In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

A Newbie Hoarder from the Motherland

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by iBob, Sep 18, 2017.

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  1. Grahamt

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    There old picks apart from the one taken last night , five feet high now
     
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  2. iBob

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    Good lad.
    :handshake:

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  3. blacksmith

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    If you like trains then how do you like this Grahamt ? These are some pictures from the locomotive shop that I work in.

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  4. MikeInMa

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    Where's the wood burning stove located on those engines?

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    Haha. I know that I got off subject but this one I guess would be a better fit. This is another photo from our shop in the 1930's. Is this good enough for a fire dragon? scan_7.jpg
     
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    This artist is from my part of Canada.
     
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  7. iBob

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    Hi Woodwidow,
    If my memory serves me correctly, Robert Bateman lives on one of the Islands off of Vancouver Island - Salt Spring Island?

    I've added a few more Bateman prints to the collection over the years, but nothing lately... I think I ran out of money in the end...lol :hair:

    Bo_OB
     
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  8. MikeInMa

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    Regardless of what they burn, they are very impressive machines.

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  9. iBob

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    As some of our fellow wood chuckers like the sight of motorbikes, here is a pic of the best bike I have ever owned and like a complete numb nut, chopped it in for my current ride. Regrets?... I have a few...:headbang::picard::hair:

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    There is a lot of Beemers runnin around here...dealer is next town over...used to work there actually
     
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    Orate bob how's it going. Just give ya a quick hello inbetween my favourite things. Log fire, whiskey and bladerunner.
     

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  12. iBob

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    Mr Two Chop,

    We have 3 things in common.
    Bladerunner
    Whiskey
    Log fire.... oh....and this forum :smoke:

    Thanks for dropping in.

    My take on the end scene from Bladerunner:
    I've seen things you wood chuckers wouldn't believe. Attacked logs off the side of a pick-up. I've seen flames flickering near the ten inch nails sticking out of my pallets. All those moments will be lost in time....like....beers 'n spam....time...to...FRY!

    Yes. I've lost the plot :hair::whistle::thumbs:

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  13. iBob

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    Pray, tell us more...

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    Which part?
     
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  15. iBob

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    Of your time with BMW??
     
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    You get you wood from a grocery store?!?:eek:

    ;)

    Welcome to the club, iBob!
    Glad you found us! You'll fit in just fine here:handshake:
     
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  17. iBob

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    Thank you, Tim!
    It feels like I've been here alot longer than a few days. The welcome has been awesome! :thumbs:

    Cheers,
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    Ah, well, it is a Honda/Yamaha/Suzuki/Kawasaki/BMW dealer (and I think they have added Moto Guzzi since I left)
    I was a mechanic there...I mainly worked on the Jap stuff (Honda Gold Wings were a specialty) I didn't mess with the BMWs too much...they are kinda different to work on once you get used to how the Japs do stuff (we said BMW stands for Backwards Motor Works ;)) It was fun for a time, but this particular shop was poorly managed and had a lot of internal politics that I hated, so I moved on after a total of 9 years there. Its tough to raise a family on a bike mechanics salary in many places too...
     
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    I love the use of the old shopping trolleys as wood storage bins and they are easy to move. I wonder if I can find some old trolleys here?
     
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  20. Kimberly

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    There might be a small disagreement about that from Aldi.
     
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