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  1. Shangas

    What Are You Reading

    I am reading the first issue of The Australia Times - History It has taken three months of researching, writing, rewriting, editing, proofreading, editing, last-minute hiccups, searching for photographs, taking more photographs, collecting sources and references, and anxious waiting, but...
  2. Shangas

    Any writers?

    The first edition of my magazine is done!! I've been told to expect it live and online within 48 hours. So sometime soon, I'll have a link here, for you all to see it!
  3. Shangas

    Buttoning the vest

    I wear vests all the time. I've never bothered with this rule. I button them all, all the time. But then, most of my vests are 5-button ones. Buttoning four and leaving one undone looks sloppy. If you ARE going to follow this rule - and there isn't really a reason why you shouldn't - then it...
  4. Shangas

    Britishisms sneaking into American vernacular

    "Cheers" generally means 'thanks', but it can also mean "Goodbye". "Here Johnny I brought along another sandwich 'cause I know you can't leave the office today..." "Oh cheers Adam!" Here in Australia we do use a lot of Britishisms for obvious reasons. And I have heard 'Cheers/cheerio' used...
  5. Shangas

    Amusing quotes from people mis-dating you

    My father said that to me too, once. I laughed.
  7. Shangas

    Hitler Caught Napping - War Over

    When you think about it, it was the Nazis themselves who proved that static, immovable defensive structures were useless in an age of mobile warfare. It begs the question why they bothered to build the Atlantic Wall in the first place, if they knew this was the case.
  8. Shangas

    As A Kid, What Were You Like?

    Hehehe!! Noo, not really! Yes, still a major bookworm.
  9. Shangas

    As A Kid, What Were You Like?

    1. A bit of both. Depended on the situation. 2. Couch potato. I was a SERIOUS bookworm, almost to the point of fault. 3. LEGO, model trains, or my teddybear :) 4. Pool, Swimming, Hockey. 5. Small. Really small.
  10. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    What's that thing in the gold foil? Shaving-soap, I'm guessing...?
  11. Shangas

    "Your Fire Department" (1949)

    Oooh Christ...*facepalm*
  13. Shangas

    Show us your photography

    My cousin's restaurant. "1919". It's decorated with all kinds of antiques. An important message from Uncle Sam! --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- A long time ago (back in the 1950s and 60s), my grandfather worked in a photography studio in a small country town in Malaya (as it was...
  14. Shangas

    Show us your Militaria

    My one piece of militaria. My handheld air-raid siren.
  15. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Bought some Singer pieces today. One blind stitcher, a box of attachments, and one zigzagger, buttonholer and some manuals.
  16. Shangas

    "Your Fire Department" (1949)

    Slides are for wimps! You want a fireman's pole! Must be fun on those things...
  17. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    I love the ties!!
  19. Shangas

    Any writers?

    Well! The first edition of my magazine is off to the publisher. Hopefully it'll be out fairly soon without any problems! This is me being mentioned in The Australia Times (the publishing-company's) weekly newsletter: Yaaaay!!
  20. Shangas

    "Your Fire Department" (1949)

    Using bangalore torpedoes to blast in walls is hilarious! What was the reasoning behind that?? "Hell it's already on fire. Who cares!?" Fire-poles are fun. I remember sliding on one when I was in school. We had it in the playground. I think you can still have fire-poles, but they come with...
  21. Shangas

    "Your Fire Department" (1949)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkSc0-NLi7Y The Los Angeles Fire Department as it existed during the postwar years, during the late 1940s.
  22. Shangas

    Need some help.

    This is why you take photographs of everything you restore. A digital camera is your best friend. I'm not sure that a year is enough. Surely people will need to know the actual MODEL of the typewriter to help as well? I suggest you visit the Typewriter Talk forum. They might be able to help you.
  23. Shangas

    Golden Era Things You've Revived Or Repaired For Use

    It begs the question though: What were such tiny boxes originally used for? Their capacity is so small. What 'pills' would they have originally held?

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