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[ibglowin]

Unusual fog in the valley this morning. Had it here at the house as well for a short period.

 

[Sage]

Tree i skinned a few days back. And the redo on the back yard. There's a fire pit in front of the bench.

edit: this is also fireproofing this end of the house. 4 forest fires, closest within 1/2 mile, in the last 20 years. 30+ feet minimum in all directions of non burnables. Steel roof too. No brush within 75' and that will be extended next year to 100'

 

[jswordy]

Back from a week in Maine... Stayed at Oakland Inn, originally built in 1776...

 

[jswordy]

A little Maine food and drink... I had many samples of local craft brews, some of them quite excellent... The Shipyard was my inn 6-pack, for evenings on the porch.

Sebago Brewing, Portland... the best scallops we had...




DimIllo's, Portland...


Stonecutter's Inn, Stonington... crab stuffed haddock....


Perry's Lobster Pier, Surry...


Governor's Restaurant and Bakery, Ellsworth. I ordered broiled, but they came fried. I told the waitress. She got me a new order, and then gave me a box to put the fried ones in. "Might as well take them home, they are no good to me," she said... She got a big tip... Snacked on them at the inn...


Shipyard Export Ale is one of my favs, nothing fancy but good...

 

[jswordy]

Couple more that didn't make my first post...



A puzzle table at Portland Airport attracted many people....

 

[bstnh1]

Couple more that didn't make my first post...

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Always lots of good food up this neck of the woods!

 

[jswordy]

Always lots of good food up this neck of the woods!

We never miss fresh seafood 24/7 when we are close to the ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. We got spoiled living for 7 years in Williamsburg, Va.

 

[Dennis Griffith]

We never miss fresh seafood 24/7 when we are close to the ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. We got spoiled living for 7 years in Williamsburg, Va.

William and Mary?

 

[jswordy]

William and Mary?

I covered W&M Tribe sports as sports editor for "The Virginia Gazette," the oldest newspaper in the country founded in 1736, helped with a redesign and later was promotions and circulation director. Here's a shot of me in the old "Gazette" newsroom as sports editor. What a youngster, lol... My wife worked for "The Daily Press" and "Times Herald" in Newport News. Loved Williamsburg and would rather we had stayed, but life didn't work out that way. We used to enjoy going to the Williamsburg location of Captain George's Restaurant and eating all we could eat seafood for, at the time in the late '80s, $15.99 each (now, it is $49.99 each). I would just keep piling on the Alaskan king crab legs, lol...

 

[Rocky]

I covered W&M Tribe sports as sports editor for "The Virginia Gazette," the oldest newspaper in the country founded in 1736, helped with a redesign and later was promotions and circulation director. Here's a shot of me in the old "Gazette" newsroom as sports editor. What a youngster, lol... My wife worked for "The Daily Press" and "Times Herald" in Newport News. Loved Williamsburg and would rather we had stayed, but life didn't work out that way. We used to enjoy going to the Williamsburg location of Captain George's Restaurant and eating all we could eat seafood for, at the time in the late '80s, $15.99 each (now, it is $49.99 each). I would just keep piling on the Alaskan king crab legs, lol...

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Jim, I was always under the impression that you were an educator.

Years ago, when I was working for Digital Equipment Corporation, I was in a product line called Graphic Arts and called on newspapers. We sold systems to newspapers that were multifunctional doing accounting, ads, text entry and editing and storage. The job was a nightmare but I really came to appreciate the newspaper industry and got to know many really fine people in it.

 

[jswordy]

Jim, I was always under the impression that you were an educator.

Years ago, when I was working for Digital Equipment Corporation, I was in a product line called Graphic Arts and called on newspapers. We sold systems to newspapers that were multifunctional doing accounting, ads, text entry and editing and storage. The job was a nightmare but I really came to appreciate the newspaper industry and got to know many really fine people in it.

Rocky, we've talked about this before. After college, I was a weekly newspaper editor, sports editor, promotions and circulation director, radio advertising account executive, radio advertising sales director, daily newspaper county correspondent, daily paper special sections editor, daily paper magazine division managing editor, then a research writer for the office of marketing and communications at a university – in that order.

Most fun job overall – radio advertising sales director, during the go-go days of radio. What was not to like? Company car, free resort trips, lunches and dinners by just signing the check, great money ... it was a VERY nice ride while it lasted.

Now, I am a has-been – another fantastic position that I highly recommend!

Here's me in the good ole days accepting a Virginia Association of Broadcasters award for Community Service when I was a radio sales director. We put together a subdivision, builder and other businesses to construct and sell a home with all profits going to endow a housing rehabilitation effort for the poor. Lots of fun! The endowment still exists today.

 

[Sage]

Watering the orchard and had this tiny fellow stop by for bath and drink.

 

[BigDaveK]

Wow, what rotten luck. This Himalayan pink salt is at least 200 million years old and I get a batch only good for another five.

 

[jswordy]

Probably as good a place to put these as anywhere. We were very fortunate to avoid the rainfall in east TN and west NC. Places there saw 18 inches in less than 24 hours.

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[jswordy]

What a powerful storm. The remnants of Helene continue to move in a counterclockwise circle even today. Due to cell and power outages and destroyed highways, many people in North Carolina and other Southeastern states affected are not even certain where their loved ones are, and the death toll is sure to rise. Some places got 24 inches of rain in 24 hours. I'm glad this one mostly missed us.

 

[winemaker81]

Saturday I met my brother and his son at a coin show in Richmond VA. I had nothing in mind to buy; rather I had not seen my brother is many months, and my nephew in longer, so it was just a fun outing.

It was fun, wandering through the tables, looking at coins.

However, I spotted a very nice coin at a good price: an 1860-O half dime.

Half dime? Nickels (5 cents) are made from nickel. Half dimes (also 5 cents) are made from silver. They were minted from the early 1800's until the late 1800's. This one has a flaw (black spot) on the reverse but is a very nice AU-53 (coin grade). The number ranges from 0 to 70, and "AU-53" indicates it's "almost uncirculated" (meaning not worn).

 

[jswordy]

Saturday I met my brother and his son at a coin show in Richmond VA. I had nothing in mind to buy; rather I had not seen my brother is many months, and my nephew in longer, so it was just a fun outing.

It was fun, wandering through the tables, looking at coins.

However, I spotted a very nice coin at a good price: an 1860-O half dime.

Half dime? Nickels (5 cents) are made from nickel. Half dimes (also 5 cents) are made from silver. They were minted from the early 1800's until the late 1800's. This one has a flaw (black spot) on the reverse but is a very nice AU-53 (coin grade). The number ranges from 0 to 70, and "AU-53" indicates it's "almost uncirculated" (meaning not worn).

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Very cool! My uncle was a big-time numismatist. He had me collecting wheat pennies in those blue binder booklets as a kid, back when you could still find them in change easily. I've still got them around here somewhere...

 

[winemaker81]

Very cool! My uncle was a big-time numismatist. He had me collecting wheat pennies in those blue binder booklets as a kid, back when you could still find them in change easily. I've still got them around here somewhere...

Those cents may be worth more than you expect.

The value of silver Washington quarters starts at $3.50 USD, regardless of how worn they are. That's silver value.

I wanted a flying eagle cent (minted before Indian Head cents) at the show, but it was worth $465 USD ... well above my price range.

 

[jswordy]

Those cents may be worth more than you expect.

The value of silver Washington quarters starts at $3.50 USD, regardless of how worn they are. That's silver value.

I wanted a flying eagle cent (minted before Indian Head cents) at the show, but it was worth $465 USD ... well above my price range.

Before he passed away, my uncle sold rolls and rolls of silver dimes he had for the silver price. He had a whole closet full of coins, which mysteriously disappeared after my aunt also passed away and the estate trust was being administered by a relative. We'll never know where they went... right. It was just one of those "Whadda ya gonna do from 600 miles away?" things. BTW, she passed in 2022 and the trust still isn't closed, as the State of Illinois still has to decide on final taxes. It has not yet reviewed the estate. We have been waiting for over a year for the closing. SMH.

I picked up some well-circulated silver dollars from my Dad's estate. He had them in a safe deposit box with some other fairly unimportant papers, and I'll bet the total rent on the box amounted to more than they were worth. It took nearly an act of Congress to get the box drilled and opened.

 

[winemaker81]

50 or so years ago a cache of Morgan dollars from the 1880's was discovered in the Carson City mint. These are "uncirculated" which doesn't mean there are no scratches. As the coins drop out of the minting machine, they drop into a hopper and do get scratched on the highpoints, such as the cheeks of heads.




Some were sold in sealed cases: