Hanging Around

Smeggypants
Posted 26/06/2011 - 03:22 Link
Algernon wrote:
Smeggypants wrote:
Algernon wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="johnriley"]The oil drums had to stay, I certainly wasn't shifting them, but at least it shows us which way up the picture was.
Some Yank will give you £100 for that oil drum!
Why? They normally send in the military and steal it.
Haven't you seen the program on the History Chanel (I think) called "American Pickers" where 2 guys go round junk yards collecting...... JUNK! In one show they bought some old Quart sized oil cans for $1 each and said I'll get $15 each for these back home.... more if there's anything in them [/quote]Yeah, I like that show.

Some of those barns full of stuff are amazing. I'd love to search around them.

A friend of mine once had a business travelling around the backwaters of the USA buying up rare guitars and basses and importing them back to the UK. he found some amazing stuff

My previous comment was pertaining to the US violent attacks on Iraq and Libya though, which most people know were nothing to do with the official reason and more about Oil ( and other things ).

but yeah Pickers is a cool progam.
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Algernon
Posted 26/06/2011 - 09:28 Link
I met an American in Spain in the 70's going around buying up Coca-Cola bottles. He shipped them back to the states. sprayed them silver and then sold them to his fellow citizens
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pgweber
Posted 26/06/2011 - 10:35 Link
John,

Sorry if I came on a bit strong with my initial comment.

Your reply gives some context to the photo, which I did not appreciate before.

Some of the comments received above were a little risque and less about the joie-de-vivre you sought to capture.

Perhaps I should lighten up a little, especially as I got my mended 55-300 back on Friday after 7 weeks.

Regards
Peter

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PentaxExpert
Posted 26/06/2011 - 14:57 Link
stop grovelling there was no context provided and you said what you thought
PPG

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johnriley
Posted 26/06/2011 - 23:00 Link
Off topic comments removed.

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