Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<That couldn't be your last name RT, could it>Clinton? Or are you giving your rooms name like I do?>> No, my name's not Clinton. I decided that as much as I loved old Slick Willy I should name a room after him like you do! ;-)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Lionel trains ? I love Lionel trains but DW only lets me put them up at Christmas time....>> No, though I would love it if they were. My brother and I had a great layout of Lionel trains (my Dad built most of it) when we were kids, and I always loved it. My last house didn't have room for a large scale layout, so I went with a 4' x 8' N Scale layout. In our current home we would have room for Lionel O Scale, but I've got such a load of money (and TIME!) invested in the N scale stuff that it is hard to think about starting all over.
Originally Posted By avromark RoadTrip where's a good site for information about getting into model trains? I may be a bit old fashioned in my likes but it's something I always wanted to do. Again how many 20 somethings you know are into collecting old Disneyana, Computers (ok common), World Expo items etc? I have a small collection of carnival glass etc.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad WTH is carnival glass? Stephen King is always talking about that stuff in his novels. What IS it?
Originally Posted By cape cod joe DVC---This AV is way beyond you and I! I'm not sure if you've been following his stuff, but he's into everything! One e.g. He knows more about my new car than I do!! Rock on AV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But you and DVC please get SOME sleep!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad One of my very favorite quotes : "I'll get enough sleep when I'm dead." - I have no idea where I first heard that. I had a good friend in high school, has gone on to become a polymer scientist or whatever you call it, developing finishes for GM and stuff...smartest guy I have ever known, anyway... he once figured that if he could sleep for only 4.5 hours per night for the rest of his life, he would have been awake for 11 yeras more, effectively in some sense, living for 11 more years. I don't think he considered all factors. LOL But back to the original post, Happy BD vbdad!!!
Originally Posted By cape cod joe The way this thread is going, DVD will be having his 52nd! You weren't busting my chops Trippy, were you? I like that disney spirit RT! But Clinton? Whooaaaaa!
Originally Posted By avromark Carnival Glass was originally given in Carnivals as an inexpensive prize since the early 1900's. Fenton Glass made it first, it was called "Irdill" Later it was made and sold because it was pretty. It wasn't called Carnival Glass until the 50's. An off shoot variety is called Uranium Glass (or Vaseline), it has trace amounts of uranium in it. It glows under UV Light (Black Lights). I only have 3 pieces of Uranium glass at this time. Some examples: Carnival Glass <a href="http://www.rmv.com.au/enchantry/carnival" target="_blank">http://www.rmv.com.au/enchantr y/carnival</a>%20glass.JPG Carnival Glass <a href="http://www.trojanhorseantiques.com/6CarnivalGlassCups.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.trojanhorseantiques .com/6CarnivalGlassCups.jpg</a> Vaseline Glass <a href="http://www.trojanhorseantiques.com/GreenVaselineHobnailTray.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.trojanhorseantiques .com/GreenVaselineHobnailTray.jpg</a> Vaseline Glass <a href="http://www.trojanhorseantiques.com/GreenImperialSmallBowl.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.trojanhorseantiques .com/GreenImperialSmallBowl.jpg</a> Uranium Glass <a href="http://www.allthepages.org/images/blog/ura-dessert.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.allthepages.org/ima ges/blog/ura-dessert.jpg</a> If you know how to buy, you can purchase at a fraction of that price, it takes much longer, but I have regular sources I scout. I have gotten some peices of authentic not modern carnival glass for as little as 50c. I have few peices of authentic, most of my carnival glass is modern. At this time I do not have the money to collect better peices.
Originally Posted By avromark As well I prefer not to state my extremly cheap sources as if they ever found out what it was really worth, i'd be in trouble.
Originally Posted By avromark Once I got 1970's Hudson Bay 6-point blanket for $5.00. The real old ones are worth a lot. New ones are almost $300.00 They're made in England from pure wool. One was found surviving the bottom of an ocean for many decades, others have been used as replacement sails... Back to the topic: vb did you get everything you wanted? Did you have a nice cake?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Back to the topic: vb did you get everything you wanted? Did you have a nice cake?< My sister who is a really good baker -- make me a Donald Duck cake ( my fave character) ! and I got a set of Club 33 Ears ( never saw them before-helps to know a member), and a Club 33 really nice beer glass, & a Donald @ DL Big Fig...couldn't have been better -- thanks all !
Originally Posted By avromark Heh could we see a photo of those ears? You know everytime you get a Donald Cake you have to mail a piece to everyone on LP.
Originally Posted By smedley I'm late, hope you had a lovely evening and the birthday turned out to be good
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Ah, thanks to all again, it is a lot of fun extending my b-day a few days and hearing from my friends here at LP.....this was one of my best birthdays in years - no milestone reached, in fact I think I am going to stop counting milestones from here on out
Originally Posted By bloona Im stopping adding years on to my age from now on, I will be 37 forever....no, hold on, I'll even go back a few years, I will be 27 forever!!
