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  1. Shangas

    Refurbishing Vintage Furniture?

    It's a beautiful restoration. I would like to see what the whole stand looks like, sans 'ornaments' to see it in its entire beuaty.
  2. Shangas

    Refurbishing Vintage Furniture?

    Frank, I love that hall stand (Yes, that is their actual name) very much! I always wish I could have one.
  3. Shangas

    Prewar steamship fares

    A lot of the places you mention were FAR out of the reach of many people. Unless you were wealthy, a sailor of some description or your job took you to those locations, most people never went there. Travelling to Europe and England might've happened. But to places like Japan, China, Singapore...
  4. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Thanks. It'll certainly prove handy in the years to come.
  5. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Oh. Someone finally noticed! Thanks. I've lubricated it, cleaned it and then I also put some of my own gold and silver inside it. Stuff I've bought, been gifted, or inherited. All solid gold or silver.
  7. Shangas

    Tie Wrinkles?

    Would a tie-press help at all?
  8. Shangas

    HULK HOGAN's New Restaurant Dress Code.

    For something to be defined as 'racist', it would actually have to be prejudiced or discriminatory against a specific RACE. Or to be more specific, a particular ETHNICITY. What ethnicity is being prevented from entering this restaurant based on those rules? Absolutely anyone could dress like...
  9. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I still use "Kid in a Candy store". Although around our town I only know of maybe 2-3 candy stores which would fit the bill.
  10. Shangas

    What modern invention/innovation do you wish had *never* been developed?

    I don't remember how old our fridge is. But we've had it since we moved into our house in 1992. That was over 20 years ago now. It's still going strong. Not packing up or passing out or anything.
  11. Shangas

    Show us your photography

    A friend of mine who collects cars I.D.d it as a 1938 Pontiac Sloper.
  13. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Today at the local flea-market. Fully functional alarm-trigger strongbox. Ca. 1930. The tray is removable and there's extra storage underneath (as well as access to the alarm mechanism, to wind it up). An uncle of mine has an identical one: But I don't think his one is functional...
  14. Shangas

    Show us your photography

    A neighbour of mine down the street was taking his gorgeous vintage automobile out for a spin in the spring sunshine yesterday. He let me in to take a picture of it. He said it was from 1938, but I forgot to ask the make of the car. Does anyone recognise it?
  15. Shangas

    Campaign Bed

    I'm not a camper by any stretch of the imagination, but THAT is freakin' COOL. I love it!!
  16. Shangas

    Amusing quotes from people mis-dating you

    I had two people in one day tell me they liked my style. But so far, nobody's misdated me. Unless you count being called "steampunk' misdating.
  17. Shangas

    How would you earn a living?

    To live off of royalties is not easy as a writer. Not unless you're PHENOMENALLY successful. As Roald Dahl said in his autobiography - a published, working writer will probably get only 10% of the retail price of a book when it sells. The other 90% goes to retailers, designers, the publisher and...
  19. Shangas

    What modern invention/innovation do you wish had *never* been developed?

    Certainly I've met people who are like that. One thing which I can't stand, and I'm finding this more and more these days - is that thing called planned obsolescence. This ridiculous idea that everything we make has a finite life and when it's buggered it's buggered and we throw it out and...
  20. Shangas

    Help with typewritter ribbon!

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but the SINGER which made typewriters (AND automobiles) is an entirely different company from that which made sewing machines?
  21. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    "NAME!?" "MALARKEY! PRIVATE DONALD G.!" "Malarkey. That's slang for bull****, isn't it?" "Sir, Yes sir!" "Rust on the butt-plate hinge-spring, Private Bull****! Pass revoked!" - Band of Brothers
  22. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Anyone here use "as screwed up as a Chinese fire-drill", or "like a Chinese fire-drill"? That one still makes me laugh!
  23. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I've heard the 'tea in China' one too. I use it every now and then.

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