A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS!

    MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30th, 2020

   A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS!

    My wife and I, our son, and his son and

daughter spent part of Sunday at Country

Junction. a store with a little bit of everything!

Social distancing was very well observed as

was the wearing of masks. There were 

disinfecting spots throughout the store and

even a spot at the entrance where you could

have your temperature checked. Among the

numerous attractions was an arcade. I remember

when they were called "Penny Arcades." Back

then a penny, nickel, dime, or quarter would

give you access to a number of entertainment

devices. Mostly pinball machines. I couldn't

find any pinball machines at Country Junction.

Most all the devices were electronic simulators

allowing kids to pretend they were driving

race cars, or motorcycles, shooting targets,

or trying their luck winning prizes in Crane

machines. None of them took pennies! Instead

customers inserted their credit cards in a

machine, typed in the amount of money they

expected to use, then got an action card that 

allowed the kids to activate the simulators

of their choice. It's a lot easier to keep track

of pennies (or other coin denominations) in

your pocket and most parents found themselves

returning to the machine that accepted their

credit cards!   Lots of fun...but oh for the days

of the Penny Arcades! Hope you're well and

that all your NEWS is good!