Re: sun or shade?

I do remember those, I think they were part of the rationing thing, in 
that there were certain things you could "buy" with them.  The way I 
remember is that my mom had some of them in a box with some ration 
coupon books and tickets that we kids used to play with, I assume they 
were eventually lost 'cause I don't remember them as a young adult.

james singer wrote:
> Anybody remember the red 1-mill plastic coins from WWII? There were 
> blue ones, too.
>
> On Jun 2, 2008, at 7:07 PM, Pam Evans wrote:
>
>> actually I think those were steel pennies during WWII.  They needed the
>> copper for munitions.
>>
>> On 6/2/08, Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a piggy bank full of 1942 pennies.  They were just zinc.
>>> zem
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 5:55 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] sun or shade?
>>>
>>>
>>> True - pennies are zinc now w/ a thin veneer of copper.
>>>>
>>>> On 6/2/08, Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, Rich.  I had no idea.
>>>>> zem
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Apking" <
>>>>> redfour@omni-tech.net
>>>>>>
>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:24 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] sun or shade?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Zem, maybe you ought to try older pennies, 10 years old or older,
>>>>>
>>>>>> since the new ones aren't made of copper.  They are a base metal 
>>>>>> with a
>>>>>> copper plating.  Not sure that will have any effect, but the 
>>>>>> older ones
>>>>>> should last a lot longer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Zemuly Sanders wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Try putting new copper pennies in the birdbath.   Something with the
>>>>>>> copper ions prevents the growth of algae.
>>>>>>> zem
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" 
>>>>>>> <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 12:55 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] sun or shade?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> algae grows faster in sun.  and putting it in shade helps the water
>>>>>>> stay
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> cooler for the birdies.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 5/25/08, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Does a birdbath develop gunk faster in sun or shade?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I know lavender helps forstall it but I don't have any.  I'm
>>>>>>>>> cleaning the
>>>>>>>>> bowl with chlorine now and would like to keep it clean as long as
>>>>>>>>> possible.
>>>>>>>>> I can put it in sun or shade, doesn't matter.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Kitty
>>>>>>>>> neIN, Zone 5
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>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>> Pam Evans
>>>>>>>> Kemp TX
>>>>>>>> zone 8A
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