Sheri, we just put in half a dozen of the old copper pennies or so. I think it
helps but doesn't solve the algae problem. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy
smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Sheri <sleege@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 4/2/22
11:09 AM (GMT-05:00) To: fhs-65@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [fhs-65] Re: bird
baths Not sure where I’ve been, but I’ve never heard about the copper in
birdbaths bit & we’ve always had birdbaths. So, do you use a lot or just a few
pennies and/or how large a piece of copper pipe/tubing? Also, if this doesn’t
work well for baths in the sun, is there something that does? Definitely open
to new info. -sheri Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 2, 2022, at 9:31 AM, Karen
Hutmacher <karenm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Donna, I do that also to prevent algae/icky stuff from growing but
with mixed results. I think I read in really really hot weather, it
doesn't work so good. Somewhere too I heard it's probably better to
use a slightly bigger piece of copper like a small piece of copper
pipe but I've never tried that. A very small amount of
apple cider vinegar is supposed to work also as well as being sure
bath is in the shade and not in the sun.... These all seem to work
for me with mixed results - depends on the year or some such?
Karen
On 4/1/2022 9:45 PM, donnakasch
(donnakasch) wrote:
We "hoard" the old copper pennies that are
pre-1982 for use in our birdbath ... they help keep the water
clear!
Donna
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-------- Original message --------
From: Steve <sfgrob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 4/1/22 11:33 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: fhs-65@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [fhs-65] Re: Find a penny, pick it up
"Find a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck."
This is welcome news. Pennies are such a pain. I had to laugh
though. The government says it is going to "buy back" pennies
and melt them down for the copper. Yeah, pennies contain only
2.5% copper. It is going to cost more to collect, move, and
melt them down than the reclaimed value if the copper. And then
they will be left with a whole lot of zinc. Good plan.
In South Korea they did this some time ago. But went a bit
further. There are coins that are worth 5¢ but you rarely see
them and almost never use them. Things are rounded off to the
nearest 10¢, mostly. Another smart thing they do is include any
taxes in the purchase price of an item. If you buy something
for $5, you pay $5. Wish we could do that here. Certainly
makes life easier.
Steve
On 04/01/2022 09:01, Michael Brose
(no1knows47) wrote:
It's time to start hoarding
PENNIES. No, not our Penny, the coins. On April 1, 2023
the U.S. will stop minting pennies. They say it costs too
much to produce them and their value is decreasing. There
will still be pennies, just no new ones. If you start
collecting pennies that are new in say about 70 or 90 years
they will be about 3¢ each ±. The penny is supposed to "go
away" eventually so that means that prices will change by 5¢
more or less. Kinda makes one wonder if the government
thought this out or just threw it against the wall to see if
it would stick.
Mike ≈
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