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Wat_Tyler said:
My grandfather had a set of the complete works of O. Henry and an encyclopedia of automotive engineering that was published in 1920. It had shit in there that you can't get information on any more. His wife tossed that stuff. I haven't even tried to look to see if there is a set of those out there, but that might be what I do now.


Son of a bitch!!! Guess what Google and I found? It's the 1919 version, but super good enough.


It's on its way.
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Wow - what a shame that she gave away all of those old books. But one persons junk is another persons treasure.

Good ol Internet to the rescue.
 
Wat_Tyler said:
I like gizmoes. Old stuff. Cars, motorcycles, guns, farm equipment, machines, houses, and old books. My grandfather used to say that they don’t make them like they used to. It’s true - they don’t. A lot of stuff is better. Cars are safer. Houses are more energy efficient and safer, too. But I learned a lot from my grandfather about older things as well as many things in general. Mom always said that he wasn’t all that mechanical, but he certainly knew a great deal about how stings worked. And he had the gumption to tackle a project without necessarily knowing precisely how it worked or was going to turn out, and this was well before the advent of Google.

He was into an obsolete brand of cars. He was driving a 1949 model when he died in 1981. I learned how to work on cars with him when I was younger. In middle age, I was looking for (another) hobby and I found a 1947 coupe of the same brand for sale for what seemed to be a reasonable price. It’s mine now. It’ll be my retirement project. I may ditch the job but I’ll have plenty to do. And I have thought of getting something from the teens also. Talk about anvil technology. And it makes me think of a set of books that he had.

Granddad (we all called him by an old family nickname) had a secretary in his living room. My parents had had one when I was little and they had junked it. They’re not the most practical piece of furniture, but they were a thing once, and he had his. The top portion is a set of shelves behind glass doors. Smack in the middle of his was a five volume set of an encyclopedia of car technology. His set dated from 1920. During the time I lived with him as a teenager, I would explore that set of books. I was fascinated by the old ways of doing things and the discontinued designs. It was a good education on the evolution of car form and function.

He died about 10 years later. He had married wife #3 by that time. She did nothing to endear herself to many of the rest of the existing relatives, and in fairness, many of us many not have been as welcoming as we might have. Anyway, we all gathered at the house for the funeral and memorial rites and the dividing of the loot at the reading of the will. That was for the children, and as a grandchild, I wasn’t included. I do recall the last time I saw that set of books was the last time I stood in that room. Last I had heard, she had a roll-off dumpster delivered and she had emptied the house, which he had left her life rights to, into its maw. Apparently that set of books as well as a lot of other keepsake-type things of his wound up in the landfill.

I have held it against her - and her ghost - from then until today.

Something made me think of it today. I was chatting with a friend about old books. Remembering that Google is a trusted friend, I decided to try to remember the name of the series and to see if I could find a set for sale online. I should have done this earlier, but we don’t know that we don’t know until we know that we don’t know, and then we can ask. Honestly, it took an entire 10 minutes. My guess at the name was almost exactly right, and it seems that even though his set didn’t survive, that m,any others have, and many of those look like they have languished safely in a secretary for longer than half a century. A very nice version was an option at an online vintage bookstore for just under $100, and not much over that with shipping. This set - my set - is from 1919, but they’re the same bloody books. Good enough. They arrive late next week.

I felt a kind of weight lift. I was able to forgive a self-absorbed old woman for her sins, real or imagined. I let her go. Hell, I didn’t know I was still carrying her around. So she is now forgiven and well on her way to being forgotten. And if I ever do buy a 1916 Orphan-brand, I’ll have the research material to figure out how it works, and as it turns out, I wanted access to the knowledge all along. I’ll have it soon and in my favorite format - old books.
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Th and for the longer version of the story. It was worth it!

Glad you got the books! Very cool. Your grandad sounded very old school!!
 
Lilianna23 said:
Here you go! I was told by a friend I should have potted it in new soil or at least added plant food. I think I'll top dress it with new soil and add some liquid fertilizer. My friend also suggested mulch. Gotta get some of that.

Eucalyptus:
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Pot garden. Actually 9 pots:
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They look great! Im w you. I would just out in something soil and add some liquid fertilizer.

Nice garden!!
 
Lilianna23 said:
Nice of him to drop it off. But did he know it was the wrong place? 🤦🏻‍♀️ Good thing you have the tractor! 🚜
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Not really.

I was gonna haveta move it anyway cuz I needed it deeper in the woods near our second bridge. But he dumped it right next to our stream and there’s a DEP field office just down the road… so I wanted to really get it out of sight right away.
 
Lilianna23 said:
Another productive day! I woke up early (for me) at 1000. It felt... odd... to be up so early! 😆😅

My young helper came to work in the yard with me. We cut a rhododendron bush that was over 10 ft tall virtually in half!

Before:
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After:
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We filled up the yard waste bucket and 3 black yard waste bags!

I also started painting the powder room shelf holder the wall base color. I've done 2 coats. I'm going to let them dry overnight then bring it up to see how it looks in the room. It may need another coat of paint.

And! I baked! My trainer had her bodybuilding competition today. I will see her on Tuesday and have promised her a basket of goodies. Today I made brookies. If you look closely, you can see the layer of chocolate chip cookies on the bottom. Brownie on top:
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And chocolate chip cookies. This is 4 dozen.
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One disappointment was I missed a call from my friend. I'm hoping she and I can connect tomorrow. I will be baking again but should have my phone with me this time. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

It's still the weekend! Enjoy your Sunday, everyone! I'm a tired girl! 💝✨️💖
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Nicely sculpted rhodi! Looks much better!

And those baked goods… damn!
 
So update on the week is

Spencer is recovering well from the attack
The Police have investigated but won’t take any more action as he has behaved responsibly since the attack. He has offered to pay the costs and the dog has been destroyed
My daughter is getting over the trauma
They are safely home
I finished the week with a good day on the hill and
The geese are starting to return from Iceland to overwinter with us
 

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Wonderer67 said:
This is good to know. I’m sure it’s probably a difficult film to watch.

I was not so much a New Order fan, but I did like Joy Division a lot.

If you ever want to see a much more lighthearted take on the whole Manchester (Madchester scene), check out 24 Hour Party People. Excellent movie.
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I’ll check that out! It’s funny, all these years later I’m just sort of discovering the backgrounds of a lot of these bands I grew up with. Never paid attention or cared, not sure which, but I find it interesting to dig into the how and whys.

Didn’t do a damn thing yesterday. Watched football, ate, napped, and will maybe rinse and repeat today unless the kid hits me up t go fishing. It’s been hot and I’ve been unmotivated. Did catch the F1 race this morning so I can now get on with my day!😂

happy Sunday to all! Old world critter MZ——

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Wonderer67 said:
We do do things.

I asked my frwind to drop off 7 tons of rip rap. He dropped it off while I was gone. Right by our stream.

Which is a class one trout stream.

The DEP looks very dimly upon rip rapping class one streams. You have to move heaven and earth and apply for permits, get dispensation from the governors cousin three times removed. Kiss the godfathers ring, say 738936673 Hail Marys.. you get the idea.

So we moved 7 tons of rock (maybe more) with our tractor.

We moved it all about 1/4 mile up the trail to our other bridge which is over a class three stream - which is rip rappable.

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I’’m waaaay too lazy to look it up, but what is the difference between Class 1 / Class 3 streams? The flow? I’ve heard classes ascribed to rafting/kayaking but not fishing? 🧐
 
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