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"Nice cars have nice drivers; bad cars have bad drivers. A person's gearbox revealed everything that you could want to know about that person, thought Mr J.L.B. Matekoni.”
― Alexander McCall Smith
The front end of an older Lincoln Continental, awaiting repair at my mechanic's, somewhere in southern Oregon.
While the Gulf station is closing up for the night, things are just getting started for this baby.
Maybe head to the diner for an ice cream float, or cruise on down to the drive in for the late night picture show?
M2 Machines:
1957 Chevrolet Belair
1:64 Greenlight Collectibles:
Weekend Workshop - STP
Mechanic's Corner Series 1
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
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The Mechanic's Core power house for all types of field repairs. Can't bring your mobile or labor frame to the shop? We'll bring the shop to you!
On Wednesday, I took two of the latest coaches to join our fleet to Norscot's garage to have their digital tachograph's reprogrammed. Having latterly spent time working for Aircoach in Ireland, the batch of four still had their Irish plates programmed into the tacho's so needed reporgamming for their UK registrations.
Whilst it's been a battle to get two of them on the road (the second two are still yet to leave the garage), it seems to have been worth the mechanic's effort - two of the nicest coaches I've driven! Very smooth and powerful with a very comfortable cab seat and the bonus of a working radio!
Both still feature a few Aircoach and National Express CCTV and seat belt signs throughout, but the most obvious sign is that of the Aircoach no smoking sign in the toilet, along with an unusual FirstGroup sticker!
Seen at King Street Depot, Aberdeen on Wednesday 23rd May 2018.
Although I love this place, I have to say we always seem to struggle with the weather here. It is very exposed, and every time we go we experience the harshest light imaginable. We were actually hoping the boys and girls at the met office had got it right and we were going to get nice, moody overcast skies and diffused lighting...but no...bright sunshine the entire time we were there..again! Not only that, but the nice weather had bought the world and his son down to the harbour...so getting shots without people or cars in the way was challenging to say the least!
Therefore, there will be a few very similar looking shots in this set, so apologies in advance! I am still going through the shots from Mechanic's mansion so there will be all sorts going up in the next few days! ;-)
Replacing the popular but ageing Celebrity, the Lumina appeared in 1990 as Chevrolet's version of the GM W-body mid-size cars. Offered as a Coupé, a saloon, and (using a different platform) a minivan, the Lumina had a very modern and sleek style. Even today, the car still has a dignified profile.
The first Lumina was a success for Chevrolet with over 900.000 copies sold. However, the car suffered from poor quality and developed a reputation as an unreliable product. My family briefly owned a 1991 model and even though it offered a comfortable ride, it was plagued with enough gremlins that brought our family closer to the mechanic's.
The Lumina saloon lived to see a second generation but the Coupé was replaced by the Monte Carlo and the minivan by the Venture.
If you're new in town, or just passing through, don't mention Paul's penchant for bright colors; he's all about orange, and will talk your ear off until it's red.
1:64 Greenlight Collectibles:
1965 Dodge D-100
Paul's Gulf
Vintage Gulf Service Station
Mechanic's Corner Series 1
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
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Queenscliffe (pop 3,000).
The Ozone Hotel 42 Gellibrand St. Built in 1881 as Baillieu House for wealthy banker, businessman and pastoralist James George Baillieu. This fine Italianate rendered building has a four storey tower, is mainly a three storey structure with a slater mansard roof and widow’s walk on the tower. The iron veranda post are exceptionally high giving a grander appearance. As tourists flocked to the town in the early 1880s Baillieu had it converted into the Ozone Hotel in 1887 and two more wings were added to it.
After the pastoral era the Borough of Queenscliffe was declared in 1863 when the town was already a sizeable. Its location at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay was strategically important. Pilot boats helped ships navigate the dangerous entrance. The town had two lighthouses by 1863 as the early sandstone one of 1844 had been replaced by a white painted stone lighthouse in 1863. At the same time a black basalt second lighthouse was erected within the fort precinct. Some sources say with imported Scottish bluestone however, other sources say the black basalt came from Footscray! The first pilot to tend his services to shipping began work in 1838 and by 1840 the settlement had four pilots. They lived in tents on the shores and they helped with six major shipwrecks before 1863. It was a treacherous place during a storm. By the late 19th century pleasure boats plied the waters mainly across to Sorrento. But Queenscliffe was also fortified to protect Port Phillip Bay. In 1863 three guns were placed here and the first part of the fort was built between 1863 and 1869. Once the railway from Geelong reached the town in 1879 and troops could be quickly moved there if needed further fortifications were erected. Two gun batteries and the Fort were completed in 1882. Then a garrison of troops, engineers and naval men were stationed there. The keep was finished in 1885 and the defensive gorge was dug in 1886. The colonies especially feared attack from Russia in the 1880s. The troops remained in place from 1883 to 1946. It became a museum in 1982. The fishing village of Queenscliffe was surveyed and named after Queen Victoria in 1853. A town pier followed shortly after land sales. The first houses, a group of ten, were built in 1853 for the pilot service men. A school, hotel and church opened in 1854 and the post office gained a telegraphic link to Melbourne in 1855. The first Mechanic’s Institute was erected in 1859. When the borough council was formed in 1863 it had 250 residences. The town has three museums – the Historical Museum in the Info Centre (free); the Maritime Museum (about $10); and the Fort Museum highlights the strategic and military history ($12). In the 1880s Queenscliffe became a popular summer retreat for Melbournians and hotels and guest houses dotted the town. Holidaymakers arrived by train or steamer.
The old Texas Company was well known for it's Chief brand gasoilines, the Texaco Green & Red service trucks with the banjo logo, and the registered restroom program.
I'm guessing this F-100 is reserved for all the dirty work, and the Dodge and Chevy are the show ponies at this particular filling station.
1:64 Greenlight Collectibles:
1970 Ford F-100
Running On Empty Series 4
Greenlight Collectibles:
Vintage Texaco Station
Mechanic's Corner Series 1
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
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Queenscliffe (pop 3,000). After the pastoral era the Borough of Queenscliffe was declared in 1863 when the town was already a sizeable. Its location at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay was strategically important. Pilot boats helped ships navigate the dangerous entrance. The town had two lighthouses by 1863 as the early sandstone one of 1844 had been replaced by a white painted stone lighthouse in 1863. At the same time a black basalt second lighthouse was erected within the fort precinct. Some sources say with imported Scottish bluestone however, other sources say the black basalt came from Footscray! The first pilot to tend his services to shipping began work in 1838 and by 1840 the settlement had four pilots. They lived in tents on the shores and they helped with six major shipwrecks before 1863. It was a treacherous place during a storm. By the late 19th century pleasure boats plied the waters mainly across to Sorrento. But Queenscliffe was also fortified to protect Port Phillip Bay. In 1863 three guns were placed here and the first part of the fort was built between 1863 and 1869. Once the railway from Geelong reached the town in 1879 and troops could be quickly moved there if needed further fortifications were erected. Two gun batteries and the Fort were completed in 1882. Then a garrison of troops, engineers and naval men were stationed there. The keep was finished in 1885 and the defensive gorge was dug in 1886. The colonies especially feared attack from Russia in the 1880s. The troops remained in place from 1883 to 1946. It became a museum in 1982. The fishing village of Queenscliffe was surveyed and named after Queen Victoria in 1853. A town pier followed shortly after land sales. The first houses, a group of ten, were built in 1853 for the pilot service men. A school, hotel and church opened in 1854 and the post office gained a telegraphic link to Melbourne in 1855. The first Mechanic’s Institute was erected in 1859. When the borough council was formed in 1863 it had 250 residences. The town has three museums – the Historical Museum in the Info Centre (free); the Maritime Museum (about $10); and the Fort Museum highlights the strategic and military history ($12). In the 1880s Queenscliffe became a popular summer retreat for Melbournians and hotels and guest houses dotted the town. Holidaymakers arrived by train or steamer.
Composite of two images, one with just the angle grinder ;)
Strobist Info: Canon 580EX-II fired through a large silver bounce umbrella above and camera left. A large silver reflector provided fill from the right.
Model: Maja S
Make-up: Mona Creating
This friendly gentleman is a mechanic that works at my mechanic's shop. This day was a friendly say-hello visit.
This portrait is number 65 in my APAD project. Find out more about the project and see other pictures at the APAD
Truly enjoying the Voigtlander Nokton Classic 40mm F1.4 MC lens. It renders images in a way that is reminiscent of film. View other shots taken with this lens here.
I've never had one of these in an adult living space of my own. They are actually pretty amazing. Instead of shaving my whole neck raw, I can focus on specific, individual hairs. I guess the women were right, after all. These things are awesome. Don't get me started about zits... They make zit management amazing.
Aww cute, I put a towel on my shoulder so as not to appear naked, and disturb the more prudish viewers. Aren't I considerate? (No, I'm not, or I wouldn't have pointed this fact out.)
And boy does that metal knight figurine look a lot more menacing in the mirror reflection, which makes him look twice as tall, and thrice as evil.
reflection, vanity mirror.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 2, 2015.
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BACKSTORY: Got up around 8:50AM, made it out driving by ~9:15 and went out until 2:27PM for a total of 5.25 hours. Spent $60.55 plus ~$10.66 gas for 40.0 miles of driving (14 mpg @ $3.73/G), for a total cost of $71.21. We drove to 24 yard sales, stopping at 15 (62%) of them. We made 44 purchases (69 items) for a total estimated value of $814.81, leading to a profit/savings of $743.60. So in essence, we multiplied our $71.21 investment by 11.44X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn ~$900 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $789 in cash that we saved. How long does $900 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.25 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $124.26/hr as a couple or $62.13/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
$5.00: lawn darts, Regent "Slider" Jarts, model 73929, in box, part no. 01-73927, Regent Sports Corporation, Hauppauge, NY 11787 (EV:$100)
$5.00: (8) generic folding chairs (EV:$11.99)
$5.00: ottoman, leather, 18.5x18.5x16.5" high, with storage area (EV:$51.00)
$5.00: wooden multishelf unit, 30x24x5" deep, 7 shelves (EV:$29.00) (not quite this, but I can't find anything more exact)
$4.00: mechanic's creeper, on wheels (EV:$24.49)
$4.00: clock radio, Proton 320, Model #320, Serial # P32178259 (EV:$22.83)
$3.00: fan, adjusts from 33" high to 47" high, white, plastic, Galaxy, turns out it doesn't work. (EV:$32.69), but we are counting it as $0.00 since it didn't work.
$3.00: lamp, silver, metal clip on, 9" extension, model hbp1001c-109, 12746 SKU: 717-880 "DLC" 0-4633584495-7, date: 201203, E91675 (EV:$28.49)
$3.00: bag of hotel toiletries, 11 bottles of lotion (SolTerre), 17 bottles of shampoo (SolTerre), 16 bars of soap (SolTerre), 1 small container of Morton's salt and 1 small container of Morton's pepper (EV:$21.99)
$3.00: car tray, interior, Keller, 2 cup holders, 10x16"(EV:$27.48), it's not quite this, but I can't find a closer match.
$2.00: cordless vacuum, SharK-15.6 volts, sv7514 (EV:$28.99)
$2.00: mirror, magnifying, wall-mount, ConAir The Classique Collection #41742, 8" diameter, 5x magnification, tri-fold arm extends 12.5" from wall, outer arm swivals 360 degrees, (EV:$42.74)
$1.00: extension cord, white, 2-prong, 6ft, vendor# 64646 (EV:$5.32)
$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 125, 31"x10" (EV:$1.04)
$1.00: game, roller dice, Sportcraft, model no. 11005, barcode 04473610053 (EV:$3.01 price tag)
$1.00: hanging metal decoration, 18 point metal star, welded, very sharp and pointy, 18" across (EV:$81.90)
$1.00: (6) bottles of hair spray, flourescent, Star Quality, 5 bottles 3.5 oz each (3 purple, 1 green, 1 silver), 1 bottle 3.0 oz (yellow) (EV:$0.40 each price tags)
$1.00: carpet freshener, Glade, 42.6 oz (EV:$5.29)
$1.00: toy, Sit 'n Spin, blue with cow face. PlaySkool, 2013 Hasbro (EV:$18.89)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, WestAir N360SE, 17.5x18.25" (EV:$5?)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, Piedmont Commuter, N332SB, 14.25x18.25(EV:$5?)
$1.00: pan, skillet, flat, square, Calphalon, 11x11 (EV:$19.95)
$1.00: game, Blockbuster Movie Game, plays with any movie (EV:$5.00)
$1.00: 2 speakers, 5" cubes, Optimus XTS 40, Cat no 40-1991, wire kind (EV:$13.26)
$1.00: picture frame, 15.5x12.5, wood trim (EV:$22.99)
$1.00: snow shovel, definitely needed after both of ours broke this past winter! (EV:$8.98)
$0.50: vinegar, White House, half a 64oz bottle (EV:$1.70 at Peapod)
$0.50: wrapping paper, 40" long roll (EV:$1.00)
$0.25: shirt, holographic, Disney Camp Rock, style #k2826t0005 (EV:$9.00) Not an exact match.
$0.25: toy, Simpsons, Lisa Simpson, Burger King, 2011, light up red chest, 3"hx2"w (EV:$5.99)
$0.25: toy, Adventure Time, Jake, McDonalds, with spring chest, 3.5"x2.25(EV:$1.00)
$0.25: instrument, recorder, pink clear plastic, Yamaha (EV:$4.97)
$0.25: toy, top, gyroscope, with plastic case, CBOCS (EV:$4.99 price tag)
$0.10: glue,Elmer's Wood Glue, 8 fl oz (EV:$1.99 for 4 fl oz so $3.98 for 8 fl oz)
$0.10: lint brush, Magic Brush, Helmac Products, yellow plastic handle (EV:$6.45)
$0.10: toy, matchbox car, Cheerios, Chex, 43, blue and yellow, 3"x1"(EV:$1.04)
$FREE: lamp, 28" high, 11" wide (EV:$5.00)
$FREE: carpet, for outside (EV:$12.00)
$FREE: Sit 'n Spin, green with red face, PlaySkool, 2004 Hasbro, requires batteries and has button but it doesn't seem to work (EV:$18.89)
$FREE: paint, white, maybe 1/4 of a gallon of Glidden Ultra Hide Latex Eggshell (EV:$2.99 rationale:$11.97 for a gallon)
$FREE: candy, Ice Chips Margarita, sweetened with xylitol, 1.76 oz, shrinkwrapped (EV:$27.95 for 6, or 4.65 each)
$FREE: jar, plastic, locking top, DynaWare 10x5.5" (EV:$10.19)
$FREE: 7 manga books, Manga Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest, A MidSummer Night's Dream (EV:$9.95 price tag for 4 of them, $10.95 price tag for 3 of them)
$FREE: wig, blonde with darker streaks, the lady called it a "Miley Cyris" wig (EV:$5.85)
Tod's Motel is a closed motel along old US60 in Cabool, MO. The Motel also featured a Cafe and a service station. The Service station was opened for a mechanic's shop for a while. Since I took this photo three years ago, Mary's Diner has opened in the Cafe. The Cafe and Service Station in the background use the irregular stone design along the base of the building.
Queenscliffe (pop 3,000). After the pastoral era the Borough of Queenscliffe was declared in 1863 when the town was already a sizeable. Its location at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay was strategically important. Pilot boats helped ships navigate the dangerous entrance. The town had two lighthouses by 1863 as the early sandstone one of 1844 had been replaced by a white painted stone lighthouse in 1863. At the same time a black basalt second lighthouse was erected within the fort precinct. Some sources say with imported Scottish bluestone however, other sources say the black basalt came from Footscray! The first pilot to tend his services to shipping began work in 1838 and by 1840 the settlement had four pilots. They lived in tents on the shores and they helped with six major shipwrecks before 1863. It was a treacherous place during a storm. By the late 19th century pleasure boats plied the waters mainly across to Sorrento. But Queenscliffe was also fortified to protect Port Phillip Bay. In 1863 three guns were placed here and the first part of the fort was built between 1863 and 1869. Once the railway from Geelong reached the town in 1879 and troops could be quickly moved there if needed further fortifications were erected. Two gun batteries and the Fort were completed in 1882. Then a garrison of troops, engineers and naval men were stationed there. The keep was finished in 1885 and the defensive gorge was dug in 1886. The colonies especially feared attack from Russia in the 1880s. The troops remained in place from 1883 to 1946. It became a museum in 1982. The fishing village of Queenscliffe was surveyed and named after Queen Victoria in 1853. A town pier followed shortly after land sales. The first houses, a group of ten, were built in 1853 for the pilot service men. A school, hotel and church opened in 1854 and the post office gained a telegraphic link to Melbourne in 1855. The first Mechanic’s Institute was erected in 1859. When the borough council was formed in 1863 it had 250 residences. The town has three museums – the Historical Museum in the Info Centre (free); the Maritime Museum (about $10); and the Fort Museum highlights the strategic and military history ($12). In the 1880s Queenscliffe became a popular summer retreat for Melbournians and hotels and guest houses dotted the town. Holidaymakers arrived by train or steamer.
Oranjello is getting sick of our antics.
Lisa Simpson action figure, Oranjello the cat.
cartoon: The Simpsons.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 2, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
... Read my yard sale-related blogposts at clintjcl dot wordpress dot com/category/yard-sales/
BACKSTORY: Got up around 8:50AM, made it out driving by ~9:15 and went out until 2:27PM for a total of 5.25 hours. Spent $60.55 plus ~$10.66gas for 40.0 miles of driving (14 mpg @ $3.73/G), for a total cost of $71.21. We drove to 24 yard sales, stopping at 15 (62%) of them. We made 44 purchases (69 items) for a total estimated value of $814.81, leading to a profit/savings of $743.60. So in essence, we multiplied our $71.21 investment by 11.44X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn ~$900 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $789 in cash that we saved. How long does $900 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.25 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $124.26/hr as a couple or $62.13/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
$5.00: lawn darts, Regent "Slider" Jarts, model 73929, in box, part no. 01-73927, Regent Sports Corporation, Hauppauge, NY 11787 (EV:$100)
$5.00: (8) generic folding chairs (EV:$11.99)
$5.00: ottoman, leather, 18.5x18.5x16.5" high, with storage area (EV:$51.00)
$5.00: wooden multishelf unit, 30x24x5" deep, 7 shelves (EV:$29.00) (not quite this, but I can't find anything more exact)
$4.00: mechanic's creeper, on wheels (EV:$24.49)
$4.00: clock radio, Proton 320, Model #320, Serial # P32178259 (EV:$22.83)
$3.00: fan, adjusts from 33" high to 47" high, white, plastic, Galaxy, turns out it doesn't work. (EV:$32.69), but we are counting it as $0.00 since it didn't work.
$3.00: lamp, silver, metal clip on, 9" extension, model hbp1001c-109, 12746 SKU: 717-880 "DLC" 0-4633584495-7, date: 201203, E91675 (EV:$28.49)
$3.00: bag of hotel toiletries, 11 bottles of lotion (SolTerre), 17 bottles of shampoo (SolTerre), 16 bars of soap (SolTerre), 1 small container of Morton's salt and 1 small container of Morton's pepper (EV:$21.99)
$3.00: car tray, interior, Keller, 2 cup holders, 10x16"(EV:$27.48), it's not quite this, but I can't find a closer match.
$2.00: cordless vacuum, SharK-15.6 volts, sv7514 (EV:$28.99)
$2.00: mirror, magnifying, wall-mount, ConAir The Classique Collection #41742, 8" diameter, 5x magnification, tri-fold arm extends 12.5" from wall, outer arm swivals 360 degrees, (EV:$42.74)
$1.00: extension cord, white, 2-prong, 6ft, vendor# 64646 (EV:$5.32)
$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 125, 31"x10" (EV:$1.04)
$1.00: game, roller dice, Sportcraft, model no. 11005, barcode 04473610053 (EV:$3.01 price tag)
$1.00: hanging metal decoration, 18 point metal star, welded, very sharp and pointy, 18" across (EV:$81.90)
$1.00: (6) bottles of hair spray, flourescent, Star Quality, 5 bottles 3.5 oz each (3 purple, 1 green, 1 silver), 1 bottle 3.0 oz (yellow) (EV:$0.40 each price tags)
$1.00: carpet freshener, Glade, 42.6 oz (EV:$5.29)
$1.00: toy, Sit 'n Spin, blue with cow face. PlaySkool, 2013 Hasbro (EV:$18.89)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, WestAir N360SE, 17.5x18.25" (EV:$5?)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, Piedmont Commuter, N332SB, 14.25x18.25(EV:$5?)
$1.00: pan, skillet, flat, square, Calphalon, 11x11 (EV:$19.95)
$1.00: game, Blockbuster Movie Game, plays with any movie (EV:$5.00)
$1.00: 2 speakers, 5" cubes, Optimus XTS 40, Cat no 40-1991, wire kind (EV:$13.26)
$1.00: picture frame, 15.5x12.5, wood trim (EV:$22.99)
$1.00: snow shovel, definitely needed after both of ours broke this past winter! (EV:$8.98)
$0.50: vinegar, White House, half a 64oz bottle (EV:$1.70 at Peapod)
$0.50: wrapping paper, 40" long roll (EV:$1.00)
$0.25: shirt, holographic, Disney Camp Rock, style #k2826t0005 (EV:$9.00) Not an exact match.
$0.25: toy, Simpsons, Lisa Simpson, Burger King, 2011, light up red chest, 3"hx2"w (EV:$5.99)
$0.25: toy, Adventure Time, Jake, McDonalds, with spring chest, 3.5"x2.25(EV:$1.00)
$0.25: instrument, recorder, pink clear plastic, Yamaha (EV:$4.97)
$0.25: toy, top, gyroscope, with plastic case, CBOCS (EV:$4.99 price tag)
$0.10: glue, Elmer's Wood Glue, 8 fl oz (EV:$1.99 for 4 fl oz so $3.98 for 8 fl oz)
$0.10: lint brush, Magic Brush, Helmac Products, yellow plastic handle (EV:$6.45)
$0.10: toy, matchbox car, Cheerios, Chex, 43, blue and yellow, 3"x1"(EV:$1.04)
$FREE: lamp, 28" high, 11" wide (EV:$5.00)
$FREE: carpet, for outside (EV:$12.00)
$FREE: Sit 'n Spin, green with red face, PlaySkool, 2004 Hasbro, requires batteries and has button but it doesn't seem to work (EV:$18.89)
$FREE: paint, white, maybe 1/4 of a gallon of Glidden Ultra Hide Latex Eggshell (EV:$2.99 rationale:$11.97 for a gallon)
$FREE: candy, Ice Chips Margarita, sweetened with xylitol, 1.76 oz, shrinkwrapped (EV:$27.95 for 6, or 4.65 each)
$FREE: jar, plastic, locking top, DynaWare 10x5.5" (EV:$10.19)
$FREE: 7 manga books, Manga Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest, A MidSummer Night's Dream (EV:$9.95 price tag for 4 of them, $10.95 price tag for 3 of them)
$FREE: wig, blonde with darker streaks, the lady called it a "Miley Cyris" wig (EV:$5.85)
Stopped by my mechanic's to schedule an oil change, and he let me nose around the shop. :-) The Chevy wagon is his latest addition.
Queenscliffe (pop 3,000). After the pastoral era the Borough of Queenscliffe was declared in 1863 when the town was already a sizeable. Its location at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay was strategically important. Pilot boats helped ships navigate the dangerous entrance. The town had two lighthouses by 1863 as the early sandstone one of 1844 had been replaced by a white painted stone lighthouse in 1863. At the same time a black basalt second lighthouse was erected within the fort precinct. Some sources say with imported Scottish bluestone however, other sources say the black basalt came from Footscray! The first pilot to tend his services to shipping began work in 1838 and by 1840 the settlement had four pilots. They lived in tents on the shores and they helped with six major shipwrecks before 1863. It was a treacherous place during a storm. By the late 19th century pleasure boats plied the waters mainly across to Sorrento. But Queenscliffe was also fortified to protect Port Phillip Bay. In 1863 three guns were placed here and the first part of the fort was built between 1863 and 1869. Once the railway from Geelong reached the town in 1879 and troops could be quickly moved there if needed further fortifications were erected. Two gun batteries and the Fort were completed in 1882. Then a garrison of troops, engineers and naval men were stationed there. The keep was finished in 1885 and the defensive gorge was dug in 1886. The colonies especially feared attack from Russia in the 1880s. The troops remained in place from 1883 to 1946. It became a museum in 1982. The fishing village of Queenscliffe was surveyed and named after Queen Victoria in 1853. A town pier followed shortly after land sales. The first houses, a group of ten, were built in 1853 for the pilot service men. A school, hotel and church opened in 1854 and the post office gained a telegraphic link to Melbourne in 1855. The first Mechanic’s Institute was erected in 1859. When the borough council was formed in 1863 it had 250 residences. The town has three museums – the Historical Museum in the Info Centre (free); the Maritime Museum (about $10); and the Fort Museum highlights the strategic and military history ($12). In the 1880s Queenscliffe became a popular summer retreat for Melbournians and hotels and guest houses dotted the town. Holidaymakers arrived by train or steamer.
Vue Grand Hotel 46 Hesse St. This prime town location has been a hotel site since 1859. The Vue Grand was built in the early 1880s with polychromatic brick work, a central three storey squat tower and rounded windows. But a fire in 1927 destroyed part of the hotel which was rebuilt with a Mediterranean terracotta tiled roof in Art Deco style.
The Post Office was built in its present location at 47 Hesse St in 1887. Colonial architect G Austin designed the lavish building which cost of £3,000 to build. Additions in 1915 destroyed the symmetrical façade. Note the oriel window above the central entrance door and its Italianate appearance with the horizontal white rendered bands. The Public Library 55 Hesse St. This classical style 1880s building with Corinthian pilasters on the façade, perfect symmetry, rounded windows and entrance and balustraded roof line.
58 Hesse St. A classical style Victorian shop and upstairs residence. Note pediment along austere roof line.
Uniting Churches formerly Methodist. 79 to 83 Hesse St. This complex contains three churches – the original rendered Wesleyan Methodist of 1868, the adjoining Gothic Methodist Church of 1888 with buttress and arched central entrance and across the side road the St Andrews Presbyterian Church built in the late 1890s. An earlier built 1862 Presbyterian Church was demolished to make way for this new church.
Seaview House 86 Hesse St. was built in 1875 as a single storey greengrocer shop. In 1890 an upper floor was added and the house became the Seaview Coffee Palace to promote temperance and avoidance of alcohol.
Coombe Lodge 90 Hesse St. A typical 1880s two storey house. Occupied for many years by doctors for the town.
The timber railway station and master’s residence was erected in 1881. It was an unusual design for a rural location as the large waiting room was built to accommodate holiday throngs from Melbourne.
The Royal Hotel 38 King St. The first hotel opened on this site in 1854. This impressive Italianate structure with four storey tower, bay windows on each end, arcaded veranda and good symmetry typifies the hotels of the 1880s.
The Queenscliffe Hotel at 16 Gellibrand St. was built in 1887 in tuck pointed red brick with Queen Anne features such as the polygonal tower, and the extensive use of cast iron lace work to create an arched effect for the veranda. The sides have Dutch gables but overall the hotel looks very Australian in style. Located in Gellibrand St.
The Ozone Hotel 42 Gellibrand St. Built in 1881 as Baillieu House for wealthy banker, businessman and pastoralist James George Baillieu. This fine Italianate rendered building has a four storey tower, is mainly a three storey structure with a slater mansard roof and widow’s walk on the tower. The iron veranda post are exceptionally high giving a grander appearance. As tourists flocked to the town in the early 1880s Baillieu had it converted into the Ozone Hotel in 1887 and two more wings were added to it.
Lathamstowe House 44 Gellibrand St. This pair of two storey Italianate duplexes was built next to Baillieu’s house in 1883. It was built by successful brewer Edward Latham as a seaside house for Anglican clergymen and their families. Latham was related to the Baillieu family. Like Baillieu House it had a four storey tower and widow’s walk. The arcaded verandas with the end bay windows are typically Italianate in style.
Anglican Church 20 Hobson St. The architect designed church was built in local limestone in 1864. The stuccoed brick tower was added in 1878. The roof line is exceptionally steep and dominates the appearance of this fine Gothic building as it covers the nave and the side aisles. Work began on a parish hall in 1870 but this was not completed until 1902. The land for this church was donated by Governor La Trobe who loved Queenscliffe and had a cottage of his own there in the 1840s and 1850s.
The Chevron Certified Mechanic on Duty is more comfortable with American motors, but he's already got a Z in one bay, so he's on a roll.
At least he knows the VW's engine is in the rear.
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Volkswagen Beetle Taxi Cab
Club V-Dub series
Vintage Chevron Gas Station
Mechanic's Corner Series 2
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
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There wasn't much place left to install this mirror, but I managed to squeeze it in, here. It is possible that it could be left in a configuration such that a dumb guest could open the medicine cabinet and rip this mirror out of the wall. I am hoping no guest is careless enough to do that.
reflection, vanity mirror.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 2, 2015.
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BACKSTORY: Got up around 8:50AM, made it out driving by ~9:15 and went out until 2:27PM for a total of 5.25 hours. Spent $60.55 plus ~$10.66 gas for 40.0 miles of driving (14 mpg @ $3.73/G), for a total cost of $71.21. We drove to 24 yard sales, stopping at 15 (62%) of them. We made 44 purchases (69 items) for a total estimated value of $814.81, leading to a profit/savings of $743.60. So in essence, we multiplied our $71.21 investment by 11.44X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn ~$900 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $789 in cash that we saved. How long does $900 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.25 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $124.26/hr as a couple or $62.13/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
$5.00: lawn darts, Regent "Slider" Jarts, model 73929, in box, part no. 01-73927, Regent Sports Corporation, Hauppauge, NY 11787 (EV:$100)
$5.00: (8) generic folding chairs (EV:$11.99)
$5.00: ottoman, leather, 18.5x18.5x16.5" high, with storage area (EV:$51.00)
$5.00: wooden multishelf unit, 30x24x5" deep, 7 shelves (EV:$29.00) (not quite this, but I can't find anything more exact)
$4.00: mechanic's creeper, on wheels (EV:$24.49)
$4.00: clock radio, Proton 320, Model #320, Serial # P32178259 (EV:$22.83)
$3.00: fan, adjusts from 33" high to 47" high, white, plastic, Galaxy, turns out it doesn't work. (EV:$32.69), but we are counting it as $0.00 since it didn't work.
$3.00: lamp, silver, metal clip on, 9" extension, model hbp1001c-109, 12746 SKU: 717-880 "DLC" 0-4633584495-7, date: 201203, E91675 (EV:$28.49)
$3.00: bag of hotel toiletries, 11 bottles of lotion (SolTerre), 17 bottles of shampoo (SolTerre), 16 bars of soap (SolTerre), 1 small container of Morton's salt and 1 small container of Morton's pepper (EV:$21.99)
$3.00: car tray, interior, Keller, 2 cup holders, 10x16"(EV:$27.48), it's not quite this, but I can't find a closer match.
$2.00: cordless vacuum, SharK-15.6 volts, sv7514 (EV:$28.99)
$2.00: mirror, magnifying, wall-mount, ConAir The Classique Collection #41742, 8" diameter, 5x magnification, tri-fold arm extends 12.5" from wall, outer arm swivals 360 degrees, (EV:$42.74)
$1.00: extension cord, white, 2-prong, 6ft, vendor# 64646 (EV:$5.32)
$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 125, 31"x10" (EV:$1.04)
$1.00: game, roller dice, Sportcraft, model no. 11005, barcode 04473610053 (EV:$3.01 price tag)
$1.00: hanging metal decoration, 18 point metal star, welded, very sharp and pointy, 18" across (EV:$81.90)
$1.00: (6) bottles of hair spray, flourescent, Star Quality, 5 bottles 3.5 oz each (3 purple, 1 green, 1 silver), 1 bottle 3.0 oz (yellow) (EV:$0.40 each price tags)
$1.00: carpet freshener, Glade, 42.6 oz (EV:$5.29)
$1.00: toy, Sit 'n Spin, blue with cow face. PlaySkool, 2013 Hasbro (EV:$18.89)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, WestAir N360SE, 17.5x18.25" (EV:$5?)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, Piedmont Commuter, N332SB, 14.25x18.25(EV:$5?)
$1.00: pan, skillet, flat, square, Calphalon, 11x11 (EV:$19.95)
$1.00: game, Blockbuster Movie Game, plays with any movie (EV:$5.00)
$1.00: 2 speakers, 5" cubes, Optimus XTS 40, Cat no 40-1991, wire kind (EV:$13.26)
$1.00: picture frame, 15.5x12.5, wood trim (EV:$22.99)
$1.00: snow shovel, definitely needed after both of ours broke this past winter! (EV:$8.98)
$0.50: vinegar, White House, halfa 64oz bottle (EV:$1.70 at Peapod)
$0.50: wrapping paper, 40" long roll (EV:$1.00)
$0.25: shirt, holographic, Disney Camp Rock, style #k2826t0005 (EV:$9.00) Not an exact match.
$0.25: toy, Simpsons, Lisa Simpson, Burger King, 2011, light up red chest, 3"hx2"w (EV:$5.99)
$0.25: toy, Adventure Time, Jake, McDonalds, with spring chest, 3.5"x2.25(EV:$1.00)
$0.25: instrument, recorder, pink clear plastic, Yamaha (EV:$4.97)
$0.25: toy, top, gyroscope, with plastic case, CBOCS (EV:$4.99 price tag)
$0.10: glue, Elmer's Wood Glue, 8 fl oz (EV:$1.99 for 4 fl oz so $3.98 for 8 fl oz)
$0.10: lint brush, Magic Brush, Helmac Products, yellow plastic handle (EV:$6.45)
$0.10: toy, matchbox car, Cheerios, Chex, 43, blue and yellow, 3"x1"(EV:$1.04)
$FREE: lamp, 28" high, 11" wide (EV:$5.00)
$FREE: carpet, for outside (EV:$12.00)
$FREE: Sit 'n Spin, green with red face, PlaySkool, 2004 Hasbro, requires batteries and has button but it doesn't seem to work (EV:$18.89)
$FREE: paint, white, maybe 1/4 of a gallon of Glidden Ultra Hide Latex Eggshell (EV:$2.99 rationale:$11.97 for a gallon)
$FREE: candy, Ice Chips Margarita, sweetened with xylitol, 1.76 oz, shrinkwrapped (EV:$27.95 for 6, or 4.65 each)
$FREE: jar, plastic, locking top, DynaWare 10x5.5" (EV:$10.19)
$FREE: 7 manga books, Manga Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest, A MidSummer Night's Dream (EV:$9.95 price tag for 4 of them, $10.95 price tag for 3 of them)
$FREE: wig, blonde with darker streaks, the lady called it a "Miley Cyris" wig (EV:$5.85)
Jake The Dog action figure, Lisa Simpson action figure, brush, candy, car, carpet, dress, extension cord, fluorescent hairspray, glue, gyroscope, hair spray, light, speaker.
cartoon: Adventure Time. cartoon: The Simpsons.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 2, 2015.
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BACKSTORY: Got up around 8:50AM, made it out driving by ~9:15 and went out until 2:27PM for a total of 5.25 hours. Spent $60.55 plus ~$10.66 gas for 40.0 miles of driving (14 mpg @ $3.73/G), for a total cost of $71.21. We drove to 24 yard sales, stopping at 15 (62%) of them. We made 44 purchases (69 items) for a total estimated value of $814.81, leading to a profit/savings of $743.60. So in essence, we multiplied our $71.21 investment by 11.44X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn ~$900 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $789 in cash that we saved. How long does $900 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.25 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $124.26/hr as a couple or $62.13/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
$5.00: lawn darts, Regent "Slider" Jarts, model 73929, in box, part no. 01-73927, Regent Sports Corporation, Hauppauge, NY 11787 (EV:$100)
$5.00: (8) generic folding chairs (EV:$11.99)
$5.00: ottoman, leather, 18.5x18.5x16.5" high, with storage area (EV:$51.00)
$5.00: wooden multishelf unit, 30x24x5" deep, 7 shelves (EV:$29.00) (not quite this, but I can't find anything more exact)
$4.00: mechanic's creeper, on wheels (EV:$24.49)
$4.00: clock radio, Proton 320, Model #320, Serial # P32178259 (EV:$22.83)
$3.00: fan, adjusts from 33" high to 47" high, white, plastic, Galaxy, turns out it doesn't work. (EV:$32.69), but we are counting it as $0.00 since it didn't work.
$3.00: lamp, silver, metal clip on, 9" extension, model hbp1001c-109, 12746 SKU: 717-880 "DLC" 0-4633584495-7, date: 201203, E91675 (EV:$28.49)
$3.00: bag of hotel toiletries, 11 bottles of lotion (SolTerre), 17 bottles of shampoo (SolTerre), 16 bars of soap (SolTerre), 1 small container of Morton's salt and 1 small container of Morton's pepper (EV:$21.99)
$3.00: car tray, interior, Keller, 2 cup holders, 10x16"(EV:$27.48), it's not quite this, but I can't find a closer match.
$2.00: cordless vacuum, SharK-15.6 volts, sv7514 (EV:$28.99)
$2.00: mirror, magnifying, wall-mount, ConAir The Classique Collection #41742, 8" diameter, 5x magnification, tri-fold arm extends 12.5" from wall, outer arm swivals 360 degrees, (EV:$42.74)
$1.00: extension cord, white, 2-prong, 6ft, vendor# 64646 (EV:$5.32)
$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 125, 31"x10" (EV:$1.04)
$1.00: game, roller dice, Sportcraft, model no. 11005, barcode 04473610053 (EV:$3.01 price tag)
$1.00: hanging metal decoration, 18 point metal star, welded, very sharp and pointy, 18" across (EV:$81.90)
$1.00: (6) bottles of hair spray, flourescent, Star Quality, 5 bottles 3.5 oz each (3 purple, 1 green, 1 silver), 1 bottle 3.0 oz (yellow) (EV:$0.40 each price tags)
$1.00: carpet freshener, Glade, 42.6 oz (EV:$5.29)
$1.00: toy, Sit 'n Spin, blue with cow face. PlaySkool, 2013 Hasbro (EV:$18.89)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, WestAir N360SE, 17.5x18.25" (EV:$5?)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, Piedmont Commuter, N332SB, 14.25x18.25(EV:$5?)
$1.00: pan, skillet, flat, square, Calphalon, 11x11 (EV:$19.95)
$1.00: game, Blockbuster Movie Game, plays with any movie (EV:$5.00)
$1.00: 2 speakers, 5" cubes, Optimus XTS 40, Cat no 40-1991, wire kind (EV:$13.26)
$1.00: picture frame, 15.5x12.5, wood trim (EV:$22.99)
$1.00: snow shovel, definitely needed after both of ours broke this past winter! (EV:$8.98)
$0.50: vinegar, White House, half a 64oz bottle (EV:$1.70 at Peapod)
$0.50: wrapping paper, 40" long roll (EV:$1.00)
$0.25: shirt, holographic, Disney Camp Rock, style #k2826t0005 (EV:$9.00) Not an exact match.
$0.25: toy, Simpsons, Lisa Simpson, Burger King, 2011, light up red chest, 3"hx2"w (EV:$5.99)
$0.25: toy, Adventure Time, Jake, McDonalds, with spring chest, 3.5"x2.25(EV:$1.00)
$0.25: instrument, recorder, pink clear plastic, Yamaha (EV:$4.97)
$0.25: toy, top, gyroscope, with plastic case, CBOCS (EV:$4.99 price tag)
$0.10: glue, Elmer's Wood Glue, 8 fl oz (EV:$1.99 for 4 fl oz so $3.98 for 8 fl oz)
$0.10: lint brush, Magic Brush, Helmac Products, yellow plastic handle (EV:$6.45)
$0.10: toy, matchbox car, Cheerios, Chex, 43, blue and yellow, 3"x1"(EV:$1.04)
$FREE: lamp, 28" high, 11" wide (EV:$5.00)
$FREE: carpet, for outside (EV:$12.00)
$FREE: Sit 'n Spin, green with red face, PlaySkool, 2004 Hasbro, requires batteries and has button but it doesn't seem to work (EV:$18.89)
$FREE: paint, white, maybe 1/4 of a gallon of Glidden Ultra Hide Latex Eggshell (EV:$2.99 rationale:$11.97 for a gallon)
$FREE: candy, Ice Chips Margarita, sweetened with xylitol, 1.76 oz, shrinkwrapped (EV:$27.95 for 6, or 4.65 each)
$FREE: jar, plastic, locking top, DynaWare 10x5.5" (EV:$10.19)
$FREE: 7 manga books, Manga Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest, A MidSummer Night's Dream (EV:$9.95 price tag for 4 of them, $10.95 price tag for 3 of them)
$FREE: wig, blonde with darker streaks, the lady called it a "Miley Cyris" wig (EV:$5.85)
Queenscliffe (pop 3,000). After the pastoral era the Borough of Queenscliffe was declared in 1863 when the town was already a sizeable. Its location at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay was strategically important. Pilot boats helped ships navigate the dangerous entrance. The town had two lighthouses by 1863 as the early sandstone one of 1844 had been replaced by a white painted stone lighthouse in 1863. At the same time a black basalt second lighthouse was erected within the fort precinct. Some sources say with imported Scottish bluestone however, other sources say the black basalt came from Footscray! The first pilot to tend his services to shipping began work in 1838 and by 1840 the settlement had four pilots. They lived in tents on the shores and they helped with six major shipwrecks before 1863. It was a treacherous place during a storm. By the late 19th century pleasure boats plied the waters mainly across to Sorrento. But Queenscliffe was also fortified to protect Port Phillip Bay. In 1863 three guns were placed here and the first part of the fort was built between 1863 and 1869. Once the railway from Geelong reached the town in 1879 and troops could be quickly moved there if needed further fortifications were erected. Two gun batteries and the Fort were completed in 1882. Then a garrison of troops, engineers and naval men were stationed there. The keep was finished in 1885 and the defensive gorge was dug in 1886. The colonies especially feared attack from Russia in the 1880s. The troops remained in place from 1883 to 1946. It became a museum in 1982. The fishing village of Queenscliffe was surveyed and named after Queen Victoria in 1853. A town pier followed shortly after land sales. The first houses, a group of ten, were built in 1853 for the pilot service men. A school, hotel and church opened in 1854 and the post office gained a telegraphic link to Melbourne in 1855. The first Mechanic’s Institute was erected in 1859. When the borough council was formed in 1863 it had 250 residences. The town has three museums – the Historical Museum in the Info Centre (free); the Maritime Museum (about $10); and the Fort Museum highlights the strategic and military history ($12). In the 1880s Queenscliffe became a popular summer retreat for Melbournians and hotels and guest houses dotted the town. Holidaymakers arrived by train or steamer.
Vue Grand Hotel 46 Hesse St. This prime town location has been a hotel site since 1859. The Vue Grand was built in the early 1880s with polychromatic brick work, a central three storey squat tower and rounded windows. But a fire in 1927 destroyed part of the hotel which was rebuilt with a Mediterranean terracotta tiled roof in Art Deco style.
The Post Office was built in its present location at 47 Hesse St in 1887. Colonial architect G Austin designed the lavish building which cost of £3,000 to build. Additions in 1915 destroyed the symmetrical façade. Note the oriel window above the central entrance door and its Italianate appearance with the horizontal white rendered bands. The Public Library 55 Hesse St. This classical style 1880s building with Corinthian pilasters on the façade, perfect symmetry, rounded windows and entrance and balustraded roof line.
58 Hesse St. A classical style Victorian shop and upstairs residence. Note pediment along austere roof line.
Uniting Churches formerly Methodist. 79 to 83 Hesse St. This complex contains three churches – the original rendered Wesleyan Methodist of 1868, the adjoining Gothic Methodist Church of 1888 with buttress and arched central entrance and across the side road the St Andrews Presbyterian Church built in the late 1890s. An earlier built 1862 Presbyterian Church was demolished to make way for this new church.
Seaview House 86 Hesse St. was built in 1875 as a single storey greengrocer shop. In 1890 an upper floor was added and the house became the Seaview Coffee Palace to promote temperance and avoidance of alcohol.
Coombe Lodge 90 Hesse St. A typical 1880s two storey house. Occupied for many years by doctors for the town.
The timber railway station and master’s residence was erected in 1881. It was an unusual design for a rural location as the large waiting room was built to accommodate holiday throngs from Melbourne.
The Royal Hotel 38 King St. The first hotel opened on this site in 1854. This impressive Italianate structure with four storey tower, bay windows on each end, arcaded veranda and good symmetry typifies the hotels of the 1880s.
The Queenscliffe Hotel at 16 Gellibrand St. was built in 1887 in tuck pointed red brick with Queen Anne features such as the polygonal tower, and the extensive use of cast iron lace work to create an arched effect for the veranda. The sides have Dutch gables but overall the hotel looks very Australian in style. Located in Gellibrand St.
The Ozone Hotel 42 Gellibrand St. Built in 1881 as Baillieu House for wealthy banker, businessman and pastoralist James George Baillieu. This fine Italianate rendered building has a four storey tower, is mainly a three storey structure with a slater mansard roof and widow’s walk on the tower. The iron veranda post are exceptionally high giving a grander appearance. As tourists flocked to the town in the early 1880s Baillieu had it converted into the Ozone Hotel in 1887 and two more wings were added to it.
Lathamstowe House 44 Gellibrand St. This pair of two storey Italianate duplexes was built next to Baillieu’s house in 1883. It was built by successful brewer Edward Latham as a seaside house for Anglican clergymen and their families. Latham was related to the Baillieu family. Like Baillieu House it had a four storey tower and widow’s walk. The arcaded verandas with the end bay windows are typically Italianate in style.
Anglican Church 20 Hobson St. The architect designed church was built in local limestone in 1864. The stuccoed brick tower was added in 1878. The roof line is exceptionally steep and dominates the appearance of this fine Gothic building as it covers the nave and the side aisles. Work began on a parish hall in 1870 but this was not completed until 1902. The land for this church was donated by Governor La Trobe who loved Queenscliffe and had a cottage of his own there in the 1840s and 1850s.
Queenscliffe (pop 3,000). After the pastoral era the Borough of Queenscliffe was declared in 1863 when the town was already a sizeable. Its location at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay was strategically important. Pilot boats helped ships navigate the dangerous entrance. The town had two lighthouses by 1863 as the early sandstone one of 1844 had been replaced by a white painted stone lighthouse in 1863. At the same time a black basalt second lighthouse was erected within the fort precinct. Some sources say with imported Scottish bluestone however, other sources say the black basalt came from Footscray! The first pilot to tend his services to shipping began work in 1838 and by 1840 the settlement had four pilots. They lived in tents on the shores and they helped with six major shipwrecks before 1863. It was a treacherous place during a storm. By the late 19th century pleasure boats plied the waters mainly across to Sorrento. But Queenscliffe was also fortified to protect Port Phillip Bay. In 1863 three guns were placed here and the first part of the fort was built between 1863 and 1869. Once the railway from Geelong reached the town in 1879 and troops could be quickly moved there if needed further fortifications were erected. Two gun batteries and the Fort were completed in 1882. Then a garrison of troops, engineers and naval men were stationed there. The keep was finished in 1885 and the defensive gorge was dug in 1886. The colonies especially feared attack from Russia in the 1880s. The troops remained in place from 1883 to 1946. It became a museum in 1982. The fishing village of Queenscliffe was surveyed and named after Queen Victoria in 1853. A town pier followed shortly after land sales. The first houses, a group of ten, were built in 1853 for the pilot service men. A school, hotel and church opened in 1854 and the post office gained a telegraphic link to Melbourne in 1855. The first Mechanic’s Institute was erected in 1859. When the borough council was formed in 1863 it had 250 residences. The town has three museums – the Historical Museum in the Info Centre (free); the Maritime Museum (about $10); and the Fort Museum highlights the strategic and military history ($12). In the 1880s Queenscliffe became a popular summer retreat for Melbournians and hotels and guest houses dotted the town. Holidaymakers arrived by train or steamer.
Vue Grand Hotel 46 Hesse St. This prime town location has been a hotel site since 1859. The Vue Grand was built in the early 1880s with polychromatic brick work, a central three storey squat tower and rounded windows. But a fire in 1927 destroyed part of the hotel which was rebuilt with a Mediterranean terracotta tiled roof in Art Deco style.
The Post Office was built in its present location at 47 Hesse St in 1887. Colonial architect G Austin designed the lavish building which cost of £3,000 to build. Additions in 1915 destroyed the symmetrical façade. Note the oriel window above the central entrance door and its Italianate appearance with the horizontal white rendered bands. The Public Library 55 Hesse St. This classical style 1880s building with Corinthian pilasters on the façade, perfect symmetry, rounded windows and entrance and balustraded roof line.
58 Hesse St. A classical style Victorian shop and upstairs residence. Note pediment along austere roof line.
Uniting Churches formerly Methodist. 79 to 83 Hesse St. This complex contains three churches – the original rendered Wesleyan Methodist of 1868, the adjoining Gothic Methodist Church of 1888 with buttress and arched central entrance and across the side road the St Andrews Presbyterian Church built in the late 1890s. An earlier built 1862 Presbyterian Church was demolished to make way for this new church.
Seaview House 86 Hesse St. was built in 1875 as a single storey greengrocer shop. In 1890 an upper floor was added and the house became the Seaview Coffee Palace to promote temperance and avoidance of alcohol.
Coombe Lodge 90 Hesse St. A typical 1880s two storey house. Occupied for many years by doctors for the town.
The timber railway station and master’s residence was erected in 1881. It was an unusual design for a rural location as the large waiting room was built to accommodate holiday throngs from Melbourne.
The Royal Hotel 38 King St. The first hotel opened on this site in 1854. This impressive Italianate structure with four storey tower, bay windows on each end, arcaded veranda and good symmetry typifies the hotels of the 1880s.
The Queenscliffe Hotel at 16 Gellibrand St. was built in 1887 in tuck pointed red brick with Queen Anne features such as the polygonal tower, and the extensive use of cast iron lace work to create an arched effect for the veranda. The sides have Dutch gables but overall the hotel looks very Australian in style. Located in Gellibrand St.
The Ozone Hotel 42 Gellibrand St. Built in 1881 as Baillieu House for wealthy banker, businessman and pastoralist James George Baillieu. This fine Italianate rendered building has a four storey tower, is mainly a three storey structure with a slater mansard roof and widow’s walk on the tower. The iron veranda post are exceptionally high giving a grander appearance. As tourists flocked to the town in the early 1880s Baillieu had it converted into the Ozone Hotel in 1887 and two more wings were added to it.
Lathamstowe House 44 Gellibrand St. This pair of two storey Italianate duplexes was built next to Baillieu’s house in 1883. It was built by successful brewer Edward Latham as a seaside house for Anglican clergymen and their families. Latham was related to the Baillieu family. Like Baillieu House it had a four storey tower and widow’s walk. The arcaded verandas with the end bay windows are typically Italianate in style.
Anglican Church 20 Hobson St. The architect designed church was built in local limestone in 1864. The stuccoed brick tower was added in 1878. The roof line is exceptionally steep and dominates the appearance of this fine Gothic building as it covers the nave and the side aisles. Work began on a parish hall in 1870 but this was not completed until 1902. The land for this church was donated by Governor La Trobe who loved Queenscliffe and had a cottage of his own there in the 1840s and 1850s.
In a nearby, small forest was a well known automobile graveyard.The cars, many of them American-made, were a legacy of RCAF Station Marville where Canadian and US troops were stationed on behalf of NATO. A mechanic in Châtillon did business repairing the NATO troops' cars, but after France's 1966 withdrawal from NATO he was left with hundreds of scrap cars that gradually became overgrown. The cars became a local curiosity after an unauthorized television documentary publicized them, and then a political issue when the mechanic's son, a local environmentalist, faced a lawsuit for maintaining an illegal dump. The cars were removed and crushed, although the pictures and the story continue to circulate.
Various yardsale booty.
Blockbuster Movie Game board game, Movie Game board game, brush, candy, carpet cleaner, glue, gyroscope, jarts, lawn darts, light, speaker, vinegar.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 2, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
... Read my yard sale-related blogposts at clintjcl dot wordpress dot com/category/yard-sales/
BACKSTORY: Got up around 8:50AM, made it out driving by ~9:15 and went out until 2:27PM for a total of 5.25 hours. Spent $60.55 plus ~$10.66 gas for 40.0 miles of driving (14 mpg @ $3.73/G), for a total cost of $71.21. We drove to 24 yard sales, stopping at 15 (62%) of them. We made 44 purchases (69 items) for a total estimated value of $814.81, leading to a profit/savings of $743.60. So in essence, we multiplied our $71.21 investment by 11.44X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn ~$900 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $789 in cash that we saved. How long does $900 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.25 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $124.26/hr as a couple or $62.13/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
$5.00: lawn darts, Regent "Slider" Jarts, model 73929, in box, part no. 01-73927, Regent Sports Corporation, Hauppauge, NY 11787 (EV:$100)
$5.00: (8) generic folding chairs (EV:$11.99)
$5.00: ottoman, leather, 18.5x18.5x16.5" high, with storage area (EV:$51.00)
$5.00: wooden multishelf unit, 30x24x5" deep, 7 shelves (EV:$29.00) (not quite this, but I can't find anything more exact)
$4.00: mechanic's creeper, on wheels (EV:$24.49)
$4.00: clock radio, Proton 320, Model #320, Serial # P32178259 (EV:$22.83)
$3.00: fan, adjusts from 33" high to 47" high, white, plastic, Galaxy, turns out it doesn't work. (EV:$32.69), but we are counting it as $0.00 since it didn't work.
$3.00: lamp, silver, metal clip on, 9" extension, model hbp1001c-109, 12746 SKU: 717-880 "DLC" 0-4633584495-7, date: 201203, E91675 (EV:$28.49)
$3.00: bag of hotel toiletries, 11 bottles of lotion (SolTerre), 17 bottles of shampoo (SolTerre), 16 bars of soap (SolTerre), 1 small container of Morton's salt and 1 small container of Morton's pepper (EV:$21.99)
$3.00: car tray, interior, Keller, 2 cup holders, 10x16"(EV:$27.48), it's not quite this, but I can't find a closer match.
$2.00: cordless vacuum, SharK-15.6 volts, sv7514 (EV:$28.99)
$2.00: mirror, magnifying, wall-mount, ConAir The Classique Collection #41742, 8" diameter, 5x magnification, tri-fold arm extends 12.5" from wall, outer arm swivals 360 degrees, (EV:$42.74)
$1.00: extension cord, white, 2-prong, 6ft, vendor# 64646 (EV:$5.32)
$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 125, 31"x10" (EV:$1.04)
$1.00: game, roller dice, Sportcraft, model no. 11005, barcode 04473610053 (EV:$3.01 price tag)
$1.00: hanging metal decoration, 18 point metal star, welded, very sharp and pointy, 18" across (EV:$81.90)
$1.00: (6) bottles of hair spray, flourescent, Star Quality, 5 bottles 3.5 oz each (3 purple, 1 green, 1 silver), 1 bottle 3.0 oz (yellow) (EV:$0.40 each price tags)
$1.00: carpet freshener, Glade, 42.6 oz (EV:$5.29)
$1.00: toy, Sit 'n Spin, blue with cow face. PlaySkool, 2013 Hasbro (EV:$18.89)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, WestAir N360SE, 17.5x18.25" (EV:$5?)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, Piedmont Commuter, N332SB, 14.25x18.25(EV:$5?)
$1.00: pan, skillet, flat, square, Calphalon, 11x11 (EV:$19.95)
$1.00: game, Blockbuster Movie Game, plays with any movie (EV:$5.00)
$1.00: 2 speakers, 5" cubes, Optimus XTS 40, Cat no 40-1991, wire kind (EV:$13.26)
$1.00: picture frame, 15.5x12.5, wood trim (EV:$22.99)
$1.00: snow shovel, definitely needed after both of ours broke this past winter! (EV:$8.98)
$0.50: vinegar, White House, half a 64oz bottle (EV:$1.70 at Peapod)
$0.50: wrapping paper, 40" long roll (EV:$1.00)
$0.25: shirt, holographic, Disney Camp Rock, style #k2826t0005 (EV:$9.00) Not an exact match.
$0.25: toy, Simpsons, Lisa Simpson, Burger King, 2011, light up red chest, 3"hx2"w (EV:$5.99)
$0.25: toy, Adventure Time, Jake, McDonalds, with spring chest, 3.5"x2.25(EV:$1.00)
$0.25: instrument, recorder, pink clear plastic, Yamaha (EV:$4.97)
$0.25: toy, top, gyroscope, with plastic case, CBOCS (EV:$4.99 price tag)
$0.10: glue, Elmer's Wood Glue, 8 fl oz (EV:$1.99 for 4 fl oz so $3.98 for 8 fl oz)
$0.10: lint brush, Magic Brush, Helmac Products, yellow plastic handle (EV:$6.45)
$0.10: toy, matchbox car, Cheerios, Chex, 43, blue and yellow, 3"x1"(EV:$1.04)
$FREE: lamp, 28" high, 11" wide (EV:$5.00)
$FREE: carpet, for outside (EV:$12.00)
$FREE: Sit 'n Spin, green with red face, PlaySkool, 2004 Hasbro, requires batteries and has button but it doesn't seem to work (EV:$18.89)
$FREE: paint, white, maybe 1/4 of a gallon of Glidden Ultra Hide Latex Eggshell (EV:$2.99 rationale:$11.97 for a gallon)
$FREE: candy, Ice Chips Margarita, sweetened with xylitol, 1.76 oz, shrinkwrapped (EV:$27.95 for 6, or 4.65 each)
$FREE: jar, plastic, locking top, DynaWare 10x5.5" (EV:$10.19)
$FREE: 7 manga books, Manga Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest, A MidSummer Night's Dream (EV:$9.95 price tag for 4 of them, $10.95 price tag for 3 of them)
$FREE: wig, blonde with darker streaks, the lady called it a "Miley Cyris" wig (EV:$5.85)
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Area “Ex S.I.O.M.E.” (Click here to see all the shots of Area Ex-SIOME)
The industrial park commonly known as “Area Ex-SIOME” is located on the banks of river Olona, in the suburb “Folla” of the town of Malnate (near Varese, in northern Italy); the river itself flows under the buildings, inside an underground canal. The factory originated from the old “Mulino dei Ratti” watermill, which in 1828 was converted into a cotton mill by the Swiss entrepreneur Enrico Schoch. In 1881 the business was sold to Introini family, from the city of Busto Arsizio; towards the end of the century it was transformed into a mechanic’s workshop called “Officine Galli”, from 1919 known as “Officine Meccaniche Conti Luigi & Co.”. Finally, between 1971 and 1972, the property was bought by “S.I.O.M.E. Grandi Impianti S.p.A.” which produced large machinery for concrete processing. The plant was permanently closed in 1992 and as of today it is totally abandoned; what once was the backyard is now covered by piles of illegally dumped garbage. Until 1953 the factory was connected with a sidetrack (now disappeared) to the nearby Valmorea railway. The redevelopment of the area has been for years part of the projects of the district of Malnate and of the province of Varese, but a final decision hasn’t been made yet. What we know for sure is that the derelict buildings of SIOME will be demolished in the near future. It’s better to remember with a few words and some photos this corner of industrial archaeology in the Olona valley, before it gets forgotten.
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Area “Ex S.I.O.M.E.” (Clicca qui per vedere tutte le foto dell'Area Ex-SIOME)
Il complesso industriale noto con il nome di “Area Ex-SIOME” sorge sulle sponde dell’Olona, presso la frazione di Folla nel comune di Malnate (VA); il fiume stesso scorre sotto parte degli edifici, confinato in un canale sotterraneo. L’attività tra le sue origini dall’antico “Mulino dei Ratti”, che nel 1828 è convertito dalla famiglia dello svizzero Enrico Schoch in un cotonificio. Nel 1881 lo stabile è venduto alla “Filatura Introini” di Busto Arsizio, ma già verso la fine del secolo la struttura viene trasformata completamente in una ditta meccanica, le “Officine Galli” (la cui presenza è certa nel 1901). A partire dal 1919 la proprietà passa alle “Officine Meccaniche Conti Luigi & Co.”, che tra il 1971 e il 1972 lasciano il posto alla “S.I.O.M.E. Grandi Impianti S.p.A.”. Durante quest’ultima gestione l’attività consiste nella produzione di macchinari di grosse dimensioni per la lavorazione del cemento e di materiali refrattari. L’intero stabilimento è dismesso nel 1992 e ad oggi si presenta completamente abbandonato; ciò che resta del cortile retrostante il fabbricato principale è attualmente occupato da mucchi di rifiuti di vario tipo, con tutta probabilità scaricati abusivamente a cavallo tra gli anni novanta e duemila. Fino al 1953, in pieno periodo Officine Conti, era attivo un raccordo ferroviario (oggi scomparso) con la tratta della Valmorea, i cui binari transitano a poche decine di metri dalla fabbrica. Il recupero dell’area è da anni nei progetti del comune di Malnate e della provincia di Varese: sembra che una decisione sulla futura destinazione della zona non sia ancora stata presa, ma è certo che i desolati e tristi edifici della SIOME saranno demoliti in un futuro imprecisato. E’ meglio raccontare con poche parole e qualche foto questo angolo di storia industriale della Valle Olona, prima che sia definitivamente cancellato.
For the nephews. They seemed to like these. I would have liked these, at their age.
airplane models, airplanes.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 2, 2015.
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BACKSTORY: Got up around 8:50AM, made it out driving by ~9:15 and went out until 2:27PM for a total of 5.25 hours. Spent $60.55 plus ~$10.66 gas for 40.0 miles of driving (14 mpg @ $3.73/G), for a total cost of $71.21. We drove to 24 yard sales, stopping at 15 (62%) of them. We made 44 purchases (69 items) for a total estimated value of $814.81, leading to a profit/savings of $743.60. So in essence, we multiplied our $71.21 investment by 11.44X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn ~$900 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $789 in cash that we saved. How long does $900 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.25 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $124.26/hr as a couple or $62.13/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
$5.00: lawn darts, Regent "Slider" Jarts, model 73929, in box, part no. 01-73927, Regent Sports Corporation, Hauppauge, NY 11787 (EV:$100)
$5.00: (8) generic folding chairs (EV:$11.99)
$5.00: ottoman, leather, 18.5x18.5x16.5" high, with storage area (EV:$51.00)
$5.00: wooden multishelf unit, 30x24x5" deep, 7 shelves (EV:$29.00) (not quite this, but I can't find anything more exact)
$4.00: mechanic's creeper, on wheels (EV:$24.49)
$4.00: clock radio, Proton 320, Model #320, Serial # P32178259 (EV:$22.83)
$3.00: fan, adjusts from 33" high to 47" high, white, plastic, Galaxy, turns out it doesn't work.(EV:$32.69), but we are counting it as $0.00 since it didn't work.
$3.00: lamp, silver, metal clip on, 9" extension, model hbp1001c-109, 12746 SKU: 717-880 "DLC" 0-4633584495-7, date: 201203, E91675 (EV:$28.49)
$3.00: bag of hotel toiletries, 11 bottles of lotion (SolTerre), 17 bottles of shampoo (SolTerre), 16 bars of soap (SolTerre), 1 small container of Morton's salt and 1 small container of Morton's pepper (EV:$21.99)
$3.00: car tray,interior, Keller, 2 cup holders, 10x16"(EV:$27.48), it's not quite this, but I can't find a closer match.
$2.00: cordless vacuum, SharK-15.6 volts, sv7514 (EV:$28.99)
$2.00: mirror, magnifying, wall-mount, ConAir The Classique Collection #41742, 8" diameter, 5x magnification, tri-fold arm extends 12.5" from wall, outer arm swivals 360 degrees, (EV:$42.74)
$1.00: extension cord, white, 2-prong, 6ft, vendor# 64646 (EV:$5.32)
$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 125, 31"x10" (EV:$1.04)
$1.00: game, roller dice, Sportcraft, model no. 11005, barcode 04473610053 (EV:$3.01 price tag)
$1.00: hanging metal decoration, 18 point metal star, welded, very sharp and pointy, 18" across (EV:$81.90)
$1.00: (6) bottles of hair spray, flourescent, Star Quality, 5 bottles 3.5 oz each (3 purple, 1 green, 1 silver), 1 bottle 3.0 oz (yellow) (EV:$0.40 each price tags)
$1.00: carpet freshener, Glade, 42.6 oz (EV:$5.29)
$1.00: toy, Sit 'n Spin, blue with cow face. PlaySkool, 2013 Hasbro (EV:$18.89)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, WestAir N360SE, 17.5x18.25" (EV:$5?)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, Piedmont Commuter, N332SB, 14.25x18.25(EV:$5?)
$1.00: pan, skillet, flat, square, Calphalon, 11x11 (EV:$19.95)
$1.00: game, Blockbuster Movie Game, plays with any movie (EV:$5.00)
$1.00: 2 speakers, 5" cubes, Optimus XTS 40, Cat no 40-1991, wire kind (EV:$13.26)
$1.00: picture frame, 15.5x12.5, wood trim (EV:$22.99)
$1.00: snow shovel, definitely needed after both of ours broke this past winter! (EV:$8.98)
$0.50: vinegar, White House, half a 64oz bottle (EV:$1.70 at Peapod)
$0.50: wrapping paper, 40" long roll (EV:$1.00)
$0.25: shirt, holographic, Disney Camp Rock, style #k2826t0005 (EV:$9.00) Not an exact match.
$0.25: toy, Simpsons, Lisa Simpson, Burger King, 2011, light up red chest, 3"hx2"w (EV:$5.99)
$0.25: toy, Adventure Time, Jake, McDonalds, with spring chest, 3.5"x2.25(EV:$1.00)
$0.25: instrument, recorder, pink clear plastic, Yamaha (EV:$4.97)
$0.25: toy, top, gyroscope, with plastic case, CBOCS (EV:$4.99 price tag)
$0.10: glue, Elmer's Wood Glue, 8 fl oz (EV:$1.99 for 4 fl oz so $3.98 for 8 fl oz)
$0.10: lint brush, Magic Brush, Helmac Products, yellow plastic handle (EV:$6.45)
$0.10: toy, matchbox car, Cheerios, Chex, 43, blue and yellow, 3"x1"(EV:$1.04)
$FREE: lamp, 28" high, 11" wide (EV:$5.00)
$FREE: carpet, for outside (EV:$12.00)
$FREE: Sit 'n Spin, green with red face, PlaySkool, 2004 Hasbro, requires batteries and has button but it doesn't seem to work (EV:$18.89)
$FREE: paint, white, maybe 1/4 of a gallon of Glidden Ultra Hide Latex Eggshell (EV:$2.99 rationale:$11.97 for a gallon)
$FREE: candy, Ice Chips Margarita, sweetened with xylitol, 1.76 oz, shrinkwrapped (EV:$27.95 for 6, or 4.65 each)
$FREE: jar, plastic, locking top, DynaWare 10x5.5" (EV:$10.19)
$FREE: 7 manga books, Manga Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest, A MidSummer Night's Dream (EV:$9.95 price tag for 4 of them, $10.95 price tag for 3 of them)
$FREE: wig, blonde with darker streaks, the lady called it a "Miley Cyris" wig (EV:$5.85)
Oranjello contemplates the new people moving into his neighborhood. I always feel like Israel when I build settlements on his cat land.
Jake The Dog action figure, Lisa Simpson action figure, Oranjello the cat, car.
cartoon: Adventure Time. cartoon: The Simpsons.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 2, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
... Read my yard sale-related blogposts at clintjcl dot wordpress dot com/category/yard-sales/
BACKSTORY: Got up around 8:50AM, made it out driving by ~9:15 and went out until 2:27PM for a total of 5.25 hours. Spent $60.55 plus ~$10.66 gas for 40.0 miles of driving (14 mpg @ $3.73/G), for a total cost of $71.21. We drove to 24 yard sales, stopping at 15 (62%) of them. We made 44 purchases (69 items) for a total estimated value of $814.81, leading to a profit/savings of $743.60. So in essence, we multiplied our $71.21 investment by 11.44X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn ~$900 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $789 in cash that we saved. How long does $900 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.25 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $124.26/hr as a couple or $62.13/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
$5.00: lawn darts, Regent "Slider" Jarts, model 73929, in box, part no. 01-73927, Regent Sports Corporation, Hauppauge, NY 11787 (EV:$100)
$5.00: (8) generic folding chairs (EV:$11.99)
$5.00: ottoman, leather, 18.5x18.5x16.5" high, with storage area (EV:$51.00)
$5.00: wooden multishelf unit, 30x24x5" deep, 7 shelves (EV:$29.00) (not quite this, but I can't find anything more exact)
$4.00: mechanic's creeper, on wheels (EV:$24.49)
$4.00: clock radio, Proton 320, Model #320, Serial # P32178259 (EV:$22.83)
$3.00: fan, adjusts from 33" high to 47" high, white, plastic, Galaxy, turns out it doesn't work. (EV:$32.69), but we are counting it as $0.00 since it didn't work.
$3.00: lamp, silver, metal clip on, 9" extension, model hbp1001c-109, 12746 SKU: 717-880 "DLC" 0-4633584495-7, date: 201203, E91675 (EV:$28.49)
$3.00: bag of hotel toiletries, 11 bottles of lotion (SolTerre), 17 bottles of shampoo (SolTerre), 16 bars of soap (SolTerre), 1 small container of Morton's salt and 1 small container of Morton's pepper (EV:$21.99)
$3.00: car tray, interior, Keller, 2 cup holders, 10x16"(EV:$27.48), it's not quite this, but I can't find a closer match.
$2.00: cordless vacuum, SharK-15.6 volts, sv7514 (EV:$28.99)
$2.00: mirror, magnifying, wall-mount, ConAir The Classique Collection #41742, 8" diameter, 5x magnification, tri-fold arm extends 12.5" from wall, outer arm swivals 360 degrees, (EV:$42.74)
$1.00: extension cord, white, 2-prong, 6ft, vendor# 64646 (EV:$5.32)
$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 125, 31"x10" (EV:$1.04)
$1.00: game, roller dice, Sportcraft, model no. 11005, barcode 04473610053 (EV:$3.01 price tag)
$1.00: hanging metal decoration, 18 point metal star, welded, very sharp and pointy, 18" across (EV:$81.90)
$1.00: (6) bottles of hair spray, flourescent, Star Quality, 5 bottles 3.5 oz each (3 purple, 1 green, 1 silver), 1 bottle 3.0 oz (yellow) (EV:$0.40 each price tags)
$1.00: carpet freshener, Glade, 42.6 oz (EV:$5.29)
$1.00: toy, Sit 'n Spin, blue with cow face. PlaySkool, 2013 Hasbro (EV:$18.89)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, WestAir N360SE, 17.5x18.25" (EV:$5?)
$1.00: toy, airplane, some sort of hard plastic material, Piedmont Commuter, N332SB, 14.25x18.25(EV:$5?)
$1.00: pan, skillet, flat, square, Calphalon, 11x11 (EV:$19.95)
$1.00: game, Blockbuster Movie Game, plays with any movie (EV:$5.00)
$1.00: 2 speakers, 5" cubes, Optimus XTS 40, Cat no 40-1991, wire kind (EV:$13.26)
$1.00: picture frame, 15.5x12.5, wood trim (EV:$22.99)
$1.00: snow shovel, definitely needed after both of ours broke this past winter! (EV:$8.98)
$0.50: vinegar, White House, half a 64oz bottle (EV:$1.70 at Peapod)
$0.50: wrapping paper, 40" long roll (EV:$1.00)
$0.25: shirt, holographic, Disney Camp Rock, style #k2826t0005 (EV:$9.00) Not an exact match.
$0.25: toy, Simpsons, Lisa Simpson, Burger King, 2011, light up red chest, 3"hx2"w (EV:$5.99)
$0.25: toy, Adventure Time, Jake, McDonalds, with spring chest, 3.5"x2.25(EV:$1.00)
$0.25: instrument, recorder, pink clear plastic, Yamaha (EV:$4.97)
$0.25: toy, top, gyroscope, with plastic case, CBOCS (EV:$4.99 price tag)
$0.10: glue, Elmer's Wood Glue, 8 fl oz (EV:$1.99 for 4 fl oz so $3.98 for 8 fl oz)
$0.10: lint brush, Magic Brush, Helmac Products, yellow plastic handle (EV:$6.45)
$0.10: toy, matchbox car, Cheerios, Chex, 43, blue and yellow, 3"x1"(EV:$1.04)
$FREE: lamp, 28" high, 11" wide (EV:$5.00)
$FREE: carpet, for outside (EV:$12.00)
$FREE: Sit 'n Spin, green with red face, PlaySkool, 2004 Hasbro, requires batteries and has button but it doesn't seem to work (EV:$18.89)
$FREE: paint, white, maybe 1/4 of a gallon of Glidden Ultra Hide Latex Eggshell (EV:$2.99 rationale:$11.97 for a gallon)
$FREE: candy, Ice Chips Margarita, sweetened with xylitol, 1.76 oz, shrinkwrapped (EV:$27.95 for 6, or 4.65 each)
$FREE: jar, plastic, locking top, DynaWare 10x5.5" (EV:$10.19)
$FREE: 7 manga books, Manga Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest, A MidSummer Night's Dream (EV:$9.95 price tag for 4 of them, $10.95 price tag for 3 of them)
$FREE: wig, blonde with darker streaks, the lady called it a "Miley Cyris" wig (EV:$5.85)
Queenscliffe (pop 3,000). After the pastoral era the Borough of Queenscliffe was declared in 1863 when the town was already a sizeable. Its location at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay was strategically important. Pilot boats helped ships navigate the dangerous entrance. The town had two lighthouses by 1863 as the early sandstone one of 1844 had been replaced by a white painted stone lighthouse in 1863. At the same time a black basalt second lighthouse was erected within the fort precinct. Some sources say with imported Scottish bluestone however, other sources say the black basalt came from Footscray! The first pilot to tend his services to shipping began work in 1838 and by 1840 the settlement had four pilots. They lived in tents on the shores and they helped with six major shipwrecks before 1863. It was a treacherous place during a storm. By the late 19th century pleasure boats plied the waters mainly across to Sorrento. But Queenscliffe was also fortified to protect Port Phillip Bay. In 1863 three guns were placed here and the first part of the fort was built between 1863 and 1869. Once the railway from Geelong reached the town in 1879 and troops could be quickly moved there if needed further fortifications were erected. Two gun batteries and the Fort were completed in 1882. Then a garrison of troops, engineers and naval men were stationed there. The keep was finished in 1885 and the defensive gorge was dug in 1886. The colonies especially feared attack from Russia in the 1880s. The troops remained in place from 1883 to 1946. It became a museum in 1982. The fishing village of Queenscliffe was surveyed and named after Queen Victoria in 1853. A town pier followed shortly after land sales. The first houses, a group of ten, were built in 1853 for the pilot service men. A school, hotel and church opened in 1854 and the post office gained a telegraphic link to Melbourne in 1855. The first Mechanic’s Institute was erected in 1859. When the borough council was formed in 1863 it had 250 residences. The town has three museums – the Historical Museum in the Info Centre (free); the Maritime Museum (about $10); and the Fort Museum highlights the strategic and military history ($12). In the 1880s Queenscliffe became a popular summer retreat for Melbournians and hotels and guest houses dotted the town. Holidaymakers arrived by train or steamer.
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1967 Cadillac Eldorado
Luxury Cruisers
1969 Chevrolet Chevy Kingswood Estate
Station Wagon
Muscle Wagons
M2 Machines:
1969 Dodge Charger Daytona
Greenlight Collectibles:
Weekend Workshop - STP
Mechanic's Corner Series 1
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
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Queenscliffe (pop 3,000). After the pastoral era the Borough of Queenscliffe was declared in 1863 when the town was already a sizeable. Its location at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay was strategically important. Pilot boats helped ships navigate the dangerous entrance. The town had two lighthouses by 1863 as the early sandstone one of 1844 had been replaced by a white painted stone lighthouse in 1863. At the same time a black basalt second lighthouse was erected within the fort precinct. Some sources say with imported Scottish bluestone however, other sources say the black basalt came from Footscray! The first pilot to tend his services to shipping began work in 1838 and by 1840 the settlement had four pilots. They lived in tents on the shores and they helped with six major shipwrecks before 1863. It was a treacherous place during a storm. By the late 19th century pleasure boats plied the waters mainly across to Sorrento. But Queenscliffe was also fortified to protect Port Phillip Bay. In 1863 three guns were placed here and the first part of the fort was built between 1863 and 1869. Once the railway from Geelong reached the town in 1879 and troops could be quickly moved there if needed further fortifications were erected. Two gun batteries and the Fort were completed in 1882. Then a garrison of troops, engineers and naval men were stationed there. The keep was finished in 1885 and the defensive gorge was dug in 1886. The colonies especially feared attack from Russia in the 1880s. The troops remained in place from 1883 to 1946. It became a museum in 1982. The fishing village of Queenscliffe was surveyed and named after Queen Victoria in 1853. A town pier followed shortly after land sales. The first houses, a group of ten, were built in 1853 for the pilot service men. A school, hotel and church opened in 1854 and the post office gained a telegraphic link to Melbourne in 1855. The first Mechanic’s Institute was erected in 1859. When the borough council was formed in 1863 it had 250 residences. The town has three museums – the Historical Museum in the Info Centre (free); the Maritime Museum (about $10); and the Fort Museum highlights the strategic and military history ($12). In the 1880s Queenscliffe became a popular summer retreat for Melbournians and hotels and guest houses dotted the town. Holidaymakers arrived by train or steamer.
Looks like something was all lit up in the Lilac Village.
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1976 Ford Torino
Lombard Fire Department Village of Lombard,
DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Fire & Rescue Series 3
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Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
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The Ritz cinema is located in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. The cinema is one of the oldest continuous run cinemas in the United Kingdom, having first opened to the public in 1912. Since 1995 the cinema has been run by a dedicated team of volunteers.
The cinema was originally built as a Mechanic’s Institute in the middle of the 19th Century; a place of learning for working people of the area and had a library and lecture facilities where people of different trades learnt from each other. This national network gradually disappeared towards the end of the century and in 1912 a local called Walter Power opened ‘The Picture House’ to show the latest silent movies; locally known as ‘Powers’. He was a popular personality and showman extraordinaire; he would often accompany the mood of the films himself on the piano.
The original silent movie screen with the crest above it still exists behind the present screen. The ‘talkies’ arrived in 1927 and the cinema capacity was increased to accommodate the ensuing larger audiences by fitting a balcony area. It was at this time that the name was also changed to ‘The Ritz’.
Walter Power died in 1934, aged 47, and the cinema was operated by his wife and daughter until 1938 when they sold out to the Schofield Brothers from Leeds. It was managed for them by a man called Mr Buck. From the late 1920’s to the 1950’s the cinema was in its heyday. The Gaiety cinema opened in Long Street but was mysteriously burnt down in 1930. The building is now a tyre depot.
A rival cinema called the Regent Cinema opened at the opposite end of Castlegate from The Ritz in 1935. With the influx of aircrew to the area during the Second World War, there were three airfields within a 4 mile radius, the Ritz and Regent did a very good trade, with two showings a day and ticket prices ranging from 9d to 2s3d for the balcony. In 1953 The Ritz was bought by a larger cinema company called the Star Group who ran almost 100 cinemas across the country. Peter Barr, one of the present projectionists, started work at the cinema as an apprentice in 1951 and worked for them under the management of Mr Kidd until 1962. During this period the name was changed to Studio One and bingo sessions were introduced to boost falling profits with the advent of television.
By the early 1970’s Thirsk had lost both its cinemas with The Regent converting to a full time bingo hall. The Regent finally closed in 2005 and was demolished in 2006, all except the west wall which was included in the new building. In 1974 however another local cinema enthusiast, Ken Cartman, decided on a venture which would eventually lead to the return of the big screen to Thirsk. He leased the dilapidated Town Hall next door, equipped and decorated it and opened up as the Central Cinema. However, after initial success, audiences dwindled and the cinema was lost to Thirsk again. Ken did not give up and in 1981, with the help of Geoff Rose, Studio One reopened at the Ritz. In 1983 Peter Barr took over from Ken and, together with his wife, ran the cinema until 1993 when the business was sold to Mr Twiggs. By the end of 1994 it was closed again, but not for long.
A public meeting in February 1995 with 100 attendees supported a plan to open the cinema under Town Council control with volunteer assistance. The enthusiasm of members of Thirsk Town Council, the help of the many able volunteers and the continued support of Peter, Ken and Geoff meant that the cinema reopened on 4th March 1995. Queues formed down the street for showings of ‘The Lion King’ and the towns friendly, local community cinema ‘The Ritz’ was reborn. A six month lease was taken out, and the screening of 31 films resulted in a small profit.
After an initial partnership period of 12 months, control was passed into the hands of the Volunteer Management Committee. With the determination of the volunteers and the support of the local community they have managed to carry out many improvements including the installation of a new screen, better seating, Dolby SR surround sound and improved decor. In 2012 The Ritz converted to digital cinema. The Ritz is constantly looking forward and the volunteers are proud to continue the tradition of cinema in Hambleton and North Yorkshire. The Ritz today combines the period feel of Mr Power’s ‘Picture House’ with modern comfort and facilities that audiences of today now expect.
Queenscliffe (pop 3,000).
Anglican Church 20 Hobson St. The architect designed church was built in local limestone in 1864. The stuccoed brick tower was added in 1878. The roof line is exceptionally steep and dominates the appearance of this fine Gothic building as it covers the nave and the side aisles. Work began on a parish hall in 1870 but this was not completed until 1902. The land for this church was donated by Governor La Trobe who loved Queenscliffe and had a cottage of his own there in the 1840s and 1850s.
After the pastoral era the Borough of Queenscliffe was declared in 1863 when the town was already a sizeable. Its location at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay was strategically important. Pilot boats helped ships navigate the dangerous entrance. The town had two lighthouses by 1863 as the early sandstone one of 1844 had been replaced by a white painted stone lighthouse in 1863. At the same time a black basalt second lighthouse was erected within the fort precinct. Some sources say with imported Scottish bluestone however, other sources say the black basalt came from Footscray! The first pilot to tend his services to shipping began work in 1838 and by 1840 the settlement had four pilots. They lived in tents on the shores and they helped with six major shipwrecks before 1863. It was a treacherous place during a storm. By the late 19th century pleasure boats plied the waters mainly across to Sorrento. But Queenscliffe was also fortified to protect Port Phillip Bay. In 1863 three guns were placed here and the first part of the fort was built between 1863 and 1869. Once the railway from Geelong reached the town in 1879 and troops could be quickly moved there if needed further fortifications were erected. Two gun batteries and the Fort were completed in 1882. Then a garrison of troops, engineers and naval men were stationed there. The keep was finished in 1885 and the defensive gorge was dug in 1886. The colonies especially feared attack from Russia in the 1880s. The troops remained in place from 1883 to 1946. It became a museum in 1982. The fishing village of Queenscliffe was surveyed and named after Queen Victoria in 1853. A town pier followed shortly after land sales. The first houses, a group of ten, were built in 1853 for the pilot service men. A school, hotel and church opened in 1854 and the post office gained a telegraphic link to Melbourne in 1855. The first Mechanic’s Institute was erected in 1859. When the borough council was formed in 1863 it had 250 residences. The town has three museums – the Historical Museum in the Info Centre (free); the Maritime Museum (about $10); and the Fort Museum highlights the strategic and military history ($12). In the 1880s Queenscliffe became a popular summer retreat for Melbournians and hotels and guest houses dotted the town. Holidaymakers arrived by train or steamer.
Queenscliffe (pop 3,000). After the pastoral era the Borough of Queenscliffe was declared in 1863 when the town was already sizeable. Its location at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay was strategically important. Pilot boats helped ships navigate the dangerous entrance. The town had two lighthouses by 1863 as the early sandstone one of 1844 had been replaced by a white painted stone lighthouse in 1863. At the same time a black basalt second lighthouse was erected within the fort precinct. Some sources say with imported Scottish bluestone, however, other sources say the black basalt came from Footscray! The first pilot to tend his services to shipping began work in 1838 and by 1840 the settlement had four pilots. They lived in tents on the shores and they helped with six major shipwrecks before 1863. It was a treacherous place during a storm. By the late 19th century pleasure boats plied the waters mainly across to Sorrento. But Queenscliffe was also fortified to protect Port Phillip Bay. In 1863 three guns were placed here and the first part of the fort was built between 1863 and 1869. Once the railway from Geelong reached the town in 1879 and troops could be quickly moved there if needed further fortifications were erected. Two gun batteries and the Fort were completed in 1882. Then a garrison of troops, engineers and naval men were stationed there. The keep was finished in 1885 and the defensive trench was dug in 1886. The colonies especially feared attack from Russia in the 1880s. The troops remained in place from 1883 to 1946. It became a museum in 1982. The fishing village of Queenscliffe was surveyed and named after Queen Victoria in 1853. A town pier followed shortly after land sales. The first houses, a group of ten, were built in 1853 for the pilot service men. A school, hotel and church opened in 1854 and the post office gained a telegraphic link to Melbourne in 1855. The first Mechanic’s Institute was erected in 1859. When the borough council was formed in 1863 it had 250 residences. The town has three museums – the Historical Museum in the Info Centre (free); the Maritime Museum (about $10); and the Fort Museum highlights the strategic and military history. In the 1880s Queenscliffe became a popular summer retreat for Melbournians and hotels and guest houses dotted the town. Holidaymakers arrived by train or steamer.
French postcard by Cinémagazine-Edition, Paris, no. 663. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery in Untamed (Jack Conway, 1929). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Joan Crawford (1905-1977) became nationally known as a flapper by the end of the 1920s. In the 1930s, her fame rivalled, and later outlasted, MGM colleagues Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo. Crawford often played hardworking young women who find romance and success. These 'rags-to-riches' stories were well received by Depression-era audiences and were popular with women. Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars and one of the highest paid women in the United States, but her films began losing money and by the end of the 1930s she was labelled 'Box Office Poison'. But her career gradually improved in the early 1940s, and she made a major comeback in 1945 by starring in Mildred Pierce, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981) was left penniless at the age of sixteen, and became a mechanic's mate on a railway, a deck hand, and finally property man to a touring company, which resulted in a stage career. Played in stock for some time, mostly old man characters, and eventually reached New York. Film debut in So This is College (1929), while after Private Lives (1931) with Norma Shearer he became a star. Memorable pictures with him were e.g. The Big House (1930), Inspiration (1931), Hell Below (1933), No More Ladies (1935), Piccadilly Jim (1936), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941). From 1945 he directed films too, such as Lady in the Lake (1946).
Sources: Wikipedia and IMDb.
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Queenscliffe (pop 3,000). After the pastoral era the Borough of Queenscliffe was declared in 1863 when the town was already sizeable. Its location at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay was strategically important. Pilot boats helped ships navigate the dangerous entrance. The town had two lighthouses by 1863 as the early sandstone one of 1844 had been replaced by a white painted stone lighthouse in 1863. At the same time a black basalt second lighthouse was erected within the fort precinct. Some sources say with imported Scottish bluestone, however, other sources say the black basalt came from Footscray! The first pilot to tend his services to shipping began work in 1838 and by 1840 the settlement had four pilots. They lived in tents on the shores and they helped with six major shipwrecks before 1863. It was a treacherous place during a storm. By the late 19th century pleasure boats plied the waters mainly across to Sorrento. But Queenscliffe was also fortified to protect Port Phillip Bay. In 1863 three guns were placed here and the first part of the fort was built between 1863 and 1869. Once the railway from Geelong reached the town in 1879 and troops could be quickly moved there if needed further fortifications were erected. Two gun batteries and the Fort were completed in 1882. Then a garrison of troops, engineers and naval men were stationed there. The keep was finished in 1885 and the defensive trench was dug in 1886. The colonies especially feared attack from Russia in the 1880s. The troops remained in place from 1883 to 1946. It became a museum in 1982. The fishing village of Queenscliffe was surveyed and named after Queen Victoria in 1853. A town pier followed shortly after land sales. The first houses, a group of ten, were built in 1853 for the pilot service men. A school, hotel and church opened in 1854 and the post office gained a telegraphic link to Melbourne in 1855. The first Mechanic’s Institute was erected in 1859. When the borough council was formed in 1863 it had 250 residences. The town has three museums – the Historical Museum in the Info Centre (free); the Maritime Museum (about $10); and the Fort Museum highlights the strategic and military history. In the 1880s Queenscliffe became a popular summer retreat for Melbournians and hotels and guest houses dotted the town. Holidaymakers arrived by train or steamer.
I dropped by my mechanic's a few days ago to talk about a cooling system leak. When I got there, this old daily ride from the nearby LL Farms was in front. Its an old DX station and, well, who could resist?
Historique
Vers 1817, Etienne Joseph Pouguet demande l'autorisation d'établir une usine composée de deux moulins à blé et d'une huilerie sur la rive droite de la Loue. En décembre 1820, seul le moulin abritant deux paires de meules est construit, et en activité. Ces meules sont actionnées par deux roues hydrauliques pendantes, "suspendues par des balanciers arrêtés à des poutres traversant les murs ; ces roues s'élèvent au gré des eaux, de manière qu'il n'y a pas même d'empellement [vanne]". Mis au point par Etienne Joseph Pouguet, ce système ne nécessite pas de barrage pour réguler la hauteur d'eau, mais l'ingénieur précise "qu'à l'époque de l'étiage [basses eaux], le sieur Pouguet place quelques planches indiquées sur le plan […]", afin d'orienter le flux en direction des roues. L'ordonnance royale du 8 août 1821 autorise Pouguet à conserver son moulin et à ajouter une seconde roue (qui en fait existe déjà).
L'invention de Pouguet est récompensée en 1821 par la Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale. Le charpentier-mécanicien se voit décerner une somme de 1000 francs pour avoir inventé "un moulin à eau qui n'obstrue pas le cours des rivières, et ne nuise ni à la navigation, ni au flottage, ni à l'irrigation, ni aux prairies". Par l'ordonnance royale du 10 août 1825, E.J. Pouguet est autorisé à établir, juste en amont de la première, une usine composée d'une scierie et d'une huilerie, mise en jeu par une roue suspendue. Une nouvelle ordonnance, signée le 25 décembre 1831 autorise l'établissement d'une quatrième roue suspendue, située légèrement en amont, permettant d'actionner "plusieurs scies propres à refendre du bois de placage pour meubles ou un moulin à bled". D'après l'annuaire du département de 1844, l'usine emploie 9 ouvriers et fabrique annuellement, en plus de la farine, "18 000 litres d'huile et 2200 douzaines de planches, lattes, lambris". La matrice cadastrale signale un agrandissement du moulin en 1846. Vers 1850, le site est exploité par la veuve d'E.J. Pouguet, puis leur fils Achille. Les trois roues d'aval actionnent six paires de meules et la roue d'amont met en jeu, au choix, deux scies, une huilerie, une ribe, un battoir et un atelier de mécanicien.
En 1869, Achille Pouguet cède son usine à Sériot père et fils. Elle est agrandie cette même année vers l'ouest (actuel atelier à deux étages ?), et peut-être convertie en minoterie, équipée d'appareils à cylindres. Un hangar est construit en 1878. En 1893, l'établissement est réputée produire de la "mouture hongroise" et est équipée de quatre paires de meules et quatre appareils à cylindres. A cette époque, il est louée à Xavier Perrot et moud une moyenne annuelle de 7000 hl de blé. La minoterie est ensuite exploitée par les frères Perrot, puis par Gustave, l'un d'eux, et vraisemblablement acquise par ce dernier en 1920. Son fils Paul reprend l'affaire vers 1930. Jusqu'à l'installation d'un moteur diesel d'appoint vers 1932, la minoterie a continué à utiliser les roues pendantes comme moteurs. Le site est acheté au milieu des années 1950 par Pierre Chays. La fabrication de farine panifiable est arrêtée vers 1960, et celle des aliments pour le bétail est transférée vers 1978 dans de nouveaux locaux situés vers la gare SNCF. La minoterie a ensuite été transformée en habitation. Le matériel a disparu, à l'exception d'une roue suspendue, toujours en place contre la façade sud.
La roue pendante
Quand le moulin est construit sur un pont, ou même sur pilotis, cette roue est forcément située au-dessous de l’édifice. On dit alors que le moulin est à roue pendante. On devait la hausser ou la descendre au moment des crues et des périodes de sécheresse, afin qu’elle reste en contact avec l’eau. La roue pendante est une roue à aubes qui peut être montée ou descendue grâce à un système de relevage avec vis et vérins. À l’intérieur du moulin, les vis et vérins en bois sont sur le plancher, sorte de plate-forme à laquelle est suspendue la roue motrice et qui supporte l’ensemble du mécanisme et les meules.
Autre principe de roue pendante que l'on trouvait sur la Loue : le moulin Pouguet à Ornans et le moulin de Vuillafans dont les roues étaient suspendues à l’intérieur d’un châssis qui fait saillie au-dessus de la rivière. Ces roues étaient fixées à des poutres métalliques pouvant pivoter à une extrémité et s'élever au gré de la hauteur d'eau de la Loue grâce à un système de chaînes enroulées sur un treuil (invention d'Etienne Joseph Pouguet).
Historical
Around 1817, Etienne Joseph Pouguet asked for permission to establish a factory made up of two wheat mills and an oil mill on the right bank of the Loue. In December 1820, only the mill housing two pairs of millstones was built, and in operation. These grindstones are actuated by two pendulous hydraulic wheels, "suspended by balances stopped on beams crossing the walls; these wheels rise with the water, so that there is not even piling [valve]. ". Developed by Etienne Joseph Pouguet, this system does not require a dam to regulate the water level, but the engineer specifies "that at the time of low water [low water], the Sieur Pouguet placed a few planks indicated on the plan […] ", in order to direct the flow towards the wheels. The royal decree of August 8, 1821 authorizes Pouguet to keep his mill and to add a second wheel (which in fact already exists).
Pouguet's invention was rewarded in 1821 by the Society for the Encouragement of National Industry. The carpenter-mechanic is awarded a sum of 1000 francs for having invented "a water mill which does not obstruct the course of rivers, and does not interfere with navigation, flotation, irrigation, or waterways. meadows ". By the royal decree of August 10, 1825, E.J. Pouguet was authorized to establish, just upstream from the first, a factory made up of a sawmill and an oil mill, brought into play by a suspended wheel. A new ordinance, signed on December 25, 1831 authorizes the establishment of a fourth suspended wheel, located slightly upstream, making it possible to operate "several saws suitable for splitting veneer wood for furniture or a bled mill". According to the directory of the department of 1844, the factory employs 9 workers and produces annually, in addition to flour, "18,000 liters of oil and 2,200 dozen boards, slats, paneling". The cadastral matrix indicates an expansion of the mill in 1846. Around 1850, the site was exploited by the widow of E.J. Pouguet, then their son Achille. The three downstream wheels actuate six pairs of grindstones and the upstream wheel brings into play, as desired, two saws, an oil mill, a ribe, a beater and a mechanic's workshop.
In 1869, Achille Pouguet sold his factory to Sériot father and son. It was extended that same year to the west (current two-storey workshop?), And perhaps converted into a flour mill, equipped with cylinder devices. A shed was built in 1878. In 1893, the establishment was considered to produce "Hungarian grind" and was equipped with four pairs of grindstones and four cylinder devices. At that time, it was rented to Xavier Perrot and grinds an annual average of 7000 hl of wheat. The flour mill was then operated by the Perrot brothers, then by Gustave, one of them, and probably acquired by the latter in 1920. His son Paul took over the business around 1930. Until the installation of an engine auxiliary diesel circa 1932, the flour mill continued to use the dangling wheels as engines. The site was bought in the mid-1950s by Pierre Chays. The production of bread flour was stopped around 1960, and that of animal feed was transferred around 1978 to new premises located near the SNCF station. The flour mill was then transformed into a dwelling. The material has disappeared, with the exception of a suspended wheel, still in place against the south facade.
The hanging wheel
When the mill is built on a bridge, or even on stilts, this wheel is necessarily located below the building. The mill is then said to have a hanging wheel. It had to be raised or lowered during floods and droughts to keep it in contact with the water. The hanging wheel is a paddle wheel that can be raised or lowered using a lifting system with screws and jacks. Inside the mill, the wooden screws and jacks are on the floor, a sort of platform from which the drive wheel hangs and which supports the entire mechanism and grindstones.
Another principle of the hanging wheel found on the Loue: the Pouguet mill in Ornans and the Vuillafans mill whose wheels were suspended inside a frame that protrudes above the river. These wheels were fixed to metal beams which could pivot at one end and rise according to the water level of the Loue thanks to a system of chains wound on a winch (invention of Etienne Joseph Pouguet).
The working day on Brunette Downs station begins well before dawn. The cook is cranking out a hot breakfast from about 4.15 a.m. By sunrise, the boremen and the grader drivers are heading out; the mechanic’s wondering which engine to fix first as the pilot taxis down the runway, watched only by kangaroos; and the ringers are in the saddle (horse and motorbike) mustering at the yards or with helicopters in distant paddocks.
Coutesy of Australian National Geographic
“That’s just working with nature,” Brunette’s manager Henry Burke says, explaining the early call. Cattle are more active when it’s cool. No animal, two or four legged, is eager to put one foot in front of the other when the sun is on high grill out here.
Covering 12,212 sq. km of the Barkly Tableland, in the Northern Territory, Brunette Downs is one of Australia’s largest cattle stations and bigger than some countries. It’s one of several Barkly properties owned by the Brisbane-based beef-producing Australian Agricultural Company (AAco), which controls 77,000 sq. km – about 1 per cent of Australia’s land area – across Queensland and the NT.
Brunette runs 72,500 head of cattle, including the 6500 bull-breeding herd, and lies about 430 km north-west of the mining metropolis of Mount Isa, a dusty six-and-a-half-hour drive, and 350 km north-east of Tennant Creek’s bare-essentials hospital. In between, civilisation holds on by the skin of its teeth. A sign at the top of Brunette’s 10 km long driveway proclaims Sorry No Fuel, although 120,000 L of diesel are stored on-site. A cattle station’s first obligation is to its own community.
About 52 people work and live at Brunette during the reliably dry March–November ‘on’ season. Most are young, single and male: those who aren’t understand that here stockmen rule and the rest serve. Station employees receive free housing and food and a daily wage that starts from $150 a day for those aged over 21.
Fringed by horse yards, workshops, generators, dry stores and cool stores, and serviced by fleets of small aircraft and large vehicles, including a road train, Brunette is more oasis township than lonely outpost. Its neat rows of offices and company houses are linked by well-watered lawns, rose beds, trellised bougainvillea and mature trees. At the centre of the complex are blocks of dormitory accommodation, a health clinic, butchery, commercial-grade kitchen and the social club – an open-sided shed where alcohol from a lock-up bar is served for one hour at sundown. The illusion of connectedness is powerful: common rooms and offices have internet access and TVs, and the workers’ quarters have phones. Beyond the boundaries of this small community, it’s flat for as far as the eye can see and all the clichés about heat, dust and flies stick.
Courtesy of The Australian National Geographic
I found this hanging in the mechanic's garage when I visited. He told me when his son was little, it used to scare him! I thought it was scary the day I took the photo!
Boardman Local Schools Mechanic's Truck - 2005 GMC Sierra; Bus Yard - Boardman, Ohio. A fuel tank for one of our buses was picked up at the time of photography.
Just north of Marshall, Arkansas, near the junction of AR Highway 74 with US Highway 65. I had passed this barn several times over the past few years but had never stopped to take its photo before. Marshall is one of several small towns I make a point of visiting because of an eatery (as well as the scenery). In this case, it's a hamburger joint--even though I seldom indulge in devouring red meat. It's called "Daisy Queen" and it serves up a number of ultra tasty/ultra greasy foods, as well as dairy treats. My mouth is watering as I think about it. :-) As I clambered over a fence to get this and several other shots, I bumped into the farmer who owned the land. I immediately apologized for trespassing on his property (though there were no "No Trespass" signs) and assured him I meant his property no harm. He just smiled and said it was fine and that people frequently did that so I was not to worry. He did enjoin me not to go into the barn, however, and I assured him it was not my intention. That's usually been the case in my past trespasses: If I run into the owner, he/she usually is okay with my efforts. Even the one exception, when the owner of a abandoned and dilapidated mechanic's garage read me the riot act when he found me on his property, ended well, as instead of being defensive or offering excuses, I agreed that he had every right to be angry with me. As we talked, he eventually became friendly and said in the future, if I gave him advance warning, he'd allow me to photograph his property. Plan on taking him up on that eventually.
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