Went to the US Mint today. The Denver mint is 1 of 4 in the US and produces 50 million coins a day. Yes 50 million. That's incredible. Our visit was totally wasted as the mint is still closed for the holiday break and even if it wasn't it's not open to foreign visitors, despite being heavily advertised in the tourist literature.
So we went to a bar to watch the Denver Broncos in the NFL Wild Card Play off. That was also a waste of time as they were whipped 10-41 by the Indianapolis Colts. The fans are annoying as they have nothing to say, but say it really loud anyway.
So it was then back to the Pepsi Centre this time to watch the Colorado Avalanche v Minnesota Wild in ice hockey. Our tickets cost $44 for the upper ring and although we were in the same section we had separate seats. This was the Avalanche's 412th consecutive sell out.
The game was a bit of an anticlimax as the 2 sides made the game very scrappy. There was no crowd noise unless it was instigated by the PA. The final score was 3-1 to the Avalanche.
Fact of the Day. 10% of the worlds mined salt is used to de ice roads in the US each year. Unbelievable!
