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Bit of livery put on but now been taken away by Merseyside Police for them to finish off which is nice of them. Recovered today form the museum & taken to Edge Lane workshops to be finished off. It was actually collected by the police recovery truck with a police car already on the back
Little photograph that just looks better as a video. Shot with the Sony A7s.
Audio: "Rain" by Uncle Neptune is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.
Cricket on Spiderwort shot at life size (1=1). This cricket is only 4mm long. This required a lens change and a good amount of bellows extension.
Bit of snow this morning. A sunny, warm week starts tomorrow, and this will all soon be gone. At least so we hope.
52 in 2020 Challenge
30. A rainy day
Not quite enough to fully replenish the supplies but it sure felt like it when it came down!
Photo collage, workman's jeans and running shoes on the terrace of a house in central Querétaro, Mexico.
Last bit of green land on the way out from Yosemite National Park, heading towards Death Valley
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"Come a little bit closer
Hear what I have to say
Just like children sleepin'
We could dream this night away.
But there's a full moon risin'
Let's go dancin' in the light
We know where the music's playin'
Let's go out and feel the night.
Because I'm still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I'm still in love with you
On this harvest moon.
When we were strangers
I watched you from afar
When we were lovers
I loved you with all my heart.
But now it's gettin' late
And the moon is climbin' high
I want to celebrate
See it shinin' in your eye.
Because I'm still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I'm still in love with you
On this harvest moon."
Harvest Moon, Neil Young
HSS!
A Bit of A Do 2023 at Pebmarsh produced the usual eclectic mix of bygones, vehicles, machinery and good cheer despite indifferent weekend weather.
This big dragonfly was resting in our yard, and I noticed some bits one on his foot and the other on his back
Two yr old stallion coming nicely under the direction of Katey's soft hands and gracious personality...!
These flowers were taken a bit ago and I just absolutely loved the colors and wanted to share them with you. They remind me of miniature trees.
Hope everyone has a fantastic week.
Carolyn looks really cute in the girly Superman hat, but it's a bit too big for her.
It was a really good haul this week. A guy had sooooooo much comic book stuff that he was giving away for free because he didn't want to take it back inside.
We accidentally ended up at an estate sale for a dead friend. That was kind of dark.
We saw a yard setting up a bunch of chairs and we were wondering what that was about. Turns out, it's a Burner Peace Love & Ice Cream yearly party where they play music and have about 70 of their friends over. We didn't know the people there, but they knew of MakePeace Manor.
Spanker Drive is a funny name for a street.
Carolyn.
Superman hat.
comics: Superman.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
June 3, 2017.
... 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 6:35AM, made it out driving by 7:39 AM and went out until 1:28, and then again from 2:07 to 2:36 for a total of ~6 hours. Spent $143.15 plus ~$5.53 gas for 64.3 miles of driving (25.8 mpg @ $2.22/G), for a total cost of $148.68. We drove to 65 yard sales, stopping at 39 (60%) of them. We made 115 purchases (150 items) for a total estimated value of$1,400.57, leading to a profit/savings of $245.74. So in essence, we multiplied our $148.68 investment by 9.58. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $1,400.57 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $1,228.72 in cash that we saved. How long does $ of disposable income take to earn, vs the 6 hrs we spent here?). Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $245.74/hr as a couple or $122.87/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
* $30.00: outdoor heater (EV:$99.98)
* $15.00: cymbals, 14" hi hat, Pearl CX300, (EV:$9.99), 18" crash/ride, Pearl CX300 (EV:$24.99)
* $12.00: tote bag of assorted body washes. Tote bag has 6 divisions 10x10x7.625", Suave cocoa butter & shea 15 fl oz (2), St Ives Indulgent coconut milk 13.5 fl oz, Johnson's Body Care Forever fresh 20.3 fl oz (2), Olay Body age defying 23.6 fl oz, Yardley London English Lavender 12 fl oz., Olay moisturinse 15.2 fl oz, Old Spice body spray 3.75 oz, John Frieda Frizz-Ease hair serum 1.69 fl oz. (2), John Frieda Shine Shock leave-on perfecting glosser 2.4 oz, Escada Sentiment lotion 1.7 fl oz (2), TRESemme no frizz shine spray 4.25 fl oz. (EV:$15 if you get the stuff from the Dollar Store)
* $10.00: metal box, silver colored, Promaster, with shoulder strap, foam inside, 18x13.5x6 (EV:$21.99)
* $5.00: digital picture frame, Omnitech 15242-US, 13" screen, power supply: Accurian cat no 12-200 model DSA-15P-12 (EV:$11.27)
* $5.00: toy, mechanical construction digger, rideable and controllable (EV:$44.99)
* $4.00: shelves (2), blue, 31x11.5x12" (EV:$14.39)
* $4.00: party light, Discobeams, Spencers, 5x1.25" (EV:$29.99 price tag)
* $4.00: shelves, wire, white: 12x12x47.25", 5 shelves, green: 10.75x12x23.75" 8 4x2 shelves (EV:$17.99), but ours is not modular like this. They're just one unit.
* $3.00: horseshoes, molded PVC, Sportcraft Model 08017 (EV:$22.49)
* $3.00: lava lamp, silver, magenta lava (EV:$9.97)
* $3.00: power strip surge protector, 6-outlets, circuit breaker (EV:$3.24)
* $3.00: light, portable track light, model 1953, issue no bh-49 880, including flood lightbulb (EV:$19.99)
* $3.00: boom box, Sanyo, M7130K (EV:$14.95 price tag)
* $3.00: nails/screws (3), 3 boxes of assorted nails and screws (EV:$~6.00 (~$3 each))
* $2.50: costume, Playful Pirate, size M/L, barcode 023168251343 (EV:$27.99 price tag)
* $2.00: power strip, GE, 6-outlets, black, smaller than most (EV:$3.24)
* $2.00: power strip, 6-outlets, white (EV:$3.24)
* $2.00: lamp, clip, green, model # 30011-GRN, manufacture date: 200503 (EV:$7.97)
* $2.00: electronic fly swatter, yellow, item 62540, serial number 2215-36747 (EV:$9.99)
* $2.00: step stool, off-white, Rubbermaid, 12.5x15.5x9.5", LS-4200-P3-BISQU / barcode 071691224204 (EV:$11.96)
* $2.00: bathmat, for the tub, dark gray, 30.5x14.75" (EV:$8.98)
* $2.00: solar light, OnTel Ever Brite, As Seen On TV, 2016, EBMOPKG10116-CCC, barcode 735541008207 (EV:$6.00)
* $1.00: game, roleplaying game, Gamma World (EV:$39.99 price tag)
* $1.00: hula skirt, Aloha Hawaii Lei, Natural Raffia, Adult: 31" waist, 28" length, barcode 747448310307 (EV:$3.99)
* $1.00: extension cord, 6-feet, gray (EV:$4.29)
* $1.00: belt, black with small silver studs (EV:$15.00)
* $1.00: coasters, mirror (2), square, 4" (EV:$5.98 ($2.99 each))
* $1.00: horseshoes, foam, Aviva, only one stake with base (EV:$14.47)
* $1.00: hat, top hat, SuperGirl, Pink, plushy, with pink faux fur rim, Six Flags (EV:$8.00)
* $1.00: milk crate, brown, Borden Orlando (EV:$3.82)
* $1.00: milk crate, red, Shenandoah's Pride (EV:$3.82)
* $1.00: shelf, wood color (unpainted), 31x11.5x12" (EV:$14.39)
* $1.00: storage unit, white, 2-drawers, Itso, 14.625x14.625x15" (EV:$24.97)
* $1.00: toy, tank, camouflage, 11x6x5", Hasbro, 1998, United States, 5 SXT25507-HD USA, C001-D (EV:$27.90)
* $1.00: fitted sheet & 4 pillowcases, Queen size, burgundy color (EV:$14.35)
* $1.00: storage unit, drawer, cloth, green, 15.125x9x15.375" (EV:$3.20)
* $1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing a string, 31.25" long, 14.125x10.250x2.250" body, red finish with orange flames, FG3087 (EV:$18.71)
* $1.00: toy guitar, flat plastic, red & black, Wowwee Paper Jamz Pro Series guitar, 2010, 6288, has USB and a phone jack? maybe that's for the separate amp. (EV:$29.65)
* $1.00: toy guitar, flat plastic, white, WowWee Paper Jamz Instant Rockstar, 2009, this one does not have the USB or phone jack hookups (EV:$29.65)
* $0.75: lightbulb, Sylvania Soft White 3-way lightbulb 30-70-100W (EV:$3.98)
* $0.50: Spongebob Squarepants, vibrating, Burger King, 2002, 4x3.25" not including cloth feet, 5x3.25" including feet (EV:$4.03)
* $0.50: mask, Batman, glasses style, McDonald's (EV:$1.29)
* $0.25: train whistle, wood, Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Summerton, CO (EV:$4.99)
* $0.25: gold twigs (EV:$6.99)
* $0.10: Slinky, plastic, rainbow, butterfly shape, 3" (EV:$21.64)
* $0.10: stirrer, Fusionbrands Stirstik, 2011, grayplastic paint-stirrer with purple rubbery coating, item # 8038-147, barcode 891078001590 (EV:$6.95)
* $0.10: Smurf, rubbery, Grumpy, big head, little body, 1.5x2", 2012, lafigb.vimps tech4kios.com onl4w257 Canada (EV:$1.00)
* $0.10: paint, orange, Krylon, Industrial Tough Coat, (EV:$1.99 price tag)
* $FREE: Mr. Beer home brewing kit, makes 2 gallons of beer, keg, bottles, mixing kit for Bewitched Amber Ale 2.86lbs that expired on 20150627 (EV:$29.99)
* $FREE: hat, Spider-Man, BabyGap, size S/M (EV:$29.95)
* $FREE: head massager, Crafted Imports, handle: 2.7x0.3", short arm: 5", long arm: 6.5", Walgreen, WIC#: 950094 2302030, barcode 049022918207 (EV:$1.99)
* $FREE: hat, Dare Devil/Punisher reversible (EV:$16.95)
* $FREE: hat, Star Wars, Darth Vader (EV:$8.54)
* $FREE: skull, metal, flat, tin, Terminator 2, T2 (EV:$6.75)
* $FREE: hat, Iron Man (EV:$7.98)
* $FREE: ice mold, 20 Sided Die, LootCrate Exclusive, ~3" (EV:$5.82)
* $FREE: window (2), mirrored, 22.75x32.625x.75" (EV:$12.59)
* $FREE: mirror (2), 24x30" and 18x24" (EV:$22.55)
* $FREE: toy rocket, Stomp Rocket JrGlow air powered rocket, The D&L Company, www.stomprocket.com, 2008, barcode 795516200050 (EV:$14.75)
* $FREE: poster, Star Wars 7 The Force Awakens, RP1401 Pick 40, shrinkwrapped, barcode 882663040148 (EV:$8.99)
* $FREE: poster, Marvel Heros, Reinders, shrinkwrapped, A30/234/18023 234 PP31736 130312 (EV:$5.47)
* $FREE: poster, Star Trek Into Darkness, Imax (EV:$17.99)
* $FREE: drum, First Act Discovery, blue, 8.5" (EV:$25.65)
* $FREE: viewfinder, View-Master 3-D, blue, Fisher Price, 1988, T5410 0682T1, including viewmaster inserts: Dora The Explorer 2008 Viacom, The Space Shuttle B: 34079-9039, The Space Shuttle C: 34079-9029, Toy Story 3 T3982 (NRFB), Cars W2131 (NRFB) (EV:$12.97)
* $FREE: Brita filter pitcher, large size, white, top is a little warped (EV:$9.79)
* $FREE: Brita filter (2) (EV:$11.98)
* $FREE: toy, magnetized Spider-Man gyro spinner (EV:$3.98)
* $FREE: tin, butter cookies, 5.125x2.75", Christmas (EV:$7.56)
* $FREE: container, plastic, clear with white lid, 2.5x2.125x1.5"(EV:$0.27)
* $FREE: trading cards, MarvelIron Man 3 movie, www.upperdeck.com, KA040913, barcode 053334807784 (still in pack) (EV:$2.86)
* $FREE: stickers, Tetris, 147 stickers, Paladone, PP2274TT, barcode 5032331036156 (NRFB) (EV:$4.90)
* $FREE: baby mirror, Munchkin, gray suede edges, 12.25x9.375" (EV:$7.99)
* $FREE: bucket, pink with hearts, 1-800-Flowers.Com, 4.25x5" (EV:$3.64)
* $FREE: carpet pad, gray 26x13.5", 24.5x13.5" (EV:$3.56)
* $FREE: poster, Beyond, 11x17" (EV:$7.95)
* $FREE: door stop alarm, Radio Shack, 490-0427, barcode 040293167707 (EV:$10.91). Got from Lynn, from BlondeJamesBond's estate sale.
* $FREE: toy, Iron Man, Hasbro, 2012, 7 moveable joints, 5"4.875", #A4180 (EV:$11.96)
* $FREE: toy, Snoopy & Woodstock, The Peanuts Movie, McDonald's, #10 (NRFB) (EV:$4.17)
* $FREE: toy, Mario Brothers, Luigi, 2013, McDonald's, 3.5x2.5" (EV:$17.25)
* $FREE: toy, Mario Brothers, Mario with wall, 2013, McDonald's, 3.5x2.5" (EV:$17.83). Ours is missing the coin and stand.
* $FREE: toy, candy fan, M&M's Star Wars, Boba Fett (EV:$3.09)
* $FREE: napkins, The Amazing Spider-Man, Decorata Party, 2051101, barcode 5201184804711 (NRFB) (EV:$2.02)
* $FREE: fork, construction vehicle, Constructive Eating, Fork Lift Fork (EV:$7.50)
* $FREE: spoon, construction vehicle, Constructive Eating, Front Loader Spoon (EV:$7.10)
* $FREE: toy, Avengers, Iron Man, Tri-Power Repulsor and 4 missiles, PN 7221430001(EV:$37.15)
* $FREE: ice cube tray, Marvel, The Thing's face, Hulk's fist, Captain America's shield, Iron Man's face, item #09922, barcode 674449099224 (EV:$7.43)
* $FREE: toy, Marvel Spider-Man Adventures, Playskool Heroes, Spider-Man & Lizard (NRFB) (EV:$12.42)
* $FREE: stickers, cars, 13 stickers (EV:$1.64)
* $FREE: dishwasher cages (4), 2 white: 9x6.5x5" and do not have a middle insert, 2 white with blue insert: 9x5.5x4.5" (EV:$23.96 ($5.99 each))
* $FREE: poster, Star Trek Beyond (EV:$13.35)
* $FREE: figure, The Fifth Element, Korben Dallas, Reaction Figures, 2015, 3.75", 5 moveable joints (EV:$7.49). We have the figure and the backing to the package.
* $FREE: figure, The Fifth Element, Leeloo (straps costume), Reaction Figures, 2015, 3.75", 5 moveable joints (NRFB) (EV:$7.95)
* $FREE: note book, Comic Note Book, 64 pages, barcode 81422904479 (NRFB) (EV:$3.39)
* $FREE: canvas (2), Spider-Man, Spider Sense, Canvas Art, 9.75" (shrinkwrapped) (EV:$20.42 ($10.21 each))
* $FREE: ball, bouncy, The Hulk, Headstrom, A1355, ~4.5" (EV:$6.99)
* $FREE: puzzle, Thomas & Friends, Ravensburger, 3x2' (EV:$8.97)
* $FREE: trivia box, Star Wars, Cardinal, 60401ary, code LIV-STW, SKU: 118-2686, barcode 047754188028(EV:$2.59)
* $FREE: metal tin, mailbox shaped, Avengers Tin Mail Box (EV:$2.97 price tag)
* $FREE: toy, Iron Man, beanbag hands, 5.5x8 (EV:$7.12)
* $FREE: toy (2), Peanuts, Charlie Brown, 2015, McDonald's, talking, 4x2.25" (EV:$$7.48 ($3.74 each))
* $FREE: canvas (1), Spider-Man, Spider Sense, 15.75x11.625" (EV:$8.48)
* $FREE: place mat, Spider-Man, Spider Sense, 17x13.5", 3-D effect(EV:$4.15)
* $FREE: place mats (2), Avengers, 17.75x12" (EV:$5.67)
* $FREE: giant sticker activity pad, Marvel, 18602, 19x14" (EV:$12.95)
* $FREE: candle, red, American Greetings, (EV:$4.00 price tag)
* $FREE: toy, My Little Pony, Fluttershy, McDonald's, hard mane, real tail, 2.375x2.75" (EV:$4.24)
* $FREE: toothbrush, travel, blue (EV:$0.97)
* $FREE: trains, Thomas The Train, blue, wood and plastic, wheels (EV:$0.29)
* $FREE: toy, Darth Vader, 8 movable joints, waist twisting action, 4.25x2" (EV:$2.38). Ours is missing the light saber.
* $FREE: Pez dispenser, Superman, (EV:$2.99)
* $FREE: collectible metal pin, Marvel, Hydra symbal, EFX Collectibles (EV:$3.66)
* $FREE: candle, gray, Pacifica, Moroccan chamomile apple 3x6" (EV:$3.90)
* $FREE: action figure, Wolverine, 2.5", 4 movable joints (EV:$5.00). Ours is not exactly like this one.
* $FREE: Iron Man, Flying RC Extreme Hero, foam airplane, EB Brands, item number: mv7170im (EV:$19.99, but I'm going to only say $5.00 because ours is in bad shape and doesn't have the remote.)
Before skateboarding, before hip hop, before punk rock, before geeks and fandom...just a bit past Star Wars and Classic Space, there was Krass & Bernie.
It was a long walk in winter, or a good bike ride in summer, to the center of my hometown back in the day. I would go there to the only magazine shop to pick up G.I. Joe comics. One day, back in 1982, something different caught my eye. It was what became my first issue of CARtoons magazine! It was hard to believe that someone published an entire magazine of drawn automobile humor, but that's what it was. I read that mag so much that the whole thing fell apart, tattered and torn up. From then on I obsessed about finding issues, which was no easy thing. They came out sporadically every two months or so, there was no subscriptions, and the store didn't always receive them. I managed to find about twenty or so before they called it quits in 1992. To this day I still have actual dreams every once in a while about finding an issue in a store!
Within the pages I discovered many artists. My favorites being Shawn Kerri(RIP) (who would reappear later in my life when I discovered punk / Circle Jerks / Black Flag),Tom Harding, and George Trosley (who would later reappear as a joke illustrator in mens magazines!).
George's "How To Draw cars" section played a huge role in my artistic life, but it was the magazines' staple go to duo Krass & Bernie that was always the high light. This low-brow team would always get caught up in hot-rod building adventures that resulted in a multitude of freaky cars. It is from their title header, the first page that I would turn to every issue, that I got the inspiration for this MOC.
I've never read the origin story about this mash up of dragster & Beetle (if there is one), but I can say this: for some reason they are powering this dragster with the VW's motor, but the geometry is very wrong. Just look at the squished hood and the angle of the chain! I had to be a bit more realistic for the MOC, but I think it's still very Trosley. I like this MOC very much, sticker cheat and all.
As a foot note I know someone began a new run of CARtoons a couple of years ago (cartoonsmag.com/) and there are often back issues of the original CARtoons on EBay and some are on download sites. Also, as I was researching this project, I found out that George Trosley has published a couple of books collecting his Krass & Bernie stories. www.georgetrosley.com/
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