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So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.
Yeah, true enough. I really ought to do more of that. But with so many of my transactions conducted online (sure is convenient), leaving a record is unavoidable. I’ve been seeing signage at auto repair shops and the like saying either no checks accepted or limiting them to smallish amounts. I...- tonyb
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.
I wasn’t in the first wave of “driver’s ed,” which, I was told, featured grisly films and other warnings of the horrors of the road, which really were bloodier then than they are now. (The numbers don’t lie.) But my recollection of my time in driver’s education is that almost all of it was...- tonyb
- Post #14,819
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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If Money Was No Object.
But did you walk away with your dignity intact? I’ve quit without another job lined up a time or two. Or five. I kinda lost count. My obligations were few then and my skills were in demand. So I was reasonably confident I would keep a roof over my head and booze in my belly. And I did. As...- tonyb
- Post #13
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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If Money Was No Object.
I wouldn’t be the first to call a bit of money put away a “f*** you fund.”- tonyb
- Post #12
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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If Money Was No Object.
For most of us here, the bulk of our lives is in the rearview mirror, be that mirror in a million-dollar supercar or 22-year-old Toyota Yaris with hail damage. We’ve never been crazy rich, yet here we are, which can’t be said for Steve Jobs, say, or Paul Allen. Of course I’d love having so...- tonyb
- Post #11
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.
It’s bad enough to get so many junk phone calls. (I’ve taken to rarely answering my iPhone if I don’t recognize the caller; my outgoing voicemail message offers an apology to people who have legitimate business with me, along with my promise to call them back.) What’s all the more annoying are...- tonyb
- Post #14,818
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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“Vegan” felt?
it might be all the more ecologically sensitive to aggressively go after the highly invasive nutria/coypu population here in God’s Country, where the damned things destroy habitat for native species. The fur does make for a real nice hat felt. My only reliable source for coypu hat... -
“Vegan” felt?
Aren’t rabbit and beaver fur protein fibers? Aren’t all animal-sourced fibers protein fibers? -
“Vegan” felt?
Rayon made from bamboo can be pretty darned nice, judging from the couple shirts of mine made from the stuff. But that’s a woven fabric. I suppose it could be felted. But hell, I dunno. It’s far from my area of expertise. We here are among that very small segment of the population who are... -
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“Vegan” felt?
Yeah, that one gives me a chuckle, too. Not only is it absurd to think that a beaver is “harvested” and shaved without doing any harm to the big wet rodent, but then there’s the double entendre. I’ve had friends who know that I make hats, but who know next to nothing about hats themselves, send... -
“Vegan” felt?
^^^^^ I recall a debate some years back on just what Stetson Vita-Felt was. Casein used to supplement the fur was the consensus, as I recall. Hamburger Helper, pretty much. As I already said, I’ll reserve judgement on “vegan” felt until I get some actual experience with it. My expectations... -
“Vegan” felt?
I’ve been seeing ads for hats built on “vegan felt” bodies. I’ll reserve judgement until I actually handle one of the things. But I don’t anticipate being favorably impressed. The advertised prices are low, though, comparable or even lower than wool felts. If they hold up as well or better... -
No singing!
These guys have obviously heard me sing.- tonyb
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage roadside
A couple hours ago I watched the first episode of the Route 66 television show. It dates to 1960. I had almost forgotten the theme music, courtesy of Nelson Riddle. I’m confident that far more people are familiar with that theme than the show itself.- tonyb
- Post #1,315
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Vintage roadside
This came in today’s mail. Didn’t cost much. I’ve been over most of that route, or on the newer roads quite near it, on a few occasions over the years. It’s a nice drive, lotsa stuff to take in, etc. But it’s certainly not the only drive worth one’s while, nor the most geographically...- tonyb
- Post #1,313
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Vintage posters and other paper ephemera
“Make me an angel That flies from Montgomery Make me a poster Of an old rodeo Just give me one thing That I can hold on to To believe in this livin’ Is just a hard way to go.” — John Prine I was reminded of this song while watching video of Bonnie Raitt accepting her Song of the Year Grammy...- tonyb
- Post #53
- Forum: The Display Case
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Good Eats-Show Us Your Vintage Diners
^^^^^^ Cool as that is, I have difficulty envisioning how economically sensible it would be to move it more than a few miles. Still, I hope somebody saves it.- tonyb
- Post #24
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
^^^^^ I was born in Wisconsin, where the lakes freeze over, and spent most of my prepubescent life there. Ice skating was one of those “free” activities most of us kids did. It was indeed free for me and my siblings as we used hand-me-down skates, which typically didn’t fit well and whose blades...- tonyb
- Post #5,523
- Forum: The Display Case
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
A skate case, 15 x 11 x 5.5 The seller didn’t know what it was. These things were very common among my people in my early years. Mom & Pop’s Rolling Skating Rink (yes, that’s what it was called) was the Friday night place to be when my mom was a teenager. (She met both of her husbands there.)...- tonyb
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- Forum: The Display Case
