is not limited to use by government officials either. They take family members and others.
That is how your tax dollars are used. No wonder members of congress don't want term limits. That is one sweet deal.
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The price of gold, which seemed to be approaching $1300 per oz., fell back the past couple of days.
I'm might attend the Vero coin show this weekend.
The moon is getting fuller and the tides are getting bigger. Nonetheless, no greater than a two to four foot surf is predicated for the next week or so.
I don't judge a person's success in life by his fame or what others think of him. I judge a person by how he thinks of others. TG
I don't judge a person's success in life by his fame or what others think of him. I judge a person by how he thinks of others. TG
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