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Details: Written by: Rod Boyle; Category: Images; Published: 06 September 2020; Hits: 796

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...

Art of the Kootenays

Details: Written by: Rod Boyle; Category: Other; Published: 28 August 2020; Hits: 904

And, while thrifting I come across these gems:

Hmmm. I'm hoping he wasn't an art teacher...

And this:

Which, just look at it...the woman's expression, her elbows, the arms, I should really have bought it...

...your captain speaking...

Details: Written by: Rod Boyle; Category: Found; Published: 28 August 2020; Hits: 900

Wednesday. unexpected day off, message from the owners "Mental Health Day", file this under treasures....

Monday, day off, recover jeep, new radiator $1000. Test it by driving up to the Crystal Bonanza. It overheats, and I, ever mindful, park it halfway to cool off.

Then onward.

I'm perplexed by the overheating, then it dawns on me. The first few times up this road, I've played it cautious, didn't know the road, but now, all familiar with it all, caution to the wind, and I've been driving it like a ....

So, yeah, no surprise. $1000 and I've recovered my caution.

A day at the Bonanza, next day checking new prospects, Aquamarines, been here half a dozen times before, knew they were here, now, finally, finding them. Now to find the big ones.

Wednesday, back to work, only work has called and the restaurant is closed, everyone gets a mental health day.

After all the adventures of the summer I need it. Off thrifting, the other form of prospecting, a few treasures, amongst which I find: