Random Pictures Thread

Wildthings said:
no sir.. just sharing the love!! @Tony I think Tony's familiar with some of them
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I've been to Mason's Mill, it is really nice. A friend of mine grew up with Mason so he introduced me to him. Good guy, runs a great mill. I haven't been there in quite some time but I need to.
Barry, did you go with Andrew and I when we went there years ago?
 
Tony said:
I've been to Mason's Mill, it is really nice. A friend of mine grew up with Mason so he introduced me to him. Good guy, runs a great mill. I haven't been there in quite some time but I need to.
Barry, did you go with Andrew and I when we went there years ago?
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No sir but you told me about it and that's how I found it
 
So, after church today I went with my daughter, her husband and my granddaughter to an open house at the venue she's using for her wedding in September. It's an old pumping station that burnt down long ago and left vacate. They refurbished it into an event center, mostly weddings. When my daughter mention over 50 vendors and free food samples I was hooked. We had a great time, and the samples were more like plate full of samples. I only had like 4 plates. It's a really cool setup. Olde Dobbin Station. The doors really caught my attention. Turns out they were handmade by the original owner (after the oil companies) from trees harvested on the property. The door on the chapel is mostly crosscut sections and remind me of a picture posted here in an earlier post. It was a great experience, and it was all free!!! I'm still full. Time for a nap
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My buddy is 84 and going downhill. Been in the hospital four times this year already. Helping him clean up the house and went to the bank with him to close out his safety deposit box. And in it was this war bond from 1944 that he got when he was 3 years old.
In 1954 it reached maturity and was worth the $25. Tried to cash it at his bank but they said it needs to be sent to the IRS to so they can write a check to him.
Plus the bank said they quit paying interest after 40 years, so he should have cashed it in in 1984
No idea how much it's worth now

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It is worth way more than $25 and as Doug said there are probably some collectors out there of unredeemed bonds.
 
Or another idea is if he has family somewhere, frame it and give it to them as a remembrance. Or possibly the local VFW or Veteran's organization would appreciate the historical value.
 
Tis the season...

This one will be rotten by Halloween, so figured I'd start early and drag it to the house to enjoy for a little while.

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