http://www.markzaugg.com/blogs/archive/2007/10/30/1177.aspxWe're coming up on Halloween, and if you know me, you know what I'm thinking about..Get a poppy.&nbsp; Wear a poppy.&nbsp; It's time to start right now.From the St. Catherines Standard, talking about donations to the Poppy Fund.“We’re not selling them.en-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60526.2668)http://www.markzaugg.com/blogs/archive/2007/10/30/1177.aspx#1180Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:55:41 GMT13d658bc-0b01-4fb4-b631-c311a4e004b8:1180rake <br> &nbsp; &nbsp; I was actually a day late on that one this year. &nbsp;I was downtown on the evening of the 1st to pick some weed^D^D^D^D DVDs and I seen two service cadets, so I did that deal then. <br> <br> &nbsp; &nbsp; So, about that, I'm gonna put a bit of an awkward question out there: how much? &nbsp;Of course, we all know that two generations of our boys went abroad and did necessary but not-fun things like marching in the muck and getting gassed and getting shot and basically having a horrible time, and now as a result we now get to have cool things like mp3s and videos and freedom and voting and stuff. &nbsp;No doubt, that is freakin' excellent, and when it comes to poppy time I want to say nothing is too much. <br> <br> &nbsp; &nbsp; So I've been going with $5 in recent years, myself. &nbsp;Is that good, or am I a goddam cheap ***? &nbsp;I'm a guy with a decent job but not rich and credit companies laugh and point when I ride the bus past them. &nbsp;Am I in the right ballpark on the poppy thing? <br> <br> &nbsp; &nbsp; I tend to think so. &nbsp;The tiny little slot the cadet had in his container, it was really hard to get paper money into it. &nbsp;I think he was expecting quarters, myself. <br> <br>http://www.markzaugg.com/blogs/archive/2007/10/30/1177.aspx#1183Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:42:20 GMT13d658bc-0b01-4fb4-b631-c311a4e004b8:1183melvin <br> I dont put much in,what ever change I have but I never pass a poppy box by, and I still have some green ones.