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Roadside Treasures
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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Out screening for garnets, the scene of a car accident (into the ditch/cliff, by the looks of things), scattered broken glass, miscellaneous things thrown from the car, including the "hidden key" (to a now useless car) and one of the organizing change purses, it looks better than it was, barely $10...
Window Display
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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For the salon just down from Oso Negro's. They always have great window displays:
Shoes
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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Brand new when I put them on June 1st. Here's their state, 3 months into the summer and halfway through the labour-day weekend:
Mind you, 5 days a week at 15-20 KM per day, 75 per week (low average) times 13 weeks comes to over 1000 KM. Still, I've had better, and it's looking like time for another pair...
Piss and Fury
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Miscellany
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The Jeep, no sooner is the radiator repaired then I need to get the brakes done. The brakes, grinding, nigh onto failing, and given the places I am this is not an option.
So, back into a shop, Kaslo this time, to get the brakes done.
It proves to be a 2 week (still in the shop) job, almost (verily!) $5000 job, there's a helluva lot more wrong with it than just the brakes.
I should really just go back to Alberta, find another, but time here, I'm out of it, there's no time and so I OK the repairs, pray I get a couple of years trouble-free motoring.
This is my summer, busting my ass at the restaurant to finance my second home on wheels, only home, really, but I'm finding the goods, if - and when - I find the time to make something of my finds next summer will be a damned sight more lucrative and I'll be doing a helluva lot more prospecting...
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