My first post here in a looooong time. My first real paying job was as a pump jockey in a Chevron station in the mid-to-late '70s, when I was in high school. I had a uniform and everything. If things were slow, I also did oil changes and lube jobs, as well as tire mounting and balancing. We had...
A few years ago, I was touring Boeing's gigantic parts warehouse on a business trip when one of my hosts remarked that they stocked a complete line of spares for every aircraft type they ever made which had at least one example still in commercial service. I asked about the DC-3 (McDonnell...
When I was younger, I had a lot of trouble with my hair. It's reasonably thick but very fine, with very little body. No matter what I did, it eventually ended up falling limp. About 20 years ago, I started using Vitalis. It only takes about three drops. I rub it in after I get out of the shower...
By pure coincidence, I just came across the above-mentioned book. It doesn't have a publication date, but I would guess mid '40s. It's title is Union Pacific Dining Car Cook Book and Service Instructions. It contains not only recipes , but also settings for various meals and situations (counter...
It's kind of eerie. I drive an older car (sort of--it's a '99) and it has an AM/FM radio. The AM band is basically static, although I can pull in the odd French station from time to time. At the right time of day, I can even pick up the BBC. It's been quite a while since I've heard any German...
Great stuff! I have a Union Pacific dining car cook book that I picked up about 15 years ago. It's kind of cool to be able to replicate fare from the City of Los Angeles or some of the other name trains of the era.
I'm bumping this because I just spotted an auction that may be of interest to our Northern California members. Anchor Auctions (of Reno) will be auctioning the contents of a vintage appliance store in Sonoma on Dec 11, 2015. From what I can see, most of the items are kitchen ranges, but Anchor...
I have a copy of an interesting book on the rise of the consumer culture and designed obsolescence called Populuxe by Thomas Hine (Knopf, 1987). There's one particular ad Hine uses that I think really encapsulates the spirit of the time. Happily, a quick search revealed that the image is now...
I just got this beauty today.
1935 Golden Sunbeam gentleman's roadster
Christmas came early this year. The paint is a bit rough but it's otherwise sound and it's all there, with a couple of very minor exceptions. These are really beautiful bikes. The bell alone is a work of art.
I like what this couple is doing. Good on 'em. I am somewhat dismayed by the viciousness of some of the attacks on them, however. In my experience, the crowd shouting loudest about tolerance, or diversity, or whatever are the first with the pitchforks when someone fails to hew to the current...
They managed to hang on to shreds of the old style until about the early '90s. Then overnight they morphed into some sort of shrine to teen angst. I went in to one of their stores to replace a jacket I had bought from them only weeks before. They no longer carried that item. And the store looked...
I grew up in a small town (~1,000 people) in rural Nevada and the rodeo was a primary form of entertainment in the summer. It was wonderful. A number of locals always participated but the level of competition was very high. I never rode in a rodeo but some of my friends did. A friend of mine was...
I came across this link this morning and I thought it looked familiar:
https://lostartpress.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/folding_camp_bed.pdf
It's an article from 1954 describing the construction of a very similar bed. It differs in detail, but they are essentially the same.
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