When it comes to junk yards and dumps, the old cliche "what goes around comes around" applies perfectly. The junk goes in and some of it goes out again in the hands of people looking for an old part that can only be found on an old wreck. Some of it is carted away by the antique dealers who seem to always recognize a deal when they see one. I don't know about you, but some of the junk I see in antique stores is...well it's junk. I'm constantly reminded that "one man's junk is another man's treasure." I'm beginning to think that I have very few treasures. And unluckily for you, this reminds me of a story regarding the eternal cycle of trash.
I had a friend who used to be a garbage man. Everyday after work he and a few of his fellow garbage man buddies would gather at his house for a couple of beers. One of the guys had a real thing for the girlie magazines and he was constantly finding them in the trash cans. He'd always bring along his catch of the day and the guys would ogle them over the beers. Inevitably, after a few snorts he would wander home and forget to take the magazines with him. Well my friend was married with a son and his wife didn't take too well with having the living room littered with girlie magazines, especially when they'd spent time in a garbage can that's ripe with all manner of smelly stuff. I think the beer drinking stinky garbage men sleezing up her living room may have bothered her a tad as well. Anyhoo, she was continually grabbing up the magazines and throwing them in the trash. Bad move. In a week or two they'd be back again with a few other choice morsels. Apparently there was quite a distribution network amongst the various garbage men and eventually they'd make their way back into that hands of the original smelly garbage man and the cycle would begin anew albeit a little riper and a lot smellier. She told me that she'd thrown the same magazines away at least ten times before she finally wised up and resorted to burning them in the fireplace. I'm sure there's some law against burning hazardous waste in your fireplace but she didn't seem to care a lick. It just goes to show that what goes round truly comes round, unless there's fire.
Nice old car huh? Happy Slider's Sunday everyone.
Nevada County, CA
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In this day and age, modern environmental laws require equipment manufacturers to have a published "end-of-ife" plan for their products. The plan tells the product owner the proper way to dispose of or recycle the product when it reaches it's useful end-of-life. I wonder what the disposal plan for an old GMC truck states. "Tow it to a field in the foothills and let it rust in the sun and rain for eternity." Now that's planning.
Nevada County, CA
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After spending way too much time shooting the cheese display at Boeger Winery (see yesterday's photo), Thomas and I spilled out into the main grounds like a couple of drunken Cossacks looking to pillage the village . Waiting for us in all it's spectacular glory was this old rusty and crusty Chevy truck--a photographer's dream if ever I've dreamt one. We circled around this puppy like a couple of wolves stalking a wounded moose. We fired away at it from front to back to front again and even then our photographic zeal wasn't spent. It was only after I saw some of the winery workers gawking at us from the vineyard with looks that said "911" that I thought to drag Thomas away. Frothing at the mouths we beat a hasty retreat to my car and booked it for the safety of the main road. And to think that Thomas wants to return here for the Yarn Festival in September.
Placerville, CA
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Margaret and I were having one of those marital debates. The topic was our vacation plans for this summer. We'll be celebrating our 35th in August and want to do something special. Margaret is keen on taking an Alaskan cruise and I was thinking auto road trip starting at our house and cruising north through Oregon, Washington, scooting into Northern Idaho, up into Montana, with a shot down to Yellowstone Park and back home. We decided we'd each do some independent research, report back, and make a decision.
Margaret came back with a plan including air fare that has us on a 10-day Alaskan cruise ending with 3 nights in Denali National Park. It sounds great except for the price. I decided to present a simple cost effective plan that would highlight a delightful road trip with all the comforts of home at an affordable cost. I also mentioned that I had a friend who was selling a nice little trailer and a vintage automobile for a price far below what it would cost to do the cruise. And of course a picture is worth a thousand words.
For some reason Marg wasn't impressed. Does anybody know what the weather is like in Alaska in August?
Coloma, CA
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This one is for all you men out there with discriminating taste. There you are, Friday night in your favorite watering hole shooting shots of Old Steamroller Bourbon and washing them down with Bud-lite. Suddenly, a woman appears at your elbow looking lost and alone. You offer to buy her a drink and she says, "why sure honey, I'll have a shot and a beer." The neon beer sign in the back of your brain starts blinking and at that moment you know you've met your soulmate. Later on when it comes time to ask her back to your place, you can do so with the confidence of a man who owns a "single-wide" with plenty of trash cans for empties. You are definitely a man of consequence. If you're lucky she might just stick around for a while.
Nevada County, CA
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