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Re: A thread to just drop into with some news or photos or whatever !!
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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril
Some of you know that I collect Uranium glass items.
I knew as soon as I saw this one at an antique store today that I was interested:
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I asked my gf where the black light was coming from to trigger the 'glow', and she couldn't find one.
I looked inside the lamp and there was no bulb either...Whoa!-lol...
I decided this one was a bit too 'hot' for us to have around the house...:)
Fabulous !
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My gf and I picked up some odd candy a week ago. She picked Turkish Delight, and I picked Korivka Roshen (milky sweets).
-The Turkish delight came in *4* flavors: Mint, Rose, Orange and Lemon. I thought the Orange and Lemon ones weren't too bad, but, the Mint and Rose ones were brutal.
They all smelled like soap...regardless my gf was dedicated to finding a raspberry one (because they showed one on the cover)---there were only rose-flavored and I had to watch her choke repeatedly when she tested each red one lol.
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-The Korivka Roshen on the other hand tasted like 'Cow-Tails' candy to me:
If the Cow-Tails sucked 100% of the moisture out of your mouth and then gave you a weird sour aftertaste.
They look like they have a liquid center, but, they don't...
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Of course the real question is will the mice eat these two types of candies?
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@24hrs below
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Apparently the Korivka Roshen is the prefered choice-only 1 piece left @24hrs.
Update: It has been 7 days now and the Turkish delight have been reduced about 75%, but, still remain.
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Call me boring, but when I want candy, I return to what I know I love- :D (See's custom-packed box)
Lovely mice, btw.
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Re: A thread to just drop into with some news or photos or whatever !!
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Originally Posted by Bogertophis
Call me boring, but when I want candy, I return to what I know I love- :D (See's custom-packed box)
Lovely mice, btw.
Hahaha Thanks!
I'm on the East Coast and See's Candy is largely unheard of... Many years ago-I had a sales rep. from California give me a See's Gift Basket for letting him give my group a sales pitch on a $140K chemistry analyzer. I brought the gift basket home and as soon as my gf and I tried it: we were hooked. I bought candy from them for a long time before the prices became prohibitive. Now I have to be the first to check the mail so I can toss the seasonal See's Candy brochures before my gf spots them...I'd rather not spend a few hundred bucks on chocolates...:)
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Re: A thread to just drop into with some news or photos or whatever !!
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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril
Hahaha Thanks!
I'm on the East Coast and See's Candy is largely unheard of... Many years ago-I had a sales rep. from California give me a See's Gift Basket for letting him give my group a sales pitch on a $140K chemistry analyzer. I brought the gift basket home and as soon as my gf and I tried it: we were hooked. I bought candy from them for a long time before the prices became prohibitive. Now I have to be the first to check the mail so I can toss the seasonal See's Candy brochures before my gf spots them...I'd rather not spend a few hundred bucks on chocolates...:)
Oh, you're no fun at all! I need several See's "fixes" every year. I wait for cool weather so it doesn't need to ship on ice, & buy enough so the shipping is free. Even their peanut brittle is addicting. :D
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Re: A thread to just drop into with some news or photos or whatever !!
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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril
There’s only ONE Turkish Dellight !!
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Re: A thread to just drop into with some news or photos or whatever !!
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Originally Posted by Zincubus
I'd try it again.
I would pass on the Mint and Rose flavors though...:)
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Re: A thread to just drop into with some news or photos or whatever !!
In other news: One of my friends said I inspired him to take up body-building for his New Years Resolution lololol (brutal)... He texted me the other day and said he had been steadily working out at the gym and was sore all the time and wasn't gaining any muscle. I asked him how much protein he was eating/day and he said he drank two protein drinks/day (40g/each) and then ate 'normally' the rest of the time. He weighs about 160lbs, and I figure he is probably taking in about 160 grams/day...so I told him that 1g/lb. of body weight should be absolutely fine. I mentioned that if he was doing intense workouts that he might want to add a bit more.
He wanted to know which protein powder I use, and I blew his mind when I told him I don't use protein powder.
He didn't believe me, so I sent him this picture of my breakfast.
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1.5lbs of lean unseasoned pork-each day/every day. Then I need to eat some sort of primarily meat dish for dinner.
Yes yes, I know that beef has 3X the amount of iron as pork and while I do eat beef for dinner sometimes...I'm not made out of money. :)
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About two weeks ago I started watching this guy on YouTube who makes videos of digging up artifacts (mostly old bottles) on different properties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stqM7NFb3MU
A lot of the videos are quite long...I was not expecting my gf to find them interesting, but, she started watching them with me....
We frequent a lot of places where there are antiques, and with information provided by the author of the videos: I started to learn about identifying old bottles based on shape and design.
Not to be outdone...my gf started researching vintage glassware, and as such: I have indirectly created a monster...I've had to drive her to every antique store within a 50 miles radius over the last two weeks so she can examine all the different types and styles of vintage glass...lol...
While on the topic of glassware and digging things up: I found this wine bottle at an antique market that someone dug up in their yard and put up for sale:
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I thought it looked pretty old, but, I wasn't interesting in buying it. My gf insisted I pay the $3 and examine it closer at home...ok....
I still haven't figured out the time period yet, but, the glass is heavily imperfect (gritty + lots of air bubbles), and the stem is bent about 15 degrees off-center. Some of the air bubbles are so large that they could have easily ruined the mold. This would suggest a sizeable level of attrition during production... For comparison: I was at another antique store today and they had rows and rows of green wine bottles that were nearly identical to mine (without the big kick-up in the bottom). The bottles I saw today were in almost perfect condition from the 1910's-they had very little air bubbles and were almost perfect in shape...this would indicate that there had been significant improvements to the production process...
While I have seen a lot of odd stuff in the last few weeks. This is the first time I saw these:
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Weird...:)
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I had the day off and took my gf to some antique stores in Vermont.
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We stopped at a small place for breakfast first.
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We saw a lot of stuff.
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My gf wanted me to buy this coffee mug and leave it in my office: It weighs like 30lbs, but, it was also pricey-so I had to decline. :)
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What did I buy?
I bought a big orange Carnival Glazed Imperial Glass Pitcher for $17 (good price), and 5 UV reactive marbles (3 Uranium, 1 Cadmium, and 1 Cerium-$1/ea).
I must have looked like a weirdo digging through the vintage marble jar with my UV torch lol...
My gf saw a rare glass item that she *really wanted*, but, the price was a small fortune. We spent like 15 minutes on our smartphones trying to figure out if the cost was reasonable. Other customers noticed that we were pretty intent about something...and they 'nonchalantly' surrounded us and were trying to sneak a peek at our phones to see what we were researching. One nosey woman was actually bold enough to reach over and try to twist my phone so she could look at my screen. This irritated me and I verbally snapped at her and told her to 'mind your own business'-and she scurried away... In the end I decided it was not a bargain, but, reasonably priced for a once in a lifetime rare find (in-person). My gf told me not to, but, of course I bought it for her. :)
At checkout the woman offered me a 10% discount on the expensive item if I paid cash...and who could turn that down? This was the first store we visited and I had $2.43 left in my wallet for the rest of the day lol...
I won't tell you what I bought her-because she already posted it everywhere in the glass forums. She is not as good at keeping her identity a secret as I am. ;)
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