Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT Mixed Grill - From London , England - GRIZZMAKES world
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Workspaces between 705 and 1200 squarefeet.
sawduststeve
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Evening mate, there's some great gifts there. 
I was going to say that you're a lucky guy, but thats not true, no luck involved.
More like ,no good deed goes unnoticed and what goes around comes around.
Good work fella.
Steve
I was going to say that you're a lucky guy, but thats not true, no luck involved.
More like ,no good deed goes unnoticed and what goes around comes around.
Good work fella.
Steve
Craptain
Well-known member
I don't know either. But that's part of the reason my brother stopped using his and got a more economical and environmentally friendly car. Apparently road tax is based on the pollution produced. Of course I am probably over simplifying it. Though by our American standards you're doing quite well.No idea what the fuel consumption is meant to be on these 1.4 liter petrol engines.
But today I filled up to the neck with 40 liters after 300 miles of unsympathetic driving.
I guess the diesel models are a lot lighter on fuel.
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Bob Heine
ALLIANCE MEMBER
Rian, you are surely right on the diesel models but I think you're in the ballpark for the gasoline engine version.
http://www.fuelly.com/car/citroen/berlingo?engineconfig_id=492&bodytype_id=&submodel_id=
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airsanford
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roughly 30 mpg.
rixtrix1
Well-known member
Excellent!
Rian, you are surely right on the diesel models but I think you're in the ballpark for the gasoline engine version.
http://www.fuelly.com/car/citroen/berlingo?engineconfig_id=492&bodytype_id=&submodel_id=
Thank you very much Bob, I am not too clever with that stuff, but always get the sense it’s been a while when I fill up.
Cool, thank you.
Yes Ric, it’s good news for anyone, as it means time to carry on with the good things in life.
After a few months of not getting much I liked at bootfairs today started out slow at 06.30 after I was awake from stupid-0-clock.
In the end I got home after 12.00 which is a record from about 5 years ago when they used to deliver.
A lot of the stuff may seem incredibly random, and it is too......
But remember that I shop for a few people, and some of the stuff I get is for my own pleasure.
I am just getting ready to do a BBQ for 10 as Joy wanted to do it at her place which is not really ideally set of for a good South African style Braai/BBQ so I offered my place to celebrate her dad who died a year ago.
It should be a good afternoon.
Report and photos later if you guys are still about.
oldironfarmer
Well-known member
We're still here.
Some people have nothing else to do...
Some people have nothing else to do...
We're still here.
Some people have nothing else to do...
Well......
The party was great, took a while to get everyone away, and myself settled.
Just in bed, while you plan dinner.
Progress at Dennis’ place with his solo build of the replica gas station continues.
Sides gong up.
Floors going down.
Gutters being added.
Had a BBQ for Joy today as a little celebration for her dad who died a year ago, with some of her best friends, and mine over.
Food....
Well, Bootfairs were a winner yesterday.
Left home and in the fields by 6.30 for first one, of course while you are at one Bootfair, the buying does not stop at the other...... so think of all the missed rubbish you could buy.
First blood was this little number for @CraigRK for his daughter. All of £1.00
Next up another item not for myself, but at 50p for friend Bryan @MrTiki who owns the little Imp, it was a no brainier.
Same seller had a Ladybird Book for 50p on how to survive a Zombie attack.
The reason I bought the book for Bryan was because he and son Harrison built, rather than bought a Millenium falcon a few years ago, now to me that is quality family time and top parenting.
Item no 3 was again not for me, but for Joys daughter, who runs a an acting and dance school, she needs to move large props, stage floors etc, and recently her sack barrow went missing.
Photo was for her to choose one, the rusty, better one for £5.00 was chosen.
At the same table I got 4 spanner’s and an unused rasp for £1.00
Seller took pic to WhatsApp to Dayzee.
Then another £1.00 spent on a complete and hardly used Impact driver, I used one a lot on dismantling my Chevy truck.
This will replace the one I have as its well used.
Time for a WTF?
Last year the same seller appeared once at a Bootfair and I bought a load from her.
Yesterday she was back, selling the usual tat, but also having a car full of very pretty tights.
I texted a friend in South Africa who works as a senior PA in banking and always dresses immaculately for workto see if she wanted more again. Dùlce was straight back on the phone calling me on WhatsApp video to select 20 different pairs of tights for £14.00 which compares rather favourably with the typical £5.00 per pair for this sort of thing in shops.
Also, in South Africa she has no access to this much selection and variety plus top quality.
@CraigRK will ask his wife to deliver the next time she or he heads back there, so worth the effort.
Randomly bought soft toys to put away for winter, for Joys dog Wyzz, he likes his soft toys and therapeutic destruction of them means the house is spared. Mostly 50p per toy, some 20p.
Thenhat, with original box, in the background bought for resale, cost £3.00whichmclearly is a lot less than retail.
Next pile, CD’s for various applications around 20p each, new Johnny Cash triple pack for road trip. Two for Joy.
Books discussed already and cup 30p for Joy, cup,and saucer £1.00
Gloves are full Retro ladies driving gloves.........unused, new for sale too. Love them.
Key ring bear thing for a friend 50p
Last pile.
Tools, spanner’s and rasp £1.00/5 items
Tin snips 50p
Vintage scribe 50p
Key safe £1.00
Gloves for Joys daughter £1.00/pair.
Industrial cling film £1.00 per roll for me and Craig.
Clay statue £2.00 for me
Socket organisers £1.00 for both.
Not totalled up what the day cost me, but pretty certain I had a decent day.
Left home and in the fields by 6.30 for first one, of course while you are at one Bootfair, the buying does not stop at the other...... so think of all the missed rubbish you could buy.
First blood was this little number for @CraigRK for his daughter. All of £1.00
Next up another item not for myself, but at 50p for friend Bryan @MrTiki who owns the little Imp, it was a no brainier.
Same seller had a Ladybird Book for 50p on how to survive a Zombie attack.
The reason I bought the book for Bryan was because he and son Harrison built, rather than bought a Millenium falcon a few years ago, now to me that is quality family time and top parenting.
Item no 3 was again not for me, but for Joys daughter, who runs a an acting and dance school, she needs to move large props, stage floors etc, and recently her sack barrow went missing.
Photo was for her to choose one, the rusty, better one for £5.00 was chosen.
At the same table I got 4 spanner’s and an unused rasp for £1.00
Seller took pic to WhatsApp to Dayzee.
Then another £1.00 spent on a complete and hardly used Impact driver, I used one a lot on dismantling my Chevy truck.
This will replace the one I have as its well used.
Time for a WTF?
Last year the same seller appeared once at a Bootfair and I bought a load from her.
Yesterday she was back, selling the usual tat, but also having a car full of very pretty tights.
I texted a friend in South Africa who works as a senior PA in banking and always dresses immaculately for workto see if she wanted more again. Dùlce was straight back on the phone calling me on WhatsApp video to select 20 different pairs of tights for £14.00 which compares rather favourably with the typical £5.00 per pair for this sort of thing in shops.
Also, in South Africa she has no access to this much selection and variety plus top quality.
@CraigRK will ask his wife to deliver the next time she or he heads back there, so worth the effort.
Randomly bought soft toys to put away for winter, for Joys dog Wyzz, he likes his soft toys and therapeutic destruction of them means the house is spared. Mostly 50p per toy, some 20p.
Thenhat, with original box, in the background bought for resale, cost £3.00whichmclearly is a lot less than retail.
Next pile, CD’s for various applications around 20p each, new Johnny Cash triple pack for road trip. Two for Joy.
Books discussed already and cup 30p for Joy, cup,and saucer £1.00
Gloves are full Retro ladies driving gloves.........unused, new for sale too. Love them.
Key ring bear thing for a friend 50p
Last pile.
Tools, spanner’s and rasp £1.00/5 items
Tin snips 50p
Vintage scribe 50p
Key safe £1.00
Gloves for Joys daughter £1.00/pair.
Industrial cling film £1.00 per roll for me and Craig.
Clay statue £2.00 for me
Socket organisers £1.00 for both.
Not totalled up what the day cost me, but pretty certain I had a decent day.
1/2 Cup
Member Emeritus
You have done well Rian, I would not worry about the cost.
Bandit Rian, nice assortment of fine stuff. Made out good on the socket dividers.
Morning Herb
I think with the amount of miles Craig, Dennis and I will be doing from Saturday the 1st of September when we head down to New Orleans to Dennis’s cousin for a couple of days, then back up through Texas and possibly into Arkansas to Fayetteville for an afternoon/evening followed possibly by heading up to Andy’s on the Wednesday afternoon and sleeping over at Andy’s place so we are there for Thursday to melt metal etc and sleeping at Andy’s on Thursday night and leaving back for St Louis on Friday as we have another big event on Saturday near St Louis. I would say that is probably safely our agenda.
I am still hoping that JB can make it there too as its a reasonably accessible place for all of you guys as we are doing a lot of miles.
Bootfair certainly was good.
Some of the stuff needed and some just nice to have.
03.
Well-known member
Well done, your luck turned around real quick
Let's hope it is a sign of things to come.
Don't know you well enough to make a smartarse comment about that clay statue...
Let's hope it is a sign of things to come.
Don't know you well enough to make a smartarse comment about that clay statue...
Well done, your luck turned around real quick
Let's hope it is a sign of things to come.
Don't know you well enough to make a smartarse comment about that clay statue...
Except for some of the hair, it looks like me.
You are welcome to make comments.
Sometimes there are differences culturally between humour perceptions but mostly it should be similar.
njhoudini
Well-known member
It may be a mere coincidence, but it sure seems the brai for ten led to a very successful day at the bootfair. I imagine the value of the hat and tights alone easily covered the cost of everything else. Glad Harley didn't have to be harmed. His supervisory duties must go on.
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Morning Eugene
Yes the hat alone will be around £45.00 or $60.00 retail.
Harley is certainly the protector and security guard.
I would not do her or old man Dukey any harm.
Feedback from Joys friends and family was very flattering.
Message from one:
Please show Rian this message..... it was so lovely to finally meet you at your wonderful house. I've had such a lovely afternoon/evening the food was to die for you really are king of the BBQs ?? but more importantly you have put a huge smile on my best friends face and that is priceless thank you again and hope to see you soon when Jimmy is back love Karen ***
So all good.
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sawduststeve
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I think with the amount of miles Craig, Dennis and I will be doing from Saturday the 1st of September when we head down to New Orleans to Dennis’s cousin for a couple of days, then back up through Texas and possibly into Arkansas to Fayetteville for an afternoon/evening followed possibly by heading up to Andy’s on the Wednesday afternoon and sleeping over at Andy’s place so we are there for Thursday to melt metal etc and sleeping at Andy’s on Thursday night and leaving back for St Louis on Friday as we have another big event on Saturday near St Louis. I would say that is probably safely our agenda.
I am still hoping that JB can make it there too as its a reasonably accessible place for all of you guys as we are doing a lot of miles.
Wow, thats certainly a great sounding road trip,mate.
You can get some sleep on the flight home.
Steve
I am still hoping that JB can make it there too as its a reasonably accessible place for all of you guys as we are doing a lot of miles.
Wow, thats certainly a great sounding road trip,mate.
You can get some sleep on the flight home.
Steve
oldironfarmer
Well-known member
We'll count on you for Thursday but be glad to see you when you get here.
I hope Herb can make it, and anybody else who can come please PM me so we can have enough grub in the bucket. I'll also give you directions by PM. Unfortunately we live in an area where GPS directs you three miles away.
JB has a recently scheduled shutdown starting so he will only make it if they have some change which allows him to be off. Like a delay.
Boot fair booty looks good, I especially like the blacksmith made scribe.
Indeed, and as Andy has said, if anyone else would like to join us on the day, please do send Andy a PM to let him know.
I think with the amount of miles Craig, Dennis and I will be doing from Saturday the 1st of September when we head down to New Orleans to Dennis’s cousin for a couple of days, then back up through Texas and possibly into Arkansas to Fayetteville for an afternoon/evening followed possibly by heading up to Andy’s on the Wednesday afternoon and sleeping over at Andy’s place so we are there for Thursday to melt metal etc and sleeping at Andy’s on Thursday night and leaving back for St Louis on Friday as we have another big event on Saturday near St Louis. I would say that is probably safely our agenda.
I am still hoping that JB can make it there too as its a reasonably accessible place for all of you guys as we are doing a lot of miles.
Wow, thats certainly a great sounding road trip,mate.
You can get some sleep on the flight home.
Steve
Steve, that is week one.
In week two, Craig and I are headed up into Iowa, to Monroe, and also to meet up with “Yates” (Derek) for a factory tour and plan to stop by in Le Clare, to see the A,erican Pickers store, tick a box of one of my favourite programs.
So the miles will add up a lot more before we fly out on Friday 14th.
We'll count on you for Thursday but be glad to see you when you get here.
I hope Herb can make it, and anybody else who can come please PM me so we can have enough grub in the bucket. I'll also give you directions by PM. Unfortunately we live in an area where GPS directs you three miles away.
JB has a recently scheduled shutdown starting so he will only make it if they have some change which allows him to be off. Like a delay.
Boot fair booty looks good, I especially like the blacksmith made scribe.
Bootfair was good, despite purchases being for various people.
That little scribe was in my hand for the rest of the day, it is a very tactile little thing.
Awesome purchase you made at the auction too, certainly the winner of the week.
Grumblebum
Well-known member
rmalkow2 visited the pickers store the other day rian, here is his post on it
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=7365242&postcount=991
cheers and have a good trip if i don't chime in before then.
GB
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=7365242&postcount=991
cheers and have a good trip if i don't chime in before then.
GB
OK then......
You asked for it.
So, what do you do after an absolutely awesome American road trip in 2017 where I managed to break a Dodge Hemi Challenger before his 60th surprise birthday party?
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/199863/grizzs-2017-road-small-update
Which had followed the first trip to meet Dennis and a first trip using his Dodge in 2016
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/192803/grizzs-roadtrip-2016-best-trip
Which had of course come about as a result of my first road trip to America when mate Martin and I had flown into Texas and got to get in at Gas Monkey garage and a load of other amazing peoples garages.
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/183864/grizz-martins-epic-chevy-roadtrip
Well, if you strike it lucky and get a small performance bonus from your boss that will cover the plane ticket and airport parking, and you are able to arrange for an American Masters student in infectious diseases, (From Republic, Missouri, just up the road from Dennis) writing up his dissertation on Malaria to come live in your house and look after the cats etc for a month.........
As Steve the lodger from the last 20 weeks leaves........
You spend the cash and go on another road trip of course.
If you are really really lucky, you take along a friend from here @CraigRK (whose father I used to buy spares from 26 years ago) and then get Dennis in St Louis to hand over control of his shop for a week, to join you as well.........
By now most people know Dennis my very good friend in St Louis, Missouri so no introductions needed.
Craig’s interest is very wide, as is his experience in cars, having grown up on the shop floor of his parents’ VW garage.
His current cars all resemble each other, threads below.
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/190311/1947-chevy-fleetline-aerosedan-inspiration
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/193435/1949-chevy-3600-pickup-electrifying
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/205199/1949-chevy-3100-suburban-again
First leg on Saturday 1st September will be a long stretch from Missouri to New Orleans, including Tennessee, Louisiana.
After that there is Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and many more including Iowa, Illinois etc.
This year will be a high mileage trip again.
I hope we get to meet other members from various forums along the way.
A cooler full of beer on the back seat, Johnny Cash in the head unit and three reprobates in a big *** rental car, what could possibly go wrong?
Hold my beer and watch this.
You asked for it.
So, what do you do after an absolutely awesome American road trip in 2017 where I managed to break a Dodge Hemi Challenger before his 60th surprise birthday party?
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/199863/grizzs-2017-road-small-update
Which had followed the first trip to meet Dennis and a first trip using his Dodge in 2016
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/192803/grizzs-roadtrip-2016-best-trip
Which had of course come about as a result of my first road trip to America when mate Martin and I had flown into Texas and got to get in at Gas Monkey garage and a load of other amazing peoples garages.
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/183864/grizz-martins-epic-chevy-roadtrip
Well, if you strike it lucky and get a small performance bonus from your boss that will cover the plane ticket and airport parking, and you are able to arrange for an American Masters student in infectious diseases, (From Republic, Missouri, just up the road from Dennis) writing up his dissertation on Malaria to come live in your house and look after the cats etc for a month.........
As Steve the lodger from the last 20 weeks leaves........
You spend the cash and go on another road trip of course.
If you are really really lucky, you take along a friend from here @CraigRK (whose father I used to buy spares from 26 years ago) and then get Dennis in St Louis to hand over control of his shop for a week, to join you as well.........
By now most people know Dennis my very good friend in St Louis, Missouri so no introductions needed.
Craig’s interest is very wide, as is his experience in cars, having grown up on the shop floor of his parents’ VW garage.
His current cars all resemble each other, threads below.
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/190311/1947-chevy-fleetline-aerosedan-inspiration
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/193435/1949-chevy-3600-pickup-electrifying
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/205199/1949-chevy-3100-suburban-again
First leg on Saturday 1st September will be a long stretch from Missouri to New Orleans, including Tennessee, Louisiana.
After that there is Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and many more including Iowa, Illinois etc.
This year will be a high mileage trip again.
I hope we get to meet other members from various forums along the way.
A cooler full of beer on the back seat, Johnny Cash in the head unit and three reprobates in a big *** rental car, what could possibly go wrong?
Hold my beer and watch this.
Progress is slow due to extreme heat at Dennis’ with the replica gas station, but progress is progress.
Inner under floor went down today, working alone, I think it is a tough job.
All done.
Next will be laying the inch thick oak flooring over this lot.
Outside closed up too.
There will be a door fitted in the rear wall once we get back from the road trip.
Last night we had a change of guard.
Steve the contractors last night after 20weeks living here, he is off to America with the family for four weeks, then back to another contract, up north, not here.
So we had a few beers and a lovely Thai green chicken curry dinner that Joy had cooked for us.
Caleb, the house and cat sitter from Missouri had arrived too.
Weirdly, the Ginger Whinger was in attendance all evening too.
And it got worse.....l
This morning I went out to my last Bootfair for the year, hoping for some bargains and useless stuff....
When I got back at 9.30 Caleb was downstairs working on his Thesis write up, and Dukey had moved in, this is a good thing because Dukey is the scared, nervous one.
I think that when I leave, the cats are going to be in great hands.
Inner under floor went down today, working alone, I think it is a tough job.
All done.
Next will be laying the inch thick oak flooring over this lot.
Outside closed up too.
There will be a door fitted in the rear wall once we get back from the road trip.
Last night we had a change of guard.
Steve the contractors last night after 20weeks living here, he is off to America with the family for four weeks, then back to another contract, up north, not here.
So we had a few beers and a lovely Thai green chicken curry dinner that Joy had cooked for us.
Caleb, the house and cat sitter from Missouri had arrived too.
Weirdly, the Ginger Whinger was in attendance all evening too.
And it got worse.....l
This morning I went out to my last Bootfair for the year, hoping for some bargains and useless stuff....
When I got back at 9.30 Caleb was downstairs working on his Thesis write up, and Dukey had moved in, this is a good thing because Dukey is the scared, nervous one.
I think that when I leave, the cats are going to be in great hands.
Back to Saturday, my first day of vacation.
Decided to go out on the motorbike as I needed to drop a bag of work clothes at MIND the charity I support with anything moveable from my house and parking a motorbike is easier than a car and free in Rochester.
Headed into Charles Dickens territory.......
Had some chips. Got to have some chips from the Gordon Hotel Chippy.
Art......
Look closely.
Mouse house?
Deaf cat.
Alms house
See how low door is.
Charity shop bounty.
I had asked Dennis if anyone wanted or needed anything from here when we headed over, only Debbie asked for some Werthers Butter Mints, so I thought going to Morrisons would solve that one easily.
Ooopps, nope, none in stock. Next shop again failed, thenmoff to no 3 shop and success, bought all their stock of 11 packets, customs will think I am mad for sure.
Morrison’s had a reasonable offer on beers, but I only had the bike
Priorities, Right??
Beers, a hot roast chicken, three large packs of crisps and some cat treats in the top box.
Butter Mint Werther's that we’re at no other shops, 11 packs, tied on top.
Then headed home.
Decided to go out on the motorbike as I needed to drop a bag of work clothes at MIND the charity I support with anything moveable from my house and parking a motorbike is easier than a car and free in Rochester.
Headed into Charles Dickens territory.......
Had some chips. Got to have some chips from the Gordon Hotel Chippy.
Art......
Look closely.
Mouse house?
Deaf cat.
Alms house
See how low door is.
Charity shop bounty.
I had asked Dennis if anyone wanted or needed anything from here when we headed over, only Debbie asked for some Werthers Butter Mints, so I thought going to Morrisons would solve that one easily.
Ooopps, nope, none in stock. Next shop again failed, thenmoff to no 3 shop and success, bought all their stock of 11 packets, customs will think I am mad for sure.
Morrison’s had a reasonable offer on beers, but I only had the bike
Priorities, Right??
Beers, a hot roast chicken, three large packs of crisps and some cat treats in the top box.
Butter Mint Werther's that we’re at no other shops, 11 packs, tied on top.
Then headed home.
oldironfarmer
Well-known member
Looking forward to your arrival. The nation will somehow feel safer.
1/2 Cup
Member Emeritus
All the best for your trip Rian, no doubt you will keep us posted..
Hmmmmm.... safer??
Unlikely, having a team captain like Dennis to guide us....
Looking forward to a fun filled day or two as well.
All the best for your trip Rian, no doubt you will keep us posted..
Of course Steve, there will be a lot of photos....
For those of you interested in photos (Not sure anyone really is interested in my babbling)
Well.....
Two days of Bootfairs over a long weekend, meant threee bites of or at the cherry.
Rain threatened play for Sunday, but I managed to go to two Bootfairs, and Monday saw another one happen on a different field as they have to move around.
Sunday first blood was a simple 50p useless ornamental tin cup.
Then the writing on the wall (plate)
Love these designs, have one of Noah’s Ark as well.
Then my biggest spend, and nicest purchase of the year, real vintage car roof rack, wooden slats and clamps intact, no rubber feet as they were rotten according to seller. Much more than Imwould ever want to spend but it needed to be rescued.
Plan is to either sell it on for the right money, or mount on my wall in the lounge and to hang random Road trip items from it.
Kind of 3D picture.
The rest of the Bootfairs were pale in comparisson to this find, but I got some CD’s for 50p
Two baby books for the guest bathroom for 50p each, look closely, they go with the Zombie and Wife editions recently purchased.
Also two “Mecanno” models, one for me and car for @CraigRK
Then the second Bootfair for Sunday delivered some fun and some stuff for a friend who is heavily into Steampunk, as well as a new scarf for Joy that still had price tag attached, which was significantly more than the £1.00 that I paid for it.
The black ***** out corset was £2.00 and the black steel ribbed one was £3.00 so friend Dawn was pleased as anything as she says they cost a lot more than that in the shops or at shows.
Lastly a pair of Troll hair bands....... FREE because the lady selling a whole tray of new ones of them saw me laughing and just enjoying seeing them, they will go to Dennis’ grand daughter.
Back in a bit with Monday’s finds, for those still around and actually looking at this madness.
Monday Bootfair first blood went to @CraigRK with a £5.00 vintage Coca Cola mirror for his BBQ area that has a Coca Cola and American Diner theme.
Next his daughter won a prize......
Two large Hello Kitty cushion dolls for £1.50 each, again, crazy money to buy new, these seemed untouched and came from a very clean stall. Trust me, some stalls have mugs for sale that literally have not been washed after being used. Crazy yes, I just keep on by past them.
Bought some more random stuff, including a very large Snail Brand wrench for 50p and a Radley makeup mirror for a friend for 50p
Then from a very clean stall, a load of DVD’s and some CD’s for Joy and myself.
All 5 series of Breaking Bad, for winter viewing, as I have never watched it. £10.00 for the lot, happy with the price.
Deadpool, May be my favourite ever super hero £1.00 as Joy never saw it.
5 disc collection £1.00
Three CD’s for £1.00 of which two are forJoy.
I kept my buy of the day for last.........
It was my first buy, possibly 5 minutes after getting to the Bootfair, and at the end where people park up to display and put their stuff out.
As it cam out the van, I asked how much, thinking between £10.00 and £20.00 would be the price as they were traders...... and Samsonite is known to be good..... the case also has a TSA combination lock fitted, necessary for USA travel, so border agents can open and inspect contents if suspect, unlike into South Africa where your bags get opened to relieve them of valuable contents.
I asked the seller to take the photo as I wanted to show Craig as my newly purchased hard shell cases have been broken the last two years, last year the zipper got torn open and I lost stuff and the year before, they managed to break the one corner and wheel off my bag.
Seller said £3.00 when I asked and her husband said £5.00 so she settled on £4.00 or $5.00 or R70.00
Bit of a bargain, included lock combination.
Got it home and used some Cif/Handy Andy Amonia based scoring agent plus a scrubbing brush to clean it.
Weirdly the outside looked like it had been dragged through a muddy field by a tractor driven by a drunk farmer and the inside was immaculate, with no smells......
Once hosed down, allowed it to dry, then used a bit of furniture polish to buff it up......
And there you go, ready for a Road trip.
This case is perfect for bringing back spares for the truck, or stuff Craig may find for his four vehicles.
Next his daughter won a prize......
Two large Hello Kitty cushion dolls for £1.50 each, again, crazy money to buy new, these seemed untouched and came from a very clean stall. Trust me, some stalls have mugs for sale that literally have not been washed after being used. Crazy yes, I just keep on by past them.
Bought some more random stuff, including a very large Snail Brand wrench for 50p and a Radley makeup mirror for a friend for 50p
Then from a very clean stall, a load of DVD’s and some CD’s for Joy and myself.
All 5 series of Breaking Bad, for winter viewing, as I have never watched it. £10.00 for the lot, happy with the price.
Deadpool, May be my favourite ever super hero £1.00 as Joy never saw it.
5 disc collection £1.00
Three CD’s for £1.00 of which two are forJoy.
I kept my buy of the day for last.........
It was my first buy, possibly 5 minutes after getting to the Bootfair, and at the end where people park up to display and put their stuff out.
As it cam out the van, I asked how much, thinking between £10.00 and £20.00 would be the price as they were traders...... and Samsonite is known to be good..... the case also has a TSA combination lock fitted, necessary for USA travel, so border agents can open and inspect contents if suspect, unlike into South Africa where your bags get opened to relieve them of valuable contents.
I asked the seller to take the photo as I wanted to show Craig as my newly purchased hard shell cases have been broken the last two years, last year the zipper got torn open and I lost stuff and the year before, they managed to break the one corner and wheel off my bag.
Seller said £3.00 when I asked and her husband said £5.00 so she settled on £4.00 or $5.00 or R70.00
Bit of a bargain, included lock combination.
Got it home and used some Cif/Handy Andy Amonia based scoring agent plus a scrubbing brush to clean it.
Weirdly the outside looked like it had been dragged through a muddy field by a tractor driven by a drunk farmer and the inside was immaculate, with no smells......
Once hosed down, allowed it to dry, then used a bit of furniture polish to buff it up......
And there you go, ready for a Road trip.
This case is perfect for bringing back spares for the truck, or stuff Craig may find for his four vehicles.
Grizz, Craig and Dennis’s 2018 Humdinger of a USA Roadtrip
So, what do you do after an absolutely awesome American road trip in 2017 where I managed to break a Dodge Hemi Challenger before the owners 60th surprise birthday party?
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/199863/grizzs-2017-road-small-update
Which had followed the first trip to meet Dennis and a first trip using his Dodge in 2016
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/192803/grizzs-roadtrip-2016-best-trip
Which had of course come about as a result of my first road trip to America when mate Martin and I had flown into Texas and got to get in at Gas Monkey garage and a load of other amazing peoples garages.
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/183864/grizz-martins-epic-chevy-roadtrip
This is the fourth time I am headed back to the USA, third time to St Louis, Missouri to see Dennis and Debbie and the rest of what has become my extended family in America and if you are able to arrange for an American Masters student in infectious diseases, (From Republic, Missouri, just up the road from Dennis) writing up his dissertation on Malaria to come live in your house and look after the cats etc for a month.........
As Steve the lodger from the last 20 weeks leaves........
This was made possible by my boss awarding me a small performance bonus for 2017, which I am thankful for that covered the airfare and car parking at Heathrow, and Craig’s lovely wife Lorraine allowing him to take time off and head out with me, leaving her to manage the kids and home, of course it will cost him....... after my brother in South Africa declined my offer of a free holiday.
When I let Dennis know we were going to darken his doorstep again, he said it was all good, as have many other friends and strangers in the USA who have reached out and offered us a lot of hospitality.
Dennis also chose to join Craig and I on the first week of the road trip, leaving Debbie at home to look after things.
Meet the contestants......
One clown called Craig.
Trying to spin many plates.
Craig’s interest is very wide, as is his experience in cars, having grown up on the shop floor of his parents’ VW garage.
His current cars all resemble each other, threads below.
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/190311/1947-chevy-fleetline-aerosedan-inspiration
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/193435/1949-chevy-3600-pickup-electrifying
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/205199/1949-chevy-3100-suburban-again
Dennis The Terminator
Needs no introduction, all round amazingly nice guy.
My $5.00 bootfair bargain to carry spares back.....
Ready to travel
First leg on Saturday 1st September will be a long stretch from Missouri to New Orleans, including Tennessee, Louisiana.
After that there is Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and many more including Iowa, Illinois etc.
This year will be a high mileage trip again.
I hope we get to meet other members from various forums along the way.
So this is the macro plan. Keep in mind, not one of us sticks to a plan..... so diversions and changes are due to happen all the way. There is a lot more than what is on the maps, and more detours for week two, still to be created and posted up.
Counting down now........
A cooler full of beer on the back seat, Johnny Cash in the head unit and three reprobates in a big *** rental car, what could possibly go wrong?
Hold my beer and watch this.
Who else is on board?
RIGHT ALL....
THIS IS THE LINK TO THE THREAD AS IT WILL BE RUN ON RETRO RIDES. PLEASE CLICK AND FOLLOW ON THERE.
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/205913/grizz-craig-dennis-2018-humdinger
ENJOY.
So, what do you do after an absolutely awesome American road trip in 2017 where I managed to break a Dodge Hemi Challenger before the owners 60th surprise birthday party?
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/199863/grizzs-2017-road-small-update
Which had followed the first trip to meet Dennis and a first trip using his Dodge in 2016
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/192803/grizzs-roadtrip-2016-best-trip
Which had of course come about as a result of my first road trip to America when mate Martin and I had flown into Texas and got to get in at Gas Monkey garage and a load of other amazing peoples garages.
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/183864/grizz-martins-epic-chevy-roadtrip
This is the fourth time I am headed back to the USA, third time to St Louis, Missouri to see Dennis and Debbie and the rest of what has become my extended family in America and if you are able to arrange for an American Masters student in infectious diseases, (From Republic, Missouri, just up the road from Dennis) writing up his dissertation on Malaria to come live in your house and look after the cats etc for a month.........
As Steve the lodger from the last 20 weeks leaves........
This was made possible by my boss awarding me a small performance bonus for 2017, which I am thankful for that covered the airfare and car parking at Heathrow, and Craig’s lovely wife Lorraine allowing him to take time off and head out with me, leaving her to manage the kids and home, of course it will cost him....... after my brother in South Africa declined my offer of a free holiday.
When I let Dennis know we were going to darken his doorstep again, he said it was all good, as have many other friends and strangers in the USA who have reached out and offered us a lot of hospitality.
Dennis also chose to join Craig and I on the first week of the road trip, leaving Debbie at home to look after things.
Meet the contestants......
One clown called Craig.
Trying to spin many plates.
Craig’s interest is very wide, as is his experience in cars, having grown up on the shop floor of his parents’ VW garage.
His current cars all resemble each other, threads below.
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/190311/1947-chevy-fleetline-aerosedan-inspiration
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/193435/1949-chevy-3600-pickup-electrifying
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/205199/1949-chevy-3100-suburban-again
Dennis The Terminator
Needs no introduction, all round amazingly nice guy.
My $5.00 bootfair bargain to carry spares back.....
Ready to travel
First leg on Saturday 1st September will be a long stretch from Missouri to New Orleans, including Tennessee, Louisiana.
After that there is Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and many more including Iowa, Illinois etc.
This year will be a high mileage trip again.
I hope we get to meet other members from various forums along the way.
So this is the macro plan. Keep in mind, not one of us sticks to a plan..... so diversions and changes are due to happen all the way. There is a lot more than what is on the maps, and more detours for week two, still to be created and posted up.
Counting down now........
A cooler full of beer on the back seat, Johnny Cash in the head unit and three reprobates in a big *** rental car, what could possibly go wrong?
Hold my beer and watch this.
Who else is on board?
RIGHT ALL....
THIS IS THE LINK TO THE THREAD AS IT WILL BE RUN ON RETRO RIDES. PLEASE CLICK AND FOLLOW ON THERE.
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/205913/grizz-craig-dennis-2018-humdinger
ENJOY.
Grumblebum
Well-known member
lol they are already asking about kellie over on retro rides
have fun
GB
edit: kelly
have fun
GB
edit: kelly
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Well-known member
Good score on the boot sales well done
Enjoy your USA trip, give my regards to Rogers AR. spent many weeks there on my USA road trips, you friends in Arkansas will know where I mean it's only a short drive from them!
Enjoy your USA trip, give my regards to Rogers AR. spent many weeks there on my USA road trips, you friends in Arkansas will know where I mean it's only a short drive from them!
What are they asking??
She wants to know........
Good score on the boot sales well done
Enjoy your USA trip, give my regards to Rogers AR. spent many weeks there on my USA road trips, you friends in Arkansas will know where I mean it's only a short drive from them!
Absolutely plan on just that..... having fun.