School is out--well, sort of . . .

[apush]

Hello All,
End of year equaled a massive amount of work. God Bless teachers and administrators that work in public education.

Since March, when my business really picks up, I only worked 4 boxes of halves per week with an occassional dime and nickel box thrown in. Skunk boxes galore. Only thing that saved me were the once-in-a-while CWRs. I was so silver starved that I almost bought halves on ebay.

Friday was graduation. I began work at 6:30 AM and did not return home until 5:15 the next morning. We have a lock-in for our seniors at the high school which is great for the kids . . . but a killer for the adults.

I finally dragged myself home and slept a few hours. When I awoke, Mr. Apush had surprised me with 7 boxes of halves, 2 boxes of dimes, and 3 boxes of nickels (and a 12 pack of Modelo Especial with extra limes). He called it my "down-time."

So, I finally hit a bit of silver. Completed 5 boxes thus far out of the 7:
8--90% (including a 54 Ben)
15-40%
1-Clad Columbus Comm (1992)--first Comm in a very long while.

Not much as compared to the massive finds posted here, but I will take it.

Summer School starts Monday.

HSH,
apush

 

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[Numismaniac]

Glad you're getting some hard earned down time and silver APUSH!

Hope Summer brings you some silver for sure!

 

[treeslayer]

Nice to see you post. Hope you enjoy the summer. HH and find alot of silver!!

 

[BuffaloBoy]

Apush, some well deserved boxes indeed, hope the other 2 half dollar boxes produce just as well as the first 5!

Congrats on the commemorative, a nice design it is.
HH
Buff

 

[Solid Rolls]

APUSH!!! Always good to hear from you!!

 

[ArkieBassMan]

Nothing wrong with those boxes!

 

[baddbluff]

Welcome back! Hope the summer affords u lots of down time & lots of silver!

 

[FreedomUIC]

Welcome back! Hope the summer affords u lots of down time & lots of silver!

Unfortunately she is an AP/P at a high school. They are scheduled to work all but 15 - 20 days of the year when you count summer school. Her summers are pretty short.

 

[SilverForBrains]

Now that's what I call a good way to spend your down time! Great boxes too makes the negro model taste that much better

 

[Merc Crazy]

Unfortunately she is an AP/P at a high school. They are scheduled to work all but 15 - 20 days of the year when you count summer school. Her summers are pretty short.

I've seen the salaries those people make, I don't feel bad for them. That extra money could buy plenty of silver, way more than I'd ever hope to find in a summer.

 

[apush]

LOL on "the salaries those people make." I needed a good-hearted laugh for the day.

Final results:
10-90%
21-40%

apush

 

[FreedomUIC]

I've seen the salaries those people make, I don't feel bad for them. That extra money could buy plenty of silver, way more than I'd ever hope to find in a summer.

Maybe you should walk a mile in their shoes, better yet 10 feet. Eight to Ten years of college, numerious inservice classes and 12 - 14 hour work days. I do not begrudge them one penny and neither
should you, either your kids have or will attend a public school. We will talk then....

 

[sagittarius98]

M either your kids have or will attend a public school. We will talk then....

Well, you can go to a private school or be homeschooled.

 

[Merc Crazy]

LOL on "the salaries those people make." I needed a good-hearted laugh for the day.

Final results:
10-90%
21-40%

apush

Maybe you should walk a mile in their shoes, better yet 10 feet. Eight to Ten years of college, numerious inservice classes and 12 - 14 hour work days. I do not begrudge them one penny and neither
should you, either your kids have or will attend a public school. We will talk then....

I get by on 40k a year after 5 years of school. One of my old teachers who is now a good friend became a principal after I left. Know what he told me? I'm paraphrasing here, but... "Way easier than teaching, the workload is about the same, but I don't have to deal with the kids hardly ever, just with parents." He had a bachelors and went back for a masters in education, then got his job as principal less than a year after graduating. First year on the job he pulled down something around $90k.

No offense was intended and we're getting OT here, so I'm just going to leave it at that.

 

[FreedomUIC]

Well, you can go to a private school or be homeschooled.

Private schools are far more expensive then public education and Homeschool children miss out on the interaction with their peers.

Merc Crazy, no offense taken.

 

[Solid Rolls]

I've seen the salaries those people make, I don't feel bad for them. That extra money could buy plenty of silver, way more than I'd ever hope to find in a summer.

WOW!! Picking on a teacher. Classy.

 

[SilverForBrains]

LOL on "the salaries those people make." I needed a good-hearted laugh for the day.

Final results:
10-90%
21-40%

apush

I feel your pain, I've had nine years of college, two bachelors degrees and a PhD, and am still dead broke. Got a job earning what I'd say is a mid-middle class salary, with a heck of a lot of debt. My degrees are all in chemistry too, it's just that academia doesn't pay a heck of a lot. It's all about doing what you love

 

[apush]

Well, I have 3 degrees, a BA, and two MA's: one in American 20th century history and one in education administration. I would like to add that I have over $50,000 in debt for graduate school and that is one heck of a payment every month. I could only wish I made 90K per year, but here in Texas, we don't get paid squat-doodlee. It is for the love of the kids is why most teachers/administrators do what we do. Like any job, there are bad apples, but for the most part it is in the "heart." I understand what Mr. Merc is saying--there are lots of districts that shell out the big dough--but not my socio-economically disadvantaged school.

Freedom--glad to see you posting.

Now for CRH: last 3 dime boxes produced 2 Roosies and 2 Mercs and 1 box of nickels produced 1 ragged war.

HSH,
apush

 

[SilverForBrains]

I lived in TX for awhile, love it there. But yea there are a lot of towns without a lot of money for public education

 

[SilverForBrains]

you aren't a fellow aggie by any chance are you?