Tuesday 24 May 2016

more stuff

The mighty honda scooter is so excellent that it's making me hop on and go buy stuff that I really don't need and will undoubtedly end up in the "it seemed like a good idea at the time" pile of stuff taking up premium space.

I had the mighty scooter on the highway and took it up to 90 km/h. It got up to speed no problem and there was plenty of throttle left but it didn't feel very safe. The scooter is too light and a few times I felt like it was close to becoming airborne. I filled up the tank and calculated the fuel consumption to be 136 miles per imperial gallon. Not too shabby.

Last week I went to look at a Moorcroft lamp and somehow or other found myself driving home with the lamp and 8 additional pieces of Moorcroft along with 2 boxes of other stuff. You wouldn't believe how happy the lovely mrs myshkin was to see me carrying 3 boxes of stuff into the house.  Luckily she has no idea how much a Moorcroft lamp sells for these days.

Buying shit can be habit forming and then toss in the adventure of riding a scooter and it's impossible to resist temptation. This morning I hopped on the scooter and went to pick up 2 more character jugs. I wanted Falstaff to keep my dad company on the mantle and as luck would have it, the guy had a beautiful Don Quixote jug. I now have 4 Quixotes,  Two large character jugs easily fit into the storage area under the seat of the scooter. I was worried about breaking them but bubble wrap and foam came to the rescue.


When I finally got around to unpacking the boxes of stuff from the previous adventure, I fell in love with this little orphan:



It's an old Nippon hand painted porcelain plate, probably from the 1950's. I don't think it has much value but the quality of the metal handle caught my fancy. Excellent craftsmanship.

Billy says he loves you sons of bitches.

24 comments:

  1. I offered to give my client three bucks to him, and so he and I could go in the good will.
    Both us decided not to. I have and so does he enough items.
    Coffee is on

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    1. if i had a dollar for every time i pledged not to buy more junk, i'd probably be able to buy a parrot.

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  2. I know what you mean about the scooter... Fun as hell! I had an older (used) one from the late 70s for a while... The ones with pedals made during the moped craze. It was great. It was old when I had it and rather rattle-trap, but fun. I loaned it to a student for a year who did not have a car anymore. He was a clutch and could never get used to it safely. When he got it back to me it was much worse for wear and I eventually gave it away.

    Luckily my dog hates water so much that she does not like to roll on the grass even, so after her bath she stays fairly clean.

    I still really like the Quixote mugs a lot!

    PipeTobacco

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    1. this latest quixote jug has excellent coloring. i could have got a falstaff with much better coloring but didn't want to upstage the viking.

      i think you should get another scooter. make a deal with yourself, stop smoking and reward yourself with a scooter!

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  3. Damn autocorrect! It should have said clutz

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  4. I hope you find a use for that pretty little plate. I'd like to see a csnary pecking at seeds on it.

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    1. it'll make a good cheap birthday gift for the wife ;)

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  5. Fuck buying more stuff you have to dust, toss a tent on that bitch and go camping.

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  6. Well, I guess I can live with your flaw.

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  7. Enjoy your new possessions, Mr. Rosewater, and glad to hear the scooter is treating you well.

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    1. i like the new stuff so much, i'm going to buy more next week.

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  8. What do you dislike about camping?

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    1. we went camping a lot in my misspent youth but as i aged, i came to appreciate comfort and convenience.

      plus i got rid of all the camping gear years ago.

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    1. no, the nippon plate isn't sterling silver but i almost bought a sterling silver viking ship. it was uber cool but the price went sky high.

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  10. you have mugs and stuff and I have books..

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    1. i have lots of books too. when i croak, the kids are going to have a lot of crap to sort through.

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    1. will you buy one or build one?

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    2. Ya know, I had a near new Honda motorcycle motor that I could have put in one but I left it in Washington.

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    3. will you buy one or build one?

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  12. Hello Mr. Rosewater. Another Kyle update on the blog, and he wanted you to know that the first day of summer vacation was excellent.

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