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blubarb
··IG: #blubarb19I also collect this daily...but it has little value outside of politics.
What else do you collect?
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesYea Blubarb!
I began my shaving career with a Fat Boy in 1969, before they had acquired that nickname from collectors, when my dad, who had gone over to electric razors, handed me his razor and told me to go shave the unsightly peach fuzz off from above my upper lip. No instructions in technique, no notion of what those adjustment numbers stood for, and no shaving cream but only bar soap left me with an unpleasant experience. Shaved with that thing generally set on "6" because I liked the number six, until about 1980 when I gratefully adopted the Trac II, gleefully tossing the beast as far back in a bathroom drawer as I could. Never did figure it out, even after graduating from bar soap to real shaving cream and so endured some real bloodbaths. Only about 30 years later, after I revisited the model later, after it'd gotten the moniker 'Fat Boy,' did I "learn to drive" it.
I began my shaving career with a Fat Boy in 1969, before they had acquired that nickname from collectors, when my dad, who had gone over to electric razors, handed me his razor and told me to go shave the unsightly peach fuzz off from above my upper lip. No instructions in technique, no notion of what those adjustment numbers stood for, and no shaving cream but only bar soap left me with an unpleasant experience. Shaved with that thing generally set on "6" because I liked the number six, until about 1980 when I gratefully adopted the Trac II, gleefully tossing the beast as far back in a bathroom drawer as I could. Never did figure it out, even after graduating from bar soap to real shaving cream and so endured some real bloodbaths. Only about 30 years later, after I revisited the model later, after it'd gotten the moniker 'Fat Boy,' did I "learn to drive" it.
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Timecollector
·I collect a variety of watches, but mainly two brands. I collect gold and silver coins & restore/collect musclecars, new & old. My latest is my 1970 Plymouth GTX and my 2007 Supercharged Redfire Roush 427R. An easier hobby is studying Civil War history which I also do in my spare time..
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesOOOooo... a 440 six-pack! Love vintage big-block Mopars. Nice post, timecollector!
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lillatroll
·Late to the party here, but will let the pictures do the talking. I collect sports memorabilia. Not so much anymore but the collection still stands. Old baseball cards, new cards, signed baseballs, bats, and anything else. Sorry for the large number of photos 😀
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·I collect a variety of watches, but mainly two brands. I collect gold and silver coins & restore/collect musclecars, new & old. My latest is my 1970 Plymouth GTX and my 2007 Supercharged Redfire Roush 427R. An easier hobby is studying Civil War history which I also do in my spare time..
Holy fcuk.
Where do you live and would you be weirded out if I came over and checked out that perfect beast?
I can't believe you have a '70 GTX and a 100 point one, no less. F,,,,N,,,A
That Roush is also, siiiiiiiiiick. I remember when they came out it caused such a fuss in the auto industry.
Are you an engineer? Just guessing based on those (2) cars...
I also have an affinity for Civil War history. I'm not as interested in the organized armies of the states' as much as I'm interested in the sacrifices made by the civilian population of the south and border states. Total War 🙁
I'm a Yankee but I've family on my father's side who fought on both sides.
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·Thanks for the kind words. I am not classified as an engineer but work closely with them. I am a licensed commercial airline mechanic. I work mainly in electronics on both Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
The Roush stuff was very popular when they came out but those older models have been overtaken in horsepower by many of today's newer models but I liked the retro body style back then. Not a fan of the most resent redesign but that's just me.
The GTX was a great project. I had two others in high school but never had the income to fix them up so I did on this one. I am getting older so it's harder now to tinker with cars so I have switched to watch collecting. They don't hurt my back as much but still put a dent in my wallet. 😀
I grew up near Gettysburg so Civil War was always an interest to me and all the big car shows they have in Carlisle, Pa was only 3-4 miles down the road.
The Roush stuff was very popular when they came out but those older models have been overtaken in horsepower by many of today's newer models but I liked the retro body style back then. Not a fan of the most resent redesign but that's just me.
The GTX was a great project. I had two others in high school but never had the income to fix them up so I did on this one. I am getting older so it's harder now to tinker with cars so I have switched to watch collecting. They don't hurt my back as much but still put a dent in my wallet. 😀
I grew up near Gettysburg so Civil War was always an interest to me and all the big car shows they have in Carlisle, Pa was only 3-4 miles down the road.
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesI also love history including Civil War history. This uninspiring photo was taken of the Cold Harbor trenches a few weeks back while we were in Virginia visiting friends.
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x3no
·Joe Namath. How I remember those cool Namath Windsor boot adverts in Playboy. Yes, I used to read the ads.
You could start a little museum with that lot 😀
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Rockmastermike
·wives, apparently 
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Hijak
·Nice wood!😗
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Got into these, briefly. Cheap entertainment @ $20 a pop....
Loads of fun chasing the cat (nicely, of course 😉)!
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Cal_321
·I'm totally impressed, what you're collecting.Very nice and interesting thread!
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I'm collecting watches book
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·Glass
Whilst in the Nederlands I picked up nice piece of glass artwork
A Gert Bullee from Den Hauge
Gert Bullee,s YouTube video
And
Some of he's other works
http://www.gertbullee.nl/pages/84870/Eigen_werk.html
And a small hand blown bottle from Denmark,s Christian Edwards
Whilst in the Nederlands I picked up nice piece of glass artwork
A Gert Bullee from Den Hauge
Gert Bullee,s YouTube video
Some of he's other works
http://www.gertbullee.nl/pages/84870/Eigen_werk.html
And a small hand blown bottle from Denmark,s Christian Edwards
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lillatroll
·Those are nice pieces. I have no knowledge about glass collecting.I have only heard of Lalicque
Were they reasonably priced if it is not too impertinent to ask?
Were they reasonably priced if it is not too impertinent to ask?
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Geo!
·A CC was the first pistol I customised. It was in blue and didn't have the ribs at the front end, but everything else looked the same including the sights.
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