Comments | tattooedartgirl: I FINALLY got a Poppy!

tattooedartgirl

I FINALLY got a Poppy!

Nov 09, 2007 16:58

Its harder than heck to find anyone selling Poppies out here..I don't know why. In Ohio you couldn't walk down the street without at least ONE person selling paper poppies this time of year.

I was in the UPS store and a young man came up next to me and I noticed he had one on his lapel. I asked him where he got it and he said he brought it with him ( Read more... )

poppies, vfw, rememberance

Comments 9

faith0322 November 10 2007, 01:28:01 UTC

We have poppies coming out the ying yang here in Canada. (Not that I mind, of course!) Every place I go, there is a vet taking donations for them. If you want one, just holler and I can pop one in the mail to you. I have some kicking around.

britgeekgrrl November 10 2007, 02:14:12 UTC

I was having the same sulk, myself, today - the apparent inability to find paper poppies around here.

Of course, in the UK, I can't heave a brick without hitting a poppy seller in the week running up to Armistice/Veteran's Day, but around here? Meh.

tattooedartgirl November 10 2007, 07:55:18 UTC

I know, its crazy to not be able to find them here with all the military stuff that use to be here!

this is one plush poppy, its flocked velvet. It was so sweet of the guy to give it to me, restored my faith in humanity today!

misshawklet November 10 2007, 02:41:09 UTC

there are still good people out there. pay it forward~

tattooedartgirl November 10 2007, 07:57:09 UTC

I know, it so kind of him.

I do my best, to pay it forward constantly. So, when he offered, I gladly accepted his generosity knowing that I'm just part of a big circle giving.

misshawklet November 10 2007, 12:51:54 UTC

that's awesome!

gypsyfroggie November 10 2007, 16:15:55 UTC

I guess we just don't know how to celebrate with poppies! This is the first I heard of it and I have lived here all my life and didn't understand the reference! We have tons of military around here, you would have thought it would have been a huge deal! I live right next to a base, closed now, but man I have never seen it. Hanging head in shame and off to find a poppy!

That was a great story of kindness by the way!

deborahthecraft November 13 2007, 22:48:06 UTC

Honestly and sadly I think it is because the vetrans who used to sell them to raise money are dying off?!

deborahthecraft November 13 2007, 22:47:29 UTC

How cute is it that he gave it to you?!And that he actualy was wearing something with a lapel?