Wildguzzi.com
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: john fish on August 18, 2019, 06:47:54 PM
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There's an interesting game on ADVRider.com called tag-o-rama. Various states have them in the regional forums and the Scooter forum does an interesting variation. Here's the rules, stolen and modified from ADV:
https://advrider.com/f/threads/scooter-tag-an-excuse-to-ride.972287/
Rules
A player posts a Tag photo showing his/her bike (doesn't have to be a Guzzi) in front of a location that will be the tag. Player shall state what in the photo is to be tagged. Example - a Church, a Monument, a Sign. The tag should be something that can be found at other locations, it should not be a unique location that other players cannot find. The object is to ride and have fun, NOT to try and stump other players from finding a matching tag.
To grab a tag, another player must post a photo of his bike in front of a location as identified in the tag, i.e. a different Church or Monument or Sign.
The player who "grabs" the tag then gets to "drop" the next tag at a different location with a different specified tag. For example, If I place the first tag at a mural, you will ride to a different mural and take a picture of your bike in front of it. Then, you ride to a different "tag" of your own choosing, it could be anything from a sign to a church or post office or whatever (be creative) and take a photo of your bike in front of it and post that photo here (drop the tag). Describe what in the photo is the actual tag.
HE WHO POSTS FIRST WINS. It does not matter who got to it first, He who posts first wins the tag.
If a player "grabs" a tag in good faith, it's good. Post the next tag, no need to ask it it's good.
File Photos may be not be used. A file photo is any photo taken prior to the posting of the current tag.
The purpose of the game is to get out and ride so, get out and grab a tag!
Keep the game moving - if you make a Grab, post the next Tag so that play can continue. While you are out riding, take some photos you can use as a Tag so you can post them after you make a grab.
I have no idea if this will work here or not or if it's just a stupid idea. :) Sometimes, it's fun to have a goal when you go for a ride. Also, I like seeing photos of different bikes and places. I'll start the game -
Large mural:
(https://scontent.fagc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/68578166_10218555203166971_7882300534839836672_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=AQkqL-lSBMNKb1S_4l1SdYIrBeGxb9h8h4bnHqPVj5C5v2UeAXSZPnfF800XOrUMe48&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc1-1.fna&oh=1be04f8d1afa02a489108ef8bbf56839&oe=5DDDD8E3)
Edit: locations might be nice, too. That's in Buckhannon, WV.
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This could be fun. :thumb: I think I'll go and find a mural, then I'll find a big Eastern Grey 'Roo roadkill. That should slow you yanquis down a bit! :evil:
Pete
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We need a "Report to Moderator who will then slap offender" button. :laugh: :laugh:
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Ok, I'll play. I'll be out on the Mighty Scura today. Maybe I'll find a mural.
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(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/f0a1b51d3cba4a9e/IMG_20190819_084806547_HDR.jpg)
How about a gym?
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Nope. A playground is not a gym.
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I'd say it's close enough. :smiley: What's your tag?
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Okay, maybe I'm looking at this from another perspective. I guess if you want to say a kids playground is close enough to a gym, right out of the box I think we are setting this up to go off the rails quite rapidly. If we are going to play fast and loose with the concept, I suspect it will quickly degenerate into just another pic thread, and lose the game part. Even more important, is the need to make all pics present day. We can all sit back and pull pics from times past to match up, but then that kills the whole adventure point right? I thought the idea was that the player sees the most recent pic, say of a mural, then goes out and finds a different mural takes a pic of his bike with it, then goes to another location in short order and takes a pic of his/her bike with an ocean or such. That way it keeps evolving in real time. Many of us won't be able to play every or even most rounds, for instance I live days away from the nearest ocean, so it would need to be someone who could bop over to the coast and take a pic and post it, and go on to another place.
Pulling pics from the past kills the fun for me, am I out of line on this?
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Pulling pics from the past kills the fun for me, am I out of line on this?
I took both this morning. Get your buns to a gym, (it wouldn't hurt ya) :evil: take a picture with your Guzzi, and find another tag. :grin:
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Ok, here I am at a gym.
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You're it. now go find one of these! Wind Turbine, or any old windmill will do!
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upload images (https://imgbb.com/)
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OK - here is the best I can do today...from northern Arizona!
1. Largest KOKOPELLI in the world! :cool: :thumb:
2. Into the Vortex! :wink:
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Buzzzzzz. Fail. No wind turbine or windmill..
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Bump
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Wind turbines!
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Butcher's shop!
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Mmmmmm. Yummy animals!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48581893536_d7cd05a666_z.jpg)
Pete
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Which one's the roadkill 'roo?
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What's up with you guys? At least 1/4 of the users of this site are retired, IE they don't have jobs! Why aren't we getting more folks playing? At this point 488 looks have been taken at this thread, and a pathetic 5 of us have actually made an attempt to play. Let's go girls, its fun and easy, it gives you a destination instead of wondering aimlessly around the highways and byways of the world! None of us care who wins, in fact the way I think we are playing there might not be any winner, but lets play for the fun of it. Don't pay any attention to the time restrictions shown in the rules, we are Guzziesta, we don't have time for time restrictions!
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^^^^^ Good un, Chad. I agree. C'mon folks, let's get some pictures to clog up the bandwidth.. remember when you had to worry about that? :grin:
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I’ll be grabbing that one. :)
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New tag. Cemetery.
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That’s Muddy Creek cemetery. Lots of Longs there.
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Bump
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Old cemetary, eh? Gots one.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/9c5dcb4857cc5f58/IMG_20190825_145548697.jpg)
this is where my old friend Bill rests. He helped me build two airplanes just for the experience. Brought his lunch every day, just like a job. :grin: For years. (!) Without him, I would never have finished the Great Lakes project.
After he died, at memorial day, I found a die cast DC3 to put on his gravestone.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/485bf50f38dd9ee2/IMG_20190825_145630961.jpg)
Set it into the prevailing wind, and the props were turning when Dorcia and I left. Thought, "Cool."
The next year, it was still there. (!!) Nobody had molested it, and the wind hadn't blown it away. I rode back, prepped the stone, and JB welded that sucker on there. Over the years, the plastic props have gone away, but the venerable old DC3 is still soldiering on, just like in real life.
Bill loved airplanes, and it's a great one.
Ok, for the tag, how about an antique gas pump?
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/555cc6ef8db6396c/IMG_20190825_153532359_HDR.jpg)
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Haven't found an old gas pump yet, but I'm bumping this because it needs to grow legs.
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Damn, I went past an old gas pump on Saturday. :smiley: Can't get back out on the bike for over a week. Someone else will have to grab this one.
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Haven't found an old gas pump yet, but I'm bumping this because it needs to grow legs.
Yeah. I can't understand why it isn't more popular.
Now I know there is an old gas pump at Nerriga but I've got some hideous disease at the moment and don't want to ride 90k each way only to end up with pneumonia. I didn't try for the cemetery one. That was too easy. I could do it from my verandah! :laugh:
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Yeah. I can't understand why it isn't more popular.
Now I know there is an old gas pump at Nerriga but I've got some hideous disease at the moment and don't want to ride 90k each way only to end up with pneumonia. I didn't try for the cemetery one. That was too easy. I could do it from my verandah! :laugh:
Dorcia just got over a case of "walking" pneumonia.. I think a better term would be "staggering." Dave the Doc says it's called walking because you're not in the hospital with an IV in your arm. Take care, Pete.
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I’ll grab that one.
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And drop. This is a local microbrewery but any brewery or bar will do.
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Dorcia just got over a case of "walking" pneumonia.. I think a better term would be "staggering." Dave the Doc says it's called walking because you're not in the hospital with an IV in your arm. Take care, Pete.
I had pnuemonia once - I was impressed.
I slept twenty hours a day and was too tired to do anything the other four.
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Yeah. I can't understand why it isn't more popular.
The BMW guys are right. Guzzis owners are poseurs who don't ride. :evil: :grin:
For me, this thread is working as intended. It's a long weekend and I need to finish mowing the lawn, paint a windowsill, and bbq up some dinner. Figured I'd grab a tag before I got started by riding to the antique pumps that are about 10 miles up the road in Blacksville, West by god Virginia and come back home.
Couple hours riding and one beer later. . .
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And drop. This is a local microbrewery but any brewery or bar will do.
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Ha! That's an easy one! I'll have that done and dusted by lunchtime!
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Nice, but we've moved on to breweries! :thumb:
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Must've been a deleted post in there. Hah! Someone's been 'Bruced" I bet!
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Shame. It was a good pic. Can we have it back please?
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Yes please. I’d love to see the pic.
Being Bruced is part of the fun. I’ve been bruced on advrider after riding a couple hours. Bastards!! :)
Remember. This is all in fun.
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Ok, catching up here...1 old gas pump and 1 brewery!
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Excellent! Now you get to come up with a new tag.
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Ok...post a pic with your bike on a ferry and name the location of the crossing...
Here's a couple...
Peel Ferry crossing from Arkansas to Missouri and Cassville Ferry crossing from Wisconsin to Iowa
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Well, the point is that you do have to ride to the new tag. :) No old photos. So, you have to ride somewhere and find us something to hunt for.
Have fun with it. Hell, you can take a photo of your bike in front of your garage and call that a tag. :)
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No fair, Paul.. the closest ferry I know of to ride to is 6 hours one way away..
Bzzzz. Fail :smiley:
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No fair, Paul.. the closest ferry I know of to ride to is 6 hours one way away..
Bzzzz. Fail :smiley:
No Ferry's on the Ohio, Chuck? Wracking my brain....
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Ok Paul, so you realize you now have to actually go somewhere in the present and take a pic and post. You can do a ferry, but it has to be posted the day you were there.
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Ok Paul, so you realize you now have to actually go somewhere in the present and take a pic and post. You can do a ferry, but it has to be posted the day you were there.
Kidsmoke sent me the coordinates of the last ferry in Indiana, but it's no longer there. C'mon, Paul.. ride somewhere, and take a picture..
Or. I have several pix of bikes on ferries over the years.. :grin:
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:laugh:
Yep. To play:
1) Check the last photo and the tag descriptor. i.e. "bike at bar or brewery"
2) Ride to bar/brewery and take a photo.
3) Post photo of your bike at the tag (bar or brewery in this case)
4) Ride someplace else and take a photo.
5) Post photo of your bike at new tag with a descriptor. Something like bike at post office or tanning salon. :)
6) Chill. You've temporarily won the innerwebs.
Enjoy. It's just a game meant to give yinz an excuse to go out and ride and interact with WG geezers.
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Precious few ferries at the top of the Great Dividing Range! I'm gunna have to sit this one out until someone tags something easier to find! :P
Pete
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If this last another day, I can ride down to the Staten Island Ferry and snap a photo.
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Sorry guys...messed up on the rules. Will try to find something interesting shortly! I cede my position to my esteemed colleague from Indiana in the meantime!
May get a chance this weekend to take one soon, even with a surprise visitor too!
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BC. Do it! Ppllease
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So, Tracking back through this, it appears someone still needs to pick up the brewery tag...
That should have been about the easiest of all.
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Governors Island Ferry, the arch on the right leads to the ferry and in the middle you can see where the waiting room is located.
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Due to security in Lower Manhattan it’s hard to get close to some places since 9/11. As it was, the cops were right behind me and they were quite suspicious.
Historical drinking at Fraunces Tavern:
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And a bad shot of the Brooklyn Bridge:
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Ok, BC.. what are we looking for? An old tavern or a bridge? Both?
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I think he's bagging both - brewery(ish) and ferry.
Now we need a bridge! (extra points for suspension)
Gorgeous bike, BTW!
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Ok, BC.. what are we looking for? An old tavern or a bridge? Both?
I don’t know if this is kosher but either a historical(local or famous significance) tavern or bridge. Basically, any old bridge or bar won’t work and just one will work.
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I think he's bagging both - brewery(ish) and ferry.
Now we need a bridge! (extra points for suspension)
Gorgeous bike, BTW!
Thanks, but it looks good from 5+ feet away. Whenever I get it back to Floriduh it’s going to the powder coater and the painter as it’s seen better days.
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I don’t know if this is kosher but either a historical(local or famous significance) tavern or bridge. Basically, any old bridge or bar won’t work and just one will work.
Ok, gotcha. Kip! Go take a picture of the Slippery Noodle.. :grin:
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Guzzi pictures in NYC! How cool is that? That's what the thread is all about. Thanks.
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Just for background:
“Fraunces Tavern is a landmark museum and restaurant in New York City, situated at 54 Pearl Street at the corner of Broad Street. The location played a prominent role in history before, during and after the American Revolution, serving as a headquarters for George Washington, a venue for peace negotiations with the British, and housing federal offices in the Early Republic. It has been owned since 1904 by Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York Inc., which carried out a major conjectural reconstruction, and claim it is Manhattan's oldest surviving building. The museum interprets the building and its history, along with varied exhibitions of art and artifacts. The tavern is a tourist site and a part of the American Whiskey Trail and the New York Freedom Trail.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraunces_Tavern
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Ok, gotcha. Kip! Go take a picture of the Slippery Noodle.. :grin:
yes sir, on my way.
:copcar: :bike-037:
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Well, the only historic tavern around here is frequented by serial killers so I went for a bridge. It's not the Brooklyn Bridge so I did a two-fer.
Oyster Creek Bridge was built in 1924 on what was then Pacific Hwy 1.
(https://i.ibb.co/p218S1s/IMG-7692.jpg) (https://ibb.co/p218S1s)
https://bridgehunter.com/wa/skagit/oyster-creek/ (https://bridgehunter.com/wa/skagit/oyster-creek/)
It is just north the Blanchard Bridge that was built in 1931 over tidewater and the Great Northern Railroad. The red house at the north end is where Edward R. Murrow grew up.
(https://i.ibb.co/wz0kLck/IMG-7695.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wz0kLck)
Both are eligible for register of historic places:
https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/environment/protecting/history-archaeology-culture/historic-highway-sr-11 (https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/environment/protecting/history-archaeology-culture/historic-highway-sr-11)
If Blackcat judges this to be sufficient, here's the next tag.
A historic plaque about 100 years old (or more). It could be a builder's plate or similar. Bonus points if the combined age of plaque and bike is greater than 180 years! :evil:
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"Dedicated to the memory of Governor Lister by the Ladies Improvement Club of Edison, Wash." Apparently the ladies of Edison were Rough! :boozing:
I can't find a date - it may have been placed when the road was finished in 1916 or after Lister died in 1919.
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yes sir, on my way.
:copcar: :bike-037:
Doh! Hope I didn't cut you off there. I'd like to see a picture of the slippery noodle (I think).
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Doh! Hope I didn't cut you off there. I'd like to see a picture of the slippery noodle (I think).
Not at all. All part of the game! As it turns out after bagging the noodle (!) my intended tag was unavailable, and a dinner date was beckoning. I'll leave that tag for my next try. Oldest marker in this young metropolis is 1946. I may have to take a pass. Perhaps some Europeans could snag this next one?
Here’s the noodle.
(https://i.ibb.co/f8n7rW9/4773-A77-C-19-F7-4-F34-8-E02-00-CB7-A3118-A9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/f8n7rW9)
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Well, the only historic tavern around here is frequented by serial killers so I went for a bridge. It's not the Brooklyn Bridge so I did a two-fer.
Oyster Creek Bridge was built in 1924 on what was then Pacific Hwy 1.
(https://i.ibb.co/p218S1s/IMG-7692.jpg) (https://ibb.co/p218S1s)
https://bridgehunter.com/wa/skagit/oyster-creek/ (https://bridgehunter.com/wa/skagit/oyster-creek/)
It is just north the Blanchard Bridge that was built in 1931 over tidewater and the Great Northern Railroad. The red house at the north end is where Edward R. Murrow grew up.
(https://i.ibb.co/wz0kLck/IMG-7695.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wz0kLck)
Both are eligible for register of historic places:
https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/environment/protecting/history-archaeology-culture/historic-highway-sr-11 (https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/environment/protecting/history-archaeology-culture/historic-highway-sr-11)
If Blackcat judges this to be sufficient, here's the next tag.
A historic plaque about 100 years old (or more). It could be a builder's plate or similar. Bonus points if the combined age of plaque and bike is greater than 180 years! :evil:
(https://i.ibb.co/vsxNrvv/IMG-7698.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vsxNrvv) (https://i.ibb.co/NLBtz2Y/IMG-7701.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NLBtz2Y)
"Dedicated to the memory of Governor Lister by the Ladies Improvement Club of Edison, Wash." Apparently the ladies of Edison were Rough! :boozing:
I can't find a date - it may have been placed when the road was finished in 1916 or after Lister died in 1919.
Seems like they fit the bill.
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Racking my brain trying to think of where there would be a 100 or more year old plaque around here. There are several denoting centennial or older events, etc. but they were erected relatively recently..
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Could it be a VIN or manufacturers plaque on an old car or locomotive? Old address or business plaque on a building?
Anyway, Falcone (?) used for a tag. We is too, too, cool. :cool:
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If Blackcat judges this to be sufficient, here's the next tag.
A historic plaque about 100 years old (or more). It could be a builder's plate or similar. Bonus points if the combined age of plaque and bike is greater than 180 years! :evil:
Evil :evil: indeed. You guys are gonna get me in trouble.
If this is in part the intent of this exersize, mission accomplished. Not being a native Hoosier, I couldn't accept the lack of an old enough marker, did some homework, and viola.
Found out about a marker which you can read about here....
https://historicindianapolis.com/lincoln-spoke-here-the-marker/
Originally placed in 1907, but relocated several blocks away in 1967, when it's host structure was demolished. commemorating a speech given by Abraham Lincoln from a hotel balcony. the Bates Hotel..yup, can't make this stuff up...is long since demolished.
In order to grab this tag I had to illegally drive around a barricade onto a pedestrian only sidewalk. There was a Capitol police cruiser not 30 yards away, and I wasn't comfortable so I'm not happy with the pic, but the gauntlet was thrown...
(https://i.imgur.com/k4RzIIJ.png)
Similar story for my next tag. This area is closed when events are not happening, and no auto access exists when they are. In this case there was an occupied guard vehicle, and as I took the photo, the windows dropped and I was told my bike couldn't be there.
the tag: Any professional racing venue.
Here's one you may have heard of before...
(https://i.imgur.com/lmgShku.png)
:copcar: :boozing:
edit to add, combined age of tag and bike, only 131 years. sorry. If I was in NH I coulda nailed it.
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Evil :evil: indeed. You guys are gonna get me in trouble.
If this is in part the intent of this exersize, mission accomplished. Not being a native Hoosier, I couldn't accept the lack of an old enough marker, did some homework, and viola.
Found out about a marker which you can read about here....
https://historicindianapolis.com/lincoln-spoke-here-the-marker/
Originally placed in 1907, but relocated several blocks away in 1967, when it's host structure was demolished. commemorating a speech given by Abraham Lincoln from a hotel balcony. the Bates Hotel..yup, can't make this stuff up...is long since demolished.
In order to grab this tag I had to illegally drive around a barricade onto a pedestrian only sidewalk. There was a Capitol police cruiser not 30 yards away, and I wasn't comfortable so I'm not happy with the pic, but the gauntlet was thrown...
(https://i.imgur.com/k4RzIIJ.png)
Similar story for my next tag. This area is closed when events are not happening, and no auto access exists when they are. In this case there was an occupied guard vehicle, and as I took the photo, the windows dropped and I was told my bike couldn't be there.
the tag: Any professional racing venue.
Here's one you may have heard of before...
(https://i.imgur.com/lmgShku.png)
:copcar: :boozing:
edit to add, combined age of tag and bike, only 131 years. sorry. If I was in NH I coulda nailed it.
Outstanding! Didn't mean for anyone to come up against the long arm of the law :copcar:, but figured that our state being the 42nd admitted to the Union would give most a shot.
Best thing is cool photos with stories and I learn something too! Well done Kidsmoke. And I liked the slippery noodle too. How'd it get that name?
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I liked the slippery noodle too. How'd it get that name?
doesn't say for certain...but it's not too scientific a process
http://www.slipperynoodle.com/history.php
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:grin:
Thanks!
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Nice work, Kip.. :thumb: I was just headed out to see if there was a plaque on an old opera house near here. Change of plans. Professional racing venue on the radar.. :grin:
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Anderson Motor Speedway, home of the Little 500..
http://www.andersonmotorspeedway.com/
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for the tag, I was talking to Superman the other day, and he said it is getting tough to find a phone booth to change in.. so I rode all over the "old" part of town at great risk to life and limb.. but he was right. :grin:
So..
How about an old railway station for the tag?
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grumble grumble <deletes map leading to local speedway>
Dammit Siri!! where the hell is the closest old railway station?
Actually, I'm relieved. That old plaque tag was a toughie. :thumb:
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Sorry, Fish. Ya snooze ya lose.. :grin: and yeah, 'Smoke did good there.
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Got it...
Old RR depot in Troy, OH.
Still RR property on an active CSX line. Not sure whose it was back in the day. Candidates would be the B&O, the PRR, or even the NYC.
(https://i.ibb.co/C5sML23/KIMG2074.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C5sML23)
Next up..
Military aircraft
(https://i.ibb.co/gjZHwNC/KIMG2071.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gjZHwNC)
Let's put 2 handles on this one - any military vehicle, or any aircraft, military or otherwise.
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Too easy for me.. I'll let someone else grab that one. :smiley:
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Otay. Grab!!
(https://i.ibb.co/7XrZTN1/000-EE99-A-7-CD6-4723-8135-3294854336-E9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7XrZTN1)
(https://i.ibb.co/YdrFMHT/F62-A3451-E9-CC-418-C-8039-37-B90-EB1-B71-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YdrFMHT)
(https://i.ibb.co/4Z7zzhs/C4-E22-ECD-13-D9-4-C7-F-B698-DA8030468-D2-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4Z7zzhs)
You didn't say that it had to be operational. :)
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Went out and got lost on some local roads that were new to me. And found:
(https://i.ibb.co/2WdQfgw/61-F6-C5-A5-68-C1-44-B1-933-C-BBDCB9072-E27.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2WdQfgw)
(https://i.ibb.co/Z2PVfWF/0-B525-EA3-1739-4140-8513-92519754-FA40.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Z2PVfWF)
Church. Any type.
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Izzat a gun range behind the church? :grin:
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Well, it is in Holbrook Pennsylvania which is in the heart of Pennsyltucky, so it wouldn't surprise me. But it's not in this case. Just a picnic pavilion. Lovely little church, so someone grabbing the tag will get extra (non-existent) points for cute country church.
Incidentally, what type of jet is that? F-86? Famous collector/hoarder in Blacksville, West by god Virginia. The old gas pump tag that I got is right next to that plane. Rumor is that he also has one of the first cars made in America down there somewhere.
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Went out and got lost on some local roads that were new to me. And found:
(https://i.ibb.co/2WdQfgw/61-F6-C5-A5-68-C1-44-B1-933-C-BBDCB9072-E27.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2WdQfgw)
(https://i.ibb.co/Z2PVfWF/0-B525-EA3-1739-4140-8513-92519754-FA40.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Z2PVfWF)
Church. Any type.
Can it be a Temple or a Mosque, or just a Church?
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Oooh. Excellent question. I’d love to see a temple or mosque.
Honestly, I just love seeing pics of other places. :)
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I consider my body a temple, would you guys like to see personal pics?
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I consider my body a temple, would you guys like to see personal pics?
Some things cannot remain unseen. :evil: That does it, I'll get a cute little church tomorrow unless somebody else does..
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I consider my body a temple, would you guys like to see personal pics?
Hurry, Chuck or Blackcat.. Maybe you should go out tonight in the dark. I don't want to have to pull out the--
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(https://i.ibb.co/9nMB7Qj/9374-B4-F6-5-C81-4-CA9-AFC6-6264181158-B1.jpg)
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Excellent!!
Saved from Chad's "personal" pics.
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You guys dodged a bullet, I was minutes away from posting some very fetching thong shots.
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You guys dodged a bullet, I was minutes away from posting some very fetching thong shots.
Eeewwww..
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Nice work, BC.. what's the tag?
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Nice work, BC.. what's the tag?
It was too easy as I live almost next door. Didn’t have time today to snap a photo, but will try to get something tomorrow morning
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Abandoned restaurant (Red Apple Rest) that we use to stop at on a weekend motorcycle trips about 12-15 years ago that hasn’t been in business since that time. It use to be a bustling enterprise in the 20’s-30’s-40’s-50’s-60’s as a bus stop for those going to the Catskills out of NYC. Otherwise known as the Borscht Belt where comedians, singers etc. entertained those escaping the city for the summer.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borscht_Belt
Anyway, the photo has to be an abandoned establishment that you personally used on a motorcycle day trip or whatever.
(https://i.ibb.co/XtSMGXY/F2-C1-B761-F3-FC-499-B-AC37-9-FB393-D9549-A.jpg)
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Tough one..
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Tough one..
OK, any old abandoned establishment.
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C'mon folks.. get those Guzzis on the road.
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That's why they call it the The Moto Guzzi National Owners Club and not The Moto Guzzi National Riders club. Guzzi guys don't ride. :evil: Unless it's to a sale at the day old bakery outlet.
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Ummmm, day old Crispy Cremes.. :grin:
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OK, any old abandoned establishment.
This isn’t hard.
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This isn’t hard.
True, I have a place in mind, but I've been busy. Shirley :grin: someone will get it..
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This was the original location for ‘Hogan’s Heroes’, a great deli/restaurant that we used to meet up at for a lunch and ride. It grew and got too big, relocated and was a premier Italian restaurant until the owner was caught cooking meth after hours.
(https://i.ibb.co/VHGMh3r/A94-B5433-DE59-4-FBD-8-E62-89898-D35878-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VHGMh3r)
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Next will be a cool old storefront that has been closed, but shouldn’t because it looks so cool. Wide range of possibilities here. This one is the old General Mercantile in Moreland Ga.
(https://i.ibb.co/DrD6XRq/8-D4018-DC-345-C-4-BB6-AA62-6071-D8-D9-A262.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DrD6XRq)
Finally a day under 90 degrees to ride.
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No shortage of abandoned storefronts in Northeast PA, unfortunately I don't have a smartphone and I'm not going to carry a camera with me. Love the tag-o-rama idea though.
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Aaaarrg! Just came in with my pix, and Dr bone beat me to it.. :grin: :thumb: Ya snooze ya lose. Had a nice ride anyway..
Hmmm, cool old store font that's been closed..
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he heee :whip2:
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No shortage of abandoned storefronts in Northeast PA, unfortunately I don't have a smartphone and I'm not going to carry a camera with me. Love the tag-o-rama idea though.
It's no big deal carrying a camera. Put it in a tank bag or something and join the fun. :smiley:
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Just to show you I was looking.. :grin:
Mr. Happy burger.. a place to go for 50 years or so. Victim of fast food chains..
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/1e1a5e4ae7332ea5/IMG_20190918_140253928.jpg)
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Next will be a cool old storefront that has been closed, but shouldn’t because it looks so cool. Wide range of possibilities here. This one is the old General Mercantile in Moreland Ga.
(https://i.ibb.co/DrD6XRq/8-D4018-DC-345-C-4-BB6-AA62-6071-D8-D9-A262.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DrD6XRq)
Finally a day under 90 degrees to ride.
Nice shot and a beautiful machine. Nice to get some others involved!
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Just to show you I was looking.. :grin:
Mr. Happy burger.. a place to go for 50 years or so. Victim of fast food chains..
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/1e1a5e4ae7332ea5/IMG_20190918_140253928.jpg)
this can't count a place that's closed but shouldn't be cuz it looks cool? I move to say it qualifies. All in favor?
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Aye!
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Nice shot and a beautiful machine. Nice to get some others involved!
Agreed.
Aye!
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The Aye's have it. :evil: I'll head out this morning to see if I can find something for a tag..
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Decided I needed to make a prop hub for a homebuilt airplane, so ran to my material supplier about an hour away. Naturally, I took the freighter.. :smiley:
While they were cutting the aluminum, I ran up town to see if I could find a tag. Hmm, a nice mural, but we've done that.
Started home, and stopped at a Muffler Man. These boys were born in California, and have migrated all over the country. Originally, they held mufflers out, and were at.. ta da.. muffler shops. They've fallen onto hard times, though, and will be found selling about anything now.
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/37422
This is a "Bunyan" type for the tag.
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I realize there aren't muffler men in other countries, so *any* unusual roadside attraction would be fine.
Hey, Kidsmoke.. there used to be one in Indy.. maybe still is?
Oh, the prop hub? Here it is.. some assembly required. :grin:
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/bc05f43844a12fa3/IMG_20190919_151854420.jpg)
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Can't think of it offhand. And I have to take my truck to Chicago this weekend, so I'm at least 3 days out from a search.
We have some mid-coast Mainers on this board. I happen to know that there is a restaurant on Rt 1 up theyuh, that's got a 40 food cooked lobsta coming over the roof to assault the leafpeepers waiting in line for their lobsta roll... that'd be a good 'un....
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They aren't that hard to find Chuck. I don't think you need to water it down. There are lot's of muffler men and women still standing, most likely just in US though. I think it's ok if it takes days to find, but sooner or later a giant will pop up, I know were to find one, but it will take me till next week to get there! If someone beats me great, if not, I think you'll like what I find.
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They aren't that hard to find Chuck. I don't think you need to water it down. There are lot's of muffler men and women still standing, most likely just in US though. I think it's ok if it takes days to find, but sooner or later a giant will pop up, I know were to find one, but it will take me till next week to get there! If someone beats me great, if not, I think you'll like what I find.
Yeah, somewhere in my archives, I have a Spaceman muffler man from the Chicago area. Just the same, this is a world wide community, and everyone should have a chance at all the prizes for winning.
:smiley:
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Decided I needed to make a prop hub for a homebuilt airplane, so ran to my material supplier about an hour away. Naturally, I took the freighter.. :smiley:
While they were cutting the aluminum, I ran up town to see if I could find a tag. Hmm, a nice mural, but we've done that.
Started home, and stopped at a Muffler Man. These boys were born in California, and have migrated all over the country. Originally, they held mufflers out, and were at.. ta da.. muffler shops. They've fallen onto hard times, though, and will be found selling about anything now.
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/37422
This is a "Bunyan" type for the tag.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/ea9ab69b30561841/IMG_20190919_132016693.jpg)
I realize there aren't muffler men in other countries, so *any* unusual roadside attraction would be fine.
Hey, Kidsmoke.. there used to be one in Indy.. maybe still is?
Oh, the prop hub? Here it is.. some assembly required. :grin:
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/bc05f43844a12fa3/IMG_20190919_151854420.jpg)
Looks more like some DISassembly required. :grin:
Howard
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I’m not in Chicagoland any more. I’m hanging in central Il, Bloomington/Normal. But you’re right there is a Space man there. But that’s not what I’m going for.
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Looks more like some DISassembly required. :grin:
Yeah, just cut away everything that doesn't look like a prop hub.. :smiley:
Bloomington/Normal.
Didn't realize you had moved. That makes you even closer to the Kentucky rally.. be there. :smiley:
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I’ll be grabbing the muffler man, thank you.
(https://i.ibb.co/y4F76Wr/ACC6-DA68-C60-F-4275-A578-51457-B35-D331.jpg) (https://ibb.co/y4F76Wr)
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Next tag: battlefield! Doesn’t necessarily have to be military.
(https://i.ibb.co/DWZTT2j/A8-B08049-BFC1-4-A33-8-BCE-63-F5-D9-CA72-C8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DWZTT2j) (https://i.ibb.co/S7ZySDh/A23-C6548-4-C8-C-4282-A89-D-5-AA74-C4-F54-DB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/S7ZySDh) (https://i.ibb.co/wQsXpKW/E4-E7-B9-C6-4-D57-4-D0-C-8-E51-1-E08-F6-B19-A75.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wQsXpKW) (https://i.ibb.co/gMxMnrY/6-B57-C7-F4-CFE0-47-D9-B0-C1-A20-E838-C0295.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gMxMnrY) (https://i.ibb.co/x6XTdbv/BA9-C5-E99-64-B1-4877-8-A5-F-4924-A31-BFBB4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/x6XTdbv) (https://i.ibb.co/WzDZKSz/2-F0-E782-C-B5-D4-4906-969-E-2-E9-C10-F929-CD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WzDZKSz) (https://i.ibb.co/Thw74wp/26-B1978-E-3835-44-F3-AC48-FC088-BCE6-B89.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Thw74wp)
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Nice MM, Mr. Fish. :thumb: Never have seen that one. Dorcia and I have been to Fort necessity, but it was a (ahem) year or two ago.
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I’ve never been there before. I’m shocked at how small it is/was.
(https://i.ibb.co/S02Bbsx/3-A453-E35-BC21-479-A-A3-A7-222349-E4-B4-AA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/S02Bbsx)
And remember, tag ideas can be reused. Lots more muffler men out there than I was aware of. I used this map:
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/theme/86
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Bump ‘cause the weekend is here and attention must be paid. :)
The world’s full of battlefields. Skirmishes. Etc. If it weren’t my tag I’d run up to Pittsburgh and the site of the Homestead strike.
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The Virginians should be all over this!
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Hmmm....there is a Revolutionary war marker in Harlem noting a rare win by Washington against the Brits in 1776. I’ll try to grab it this weekend.
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The only battlefield around here is 1.5 hour boat ride away - from the Pig War. Only casualty was a pig (and a couple hundred square miles of the British Empire).
:afro:
Tag well BlackCat!
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I’ve never been there before. I’m shocked at how small it is/was.
(https://i.ibb.co/S02Bbsx/3-A453-E35-BC21-479-A-A3-A7-222349-E4-B4-AA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/S02Bbsx)
And remember, tag ideas can be reused. Lots more muffler men out there than I was aware of. I used this map:
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/theme/86
Amazing how small - another great history lesson.
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Tag.
(https://i.ibb.co/tD0nyRL/Tag-o-rama-001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tD0nyRL)
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Great tag, Charlie. Anybody else walk the Civil War battlefields, or any battlefields, and get a strange uneasy feeling? Devil's Den in Gettysburg did that to me as did the Bloody Lane in Antietam.
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New tag: monument, preferably stone. This one is the James Rumsey Monument and Park in Shepherdstown, WV.
https://www.canaltrust.org/pyv/james-rumsey-monument-and-park/
(https://i.ibb.co/0ZkQW8D/Tag-o-rama-005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0ZkQW8D)
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(https://i.ibb.co/6D4R7CJ/AC07137-E-A858-46-CA-A07-B-47759-C5975-E5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6D4R7CJ) (https://i.ibb.co/NK1gTmc/8-E2-AE917-A5-CC-4-D96-9021-2-E560-CDC9407.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NK1gTmc) (https://i.ibb.co/gjKmF31/32-C45116-731-E-42-FE-AD50-D2-B15821-FC9-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gjKmF31) (https://i.ibb.co/Y3BwQzq/010-FEEBC-2-B13-4-C36-AAB3-6-C371-B6329-E9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y3BwQzq) (https://i.ibb.co/6ntGNtH/B3-A8-E0-EC-109-C-4-EF4-80-BB-5-C8-A4-ED8-FB00.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6ntGNtH) (https://i.ibb.co/8rsHkJq/AB022749-A0-B3-46-B3-AAE3-134421-BDE900.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8rsHkJq) (https://i.ibb.co/jgTDDNF/D13-F2-D0-C-C380-432-E-BDEF-8-A5-C7-B1-B0-ED9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jgTDDNF) (https://i.ibb.co/f1QxCTD/31-F66958-D9-C5-483-A-960-D-1384471330-DF.jpg) (https://ibb.co/f1QxCTD) (https://i.ibb.co/0KR1Rbh/D9529-DE7-A2-C4-4354-82-D4-4-FA0-E2689692.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0KR1Rbh)
So, all of the above is in Waynesburg, PA. Thanks, Charlie. I never knew that this little park and it's huge monument were within 30 miles of my home until I saw your tag and googled 'monuments near me'. It's an impressive monument.
https://www.heraldstandard.com/gcm/news/local_news/greene-county-statues-honor-local-u-s-history/article_14cfe9a8-a818-5e25-8dcd-b20a130f19e7.html
According to Younger, the time period when the statue was dedicated took place during the Spanish American War, the first major war since the Civil War.
The statue is topped with Lady Liberty, and according to Younger, the two items she is holding represent the message the monument was telling about the period.
“An olive branch and the wreath. The olive branch is higher than the wreath. The wreath in ancient Greek history represents victory and the olive branch is famously known as symbolizing peace,” Younger said. “Lady Liberty is holding the wreath, but above that wreath is an olive branch and she is looking in the direction of the south. This represents the peace that was desired between the north and south.”
Sorry, I couldn't get closer to the monument. I was going to ride up the path, ala Kidsmoke, and get a photo but there was this woman with a really judgemental looking dog, so. . .
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That’s a grab, by the way. I’ll be by with more info, and a new tag, later.
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Here ya go. New tag is a bakery.
(https://i.ibb.co/Wz1kzgD/D0-AAE0-A2-5-CD2-4-D37-824-D-8008-BE5-FF9-AD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Wz1kzgD)
(https://i.ibb.co/L0r4zSJ/9817799-E-6-E1-B-42-B0-B35-A-13304-E64190-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/L0r4zSJ)
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Ha! Sat with Chuck in a brewery tap room yesterday afternoon, lamenting our failure to pickup that aging monument tag, and wondering why this isn't a viral thread!
Timing is everything. Good on ya!
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Grab: "Farmer's Daughter Bakery" in Jefferson, MD.
(https://i.ibb.co/FW7MMTV/Tag-o-rama-2-001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FW7MMTV)
New tag: old schoolhouse. This one is in Burkittsville, MD and is now used as a community center.
(https://i.ibb.co/RQyrpnc/Tag-o-rama-2-003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RQyrpnc)
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Damn! Wish the Stelvio was back, I'd go and tag the old school at Majors Creek.
I've got customers tomorrow which will preclude a ride to anywhere else on the Griso. Bugger!
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This was the crossroads town of Hamilton. Nothing left except the local school and the remains of what was a ModelA type gas station.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/3cf152d9a488c528/IMG_20191010_145556974_HDR.jpg)
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I was talking to Superman, and he told me it was getting really hard to find a phone booth to change in, so I tackled that job with a grin.
I couldn't find one, either. :grin:
How about a barber pole for the tag?
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Argghhh. Nice grab. I took a different approach to abandoned school. Alvaton School sat empty for a long time, converted to public use. Barber pole 💈 hmmm
(https://i.ibb.co/fXmrwJ2/B6-FA2-A18-46-E9-48-AC-832-E-84053-B7-D381-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fXmrwJ2)
upload pic (https://imgbb.com/)
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Sorry, dr.. ya snooze ya lose. :evil: :grin:
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OK. It's pretty crappy but it's a barber's pole.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48883665772_72c577d9ce_b.jpg)
Now go and got yer selves one of these.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48883480811_a4cdcfa3a5_b.jpg)
Since we don't make cars any more in Oz the Wallopers are all driving BMW's. Or at least highway patrol are in NSW.
Pete
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Are we supposed to go out and get a ticket for the tag? Damn, just got a ticket last week from NY's Finest for splitting lanes and I should have taken a photo.
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/8816/29350034972_4f768612e5_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LHyARJ)2016-09-04_04-32-01 (https://flic.kr/p/LHyARJ) by Charles Stottlemyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/107188298@N06/), on Flickr
I know, doesn't count.. :grin: it isn't a current picture. Fortunately.
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Couldn’t find a single cop car all morning...but I found some police horses at the local stables....do those count?
(https://i.ibb.co/KFByD0m/88476-F76-CB82-4-EAC-B8-E3-DCEE8-C6380-A5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/KFByD0m)
(https://i.ibb.co/dcnpjRD/8-E9-BA634-BD4-A-49-AE-A39-E-C95-BD08-E3390.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dcnpjRD)
(https://i.ibb.co/BgpmvDw/3-F91348-F-F4-DC-4-C8-C-AD1-D-467-B8-F6-C563-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BgpmvDw)
Here’s a few pics Cafe/Bakery and Barber shop from prior tags that don’t count, but all shot today
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Count!? I think it’s brilliant! It’s a cop conveyance, after all.
If anyone objects, here’s a cop car I found today but I cede my tag to PJP. :). Now get us a new tag!
(https://i.ibb.co/1JwvTLv/E8-A20-FFD-6-A13-41-E8-B43-A-778-F0-FC11-BC0.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1JwvTLv)
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Couldn’t find a single cop car all morning...but I found some police horses at the local stables....do those count?
:grin: Attaboy..sure. What are we looking for next?
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/8816/29350034972_4f768612e5_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LHyARJ)2016-09-04_04-32-01 (https://flic.kr/p/LHyARJ) by Charles Stottlemyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/107188298@N06/), on Flickr
I know, doesn't count.. :grin: it isn't a current picture. Fortunately.
Bloody irresponsible young tearaways!
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Ok next tag is a pic of any sort of fresh cobbler or pie fresh from the oven with a set of Moto Guzzi keys or fob!
Also taken today up at Orsak’s, my favorite country cafe!
(https://i.ibb.co/y0KZ854/3-E168-E81-45-A8-4-B14-8-E9-E-BDF296-D7-B05-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/y0KZ854)
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Oh come on! Don't you buggers ride anywhere? I've got a tag for this but no follow up! Yet! It's your Sunday! Pull yer bloody fingers out!
Pete
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I found some police horses at the local stables....do those count?
Yes..
But only the very cleverest ones and only up to ten..
(They don’t have any toes, you see....)
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Yes..
But only the very cleverest ones and only up to ten..
(They don’t have any toes, you see....)
Love it! :thumb: :thumb:
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Love it! :thumb: :thumb:
Thank you, you’re a great audience..! (Both of you.. :embarrassed:)
Now, of course if you want to discuss Camel toes... :wink:
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"any sort of cobbler..."
shoe repair! :evil:
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Next tag: Locomotive
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Cobbler. Now that's clever!
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Nice, SED.. :thumb:
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Ok, I'm headed out to find a locomotive..
Maybe.
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Tough one. Rode to a park where there used to be a locomotive. Unfortunately, like many parks right now, they'd lost their funding, and the engine had been moved up north. Grumble grumble..
Remembered there is a "dinner train" in Atlanta, so ran by there. Fortunately, I was in time. :grin:
It may not be much of a locomotive.. but it is a locomotive. :evil:
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For the tag, how about a cupola? It doesn't have to be as grandiose, and it can still be on top of the barn..
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The tag o rama did it's job. It had me out on my scooter on this nice fall afternoon. It won't be long before our southern brethren will have to carry on this quest. :wink:
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Nice!
That's going to be long meal... :grin:
cupola??? :coffee: cup-o-la :evil:
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Hhmm I like a challenge Chuck...next weekend will go hunting for a cupola...now where can I find one!
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Easier to find and a lot more interesting to find up north, but not down in these parts.
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Crossroads, pretty easy but I was at a loss for time and anything more interesting:
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Here it is the crossroads:
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And now, next tag:
CELLPHONE TOWER
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upload images (https://it.imgbb.com/)
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Is that our first European player? Most excellent.
I'm not able to get out and ride for probably another week and a half so this is my vicarious riding thread.
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Is that our first European player? Most excellent.
:thumb:
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Grab: (actually a few times, just to make sure).
Way up behind a nursing home in Boonsboro, MD (close as I could get).
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High atop Red Hill, near Keedysville, MD.
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New tag: "mom and pop", small town diner/restaurant/cafe'/eatery. This the Dixie Diner in Smithsburg, MD.
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Aaaacck! I just came in with my pix of "impediments to aerial navigation" :violent1: :grin:
Oh, well.. it got me out on the Mighty Scura. :smiley:
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Well, I don't know about a Mom and Pop.. but here's a Pop. :smiley:
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for the tag.. how about a historical marker?
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I'm just curious, which one of the Locomotives has the most power? My bet is on the Scura.
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I'm just curious, which one of the Locomotives has the most power? My bet is on the Scura.
Easily.. :smiley: :boozing:
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I'm just curious, which one of the Locomotives has the most power? My bet is on the Scura.
Unless the Scura has more than 300 hp, you'd lose that bet...
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Unless the Scura has more than 300 hp, you'd lose that bet...
I know a guy that says his Burgman will do 160. :rolleyes: I'll bet it has more than 300 hp.. :grin:
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Historic Marker - yes this is the same Pickett 3000 miles away.
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Since getting the Fascist (1937) bacon slicer running I've enjoyed the irony of using it to deliver our ballots. So how about a tag with your Guzzi at a ballot drop box or polling place?
(this is intended to promote free exercise of democracy - not politics!!! :copcar:)
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Since getting the Fascist (1937) bacon slicer running I've enjoyed the irony of using it to deliver our ballots. So how about a tag with your Guzzi at a ballot drop box or polling place?
No voting going on in Maryland this year. When it is, the polling place is just the local volunteer fire department.
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No voting going on in Maryland this year. When it is, the polling place is just the local volunteer fire department.
Didn't think of that. Guess some states are smarter! Here we've got a raft of state-wide measures, some state offices and a bunch of local ones.
How far are you from Gettysburg? Maybe we can do a lateral and substitute another Pickett marker. :laugh:
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Didn't feel like going up to the mess that is Gettysburg today, just went for a lunch loop to Berkeley Springs, WV and back the long way. On one backroad near Unger, WV, I passed a place called "Farnum Colossi" and saw a giant Midas muffler man (and friends). Waaaay late with that one.
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Never did figure out a polling place and won't be going in NorVa on Thursday just to find one! :wink:
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That's certainly tag-worthy! :shocked: :grin:
Don't know of any giant people around here, but could probably come up with a life-size Orca. And there are some dinosaurs a couple hundred miles away (just down the road from Zillah) and more in Oregon. Also in Oregon are a giant ground sloth and an ichthyosaur.
Maybe someone will find a polling station or a ballot box by Tuesday, otherwise tag reverts to giant people. :thumb:
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Muffler men are few and far between in Oz. I know where there is a dressmaker's dummy in a Bikini, she's down the south coast. Or I could nip into Fishwyck and get a pic of an inflatable bedtime companion in the window of one of the dirty book shops.
C'mon! Someone must have a Muffler Man near them!
Pete
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I still may be able to find a "polling place" to get us back on track. Don't hit the "reset button" on my account.
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I still may be able to find a "polling place" to get us back on track. Don't hit the "reset button" on my account.
:thumb:
vote by motorcycle! :cheesy:
never intended to be a thread killer :sad:
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:thumb:
vote by motorcycle! :cheesy:
never intended to be a thread killer :sad:
Didn't go to a polling place Tuesday.. we were in Indy. Elections around here were a few city officials, and we couldn't vote.
It's below freezing, so I'm out unless it warms up some. I know of a muffler man within striking distance.. and a giant pink elephant. :smiley:
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Getting cold here. Should be able to get a voting place, though.
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My "voting/polling place" (Boonsboro VFD Station 8) is less than a tenth of a mile away, but no voting has taken place since last Nov. 5th.
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According to NPR only 5 states had elections and ours wasn't one of them - doesn't explain why we were mailed ballots and voters guides....
I would've thought there was someone from those state with a Guzzi! :grin: Anyway, if you can't find a polling place maybe it's OK 'cause I found a muffler man... errr tin man?
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nooo... I'd never ride a classic in the rain. :evil:
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I’ll grab it. This is my local voting place. Used to be the high school and is now the local senior center and poll location. Yes, I voted there 5 days ago.
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Here’s the new tag. Post Office.
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And here’s a bonus photo. Because this is next to our post office and I like it. :)
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Glad to see you out and about, Mr. Fish.. :thumb:
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We're looking for temps in the teens (Fahrenheit) on Tuesday so I took it for a run, filled the tank, and put some stabilizer in the tank while I was at it.
Jeepers, I'm not liking this winter stuff. Who came up with this freezing temperature idea anyway?
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Yay - polling place! :thumb:
Nice post office - there's one around here someplace....
Stay warm.
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I shot a photo of my 'Vert at my polling place today, but wasn't quite quick enough. :wink:
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Good stuff!
Here's a post office:
(https://i.ibb.co/kQyLX1L/IMG-7979.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kQyLX1L)
Next tag a state park: It was one of my 2 favorite parks growing up. It's our oldest state park and free on Veteran's Day.
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Ohh ohh, Nice Monza.. :drool: We have below zero F wind chill today, so I'll not be out getting a picture of a state park. :grin:
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Yes, the man has excellent taste in bikes. :thumb:
It's about 22F out there right now so I'm self-declaring as a poser, sissy, and voyeur.
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Yes, the man has excellent taste in bikes. :thumb:
It's about 22F out there right now so I'm self-declaring as a poser, sissy, and voyeur.
Uhh, yes. That's quite a stable SED has.. and.. oh, never mind. :evil: :smiley:
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You guys are too nice! Most are "concours de tat" eligible so I ride them in the rain. And the bacon slicer needs to come apart again :tongue:
But the Monza has definitely become a sunshine bike. And it runs so darn strong! :evil:
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^^^^^ The Kid has my Monza now. He's "cleaning it up some" this Wisconsin winter. They are almost too much fun if you have a proper place to ride them. Central Indiana isn't it. :smiley:
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Needed to test ride a customer's Eldo today, so...
Gathland State Park https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/western/gathland.aspx
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New tag is multiple choice:
County line:
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or fire department:
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Attaboy, Charlie. :thumb: :smiley: We still have ice and snow, but it's predicted to be in the 50s Wednesday. I *need* to take the G5 with shade tree engineered windshield out to see if it works, and will get a tag with any luck at all.. :wink:
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A nice crispy morning here...time to ride!
Tagging the fire Dept and adding a new tag...find a dam, this one is Lake Livingston Dam...
Bonus points if the dam name is similar to a famous explorer!
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Rats!! I was going to get the local VFD. Only because it's about 100 yards from my house. :)
Good photos and tag. :thumb: I know where there's a local dam but won't have time to get it today.
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Rats!! I was going to get the local VFD. Only because it's about 100 yards from my house. :)
Good photos and tag. :thumb: I know where there's a local dam but won't have time to get it today.
To grab the state park I only had to go a mile, the VFD is about the same distance away as yours. :wink:
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Had to gear up to take a customer's Eldo out for a test ride, so decided while I was all geared up I'd go for a little ride on the Convert.
Grab: No famous names attached to either of these:
Small dam: along Dam #5 Road, near Clear Spring, MD.
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Bigger dam: Dam #5 on the Potomac River, closer to Clear Spring, MD. That's West Virginia on the other side, the building is a Potomac Edison hydroelectric generating plant.
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New tag: water tower. This one is in Williamsport, MD.
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Does it have to be an elevated one like that? They are few and far between around here!
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Does it have to be an elevated one like that? They are few and far between around here!
Nope, any municipal clean water storage vessel will do.
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Excellent! Coincidence on the water tower...there was one near the Livingston dam...thought about taking that pic also! Well done!
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Not a tag but since we don't have elevated tanks here's some road signs you won't see in the US!
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:grin:
And here's one of a nice little parish church.
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St. Thomas' at Carwoola. About 25km from Bungendore.
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If you don't have water towers, how do pilots navigate? :evil: :grin: Seriously, though.. how do you store water?
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Generally water is treated and pumped to a 1,2,3 million gal. storage tank at or below ground level then that water is pumped to the water tower to boost the pressure and then gravity takes over to the users in town. Most are located at the highest elevation of the area. Towns without a water tower run booster stations to supply pressure to the users.
Paul B :boozing:
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You're it. now go find one of these! Wind Turbine, or any old windmill will do!
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I match your wind turbine...
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Generally water is treated and pumped to a 1,2,3 million gal. storage tank at or below ground level then that water is pumped to the water tower to boost the pressure and then gravity takes over to the users in town. Most are located at the highest elevation of the area. Towns without a water tower run booster stations to supply pressure to the users.
Paul B :boozing:
I was just wondering how they did it in Australia when Pete said they didn't have water towers.
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Took the G5 out today to see how the FREE (Guzzi content) windshield would work after I made some mounts for it. Pretty good. :smiley: Made this fairly nasty day tolerable. More importantly, it let me lean forward more, and took the load off my lower back. :thumb:
I'll grab that water tower..
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and tag a machine shop.
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If you don't have water towers, how do pilots navigate? :evil: :grin: Seriously, though.. how do you store water?
Generally in big tanks on the highest bit of ground around! Out in the Hay plains and the like there are a few towns with towers but the tall, bulbous, ones you have in the US are anathema to Aussies. To answer the question accurately I'll have to do a some research as with most public infrastructure, unless it is visibly obvious, (Or broken!) we don't tend to think about it much!
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Took the G5 out today to see how the FREE (Guzzi content) windshield would work after I made some mounts for it. Pretty good. :smiley: Made this fairly nasty day tolerable. More importantly, it let me lean forward more, and took the load off my lower back. :thumb:
Looks a bit "large", which is a good thing IMO. What's it off of/originally meant for?
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OK.
Engineering shop.
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And for the next one.
Fountain or waterspout!
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Pretty warm today!
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Pete
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101 Fahrenheit is just too damn hot for me to ride.
And did anyone else read that as Queenybean?
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Looks a bit "large", which is a good thing IMO. What's it off of/originally meant for?
Cal 2, I *think.* There is a little helmet buffeting, but a good trade off.
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101 Fahrenheit is just too damn hot for me to ride.
It is a bit uncomfortable when you're stuck in traffic. It's not even summer yet! It'll be 110*F in January!
Oh, in the waterspout pic that is the 'Captain Cook' waterspout at Commonwealth Park in Canberra. The Lake, named after the man who designed Canberra, Walter Burley-Griffin, is man made and the fountain was a gift from Betty the Boxhead on the fiftieth anniversary of federation.
The buildings in the background are, from left to right, hiding in the spray the High Court of Australia, the white one is Questacon a science discovery hub principally for kids and the boring looking block on the right is the National Library. All if these, along with old and new Parliament houses and a variety of government departmental buildings are all in what is known as the 'Parliamentary Triangle' in the centre of Canberra which is the National Capital and seat of Federal Government. Not Sydney which is what most people from outside of Oz think! :D The main thing that singles Canberra out, apart from the large number of scroll beetles employed by the federal bureaucracy, is that it is stinking hot in summer and perishingly cold in winter! The site was originally chosen because it was far enough from the sea that warships of any hostile nation couldn't shell it!
There is no charge for these useless facts! :boozing:
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Love the virtual tour and the facts. Betty the boxhead :evil: is the "queen mother"?
great tag, but not many fountains in rainville... especially in the winter.
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Betty? Elizabeth Sachs-Coberg-Gotha. Windsor for short.
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I love this thread. Thanks for the tour, Pete.
Betty the Boxhead. :grin:
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The main thing that singles Canberra out, apart from the large number of scroll beetles employed by the federal bureaucracy, is that it is stinking hot in summer and perishingly cold in winter!
I'm curious Pete, what passes for "perishingly cold" down there?
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-8*C on some August mornings but it never stays that cold.
Most of our rain comes in spring and autumn, our summers are hot and dry and our winters are cold and dry. Bungendore is also on top of the Great Dividing Range at about 800 meters altitude, not a lot to those of you who live in younger continents but pretty high for Oz. In winter Australia tends to get big high pressure areas that settle over the middle of the country which leads to long clear, still periods. Where we are this means crystal clear days and nights and in winter the temperature plummets as soon as the sun goes down and by four in the morning it can be -4*C or slightly lower and then, oddly, as soon as the sun comes up the temperature will plunge another two or three degrees!
The thing is the sun is strong and because it's so clear as it gets higher in the sky, just as the temperature plunges as it goes below the horizon it will rise rapidly in the morning. By 10.00AM it will usually be above freezing and by 3.00PM it will be in the high teens and really quite pleasant! Then the sun goes down and the cycle repeats. It can do this for weeks on end!
Throughout the year on clear days when the wind isn't blowing the daily temperature swing is around 20*C, more in high summer. It's a very harsh and very dry climate.
Pete
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Unfortunately it started to rain after I snapped this photo and couldn't get to where I wanted to go for the next photo.
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As a side note, a few people were lynched in that square in the early part of the last century.
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That's in NY NY?
How is riding in the big city? When I was younger, I felt safer on a bike than in a car in city traffic. Just seemed like I was more aware of my surroundings and was much more nimble.
Now that I'm old and creaky, the reverse is definitely true.
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That's in NY NY?
How is riding in the big city? When I was younger, I felt safer on a bike than in a car in city traffic. Just seemed like I was more aware of my surroundings and was much more nimble.
Now that I'm old and creaky, the reverse is definitely true.
No, the photo was taken in Florida.
NY city riding is really slow now that most roads have been significantly reduced due to bicycle lanes, aggressive NYPD, red light cameras, cell phone brain dead texting pedestrians and huge volume of tourists almost everywhere.
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That's in NY NY?
How is riding in the big city? When I was younger, I felt safer on a bike than in a car in city traffic. Just seemed like I was more aware of my surroundings and was much more nimble.
Now that I'm old and creaky, the reverse is definitely true.
I definitely feel safer on a bike than in a car in SoCal traffic. I'm a small agile target with the availability of being between lanes to keep from getting hit from behind.
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You're more agile than I am. My arthritis has hit my neck and lower back, limiting range of motion, so looking around is a bit of hit-and-miss. I need that "blind spot warning" technology on the bikes now. :)
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You're more agile than I am. My arthritis has hit my neck and lower back, limiting range of motion, so looking around is a bit of hit-and-miss. I need that "blind spot warning" technology on the bikes now. :)
I see the "dungeon mistresses" :shocked: :grin: in the gym once a week to keep loosened up/add strength and balance. We did a fair amount of neck work today. I was skeptical at first..
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I have pretty bad arthritis in my neck. Drives me nuts, even causes dizzyness when I look up. Maybe this would help. I see the torture queens once a year. Stess test on a treadmill. :angry:
kk
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Ship:
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or old school lumber, brick, plumbing etc. supply:
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I took some more photo's but realized that these have already been covered:
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When I was at the marina, I couldn't find a ship, plenty of boats:
(https://i.ibb.co/Ss3CJXv/boat.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Ss3CJXv)
I did manage to find a ship that I could get close enough to. Hope this will do:
(https://i.ibb.co/99h4xb4/harley-battleship.jpg) (https://ibb.co/99h4xb4)
For the new tag, an easy one. A statue commemorating someone or group:
(https://i.ibb.co/CBq8Cx1/1-monumant.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CBq8Cx1)
(https://i.ibb.co/X70wjdM/2-monument.jpg) (https://ibb.co/X70wjdM)
(https://i.ibb.co/jW7H8YG/3-monument.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jW7H8YG)
This is a memorial to the Asian fishermen of San Pedro Ca.
I know, wrong bike. Is what it is!
Tom
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Seems OK to me. It's two wheels. :laugh: You'll just have to book it in to the mechanics to have the motor swiveled 90 degrees.
I'm jealous of the warm weather. Things are a bit chilly here lately with that nasty cold rain passing through occasionally.
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Well, as posted above with a little more info:
"At the south end of Palafox Street is Palafox Pier and Plaza de Luna, a waterfront park overlooking Pensacola Bay. Its centerpiece is a bronze statue of Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano, the Spanish explorer who led the effort to establish America’s first settlement in what is now Pensacola in 1559."
(https://i.ibb.co/ZXd9g8q/B64-FCA0-C-6-FC0-44-D2-88-BD-18-ED04-D7-E872.jpg)
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^^^^ Thanks for the history lesson.. that's part of the fun. I won't be able to play (weather related) until I get out to SoCal next month. I suppose Mr. Fish will allow MZs? :evil: :smiley:
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The tag is old school business. It doesn't have to be a fish monger or brick supplier.
(https://i.ibb.co/ZXFbDRd/D479-A018-D930-419-E-B278-DAC4249-BF91-E.jpg)
Doing test runs on the Norton, the fish house is just a mile from my house so the walk back to the garage wouldn't be too bad if something went south. But it didn't. :cool:
(https://i.ibb.co/SXjYqcn/CA35-DA7-C-3717-426-E-91-CD-47015-E21291-E.jpg)
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My favorite hardware store - established the same year as me :cool: They've got lots of people to help you and give advice. Everything from funky fasteners and Starrett tools to a cable shop to get your logging high leads. They've been expanding even with the big-box stores.
(https://i.ibb.co/7z063H7/IMG-8085.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7z063H7)
Maybe not old enough so here is another place that I've been going to since I was a kid. Toyland for all ages.
(https://i.ibb.co/MSs7T1s/IMG-8086.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MSs7T1s)
New tag - a manufacturer. SilFab Solar maker of solar panels. https://silfabsolar.com/
(https://i.ibb.co/St0tX85/IMG-8090.jpg) (https://ibb.co/St0tX85)
Silfab is across the street from our defunct manufacturer of paper. These are digesters IIRC.
(https://i.ibb.co/5W6HN64/IMG-8088.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5W6HN64)
Happy T-day!
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I suppose Mr. Fish will allow MZs? :evil: :smiley:
MZs allowed as long as it has two wheels. :) Sadly, my MZed is up on the stand sleeping until spring. I keep the Jackal ready in the winter months just in case the weather gets "reasonable".
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(https://i.ibb.co/C5qjdmh/B1-E54-A0-D-EFCC-4-EB7-BBF8-F1-D6668-F1-D8-E.jpg)
I'm kinda pushing the edges here as they make or put together a product. Man not qualify as manufacturing so I will move on to another source down the road, but it will be a boring shot as it's just a building with no name. There is a GE wind turbine manufacturer here but all you can see is a parking lot and I'm reluctant to snap photo's in front of the place. The blades are not made here just the generator part which is quite large.
(https://jupiterbach.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/jupiter-bach-our-work-nacelle-spinner-covers.jpg)
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New tag?
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If we're allowing any brand of bike, then it should be called "Wildguzzi Tag-O-Rama".
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New tag?
Sorry, Let me find something to film.
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The tag is either very old house or “middle of nowhere”....in this case, I was near Brooklyn. Alabama.
(https://i.ibb.co/vkhgVbn/F06-A28-EC-B395-445-F-B216-D03-A7-BC819-FE.jpg)
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Very old house. Yep, got one. This dates from, I think, early 1800s. Was lived in up until about 5 years ago. Just up the street from me in Mt Morris, PA.
(https://i.ibb.co/DYgmfbh/05-EB7627-F5-FB-4067-B15-B-A89-A1-FB46867.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DYgmfbh)
(https://i.ibb.co/YpFX7K2/54-BE8-A8-B-999-E-4808-B1-F9-3-F33-F7678385.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YpFX7K2)
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Had a break in the cold rain here. Just long enough to drag the poor Jackal out and ride around town.
New tag is bank. Or, as in this case, repurposed bank building.
(https://i.ibb.co/T0hyHLL/603-BE3-DD-9-E59-4-CB5-9688-FB324-C254-B86.jpg) (https://ibb.co/T0hyHLL)
While I’m here, here’s a picture of the Jackal tail lights. Pretty clear which one is LEDs.
(https://i.ibb.co/SdnGbxb/597-D8094-54-CB-4-EDE-8-E75-8084-E310-D0-CB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/SdnGbxb)
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Cool old house - wow!
Forgot that it was a house and took a photo tonight of an old building - a (repurposed) company store/territorial courthouse/jail built 1858. Unfortunately it is not a bank. It is the oldest masonry building in Washington state and was originally 2 stories but the tidelands were filled in around it up to the second floor.
(https://i.ibb.co/HVG1Mvc/IMG-8168.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HVG1Mvc)
(https://www.cob.org/services/planning/historic/buildings/publishingimages/09-territorial-old-large.jpg?Width=361)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._G._Richards_and_Company_Store
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No banks out there? :)
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No banks out there? :)
Sure.. I could throw a rock and hit one. Problem is, I left my fone at MG Classics. (I think)
(thinly disguised bump)
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You want a bank, here's a bank
(https://i.ibb.co/0fQSCvq/bank20191224-132137.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0fQSCvq)
Alright, not quite the bank your looking for. I won't claim this. But I will see if I can find an older bank. At least I had the right bike this time :evil: :wink:
Chuck, you should swing by some time, I'm on your way to MG.
Tom
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The old Keedysville Bank, now Keedysville Town Hall.
(https://i.ibb.co/Y2cM8dP/Christmas-Eve-Ride-006.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y2cM8dP)
New tag: public library.
(https://i.ibb.co/DKFK4QB/Christmas-Eve-Ride-009.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DKFK4QB)
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You want a bank, here's a bank
(https://i.ibb.co/0fQSCvq/bank20191224-132137.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0fQSCvq)
Alright, not quite the bank your looking for. I won't claim this. But I will see if I can find an older bank. At least I had the right bike this time :evil: :wink:
Chuck, you should swing by some time, I'm on your way to MG.
Tom, I thought you were down by Sandy Eggo. I'll send you a PM.
Tom
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Pinson Public Library
(https://i.ibb.co/CsFHVDJ/4-FE5-B0-C0-A9-D9-4-E95-A93-E-CBB6869-D90-EB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CsFHVDJ)
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New tag, a historic theater.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Bikes-and-Projects/2002-Guzzi-Stone/i-brwZJ8p/0/df2daf5b/L/IMG_6338-L.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Bikes-and-Projects/2002-Guzzi-Stone/i-V8hKBgJ/0/91009814/L/IMG_6339-L.jpg)
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It is a Scura luscious kind of riding day here in Texas...weather is hard to beat!
Here’s an old town old time theatre and a new tag! Find a buzzing bee hive of an apiary!
(https://i.ibb.co/XZhWy13/818112-B7-590-A-4-F68-964-B-998-E27785418.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XZhWy13)
(https://i.ibb.co/2KBVCt1/99-E257-C5-9912-4510-8-A20-50-F3-E35-EBFF4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2KBVCt1)
(https://i.ibb.co/CVN46Xg/3-B361-DCF-0-FFE-4059-AA3-A-E39878-FDA5-FF.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CVN46Xg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Gxp51Km/03459-E67-954-C-40-EF-B273-C99-DCF5-D792-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Gxp51Km)
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Some great tags!
It's actually warm here today for Pennsylvania and I was going to get that theater tag. Damn! :) I googled local apiary and there are more around than I thought but it's too late in the day for me to get one. Doubledamn!
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Buzz buzz buzz!
Well...I almost got an old town courthouse nearby as a historic building, but it was under repair and the picture with all of the scaffolding just wasn't that good!
On the plus side, managed a nice 175 mile ride on the Scura today...perfect weather, bike running smooth as silk...hard to beat! Winter in Texas along the Gulf coast is quite pleasant indeed!
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I'm bumping this thread in anticipation of some decent riding weather tomorrow (55F!)
Look out unwary beekeepers!
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Thanks, OldMojo.
I've been sick for a few weeks and am looking forward to some vicarious riding. :)
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buzzing bee hive
That ain't gonna happen in Indiana in February.. :smiley: Would a non buzzing beehive work?
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That ain't gonna happen in Indiana in February.. :smiley: Would a non buzzing beehive work?
Hell yeah!
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I looked pretty hard to no avail. Maybe too much agriculture/pesticides? I was on mostly state highways, though. Probably needed to get on some of the one lane roads around here if/when it warms up again.
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Hard to find bee hives close to the road for a photo.
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I gotta work today and tomorrow but after that the weather is supposed to be fairly warm and I know where there is an apiary.
kk
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Shall I make an easier tag than the apiary?
How about a casino then?
(https://i.ibb.co/XpGWBjc/F44-A4-D58-FBFA-424-D-9174-12-A647-FB92-C5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XpGWBjc)
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Ha! I should have googled before we left yesterday. I was within a half mile of an apiary.. :rolleyes:
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Not exactly a casino, but there is gambling/betting on live greyhound racing and simulcast horse racing. Close enough?
(https://i.ibb.co/dDM2NgN/B98-D18-B2-017-E-41-B3-A189-A4-F9-A78-B986-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dDM2NgN)
(https://i.ibb.co/rss8yxF/480502-BA-4788-48-FC-B683-7-DCD27-FDB9-F1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rss8yxF)
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Sounds good to me. Keep the tag rolling. What's next?
And it's almost 60F here and I went for a hike instead of a ride. Sometimes, I question my judgement.
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All righty then, new tag: A city (or county or state) park
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Gootzin/i-kjtRjkJ/0/ea856592/L/DSCF9126-L.jpg)
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Here it is my "Guzzi at the Park" shot:
(https://i.ibb.co/Z1VF8cW/Guzzi-at-the-Park.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Z1VF8cW)
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Nice. What's the tag? Not that I'll be getting out for a while..
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All righty then, new tag: A city (or county or state) park
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Gootzin/i-kjtRjkJ/0/ea856592/L/DSCF9126-L.jpg)
Those are cool...and somewhat vintage, and are known at "Gateway Signs"
(https://i.ibb.co/99FVLym/Screen-Shot-2020-02-26-at-7-04-02-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/99FVLym)
(https://i.ibb.co/Dt1L2nX/IMG-0137.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Dt1L2nX)
girl names that start with ga (https://babynamesetc.com/g)
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So, without a park name my photo doesn't qualify?
Because in Italy, there are NO signs at park entrances...
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So, without a park name my photo doesn't qualify?
Because in Italy, there are NO signs at park entrances...
Not at all...just making an ID of historical "Gateway Signs", that's all. IMHO, ALL photos of Guzzi's always qualify! :thumb: :wink:
Here is the ol' Yellow Horse outside the 50's Diner in Cordes Junction, AZ at a recent breakfast ride. :wink:
(https://i.ibb.co/pLn5hPq/IMG-0835.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pLn5hPq)
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So, without a park name my photo doesn't qualify?
Because in Italy, there are NO signs at park entrances...
Sure it does. Now, we need for you to tell us the next tag so we can look for it. :smiley:
I won't be looking for a while, however..snow, beautiful snow.
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Next tag: Hay Bales.
(https://i.ibb.co/YphmBRT/Rounded-Bales.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YphmBRT)
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Next tag: Hay Bales.
(https://i.ibb.co/YphmBRT/Rounded-Bales.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YphmBRT)
That bike is two-tone Ford Fairlane Fabulous!
What type of paint/prep did you use on the bags? I would think it would be a nightmare trying to get anything to stick to that surface.
:thumb:
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That bike is two-tone Ford Fairlane Fabulous!
What type of paint/prep did you use on the bags? I would think it would be a nightmare trying to get anything to stick to that surface.
:thumb:
Thanks! I went to a color artisan, they gave me a spray primer base for plastic, then made me a can of blue metallic paint from the old Guzzi/Ducati color palette (they still have them 'cos they are car color standards, but with different names), and a generic opaque spray protector. With an expense of about 50 dollars I painted the two bags and half the top case.
The drawing was then done by handbrush by a girl that runs a bike customizer shop (the color is long-lasting, just re-coat it with the protector once a year).
Then I discovered that the only spray metallic blue the local Chinese supermarket sells is the exact hue of the original one... so with another 4 dollars I was able to finish coating the topcase... :grin:
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so with another 4 dollars
Guzzi content. :smiley: Well done. :thumb:
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Grab: hay bails along MD65 near Antietam National Battlefield.
(https://i.ibb.co/9ccGLBW/Monday-Ride-004.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9ccGLBW)
Next Tag: any consumer of hay!
(https://i.ibb.co/GCzMzSH/Monday-Ride-023.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GCzMzSH)
Or if you don't like that one, how about a river? (Potomac along Taylors Landing Rd., just outside of Sharpsburg, MD).
(https://i.ibb.co/jDT71N5/Monday-Ride-022.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jDT71N5)
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Ok...another beautiful day to ride, stretching the legs on Il Griso Cattivo...
(https://i.ibb.co/nLsPJST/975-D5-C39-0016-4-F6-B-8-D0-C-C82-B1-FC45855.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nLsPJST)
(https://i.ibb.co/YBZf0Fx/27368-E36-9962-40-E1-AD2-A-AE9-AC75-C6736.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YBZf0Fx)
And for the next tag...any unusual flying machine!! Here found at a nearby airbase, a whole fleet of Army Helicopters!!! This was as close as I could get since the guardhouse was nearby!
(https://i.ibb.co/Qp730dk/63-E007-BA-771-B-472-E-9-C46-6-B25-C4-D7457-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Qp730dk)
(https://i.ibb.co/MZg76SM/B8-CEED01-CB03-455-B-B9-A4-54-B8009220-EC.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MZg76SM)
anonymous photo sharing (https://imgbb.com/)
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Very nice. May be able to run up to the local small airfield soon.
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Too easy. I'll let someone else grab it. :smiley:
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Too easy. I'll let someone else grab it. :smiley:
Tried to make it easier than the apiary this time Chuck!
Peeking into one of the hangars thru the fence at this regional airport there was a beautiful yellow biplane...wish I could have seen more but I was not close enough.
There were about a dozen of these army helicopters....hope to get closer another time!
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My local airport does not have any unusual flying machines. Except for the Stearman in my former boss's hanger but he is now in long term health care and I don't have access to it. Navy trainer with a 300 hp Lycoming radial for power.
kk
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(https://i.ibb.co/bsNXSmT/716-F8-DF8-8351-46-C1-AC11-59-FF1-A533-AFA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bsNXSmT)
Hell, no airplanes at all at the Waynesburg PA airport.
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You may have to grab this one, Chuck. :bike-037:
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If I can get over there, the local airport has a display of fighters. IIRR F14, F22 ect. Would they qualify??
Or Chuck, go for it.
Tom
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(https://i.ibb.co/6bDDpjc/E5-F2-EE33-9225-40-B2-91-FA-CCFF5-F235-EF8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6bDDpjc)
Tag!
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New tag: a war or veteran’s memorial.
(https://i.ibb.co/5jNtg5d/3-B206990-4823-41-CA-B469-E4-A666076474.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5jNtg5d)
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Nicely done!!!
On a completely unrelated note, do you know the paint code for your bike...looks like Black Cherry color and I'm trying to find a match for some small projects with that paint. Thanks!
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(https://i.ibb.co/gW2hTg4/FD0-C4851-0-C28-43-CF-AB33-A1-E65-BEE1-E17.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gW2hTg4)
free image hosting (https://imgbb.com/)
Does this count? This is at a VFW
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Looks like a good tag to me.
Now give us a new one. ;)
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Aren't we supposed to be looking for a veteran's memorial?
kk
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Nicely done!!!
On a completely unrelated note, do you know the paint code for your bike...looks like Black Cherry color and I'm trying to find a match for some small projects with that paint. Thanks!
Sorry, I don't. Sooner or later I will know it or one similar. As evidenced by the peeling paint around the gas cap, the tank needs to be repainted!
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Aren't we supposed to be looking for a veteran's memorial?
kk
Yes, a war memorial or a veteran's memorial. Can't tell from the picture if there is some type of memorial plaque or such with the missile.
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New tag photo- will have to pass. Device malfunction.
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https://ibb.co/7Yw2QVt
Wait- here is one- photo of you and friendly Leo by your freshly wrecked bike.
Guess you have to click on the link to see it.
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https://ibb.co/7Yw2QVt
Wait- here is one- photo of you and friendly Leo by your freshly wrecked bike.
Guess you have to click on the link to see it.
?? I'm not going to have an accident, just so I can "grab" this! :shocked:
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https://ibb.co/7Yw2QVt
Wait- here is one- photo of you and friendly Leo by your freshly wrecked bike.
Guess you have to click on the link to see it.
I certainly hope you did not crash your bike while trying to post a tag, if so, sorry to hear that. Glad you appear to be relatively ok.
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Not sure where we are with the above messages so posting something here and the OP can decide if valid or not to keep the game going!
Tag - VFW with memorial plaque I could not get close enough with the bike... and a new tag (winery) Both from today....
(https://i.ibb.co/7SKCZrz/FF2-F2356-0-A61-47-E6-B2-B3-961-DAE70290-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7SKCZrz)
(https://i.ibb.co/g6fgTQj/95910-A08-3-FE5-45-E8-B449-A91-F888-B6-D8-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/g6fgTQj)
(https://i.ibb.co/hYxDGWL/3-D3-C7-F52-DF6-C-4-A34-971-A-6-B5-C45-D7-E084.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hYxDGWL)
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Good one, let's keep it going!
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Ok....winery. :shocked:
But I'm a sober kinda guy...
Wait there is a new vineyard not far away
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Ok....winery. :shocked:
But I'm a sober kinda guy...Wait there is a new vineyard not far away
No requirement to buy involved in the picture taking process!
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Grab:
(https://i.ibb.co/YWm0ww8/Monday-Ride-001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YWm0ww8)
(https://i.ibb.co/PT4XMW2/Monday-Ride-002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PT4XMW2)
Next tag:
Church camp.
(https://i.ibb.co/QX5tFDD/Monday-Ride-003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QX5tFDD)
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Nicely done!!!!
Someone else will probably win this one...won't be able to get out until next weekend! Not retired yet! :thumb: :thumb:
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(https://i.ibb.co/YWm0ww8/Monday-Ride-001.jpg)
I *think* I remember you saying that is the factory shield? How does it work for you? The Gustafsson that I adapted for the G5 isn't working for me. Too much helmet buffeting.
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A CHURCH CAMP!......
May 5, 2020. CNN. 4:20pm. "Local and national authorities are perplexed by a rash of countrywide trespassing incidents ar church camps. "There seems to be some sort of tag game going on with old guys, red suspenders, and motorcycles. We can't seem to figure it out. Most have gone home after their wife bailed them out and scolded them"
:popcorn:
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(https://i.ibb.co/YWm0ww8/Monday-Ride-001.jpg)
I *think* I remember you saying that is the factory shield? How does it work for you? The Gustafsson that I adapted for the G5 isn't working for me. Too much helmet buffeting.
Yes, factory shield. Works well normally, but yesterday (riding into a 30+ mph headwind) I was wishing for something better. Some helmet buffeting, but not bad. Doesn't work nearly as well as the "polizia" fairing on the V700 though (but then nothing else does either).
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A CHURCH CAMP!......
May 5, 2020. CNN. 4:20pm. "Local and national authorities are perplexed by a rash of countrywide trespassing incidents ar church camps. "There seems to be some sort of tag game going on with old guys, red suspenders, and motorcycles. We can't seem to figure it out. Most have gone home after their wife bailed them out and scolded them"
:popcorn:
See the road in the photo? Main road, no "trespassing" involved. I would think the situation is the same in many areas. If it's too tough for you, then let someone else grab it. :evil:
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Grab.
(https://i.ibb.co/qpCs790/CF93-CBBA-EA32-489-F-9-B96-B47543-C50392.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qpCs790)
(https://i.ibb.co/w4K9HBc/6-C7-C5181-A89-C-46-DE-9392-DBF4211672-DD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/w4K9HBc)
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And new tag.
Covered Bridge.
(https://i.ibb.co/L8NLbNm/BF3-B5198-B287-4683-B04-A-955-C1-A069527.jpg) (https://ibb.co/L8NLbNm)
(https://i.ibb.co/NSPJjCX/31-C50-F42-5054-4-C06-8-D83-6-F6398-A0-AEBE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NSPJjCX)
(https://i.ibb.co/k4zWs86/033-DC55-D-E509-49-CF-B222-95-B09-C307-D31.jpg) (https://ibb.co/k4zWs86)
(https://i.ibb.co/3hKTgJh/081-E6-F8-B-B4-C4-40-FD-9-A90-4020-ADE2-E0-BF.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3hKTgJh)
And the game worked exactly as intended. I had to go down a back road, and another, to find that church camp.
Then, I went down a previously unridden road and found a bridge that I had no idea even existed.
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Well...I Figured one of the East coast guys would get this one, but I got lucky today and found a Red Covered Bridge to match the Red Griso!
(https://i.ibb.co/rpjLdLF/6-A9-D59-F4-20-AC-4-C42-B06-A-184-CAF0-F2-C01.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rpjLdLF)
(https://i.ibb.co/GxktRQJ/EED68-A15-286-B-47-CE-A8-B9-EE21-DEFDFFE7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GxktRQJ)
Next tag: a statue of a famous political
Figure...this one is Sam Houston
(https://i.ibb.co/P1DLN91/130-DF3-F0-0-C95-4-EA9-A633-1-EBF8-D8745-E1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/P1DLN91)
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Right! I’ll be ‘avin that then.
(https://i.ibb.co/ZXLYYw0/C6789952-60-C5-433-A-A392-288-E8928-A0-B6.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZXLYYw0)
(https://i.ibb.co/tKCLQhP/E859-A5-CB-F49-E-48-A9-80-B7-DA64-BA551773.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tKCLQhP)
This is George and Tom at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania.
And if you heard some unearthly cursing around 11:00 EST it's because trying to find one's way around these Pennsylvania towns can be a right pain in the ass. Construction. Streets without signs. One way streets. Streets that curve and wend around hillsides and do NOT go the way you would expect them to when you turn onto them.
I admit to some out-loud filthy cursing. Modular helmet and I forgot that the front was flipped up. Sorry pedestrians, I really wasn't cursing at you.
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:grin: :thumb:
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And new tag.
A Roadhouse.
(https://i.ibb.co/vjqc2BM/E5848-D72-8-DA8-42-C6-8-BA0-FBCE29-C74245.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vjqc2BM)
Edit for clarity:
OK. To put the kibosh on any questions I looked up road house:
road·house
/ˈrōdˌhous/
Learn to pronounce
noun
noun: roadhouse; plural noun: roadhouses
a tavern, inn, or club on a country road.
So-- alcohol and food on a country road. No strip malls. No chains. Preferably a standalone structure but doesn't have to be.
Rinky Dinks is famous for it's steaks and has been around on route 19 in PA for a long time. Since 19 was the main north/south route on this part of the east coast.
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Nicely done Fish!
Was at a roadhouse on Saturday, but not on the motorcycle...took the sports car for a spin with my wife and son. Damn fine burgers and fries...
I'm sure the retired folks can grab a Tag during the week...I have to work!
Was thinking my next tag will be find anything next to a Scura...might get Chuck to post up a new pic! :)
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Thanks, but I think you now hold the record for fastest tag.
The only benefit that I see to being furloughed/fired unloved and unwanted is that I have some time to ride. :weiner:
:bike-037: :afro:
Have to set the harley TPS on the Jackal, though. In-town riding is a pain with the bucking and popping. Well, I now have time for that, too. :thumb:
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Was thinking my next tag will be find anything next to a Scura...might get Chuck to post up a new pic! :)
I was planning to go to Fairmount, Indiana.. and get a picture of the Mighty Scura with James Dean. Rained cats and dawgs, and I lost out. :smiley:
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OK,IT is a Roadhouse, but it does not stand alone as requested by John Fish since it has become part of the cliff. Here is the Undercliff Bar and Grill about a mile off old 71 highway South of Joplin, MO on old Saginaw Road. Once known for spaghetti when it was Frank and Bonny's and before that Bonnie and Clyde got gas here when it was a service station and the main road across S MO. Now it is the local 'nice' biker bar.
It has been seen on this forum before, but I don't know if it has been used as a tag.
(https://i.ibb.co/P5BV7jd/Under-Guzzi.jpg) (https://ibb.co/P5BV7jd)
Here is my new Tag for you to find.
It is a Patton Tank, good condition. Was running when parked...but any Land Based Armored Fighting Vehicle will do. NO SWAT Trucks or Artillery pieces.
(https://i.ibb.co/6s8Szz6/Tank-Guzzi.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6s8Szz6)
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Nice work, John. I always like when folks put up a little descriptor. Great looking SP, too.
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Grab.
Can anyone ID this tank? I think it’s a Walker Bulldog but a friend is sure that it’s a Sheridan.
We are both working on memories of building plastic models 45 years ago. So, we both could be wrong. :)
(https://i.ibb.co/WnHdj2v/C007-E11-E-C2-A6-4800-9-A6-D-BB67-B752-DF9-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WnHdj2v)
(https://i.ibb.co/7g9rQZj/F1-A6-D1-E8-03-E0-4-ADB-BF98-C5-F42-F26-ED23.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7g9rQZj)
(https://i.ibb.co/jhwsDBC/75-C4549-E-E96-C-4-FA1-887-F-901470-A47275.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jhwsDBC)
(https://i.ibb.co/Ln6ZjG9/BF00-D1-CA-9556-4065-83-D4-04-E0-CCA965-CB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Ln6ZjG9)
(https://i.ibb.co/SXLZjbF/E9572283-8647-4232-9-CDD-DD76052-B69-D3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/SXLZjbF)
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And new tag. Mail Pouch or other Huge advertisement painted on a barn.
(https://i.ibb.co/gyVLMBG/E331-F26-A-25-B5-4052-8488-A1-D97-A97-BD93.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gyVLMBG)
august poem (https://poetandpoem.com/august)
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m24 Chaffee lt tank
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I about got runned over getting this shot! WV9, just west of Hedgesville. The closer you get to Martinsburg, the crazier people drive. :shocked:
(https://i.ibb.co/QM68Df2/Guzzi-Breakfast-Open-Airplanes-Riding-071.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QM68Df2)
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There used to be a lot of those around here, but not any more. I looked pretty hard the other day.. :grin:
Tell me about your little wind screen.
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There used to be a lot of those around here, but not any more. I looked pretty hard the other day.. :grin:
Tell me about your little wind screen.
Made from an old moped windscreen and some chrome-plated brass bar I had laying around. It was tall and kind of tombstone shaped, I masked it off and cut out the bit you see. Works well to keep the wind off my chest at 60+ without creating any buffeting.
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New tag: old hotel.
(https://i.ibb.co/LvFyVFq/Guzzi-Breakfast-Open-Airplanes-Riding-051.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LvFyVFq)
(https://i.ibb.co/PQ43tmW/Guzzi-Breakfast-Open-Airplanes-Riding-052.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PQ43tmW)
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Made from an old moped windscreen and some chrome-plated brass bar I had laying around. It was tall and kind of tombstone shaped, I masked it off and cut out the bit you see. Works well to keep the wind off my chest at 60+ without creating any buffeting.
Nice. I'll look in my good junk pile. I *hate* buffeting..
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Claimed. I’ll get the next one in a bit
(https://i.ibb.co/LYc719J/1975963-F-96-C0-4794-BE47-C8-ACEAA0-AE02.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LYc719J)
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:thumb:
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Hi. Any ideas for a new tag for the holiday weekend? Thanks.
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Road side fireworks stand?
Not the big Phantom type stand alone permanent buildings, but rather a truck, tent some tables with sketchy explosives for sale.
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Hoping to get out this weekend and seeking my assignment...
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Claimed. I’ll get the next one in a bit
(https://i.ibb.co/LYc719J/1975963-F-96-C0-4794-BE47-C8-ACEAA0-AE02.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LYc719J)
Hopefully, drbone will be along to give us a new target.
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I'd googled and found a historic hotel about an hour away, but didn't make it there in time. :grin:
C'mon Mr. Bone..
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I rode by a historic hotel a few of days ago, I forgot to take a picture. Fireworks are illegal where I live.
kk
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OK, as the OP, I’ll step in and give us a new tag. :)
New tag:
(https://i.ibb.co/fGRkNjw/A027-C1-E4-5-D36-4276-88-DC-705682-C109-F8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fGRkNjw)
New tag is — roadside folk art. Go get it!!
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Hoowee.. do I know where there is some roadside folk art.. I'll get it tomorrow if nobody else does.
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I gotcher roadside folk art right here. :grin: This guy obviously has too much time on his hands. Several years ago there was a farm implement dinosaur, and it seems every time I see this place there is something else. You can't begin to see all of it from this picture. (!)
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/7f1e84ab86434192/IMG_20200705_174809240.jpg)
For the tag.. we talk about pie a bit here.. a place where you can get a pie.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/ed13525777df32e7/IMG_20200705_181157792.jpg)
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Glad you found your dinosaur yesterday Chuck. I'll go look for a pie shop today, maybe. I might just ride around looking for nothing in particular too.
I did make it home on the Soviet POS, in spite of a comment or two form a couple of the lawn chair locals.
Like I told Dave, I superstitious about washing it. It is fairly well maintained, even if it doesn't look like it.
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Glad you found your dinosaur yesterday Chuck. I'll go look for a pie shop today, maybe. I might just ride around looking for nothing in particular too.
I did make it home on the Soviet POS, in spite of a comment or two form a couple of the lawn chair locals.
Like I told Dave, I superstitious about washing it. It is fairly well maintained, even if it doesn't look like it.
Any bike owned and ridden by a Jet mechanic for the better part of 2 decades outta be in decent riding condition. Cool bike. Seems that POS got the most eyeballs on it.
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hmmmm. I do know of a diner south of Seneca Rocks WV that's known for it's pie. Mainly because the rest of the food is so damn bad.
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Got me a toofer:
First, pies:
(https://i.ibb.co/D96nYvk/pies-2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/D96nYvk)
(https://i.ibb.co/16Smbpf/pies.jpg) (https://ibb.co/16Smbpf)
And of course, a new tag:
A Trojan Buggy??? :wink:
(https://i.ibb.co/pQF4qvt/buggy.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pQF4qvt)
(https://i.ibb.co/tPJmy37/buggy-pies.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tPJmy37)
(https://i.ibb.co/nCHTg0x/IMG-20200707-081608.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nCHTg0x)
John Henry
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(https://i.ibb.co/D96nYvk/pies-2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/D96nYvk)
John Henry
Man, that's a good-looking bike. Perfect for hunting pie.
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(https://i.ibb.co/D96nYvk/pies-2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/D96nYvk)
So the rumors are true! Goodbye Eldo, Hello Milano?
Sure is pretty.
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So what's the new tag? We're unlikely to find a "Trojan buggy" anywhere.
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Joh Henry- how about any horse drawn buggy or carriage?
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Well I guess any kind of similar thing. I called it that in jest.
ZZ
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So the rumors are true! Goodbye Eldo, Hello Milano?
Sure is pretty.
Yep.
Thanks 😊
ZZ
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You can specify whatever you like, ZZ.
And I love the color of your new bike. Much envy here.
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I realize locating a giant wooden horse and buggy may not be fesable. Let's call it a large wooden unusual statue. Does that work for you guys?
ZZ
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Buggies I can find. Large unusual wooden statue.. hmmm. At least it's more likely than a wooden Trojan horse. :grin:
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I realize locating a giant wooden horse and buggy may not be fesable. Let's call it a large wooden unusual statue. Does that work for you guys?
ZZ
How about a windmill made of wood? Does that count? Not exactly a statue but sort of close!
(https://i.ibb.co/Pmc61Tk/3-F00-B747-98-AA-485-E-BDFE-72-AB5-E4191-DF.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Pmc61Tk)
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Cool. The objective is to have fun. :thumb:
ZZ
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Ok, Paul.. what's the new tag? I *need* to go on a ride..
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Nice one, Paul.
John Henry: how are those fry pies? I have a buddy up in Andover and I can ride past Mesopotamia when I go visit him if the pies are good.
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Ok, Paul.. what's the new tag? I *need* to go on a ride..
:thumb: :thumb:
Ok new tag is a combo of bridge and river, the more interesting architecture the better!
(https://i.ibb.co/FDBXT7r/03298524-3-D65-4941-9788-853-E92-B0-F690.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FDBXT7r)
psalm 86 lyrics (https://poetandpoem.com/John-Milton/Psalm-86)
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Nice one, Paul.
John Henry: how are those fry pies? I have a buddy up in Andover and I can ride past Mesopotamia when I go visit him if the pies are good.
Can't say. Although they are keeping it quiet, - is spreading like wildfire in the Amish community. Passing them on the road is as close as I'm willing to get.
ZZ
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OK bridge + river + guzzi. Took the refurbished bacon slicer to the nearest 100 year old bridge.
(https://i.ibb.co/27NKZFQ/IMG-9684.jpg) (https://ibb.co/27NKZFQ) (https://i.ibb.co/XJYdJPv/IMG-9685.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XJYdJPv)
Bridge is 1915 pin connected truss built by Toledo Bridge and Crane. "Longest pin-connected highway bridge" in the state!
https://bridgehunter.com/wa/whatcom/81574000000000/ (https://bridgehunter.com/wa/whatcom/81574000000000/)
New tag - old highway equipment: (this is only a tiny part of the collection - there is a museum rusting away here!)
(https://i.ibb.co/WfQNdVt/IMG-9687.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WfQNdVt)
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Super cool pictures. Great bike.
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Ooh, *nice* scooter.. :thumb:
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Thanks guys. Getting the kinks worked out - ran 80+ miles today.
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OK bridge + river + guzzi. Took the refurbished bacon slicer to the nearest 100 year old bridge.
(https://i.ibb.co/27NKZFQ/IMG-9684.jpg) (https://ibb.co/27NKZFQ) (https://i.ibb.co/XJYdJPv/IMG-9685.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XJYdJPv)
Bridge is 1915 pin connected truss built by Toledo Bridge and Crane. "Longest pin-connected highway bridge" in the state!
https://bridgehunter.com/wa/whatcom/81574000000000/ (https://bridgehunter.com/wa/whatcom/81574000000000/)
New tag - old highway equipment: (this is only a tiny part of the collection - there is a museum rusting away here!)
(https://i.ibb.co/WfQNdVt/IMG-9687.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WfQNdVt)
Those are postcards! Phenomenal pics and what a machine!
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Was going to sit this one out because I had no idea where to find old highway equipment. Going for a ride today and 15 miles from home:
Tag grab
(https://i.ibb.co/ZfzQP2F/3-EDCFB17-671-A-4105-923-D-9152-FC13-B971.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZfzQP2F)
(https://i.ibb.co/vdVmcJJ/D689-B11-A-92-FD-464-B-9572-9-A10-EA5-A1-FDB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vdVmcJJ)
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New tag: old bank that is no longer a bank.
(https://i.ibb.co/1KDYXfh/48-BAA848-B803-4-F07-9-CA0-E9-A81-D0-C4-B57.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1KDYXfh)
Don’t even think of burgling. It’s covered.
(https://i.ibb.co/fv572TD/EE4-CBD81-1161-4-D9-C-8562-E1036-D324-E46.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fv572TD)
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:grin: :grin: Dorcia just came back from taking flowers to a friend and said, "I found your old road machinery, you should go get a picture.."
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New tag - old highway equipment: (this is only a tiny part of the collection - there is a museum rusting away here!)
(https://i.ibb.co/WfQNdVt/IMG-9687.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WfQNdVt)
What a neat shot! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Would they be Model T trucks in the background? Could well still have the motors in them.
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:grin: :grin: Dorcia just came back from taking flowers to a friend and said, "I found your old road machinery, you should go get a picture.."
:laugh: You'll have to send her back out for a bank now.
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Buggies I can find. Large unusual wooden statue.. hmmm. At least it's more likely than a wooden Trojan horse. :grin:
Funny Chuck, during the week we took driving around the bottom of the South Island we passed two p-laces that would have the pie and wooden horse tag.
The pie shop in Sringfield on the way over to the Coast has a pie shop that is acknowledged as having the best pies and the most arrogant and obnoxious owners! They were so bad that when they dropped behind in their rent payments the locals took the opportunity to drum them out of town.
On the other side of Arthur's pass there is a cold, God-forsaken township of about half a dozen houses and a pub called Otira, where the sun never shines. The whole town is owned by an a guy who can officially be called a "character". On the roadside he has a pair of wooden horses and a wagon that used to haul barrels of beer to the pub. I can see I will have to take a photo when I am next over there on the bike. (Still off the road for another three months over winter)
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There is a bank that looks like a Plasticville Bank which is now a lawyer's office about three blocks from here......
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(https://i.ibb.co/QrK7drM/2-FA18-B7-C-4708-406-E-9-AEE-C749-E5-CCFBD4.jpg)
I was in route to a tag but a hellacious thunderstorm is headed our way.
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Beautiful bike, good luck with the storm, and I just had to look up the German words gross and schuster.
Big Shoemaker. Looks like your bank is a lot fancier than my little West Virginia bank.
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What a neat shot! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Would they be Model T trucks in the background? Could well still have the motors in them.
Thank you! I think the truck on the left may be Model T. Middle one might be a Mack - it has a rounded engine hood that is concave on the sides. The one on the left is a Model A or very early '30s Ford. There was an old Caterpillar tractor and a couple more trucks to the right. To the left there were some trees growing up around a crane truck or something similar. Up the hill to the right was an old bus (late '30s?) that still had paint on it and lots of trucks and road and logging equipment. The sign said "private road" so didn't go any further.
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(https://i.ibb.co/vBMS0vg/B717-C6-DE-4-A76-4465-9355-52-D9-FBF23-F2-B.jpg)
I was in route to a tag but a hellacious thunderstorm is headed our way.
Hope you beat the storm home. Crazy bank and cool Fastback.
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Beautiful bike, good luck with the storm, and I just had to look up the German words gross and schuster.
Big Shoemaker. Looks like your bank is a lot fancier than my little West Virginia bank.
Lumber and turpentine probably built that bank.
Thanks, I like riding the bike but of course it pisses oil here and there no matter how hard I try to fix the leaks.
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Yeah, years ago I had a Norton 650 Manxman. Found the Chilton manual for it yesterday which makes me want another featherbed. :) My garage floor is already ruined so a leaking Norton wouldn't cause any more noticeable damage.
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Yeah, years ago I had a Norton 650 Manxman. Found the Chilton manual for it yesterday which makes me want another featherbed. :) My garage floor is already ruined so a leaking Norton wouldn't cause anymore noticeable damage.
Andover Norton has started reproducing Featherbed frames in case you want to start from scratch. Commando engines are fairly cheap and easy to rebuild.
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A friend has two Atlas' and is crazy for my Eldo so I'd do a trade of I was really crazy. Honestly, on a solid mount featherbed, the biggest I'd go is 650cc.
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A friend has two Atlas' and is crazy for my Eldo so I'd do a trade of I was really crazy. Honestly, on a solid mount featherbed, the biggest I'd go is 650cc.
I assume that if you had the engine balanced it wouldn't vibrate so much, plus a later Commando engine is way better made in terms of the engine cases than an early 650. Anyway, if he wants to trade two Atlas's for the Eldo that is a pretty good deal IMO. Does that include all the tin?
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Sorry, I misspoke (miswrote?). I believe he'd part trade a restored Atlas for an Eldo project. But I heard that he had a heart attack last month so I'm definitely not going to bug him anytime soon. Atlas' sure are pretty though.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Norton_Atlas_1967.jpg)
But something keeps me from getting rid of the Eldo project. I finally got the shop cleaned up and have been cycling the 4 riders onto the lift for work. When that's all done, the Beemer and Eldo projects may just get started.
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There isn't much I can say about an Atlas other than they are bone shakers which is why I'd have to get the crank,rods and pistons balanced. Pretty bikes though.
The one great thing about Norton is the abundance of parts for the old bikes, Andover Norton has reproduced a lot of these parts and the quality is excellent. The original headlight on my bike needed to be re-chromed and it also needed a new trim but I purchased a complete light from Andover and it was an excellent reproduction for a reasonable amount of money. Same with the front fender, it also needed to be re-chromed so I just ordered a new one and even with shipping from England the prices are reasonable. And before -, I could place an order on a Monday and usually get the order early the following week. The same part from any of the dealers in the states or Canada are more money and they all come from Andover.
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A Dunstallised Atlas was one of the more memorable bikes I have ever ridden.
Geared down so that it didn't do much over 105mph, how it got there was devastating! :shocked:
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Ok, BC.. enough lollygagging around. :evil: :smiley: What's the new tag?
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Ok, BC.. enough lollygagging around. :evil: :smiley: What's the new tag?
Pouring rain here, if it clears this afternoon I'll see if I can take another photo.
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Rain? What is this rain you speak of?
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Rain? What is this rain you speak of?
Ran out now before the the next round of rain rolls in from the Guff.
Abandoned Amtrak station:
(https://i.ibb.co/QpH9NJW/DD03-FAE3-0004-4-D9-B-9184-EE9-C4-C1-F0964.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Kj8KRhW/5-C3-F0-C09-76-D7-4-BEB-8071-16953-F53-EE64.jpg)
Or old fashioned but operational movie Thee-Ate-Her:
(https://i.ibb.co/n60Lkjf/D1-EB9-D57-FDB4-4-C31-A0-A8-00-EAF3-C7-D6-D0.jpg)
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The LeMans is looking awesome. Nice tag.
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Would a "still in use" Amtrak station suffice? There's at least three within 20 miles of me.
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Would a "still in use" Amtrak station suffice? There's at least three within 20 miles of me.
Sure. I wish that ours was still operating but after the hurricanes in 2005 they haven't been opened.
"The LeMans is looking awesome. Nice tag."
Thanks, still dealing with some issues but it runs perfectly fine.
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Rain? What is this rain you speak of?
We must be getting yours here. :cry: Top of our North Island currently getting hit with "a 500 year storm"
They's in deep doodoo.
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We must be getting yours here. :cry: Top of our North Island currently getting hit with "a 500 year storm"
They's in deep doodoo.
Hope everyone is OK in NZ.
Here's an abandoned passenger station. I got off the train here (pre-Amtrack) when I was 5-6 years old!
(https://i.ibb.co/rFK0x9t/IMG-9769.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rFK0x9t)
Next tag is a railroad bridge. Not as easy to take a picture with the bike. "If you don't like the way I drive, stay off the sidewalk!" :evil:
(https://i.ibb.co/9TVV71v/IMG-9762.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9TVV71v) (https://i.ibb.co/9YXbyZP/IMG-9766.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9YXbyZP) (https://i.ibb.co/JFsc9qS/IMG-9765.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JFsc9qS)
Here's a quick little video of the GTV idling. Finally getting it sorted.
https://youtu.be/7WXHJ9mT-pU (https://youtu.be/7WXHJ9mT-pU)
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D'oh! It was hot this afternoon..still no rain, so I took the G5 out to tempt Mother Nature to rain on me. Grabbed the old movie theater and got the picture by parking in a "No Parking" zone. Got a tag, and SED has beat me to the punch. :boxing: :grin:
The old G5s a sweetheart..she just sings.
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Chuck - you still gotta post the pictures! :popcorn:
Sounds like a sweet ride.
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You bogarted me, too. :)
(https://i.ibb.co/mzgFB0t/64-B8461-E-27-AB-4-E0-E-9969-EC708-EB9-C19-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mzgFB0t)
Lots of rr bridges around but it’s so damn hot here.
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(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/3faa9aeaf111499f/IMG_20200718_161539949_HDR.jpg)
Looks like you have that GTV figured out.. :thumb:
Lots of rr bridges around but it’s so damn hot here.
Hot here, too.. but you need something for a railroad to go *over.* :smiley: Not much of that in central Indiana.
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"You bogarted me, too. :)" :evil:
Cool photos guys. Jaws!!!
I've heard the east is suffering record heat. Stay safe!
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Despite it being just a little "warm", after our monthly breakfast, I rode over to the C&O Canal/Potomac/Sharpsburg/Shepherdstown area for a grab and new tag.
Railroad trestle. Norfolk Southern, crosses from MD across the canal and river into WV.
(https://i.ibb.co/JmNbQzD/July-Guzzi-Breakfast-005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JmNbQzD)
New tag: university/college/tech school/etc. Shepherd University.
(https://i.ibb.co/444SQC5/July-Guzzi-Breakfast-006.jpg) (https://ibb.co/444SQC5)
(https://i.ibb.co/Yt7Bt7N/July-Guzzi-Breakfast-007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Yt7Bt7N)
(https://i.ibb.co/xmpHSHG/July-Guzzi-Breakfast-008.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xmpHSHG)
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This is an ex-high school built in the 1920's and is now a training center for the FDLE(Florida Department Law Enforcement) and other things..
(https://i.ibb.co/58MVWdY/3-CAC7-BB2-D615-428-F-AB43-A2-A6-FCB1855-A.jpg)
And I maybe repeating something but this is a historical statue.
General Bernardo de Galvez.
"After successfully capturing British positions in Louisiana and Mississippi, Spanish General Bernardo de Galvez, commander of the Spanish forces in North America, turns his attention to the British-occupied city of Pensacola, Florida, on March 9, 1781."
(https://i.ibb.co/KDk7K0b/69-CAD5-D5-42-BF-4-C13-87-CC-24330-D651-D67.jpg)
I can come up with something else if this is a repeat.
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(https://i.ibb.co/KDk7K0b/69-CAD5-D5-42-BF-4-C13-87-CC-24330-D651-D67.jpg)
Nope, not looking for that one. :smiley:
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I can't see that picture either, BC. Just get a imgbb.com image not found message.
edit: and repeats are OK. Probably inevitable.
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I can't see that picture either, BC. Just get a imgbb.com image not found message.
edit: and repeats are OK. Probably inevitable.
You can't see the photo's? Weird, as I see mine and the one that Chuck posted of mine, in fact it is huge.
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You can't see the photo's? Weird, as I see mine and the one that Chuck posted of mine, in fact it is huge.
All I posted is a blue "Image not found" screen. :smiley: I see there is now another thread wondering if it is working..
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How about this?
(https://i.ibb.co/RCNtpJD/image.png)
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That one is good. Thanks
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I see it now too :thumb:
Better looking than the blue screen of death. :laugh:
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Perhaps someone might be able to provide a bit of guidance with regard to Android. I figure it is a setting somewhere in my phone, but I seem to be unable to upload images from the phone. I can e mail them to myself then use the puter to upload them. Trouble is that sometimes, by the time I do that, someone has already posted a new tag.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
John Henry
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Hot here, too.. but you need something for a railroad to go *over.* :smiley: Not much of that in central Indiana.
I know it's too late, but here ya go Chuck - something I want to check out next time I'm over that way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_Viaduct (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_Viaduct)
(https://i0.wp.com/visitgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/the-girls-450xxx-Cheryl-Helms-Photography.jpg?fit=1613%2C1080&ssl=1)
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I know it's too late, but here ya go Chuck - something I want to check out next time I'm over that way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_Viaduct (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_Viaduct)
(https://i0.wp.com/visitgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/the-girls-450xxx-Cheryl-Helms-Photography.jpg?fit=1613%2C1080&ssl=1)
Cool. Thanks for that.. :thumb:
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Perhaps someone might be able to provide a bit of guidance with regard to Android. I figure it is a setting somewhere in my phone, but I seem to be unable to upload images from the phone. I can e mail them to myself then use the puter to upload them. Trouble is that sometimes, by the time I do that, someone has already posted a new tag.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
John Henry
ZZ. I have an iPhone so this might be useless. I press Reply and when the text box comes up there is an “Add Image To Post”
(https://i.ibb.co/bWZKjsV/9-CD72528-9-B3-B-4770-A7-B8-745645819971.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bWZKjsV)
button right under the text box. I then click on the “Browse from your device” button and it lets me access and choose the pics from my phone.
Btw, Zucchinis are doing good this year.
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Yeah, I tried that. Gets all the way to load image and nothing happens. Chrome browser, BTW. I'm fairly certain it's a setting somewhere in my fone but it eludes me.
ZZ
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You may need to allow Chrome access to your pictures. Just a guess?
Tom
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That sounds better than my idea. Even if Tom doesn't grow zucchini.
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To make this a little easier, how about a car in the turn:
(https://i.ibb.co/hmf3hHY/0-EC2-EFCF-DCF6-499-E-B102-017-CC93-AD1-B5.jpg)
Or a hairpin turn:
(https://i.ibb.co/hVTf2Bz/AABE172-D-9837-4-A93-B0-DE-A147-AC23-FCDB.jpg)
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I can get any of those pretty easily, but it's too damn hot. I should've gone this morning but we went for a hike instead.
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So next tag is hairpin turn?
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Hairpin turn or
car in turn or
historical statue.
BC is making it easy for us.
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OK, sort of a hairpin - a big lazy one. The road is closed for snow just out of the picture to the right, but you can see both approaches to the corner on the left and right (up hill in shadow). At the top of the grade on the right is a much tighter turn, but not sure it's a true hairpin.
(https://i.ibb.co/HDNP2v9/IMG-9818.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HDNP2v9)
Next tag - Use a 2 pictures to demonstrate some change in location, elevation, phase etc.- could be a mileage sign and the destination (ex. Shangri-La 40 miles & Shangri-La city limit), change in climate (desert to mountains), view up and view down a valley. I chose phase change - liquid tidewater to solid snowwater:
(https://i.ibb.co/RyYpNRx/IMG-9817.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RyYpNRx) (https://i.ibb.co/Qcv6ytp/IMG-9822.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Qcv6ytp)
Or your Guzzi and a Wild Goose road sign:
(https://i.ibb.co/7Vj0jGW/IMG-9824.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7Vj0jGW)
Or your Guzzi and Sasquatch:
(https://i.ibb.co/x6vBVfv/IMG-9827.jpg) (https://ibb.co/x6vBVfv)
:popcorn:
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Grab. I’ll be having that one as I transition from the North to the South in these United States.
(https://i.ibb.co/M1ZPdDR/5-F34-B492-EC79-4-A1-F-BB11-4-D6303-C48-DA5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M1ZPdDR)
(https://i.ibb.co/PG38V8K/B9-A9292-A-6-FCD-443-E-AE55-6-EFFB24-A4-B2-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PG38V8K)
And actually went to the western terminus of the Mason-Dixon Line. It’s up that hill in the background.
(https://i.ibb.co/209hQYg/87-DCD5-B8-8-B28-4102-BF54-D02-C802-BE722.jpg) (https://ibb.co/209hQYg)
New tag shortly.
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Nice. I went out twice to get a picture of a sign saying some such town's name and a "welcome to that town" sign. Couldn't find any welcome signs. A *lot* of the little towns around here used to have them.. maybe we don't welcome people any more? <scratching head> :smiley:
At any rate, it got me out on the scooter, and after all.. that is what this is all about. :thumb:
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Great pictures. Fun to see the progress.
Funny about the welcome signs. Most I see these days are name and population - no "welcome".
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Nice pics! Have next week off from work, so should be able to get some rides/tags in as well.
Give us a difficult and challenging tag to go find - good excuse to ride!
:thumb: :thumb:
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Not so difficult, I’m afraid. New tag is a county courthouse.
(https://i.ibb.co/2h1GW19/0341-D2-DC-BF33-4-A1-A-A21-B-33-F502098-AEF.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2h1GW19)
(https://i.ibb.co/R267DJk/4750663-D-7-CF6-48-A1-94-D3-ABF5-F260-BF7-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/R267DJk)
This is in Waynesburg, PA. Home of the annual Rain Day.
(https://i.ibb.co/QcPYHyM/507-CA239-0-C21-4416-A8-BC-A11344-FA145-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QcPYHyM)
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That fountain needs some fresh rain water.
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Gimme a twofer. :smiley: I'll see your county courthouse and call a clock tower for the tag.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/19c8b7e10dc0e94f/IMG_20200718_161156272.jpg)
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Great pictures. Fun to see the progress.
Getting an all-round tour here. Haven't contributed but keep 'em coming! :thumb:
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Some building; is that stone or a manufactured stone from a mould?
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Some building; is that stone or a manufactured stone from a mould?
Oh, that's stone. We have *lots.* Many of the limestone buildings in this country come from southern Indiana. When we dug the pond here at Castle Pretentious :grin: I wanted to dig it deep. At 18 feet, we hit limestone and weren't going any farther.
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What's up with you guys? At least 1/4 of the users of this site are retired, IE they don't have jobs! Why aren't we getting more folks playing?...
If I ever get my bike back from its first service, I'm there!
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It's great fun to ride out, explore, and hunt up some tags. Hope your bike is back soon.
And where the hell has Chad been? :evil: :tongue:
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Got yer clock tower right here...
(https://i.ibb.co/rF0H00s/PHOTO-20200808-180438.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rF0H00s)
This is actually its new home. That clock has been wandering around Dayton for 100 years. It was originally erected on a grand old bank building right in the center of downtown, where it stood from 1920 to 1978. When that bank was demolished in favor of a somewhat grim modern version, it was moved atop an equally grim windowless factory/warehouse type building right next to an elevated section of I-75 as it passed through downtown. Being nearly eye level with the traffic, it was hard to miss.
In 2006 I-75 was widened/reconfigured for the 84th time and the building came down. The fate of the clock was a source of speculation for awhile, but it eventually turned up at a local historical park, awkwardly displayed at ground level.
So while arguably less than ideal, it's an improvement.
(https://i.ibb.co/2jPGT6H/PHOTO-20200808-180522.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2jPGT6H)
Next tag is some modern art sculpture. Extra points for chrome.
(https://i.ibb.co/bRWjfcD/PHOTO-20200808-182559.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bRWjfcD)
(https://i.ibb.co/wsxbsGv/PHOTO-20200808-182613.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wsxbsGv)
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Nice grab and tag.. :thumb:
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Damn! I put a call out to find a local watchtower on a FB page, too. :) Good tag.
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Grab.
(https://i.ibb.co/LxmJ3X5/54935-F4-D-D921-432-B-909-D-BE3-C50-DDAE9-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LxmJ3X5)
(https://i.ibb.co/NK1MDkR/DE6-A41-C5-DC04-4883-888-B-202-C520-ADBBD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NK1MDkR)
(https://i.ibb.co/qW8tVh7/A7-C7-BBD9-9516-403-D-9-D85-61061-F2-DC8-F3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qW8tVh7)
(https://i.ibb.co/djcLjGB/9-F74-CDE5-D96-E-466-C-8-E67-149037-E6-B264.jpg) (https://ibb.co/djcLjGB)
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New tag is:
An operating vehicle (any kind) that is older than yourself.
(https://i.ibb.co/Vm6n3qc/5-B3-A32-BF-A186-4064-B1-CB-44-CF71-AE2-FEE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Vm6n3qc)
(https://i.ibb.co/WsDmPM4/132-EC280-5755-4-FA3-9002-674-F3-BCED89-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WsDmPM4)
(https://i.ibb.co/RCYX0x1/6-EFD1009-674-F-44-AF-B581-B213-FB72-EFA9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RCYX0x1)
Anybody know what year and model Caddy that is? I just know it’s older than me.
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Grab.
(https://i.ibb.co/LxmJ3X5/54935-F4-D-D921-432-B-909-D-BE3-C50-DDAE9-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LxmJ3X5)
Tagged and bagged! Turned metal FTW!
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I think the Caddy is a '55. Could be wrong though.
John Henry
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Shirley :smiley: there's a Conestoga wagon around here, somewhere..
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Shirley :smiley: there's a Conestoga wagon around here, somewhere..
That may be your only hope to find something older than you, Chuck.
:evil:
<runs away>
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New tag is:
An operating vehicle (any kind) that is older than yourself.
(https://i.ibb.co/Vm6n3qc/5-B3-A32-BF-A186-4064-B1-CB-44-CF71-AE2-FEE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Vm6n3qc)
(https://i.ibb.co/WsDmPM4/132-EC280-5755-4-FA3-9002-674-F3-BCED89-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WsDmPM4)
(https://i.ibb.co/RCYX0x1/6-EFD1009-674-F-44-AF-B581-B213-FB72-EFA9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RCYX0x1)
Anybody know what year and model Caddy that is? I just know it’s older than me.
You are obviously one of those young fullas that own a Guzzi John! :grin:
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I took this today while was out and about. Look closely. Definitely older than me, not sure what it was or if it runs/is "operable". Looked driveable. If it doesn't count, that's okay.
(https://i.ibb.co/cbpYN8j/Sunday-Ride-08092020-006.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cbpYN8j)
It was here, so likely a Rambler/Nash/Hudson?
(https://i.ibb.co/bWwKtXj/Sunday-Ride-08092020-007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bWwKtXj)
(https://i.ibb.co/cXGVvy3/Sunday-Ride-08092020-009.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cXGVvy3)
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Works for me, Charlie. What’s our new tag?
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Works for me, Charlie. What’s our new tag?
Well, since I didn't know the tag would change while on my ride, and that I would somehow end up taking a photo acceptable as the grab, I'll have to see if there's something else from today that will work and hasn't been done to death. If not, I'll have to sneak out soon and shoot one.
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Multiple choice?
Old car dealership building for a now defunct brand.
(https://i.ibb.co/m4F5cwW/Sunday-Ride-08092020-009.jpg) (https://ibb.co/m4F5cwW)
Old industrial building now a museum.
(https://i.ibb.co/dGpY0Yt/Sunday-Ride-08092020-011.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dGpY0Yt)
"Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company, also known as Steam Pottery and Southern Railroad Station, is a historic factory building located at Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia." Now the Strasburg Museum.
Low-water bridge over a river.
(https://i.ibb.co/BNxz8v3/Sunday-Ride-08092020-001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BNxz8v3)
(https://i.ibb.co/pKxhqxj/Sunday-Ride-08092020-003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pKxhqxj)
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Grab. Rices Landing, Pennsylvania. W.A. Young and Sons. The Smithsonian calls it the best preserved site of its type in the USA.
FB page for Foundry:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/288083244584429/
(https://i.ibb.co/WV3vSv4/673-B6-B0-E-26-B5-425-E-900-C-7-D69-D03-D104-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WV3vSv4)
(https://i.ibb.co/9tY0LdZ/6-E894-AC4-16-A8-4-F5-E-9743-57374-DC29-CBD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9tY0LdZ)
(https://i.ibb.co/gwcRKTx/5126814-D-BC3-E-4-C97-B1-A3-7-DF9832949-A1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gwcRKTx)
(https://i.ibb.co/BB6C1mD/CE693-BF8-0-AEB-43-E8-B0-DC-275224-DB7-E7-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BB6C1mD)
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This is right next door:
(https://i.ibb.co/dLBND2c/3-F3-CAEF4-0-EC0-4689-8-BCE-CC4-F6-A9-B68-CD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dLBND2c)
(https://i.ibb.co/c620HVG/DB73-E78-A-9-D17-430-C-9-C7-C-86-F2-BB97-C2-C9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/c620HVG)
(https://i.ibb.co/MShJrDg/1-E0-DAFAA-BC69-45-C1-B4-F2-C8-FAD79-A1-BCE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MShJrDg)
Pottery factory and foundry should both be good tags.
Hard tag coming right up. :)
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Incidentally, the Foundry is now an interactive museum. I’ll post more info about it when I get home.
New tag. A moving train. No cheating. :)
(https://i.ibb.co/Jvspq2J/FC751613-FD59-4-F2-F-8-E4-E-2488-F800-E0-F2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Jvspq2J)
(https://i.ibb.co/MGX6Hdy/A9207825-C4-D0-4774-8708-724361-A998-F8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MGX6Hdy)
(https://i.ibb.co/ykhKv70/E4937649-423-B-4-F9-D-903-B-F08454484-F09.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ykhKv70)
(https://i.ibb.co/TB23xbj/2-ADA6-E24-F695-4577-9-FF3-4-BF336088-B9-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TB23xbj)
(https://i.ibb.co/gRfYrTX/5-B2-FDCBC-E2-FF-4-D2-B-B381-F56-E7-A0-ACAA8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gRfYrTX)
Got that in Fredricktown Pennsylvania where you can get a bag o’ meat at the local butcher.
(https://i.ibb.co/gMF6Q1X/3-AB9-FF56-7822-4944-81-EC-9637-DB37020-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gMF6Q1X)
(https://i.ibb.co/Zh1zPqS/6-B66-CA4-D-2857-4-C05-BE84-6-E8-B7-A4-E4024.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Zh1zPqS)
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New tag. A moving train. No cheating. :)
It doesn't count of course, but I could have grabbed the new tag (the same train twice) this past Sunday. :wink:
(https://i.ibb.co/8b32Rmp/Sunday-Ride-08092020-028.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8b32Rmp)
(https://i.ibb.co/Kr6JQJt/Sunday-Ride-08092020-029.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Kr6JQJt)
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Yeah, if that one doesn't get bagged I have an easier one ready to go. But it should be do-able.
Anyone know how to check train schedules? Freight train schedules? (never mind. I checked and freight trains haven't run on specific schedules for a long time.)
btw, remember that tags can be reused. Both general tags like "covered bridge" and even the specific ones pictured in any post.
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I'd *love* to see that machine shop.. nice grab, Fish..
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I'd *love* to see that machine shop.
Yes you would. The machines are run by an old 4 cylinder gas engine and a mess of exposed leather belts.
https://riversofsteel.com/attractions/w-a-young-sons-foundry-and-machine-shop/
(https://pahistoricpreservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/W.A.-Young-overdraft.jpg)
https://pahistoricpreservation.com/preserving-living-history-young-foundry-machine-shop/
Discovered and preserved by some locals, it's wonderful and amazing. I believe they have most of the machines and the forge up and running.
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At least they have a first aid kit.. :grin:
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Good eye Chuck!
Great photos John. Love the tags and history. A moving train! - maybe tomorrow.
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Yes you would. The machines are run by an old 4 cylinder gas engine and a mess of exposed leather belts.
https://riversofsteel.com/attractions/w-a-young-sons-foundry-and-machine-shop/
(https://pahistoricpreservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/W.A.-Young-overdraft.jpg)
https://pahistoricpreservation.com/preserving-living-history-young-foundry-machine-shop/
Discovered and preserved by some locals, it's wonderful and amazing. I believe they have most of the machines and the forge up and running.
What a fantastic looking setup. Would be great to see that all running. :thumb: :thumb:
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Here's a bit more on the Foundry and Machine shop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mz7OTnuTrg
And I'll need Chuck or some other smart type to tell me what this is for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVO-H3cWt7c
Now go find a moving train. :whip2: :bike-037: :thewife: :grin:
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And I'll need Chuck or some other smart type to tell me what this is for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVO-H3cWt7c
Makes things that aren't, flat. :wink:
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That's an obsolete machine, a planer. I've ran one.. :shocked: :grin: Planers and their smaller cousins shapers were made obsolete by millling machine technology.
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I do know what a planer is. Jeez. I've just never seen one for metal. Here's a video on them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_HPrY7IJ4E
Now where's my moving train? :popcorn:
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Nice old machine. The one I ran was about that size times 5. Still the same principle, though.
I won't find that moving train until soybean harvest, most likely. We'll leave that one to Charlie..
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We are a 1/4 of a mile from the railroad tracks but in the last year the trains are few and frequent. We would regularly see coal and armament passing by but no longer on these tracks.
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How about my bike from a moving train?
(https://i.ibb.co/nMFxYBx/Sunday-Ride-08162020-018.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nMFxYBx)
(https://i.ibb.co/HBXCMqX/Sunday-Ride-08162020-019.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HBXCMqX)
The Joy Line Railroad (and Harpers Ferry Toy Train Museum), Harpers Ferry, WV.
Plus, moving train from my bike:
Norfolk Southern headed south at Burhans Blvd. in Hagerstown, MD:
(https://i.ibb.co/F7z7RL7/Sunday-Ride-08162020-021.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F7z7RL7)
CSX headed north and the corner of Burhans Blvd. and W. Washington St., also Hagerstown.
(https://i.ibb.co/b39mzjc/Sunday-Ride-08162020-025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/b39mzjc)
Speaking of Washington: New Tag: A park, road, building, etc. named in honor of 'ol George.
(https://i.ibb.co/Bw39FJ0/Sunday-Ride-08162020-030.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Bw39FJ0)
Built in 1827, the original tower was the first monument dedicated to George Washington to be completed.[5] The Washington Monument in Baltimore was completed two years later, although it had been started considerably earlier in 1815. The famous Washington Monument in the District of Columbia was not completed until 1885.
The dry-laid stone tower was built on July 4, 1827, by the citizens of Boonsboro who marched to the site en masse after assembling in the town square at 7 a.m. At the end of that day, the tower stood at 15 feet (4.6 m) high on a base 54 feet (16 m) in circumference. Later that year, "after the busy season", workmen returned to complete the tower to a height of 30 feet (9.1 m).[6]
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How about my bike from a moving train?
(https://i.ibb.co/nMFxYBx/Sunday-Ride-08162020-018.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nMFxYBx)
(https://i.ibb.co/HBXCMqX/Sunday-Ride-08162020-019.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HBXCMqX)
My girl Amy thought that was brilliant. Nice work.
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I have video! I'll post a link as soon as I upload it somewhere.
Owned and operated by Chris Wallich, son of Robert who started it back around '69-'70. My father used to make alterations and repairs to the rolling stock and other equipment for him. We (dad, brother Karl and myself) built a replica of the "Toonerville Trolley" for him in '72. We "supersized" dimensions from the scale model:
(https://i.ibb.co/LC8nP75/Sunday-Ride-08162020-010.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LC8nP75)
(https://i.ibb.co/ZHvVBZY/Toonerville-streamliner-001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZHvVBZY)
Most of the work was altering amusement park trains from 16" gauge down to 12" gauge. One I remember clearly was the Ford Model A powered streamliner. At idle in first gear, it was still too fast.
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At idle in first gear, it was still too fast.
:grin: :grin:
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Video. I held my giggles in until the train went through the tunnel/car barn.
https://flic.kr/p/2jx6fwD
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:thumb: Too cool for school. I love that. Looks like great fun.
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That is pretty cool Charlie. Thanks for taking us along for a ride. :thumb:
Are there any locomotives there using live steam?
John Henry
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That is pretty cool Charlie. Thanks for taking us along for a ride. :thumb:
Are there any locomotives there using live steam?
John Henry
When Robert Wallich started the railroad back in '70, the only locomotive was a Cagney live steam locomotive. But, just as full scale railroads found out decades before, steam propulsion is a lot of work. Not to mention, boiler inspections and high liability insurance premiums. It was soon replaced by one that looked like a steamer, but had a 12 hp Briggs & Stratton engine in it. I remember seeing the Cagney there when my father started doing work for him in '72, but it was sold a few years later.
One of these days, I'm going to make the trip down to Leakin Park near Baltimore to check out the Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers operation. http://calslivesteam.org/index.htm
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I can understand that. I thought I saw an Alco or EMD off the side in the tunnel/barn. Cool stuff for sure.
John Henry
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I can understand that. I thought I saw an Alco or EMD off the side in the tunnel/barn. Cool stuff for sure.
John Henry
Yes, there's two built to look like an EMD F7 in the car barns, powered by Wisconsin V4s. They also have a one-person track speeder powered by a B&S 3 hp engine. More photos:
(https://i.ibb.co/BnpDY33/Sunday-Ride-08162020-003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BnpDY33) (https://i.ibb.co/7tnJvm4/Sunday-Ride-08162020-004.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7tnJvm4) (https://i.ibb.co/f0D04DD/Sunday-Ride-08162020-005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/f0D04DD) (https://i.ibb.co/wc580GY/Sunday-Ride-08162020-006.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wc580GY) (https://i.ibb.co/1GBZVJF/Sunday-Ride-08162020-007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1GBZVJF) (https://i.ibb.co/zb57Vqf/Sunday-Ride-08162020-008.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zb57Vqf) (https://i.ibb.co/19mszGj/Sunday-Ride-08162020-012.jpg) (https://ibb.co/19mszGj) (https://i.ibb.co/1L5Kr6r/Sunday-Ride-08162020-014.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1L5Kr6r) (https://i.ibb.co/5BZKLCs/Sunday-Ride-08162020-015.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5BZKLCs)
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Nice thanks Charlie. :thumb:
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Do I get extra credit for two presidents at once? :smiley:
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for the tag how about an old sign on a building?
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Good one. Saves me riding up to the Washington Hotel in Washington county in Washington PA.
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I thought about riding to Washington Indiana, but it would have been a boring interstate trip in Indiana. I'll admit it, the California Canyons have made me a bit jaded about riding around here.
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I've got a couple of building signs and of course the more interesting one was painted over before I got there which is a bummer. The whole building was covered with an interesting sign from what use to be a tailor shop.
(https://i.ibb.co/1sFh6TX/D263-AC6-A-CE30-4782-9-C1-B-1785-AC879-BBE.jpg)
Just a couple of more because I have them:
(https://i.ibb.co/dMJs26m/57-BED5-E5-9-D0-E-4811-BD46-D124-B1259-C5-C.jpg)(https://i.ibb.co/sqJBBCs/517-D3-C6-F-7-DD3-4-FD8-BDB2-3-E3-D9-D859859.jpg)
For the tag, it's either or on this. A boat, ship, tug boat or a John boat.
(https://i.ibb.co/ctqgKBc/42-E01666-170-F-4509-BE23-9303227-B0446.jpg)
Or a converted horse barn or stable.
(https://i.ibb.co/2MfZcVc/F229-B000-51-A5-4-D3-D-A5-EC-2223-EC9-C7403.jpg)
This particular one was the horse barn for the local police department.
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That’s awesome. I love that bike and the pictures. I used to favor the LeMans I in red but not anymore. . .
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Tag
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Good looking paint on that tank, Dave.
What's the next tag?
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New tag. An animal statue.
(https://i.ibb.co/84N1y5K/086-ABDA6-AFA7-4-B06-BAB7-51-CC60-FA4-B13.jpg) (https://ibb.co/84N1y5K)
(https://i.ibb.co/bgKVZvQ/45-E29-D00-9150-4-CDA-A871-8-D457975929-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bgKVZvQ)
upload (https://imgbb.com/)
These are mule statues in Jasper, AL placed in homage to the mining history of Walker County. There are over 20 of them throughout downtown.
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Man, that's one classy looking paint job. Sorry, I didn't mean to rush you but I was out looking for covered bridges and hoped to get a new tag in the process.
That's a good tag. I took the long way home in the hopes of finding a high school mascot or somesuch but no luck. Not many animal mascots in rural West Virginia.
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I haven't been anywhere very much this year.. :sad: and when I do, it's normally on a bagger to go to the farm store or something like that. I'd almost forgotten what a stonkin motorcycle the Mighty Scura is..
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For the tag.. artesian wells are findable around here. If they're not all that common elsewhere, I'll come up with something else..
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Grrr....I was going to take an animal pic as soon as these hurricanes passed but that isn't going to happen. There are a couple of wells about 75 miles from here but the rain.....
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Man, that's one classy looking paint job. Sorry, I didn't mean to rush you but I was out looking for covered bridges and hoped to get a new tag in the process.
That's a good tag. I took the long way home in the hopes of finding a high school mascot or somesuch but no luck. Not many animal mascots in rural West Virginia.
Thanks! I wish the paint around the fill cap wasn't bubbling/peeling. It would be perfect then. You didn't rush me, I was out for a nice Sunday ride just going where the front wheel took me.
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Europe is too much urbanized to find artesian wells anywhere except in remote and unknown parts of the countryside...
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This is a picture from a few yeras ago when I was playing a similar game on a Harley site. Unfortunately we are leaving town for a few days so I can't go get a fresh one.
kk
(https://i.ibb.co/PwT6Sgv/IMG-20160807-122538.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PwT6Sgv)
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This is a picture from a few yeras ago when I was playing a similar game on a Harley site. Unfortunately we are leaving town for a few days so I can't go get a fresh one.
kk
(https://i.ibb.co/PwT6Sgv/IMG-20160807-122538.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PwT6Sgv)
An artesian well is a water well that doesn't require a pump to bring water to the surface; this occurs when there is enough pressure in the aquifer. Same thing as a "spring"?
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Springs and Artesian Wells
Springs are often confused with flowing artesian wells. An artesian well is a hole or boring that has been drilled into a water-bearing formation or "aquifer" that is under pressure. The water in an artesian well rises above the top of the aquifer (water-bearing formation) until the pressure is equalized. In a flowing artesian well, the water rises above the ground surface and the water flows out of the well casing to equalize the pressure.
Artesian Springs
Occur when the groundwater, under pressure, finds its way to the land surface (Fig. 1).
artesian springs diagram Fig. 1
The spring flows because the pressure in the aquifer (water bearing soil or rock), which is covered by a confining layer (clay or other impervious material), is greater than atmospheric pressure at the land. A spring is formed when the water reaches the surface through a fracture or porous layer. These types of springs usually occur along faults (a fracture in the earth), or in areas of great topographic relief such as cliffs or valleys.
Gravity Springs
Are formed by water soaking into the ground until the water encounters a confining layer that will not let the water seep further down (Fig. 2). The water then flows across the top of the confining layer until it reaches the ground surface. Examples of gravity springs are springs found in hillsides or cliffs. The springs along the north shore of Lake Superior and along the Mississippi and St. Croix River Valleys are generally of this type.
https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/water/wells/waterquality/springs.html#:~:text=Springs%20are%20often%20confused%20with%20flowing%20artesian%20wells.&text=The%20water%20in%20an%20artesian,casing%20to%20equalize%20the%20pressure.
I can't think of an artesian well near me either.
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I know wanted to post it anyway
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I know wanted to post it anyway
:thumb: No worries. I had to look up artesian wells. I'd heard the word before but did not know exactly what it was.
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I wasn't trying to kill the thread. :smiley: I thought they are "interesting," and posted one of the few I know about around here. I'll post a new tag if someone doesn't get one.. eventually. :evil: :smiley:
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All you guys tagging here, there and everywhere Old McDonald Had a Farm....and my bike is still off the road for another month :cry:
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All you guys tagging here, there and everywhere Old McDonald Had a Farm....and my bike is still off the road for another month :cry:
Now THAT is sad... As for an artesian well, not sure I've seen one in the northeast. Maybe a climate thing?
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Ok ok.. I didn't realize how hard it might be to find a flowing well. So New tag.
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Some people call these "gazing balls.." but we in the know.. (wink wink) know they are homing beacons for alien space craft.
Apparently E.T. likes Busch beer.. (cheap beer thread content) :smiley:
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I see what you did there Chuck. :grin:
And kept the oil warm in the AeroLario. :thumb:
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What am I supposed to see here?
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That disco ball thingy. People put them out in the garden here, too. I think they're landing sight markers for our alien overlords.
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Grab!!
(https://i.ibb.co/CzG11Z5/8947445-E-40-B5-4-B9-D-82-F0-48-FEFD884909.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CzG11Z5)
(https://i.ibb.co/cYgSByJ/5-A51-C85-A-270-A-43-B2-8-C64-32-E10-A705-FEC.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cYgSByJ)
I rode about 160 miles today looking for sparkly yard balls with no success. Decided to ride around my neighborhood when I hit home and Bingo! Found that about 3 blocks from home. :)
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New tag. Picture while on a bridge.
(https://i.ibb.co/4J8x8cC/FB95305-B-5-C18-4-E40-BCF2-2947-C25-B6-F32.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4J8x8cC)
(https://i.ibb.co/sQKc6DV/7762-D15-C-16-A1-42-F4-A9-D2-F096904-DF536.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sQKc6DV)
That’s Audra State Park in West bygod Virginia.
Edit for clarity: Picture of your bike on a bridge.
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Beat me to it! Almost had a combo artesian spring and alien homing becon... :grin:
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Oh well, the artesians had turned off the water anyway...
I learned they are called kugel fountains: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kugel_fountain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kugel_fountain)
I like the bridge pictures - beautiful area and lots of bedrock.
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Oy vey. I read that as Kegel fountains.
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:shocked:
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Re “gazing balls”
Colonial era thingee, so it’s particularly common in the northeast
Hi quality ones break easily so their making metal ones now
You can see if someone is coming up the walkway
360 degree viewing
The original Ring video doorbell thing ee, sorta
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Oy vey. I read that as Kegel fountains.
:shocked:
:evil:
I did the same :rolleyes:
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Just a reminder for the holiday weekend. Tag is Your Bike On A Bridge.
(https://i.ibb.co/zJ2rpCs/B2-FF933-C-0-C7-B-4-FB3-8-A7-A-97966-B8-CD9-C0.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zJ2rpCs)
(https://i.ibb.co/yyM37Vf/C7155455-90-E7-44-B8-8-D2-C-543-DB385-DF8-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yyM37Vf)
Go get it!! 🤠
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I could still do a bike parked in a shed until Sept 27 John. :cry:
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I could make that the tag but then what would your next tag be? Bike parked just outside a shed? :)
How's the weather shaping up? Warming up nicely, I hope.
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I have a bridge in mind. I'll get it tomorrow if nobody beats me to it. :smiley:
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(https://i.ibb.co/W0BKrw8/329-E4770-63-F5-41-CA-AC53-03900-B7319-DA.jpg)
Dodging traffic to get this one.
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Extra credit for a beautiful photo.
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Tag is a Cocktail Lounge.
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Extra credit for a beautiful photo.
Thanks!
It was my third bridge attempt.
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I could make that the tag but then what would your next tag be? Bike parked just outside a shed? :)
How's the weather shaping up? Warming up nicely, I hope.
Beginning to see the signs of spring John. Even with nice weather, if I break the hiatus on the rego it costs big time. It's expensive enough as it is. The bike is the one luxury I give myself trying to stay within the budget of being a super-annuitant.
Can't wait to have it back on the road.
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Nice pitcher, BC. :smiley: Cocktail bar?? We don't have none of that sissy stuff around here. :evil: I'd have to go to downtown Indy.
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Beginning to see the signs of spring John. Even with nice weather, if I break the hiatus on the rego it costs big time. It's expensive enough as it is. The bike is the one luxury I give myself trying to stay within the budget of being a super-annuitant.
Can't wait to have it back on the road.
Sounds like we should have an overlap of a month or so before things get too cold here to ride. Our insurance runs year round here so I could ride all year but I'm a wimp. A good friend does ride all year but he has a BMW K75rt as a winter ride.
I was playing a tag game on ADVRider today and got that one but couldn't find a cocktail lounge. I'm thinking there might be one in an old motel with a bar attached.
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Nice pitcher, BC. :smiley: Cocktail bar?? We don't have none of that sissy stuff around here. :evil: I'd have to go to downtown Indy.
I don't know about sissy drinks but according to HL Mencken:
"During the Colonial period, tavern keepers stored their spirits in casks. When the casks got near empty, the dregs, or tailings, would be mixed together into one barrel and sold at a reduced price—poured from the spigot, which was referred to as the cock. Patrons wanting this cheaper alcohol would come in asking for ‘cock tailings.’
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I don't know about sissy drinks but according to HL Mencken:
"During the Colonial period, tavern keepers stored their spirits in casks. When the casks got near empty, the dregs, or tailings, would be mixed together into one barrel and sold at a reduced price—poured from the spigot, which was referred to as the cock. Patrons wanting this cheaper alcohol would come in asking for ‘cock tailings.’
:smiley: Thanks for that. :thumb:
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I don't know about sissy drinks but according to HL Mencken:
"During the Colonial period, tavern keepers stored their spirits in casks. When the casks got near empty, the dregs, or tailings, would be mixed together into one barrel and sold at a reduced price—poured from the spigot, which was referred to as the cock. Patrons wanting this cheaper alcohol would come in asking for ‘cock tailings.’
I'm rapidly forming the impression that sadly history like this will soon be forever lost.
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Someone grab a cocktail bar so we can move on. :bike-037:
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I think I know where one is. Give me an hour or two.
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I’m a dipsomaniac and I wouldn’t drink here so it must be a cocktail lounge.
(https://i.ibb.co/f0z5xZS/image.jpg) (https://ibb.co/f0z5xZS)
I know it says it has food but I’ve been reliably informed that it is where the young professionals come to get drunk and laid.
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New tag is doughnut shop.
(https://i.ibb.co/RpLtY0H/image.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RpLtY0H)
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I’m a dipsomaniac and I wouldn’t drink here so it must be a cocktail lounge.
(https://i.ibb.co/f0z5xZS/image.jpg) (https://ibb.co/f0z5xZS)
I know it says it has food but I’ve been reliably informed that it is where the young professionals come to get drunk and laid.
Crap, I could have gotten something like that a long time ago. The only "Cocktail bar" I've found is downtown Indy, and I really didn't want to ride there.
:smiley:
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(https://i.ibb.co/xF32n05/5811-CD70-D311-49-E1-A5-B5-34823-D6-B314-D.jpg)
The small local doughnut truck wasn't in it's usual place so this is the fall back. This probably won't be popular but I'm not really a fan of their doughnuts, way too sweet for my taste.
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Tag is a historical site that is a private residence and of course it has to have a plaque. In this particular case the residence is not historical but the location is the principal interest.
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Ooh, Mr. Nevada content. :thumb: :smiley:
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Ooh, Mr. Nevada content. :thumb: :smiley:
I don't know if Larry....ooops, Mr. Nevada has a plaque on his garage.
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I don't know if Larry....ooops, Mr. Nevada has a plaque on his garage.
But a Krispy Kreme box on the counter, well... That's another story.
ZZ
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But a Krispy Kreme box on the counter, well... That's another story.
ZZ
Oh right, I forgot all about the KK connection, and that is his favorite KK in the photo.
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Grab:
(https://i.ibb.co/RYHnHmq/Tag-O-Rama-001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RYHnHmq)
(https://i.ibb.co/7zVRkww/Tag-O-Rama-002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7zVRkww)
(https://i.ibb.co/gmfSbVM/Tag-O-Rama-003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gmfSbVM)
Now owned by friend of the family, Dennis Frye: https://www.battlefields.org/preserve/hall-of-fame/dennis-frye
Tag:
Vintage locomotive, caboose or trolley car.
(https://i.ibb.co/mbkRNng/Tag-O-Rama-004.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mbkRNng)
(https://i.ibb.co/z7pYTYs/Tag-O-Rama-005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/z7pYTYs)
Locomotive and caboose are survivors of the Western MD RR. Trolley car once roamed the rails of the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway.
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Dammit man. I had a nice historical house picked out already and only 20 miles away.
Trolley museum is closed until Friday. . .
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Ooh, Mr. Nevada content. :thumb: :smiley:
AAAAhhhh. And what a thread that was. Each evening I would dive for the 'pooter to see what the Great One (along with Leafman and Blackcat) had got up to.
Ya just couldn't make that stuff up! Hilarious :thumb: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
And now, back to normal transmission.
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Grab grab grab. The thread worked as intended. Got me to The Greene County Historical Society. Not far from me but I’d never visited. Couldn’t park very close but that’s the train in the shed.
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(https://i.ibb.co/2535yNV/36167516-51-EF-4-A96-A632-BC1-D6-D849-A0-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2535yNV)<br /
Places like this are cool- I got to climb around on it.
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(https://i.ibb.co/fnz8yHd/3-D53-C83-C-66-A7-4-D48-AC1-C-0856994-B9-DFF.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fnz8yHd)
(https://i.ibb.co/6WhzZmY/D9-BBF155-FB28-4-D1-F-9-E95-4-A8-D8965788-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6WhzZmY)
(https://i.ibb.co/B3JzCPd/53735-C0-D-3-F1-B-42-A9-A811-271-D99-BEEB10.jpg) (https://ibb.co/B3JzCPd)
This little guy was behind it. Can’t remember the name for these little guys. Switching engines?
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I looked on their website http://www.greenecountyhistory.org/ and information about the steam locomotive (or any of the railroad stuff) isn't covered at all. Was there any information on-site about them? The yellow one is your typical industrial switcher engine.
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New tag. Repeat, because I liked it last time. A vehicle of any type, older than you.
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Couldn’t park too close. Better shots:
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(https://i.ibb.co/MfMtzWx/38886-DEF-4-DFB-411-C-9-F55-0-CA109681-DC9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MfMtzWx)
(https://i.ibb.co/5Ld4CCX/8-DE3-E327-E1-E5-479-C-8551-9-AD34-F6396-B3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5Ld4CCX)
Charlie: I’ll see if I can find some more info on that train.
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I looked on their website http://www.greenecountyhistory.org/ and information about the steam locomotive (or any of the railroad stuff) isn't covered at all. Was there any information on-site about them? The yellow one is your typical industrial switcher engine.
Yeah, the website has no info. I found it on their FB page.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10224667347296815&set=gm.3102392389871955
I only found that page because George Blystone posted it on the Foundry page. He has some cool stuff on there
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=508868519565351&set=a.113700629082144
There was a fellow at the Historic Society working on the train building and he told me that the locomotive was the last one used on the local Waynesburg to Washington PA passenger route. Is the term a "construct"? The engine last ran in the 80's and he hopes to have it up and running again in the next few years.
There is other neat stuff there (there were no other visitors, of course. These local museums are woefully underappreciated) and I think we will go back to see it in the next few days. If you want any specific pictures or particular questions asked, just let me know.
edited for clarity
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Yeah, the website has no info. I found it on their FB page.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10224667347296815&set=gm.3102392389871955
I only found that page because George Blystone posted it on the Foundry page. He has some cool stuff on there
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=508868519565351&set=a.113700629082144
There was a fellow at the Historic Society working on the train building and he told me that the locomotive was the last one used on the local Waynesburg to Washington PA passenger route. Is the term a "construct:? The engine last ran in the 80's and he hopes to have it up and running again in the next few years.
There is other neat stuff there (no visitors, of course) and I think we will go back to see it in the next few days. If you want any specific pictures or particular questions asked, just let me know.
Thanks for that. Looks like they have an enthusiastic group working to preserve the locomotive and coach. If they're planning to run the locomotive again, the 1472 day inspection will need to be done prior to that. Not an inexpensive or easy thing to do, most of the locomotive is disassembled and the boiler inspected.
The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration requires every steam locomotive to have the boiler inspected after 1472 “service days” (the number of days in four years) of operation, or every fifteen years. The inspection includes ultrasonic measurements of thicknesses of the boiler shell, and visual inspection of the boiler and firebox. The regulations were rewritten to take effect in 2000.
The East Broad Top RR in Orbisonia, PA is doing two of their locomotives right now.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/123193174881872/
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Bump for the weekend. New tag:
A vehicle older than yourself.
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Didn't we already do that tag Fish? :thumb:
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Yeah, but the rules that I stole from advrider says you can repeat tags. I hope to ride this afternoon-- I can always make a new one if you like.
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Yeah, but the rules that I stole from advrider says you can repeat tags. I hope to ride this afternoon-- I can always make a new one if you like.
ha ha...good one! I may sneak out this afternoon too...will see what I can come up with!
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I couldn't find a car older than me that wasn't moving, so it's going to be a train though I'm not sure of it's age but it looks old to me:
(https://i.ibb.co/DprV0Qd/98-F55387-F32-E-42-DE-B47-B-100159-F3493-D.jpg)
The tag is just a water view, in this case it also contains one of the 20 barges that broke loose in our recent hurricane and ran aground but it has nothing to do with the tag.
(https://i.ibb.co/tZXtpH3/5-B2-D6-C4-D-1-FDC-4-F47-A25-E-F49396712-A57.jpg)
The new bridge in the background was taken out of service from one of those barges beating the new pilings until a section collapsed in the storm.
(https://i.ibb.co/3sCbPdv/BF231-FB1-80-E7-4680-8285-7-FB875-A92500.jpg)
Off subject, but one of the many sunken boats from the storm.
(https://i.ibb.co/vk1JdLV/07-F34-FB2-4-A4-B-4-BC5-A26-F-CC3-CE3783118.jpg)
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Holey moley. I thought you would still be cleaning up from the storm.
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Holey moley. I thought you would still be cleaning up from the storm.
Our property is pretty much cleaned up and I still need to rebuild some fences but I'm waiting for the lumber yard hysteria to calm down before loading up the el Camino.
Leafman got it worse than we did, approximately 75 tree's down on his land. He said that it's like a bomb went off.
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What's up with you guys? At least 1/4 of the users of this site are retired, IE they don't have jobs! Why aren't we getting more folks playing? At this point 488 looks have been taken at this thread, and a pathetic 5 of us have actually made an attempt to play. Let's go girls, its fun and easy, it gives you a destination instead of wondering aimlessly around the highways and byways of the world! None of us care who wins, in fact the way I think we are playing there might not be any winner, but lets play for the fun of it. Don't pay any attention to the time restrictions shown in the rules, we are Guzziesta, we don't have time for time restrictions!
Chad, although I am retired my bike is still off the road for winter.
However, D-0Day is approaching! :thumb: :grin: :bike-037:
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Is the big day tomorrow, Muzz?
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Grab! This pic is at the old bachelor pad on the lake.
(https://i.ibb.co/N9t9wJL/1-C847-BC8-C4-FE-46-EB-8838-F30533-A64-B04.jpg) (https://ibb.co/N9t9wJL)
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"None of us care who wins..."
I didn't realize that there is a win in this game; seeing what people post is what I consider a win.
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"None of us care who wins..."
I didn't realize that there is a win in this game; seeing being what people post is what I consider a win.
This.
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I'm going to get in there, just you wait and see!
😁
Maybe even today!
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"None of us care who wins..."
I didn't realize that there is a win in this game; seeing being what people post is what I consider a win.
(Warning, dangling preposition ahead)
There's no win that I know of. I like seeing the pictures in different places and riding around looking for stuff. Yeah, I'm simple. :thumb:
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Paciencia por favor. I’ll get new tag put up this evening amigos .
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Grab! This pic is at the old bachelor pad on the lake.
(https://i.ibb.co/N9t9wJL/1-C847-BC8-C4-FE-46-EB-8838-F30533-A64-B04.jpg) (https://ibb.co/N9t9wJL)
Man, those Quotas are good looking bikes.
And I was just scrolling back through this thread and thought, "That's a pretty shot." Until I saw the sunken boat.
(https://i.ibb.co/vk1JdLV/07-F34-FB2-4-A4-B-4-BC5-A26-F-CC3-CE3783118.jpg)
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Is the big day tomorrow, Muzz?
TODAY is the day John!!!!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :bike-037:
Although, my :thewife: has plans for the morning.
Sun is out now but by tomorrow NZ is supposed to get hit with one of the worst weather bombs "for a decade". Blew like mad last night but quiet at the moment.
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Tag. Steamroller!!! Any size or type of steamroller. If you live in the wilds of Alaska or Wyoming where paved roads are few and far between I guess a pic of your bike with a Mannheim Steamroller album will work!
(https://i.ibb.co/hgCcqqr/F3-ECF9-C4-B13-A-4175-84-BF-47-B0-ECC20284.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hgCcqqr)
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That's steam powered? Cool. :wink: :grin: Non-steam powered ones are called "road rollers", "asphalt rollers" or "asphalt compactors".
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Good one. Gives me something to look for tomorrow.
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That's steam powered? Cool. :wink: :grin: Non-steam powered ones are called "road rollers", "asphalt rollers" or "asphalt compactors".
Wait, that means they were originally steam powered? I’ve always known them as steamrollers! Cool, I learned something new! :afro:
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Wait, that means they were originally steam powered? I’ve always known them as steamrollers! Cool, I learned something new! :afro:
Likewise down here. I guess a bit like hoovering the floor and the skil saw.
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Sounds like one of those good news/Bad news jokes, Muzz. Well, fingers crossed that Wednesday is a glorious day for you.
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(https://i.ibb.co/RbjDDGJ/FAF5-E81-B-9366-460-A-9-C25-5-FFB58409671.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RbjDDGJ)
(https://i.ibb.co/N2LDR5n/35-DC5573-BE94-4-C6-B-80-EF-F303-A2-B24-B63.jpg) (https://ibb.co/N2LDR5n)
That’s a grab. Took two days of riding and hundreds of miles but I found one.
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Awesome.. :thumb:
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New tag:
A jail.
cell
lockup
penitentiary
prison
bastille
brig
bullpen
can
clink
cooler
dungeon
inside
jailhouse
joint
pen
pound
rack
reformatory
slammer
solitary
stir
stockade
black hole
detention camp
gaol
(https://i.ibb.co/x8dkvsK/9356223-E-7-F32-4977-AB6-E-BD2-F0-F822-B2-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/x8dkvsK)
That's the County Jail in Middlbourne, West Virginia. County seat of Tyler County, WV. You might not be able to see it but County Jail is chiseled in stone above the door.
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Good grab John! I rode 440 miles about 100 of it on fresh asphalt looking for a road roller (I always called them steam rollers too) and never saw one. It was farm country so even looking for an old steam tractor but no luck.
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(https://i.ibb.co/RbjDDGJ/FAF5-E81-B-9366-460-A-9-C25-5-FFB58409671.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RbjDDGJ)
(https://i.ibb.co/N2LDR5n/35-DC5573-BE94-4-C6-B-80-EF-F303-A2-B24-B63.jpg) (https://ibb.co/N2LDR5n)
That’s a grab. Took two days of riding and hundreds of miles but I found one.
Nice! Excellent sleuthing sir.
As far as the jail, ummmm, I am intimately aquatinted with ours. May go find another one. Does the Guzzi have to be in the cell with me?
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Nice! Excellent sleuthing sir.
As far as the jail, ummmm, I am intimately aquatinted with ours. May go find another one. Does the Guzzi have to be in the cell with me?
I'd be using a telephoto lens! :laugh:
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That was one of the weirdest tags I've gotten. I just took a random ride on some new roads. Passed one small road roller without getting a pic because it was one lane and nowhere to stop. I was riding in some very rural parts of NW WV and there was a lot of road work going on. Because of the narrow winding roads, the flag men couldn't see one another and were on walkie talkies letting one direction through at a time.
I came around a corner and there was a state truck in my lane and no flagman around. I slowed way down and was easing my way around when a guy popped up from the front of the truck. I yelled, "My good?" and he waved me on. :huh: Round a turn and there was a huge dump truck and a backhoe tearing up one lane. I eased past them. Another turn on a very bad road and came up on that roller. Passed, stopped, and took the photo.
Round the next bend and three giant dump trucks blocking both lanes with a lot of workmen around and no one paying attention to the lost soul on the Guzzi. So, I slipped between the trucks in a space that was barely wider than Jackal handlebars. Lot's of vehicles on the other side. Not sure what was going on there. At all. :grin:
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Always exciting when things like that happen John. got ya tag in at least.
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I was checking your weather, Muzz. Looks chilly Wednesday with a high of about 54F. :coffee: Getting the bike out?
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Grab. This is the old Greenville Ga Jailhouse. Now converted to a private residence
(https://i.ibb.co/68ZjdGR/41-ABE7-F8-C104-419-F-B578-A61-FCB1-E6-E38.jpg) (https://ibb.co/68ZjdGR)
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:thumb: Cool but kinda creepy karma for a home.
What’s the new tag, Doc?
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It is a weird building, just recently converted and still getting restored.
Next target is a statue of a President.
(https://i.ibb.co/m4k4N5y/3675-C7-D0-623-C-4-E29-925-B-1-D35565-CC149.jpg) (https://ibb.co/m4k4N5y)
Bonus points if you can get him to ride your bike 😂
Here’s FDR on the Eldo
(https://i.ibb.co/kMh3hLd/01-DF7-A67-D067-4897-A2-AF-F97-B3359218-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kMh3hLd)
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:thumb: :grin:
Nice one. Just in time for the weekend, too.
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Was a good reason and day to go for a ride. Dr had me off the bike for 3 weeks. Weather here was perfect
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Well, here's a shot of the Greybar Motel anyway... :violent1:
:boozing:
Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility, used to be the Chittenden County Correctional Center, dubbed "The 4 C's" back in the day, lol. Three hots and a cot!😁
(https://i.ibb.co/9sN1R9y/IMG-20201001-135337480.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9sN1R9y)
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Love the paint on that V7. And getting bruced is all part of the game. :thumb:
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Grab: James Buchanan in Mercersburg, PA. 58* and raining.
(https://i.ibb.co/px0W0yy/Sunday-Ride-10042020-086.jpg) (https://ibb.co/px0W0yy)
(https://i.ibb.co/59MXqr1/Sunday-Ride-10042020-085.jpg) (https://ibb.co/59MXqr1)
Tag: Presidential birthplace. James Buchanan's, just a few miles away from the above, in Cove Gap.
(https://i.ibb.co/smzxhnd/Sunday-Ride-10042020-087.jpg) (https://ibb.co/smzxhnd)
(https://i.ibb.co/b7L5yBs/Sunday-Ride-10042020-090.jpg) (https://ibb.co/b7L5yBs)
(https://i.ibb.co/0FbY49B/Sunday-Ride-10042020-091.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0FbY49B)
(https://i.ibb.co/GMvpdyQ/Sunday-Ride-10042020-092.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GMvpdyQ)
(https://i.ibb.co/x5xNV92/Sunday-Ride-10042020-094.jpg) (https://ibb.co/x5xNV92)
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:popcorn:
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I'm afraid I might have to sit this one out. Too much interstate lies between me and the closest president birthplace.
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We have the William Henry Harrison home in Indy, but I don't think he was born there. Tough one.
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I have less difficult alternatives, if necessary.
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Dedicated Rain grab🥶
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We have the William Henry Harrison home in Indy, but I don't think he was born there. Tough one.
Let's just make it, birthplace or home then?
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I'd have to ride to Plains, Georgia for this one so I'm out.
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I'd have to ride to Plains, Georgia for this one so I'm out.
I was just looking at that ride. I would, however wife is leaving for a few days. Have to keep my dog.
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Hmmmmm, hate to be an innerwebs lawyer but the man never said United States of America president.
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Alternative tag:
"Industrial wasteland". Once thriving industry, now closed and decaying or being demolished.
This is the W.D Byron Tannery in Williamsport, MD, or what's left of it.
(https://i.ibb.co/5L49PqL/Sunday-Ride-10042020-098.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5L49PqL)
(https://i.ibb.co/4RfHwXq/Sunday-Ride-10042020-099.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4RfHwXq)
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Hmmmmm, hate to be an innerwebs lawyer but the man never said United States of America president.
I was looking for the the local college president as an option but evidently none of them was worth a statue.
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I was looking for the the local college president as an option but evidently none of them was worth a statue.
Yeah, I was wondering where the local college president's house is. :)
A real epic find would be a garage for a Studebaker President.
(https://cdn.hswstatic.com/gif/1956-1957-studebaker-president-classic-1.jpg)
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Alternative tag #2: Feed mill.
(https://i.ibb.co/j49ym36/Sunday-Ride-10042020-100.jpg) (https://ibb.co/j49ym36)
(https://i.ibb.co/zFBrN4c/Sunday-Ride-10042020-101.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zFBrN4c)
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Rain grab.
(https://i.ibb.co/sQbWfkM/5-C2937-AD-1903-46-DD-8-AC0-96295-E3913-CD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sQbWfkM)
(https://i.ibb.co/xDqcDjJ/6-E347-CD7-775-E-4-A1-E-8-C0-B-821-C9707-B40-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xDqcDjJ)
Edit because it's hard for me to type on the phone. The grab was Industrial Wasteland. That picture is the old plant in Morgantown West Virginia that was tasked with producing "heavy water". From Wiki:
The P-9 Project was the codename given during World War II to the Manhattan Project's heavy water production program. The Cominco plant at Trail, British Columbia, was upgraded to produce heavy water. DuPont built three plants in the United States: at the Morgantown Ordnance Works, near Morgantown, West Virginia; at the Wabash River Ordnance Works, near Dana and Newport, Indiana; and at the Alabama Ordnance Works, near Childersburg and Sylacauga, Alabama. The American plants operated from 1943 until 1945. The Canadian plant at Trail continued in operation until 1956. Three nuclear reactors were built using the heavy water produced by the P-9 Project: Chicago Pile 3 at Argonne, and ZEEP and NRX at the Chalk River Laboratories in Canada.
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The Morgantown Ordnance Works (MOW) began as an 826-acre (334 ha) chemical production facility operated by DuPont during the Second World War, with construction on the main facility starting in the summer of 1940.[19] Originally producing ammonia for use in the manufacture of explosives, the MOW also produced alcohol, hexamine, and formaldehyde before being expanded to produce heavy water for use in the P-9 Project.[20] Works at Morgantown were undertaken by DuPont under a cost-plus fixed fee contract, as was the works at Wabash and Alabama. Construction commenced on 7 January 1943, and was substantially completed ahead of the 1 September scheduled date. The facilities were progressively brought into operation between 29 May and 28 August 1943. The cost was $3,490,069. DuPont's fixed fee was originally $154,882, but this was voluntarily reduced to $88,588 because the cost of construction was considerably less than the $6,034,000 originally estimated.[21]
The electrolytic finishing plant was established at Morgantown because that plant was under the control of DuPont's Ammonia Division. At this plant the output from the distillation plants, which was about 90% heavy water, was broken down by electrolysis into hydrogen and oxygen. The light hydrogen tends to be drawn off first, leaving the heavy water behind. This process was repeated through several stages to yield a finished product that was 99.75% heavy water.[22] After the water reached a concentration of 99.75%, the heavy water was then transported by rail to the University of Chicago where it was used as a potential moderator for the first nuclear reactors constructed in the United States.[20]
Following the end of the war, DuPont ended their operations at the MOW and the site was leased to various chemical companies until the early 1950s before standing vacant until 1962 when the area was purchased from the United States General Services Administration for the price of $1.25 million by the Morgantown Community Association. The property was then conveyed to the newly created Morgantown Ordnance Works, Inc., owned by local industrialist J.W. Ruby, who began converting the site into an industrial park.[19] In 1984, part of the site was formally proposed to be added to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Superfund National Priorities List and was added to the list two years later in 1986. Remedy construction began in 2001 and included the consolidation of contaminated materials into an on-site landfill which was covered with a multi-layer cap. The remedy also included long-term monitoring and institutional controls and was completed in 2003.[23] On 21 August 2018, the EPA removed the Ordnance Works Disposal Areas from the Superfund National Priorities List along with eight other sites.[24]
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New tag. Coffee/sandwich shack.
(https://i.ibb.co/YXmKRCt/9-A2-CAC80-5-F92-4-E14-9-F2-F-6371654979-E7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YXmKRCt)
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OK, so tag is one of these little drive by places. No indoor seating.
This place is in Hundred, WV. Very nice lady in an interesting little town. Some excellent roads converge there, too, including Route 7 West which goes over to Ohio. It's about 27 miles of nice curves and not one stop sign or stop light. :)
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So, what was it? I'm out for a while, it's getting too painful to use the clutch. Went to see the cutter this morning.
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So, what was it? I'm out for a while, it's getting too painful to use the clutch. Went to see the cutter this morning.
Need to trade that G5 for a Convert. :wink:
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So, what was it? I'm out for a while, it's getting too painful to use the clutch. Went to see the cutter this morning.
Industrial wasteland. I edited the photo with a little history.
Hope your hand is feeling better soon, Chuck. Roper is awfully fond of the Aprilia Mana but I don't think even he would say that it has the same heart as any Guzzi.
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Need to trade that G5 for a Convert. :wink:
Convert. The answer to the question nobody asked.. :evil: :smiley:
<running and ducking>
thanks for the explanation, Mr. Fish. I thought it looked sort of hi tech industrial wasteland.
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Sandwich shack:
(https://i.ibb.co/f0F68dk/IMG-0977.jpg)
Famous person home:
(https://i.ibb.co/0DgHFkC/IMG-0978.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/3Sy3JRD/IMG-0979.jpg)
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:thumb:
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Grab: Patsy Cline house in Winchester, VA.
(https://i.ibb.co/cbk2v95/Sunday-Ride-10182020-003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cbk2v95)
(https://i.ibb.co/9wPM3zN/Sunday-Ride-10182020-005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9wPM3zN)
(https://i.ibb.co/wJ2QCRP/Sunday-Ride-10182020-006.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wJ2QCRP)
(https://i.ibb.co/fYQhFgc/Sunday-Ride-10182020-007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fYQhFgc)
New tag: Race track, raceway, speedway, drag strip.
(https://i.ibb.co/PF9XqFK/Sunday-Ride-10182020-002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PF9XqFK)
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If it could be the land that very famous tracks were at without a sign, I could bag two of them. Lion's and Ascot. Maybe I'll go up to Porsche learning track??
Tom
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Passed this on the way to Old Man Biker Lunch today. Grab:
(https://i.ibb.co/QQddwgT/1-A8-AC84-D-111-F-4-D98-83-C2-0259-F8-E711-FD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QQddwgT)
(https://i.ibb.co/YBtvCmD/7-C7731-BE-6464-439-A-8-FFD-AF1-AD81-DEC49.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YBtvCmD)
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And new tag. Damn. Any dam. Beaver. Stone. Coulee. Not dental. This is a family site.
(https://i.ibb.co/Rpc3JRz/2316274-C-9-B9-F-4-C3-B-BA67-388446-E6-EEFC.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Rpc3JRz)
(https://i.ibb.co/k1R6RqR/F05-CA1-BC-1190-4-CD7-9-D3-E-07-ADAD12-A18-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/k1R6RqR)
(https://i.ibb.co/4Rmw5xt/28-CEF20-C-A81-F-46-F5-8862-E75-AAB29-F784.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4Rmw5xt)
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Grab: Dam #4 on the Potomac River. https://www.canaltrust.org/pyv/dam-4/ From the MD side, I really couldn't get the dam and Guzzi in the same photo. Maybe when the leaves are off the tress, but not right now.
(https://i.ibb.co/t4xrQkY/Tuesday-Ride-10272020-001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/t4xrQkY) (https://i.ibb.co/X4qHPYn/Tuesday-Ride-10272020-002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/X4qHPYn) (https://i.ibb.co/yX6T4QT/Tuesday-Ride-10272020-003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yX6T4QT) (https://i.ibb.co/VwG13J7/Tuesday-Ride-10272020-004.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VwG13J7) (https://i.ibb.co/Bywn7st/Tuesday-Ride-10272020-005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Bywn7st) (https://i.ibb.co/8m48XNF/Tuesday-Ride-10272020-006.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8m48XNF) (https://i.ibb.co/B4hbFHR/Tuesday-Ride-10272020-007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/B4hbFHR)
So, I rode over in WV and shot it from that side too. Much better.
(https://i.ibb.co/cwdMBHG/Tuesday-Ride-10272020-011.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cwdMBHG)
(https://i.ibb.co/vPb38SV/Tuesday-Ride-10272020-012.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vPb38SV)
Since Halloween is in a few days, a cemetery is the new Tag:
(https://i.ibb.co/GCyNSnn/Tuesday-Ride-10272020-015.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GCyNSnn)
(https://i.ibb.co/Zgbpxpy/Tuesday-Ride-10272020-017.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Zgbpxpy)
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Got it. One cemetery in Long Beach ca.
(https://i.ibb.co/xYZTf66/20201027-123440.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xYZTf66)
(https://i.ibb.co/s5sfttV/20201027-123450.jpg) (https://ibb.co/s5sfttV)
New tag sthortly.
Tom
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How about a real hard one since some of you like those.
A Guzzi shop! We all know how rare those are to find :evil: :whip2:
(https://i.ibb.co/FhxCWnC/20201027-124250.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FhxCWnC)
(https://i.ibb.co/VBxVjBB/20201027-124304.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VBxVjBB)
For extra fun. Where is this one?
Tom
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Looks like Mark's shop (Moto Guzzi Classics). I could just wander outside and shoot a photo of my Convert in front of my own shop, but I don't do just Guzzi. :wink:
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It doesn't have to be Guzzi only, just a mainly Guzzi shop with a decent Guzzi logo.
Charlie, that would be way too easy :wink:
Tom
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Thought about riding up to... nope they're closed. Then, maybe... nope they've dropped Guzzi. Guess I could ride out to Xtreme Powersports in Accident, MD (only 150 miles away).
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Alright. I don't want to be a thread killer.
Let's open this up to an old school motorcycle shop. Like something that's been around since before dirt. Whatever brand. Prefer it not to be a mega store.
Charlie, yes it's Guzzi Classics.
Tom
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No worries, Tom. Someone will get it. I'm on three different tag threads and they've all stalled lately for some reason. I hope to ride this week, so I'll look around.
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I was torn between going out to Accident to grab it or going up to Gallitzin Tunnels & Horseshoe Curve. I chose the latter and am glad I did.
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BBRP is an old style shop that had to move into newer digs because their old building was torn down to make new condos.
(https://i.ibb.co/z5jznmh/20201108-122259.jpg) (https://ibb.co/z5jznmh)
Here's another one, but the owner retired so now just an empty building. Guzzi connection: a friend with an 850 LM worked there for a couple years.
(https://i.ibb.co/XW5jzfK/20201106-165618.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XW5jzfK)
New tag:
Guzzi with water - either ocean, lake or both!
(https://i.ibb.co/Jdq6PCx/20201106-130713.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Jdq6PCx) (https://i.ibb.co/hYB9M9t/20201106-133504.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hYB9M9t)
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Congrats! Nice pics!
Tom
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Lovely, SED. :thumb:
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Good to see the old girl out and about SED. Looks pretty sharp.
Nice pics too by the way. :thumb:
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Damn. All I found today was a little reservoir.
(https://i.ibb.co/jG8GRQs/268-E7589-92-C5-4-C40-A896-6-B38-E3552-F84.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jG8GRQs)
(https://i.ibb.co/4JNjV3f/ED93-D7-E0-BD1-E-4653-893-A-E6495-B72-CB92.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4JNjV3f)
In Brave, Pennsylvania. And that’s an Anderson Faucet plant, I believe. Oh well, fun ride anyway and serves me right for not remembering the Tag. :)
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Just to be clear-- I do not think I met the requirements for this tag. Tag was ocean or lake and I just got a little stream. I misremembered the tag when I was out riding. :)
So, tag still stands-- lake or ocean! And I'm out for a bit. Just had hernia repair surgery and can't ride for another 10 days at least.
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Water, Ship,tugboat & bike.
(https://i.ibb.co/ctqgKBc/42-E01666-170-F-4509-BE23-9303227-B0446.jpg)
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Tag is an older photo of your bike all ready for a long trip. This was from a trip from Floriduh to NYC to whatever year the New Hampshire National took place. 2017?
(https://i.ibb.co/JrNzPfZ/Image-8-4-17-at-11-27-AM.jpg)
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Water, Ship,tugboat & bike.
(https://i.ibb.co/ctqgKBc/42-E01666-170-F-4509-BE23-9303227-B0446.jpg)
Clever of you to coordinate all those blues. Great photo. And I blame you for making me like the blue LeMans more that the red one now.
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Thanks, but it's really Guzzi's fault.
"And I blame you for making me like the blue LeMans more that the red one now."
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Will this work? 2008 on my way to Yuma Az.
(https://i.ibb.co/9sjGJCX/DSC-9299.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9sjGJCX)
Not a Guzzi, but you can get a bunch of stuff on a small rack if you do it right. 2018 on my way to Yuma Az.
(https://i.ibb.co/y89744n/WP-20180421-15-32-00-Pro-Copy.jpg) (https://ibb.co/y89744n) (https://i.ibb.co/yQzq6XB/WP-20180420-11-45-03-Pro.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yQzq6XB)
Tom
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Yeah, those definitely work.
I went on many a trip with an old gym bag strapped to the seat.
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(https://i.postimg.cc/Rhs4sV1w/IMG-0005.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Thought someone might get a kick out of this.
Taken in the the 80s. Touring on a Vespa GL. Girlfriends crimson suede coat was not the best choice. Sydney to the Goldcoast.
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JBG: Cool look! But....You look more Rocker than Mod, but a Rocker on a scooter??? Maybe a few dozen mirrors and tassels would make the Mod look :evil: :boozing: :wink:
It looks like my trip pic passed the test. I'll find something fun hopefully tomorrow.
I think it would be fun to show off the bike packing skills. Here??? New Topic???
Tom
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JBG: Cool look! But....You look more Rocker than Mod, but a Rocker on a scooter??? Maybe a few dozen mirrors and tassels would make the Mod look :evil: :boozing: :wink:
It looks like my trip pic passed the test. I'll find something fun hopefully tomorrow.
I think it would be fun to show off the bike packing skills. Here??? New Topic???
Tom
I think bike packing skillz are worth their own thread. :smiley: I've met couples traveling and *camping* on a solo bike. The only we could do it is with the Jack-All rig.
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Just to be clear-- I do not think I met the requirements for this tag. Tag was ocean or lake and I just got a little stream. I misremembered the tag when I was out riding. :)
So, tag still stands-- lake or ocean! And I'm out for a bit. Just had hernia repair surgery and can't ride for another 10 days at least.
John, I thought you had it!
But what great pictures! Love the marine blues, love Tom riding out on the loaded Guzzi and the Vespa rockers stole it! :thumb:
John - good luck. Heal well and fast.
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Here is the new tag.
At a park. The park need to have some kind of water at it. As in pond, lake, stream, river or even ocean.
(https://i.ibb.co/8xPydtQ/20201114-131711.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8xPydtQ)
Go get it!! :bike-037:
Tom
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Roadside park overlooking the sound.
(https://i.ibb.co/DWV22Lh/461-CFB62-2-A01-4-ABA-AAF2-8-A6-A3547-BF86.jpg)
Easy one; garage with clutter:
(https://i.ibb.co/v3dmJv7/IMG-0227.jpg)
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Ok Tom. A mix of two, the loaded bike and the bike by water. Ok, the tide was out in the estuary at Havelock. :grin:
On a trip I carry my own coffee and lunch (cheap = more Guzzi content) and stop whenever or wherever I feel like it.
(https://i.ibb.co/3zdzXpJ/20201030-150710.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3zdzXpJ)
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You want "garage with clutter"?
(https://i.ibb.co/z8JY1Rw/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/z8JY1Rw)
(https://i.ibb.co/K9fRrs8/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K9fRrs8)
(https://i.ibb.co/yk4ddNc/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yk4ddNc)
(https://i.ibb.co/RHvMh0C/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RHvMh0C)
This isn't all of it - there's another roller and frame still in the Eurovan.
(https://i.ibb.co/6wTkrzY/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6wTkrzY)
(https://i.ibb.co/FVmq3f8/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FVmq3f8)
I'm not grabbing this Tag, can't get out for a new Tag until I clear away all of this stuff. :laugh: Unless you want it to be "stalled project waiting on crankshaft". :grin: :grin:
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Charlie, I think you have this clutter covered.
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Charlie, I think you have this clutter covered.
That's the latest influx from Pat. Most of it's in my attic now.
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OK 2 great topic ideas in a week - loaded for tour and cluttered garage. :thumb:
Who's going to start the new threads?
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Antietam Charlie has sportingly declined to grab the tag because he can't get out to ride for a while. So, the tag is still:
Cluttered Garage
Is there any other kind? I'm not able to ride for another week (healing nicely, thanks for asking, Sed) and Chuck is still healing-- how's the hand, Chuck?-- so someone else needs to post up their cluttered garage-- seriously, is there any other kind-- and give us a new tag. :)
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how's the hand, Chuck?-
Thanks for asking, Mr. Fish. Dunno. I go to the cutter's assistant/dungeon mistress :shocked: today. And..yes..there is another kind. The Guzzi Garage (tm) is clean and organized. The hanger, however, looks like a set from an apocalypse movie. :smiley:
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Not the one I was looking for. :embarrassed:
(https://i.ibb.co/NK4NnkT/DSC00219.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NK4NnkT)
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OK time to get this back on the 1st page :wink:
Cluttered garage (just need to put this project away even though it still needs work...)
(https://i.ibb.co/G7Sqygx/20201121-162142.jpg) (https://ibb.co/G7Sqygx)
Your Guzzi with a road sign you can tell story about. Hemmi Rd.
The old GTV is a hemi-head design whereas the GTS was an F-head design.
(https://i.ibb.co/x3wXb9T/20201121-132722.jpg) (https://ibb.co/x3wXb9T)
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Spectacular photos, SED. I really do love those bikes.
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Grab: Corner of Chestnut Grove Rd. and Harpers Ferry Rd. In October 1859, abolitionist John Brown and his supporters marched through here on their way to capture the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). The farm used as their headquarters is approx. 1 mile north along Chestnut Grove Rd. The area around the intersection is known as Samples Manor.
(https://i.ibb.co/M67THzd/Thanksgiving-Day-Ride-2020-012.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M67THzd)
(https://i.ibb.co/5WswrD1/Thanksgiving-Day-Ride-2020-013.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5WswrD1)
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New Tag: An old favorite: giant figures. They look a bit menacing except maybe for "Uniroyal Girl". "The Farnham Collosi" near Unger, WV. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/10965
(https://i.ibb.co/DCqb5cr/Thanksgiving-Day-Ride-2020-007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DCqb5cr)
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Totally awesome tag. nice work
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Here's a map of Muffler Men and some other giant figures:
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/theme/86
Probably one near you. :)
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Unless they've gone to that great compost heap in the sky, I have pix of some that aren't on that map.. :smiley:
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Unless Chuck get's there before I do, there is a Jolly Green Giant in front of a local green grocery that might work though it isn't a three dimensional giant.
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I'm not going anywhere for the foreseeable future, BC.. :grin:
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Outstanding location and story Charlie! It gives me an idea for a future tag...
Grab - A dog for the surfer dude: It was in front of a pet store/farm store.
(https://i.ibb.co/gFgd8CM/DogCrop.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gFgd8CM)
Did a 100 mile ride looking for a new tag and found 2. Both seem pretty cool so you decide.
Submarine or seamonster/ municipal art. I thought it was super cool. Everyone knows the movie, yes?
(https://i.ibb.co/TmDmVwY/20201127-102736.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TmDmVwY) (https://i.ibb.co/NrfQ6q6/20201127-102810.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NrfQ6q6)
Or obsolete military establishment?
Old Navy seaplane base on Whidbey Island. Complete with flying boat. Flying boats, like rigid airships, spark the imagination - too bad they are not really practical.
Uncle Sam started building the base early in 1941 to patrol the entrance to the Puget Sound naval shipyard. This PBY was stationed here in 1943 and did a couple tours up in the Aleutian Islands.
(https://i.ibb.co/NnjVZv4/20201127-102355.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NnjVZv4) (https://i.ibb.co/jwpd8K5/20201127-101945.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jwpd8K5) (https://i.ibb.co/dBbPD2c/Boeing314-Clipper.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dBbPD2c)
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My dad did his apprenticeship on short Sunderland flying boats and Catalinas. He flew on them often and loved them.
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My dad did his apprenticeship on short Sunderland flying boats and Catalinas. He flew on them often and loved them.
Great connection! Thanks.
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You have some luscious scooters, Shawn. It *is* Shawn, isn't it?
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You have some luscious scooters, Shawn. It *is* Shawn, isn't it?
Yes - Thank you Chuck. The 650 Monza is delight - light and responsive. Then yesterday I thought "Chuck's aero Lario must be a beast!"
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Is it Shawn or Sean; I thought it was the latter. :undecided:
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Yes - Thank you Chuck. The 650 Monza is delight - light and responsive. Then yesterday I thought "Chuck's aero Lario must be a beast!"
If I *had* to pare down the herd :smiley: the AeroLario would be the keeper. It's not the fastest, best handling, or most comfortable, but it's a lot of fun. <shrug>
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Is it Shawn or Sean; I thought it was the latter. :undecided:
It sounds the same, but my parents always spelled it Shawn.
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Does this count? Closest I can get to marine art in land locked Alabama!
(https://i.ibb.co/YdTxx5F/AA75-F527-28-DF-42-EE-A1-C0-346252-EFA30-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YdTxx5F)
(https://i.ibb.co/5sk2fWs/22067-C1-D-7-C89-4329-AF5-C-4-C7-AFF7-D8-E98.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5sk2fWs)
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I think it's great but I'm just happy to see that someone's out riding. Nasty freezing rain here today. :sad:
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Looks good to me, Dave. What's the new tag?
(Not that I'm able to go looking for it at this time) :sad:
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New tag - your Guzzi at a olde tyme (not a national chain) drug store.
(https://i.ibb.co/RbVTnDb/D9-E78-FB9-5-FF1-4-B44-BE79-DD0-FD08418-B8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RbVTnDb)
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I know I've said this before but that's a damn good-looking bike. Love that tank.
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A rather boring building but it isn't a chain:
(https://i.ibb.co/sFNRBC7/C0-AA0474-B6-BD-4051-BF14-EC0-A8-B633746.jpg)
Tag is either an old school machine shop or a specialty tool or parts supplier:
(https://i.ibb.co/MRFDHkK/3-B6-A26-B9-5627-490-A-8-BAB-081-DA0-BC3-D6-D.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/3NZ3SFx/5-B9-F3-AC0-2-B4-A-4823-8304-C3-A1289-DCF39.jpg)
Key is old and still in business.
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Tag - Miller Machine and Welding in Tarrant, AL.
(https://i.ibb.co/C5wQr4R/2-CC62-C46-F9-CB-4531-83-AF-60-EB64-AC766-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C5wQr4R)
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New tag - County Courthouse with a clock tower/cupola
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/The-Rooster-and-The-Habanero/Fayettin-Around-24-May-2020/i-rfL6VBt/0/87c78d61/L/DSCF9426-L.jpg)
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New tag - County Courthouse with a clock tower/cupola
Hmmm.....this might be difficult for me.
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New tag - County Courthouse with a clock tower/cupola
Hmmm.....this might be difficult for me.
Doesn't the old county courthouse on Palafox St. still have the old clock out front? That would work!
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Doesn't the old county courthouse on Palafox St. still have the old clock out front? That would work!
It does but It’s now an art gallery.
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Old Courthouse that is now an art gallery
(https://i.ibb.co/j3BgJf9/90-E7-DB99-2-E96-4-A13-A826-E86-CD6-C54951.jpg)
And the homeless guy who hit me up for a buck.
(https://i.ibb.co/DfDs1LN/E99-CEA2-F-83-B7-4-A4-E-84-D5-56-A42-D9-E3414.jpg)
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So, what's the new tag? Homeless guy on a bicycle? :grin: :wink:
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So, what's the new tag? Homeless guy on a bicycle? :grin: :wink:
That will work until I can come up with something else but I was looking for an OK on the first picture with it being an ex-government office.
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Works for me, BC. Especially since it's freaking snowing here. Glad to see people out riding.
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Fine by me. I was an often visitor in that building when it was the County Courthouse and later Courthouse Annex.
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I can nail a homeless camp, but maybe not a guy "on" a bicycle. A guy "with" a bicycle or 5 yes :evil:
Tom
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I can nail a homeless camp, but maybe not a guy "on" a bicycle. A guy "with" a bicycle or 5 yes :evil:
Tom
No need for the bicycle.
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That will work until I can come up with something else but I was looking for an OK on the first picture with it being an ex-government office.
Grab.
(https://i.ibb.co/vvKMR2h/253-D9-B83-7-A11-4917-A380-182-A83-B22953.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vvKMR2h)
The old Carrollton GA school. Now a community center.
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New tag. Any location mentioned in the Johnny Cash song “I’ve been everywhere”!
No just a pic of an eldo will not work. Extra points though for an eldorado in eldorado!
(https://i.ibb.co/wRT9krt/B7-ECB277-D588-4999-86-FC-011-FA83-A63-FD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wRT9krt)
remove duplicate lines online (https://dedupelist.com/)
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Grab.
(https://i.ibb.co/vvKMR2h/253-D9-B83-7-A11-4917-A380-182-A83-B22953.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vvKMR2h)
The old Carrollton GA school. Now a community center.
I thought we were waiting on blackcat to post the new Tag?
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It's OK for me, let's keep moving.
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It's OK for me, let's keep moving.
Yeah, keep moving. The idea is to just to get people out riding. Especially since we had 4" of snow here today. I'm jealous.
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I apologize. I thought the grab was the old courthouse and the tag was the art gallery with the homeless guy. I totally did not realize till just now that they were the same building!!! 🤦♂️ jeez talk a brain fart! My bad.
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No worries. One of these days I'll have a day when I don't make a mistake. I hear such days exist but have never seen one.
The good news is that now everyone has a choice of Tags. Either one will work. :)
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One of the good things about ageing is I don't remember any screw ups.. <shrug> :smiley:
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Hell man. All I remember are the screwups.
I need to start drinking beer again.
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So glad to see this thread moving again! :bike-037:
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Tag!
Jacksonville
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Good tag. That one was very imaginative.
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New Tag
Your Guzzi at a motorcycle shop, bonus if it's at a Guzzi dealer.
This was taken at the old Rider's Hill dealership/shop/cafe in Dahlonega, now sadly closed down.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/British-in-the-Blue-Ridge-2012/Owl-Creek-RdHwy348Wolf-Pen/i-KTN5zrf/0/926701e5/L/IMG_1242-L.jpg)
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If we're going to use non-current photos then I have plenty. :wink:
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Far as I am aware Charlie using a file photo is ok to drop a new tag, but not for getting the current tag. The tag grab photo of the Jacksonville City Limits is current, I took it yesterday afternoon. If a file photo is not ok for the drop, no worries I will post a current one later this afternoon.
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Didn't get back out on the Guzzi today, when I got home from kayaking it was time to go to the grocery store, which calls for a Ural trip. lol.
If you want a new tag you can go for this one or the one I previously posted. No matter to me. I took this photo yesterday at the Meet N Eat in Collinsville.
Your Guzzi at a Mexican Restaurant/Tienda
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Moto-Guzzi-Rallies-and/Wild-Guzzi-Meet-N-Eat-Collinsvil/i-CT9nmVB/0/5a1ab135/M/IMG_7495-M.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Moto-Guzzi-Rallies-and/Wild-Guzzi-Meet-N-Eat-Collinsvil/i-4KvkCsD/0/3cfd0ce3/M/56359116-96AB-4E68-A4F3-11A4803237AA-329-0000000B72FB8C04-M.jpg)
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Grab! The lazy donkey in Carrollton GA
(https://i.ibb.co/kmmVkCV/36157-C67-8-AF7-4052-93-C2-BA24-E61-F17-EF.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kmmVkCV)
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New tag, prolly been done before.
A old timey railroad depot.
(https://i.ibb.co/yhcXk9m/0-A21-B05-C-785-C-4-D42-9-F6-C-25-E363542-FF7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yhcXk9m)
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I took these today and added a couple more from a few months back. Obviously the depot has been closed from sometime, in this case it was shut down after Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
(https://i.ibb.co/kMv5wd8/B0510-A26-49-C2-4348-92-D8-DBDE34645-CC1.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/4f3kDSV/D28813-D8-3-FCB-4-F88-B717-AC45-C764-E9-CB.jpg)
Summer:
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I don’t have a tag, give me a day.
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Old Hotel; unfortunately this one fell victim to a hurricane and then -.
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New tag?
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New tag?
Old Hotel.
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Almost to the time of year where I can start playing again. I did have a bike out a few days ago but the roads are still covered with cinders and detritus. It was a weaving obstacle course trying to stay upright.
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The rains of the last few days have washed the roads clean(ish) and I have a customer's Eldo that will need break-in miles put on it. Starting to warm up a little, so I'll be back in the game as well.
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Old Motel on US Hwy 11 (1st Ave N) in Birmingham. Seen better days. Lol. I wanted to get the Anchor Motel next door but there were 2 police units, ambulance and fire truck blocking the entrance to that one!
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Bikes-and-Projects/2002-Guzzi-Stone/i-MVNV3vg/0/0baf4c3f/L/IMG_7618-L.jpg)
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New tag, a funeral home.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Bikes-and-Projects/2002-Guzzi-Stone/i-Lr6xxJH/0/e0289193/L/IMG_7619-L.jpg)
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Funeral home, I was going to take a picture at the graveyard but thought I'd move on from there.....
(https://i.ibb.co/6gBp9k3/8327-DF92-12-D8-448-C-8-BF2-79-BCAFA3-D41-B.jpg)
..to an old bus depot:
(https://i.ibb.co/2P1YLgC/3-DCBD760-FF91-40-CC-B149-5-A5-B12-B5211-B.jpg)
Or a baseball diamond if the bus depot is too difficult:
(https://i.ibb.co/KhtLWmc/269-BD555-F0-CD-4-E72-A98-B-896381-BF67-E1.jpg)
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Baseball field at the local high school.
(https://i.ibb.co/gTsW90J/20210306-152025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gTsW90J)
New tag. How about a stack of logs?
(https://i.ibb.co/GCGXpwm/20210306-151454.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GCGXpwm)
copy paste characters (https://usefulwebtool.com/)
Since this may be hard to find, how about the finished product?
(https://i.ibb.co/Sdp2Zpw/20210306-151226.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Sdp2Zpw)
I used to play this game a lot on the XL Forum.
kk
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New tag, a funeral home.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Bikes-and-Projects/2002-Guzzi-Stone/i-Lr6xxJH/0/e0289193/L/IMG_7619-L.jpg)
That's gotta be the roughest, roadhouse looking-est funeral home I've ever seen.
There used to be one around here in an old Red Lobster, still retaining the cupola and nautical elements.
Can't say if that was true for the inside, never had a meal attended a funeral there.
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It is. The local PD won't answer any calls in the "neighborhood" without at least 2 officers present. There are no houses or other businesses for several blocks around it. I pass by it on the way to work every morning. It's actually still in business.
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Ok, I Google Mapped the place. What's the story on this area? I'm fairly familiar with Rust Belt style depopulation, but this looks rather different.
Gridded "streets" that barely qualify as such...
While there's scattered evidence of former home sites (sidewalks to nowhere, curb cuts) the majority looks to have never been developed.
What little housing there is leans pre-war, but there appears to be random mid-century here and there.
It reminds me of an un-remediated Superfund site
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It is close to the airport. There used to be more houses in the area but the airport was expanded over the last 10-15 years. They bought up and tore down numerous houses and businesses in the area to comply with noise buffer requirements. Once the domino started the area has not recovered. I'm sure 30 years ago it was a thriving area.
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First ride of the season.. :thumb:
grab.. a local funeral parlor
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New tag.. *something* do do with gloves..
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/af418f2d3268d50e/IMG_20210308_152451660_HDR(1).jpg)
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Oh!! Those gaiters! :huh: :shocked: :thewife:
:cheesy:
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Great artists are never understood until they're gone..
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Winner of funniest damn post in a long while award. :boozing:
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Baseball field at the local high school.
(https://i.ibb.co/gTsW90J/20210306-152025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gTsW90J)
New tag. How about a stack of logs?
(https://i.ibb.co/GCGXpwm/20210306-151454.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GCGXpwm)
copy paste characters (https://usefulwebtool.com/)
Since this may be hard to find, how about the finished product?
(https://i.ibb.co/Sdp2Zpw/20210306-151226.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Sdp2Zpw)
I used to play this game a lot on the XL Forum.
kk
Chuck - Blackcat got the funeral home tag a few days ago and posted a new tag of a baseball diamond. Moparnut got that tag and posted the above for the new tag.
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Those gaiters have addled him.
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D'oh! I was on page 23. Ah well, stack of logs it is.. :grin:
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I gotcher pile of logs right here..
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/d7292b22ae192523/IMG_20210309_151831535(1).jpg)
I'm still going to use the "something to do with gloves" tag. :smiley:
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/af418f2d3268d50e/IMG_20210308_152451660_HDR(1).jpg)
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Grab!!
(https://i.ibb.co/f0KW14J/AACF824-E-0-C58-4178-AA25-7284973-A8-D28.jpg) (https://ibb.co/f0KW14J)
closed mouth (https://emoticoncentral.com/category/closed-mouth)
Dammit!! Chuck beat me!
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Man, I could swear the tag was still good when I went out. :) Still, it was nice to get out for a ride. Finally.
To be clear-- Chuck put the new tag up-- something to do with gloves.
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Only Glove I could find. What do yinz think? Does this work?
(https://i.ibb.co/4j48Hxz/2547-DA5-E-9-AB8-4-A00-9-F6-D-0-D53-A17-E2-D03.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4j48Hxz)
Pursglove, West Virginia.
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"Close enough for government work."
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Thanks Charlie! New tag:
Something named after George:
(https://i.ibb.co/mGqvK7d/87-BBA164-D008-4018-A88-C-2-A72-D8462-B88.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mGqvK7d)
(https://i.ibb.co/RCZ91vq/FA0628-B8-A1-B3-44-FD-A0-E3-CAA5-A93-FAF74.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RCZ91vq)
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Just bumping this up since parts of the country are moving into riding weather. Tag is anything named after a George:
Georgetown
Washington
Westinghouse
Orwell
Gershwin
Phyllis
You get the idea. Town, street, bowling alley. Have at it.
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I have one picked out but we will be having absolute crap weather tomorrow. I may be able to tag it on Thursday if no one else gets a "George".
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I live in a state named after a George, so this is a good tag. I can think of 2 Georges that are close, but I've not had (or made) a chance... work :sad:
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I know of Washington streets galore, but it's not been fit to ride to them. Besides that, I'm working on my airplane project..
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"George" grabbed. George Alfred Townsend.
(https://i.ibb.co/L5DK3d0/V700-ride-03202021-019.jpg) (https://ibb.co/L5DK3d0)
George isn't in his tomb...
(https://i.ibb.co/3s6ypG8/V700-ride-03202021-014.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3s6ypG8)
(https://i.ibb.co/8Ywz9gw/V700-ride-03202021-013.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8Ywz9gw)
More photos of Gathland, now a state park. Only a mile from my house, but I rode forty miles to get there. :wink:
(https://i.ibb.co/7y1Mfdv/V700-ride-03202021-015.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7y1Mfdv)
(https://i.ibb.co/RCsgw8s/V700-ride-03202021-016.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RCsgw8s)
(https://i.ibb.co/kH5bH62/V700-ride-03202021-017.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kH5bH62)
(https://i.ibb.co/qNtzJ0j/V700-ride-03202021-018.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qNtzJ0j)
More about George and Gapland/Gathland.
https://www.southmountainheritage.org/gapland-scenes.html
Two birds, one stone. New tag: Structure with a stone arch as part of it.
(https://i.ibb.co/8KMMVdk/V700-ride-03202021-020.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8KMMVdk)
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Awesome tag, Charlie. I love it when the tags come with a little history. Now I have to look for that writer and specifically this book:
(https://img.thriftbooks.com/api/images/m/7b370fd60aae514afbe999923582ec968ae635d9.jpg)
I admit to being a little disappointed that no one tagged Phyllis George. :)
(https://www.stripes.com/polopoly_fs/1.89689.1273641223!/image/1145851406.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_900/1145851406.jpg)
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Grab..
This arch used to be on Wendell Wilkie high school.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/25b2470c97d7a220/IMG_20210323_125357936(1).jpg)
He apparently wasn't a bad guy.. for a politician.. :evil: he at least believed in education. :smiley: Ran against Roosevelt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Willkie
I know I did a clock tower.. how about a bell tower for the tag.
Complete with bell.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/9770b6dd183ff26a/IMG_20210323_130113815_HDR.jpg)
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(https://i.ibb.co/bvS5Hp2/20210323-162536.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bvS5Hp2)
No too many bell towers left with bells, but I just so happened to find one.
Dave
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Next tag - Alfa Romeo dealer, service shop, or auto-related/themed location featuring the crest. Can be current or defunct dealer (like here) but should have the Alfa logo.
(https://i.ibb.co/kXQZ5h1/20210323-161016.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kXQZ5h1)
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Next tag - Alfa Romeo dealer. Can be current or defunct (like here) but should have the Alfa logo.
(https://i.ibb.co/kXQZ5h1/20210323-161016.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kXQZ5h1)
That one will be very difficult to find (without going down into the DC metro area).
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Modified the tag to make it a little easier. It should still be easier for most than a local Guzzi dealer :-) . There is one dealer showing in Germantown.
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Modified the tag to make it a little easier. It should still be easier for most than a local Guzzi dealer :-) . There is one dealer showing in Germantown.
Which is in the DC Metro area. I'm not fighting kamikaze drivers for any tag. :wink:
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Shirley :smiley: one of our members from Yurp can grab that one easey peasey..
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Shirley :smiley: one of our members from Yurp can grab that one easey peasey..
There is a dealer about 4 miles from here and if the weather subsides I'll take a ride up there.
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I'll have to go back and test ride something.
(https://i.ibb.co/QYvfkjP/17870-CB4-F702-45-A3-A2-A8-17-AC35549-F6-D.jpg)
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From a previous ride; a stand alone shoe repair shop preferably with an Italian name but not necessary.
(https://i.ibb.co/YBsRJz1/3841-DBA5-F76-F-45-E5-9736-F52-EB551-CDE4.jpg)
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Tag
(https://i.ibb.co/mDg3tMQ/4214-FA98-2-BC8-4101-9-A56-EBC2-A845938-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mDg3tMQ)
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New tag - a BBQ stand
(https://i.ibb.co/KG08nrx/D73341-E2-A181-404-B-AB28-545-B509-F7-E41.jpg) (https://ibb.co/KG08nrx)
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Got it.
(https://i.ibb.co/ZxJ8KrR/694-FD29-F-B47-A-454-D-B155-F876-D5-F5-EA5-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZxJ8KrR)
Out riding. New tag soon.
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New tag. Masonic lodge (active or inactive). Here’s one in Kingwood West Virginia.
(https://i.ibb.co/T2ZG19g/E42597-F7-9587-4-EE3-A7-E8-0-BEC159-E0214.jpg) (https://ibb.co/T2ZG19g)
(https://i.ibb.co/xMBQhSC/7-D9-CCA4-D-8-D62-48-E8-B46-D-85-AE719-E2789.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xMBQhSC)
They’re all over the place in the East. Just look up for the symbols.
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The lodge near us looks very suspicious, every window has been bricked up. I will get a photo tomorrow unless i'm abducted.
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Too late.
(https://i.ibb.co/9GrzWsk/IMG-20210327-165758185-HDR.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9GrzWsk)
As usual image Gizmo at wild goose doesn't work well for me..
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New tag, car on a pole. :grin:
(https://i.ibb.co/h2vmK8F/IMG-20210327-171149041-HDR.jpg) (https://ibb.co/h2vmK8F)
Yay, it worked the first time this time..
No car on a pole? How about a buggy or a plane or some kind of machine? :smiley:
70° today. The aero lario was awesome..
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Car on a post - mid 60s Falcon. Not to be confused with Falcone!
New tag is a drive-in if it's OK to use 1 picture for both?
(https://i.ibb.co/M9LjzjS/20210327-183705.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M9LjzjS)
Most interesting machine on a post I've seen was a WWII era radial engine. Looked like they used it to generate wind.
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(https://i.ibb.co/nCXKw8P/AA6-E377-F-380-E-437-F-98-E5-0-F6-BDA5-D5-A7-A.jpg)
Until they changed the law, one could get a mixed drink to go in that drive-thru.
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Tag is a palm tree for Palm Sunday but any Easter religious symbol.
(https://i.ibb.co/2PxbHdL/666941-B6-AB10-4-EBD-964-F-17-CEB9-AC0-A87.jpg)
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Well, it took about six stops to find anything today. Most churches here are still holding remote services, and have not set anything up for Easter. I'll post the next tag tomorrow.
(https://i.ibb.co/8ccZSgz/20210401-200200.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8ccZSgz)
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Good work, Dave. That one was unexpectedly tough around here, too.
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Our "spring of deception" has passed, and it's back to winter here.. :smiley:
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Looking more like spring! At least 'round here anyway :-). Tag is spring or fall flowers, depending on where you are. Farms or wildflower blooms are preferable (cactus, etc.), but a nursery would work if you're in a larger city and the fields are too far. Something above rolling the bike out to your front garden.
Dave
(https://i.ibb.co/TkLRTPY/20210402-112941.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TkLRTPY)
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Dave, are you in Skagit? That looks like Banchard hill in the background.
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Dave, are you in Skagit? That looks like Banchard hill in the background.
A little further south, Sumner, looking north. Couldn't make it all the way to Skagit today, but maybe later this month :-) .
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A little further south, Sumner, looking north. Couldn't make it all the way to Skagit today, but maybe later this month :-) .
nice! Wish getting thru Seattle wasn't such a bear.
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Grab!
Nursery in Spraggs, Pennsylvania.
(https://i.ibb.co/HnRHvhK/33-A736-BE-DA01-4-F63-8-BDA-9-CF4985-C718-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HnRHvhK)
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New tag: VFW.
With or without armored lawn ornament. Waynesburg, PA.
(https://i.ibb.co/5nBbCX4/9-D19-F1-EA-EACD-4-E3-E-9570-F51-C169381-A9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5nBbCX4)
(https://i.ibb.co/bN89Rpw/B5-FC1-BB8-B8-BC-4-E88-BD6-A-57334-F5-C2-A12.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bN89Rpw)
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Grab
(https://i.ibb.co/VLpffMY/IMG-20210404-162219303-HDR.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VLpffMY)
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For the tag, how about some hippie art? :smiley:
(https://i.ibb.co/mqSPw0R/IMG-20210404-161544109-HDR.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mqSPw0R)
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Is that art or graffiti? That tag would be WAY too easy where I live. You can find graffiti just about anywhere :angry: :violent1:
Tom
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Naa, no graffiti allowed. Gotta be hippie. Rainbows, peace signs, etc. :grin: Not that graffiti isn't art. We went to a special showing of graffiti at the Indy art museum. There are famous graffiti artists. <shrug>
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Grab.
(https://i.ibb.co/ySk6N5J/C30281-E2-B3-D6-4918-B142-036617-D1-ACA9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ySk6N5J)
(https://i.ibb.co/4P2gFhX/83531285-4-A13-44-AC-A40-D-3482974-BD9-E4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4P2gFhX)
(https://i.ibb.co/RQyZT75/EC1-F2-B18-0-F9-F-4684-9758-B9-D2-E056-C082.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RQyZT75)
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New tag.
Food truck or cart or trailer. Anyway, mobile food. :)
(https://i.ibb.co/xDtjw7W/3580-C300-1-A15-42-B6-80-BD-A825-BD9-AF5-D5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xDtjw7W)
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Grab:
(https://i.ibb.co/QFZDC3X/B-O-Wash-Co-Branch-053.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QFZDC3X)
New Tag: historic mansion/plantation house. This is "Ferry Hill" owned by the National Park Service. Shepherdstown, WV in the distance.
(https://i.ibb.co/DrVhmb8/B-O-Wash-Co-Branch-027.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DrVhmb8)
(https://i.ibb.co/p36TGL0/B-O-Wash-Co-Branch-028.jpg) (https://ibb.co/p36TGL0)
(https://i.ibb.co/7N7gLnM/B-O-Wash-Co-Branch-029.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7N7gLnM)
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Grab
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/dd89da2807d07a22/IMG_20210413_143757250_HDR.jpg)
https://www.heraldbulletin.com/community/anderson-s-gruenewald-historic-house-full-of-stories-friendly-spirits/article_056c9a82-f6a8-11e9-acae-23ddbfffba4c.html
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New Tag.. round barn.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/dcd81c3954fc8c1b/IMG_20210413_145329403_HDR.jpg)
Kind of a failed labor saving experiment. Cows could be in stalls all around the barn, and hay dropped from the center to feed them. Good idea, but certainly more expensive to build.
I checked, and they are in Yurp :smiley: too, but if one is too hard to find, how about an unusual barn..
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I know where there is one, but with rain in the forecast for the next few days, it'll have to wait.
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Bizarre what you can find on the 'webs. List of round barns in West (by god) Virginia:
http://www.dalejtravis.com/rblist/rbwv.htm
Worth searching locales.
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Grab! Mannington, WV.
(https://i.ibb.co/26z08Y8/47-B71-EA7-7-BB4-46-E4-9-D04-AAA870525-C2-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/26z08Y8)
(https://i.ibb.co/P1HSwC2/D8-E38-ACA-528-F-4197-9-C77-7-B0-AEDF2-F992.jpg) (https://ibb.co/P1HSwC2)
(https://i.ibb.co/jGRbF5W/819-F6-ACF-AE3-A-493-E-B6-AB-B0-CC4-DF33-F42.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jGRbF5W)
Once again, the thread got me out exploring some new roads.
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New tag. Road side rest stop. This is a little, old, rest stop that consists of a roofed picnic table and a spring.
(https://i.ibb.co/N6rfW0j/2-BF4-E2-A7-2-F0-E-4-C48-9-B94-1-CF3407-B5-D56.jpg) (https://ibb.co/N6rfW0j)
(https://i.ibb.co/6bzmXzg/E1-A227-F9-7-CE3-4-BF4-AE2-F-5277-FC04-F189.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6bzmXzg)
(https://i.ibb.co/b3DZwjF/1-DC65865-AA2-D-4-A72-8497-BEC5-A47122-C9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/b3DZwjF)
(https://i.ibb.co/XJS642m/B9-F71-B6-F-473-C-4-D27-B31-B-487131-FD9-D0-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XJS642m)
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Grab.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/5852f5ceed3117fb/IMG_20210502_150658091.jpg)
New tag..
Some kind of wildlife statue
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/08b1ec534d436e8c/IMG_20210502_151918433_HDR.jpg)
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Grab. Took this today while I was out wandering around. Shawnee Supply near Oakland, MD.
(https://i.ibb.co/mRd0xm2/Sunday-Ride-05022021-020.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mRd0xm2)
Tag. Caboose! Same location...
(https://i.ibb.co/rctRBW7/Sunday-Ride-05022021-019.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rctRBW7)
...and at the West Virginia School for the Deaf.
(https://i.ibb.co/dDSyB4y/Sunday-Ride-05022021-025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dDSyB4y)
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Well, that didn't take long.. :smiley: :thumb:
The roadside park was harder than expected. I guess people don't do that very much any more..
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Well, that didn't take long.. :smiley: :thumb:
The roadside park was harder than expected. I guess people don't do that very much any more..
I couldn't remember what the Tag was and forgot to check before heading out yesterday. Passed at least three roadside parks while in WV, there's a few in Western MD also.
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The roadside park was harder than expected. I guess people don't do that very much any more..
It's karma, man. That round barn was a toughie. I had to ask on my local FB bike group to find one.
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It's karma, man. That round barn was a toughie. I had to ask on my local FB bike group to find one.
This one is near me. http://roundbarn.farm/
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That's a nice one. They are some large structures.
The listing of "round barns" that I found on the web included too many DOT garages, storage facilities, and sporting arenas.
Checking our weather, looks like I'll need an ark to get anymore tags for awhile. Jeez, with this much rain it's like living in Scotland but our whiskey is better. :)
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(https://i.ibb.co/K7SfwWg/69-A19-BAD-6-EB4-4-F17-B3-A1-19336-DCAF802.jpg)
Edit: I was sure that I knew where there was going to be a caboose but it wasn't there so two hundred miles later I finally found the thing in Frisco, Alabama.
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And the tag is a bus depot.
In this case it is a weird combo thing and I have no idea what the story is regarding this building.
(https://i.ibb.co/2P1YLgC/3-DCBD760-FF91-40-CC-B149-5-A5-B12-B5211-B.jpg)
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There's a Trailways Church? My life is now complete.
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Restored Greyhound station in Birmingham AL
(https://i.ibb.co/7zQ0K0q/10-A77731-AE2-C-43-EE-9624-8-F6-B5208-E06-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7zQ0K0q)
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New tag- museum
(https://i.ibb.co/x1pc0D8/76-C014-D1-FA22-4-CDE-BB66-BF52-F3-B5-BC3-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/x1pc0D8)
(https://i.ibb.co/hW1qdtk/7-ECF4509-3235-4-C8-C-9-FDD-CFA1809-E737-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hW1qdtk)
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I’ll see your museum...
(https://i.ibb.co/hCTB78c/0565051-F-2326-4-A59-8-C0-D-C76-B28-AF07-BA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hCTB78c)
And raise to “a gaggle of geese”...
(https://i.ibb.co/QQhykzj/3-B771-FE8-C133-4-A2-F-B402-F3-B4-EFAC2-CF6.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QQhykzj)<br
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I'm sure that geese are the preferable fowl but are any other birds an option?
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I’m not sure..
I wouldn’t want to run a fowl (ahem) of the rules, but I’m okay with it
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Time! is called. New tag.
Art gallery or store.
(https://i.ibb.co/2cNpX2p/8-FCA56-FB-2916-4-F32-9-C65-96-C9557-DB765.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2cNpX2p)
with sympathy verses (https://poetandpoem.com/sympathy)
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We don't do none of that sissy stuff here in central Indiana :evil: :wink: but I finally found a Carnegie library turned into an arty thing..
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/b9c9aafb0d8763f8/IMG_20210605_132509910_HDR.jpg)
Tag..bicycle shop.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/8842d9f9391db28f/IMG_20210605_131153077_HDR.jpg)
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Grab! Pathfinder bicycles in Morgantown, WV.
(https://i.ibb.co/ZxmPzBf/6562-BE00-2324-468-F-8767-9-B9927756944.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZxmPzBf)
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And new tag is: Theater.
Either Funct like this one in Wheeling, WV—
(https://i.ibb.co/mcC106x/45-F93-A93-E22-B-45-E9-A29-B-1-C0-DAEF8-FD79.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mcC106x)
or Defunct. Like this one in Morgantown.
(https://i.ibb.co/R7cYDRD/B5892805-0778-47-F9-ADC3-78-BE1-D266-D21.jpg) (https://ibb.co/R7cYDRD)
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Grab!
(https://i.ibb.co/Mf0bSYR/20210711-151533.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Mf0bSYR)
New tag - brewery:
(https://i.ibb.co/PGQPjqR/20210711-131629.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PGQPjqR)
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Good one. Hell, I thought this thread was dead. :)
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I got this tag on Sunday and forgot to post it. :) Short Story Brewing in Fairmont, West Virginia.
(https://i.ibb.co/mBQ4YSR/A2-BAA427-D01-D-4-F62-BE84-C3-DFE955-CAAE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mBQ4YSR)
(https://i.ibb.co/CJdq2XS/9516-F89-E-2164-4992-A4-C2-B8-F085-C339-D5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CJdq2XS)
Excellent beer and food and on a nicely twisty road.
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New tag. Police car.
(https://i.ibb.co/BgzwbFt/D9708-AA1-647-D-4-D8-F-AEB2-B4-F66-CA6-A7-A9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BgzwbFt)
No, you don’t need to have an unintentional meeting with one. Pictures from afar ok. :)
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Uhh Ooo
Tom
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New tag. Police car.
No, you don’t need to have an unintentional meeting with one. Pictures from afar ok. :)
Would the inside be ok? :grin:
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Would the inside be ok? :grin:
:evil: :evil: :evil: I believe he escaped that sentence. :thumb: :grin:
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Lets hope no one sees the inside of one. :)
The mighty KLR thumper with it's 35 real world hp is a ticket trap. Too easy and comfortable to do 62 mph in a 45 zone. The officer gave me a warning, not a ticket, probably because when I took off my helmet I was laughing and because I'm a non-threatening fat old man. I'm glad he didn't get me a mile earlier when I was doing 70 in that zone.
We had a nice talk about the diner down the road, too. If anyone is in Hundred, West by god Virginia, make sure you stop at the Rt 250 diner. Good stuff.
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Thought I was selling you some low-performance fun . . . but once a scofflaw . . . :wink:
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The Police car one, reminded me of my first ticket on a bike. In 1978, my 2 buddies and I left out from Bessemer Al and rode up to Harpers Ferry, camped once on the way in Chattanooga, then Highway 81 the majority of the way. The next morning, after repairing a flat tire, we went the entire Skyline/BRP to Pigeon Forge for the night. A dramatic example of Youth's endurance, a lack of understanding of death due to fast riding on curvy roads and God's protection of fools AND children. The last day on homeward leg, just before leaving NC, we were having a spirited triple digit blast, when we passed an NC trooper headed the other way. If we had ran, he would have never caught us as it was a 4 lane and he had to go a bit to turn around. We stopped and waited for him lol, and when he asked us why we stopped as we were crossing into Tennessee, we explained that our Dads were police and we understood the program. We took pics as he was writing our grossly reduced speeding tix, and it was a funny thing. Except for the $105 fine that was hard money to find back then..
Great Grab!
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Thought I'd revive this thread and see if there is any interest.
John's last tag was a cop car:
(https://i.ibb.co/fdR8SDc/A9-ABDCAA-AC0-B-4197-A3-A3-E2-A1-CE07248-B.jpg)
Tag is an old school diner or restaurant:
(https://i.ibb.co/72S4Yn1/211-FAEEA-1-BF4-4-B50-AC0-A-6-B9-F75-DA1-D26.jpg)
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Revived just in time for the coldest temps of the year around here. :wink:
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Revived just in time for the coldest temps of the year around here. :wink:
Charlie, I understand but it’s in the 60’s and 70’s down here.
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Grab-O!! In Point Marion PA.
(https://i.ibb.co/PCZbWkz/5-DB22-AC8-BC53-4109-A56-E-AECFB36-C0430.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PCZbWkz)
(https://i.ibb.co/7W3PhCt/9-A05-D926-451-A-4-F50-94-C5-B3974-A4-DAC08.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7W3PhCt)
Warmed up to 40F so ok to ride. For now. :)
I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve never eaten at that diner. I’m a greasy spoon aficionado.
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New tag: sports stadium or sports venue. Ball fields ok.
(https://i.ibb.co/x6x5wH4/CDE7-E354-79-D8-4-B19-AB1-A-60-CA5938-BE42.jpg) (https://ibb.co/x6x5wH4)
Home of the mighty Mountaineers in West bygod Virginia.
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(https://i.ibb.co/qkvgJk3/4-E36-ABE9-6828-4-F39-A571-69-DD99425517.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/KhtLWmc/269-BD555-F0-CD-4-E72-A98-B-896381-BF67-E1.jpg)
Tag is any kind of vista.
(https://i.ibb.co/DWV22Lh/461-CFB62-2-A01-4-ABA-AAF2-8-A6-A3547-BF86.jpg)
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In case anyone is wondering how to play (everyone is invited), it's easy. Blackcat rode to a vista and snapped a picture. That's the tag. In turn, I'll ride to the best vista that I can find. Living in hilly country, I just do the best that I can. Vista of Morgantown, WV:
(https://i.ibb.co/r3d9Gcj/C3-F93-CFC-E549-476-F-953-E-CCCC64-E8-B070.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r3d9Gcj)
That's my grab. I then ride somewhere that I think would make a good tag.
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New tag. Holiday decorations.
(https://i.ibb.co/9W1JzbR/CBDEB821-C3-EE-478-D-B525-DF202-EEC9982.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9W1JzbR)
recolors crossword (https://the-crosswordsolver.com/recolors-4-letters)
Easy peasy. The idea is not to stump everyone. Just find something that gets folks out riding. 40 + Fahrenheit here today but not sure how much riding I’ve get left this year. :)
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I'm out.. truly nasty weather here..
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This probably looks better at night.
(https://i.ibb.co/SfX6r4F/4-BBD2-AFC%5B/-9-C8-C-4-FB1-889-F-870-EA42-FECA9.jpg)
Tag is colorful house.
(https://i.ibb.co/wWfSY5s/C08-E5306-DFDE-451-C-88-B8-1-B6654-C27840.jpg)
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Grab:
A colorful little vacation home, along Capon River Road, near Yellow Springs, WV.
(https://i.ibb.co/C22WvBh/Sunday-Ride-11282021-013.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C22WvBh)
Next Tag:
Old auto dealership. Bonus points if it sold a now defunct brand of car. Nash/Rambler/Hudson dealership in Strasburg, VA.
(https://i.ibb.co/DKYypCQ/Sunday-Ride-11282021-009.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DKYypCQ)
(https://i.ibb.co/2qfTGP9/Sunday-Ride-11282021-011.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2qfTGP9)
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Good one, Charlie. You must've been a bit chilly. We went for a hike today and it was definitely brisk out there.
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Good one, Charlie. You must've been a bit chilly. We went for a hike today and it was definitely brisk out there.
43 and cloudy when I left this morning at 11 am. Sunny and 53 by time I stopped for lunch, dropped to 40 by time I got home. Fingers and toes a bit cold was all. No heated gear.
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A little warmer than here. I find that in the 40's is ok if I have heated grips. Less than that and I'm hurting.
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Grab, An old auto dealer. Geeting Auto. Opened 1914 in West Manchester, Ohio. No extra points for me, just a plain jane Ford Dealership.
(https://i.ibb.co/87zz5TM/Geeting1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/87zz5TM)
The original building
(https://i.ibb.co/BZYD8kk/H-A-Geeting-Ford-Garagesideview.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BZYD8kk)
Tag, An old bridge. Geeting Covered Bridge, 100' span crossing the Price Creek. Constructed in 1894, one of eight covered bridges in Preble County, Ohio.
(https://i.ibb.co/wwv5C7n/Geeting-bridge.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wwv5C7n)
The temperature was in the low 40's but a nice sunny day. My fingers were very cold but I enjoyed getting outside with a purpose. I'm a little depressed with the onset of winter so this was good therapy.
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:thumb:
Supposed to be quite warm tomorrow and Friday, but unfortunately there's a Wind Advisory in effect for both days.
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I’ll take that tag. Fish Creek covered bridge. Built circa 1881. Just south of Hundred, WV
(https://i.ibb.co/Y7fV4WX/472-C8536-AAF0-4-E97-BEBD-AD380176-CB91.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y7fV4WX)
New tag in a moment.
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New tag is Fire Company/Fire department.
(https://i.ibb.co/XDJ3HW5/37-E08-C6-F-1-AEF-474-D-AB2-F-B5015-D78-E8-DE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XDJ3HW5)
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Grab, An old auto dealer. Geeting Auto. Opened 1914 in West Manchester, Ohio. No extra points for me, just a plain jane Ford Dealership.
(https://i.ibb.co/87zz5TM/Geeting1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/87zz5TM)
The original building
(https://i.ibb.co/BZYD8kk/H-A-Geeting-Ford-Garagesideview.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BZYD8kk)
Tag, An old bridge. Geeting Covered Bridge, 100' span crossing the Price Creek. Constructed in 1894, one of eight covered bridges in Preble County, Ohio.
(https://i.ibb.co/wwv5C7n/Geeting-bridge.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wwv5C7n)
The temperature was in the low 40's but a nice sunny day. My fingers were very cold but I enjoyed getting outside with a purpose. I'm a little depressed with the onset of winter so this was good therapy.
Fresh meat.. :smiley: and welcome to WG. :smiley: More tags, please.
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All right I get the the game now, Wifey just pulled all the insurances of my bikes . Salt trucks have been out and it's pretty much over up here. I putting one back on tomorrow for a winter ride and I have just the tag in mind. Guess I'll freeze my nads off to try and play along. stay tuned. :thewife:
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Just a bump. Tag is still a Fire Department.
(https://i.ibb.co/0XcMcSF/AA41-E8-E7-BB36-494-F-B273-4-E2-F4-B1-B92-B0.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0XcMcSF)
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Too easy, only 1/10th of a mile away. :wink:
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:boozing: Yeah, I have one right up the street but we had a break of a few hours in the constant rain so I went for a breakfast ride and found some others.
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Grab,
(https://i.ibb.co/PzrXDhY/20211219-131549.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PzrXDhY)
It was a beautiful day (42F) and we saw lots of beautiful farm country, but the only other picture I took was of friends. So Friends is the new tag. Unless I can go back a few days? What are the rulz?
(https://i.ibb.co/mG5dzPP/20211219-153237.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mG5dzPP)
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“Friends” works fine. I believe the official ADVRider rules state that you must ride to get the tag but a Saved photo can be used to set the new tag. Your bike must still appear in the Saved photo, of course.
Bizarrely warm weather coming up this weekend so I can still ride.
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Grab, Maverick is one of my friends who always enjoys a ride in the tub. He is an eight year old Black Lab.
(https://i.ibb.co/RgQNP98/sidecar-friend-1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RgQNP98)
Tag, A piece of military equipment.
My son tells me this is a short barrel, 75 mm M4 Sherman Tank, which dates it to pre 1944. This tank is on display at the Fort Sinclair Park in Eaton, Ohio. I smelled fuel while on a ride yesterday and discovered a split hose on the tank crossover, todays ride was a shakedown after replacing all the hoses. Temperature was in the mid 40's with lots of sunshine making an enjoyable outing.
(https://i.ibb.co/zGGLyn6/tank1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zGGLyn6)
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Thanks for the tag, and let me offer a warning about the crossovers. They have a habit of coming apart, dumping raw fuel on the rear tire, and if you are in a corner when it happens it's like the rear tire hitting glare ice. A really big fire rages while you and the bike are laying on the side of the road. Don't ask me how I know.. :smiley:
Use dual banjos on the selector valves instead.
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Thanks for the tag, and let me offer a warning about the crossovers. They have a habit of coming apart, dumping raw fuel on the rear tire, and if you are in a corner when it happens it's like the rear tire hitting glare ice. A really big fire rages while you and the bike are laying on the side of the road. Don't ask me how I know.. :smiley:
Use dual banjos on the selector valves instead.
I'm glad your here to tell the story. I can see how this could happen.
This was the 2013 Ural crossover which had a leak. I discovered that I had pinched the hose between the alternator and the airbox the last time I installed it. Normally the hose sits just above the box. The hose had a one inch long slit and was about to become a gully washer. I have single banjos on my Ambo, I'll keep an eye on the fuel manifold and hoses.
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Grab, Maverick is one of my friends who always enjoys a ride in the tub. He is an eight year old Black Lab.
(https://i.ibb.co/RgQNP98/sidecar-friend-1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RgQNP98)
Hi Maverick. Beautiful dog. Great age, too. At 8, they're generally awfully smart and not quite as crazy as young doges.
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Grab x2.
First, in Jollytown Pennsylvania.
(https://i.ibb.co/whkj8tv/AB0-F4-F1-A-084-D-4-B71-9-B70-D0791-A864-EEA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/whkj8tv)
(https://i.ibb.co/6JDwDFN/33-E1-B6-CA-A527-4-AD5-B857-DDB45907941-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6JDwDFN)
And in Blacksville, West Virginia.
(https://i.ibb.co/cw75Mgr/E08-EE578-4380-408-C-A56-C-ECAD23-D6059-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cw75Mgr)
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New tag. Bookstore.
(https://i.ibb.co/X53nmyW/74-F6981-A-0-B61-4680-B61-F-4675-C431183-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/X53nmyW)
(https://i.ibb.co/xJZ6dMd/FF49473-D-9914-40-B2-8-E59-25-F345799169.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xJZ6dMd)
image url (https://imgbb.com/)
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Christmas eve book store grab! Apologies that it's not a Guzzi.
(https://i.ibb.co/7X86Z1c/20211224-172305.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7X86Z1c)
Next tag is a barge crane, or a barge, or a crane. Taken a couple weeks ago, but at least it's a Guzzi this time. :afro:
(https://i.ibb.co/dD4Rr8M/20211208-160749.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dD4Rr8M)
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Man, those are some great photos. I didn't realize how big that crane is until I saw the man standing on it.
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Thank you. Yes, that crane is a beast. Another shot in a soaking rain. (there is supposed to be a picture, but it's not showing for me...)
(https://i.ibb.co/2FPtvYy/20211127-154656.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2FPtvYy)
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Out test riding a customer's Eldorado today. :grin:
Grab: Crane. Conservit Metal Recycling, near Hagerstown, MD.
(https://i.ibb.co/6D84vmX/Day-after-Christmas-2021-002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6D84vmX)
New Tag: historic church. This is Dunker Church at Antietam National Battlefield.
(https://i.ibb.co/C64QbPt/Day-after-Christmas-2021-001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C64QbPt)
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It is sort of amazing that this church is still standing given how many hurricanes have rolled through here since 1832.
(https://i.ibb.co/LCYMhFR/CBE0841-F-B69-B-43-C5-A906-65-A6-B44-E068-B.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/FhnT4TS/A5768-E41-DAD6-439-C-B01-E-9-E9-A7564345-B.jpg)
Speaking of bricks, tag is a car or cars on a RR siding. In this case delivering bricks to the local supplier which has also been here for quite a few years. The photo doesn't have to include a delivery location, just a RR cut out.
(https://i.ibb.co/ByNnC12/602-B518-C-DECB-43-A8-8640-05693-CD1-D8-CC.jpg)
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I’ll be grabbing that one.
(https://i.ibb.co/gRT9rh0/8-E79-B0-C9-E874-4-D63-A829-0-A6-BB02766-CE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gRT9rh0)
(https://i.ibb.co/hDMqmnS/9-E147490-D9-F2-4073-AD28-732-E08-D8-D805.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hDMqmnS)
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New tag is local pizza shop. No Dominoes, Little Ceasers, etc.
(https://i.ibb.co/HzsXGbX/766-D1171-82-C0-4-E31-B4-D9-9248-CA749-D67.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HzsXGbX)
(https://i.ibb.co/3pWVP46/DC533-D8-F-32-B0-4-BE7-8-ED2-13188-E5868-D1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3pWVP46)
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What do you call that monstrosity in the aluminium foil John?
Surely not pizza! :shocked:
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In my defense, I hadn't eaten breakfast that day. :food:
That is a Grafton West Virginia interpretation of a Cheesesteak Sammich. Chopped up mystery meat-- like Steak 'Ums-- cheap cheese, some onions and peppers on a good soft white bread roll. Yum.
Good riding food. I hadn't eaten there before and was excited to find a new food joint.
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Grab
(https://i.ibb.co/FkrnGZW/20220109-120549.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FkrnGZW)
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New tag - hot dog stand, or buger joint that sells hot dogs.
(https://i.ibb.co/zbhZnZf/20220109-121114.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zbhZnZf)
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Ok…beautiful sunny day, about 42F…blue skies! Had to go for a ride!
Here’s a burger joint that serves corn dogs (qualify as a hot dog??). If so, next tag is an old style county courthouse!
(https://i.ibb.co/3SG3rRx/3-C6-B5941-4379-46-C9-B58-A-6-E13-BE86838-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3SG3rRx)
(https://i.ibb.co/4d5QMSv/C8-C06499-FA7-C-42-BF-B93-A-B55-DC1-D90944.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4d5QMSv)
(https://i.ibb.co/fqLFR9j/7385-C45-C-74-E4-4-E41-94-A9-44-CE330816-A8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fqLFR9j)
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That's an awesome tag, Paul. And thanks for keeping the tag alive while it's freaking cold here.
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That's an awesome tag, Paul. And thanks for keeping the tag alive while it's freaking cold here.
Not cold here. It was only a little below zero this morning. :smiley:
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I’ve already posted a photo in this thread of the old county courthouse, will a Federal courthouse work?
(https://i.ibb.co/FX7jjhs/773-E7-DEE-F413-4-E39-B5-BD-4-A09-AD11-F8-DC.jpg)
If that works, then the tag is a grand church with some interesting architecture, old or contemporary is OK.
(https://i.ibb.co/vXdTD67/E56-AE6-AC-6-CEE-4-F2-C-9-BBE-B277-AA489-EC0.jpg)
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:thumb: :thumb:
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Not exactly a “grand” church but the architecture of the Lutheran church on the campus of West Virginia University is certainly interesting. Looks like it used to be a Chinese restaraunt.
(https://i.ibb.co/SPFsVgC/E5-A1-A24-F-706-B-4-FC1-97-D8-C22-B21-E2-C93-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/SPFsVgC)
Will that work to grab the tag? If nobody objects within a day, I'll post a new tag. So, object now or forever hold thy piece (sic)!
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Well, if nobody objects— the new tag is an auto parts store.
(https://i.ibb.co/gSptTDV/A17687-E5-472-A-4-D16-B7-EB-A38-B7-B43-BC99.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gSptTDV)
If you do object, tag a grand church. :)
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:thumb:
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I saw some church photos. Took these today, perhaps a day late.........
(https://i.ibb.co/stQkfZr/PXL-20220405-182332869.jpg) (https://ibb.co/stQkfZr)
(https://i.ibb.co/zHTWf3X/PXL-20220405-182914387.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zHTWf3X)
(https://i.ibb.co/gMD9xPX/PXL-20220405-184518829.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gMD9xPX)
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Man, that red and cream is a beautiful machine.
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Man, that red and cream is a beautiful machine.
thanks very much.....running like a train, only 70k miles. I'd bet the owner can make a good deal on it.
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Is the auto parts store still the tag?
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Is the auto parts store still the tag?
That's the way I read it. I'm still out. Snow forecast. Again. :evil:
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Yep, auto parts store is the tag.
Snow predicted here, too. wtf
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(https://i.ibb.co/rscdjss/W9-KFZM4s-Th-Ks-Q0p3-W0-Anow.jpg)
Multiple tags of either a crane, water view or boats but not ships.
(https://i.ibb.co/XCzzS0q/4aky-U4k-PRRya2-SMSu3-Wa-Rg.jpg)
Or a baseball field with players:
(https://i.ibb.co/YZP8nk3/NGCRYu-l-Q0u-Kore-WBF9wm-Q.jpg)
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Grab
(https://i.ibb.co/dBB3rCh/IMG-20220411-130040130.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dBB3rCh)
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Tag: Historic military site or fort. This is Crown Point, NY.
(https://i.ibb.co/MNxc8qD/IMG-20220411-132633011.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MNxc8qD)
(https://i.ibb.co/qYvw4jF/IMG-20220411-132058587.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qYvw4jF)
(https://i.ibb.co/sVs9VC6/IMG-20220411-133600230-HDR.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sVs9VC6)
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Was that a bit too obscure for this game? New at it, maybe I should add, "Or a tree and brown-green grass."
😬
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Was that a bit too obscure for this game? New at it, maybe I should add, "Or a tree and brown-green grass."
😬
No, I can get one by just pushing my bike to a site and will do that if no one posts in a day or two.
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Your tag was fine. It's sometimes left open a bit. I'm near an ocean. It would limit the amount of players if I did a tag of a beach at an ocean. Beach, ocean or lake or river, would allow more people to play.
Nice pics!
Tom
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Was that a bit too obscure for this game? New at it, maybe I should add, "Or a tree and brown-green grass."
😬
That's an awesome tag. Sometimes, the game moves awfully slow here on WG. I don't know why, I think it's a lot of fun to play and I love seeing everyone's bike and tags.
We've had some real crap weather here in PA but I hope to get out this weekend to grab whatever tag is up then.
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I was going to head out to the Mississinewa 1812 Battlefield on this (finally) decent day.. when I realized it's supposed to rain an inch and a quarter tomorrow, and I really *need* to mow or I will be seriously behind. Mowed all afternoon instead.
Yes, great tag.
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Excellent! Looking forward to grabbing some more! I've watched this thread for a while now, just haven't jumped on board!
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I was going to head out to the Mississinewa 1812 Battlefield on this (finally) decent day.. when I realized it's supposed to rain an inch and a quarter tomorrow, and I really *need* to mow or I will be seriously behind. Mowed all afternoon instead.
Yes, great tag.
Wow. Didn't know this history. Lots of geography with "Miami". Fla, Ohio and Okla, Indy too.
Keep your rain gear on Chuck and thanks for the history lesson. :wink:
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Keep your rain gear on Chuck and thanks for the history lesson.
Yeah, it would take rain gear all right. Now they are calling for 2 inches and possible hail today. :shocked:
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Grab-a-rino. Pricketts Fort. Fairmont, West bygod Virginia.
(https://i.ibb.co/sP5hhWQ/F07-C0-E30-E894-47-F1-A70-D-5-ED481-E9-AEBF.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sP5hhWQ)
https://wvstateparks.com/park/pricketts-fort-state-park/
From the above website:
Perched on a small rise overlooking the confluence of Prickett’s Creek and the Monongahela River, this rustic log fort is a re-creation of the original Prickett’s Fort of 1774, which served as a refuge from Native American war parties on the western frontier of Colonial Virginia. Built in 1976 by the Prickett’s Fort Memorial Foundation, the “new” fort serves as a living history site where interpreters recreate late 18th century lifestyle through period attire and demonstrations of a variety of colonial crafts. Throughout the season, visitors may find blacksmiths, spinners, weavers and other traditional artisans at work, and a gun shop which features the only public demonstrations of 18th century firearm manufacturing in the state.
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New tag: Florist or Coffee Shop.
Mannington, WV:
(https://i.ibb.co/9Ht7Hkq/4-F6661-A1-DC0-F-4-B4-C-8104-2-A0-BCA52-B72-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9Ht7Hkq)
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In this case a Southern Buffet, fried chicken, etc. Basically the food that will kill you but the fried chicken is quite good.
(https://i.ibb.co/TBDsr0H/01-EBC1-E9-14-DC-4-A41-9401-25964186-D306.jpg)
Tag is A Bog:
(https://i.ibb.co/wSx5tgV/ED80840-D-050-A-4-FA7-A7-AD-78-C763-E0-D0-A8.jpg)
Or some kind of Nature Preserve.
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Gotcher bog right here. Back when I was a kid it used to catch on fire when the farmers burned their corn stalks. :rolleyes: Well, they didn't know..
Some enterprising soul realized he could sell that stuff and dredged it out.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/a565af60d9406193/20220423_133831.jpg)
Tag is some chain saw art. This happens to commemorate an early township school.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/4bbe4689bbf2ec06/20220423_135433.jpg)
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Dambit Gummy, you beat me! I rode through 3 states and finally found:
(https://i.ibb.co/tZ9tV9F/16-B613-F6-FA3-B-4280-9-B00-54-A54-CB622-D7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tZ9tV9F)
Now I’ll have to find this artisan and his handiwork:
(https://i.ibb.co/JCJzVLD/7-D320-C2-D-FD73-41-BB-94-C0-5-F684-F44427-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JCJzVLD)
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:grin:
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Grab! You heathens!
(https://i.ibb.co/2Wq6Dc3/2003165-D-6-DF8-4-AEB-8608-776-F38800565.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2Wq6Dc3)
(https://i.ibb.co/qsJvwyh/34-D2-B39-F-8690-4-A95-9-ABB-EC57-E13-A881-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qsJvwyh)
I couldn’t think of where to find some chainsaw art: it’s not as popular around here as it used to be. I was surprised to find that chainsawed boot outside my local hardware store.
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New tag is easy: a bar.
(https://i.ibb.co/zsHHN5X/4-A379-D8-E-809-C-481-D-8-CE2-EDF720-FDC52-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zsHHN5X)
That’s Lefty’s Pub in Morgantown, West Virginia. Good Detroit style pizza.
Edit: Lefty's Place.
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Just a reminder. Tag is a Bar/Saloon.
(https://i.ibb.co/ZSBHKSk/9-D6-B9-C57-F4-B9-4-D87-846-B-6-E4-A43952707.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZSBHKSk)
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Williams, AZ...along historic Route 66... :thumb: :boozing: :cool:
(https://i.ibb.co/myv4Jc7/IMG-4877.jpg) (https://ibb.co/myv4Jc7)
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Good one, JJ. What's the new tag?
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Good one, JJ. What's the new tag?
The *NEW* tag is two of the same model Guzzi's next to each other! :wink: :cool: :boozing: :thumb:
(https://i.ibb.co/jyxk74F/IMG-4841.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jyxk74F)
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(https://i.ibb.co/tMnp86S/92-C9-BD35-3540-4242-BD4-E-7-C60-FE7-FA2-CA.jpg)
Tag is a roadside marker, can be anything.
(https://i.ibb.co/FnV21rZ/4436-B8-EE-9583-4-B6-F-915-D-E50872-F9-FFBE.jpg)
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Peach Springs - along historic Route 66... :wink: :cool: :smiley:
(https://i.ibb.co/vLWtD6f/IMG-4876.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vLWtD6f)
image post (https://imgbb.com/)
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C'mon JJ.. get your head in the game. :grin: :boozing: What's the new tag?
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C'mon JJ.. get your head in the game. :grin: :boozing: What's the new tag?
OK-OK...(Geeez!!) Parked in front of the school yard!! :wink: :thumb: :smiley: :cool:
(https://i.ibb.co/ydBkMcv/IMG-4832.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ydBkMcv)
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In front of the school because the view from the parking lot could be any building.
(https://i.ibb.co/rc2V8Hj/9-D896108-83-D4-43-F0-B2-C6-2-B650-B15978-E.jpg)
And the tag is a metal diner which should be easy for you people in NJ/NY east coast areas.
(https://i.ibb.co/1zNc7nQ/BEFB8-DAB-0-B35-4-B66-B948-BC3083-AA68-EA.jpg)
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I'm out. The only ones I know of are in Michigan and Wisconsin. Lots of em on the least coast, of course.
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I’ll be having that then.
(https://i.ibb.co/DG5mRMS/E8-CC4-C72-E086-46-C6-AB9-E-A659752-CF6-DD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DG5mRMS)
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New tag is a Post Office.
(https://i.ibb.co/8m6KDSC/02-B2470-C-3-AC5-4-F9-F-A3-DC-0-BDCFA5729-CB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8m6KDSC)
(https://i.ibb.co/zNybkR0/16-F4-C296-44-EE-4489-BF4-B-631343-C93121.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zNybkR0)
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(https://i.ibb.co/BnwBfVy/FEDC1-D14-4403-4-F9-C-BA70-FC7-DC59-F8730.jpg)
Tag is a Bail Bonds establishment:
(https://i.ibb.co/d2D7FwH/D6022-DC3-43-D6-4-C86-B94-D-D3846-AA68-D08.jpg)
Or an auto parts store for the non-locals.
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Grab.
(https://i.ibb.co/bgQGfQb/9540-DAE1-A513-4-E5-E-B52-A-8-FEEF9-A45462.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bgQGfQb)
(https://i.ibb.co/1bkLJKb/B5-F91-AE7-EC29-4-B15-9410-3495-F698-A38-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1bkLJKb)
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New tag. Memorial Day special. War memorial.
(https://i.ibb.co/DwQbPzn/56-D7-DE51-D79-F-4-B08-8236-01-FD90022-FCA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DwQbPzn)
(https://i.ibb.co/3FgdHjn/A8-F309-EC-88-DD-4-C19-81-A9-D9243622-E851.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3FgdHjn)
stared eyes smileys (https://emoticoncentral.com/category/stared-eyes)
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Grab: Veterans Memorial, Widmyer Memorial Park, Hancock, MD.
(https://i.ibb.co/gSJR6dv/Sunday-Ride-06052022-001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gSJR6dv) (https://i.ibb.co/vVs6QNr/Sunday-Ride-06052022-002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vVs6QNr) (https://i.ibb.co/zG8Mcpr/Sunday-Ride-06052022-003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zG8Mcpr) (https://i.ibb.co/H7HWcSz/Sunday-Ride-06052022-004.jpg) (https://ibb.co/H7HWcSz) (https://i.ibb.co/VHdsS75/Sunday-Ride-06052022-005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VHdsS75) (https://i.ibb.co/dpNwnKd/Sunday-Ride-06052022-006.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dpNwnKd) (https://i.ibb.co/wpztbrt/Sunday-Ride-06052022-007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wpztbrt) (https://i.ibb.co/jkybW9R/Sunday-Ride-06052022-008.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jkybW9R) (https://i.ibb.co/qmM6J6z/Sunday-Ride-06052022-009.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qmM6J6z) (https://i.ibb.co/0Kny4Hn/Sunday-Ride-06052022-010.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0Kny4Hn) (https://i.ibb.co/hZgYbTY/Sunday-Ride-06052022-011.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hZgYbTY) (https://i.ibb.co/stWKGTv/Sunday-Ride-06052022-012.jpg) (https://ibb.co/stWKGTv) (https://i.ibb.co/gPG6Nnh/Sunday-Ride-06052022-013.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gPG6Nnh)
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New tag: scenic overlook:
(https://i.ibb.co/6ZfrfBv/Sunday-Ride-06052022-014.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6ZfrfBv)
Or, old hotel:
(https://i.ibb.co/gSbSxd2/Sunday-Ride-06052022-019.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gSbSxd2)
Or, covered bridge.
(https://i.ibb.co/CHL5vcX/Sunday-Ride-06052022-020.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CHL5vcX)
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Scenic overlook in central Indiana? :smiley: Covered bridge I can do, but there is a frog strangler coming this afternoon.
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That Convert is a damn good looking machine.
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That Convert is a damn good looking machine.
Over due for it's annual cleaning. :wink:
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I’ll grab it to keep it rolling.
I hope to be on a Guzzi next time. I changed the rear tire on the V11 Sport and mission creep appeared. Flushing, cleaning, and lubing whatever I can reach now. So, Kaw it is. Grab.
(https://i.ibb.co/FK0jGs1/6-F7-E577-E-15-B7-404-C-BCFF-597218975-F40.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FK0jGs1)
(https://i.ibb.co/8ghQ2zY/042132-E7-4-E15-4-A87-BD99-1-C1581-AC60-C0.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8ghQ2zY)
(https://i.ibb.co/cxDPNkM/FAE118-D5-C76-D-4-AE1-86-B0-1-A38-E2-E822-EE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cxDPNkM)
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New tag: Something near bicycles.
(https://i.ibb.co/bQDNNn9/D95227-E6-7-CF5-4-DA5-A874-48775-DA75-E10.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bQDNNn9)
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Been a while since I contributed. Thought I'd give it a go.
Grab:
(https://i.imgur.com/JczqumU.png)
Little late 20th century style bicycle repair shop. No retail. And Rockwellian in the amount of traffic, from kids on Coasters to a 93 Merlin titanium with Full Dura Ace groupo in the very tiny shop. Only hung his shingle 18 months ago, transplant from Western PA
New Tag: specialty/focus repair shop. Preferably featuring combustion engines. This is an air cooled VW shop nearbye. They needn't bother with a sign, as you can see. If you're on facebook, they're worth a like/follow for the moto porn on near BAT level, Buggy Works Inc Indianapolis IN. Website by the same name for the facebook averse.
(https://i.imgur.com/fUHgujR.png)
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It's Herbie the Love Bug!!
Good tag.
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Nice G5 Kip.. :smiley:
Do they do machine work? I have a couple of heads that need dual plugging and boring for big jugs. If I could (cough cough) pay someone to do it, I wouldn't have to, and I could continue with my little airplane project.
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That’s certainly my impression, Chuck. Extensive engine work/rebuilds/custom builds
https://www.buggyworksinc.com/engine-building
Thanks for compliments on the bike. Fortunately hadn’t been messed with too badly by previous owners.
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Grab: Cooker's VW near Williamsport, MD.
(https://i.ibb.co/C7jQkBB/Sunday-Ride-07032022-055.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C7jQkBB)
(https://i.ibb.co/GnWtW0f/Sunday-Ride-07032022-056.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GnWtW0f)
(https://i.ibb.co/pRVgpNd/Sunday-Ride-07032022-057.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pRVgpNd)
(https://i.ibb.co/QmnQPQK/Sunday-Ride-07032022-058.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QmnQPQK)
New Tag: Statue of someone famous, bonus points for a President. James Buchanan here.
(https://i.ibb.co/pWvng1h/Sunday-Ride-07032022-008.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pWvng1h)
(https://i.ibb.co/Xp15tr6/Sunday-Ride-07032022-009.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Xp15tr6)
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Grab!
I must admit I had forgotten that "famous" part of the previous tag, but here's a statue of someone who's A) famous locally, having a street, a play and a restaurant named after him, and not only B) Italian, but C) whose parents both came from the Lago di Como area. So I claim bonus points, as well :grin:
I give you Caspar Donato Brambani, an industrious, socially responsible industrialist, a progressive contributor to society and towards his employees. Also president of the neighbourhood association, so there's your president.
(https://i.ibb.co/PW4jM0h/Tag-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PW4jM0h)
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New tag: A diving tower!
Bonus points if it's built to resemble a goose, like this one (in the distance) :tongue:
(A diving board is accepted, I guess.)
(https://i.ibb.co/6JTyjcP/Tag-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6JTyjcP)
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Good grab. Diving board shouldn't be too hard.
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I believe the word was ‘tower’ :boxing:
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Grab
This is the 10 meter tall diving tower in Portage Park, Chicago, IL. Great day for a swim. Tough to photograph a white tower through the trees.
(https://i.ibb.co/n3ZXDP7/25404079-FEEF-473-A-9-B86-81531637623-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/n3ZXDP7)
(https://i.ibb.co/rskMHmY/90-A15-F74-0331-4909-9014-706-E6544-E85-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rskMHmY)
New tag: A monument dedicated to a historical person/s, who was not military, government, or a religious figure.
Just like the Haymarket Martyrs Memorial
(https://i.ibb.co/yXfgj3w/BC624-C1-D-5342-461-B-A0-E8-FC5-DAF8-CC024.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yXfgj3w)
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Excellent grab and tag.
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Grab
This is the 10 meter tall diving tower in Portage Park, Chicago, IL. Great day for a swim. Tough to photograph a white tower through the trees.
(https://i.ibb.co/n3ZXDP7/25404079-FEEF-473-A-9-B86-81531637623-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/n3ZXDP7)
(https://i.ibb.co/rskMHmY/90-A15-F74-0331-4909-9014-706-E6544-E85-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rskMHmY)
New tag: A monument dedicated to a historical person/s, who was not military, government, or a religious figure.
Just like the Haymarket Martyrs Memorial
(https://i.ibb.co/yXfgj3w/BC624-C1-D-5342-461-B-A0-E8-FC5-DAF8-CC024.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yXfgj3w)
Nicely done, my friend!! And braving the neighborhoods of Chicago for the cause! :bow:
Show off more of your nicely appointed V7 next time. That’s at least half the fun of this endeavor.
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Grab: Rumsey Monument, Shepherdstown, WV.
https://historicshepherdstown.com/portfolio-item/rumsey-monument/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rumsey
(https://i.ibb.co/c328SJb/Sunday-Ride-07172022-007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/c328SJb)
(https://i.ibb.co/qDY5svX/Sunday-Ride-07172022-008.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qDY5svX)
(https://i.ibb.co/3WgpJvK/Sunday-Ride-07172022-009.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3WgpJvK)
New Tag: Old Railroad Depot.
(https://i.ibb.co/mzc5XdP/Sunday-Ride-07172022-013.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mzc5XdP)
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Nice one. I officially have a crush on your ConVert. Great looking machine.
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Well, if nobody else will grab it. Depot in Rowlesburg, WV.
(https://i.ibb.co/T0tRZkt/A9-DD09-B5-B6-B7-4698-AAEC-C3-D6-B8-F9100-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/T0tRZkt)
(https://i.ibb.co/C0TKRxj/3-BBDA268-2-CFC-4-B71-BA65-2-BAF1-C392-FF1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C0TKRxj)
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New tag: town park. This one is in Rowlesburg.
(https://i.ibb.co/X2tnVMv/765-D22-E3-21-CC-4847-985-E-0-DD111-FCC6-DE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/X2tnVMv)
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Bonus: train rolling through Rowlesburg.
(https://i.ibb.co/9rS4ZDy/1-E8242-DD-96-BA-4-A97-9-EE7-8-E8-F781-F5141.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9rS4ZDy)
(https://i.ibb.co/GM5fMTM/94012-A88-12-F1-437-B-B708-397584535012.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GM5fMTM)
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Grab.. Frankton, Indiana town park
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/d660d14d39384d4b/20220815_161353.jpg)
Tag..
An outhouse. Privvy, etc. I suppose you city slickers could post a porta John. :smiley:
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/872f6f28fb6fb98d/20220815_135552.jpg)
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Wow...you got a new bike...is that the replacement of the Mighty Scura Chuck?
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Not really.. a guy just can't replace the Mighty Scura. :smiley: Here's the story.. I was down to one bike for the first time in *years* and Dorcia said, "What are you going to ride if you get into a situation where you can't find a part for the Lario?"
Hmmm. I like the way you are thinking. :smiley:
Looked around, and these Enfields are not your dad's Enfield. *Very* good quality and attention to detail, Harris chassis, but still has a long stroke single that I've always loved. It's kind of like a trip back to the 50s and I'm really enjoying it.
It is also the complete opposite to the Mighty Scura. Top speed is about 72. :grin:
Oh, they nailed the styling, too. I like looking at it. <shrug> Cheap, too. (Guzzi content) What's not to like?
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Very stylish indeed...for toodling along at a comfortable backroads pace. I like it!!
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Very stylish indeed...for toodling along at a comfortable backroads pace. I like it!!
Thanks, Paul. Maybe I'm growing up? (scratching head) Naa..
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Grab.
(https://i.ibb.co/W6ksWQ3/1-DAC5-A20-8-DE7-4211-93-B8-1241-BCCDBB0-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/W6ksWQ3)
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Tag is a motorcycle shop.
(https://i.ibb.co/mvT6TcX/F3-A682-FA-4-FDD-4802-89-D2-E32106607-C64.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mvT6TcX)
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Grab! (Why doesn't the whole photo show? Click on it, and you should see the Griso on the right - - -)
Anyway, that's Spinnin' Wheel. Used to have a HUGE Guzzi sign on the outside wall around the corner of the building, which fronts a (relatively, this is out in the countryside) road. Don't know why it's not there anymore. Maybe I should give them a call to hear if it's for sale - - - -
Owned by a good mechanic, but I don't know what "modern stuff" he can do. They don't sell any new bikes.
I had the roadster there once for winter storage and service work, plus he had the left cylinder welded after it started leaking oil at the inner plug. It's been good ever since.
(https://i.ibb.co/NLMMVHT/Tag-3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NLMMVHT)
New tag!
A shooting range!
(https://i.ibb.co/mCXQM9j/Tag-4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mCXQM9j)
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With a Jeep Grand Cherokee in the parking lot.
Not the automobile that I expected to see in Norway. :)
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With a Jeep Grand Cherokee in the parking lot.
Not the automobile that I expected to see in Norway. :)
Probably mafiosi - - - - - - :grin:
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Grab!
(https://i.ibb.co/fnBjQWX/3-E133-A0-E-5-B24-4-AF3-B339-4-FC3999651-A7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fnBjQWX)
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New tag is a bar or a church. Depending on how you’re doing that day. :)
(https://i.ibb.co/5BF6jbg/40-B499-B7-9-C20-4-B24-B680-BAEA0634-A2-AA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5BF6jbg)
(https://i.ibb.co/wsTsstS/00-B38-CBB-7123-4-D8-C-BF11-501438-C895-B9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wsTsstS)
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Crap. Just got a shooting range.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/7b943f61a4a7a3d6/20220910_162429.jpg)
Used to belong before -. Close range shown, 50 and 100 yards to the left.
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Looks like we criss crossed tags. :)
I'm betting there's a bar or a church somewhere out there in Indiana.
We've got 1 bar and two churches in town. The faulty ratio is only because the other 2 bars closed due to the owners dying.
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Grab.. Frankton, Indiana town park
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/d660d14d39384d4b/20220815_161353.jpg)
Tag..
An outhouse. Privvy, etc. I suppose you city slickers could post a porta John. :smiley:
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/872f6f28fb6fb98d/20220815_135552.jpg)
Nice ride Chuck.
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Thanks, John.. I'm liking it more and more.
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Grab!
Back in the 50s and before, this was the local "Holy Roller" church. (Rolling on the floor, speaking in tongues..) it's a craft store, now.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/7afe114a473618d1/20220912_124812.jpg)
Got this tag yesterday.. that's ok isn't it?
Tag:
Chain saw art.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/ea5693174270436b/20220910_163708(1).jpg)
This commemorates a very early township school that is now a house on this location.
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Looks good.
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That Royal Enfield is classy.
Grabbed in the cold rain with my not so classy Kaw somewhere in Pennsyltucky (west of Waynesburg PA).
(https://i.ibb.co/Ny9ndx5/B046-B2-ED-FE5-F-4450-98-C3-147320-F02328.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Ny9ndx5)
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New tag is a bakery.
(https://i.ibb.co/MsnPjfS/FD245-E72-12-E9-4769-B419-FE61-D432819-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MsnPjfS)
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I like the brown seat! I had a 2014 bullet 500. Cool burger bike
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Got cher bakery right here..
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/212b12be916c04cb/20221005_152125.jpg)
It's kind of flat here in central Indiana.. this new tag is what we call a waterfall. :smiley:
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/70a9e8fbf37ba700/20221004_143440.jpg)
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Glad I didn't brave "rush hour" traffic to take a photo at the local bakery!
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Got cher bakery right here..
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/212b12be916c04cb/20221005_152125.jpg)
Oh man, I lived in Indiana for 3 years. I remember beautiful women and great food. I'm betting them's some good donuts.
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Grab: Like Chuck, the best I could do for a waterfall. Old mill pond along Dam #5 Road, just west of Williamsport, MD.
(https://i.ibb.co/rtVCPZY/Saturday-Ride-11262022-006.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rtVCPZY)
(https://i.ibb.co/QbfbZMT/Saturday-Ride-11262022-007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QbfbZMT)
New Tag: Freight train or just a locomotive - moving or stationary.
A CSX Intermodal passes the old feed mill on Dam #5 Road.
(https://i.ibb.co/f9Dx8ph/Saturday-Ride-11262022-005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/f9Dx8ph)
Two locomotives. :wink: The Potomac Eagle tourist train preparing to depart the station at Romney, WV.
(https://i.ibb.co/cJCC9Cj/Saturday-Ride-11262022-012.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cJCC9Cj)
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(https://i.ibb.co/rs61qqQ/C1-FA8-A6-D-FF71-49-B4-8-BBD-F20934-AD627-E.jpg)
Tag is fairly easy, any historical site with a marker.
(https://i.ibb.co/3rW9d1P/36-BEAF6-C-B786-4346-98-F1-509-B15-C1-E0-A0.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/qRnbv46/67-E5-D3-D9-D794-41-EF-B50-D-FC56-B6359139.jpg)
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Grab:
Dahlgren Chapel just east of Boonsboro, MD.
(https://i.ibb.co/C85J89n/Sunday-Ride-12042022-005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C85J89n)
Better view of the marker.
(https://i.ibb.co/XpPfCLh/Sunday-Ride-12042022-007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XpPfCLh)
New Tag:
Something named after George Washington. This is at Washington Monument State Park, near Boonsboro, MD. Somehow I forgot to park the bike at the sign for a photo. Doh! But you can see the reflection of it in the left side of this photo. :wink:
(https://i.ibb.co/3YhJV4V/Sunday-Ride-12042022-022.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3YhJV4V)
The actual monument is up a hiking trail. Great views from the top once you get there.
(https://i.ibb.co/7WG180T/Sunday-Ride-12042022-009.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7WG180T) (https://i.ibb.co/C9pSSTr/Sunday-Ride-12042022-010.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C9pSSTr) (https://i.ibb.co/rGMYFm9/Sunday-Ride-12042022-013.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rGMYFm9) (https://i.ibb.co/GTSqSK5/Sunday-Ride-12042022-014.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GTSqSK5) (https://i.ibb.co/C6bsp11/Sunday-Ride-12042022-015.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C6bsp11) (https://i.ibb.co/RjrZs8P/Sunday-Ride-12042022-016.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RjrZs8P) (https://i.ibb.co/sQ7dMht/Sunday-Ride-12042022-017.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sQ7dMht)
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Nice. Thanks, Charlie.. :thumb:
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Nice. Thanks, Charlie.. :thumb:
It was a bit nippy at times, but only 70 miles at low speeds, so not too bad. Big red fairing helps a lot.
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I'm out of this one as George didn't get anywhere near my location. If I was in NY there is an ex-tavern in the north west corner of NJ where George had a drink and a meal when the British were chasing him around during the war.
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Washington County FLorida. :)
https://washingtonfl.com/
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Washington County FLorida. :)
https://washingtonfl.com/
Honestly, it’s not worth the time to ride over there.
“Vernon, the geographical center of the county, is named for George Washington's Virginia home, Mt. Vernon. The pioneer town was also the site of a major Indian settlement.“
Veron was known as Nub City because someone discovered they could claim disability payments if they lost a finger. Then they found out they could get a bigger paycheck by cutting off an arm,leg,etc.
Film maker Errol Morris tried to make a documentary about Vernon and their pastime.
“After reading an article about the citizens of Vernon, Florida's propensity for collecting insurance money after losing limbs in accidents, Errol Morris, with financial help from filmmaker Werner Herzog, spent most of a year living in the town. During this time, he tried to interview the residents about these accidents and was met with hostility, even receiving a death threat.
In 1980, following the release of his first film Gates of Heaven, Morris secured funding from WNET and ZDF and returned to Vernon with the intention to make the "Nub City" documentary. After receiving further threats from the residents, including an incident in which someone tried to hit his cinematographer with a truck, Morris decided to move forward with the documentary without the "Nub City" angle; electing instead to produce a documentary about the eccentricities of the town.”
Moving on from that chop-chop theme it’s a rather funny documentary. It’s probably on the usual streaming sources.
(https://i.ibb.co/ZBZhsLg/757052-FF-CE4-E-4-F23-B697-732-FE6-AF6-D09.jpg)
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Alternative Tag: Historic railroad station/depot.
From today's ride:
Harpers Ferry, WV Amtrak Station
(https://i.ibb.co/z6t5rMt/NYD-Ride-2023-002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/z6t5rMt)
Winchester, VA (now used as a CSX Yard Office).
(https://i.ibb.co/K6wRVs0/NYD-Ride-2023-003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K6wRVs0)
Berkeley Springs, WV
(https://i.ibb.co/N6S9S26/NYD-Ride-2023-010.jpg) (https://ibb.co/N6S9S26)
Greencastle, PA "High Line Station"
(https://i.ibb.co/wCgjjDc/NYD-Ride-2023-011.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wCgjjDc)
Former Western MD RR passenger station in Hagerstown, MD. Now the Hagerstown Police Department.
(https://i.ibb.co/Mp3q6z4/NYD-Ride-2023-013.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Mp3q6z4)
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:thumb: :thumb:
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We in the midwest have had exactly one decent day to ride so far this year. :sad: Climate scientists told us more than 20 years ago this would happen if we didn't do something about it.. oh, never mind.
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(https://i.ibb.co/7vNhmqn/20230323-205630504-i-OS.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7vNhmqn)
Am I too late for the Café?
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(https://i.ibb.co/7vNhmqn/20230323-205630504-i-OS.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7vNhmqn)
Am I too late for the Café?
Looks good to me.. :thumb:
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So what's the new tag?
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Since TWA hasn't given a Tag, I'll grab the cafe
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New Tag.. a seated man statue or casting, or..
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/ea81ec0e2bbebf83/20230413_161932.jpg)
the inventor of America's first car.
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Does it have to be a seated man statue? I know of a few standing men statues, but no seated ones.
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Does it have to be a seated man statue? I know of a few standing men statues, but no seated ones.
I looked a long time for a seated man for a tag game on another site..three hours in the hot sun yesterday. :smiley: Yay, hot sunshine and warm, the first this year.
It was a good time, of course. :thumb:
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Does it have to be a seated man statue? I know of a few standing men statues, but no seated ones.
How about seated on a horse?
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How about a seated mouse?
(https://i.ibb.co/xGPVL7j/9-BFF5-A0-A-4-DA1-46-BA-A608-0067-C2-EF6-A7-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xGPVL7j)
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How about seated on a horse?
Several of those, but that's a bit different.
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How about seated on a horse?
Since this is your thread, Mr. Fish.. I'll let you decide. :smiley:
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Problem solved. :) That's Barney Fife on High St in his hometown.
(https://i.ibb.co/nbrvQ2j/CFE03-A4-B-4-F67-43-B1-A970-ADCE2-BA95-C49.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nbrvQ2j)
New tag after breakfast.
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New tag. Building older than you and bigger than your house.
(https://i.ibb.co/Q9RPCcJ/CB917418-2-D38-4978-9641-A7-FDC32-DA053.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Q9RPCcJ)
"Built in 1923 as the new home of the West Virginia University law school, Colson Hall is one of the most eye-catching structures on WVU’s downtown campus. The building gained its moniker in 1975 in honor of former law school dean and two-time interim university president Clyde L. Colson, one year after the law school moved to its current location and the West Virginia & Regional History Center took its place. During its time as WVU’s law school Colson Hall witnessed the graduation of several prominent individuals, among them the law school’s first African American graduate (Charles E. Price of Fairmont, West Virginia), three West Virginia governors, and a US ambassador. Through its association with these individuals, Colson Hall serves as a unique window into the legal, political, and diplomatic histories of West Virginia and the nation at large. After the West Virginia & Regional History Center moved to its current location in Wise Library in the early twenty-first century Colson Hall became the home of WVU’s English Department, which continues to occupy the building and is open during regular university hours."
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Hoo Wee! No tag game today. It's been in the 80s for two days and sunny. This morning it's low 30s and blowing 30.. :rolleyes:
(thinly disguised bump)
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Let’s see if I can get into this Tag game and play it correctly.
Here is a building much older than me and easily double my house.
(https://i.ibb.co/R64Y8Q2/IMG-3094.jpg) (https://ibb.co/R64Y8Q2)
(https://i.ibb.co/Sd5CnhG/IMG-3095.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Sd5CnhG)
(https://i.ibb.co/Qcpw4r5/IMG-3096.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Qcpw4r5)
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Good work, TWO.
Now you have to ride to a different spot, take a photo, and give us a new tag.
Most anything will work. Not too hard. Different types of stores, pet store or shoe store for example. Or a type of building or sign. I used a county line sign once. You can repeat tags if you want. Anything you can ride to will work.
Looking forward to the new tag. :)
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How about you bike in front of a Mom and Pop Ice Cream shop.
(https://i.ibb.co/BVCw91w/IMG-3099.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BVCw91w)
:thumb:
Bonus points for ordering Ice Cream.
(https://i.ibb.co/cXrxCvB/IMG-3098.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cXrxCvB)
:thumb:
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Ooooh, good one.
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Ooooh, good one.
Ok. I'm confused. I check this thread earlier and saw a new tag at a gin, but now nothing. Mmm.
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Ok. I'm confused. I check this thread earlier and saw a new tag at a gin, but now nothing. Mmm.
Strange, I saw it too. Paul must have taken it down?
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Strange, I saw it too. Paul must have taken it down?
I bought this just for the photo. :tongue:
(https://i.ibb.co/vhHZjPy/IMG-3277.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vhHZjPy)
(https://i.ibb.co/kQ8RGP6/IMG-3278.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kQ8RGP6)
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Ha ha...seemed like the thread had died and no interest, so I took down my last 3 posts, was posting into the void!
Carry on!
(https://i.ibb.co/d26wxfQ/IMG-7649.jpg) (https://ibb.co/d26wxfQ)
(https://i.ibb.co/bRSwJKM/IMG-7647.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bRSwJKM)
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Here are a couple Gins I actually rode to.
(https://i.ibb.co/TBDrhVZ/IMG-3287.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TBDrhVZ)
(https://i.ibb.co/Wnk19Mk/IMG-3281.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Wnk19Mk)
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Here is the next tag.
(https://i.ibb.co/1GrsCV5/IMG-3289.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1GrsCV5)
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A train car.
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Excellent. I was worried about that Gin tag. I don't think we have any cotton gins, or otherwise, up here in Pennsyltucky.
Djinn, probably.
Gin, definitely.
I should have looked up homophones first.
gin
:: noun
A strong colorless alcoholic beverage made by distilling or redistilling rye or other grain spirits and adding juniper berries or aromatics such as anise, caraway seeds, or angelica root as flavoring.
:: noun
Any of several machines or devices, especially:
:: noun
A machine for hoisting or moving heavy objects.
:: noun
A pile driver.
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Grab:
Caboose at Brunswick, MD CSX/MARC railyard.
(https://i.ibb.co/0JjH1Zz/Thursday-Evening-Ride-04272023-002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0JjH1Zz)
New Tag:
Distillery, brewery, vineyard, or other producer of "adult beverages". :wink:
Former volunteer fire department in Middletown, MD.
(https://i.ibb.co/JzgybqZ/Thursday-Evening-Ride-04272023-007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JzgybqZ)
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Nice Mk3, Charlie.. :thumb:
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Having a destination to ride to is nice when I am just out riding local roads. Added a new seat and rider backrest to the Road Glide so it was my ride for today.
(https://i.ibb.co/2kngJYK/IMG-3293.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2kngJYK)
(https://i.ibb.co/JkkSy7N/IMG-3294.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JkkSy7N)
(https://i.ibb.co/vBpzh1c/IMG-3295.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vBpzh1c)
Picked up the tag at Pritchard’s distillery. It is in an old county school house and part of the Tennessee Whiskey tour.
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The new tag is your bike in front of a Barber 💈 pole. If you can’t find a barber pole like on the right side of the photo, then a mural of a barber pole will do (like what is found on the left side of the photo.
(https://i.ibb.co/fYfWMjB/IMG-3297.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fYfWMjB)
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How long should I wait before providing a different tag if folks find this one too difficult in their area?
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If I have time today I can grab this tag.
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How long should I wait before providing a different tag if folks find this one too difficult in their area?
That’s a good tag. I think most of us can get it. We do move slowly sometimes.
Personally, the weather has kind of sucked here in SW Pennsylvania, but it looks like it’ll improve later this week.
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:thumb:
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That’s a good tag. I think most of us can get it. We do move slowly sometimes.
Personally, the weather has kind of sucked here in SW Pennsylvania, but it looks like it’ll improve later this week.
Kind of sucked here in central Indiana is an understatement. 30 knot winds with occasional hail. :shocked: Only 25 knot winds and rain off and on today..
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Thought this would have gone sooner. :)
Grab!
(https://i.ibb.co/5WBR1vB/IMG-1888.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5WBR1vB)
New tag after lunch.
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New tag. Abandoned Commercial Building.
(https://i.ibb.co/0Cx3Hyw/IMG-1892.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0Cx3Hyw)
(https://i.ibb.co/bKhXZ4M/IMG-1893.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bKhXZ4M)
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New tag. Abandoned Commercial Building.
(https://i.ibb.co/0Cx3Hyw/IMG-1892.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0Cx3Hyw)
(https://i.ibb.co/bKhXZ4M/IMG-1893.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bKhXZ4M)
Just took a photo of one the other day.
(https://i.ibb.co/NKV2jQM/IMG-3108.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NKV2jQM)
I know, doesn’t count. LOL!
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If we're looking for abandoned commercial buildings..... this is an abandoned commercial village. The BIKER SHACK sign is still there.
(https://i.ibb.co/pjXB2n9/PXL-20230507-194852173.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pjXB2n9)
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If that tag was correct, with that proviso, the new one, a Round Building or Barn
(https://i.ibb.co/WWL2QrY/PXL-20230507-195414010.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WWL2QrY)
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If that tag was correct, with that proviso, the new one, a Round Building or Barn
(https://i.ibb.co/WWL2QrY/PXL-20230507-195414010.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WWL2QrY)
:thumb:
Cool. Going to be a tough find around here.
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Nice tag. I bet Chuck has a round barn nearby but I'm not sure if it's stopped raining/hailing/plagueoflocusting there yet. A friend told me why this month is named May-- it may rain, it may hail, it may snow, it may be sunny. . .
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You May be right, Mr. Fish. :smiley: I know of one fairly close by and one not so close. I rode to a Guzzi spaghetti feed yesterday (after the thunderstorms) Three Grease Os by the way, (!) but no round barns on that trip..
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You May be right, Mr. Fish. :smiley: I know of one fairly close by and one not so close. I rode to a Guzzi spaghetti feed yesterday (after the thunderstorms) Three Grease Os by the way, (!) but no round barns on that trip..
Didn't even manage a photo of the Greas-o's
gonna have to plan a micro rally.
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Nice tag. I bet Chuck has a round barn nearby but I'm not sure if it's stopped raining/hailing/plagueoflocusting there yet. A friend told me why this month is named May-- it may rain, it may hail, it may snow, it may be sunny. . .
I lucked out because the two building were across the street from each other. I've wanted to post the round barn for years.
It's right on Rt 66.
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I know of a semi-round building about an hour away. It is a grocery store. It is in a former pot growing area so probably a result of someone's enhanced imagination. :azn: Unfortunately it is raining and I have something else I have to do today and the road to it is only open three times a day due to slides as a result of a forest fire.
kk
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After the Maryland Guzzi breakfast this morning and Classic Motorcycle Day in the afternoon, I headed up into PA to grab the round barn tag. https://roundbarn.farm/
(https://i.ibb.co/ZXpmtMK/Guzzi-Breakfast-Classic-Motorcycle-Day-045.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZXpmtMK)
New Tag: Historic railroad depot/station. This one is the High Line Train Station in Greencastle, PA.
(https://i.ibb.co/n6fMvpH/Guzzi-Breakfast-Classic-Motorcycle-Day-048.jpg) (https://ibb.co/n6fMvpH)
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Nice, Charlie.. :thumb: I've been slackin'. When the weather has been good, I've been playing with my little homebuilt aeroplane.. :smiley:
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The Depot at Calhoun. FDR's funeral train came through here.
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The Depot at Calhoun. FDR's funeral train came through here.
Welcome to the fray. Nice Jackal.
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The Depot at Calhoun. FDR's funeral train came through here.
Calhoun, Georgia?
New tag?
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The Depot at Calhoun. FDR's funeral train came through here.
I miss my silver Jackal. Great bike. Now you get to post the new tag. Ride your bike and take another photo in front of a new object and post it up. :)
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I give you an anthropomorphic tiger.
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I give you an anthropomorphic tiger.
that's a little bit singular....maybe a statue ....animal statue?
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I'll accept any tiger, lol. Extra points for heraldically rampant felines of any species.
More on FDR funeral train
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T5RvdQPwqy0
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Dang, my house is round, I coulda taken one from the driveway :boozing:
(https://imgur.com/a/8PjL1aV)
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I'll accept any tiger, lol. Extra points for heraldically rampant felines of any species.
More on FDR funeral train
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T5RvdQPwqy0
I know of a nice tiger statue...... but I'd get in serious trouble if I tried to ride there 😄
On a bicycle, maybe....
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First of all...is there a Tiger Coalition to advocate for the species representation? Seems to me Lions are proliferate, but its tough to find a Tiger anywhere. Just goes to show what a nice head of hair can do for your public image.
So the assignment was:
Anthropomorphic Tiger
Heraldically Rampant Feline (easier to accomplish in Europe)
The tag is getting old. Will you accept anthropomorphic feline(s)?
(https://i.imgur.com/VLeq1WH.png)
If yes I'll throw a new tag up there.
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Works for me. The whole idea is to get out and ride not to stump people.
Besides, white Grisos are cool.
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very well then!
Vintage advert. Old billboard. Old Gas station sign. Old painted bricks (this is a renovated building in Indy - redid a sign from the 20's) More and more, when these are uncovered they're being salvaged.
(https://i.imgur.com/zVo45XW.jpg)
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First of all...is there a Tiger Coalition to advocate for the species representation? Seems to me Lions are proliferate, but its tough to find a Tiger anywhere. Just goes to show what a nice head of hair can do for your public image.
So the assignment was:
Anthropomorphic Tiger
Heraldically Rampant Feline (easier to accomplish in Europe)
The tag is getting old. Will you accept anthropomorphic feline(s)?
(https://i.imgur.com/VLeq1WH.png)
If yes I'll throw a new tag up there.
That's cool with me! I love the Griso.
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(https://i.ibb.co/mXFBvCg/IMG-4069.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mXFBvCg)
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New Tag. A building that has been repurposed from what it was obviously designed for.
This was obviously originally designed to be a branch of a bank.
(https://i.ibb.co/qBmFGNv/IMG-4213.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qBmFGNv)
(https://i.ibb.co/NnBpr87/IMG-4215.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NnBpr87)
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It is now a coffee shop that also sells plants.
Examples would be Pizza Hut building that is repurposed, gas station that is now office space, church that is now a home, etc. Has to be unique enough to know what its original purpose was.
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New Tag. A building that has been repurposed from what it was obviously designed for.
This was obviously originally designed to be a branch of a bank.
(https://i.ibb.co/qBmFGNv/IMG-4213.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qBmFGNv)
(https://i.ibb.co/NnBpr87/IMG-4215.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NnBpr87)
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It is now a coffee shop that also sells plants.
Examples would be Pizza Hut building that is repurposed, gas station that is now office space, church that is now a home, etc. Has to be unique enough to know what its original purpose was.
Thought this one would go pretty quick. If it makes it to the weekend, I may have to assert myself.
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Private homes. One repurposed as an art shop. The other is Morgantown’s Beauty College. Morgantown needs plenty of beauty.
(https://i.ibb.co/d5vv5x1/IMG-2025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/d5vv5x1)
(https://i.ibb.co/rwKMJwY/IMG-2027.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rwKMJwY)
(https://i.ibb.co/FbrZK6w/IMG-2028.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FbrZK6w)
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New tag. One of those special clubs for, ahem, gentlemens. Surely, there are gentle mens all over the place.
(https://i.ibb.co/640DNCq/IMG-2029.jpg) (https://ibb.co/640DNCq)
Edit: I’ll have the Guzzi fixed next time. Promise.
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Private homes. One repurposed as an art shop. The other is Morgantown’s Beauty College. Morgantown needs plenty of beauty.
(https://i.ibb.co/d5vv5x1/IMG-2025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/d5vv5x1)
(https://i.ibb.co/rwKMJwY/IMG-2027.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rwKMJwY)
(https://i.ibb.co/FbrZK6w/IMG-2028.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FbrZK6w)
In the last photo, are those buildings supporting each other with that framing between them? Never saw that before.
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Excellent question. I didn't even notice that. I was stopped fairly illegally and didn't look around.
I've never been in the Beauty College (obviously. I'm uglier than original sin), but every time I go into the Art Shop I wonder how much it would cost to replace those curved windows.
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Grab
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Foolishly, I asked the Google Girl to take me to a "Gentleman's club." This fine establishment is in Muncie, Indiana. Not in the better part of town. Now, there is no telling what kind of adds will pop up on my computer or Youtube feed. If I get in trouble with SWMBO.. I'm blaming YOU, Fish.
During the day, they are not open.. they are clothed. I'll get me hat...
New tag:
An environmental testing laboratory..
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/1be27796988a7a92/20230607_144427.jpg)
I'll take a sewage treatment plant if you can't find one. :smiley:
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Grab
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/b9f9a98903e918c6/20230607_145636.jpg)
Foolishly, I asked the Google Girl to take me to a "Gentleman's club." This fine establishment is in Muncie, Indiana. Not in the better part of town. Now, there is no telling what kind of adds will pop up on my computer or Youtube feed. If I get in trouble with SWMBO.. I'm blaming YOU, Fish.
During the day, they are not open.. they are clothed. I'll get me hat...
New tag:
An environmental testing laboratory..
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/1be27796988a7a92/20230607_144427.jpg)
I'll take a sewage treatment plant if you can't find one. :smiley:
Since I don't know where one is, I didn't even bother with that tag. Love the Classic 350! Waiting to see the Super Meteor in the Flesh before I make my next motorcycle move. Would love to see a classic 650.
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Well, I didn't know where one was, either. That's why I had the Google Girl take me there. Duh. Probably not a good idea..
The Classic three fiddy is a "pleasant" motorbike. I likes it.
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Strip club would have been easy for me, there are five within 5-6 miles from my house. Navy town…….
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Grabbed!! 1 Sewage Treatment plant.
(https://i.ibb.co/jH5WQNp/IMG-2066.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jH5WQNp)
(https://i.ibb.co/fnwks0j/IMG-2067.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fnwks0j)
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New tag. Fraternal organization. Iggles, Masons, Mooses, Elks, Oddfellows, etc. Extra credit: what was the name of Fred Flintstone’s lodge?
(https://i.ibb.co/ZLJ5zcZ/IMG-2068.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZLJ5zcZ)
(https://i.ibb.co/TkqnLSK/IMG-2069.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TkqnLSK)
I do have a Guzzi, I promise. The poor Stone has the short circuited turn signal dilemma.
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grab: Scottish Rite Cathedral, Indy. A Mason lodge, extraordinaire.
(https://i.imgur.com/193CLS6.png)
Tag: Public Interactive Art. You know, it's art, but you're encouraged to climb/play/touch. This is at the Indianapolis Museum of Art / Newfields. The arcs represent bouncing balls/motion. There are two regulation hoops mixed in and you’re encouraged to shoot. But obviously, pick up games arent possible.
(https://i.imgur.com/nbVPU6Y.png)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Basket
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Pretty elegant grab and tag, Kip.. :thumb:
(bump to the top)
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The closest I may find to "interactive art" will be a stack of hay bales in a farmer's field. I'll have to wait until you city folk grab that tag before I participate again.
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The closest I may find to "interactive art" will be a stack of hay bales in a farmer's field. I'll have to wait until you city folk grab that tag before I participate again.
Some modern art with hay by Ulla von Brandenburg:
(https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_3000,h_2000,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto:best,dpr_2.0/ws-pilarcorrias/usr/exhibitions/images/exhibitions/129/pdt-2020-ulla-von-brandeburg-295.jpg)
You just need to find some kids playing in a stack of hay
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Grab: art bench made from hollow tubing where you can speak from one end and listen from another end.
(https://i.ibb.co/16jmLFv/IMG-6920.jpg) (https://ibb.co/16jmLFv)
Tag: this is a weird one, Mead bar, I tried mead once, not for me. I have never played this tag game so maybe open it up to a unique beverage establishment.
(https://i.ibb.co/DCdHgLY/IMG-6921.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DCdHgLY)
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Great grab and nice looking Eldo.. :thumb:
There used to be a meadery around.. I'll see if it still is.
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Thanks Chuck, I love the loops.
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Tag: this is a weird one, Mead bar, I tried mead once, not for me. I have never played this tag game so maybe open it up to a unique beverage establishment.
Man. that's a handsome Eldo. Nice job on the grab.
Mead...there was a bar in downtown but it seems to have closed. This could take a minute.
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I'm off to see if I can find one about 50 or so miles away unless Kip beats me to it. :smiley:
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I'm off to see if I can find one about 50 or so miles away unless Kip beats me to it. :smiley:
you're safe. SOME body's gotta be productive. Hartford City?
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you're safe. SOME body's gotta be productive. Hartford City?
Yep, Grab. Wolf's bane meadery in Hartford City. You truly can't get there from here, they are putting in new storm drains downtown, and *all* the streets are closed. (!) The things I do to keep this tag game going.. :smiley: at any rate, after riding down alleys and some sidewalks, here is the back.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/993d93a06d65a3af/20230713_142119.jpg)
You can't get to the front.. I'll bet the merchants downtown are really happy with the city planning commission. :shocked:
At any rate, I asked the Google Girl in the Box to take me home, and all I got was an exclamation point and she said she couldn't find a route. :smiley: I could, of course, but it involved riding on some more sidewalks. I was headed home and thought, "Now *there* is something you seldom see in central Indiana..
The new tag is something to do with seafaring..
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/be1471072dbdcf99/20230713_144631.jpg)
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Wow! My Flabber is truly gasted. (Or is my Gast truly flabbered?). A meadery?! I thought this would linger for a while. Great work, Chuck. I did not think that tag would get got for a while. If ever.
Great new tag, too. I think that's a great monument for the Legion.
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Glad you got that Chuck. I was not going to venture into Nashville for the tag.
Should be able to get the new tag if the weather cooperates.
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That's a good one Chuck. Love the little bike, really looks cool. :bike-037:
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Grab,,,,,.. USS Oklahoma anchor. Sunk at Pearl Harbor.
(https://i.ibb.co/cghv0xT/PXL-20230716-185425763-MP.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cghv0xT)
(https://i.ibb.co/VWfVP0v/PXL-20230716-185440094-MP.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VWfVP0v)
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new tag, how about a well? Doesn't have to operate, this one has been played for years. BTW- it's by the State Capitol Blg.
(https://i.ibb.co/nRZMT2C/PXL-20230716-190202589.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nRZMT2C)
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That's a good one. Lot's of those around here and we're not even in oil country.
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All over south central PA today and didn't find a single one...
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All over south central PA today and didn't find a single one...
I just wrote "well". Didn't say it had to pump oil or even pump. This is open to interpretation. I wrote it that way deliberately, knowing that oil wells aren't prevalent in some places.
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Cant find any kind of well around here. Will wait for the next tag.
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Cant find any kind of well around here. Will wait for the next tag.
Only "wells" I found today on my loop of VA and WV were of the "wishing" variety. I could have taken a photo of my Convert with one of those, but folks might not take too kindly to someone parking in front of their house and taking a photo...
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I found these yesterday. Will this work? They’re not active, but they’re well components.
(https://i.ibb.co/WcczTWr/IMG-2235.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WcczTWr)
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I found these yesterday. Will this work? They’re not active, but they’re well components.
(https://i.ibb.co/WcczTWr/IMG-2235.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WcczTWr)
:thumb:
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New tag. Historical marker.
(https://i.ibb.co/dBBVTc6/IMG-2238.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dBBVTc6)
Or structure named for a specific person.
(https://i.ibb.co/XyPYm3J/IMG-2240.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XyPYm3J)
(https://i.ibb.co/Y0sLySd/IMG-2242.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y0sLySd)
(https://i.ibb.co/h8cn6q6/IMG-2241.jpg) (https://ibb.co/h8cn6q6)
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Tag
(https://i.ibb.co/Lr4KntB/IMG-4836.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Lr4KntB)
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my goodness, finally.... I thought someone out of the oil patch might have on old water well or something. Good work Mr Fish. It seemed like an ordeal.
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my goodness, finally.... I thought someone out of the oil patch might have on old water well or something. Good work Mr Fish. It seemed like an ordeal.
I have a flowing well locally, but I was at Oshkosh playing airplane.
That was a GRAB, TWO.. now we need a tag. :smiley:
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I have a flowing well locally, but I was at Oshkosh playing airplane.
That was a GRAB, TWO.. now we need a tag. :smiley:
I read there was mayhem up there. Glad you got back OK.
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New Tag.
A “Welcome to” “greetings from” town mural painted on the side of a building.
(https://i.ibb.co/8XKvyfb/IMG-4839.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8XKvyfb)
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I read there was mayhem up there. Glad you got back OK.
It was a zoo.. entirely too many people there, and they can just stay off my lawn. I *did* win a major award for an airplane that I restored (gasp) 20 years ago, and the current keeper brought it to Oshkosh. :shocked: :smiley: :smiley:
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It was a zoo.. entirely too many people there, and they can just stay off my lawn. I *did* win a major award for an airplane that I restored (gasp) 20 years ago, and the current keeper brought it to Oshkosh. :shocked: :smiley: :smiley:
welll GEEEEEZ!!!
Tell us about the plane you restored. A photo would be nice. You've done so many that I can't guess.
Zoo? After the lockdown and getting out again. No surprise.
OHHHH, congrats. :boozing: (no IPA)
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It was like a time capsule. The back story..
Many years ago, I was sitting at Oshkosh with my old friend Carl (Nascar parts supplier/race car driver) when he said he'd decided he'd never have time to build an airplane and he was going to buy one. I was getting the building itch again, and said I'd sell him the Skyranger. I got a call after coming home and he said he'd take it. (!!)
He came to our strip with ferry pilot Ben, and they flew it to Charlotte, where his property backs up to "Dale's place." :smiley: Get the picture? Carl is a gearhead of the highest degree, had an Indy car ride, etc.
He called me about a week later asking how to land it, etc. He was having problems. I told him speeds, etc. but it's not a hard airplane to land..
It was the first stages of Parkinson's, :sad: and he never flew it solo.
It sat in his barn for 20 years (I'll get better and be able to fly it) :sad: when an Airline captain, Karl, bought it and had it ferried out from Carl's.
Karl called me and asked if I was the guy that restored it. "833? Uh.. yeah." (wondering if he was going to sue me or something.) :smiley: He said he was going to fly it to Oshkosh and would like to meet up if I was going. Texted me and said where it was parked, and I thought, at least they could have let him park in the antique/classic area..that is a mile from the Red Barn. Went out and couldn't find it.. hopped a tram back toward the campground, and they were tying it down front and center in front of the red barn. (!) It stayed there all week, sort of unusual. It *was* a time capsule, and looked exactly like it did when it left our strip 20 years ago.
To make an even longer story short, it won a Lindy. (!!)
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/19c897c35c8fc27e/image(3).jpg)
It's the highest award a builder/restorer can get in the US..
Karl lives in Virginia, and stopped by our strip on the way home.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/9384e6fa997d6e6e/20230730_124244.jpg)
and let the Lovely Assistant (tm) and yours truly get a picture with it.
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/ecfa83ffbe36d8c4/20230730_123949(0).jpg)
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Beautiful girl, beautiful plane, and, well, Chuck you just do the best you can. :)
Here I am, lucky to not screw up an oil change. At least I can admire great work when I see it. Congratulations, Chuck.
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Thanks, Fish.
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Congrat's Chuck
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Good one Chuck.
Wasn't there a photo of your plane at the town diner that used to be the airport cafe? I think took a photo of the photo....
(https://g3.img-dpreview.com/9FBB6314AD584F2F9498BF5ED0D51DCC.jpg)
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Chuck, very cool, congrats. :thumb:
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I wish my old boss was still around so I could show him this thread. He passed just over a month ago, he also suffered from Parkinson's. He was restoring a Curtis Robin when the disease prevented him from finishing the project. It was little more than a small pile of miscellaneous pieces when he acquired it, mainly for the title and FAA paperwork. I thought he would never finish it as he was beyond a perfectionist so everything he did was better than perfect. As an example he took a couple of weeks of afterwork evenings to machine a new float bowl for the carburetor. There also a lot of new machined parts in the restored OX5 engine. To the best of my knowledge the airframe is now in the hands of a restorer in Grass Valley in California, the engine in the possession of a museum in Hood River Oregon. He also had a perfectly restored Stearman with a 300 Lycoming instead of the stock 220, but that part is on the hush hush. Just a higher compression ratio with different pistons. Anyway yours is a very nice plane, I can appreciate the amount of work that goes into something like this. Al worked on his during after hours well into the night and untold hours during the weekends.
kk
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This was a much better "project" than a Robin in Pieces. It was apart, and hadn't flown since the 50s. It was originally owned by a farmer, and had some (ahem) bodges that we as old Guzzi lovers have seen before. :smiley:
As our friend Bill would say, "Comma, but."
It was all there. Scrounging/making parts is the time consuming part of a restoration, just like a motorcycle. The original instruments were still in the panel. If a guy didn't know what he was looking at, it just looked like a pile of rubble, though. I gave all the pix to Carl, and Karl (number 2) had them in a scrap book to display, so I can't post a picture. The oil and dirt covered engine was at least laying on a tire on the dirt floor so I could save and overhaul it.
I bought it cheap. (Guzzi content) :smiley:
I didn't replace anything that could be repaired, and didn't put anything on it that wouldn't have come from the factory in 46. Did a *lot* of research, of course. I'm old enough to know what old airplanes *used to* look like, and they weren't the overly restored shiny aircraft that are being shown today.
Apparently some judges realized that, too.. :smiley:
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Well done Sir. Your talent never ceases to amaze! :bow:
Paul B. :boozing:
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<Elvis/1> Thankya, thankya..
<Elvis/0>
:smiley:
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Grab. Boonsboro, MD in the rain.
(https://i.ibb.co/Y8Vd8fm/Sunday-Ride-08062023-022.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y8Vd8fm)
New Tag: historic bridge, covered or not. Sachs Covered Bridge near Gettysburg, PA.
(https://i.ibb.co/54m9rZ6/Sunday-Ride-08062023-014.jpg) (https://ibb.co/54m9rZ6)
(https://i.ibb.co/mtXgs3n/Sunday-Ride-08062023-015.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mtXgs3n)
(https://i.ibb.co/BG62pnT/Sunday-Ride-08062023-017.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BG62pnT)
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:thumb:
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Took a little searching, but here is a historic bridge relocated to a park.
(https://i.ibb.co/dM3bpBM/IMG-4977.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dM3bpBM)
(https://i.ibb.co/xLTZF0x/IMG-4976.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xLTZF0x)
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New Tag! Independent Motorcycle Shop. No new bikes.
(https://i.ibb.co/BgZ0W7f/IMG-4988.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BgZ0W7f)
This shop even has a Moto Guzzi.
(https://i.ibb.co/p1MnmYh/IMG-4980.jpg) (https://ibb.co/p1MnmYh)
upload image (https://imgbb.com/)
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Has everyone lost interest, or is it already winter where you are. :popcorn:
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Been trying to find a motorcycle shop that qualifies. There's one near Littlestown, PA, but so far my rides haven't taken me close.
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I would still like play, but I don't think I would have any fun tags for you to go after.
You guys in the mid to eastern states have a lot of historic sites and the like. All this has been downed to make mini malls and the like where I'm at.
When I can, I will add!
Tom
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Strip mall tags are fine. Pet shop, sub shop, hair salon, Asian food, parking lot, lamp post, etc. Doesn't matter. The whole idea is to get out and ride. Check out the thread that inspired this and you'll see:
https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/scooter-tag-an-excuse-to-ride.972287/page-685#post-48688005
Not many independent shops around here anymore.
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Dealerships around here won't work on older bikes. That gives us quite a few independent shops started by former dealership mechanics.
I would think that most areas would have independent Harley motorcycle shops.
I am camping and riding this weekend. I can go ahead and post up a new tag.
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Dealerships around here won't work on older bikes. That gives us quite a few independent shops started by former dealership mechanics.
I would think that most areas would have independent Harley motorcycle shops.
I am camping and riding this weekend. I can go ahead and post up a new tag.
There's plenty of independent shops that work on older bikes (I run one), but far fewer independent shops that sell used bikes as well. I thought that was the tag?
Closest I could get a few weeks ago:
(https://i.ibb.co/vk0kqKG/Sunday-Ride-Williams-Grove-172.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vk0kqKG)
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There's plenty of independent shops that work on older bikes (I run one), but far fewer independent shops that sell used bikes as well. I thought that was the tag?
Closest I could get a few weeks ago:
(https://i.ibb.co/vk0kqKG/Sunday-Ride-Williams-Grove-172.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vk0kqKG)
I did say independent shop instead of independent dealer.
All the independent shops around here have a few bikes for sale. Probably because the previous owner didn't want to pay what it would take to get the bike back in serviceable condition.
Not sure if a scooter / moped shop would be classified as a motorcycle shop though. :wink: :grin:
But since I would rather go after a new tag someone else creates instead of having to post a different tag I'll let it slide. LOL!
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I did say independent shop instead of independent dealer.
All the independent shops around here have a few bikes for sale. Probably because the previous owner didn't want to pay what it would take to get the bike back in serviceable condition.
Not sure if a scooter / moped shop would be classified as a motorcycle shop though. :wink: :grin:
But since I would rather go after a new tag someone else creates instead of having to post a different tag I'll let it slide. LOL!
Hagerstown Moped sells small atvs and dirt bikes as well, all new though. If that's okay as a Grab, then I'll post a new Tag.
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:thumb:
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Sounds good to me. The whole goal is to keep the game going.
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Alrighty then...
New Tag: Historic Inn.
https://cashtowninn.com/
(https://i.ibb.co/zs2jZJ0/Sunday-Ride-08062023-013.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zs2jZJ0)
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Converts are such good-looking machines.
Good tag.
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Grab.
(https://i.ibb.co/n7NXn5b/IMG-2609.jpg) (https://ibb.co/n7NXn5b)
(https://i.ibb.co/ZhVKfDs/IMG-2610.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZhVKfDs)
https://hermitageinnwv.com/
Heritage Inn and Taproom. Petersburg, WV.
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New tag. Railroad crossing sign.
(https://i.ibb.co/2KdsRT9/IMG-2612.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2KdsRT9)
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Grab. Indian Springs Road, west of Winchester, VA. This Winchester & Western track.
(https://i.ibb.co/vYC7xRx/Bikes-Breakfast-Ride-afterwards-031.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vYC7xRx)
This branch meanders through pasture land.
(https://i.ibb.co/M1qrSmW/Bikes-Breakfast-Ride-afterwards-032.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M1qrSmW)
(https://i.ibb.co/PM0hcp5/Bikes-Breakfast-Ride-afterwards-034.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PM0hcp5)
New tag: historic railroad depot. This is Point of Rocks, MD.
(https://i.ibb.co/6RnP91J/Bikes-Breakfast-Ride-afterwards-019.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6RnP91J)
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Bump. Everyone already put their bikes away for the year?
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Bump. Everyone already put their bikes away for the year?
Busy with bikeless work trips.
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Busy with bikeless work trips.
Hey, let's watch the profanity. It's a family board.
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It's been cold and windy here, and I'm a wimp any more. I did see a tag the other day I need to get, though.. :smiley:
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Hey, let's watch the profanity. It's a family board.
I do have to visit the local motorcycle shops when on these trips because too many days without touching a motorcycle makes me a little jumpy.
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Here's one. It's a restaurant now.
(https://i.ibb.co/nQ9tc6D/IMG-7324.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nQ9tc6D)
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New tag.
Bandsaw or american iron.
(https://i.ibb.co/GtS2HHq/IMG-7329.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GtS2HHq)
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I can do that in my own shop, but I don't know of anywhere that I can ride to, to take that shot.
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I have two Guzzis parked in front of the bandsaw in my shop. Hardly fair. :grin:
kk
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Here's my big bike in front of my little bandsaw.
Tomorrow morning, if all goes well, that same bike in front of The Farmer's Wife in Ancramdale, NY while I have a breakfast burrito.
FarmallA
Steve
(https://i.ibb.co/Fws6bgL/IMG-2298.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Fws6bgL)
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(https://i.ibb.co/FDWvTGJ/2122603-E-70-BF-4506-A40-A-4-FCFF0-B1-B505.jpg)
American Iron in the background but this is a lazy tag.
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I know i'm screwing this up a little bit, but I did the bandsaw thing, and there was a restaurant thing mentioned and never tagged, so here's two restaurant shots from this mornings's ride. Before we left the Moto Coffee Machine in Hudson NY, there were a couple of Harleys and a Goldwing trike where that truck is parked, so there's almost American Iron.
(https://i.ibb.co/2qTh9YN/IMG-2304.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2qTh9YN)
(https://i.ibb.co/zhWKNBz/IMG-2305.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zhWKNBz)
Perfect perfect fall day!
FarmallA
Steve
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Ok. I the the bandsaws and iron are covered. Do we have a new tag?
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I know i'm screwing this up a little bit, but I did the bandsaw thing, and there was a restaurant thing mentioned and never tagged, so here's two restaurant shots from this mornings's ride. Before we left the Moto Coffee Machine in Hudson NY, there were a couple of Harleys and a Goldwing trike where that truck is parked, so there's almost American Iron.
(https://i.ibb.co/2qTh9YN/IMG-2304.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2qTh9YN)
(https://i.ibb.co/zhWKNBz/IMG-2305.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zhWKNBz)
Perfect perfect fall day!
FarmallA
Steve
The Tag wasn't a restaurant, it was a old railroad depot. JBU Grabbed that. Need a new Tag that someone can ride to since that is the whole point of the game, isn't it?
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Ok then, I grabbed the bandsaw. Now the new tag is a Cafe.
(https://i.ibb.co/cwKyg9x/IMG-2305.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cwKyg9x)
Moto Coffee Machine in Hudson NY,
FarmallA
Steve
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Deb’s in Higganum, CT guzzi breakfast this morning..
(https://i.ibb.co/gRtxTPN/IMG-0631.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gRtxTPN)
New tag, how about anything like:
Castle
Stonework
Library
Sherlock Holmes
(https://i.ibb.co/YdCMjHw/IMG-0635.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YdCMjHw)
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(https://i.ibb.co/YdCMjHw/IMG-0635.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YdCMjHw)
Something missing from that photo...
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Yup..let’s see…a bike? Mea culpa..
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Deb’s in Higganum..
(https://i.ibb.co/gRtxTPN/IMG-0631.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gRtxTPN)<br
And your bike under great looking fall foilage?..easy enough
(https://i.ibb.co/Br2mYLK/IMG-4355.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Br2mYLK)
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Work travel has been crazy. Almost totally missed any fall foliage on the bikes.
(https://i.ibb.co/2yPQdcw/IMG-5996.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2yPQdcw)
New tag. Your bike with vintage gas station.
(https://i.ibb.co/1scsb5b/IMG-6003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1scsb5b)
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(https://i.ibb.co/XVFpWrr/shell.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XVFpWrr)
How about your bike and a State flag, doesn't have to be your state.
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(https://i.ibb.co/XVFpWrr/shell.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XVFpWrr)
How about your bike and a Stftp://ate flag, doesn't have to be your state.
Where is your state flag photo?
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Where is your state flag photo?
Guess I misunderstood, that you added a picture of the previous subject and started
A new one..... oops. :tongue:
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Guess I misunderstood, that you added a picture of the previous subject and started
A new one..... oops. :tongue:
And it is supposed to be a photo you take after the new tag photo is placed. Not digging up an old photo. The point is to get out and ride. The rules are in the very first post in this thread.
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Taking the state flag Tag and running with it. Grab: Lunch today at the Sheetz in Brunswick, MD.
(https://i.ibb.co/CsH3Mtw/Thursday-Ride-11302023-003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CsH3Mtw)
New Tag: Old mill of any type. This is the Burwell-Morgan Mill in Millwood, VA.
(https://i.ibb.co/51rwy28/Thursday-Ride-11302023-005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/51rwy28) (https://i.ibb.co/Brs1kBN/Thursday-Ride-11302023-006.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Brs1kBN) (https://i.ibb.co/HggD7Q4/Thursday-Ride-11302023-007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HggD7Q4) (https://i.ibb.co/qxtpX8K/Thursday-Ride-11302023-008.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qxtpX8K) (https://i.ibb.co/HP8WrGk/Thursday-Ride-11302023-009.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HP8WrGk) (https://i.ibb.co/QPycX95/Thursday-Ride-11302023-010.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QPycX95) (https://i.ibb.co/D1K1zFr/Thursday-Ride-11302023-012.jpg) (https://ibb.co/D1K1zFr) (https://i.ibb.co/xXw8Yh8/Thursday-Ride-11302023-013.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xXw8Yh8) (https://i.ibb.co/5T41MSj/Thursday-Ride-11302023-014.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5T41MSj) (https://i.ibb.co/V3BdjxD/Thursday-Ride-11302023-017.jpg) (https://ibb.co/V3BdjxD)
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^^^ Nice!
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Thanks, Charlie.. :thumb:
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Taking the state flag Tag and running with it. Grab: Lunch today at the Sheetz in Brunswick, MD.
New Tag: Old mill of any type. This is the Burwell-Morgan Mill in Millwood, VA.
Nice to see someone out on a bike! Beautiful Spots, as usual, Charlie.
Cheers.
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Nice to see someone out on a bike! Beautiful Spots, as usual, Charlie.
Cheers.
Only 119 miles, but it was good to finally get out for a while. Full set of photos here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB5e2f
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Bump.
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(https://i.ibb.co/1nv4pXN/IMG-3617.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1nv4pXN)
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Okey dokey
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New tag. Historical plaque.
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