Update one:
by last night, eldest boy had returned to form: ‘Why would I spend my money on gold? It doesn’t do anything.’
Update two:
the gold machine has sold out – at least of the cheap stuff. Sorry, you’ll have to wait until they refill it to read all about Adelaide in front of the Gold Machine.
They’ve sold out? Dam. MrL and I were discussing that we might go and get that sliver of gold for the baby, as a memento of her birth place. That would be okay to do that, wouldn’t it?
Well, it’s probably not any less useful than the other stuff that comes out of vending machines, with exception of super bounce balls which are indeed glorious.
Unlike pretty much anything else a kid might spend pocket money on gold has a resale value.