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Which is pretty much a thing of the past with most people today sad to say.

This is the one trying to go up the garage: And this is one that was after the nest in the light: Might be the same one judging by the length you can see. Beautiful snake(s) though.

I had a robins nest in a light on my side porch last year. A black snake had crawled up the wall, across the top of the doorway and it's head was on the mount for the light. It was about 8 inches from the young birds when I caught it. I doubt the mama bird would'a been able to stop it. I caught 5 snakes last year. 4 were after the birds in this nest the other was after a nest in the roof of my garage which is right near the side porch. The one going up the garage had to be 6 feet long. Of the other 4 one was about 2-1/2 feet long, and it was the most feisty, and the others were 3 feet and longer. Then again, I like non venomous snakes too.

Nice find TJ. There was a robins nest inside my pole building garage (no door). They made it on the top of a pallet that is leaning against one wall. There were 4 young'uns in it. Last weekend I found one on the ground, same as the one you found, and three still in the nest. They were all gone this morning so they must have taken flight. The nest is empty now. I believe robins abandon the nest after the little ones have left. I'm surprised they weren't snake food. There are some black snakes around here.

And counting LoL! I paid $20 for the Singer 27. Pretty much the cost of a fast food meal. I have no doubt it will work as it was designed 122 years ago. I hate to see these go to landfills. I'll take all the free ones I can find and if I find one I'd really like I'll buy it, if it's cheap of course. I do have a friend who may need one. I haven't spoken to her recently but I plan to see if she could use one. I'll give her the Singer 99 in the cabinet.

I'm pretty sure there is one member here who might not think these sewing machines should be on this auto based forum. Perhaps more members would agree. Well...I picked this up over the past weekend. The seat base looks mighty bad and there is no pad for the back rest. I'm pretty sure all the sewing machines I have could sew up leather covers for it. It's a B-207 BTW. This is as found condition. Still needs some work before I try to start it. And old Allis Chalmers tractors are another thing I like. I've now got two. The B-207 and a B-110. Both should be from the late 1960s. Maybe I should start a thread asking if anyone is into old riding tractors.

Yep, I'm still at this. Got this one a week ago. It's a Singer model 27. It was made at the Elizabethport NJ plant in 1910. This one is called a Sphinx model as it has two Sphinx decals. One on the bed center and one on the front upper right. I wanted it as it is different than the other ones I have. This one has what they call a vibrating shuttle which, I believe, has to do with the way the bobbin operates. It looks like a side motion hammer stroke. The cabinet needs a lot of work also. The back has deteriorated badly,the bottom is no longer attached and a piece of the top where the machine lowers has a huge crack. I'm cleaning the machine up now as it was extremely dirty. I want to be able to handle it without harming more of the finish on it. It does have a motor which needs rewired.

I may do that at some point. Right now I am more interested in the sewing machines so this is a back burner.

I helped a friend clean out his sisters house after she passed away. I got a couple old sewing machines and this. I looked it up when I got it home and IIRC it is from 1933.

I have Comcast/Xfinity. When I moved here a couple years ago I told them I only wanted internet. My bill is $70 a month. My laptop is hard wired to it. My phone and my son's laptop and phone work off the WIFI.

It looks like a great start and sounds like you have a good plan. I'll be following along.

I'll keep it short(er). Back in the early/mid 80s I worked as a security guard. I was told by another guard that if a strike came up to try to get in on it. One came up in Rumford Maine. I was selected to go. We met somewhere near Pittsburgh and a couple carloads of people and gear headed there. I was among them. Once there I was given the task to work at the Contractors gate. The plant was still operating and the picketers were at the main gate. We were working 12 hour shifts, 7 days a week. I hooked up with a girl who worked for one of the contractors. After the strike was over I purchased a used '77 Harley Sportster in Augusta. We rode around for a few weeks then it was time for me to head home. I flew home. I needed to go back and get the bike. A friend of mine had a '71? Plymouth Scamp that he sold me for $75. The front wheels had the look of a dirt track racer. The tops of the wheels were in and the bottoms out. Another friend had two cycle carriers that mount to the rear bumper. Took 'em with me. Once I got there it turns out the bike was way too long for the carrier. What to do? With the help of a couple guys who worked where I had stored it we got it into the back seat. Rear end on drivers side, front to the passenger side with the passenger seat moved all the way forward and the bike's front end cocked full left. It fit. On the way back home, somewhere on the Pa turnpike, I got a flat drivers side front tire. I pulled to the side and started to change it. About halfway through a Pa State Trooper pulled up behind me. As he was walking by the door he looked in. He came up to me and said "there is a bit more room if you drive up around this curve". He got back in his car and drove off. Seeing a motorcycle in the back seat of a car must have been a pretty common occurrence then I guess. I got the car home no other problems. I put it in my yard for sale at $50 for a week. No takers. I raised the price to $75 and sold it the next day. Yes, I did make the buyer aware of the front end issue.

Awesome great trade with TJ (JollySipper). Would do it again in a heartbeat.

And I owned this when I had the '67 coupe, although it is a bit off topic.

My Dad's '56:

Story I got was the original owner blew up the four deuce seven. I don't have any old paperwork to run the VIN. Can't say if it was a big block car to begin with. It was cheap and I wanted my own Corvette. My Dad had a '56 which I got to drive once. With him in the car, at 6am, in the rain, headed to work. Woot. I was around 20 when I owned the '67. I also had a '66 convertible with a 396/4spd. I didn't keep it long.

Not that I like to admit it, the car had a 427...hood. It was a different time back then. I bought the car for $3000, drove it 3 years and sold it for $3000. Had I known today's prices I would have kept it, and many others. If I had 1/3rd of the vehicles I've owned I'd have a fantastic collection.

H&S does make some fine brushes. Nice pickup on this one. I had seen an Ultra that came with some Vallejo paints but didn't buy it. I, like Bill Eh?, have one of their Evolution Silverline brushes. I used it on a project, not model related, and it was a joy to use. How many brushes do you have in your arsenal? Or send me a PM. I like talking ABs.

Thank you Sam. Looking forward to the next one! Great trader Sam is.

My daily driver from around '75 to '78. It's a picture of a picture my step-sister took.

I had a '77 Datsun 280Z that was set up for autocross. This car could corner. I really learned how to drive in it. The engine would have run forever but the steel they used wasn't top grade stuff. The car rusted to the point of letting it go. Honorable mentions include a '67 Cougar ( my first car), a '67 Corvette coupe, a '78 Dodge Warlock (2WD) and a '89 and a '92 Riviera. I've probably had about 75 cars in my lifetime. This is my short list.

Ok. I'm not familiar with it. Looking forward to your WiP.

Cool. What kit are you getting?

Your diorama turned out pretty nice. The base is very well done with the process you used. Not to be critical, I think you can enhance the look of the bike if you add a throttle and clutch cable. Plus the front and rear brake lines. Most model kits come with the tubing to do this. You may just need to find something that looks close to scale.