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My parents did the same thing. They found at a yard sale an old sewing machine stand made out of wrought iron and they put a marble top on top of it and now it sits in their downstairs bathroom as a table with little knick knacks on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
yeah, I remember that it was damn cool. I may end up attempting it (perfect excuse to get me some new toys:thumbs_up ) I am thinking of some modifications though to make it open by moving a book however.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Papaya, have you ever seen a programme called Junk Brothers? they take used furniture people are throwing out & make it into other stuff instead, could be a source of ideas....
It says that it opens with a book doesnt it? :confused: And yes I thought of you when I found those linkys started thinking now theres a chap I could convince he needed to build a moving book case then you can explain it to me in idiot language and then one day in the far off and distant future I can get one myself :D
I have seen junk brothers. I haven't decided if I'm missing the creativity gene to turn junk into treasure or if I have to much of the laziness gene that balks at turning junk to treasure.Quote:
Originally Posted by kilted exile
Yeah Kilted!!! that would look good in your place.:thumbs_upQuote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
I think I'm going to dump my real estate agent. She treats me like a dumbo and I think she's slighlty racist.
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
On a second look it does show an opening mechanism. I am not 100% confident about joinery (I am really more structurally inclined, if memory serves Virg is the mechanical engineer round here) with moving parts everything needs to be precise otherwise it just sticks & that would annoy me. It would be a nice project,but I am not sure yet whether I have the tools or patience to attempt itQuote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
All you need is a swinging mechanism...Quote:
Originally Posted by kilted exile
(HaHa sounds like my work. We're having a problem with truck drivers driving off with our ramps still attached to their truck. I've come up with the idea of a swing arm on the platform. only problem is they tell me it would be hard to engineer. I tell them that I did the hard part by coming up with the idea now it's they're turn to make it:idea: :( )
all the techni talk makes my head hurt....
but my bit of travel talk,
a) makesure you have money or can access money and that your account wont get frozen if you try and access it
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b) for goodness sake be aware of the laws of the place you are going too, eg in prague unless you want to get a nice little fine you MUST cross the road ONLY at designated points and times.
ohhh and don't forget your ATM number!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Do you mean to say some people use their cash cardd so rarily that they forget their pin number ? :eek2:Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
Sort of. When I moved I opened a new account but still kept the old one. I get reward points from the new account so I use that way more often then the old one.
i forgot my Credit card pin no. and now its blocked.
"..on the road again.."
Traveling is just a luxury for many!! Many can not imagine of it, for they are too busy with making just 2 ends meet.
That's true I guess I should be grateful for the oppotunities I'm afforded. I have been able to see some really cool places and met a lot of different people.Quote:
Originally Posted by blazeofglory
On this trip, however, I'm stuck with a loud, rude, and obnoxious coworker. Stories to follow.
I covet to travel anywhere in the world so as to relish the scenery of the enormous world.Nonetheless,MONEY IS THE HEADACHE AND A DEMANDING THING.
So apparently I have very little taste. All the plants and trees that I think are pretty are turning out to be weeds. All along the road around here are these pretty yellow flowers that look like daisies, I really dig them turns out they are considered weeds. Today I went out to an excavation site and remarked that a certain tree was pretty. Again - the tree is considered a nuisance and people pay money to get rid of them.:bawling:
But arent wildflowers also conidered weeds? in fact arent weeds simply plants that turn up even if they werent planted? SO maybe we should admire them...plus your tastes mean your garden will be airly easy to tend paya.....a bit like ours which is over rn with daisys and dandelions mostly because we actually like them. Although my mum did pull loads out a couple of months ago. :D
What are the yellow flowers, papaya? They could well be weeds (ie a plant growing in the wrong place) in whatever part of the world you are now but there may well be cultivated versions growing in gardens back home. Similarly with the tree - it may grow to weedlike proportions because of conditions where you are visiting but have to be cossetted elsewhere. I rhapsodised over the zantedeschias ('arum' lilies) growing wild in Western Australia last year - do they grow in my garden? Do they h***! - and was told very brusquely they were noxious weeds and were not permitted in gardens because they 'escape' and cause problems in agriculture. And then I wanted to take photographs of them - that really convinced my cousin's OH that all Brits are loonies.
Traveling is just a driveler of the few and luxury of the majority.
Me too, all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Tonight, the PM took us to a spot where a river goes underground it's a very cool place but on the way there we stopped to look at another area of the park and walk up on a big horn sheep. Holy Moly, we were not 5 feet away from the thing. Pictures to follow.
I'm not sure what your saying, do you want to stop writing about my travels?Quote:
Originally Posted by blazeofglory
I think traveling is incredibly important. I think its a great way to understand other people's cultures/customs etc. Every penny I earn is going to go towards me traveling around the world. I'll even travel with out any money...haha, just to see the world would be amazing.
I don't want you to stop!!!:D
This is the little guy I was talking about 2 posts up:
http://hotimg16.fotki.com/a/66_212/171_18/IMG_0107.jpg
It looks like a statue but I swear it's not!!
great shot!!! it does look like a statue
What beautiful eyes! And friendly face!Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
So here's the perdicament: My coworker is kind of assy. He is pretty rude to customer service/waitresses, etc. Today he called a couple of servers dimwitted because they didn't know pumpernickle bread was the same as black rye, I'm not sure if they heard him but he was standing at the counter talking to me over the phone when he said it. It's embarrassing.
It's raining pretty good back home, I hope my plants are ok.
People are so flippin' nice around here I just want to punch them:lol:.
Have I mentioned that coworkers stink???
Are you traveling again Papaya?
Literally or figuratively paya?Quote:
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It would appear that way, judging by post #108 :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Ok, she just might be. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Shalot
Where are you? Yellowstone Park?Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Yes, I'm debating whether to begin my rant about my coworker..Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
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Originally Posted by Virgil
Yep, just got back home today. I just missed my second hurricane. I think it was a tropical storm by the time it got up here and
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That picture was taken at The Sinks Canyon State Park (in Wyoming) but I did get a chance to go up to Yellowstone. Holy Moly is there a lot of nature there!!!
I'm glad you're back, Papaya. Were you able to take many pictures?
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Originally Posted by motherhubbard
Thanks MH, that's what I wanted to rant about!!!! ok. So my coworker's (who wasn't suppossed to even go) camera battery ran out. This guy takes 50 pictures of the same thing AND considers himself a an excellent picture taker. Anyways dummy me says "well we still have my camera, we can share it". stupid stupid stupid. About halfway through the trip my camera battery runs out (by this point he has commendered my camera (I couldn't possibly take as good a picture as he could) and when I did have the camera he kept telling me what shot to get:flare:).
Today I'm downloading the pictures and the jackass managed to record about five minutes of his feet and dashboard as we were driving. No wonder my battery ran out!!!!
OH!! and he asked for my memory stick so he could download the pictures:flare::flare:. yeah like I'm gonna give it to him and wait for him to send it back???
Yellowstone is incredible. Boy you get travel to great places for work. Unlike the dumps I mostly go to.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Well, I'm sure it's nice to be back in your own bed. I love being at home more than any other place. Did you get any storm damage?
But Papaya, was it not nice to have someone who knew what they were talking about and was strong enough to be in charge? You should have relaxed and simply enjoyed your trip!Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Did he also tell you what you should order at restaurants? :p
Nobody but nobody 'borrows' my camera any more - last year I gave my lovely, new, bought-specially-for-the-trip, lightweight, pocket-size digital (you get the idea I was pleased with it?) to a fellow member of the tour to take a picture of me - and she dropped it. Not on purpose, to be sure, but it still bounced and broke - she was mortified and very, very apologetic but it taught me never to hand my camera over to anybody else. Smile sweetly to this arrogant whotsit next time, Papaya, and Just Say No. Let Selective Deafness kick in. :D