Here's the dash on a 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Station Wagon (fellow woodie owner and fellow retired FedEx pilot).
Below is the dash on my 1948 Mercury wagon. I like the clock and speedo on his '48 Ford but like the 'waterfall' speaker grill and 'banjo' steering wheel on my Mercury mo-beta. His '48 Ford retains the below the dash heater box; mine has an upgraded 12V A/C unit. Both wagons have 'slide rule' ash trays on the dash.
Both cars are the last of the all-wood bodies. In 1949 all car makers went to an all-steel body with real wood inserts. By 1953 real wood was no longer an option and it marked the end of an era going back five decades.
Originally, the wooden cars were called depot hacks, used to pick up merchandise and people at the depot. Years later these cars were called station wagons, used to pick up people at the train station.
A handful of states had special license plates for 'woodies' called SUBURBAN (upper left). They lasted into the sixties. Maine distinguished their 'woodie' plates with a small "o" preceding the number (lower left).
The History of Kit Kats in Japan with its more than 300 Varieties
Kit Kats were first introduced to Japan in 1973 by Fujiya confectionary company known for having previously created Japan’s Christmas Cake as introduced in its first shop that opened in Yokohama in 1910. Kit Kats though were first available in Hokkaido and the original flavor in Japan was Strawberry.
Kit Kats as a candy bar were invented in 1935 by Rowntree of York, England when they were referred to as a Chocolate Crisp. After World War II they took on the name of simply Kit Kat which itself was an unused trademark that Rowntree had held since 1911. (Apparently the name came from Christopher Cat’s 18th Century Kit Kat Club that sold mutton pies there made by Mr. Cat which were called Kit Kats.)
Returning to Kit Kats in Japan, Fujiya lost its rights to make and sell Kit Kats when Swiss based Nestle acquired Rowntree in 1988. (Only the United States licensee Hershey, with its division Reese Candy Company, was able to hang on to its rights to manufacture Kit Kats here. The rest of the world, including Japan, makes Kit Kats as a Nestle product.)
Nestle established two plants in Japan where its Kit Kats are made for the Japanese market, one in Himeji and the other in the small town of Kasumigaura. Under its umbrella over 300 different varieties of Kit Kats have been manufactured in Japan with dozens available at any one time. Some are seasonal and others are regional.
Why is Japan unique in having so many different Kit Kat flavors? To a certain extent it comes from the Japanese Culture of gift giving. The unique flavors from different regions make them a popular omiyage or gift to bring back to gift to friends and relatives after travel to another region of Japan. The seasonal flavors are popular as gifts for the season. Then too there is the association of Kit Kats with good luck. “Kitto Katsu” is a Japanese term with reference to winning, so Kit Kats with their similar sounding name are often given to students to wish them good luck on their exams.
Notably the Kit Kats in Japan are smaller than those typically sold in other countries. This adds to their appeal as a limited calorie sweet for health conscious Japanese.
Only in Japan can one make one’s own Kit Kats. The Kit Kat Chocolatory Shop in Shibuya offers a “My Kit Kat Program” which allows one to choose a flavor, put in the wafer pieces, and even add toppings as well as to choose a unique box for them.
What of those 300 some varieties? Melon is popular for promoting the taste of Hokkaido’s famous melons. Apple is popular for promoting the taste of Aomori’s famous apples. Macha is popular for promoting the taste of the green tea growing regions. Peach is popular for promoting the taste of Okayama’s prized peaches. Strawberry remains a favorite. Sachertorte captures the taste of Austria’s Salzburg. Strawberry Cheesecake is uniquely packaged in a triangular box shaped like Mount Fuji.
I plead guilty to having succumbed to the temptation of loading up on Japan’s unique flavored Kit Kats to bring back to the U.S. for ourselves, family, and friends. When we returned from a visit to Lake Kawaguchi at the base of Mount Fuji we brought back with us multiple triangular shaped Mount Fuji boxes filled with the Strawberry Cheesecake Kit Kats.
More recently when I asked Tommy of “Outdoor Tom” and “Outdoor Boys” (who had previously been in Japan for an episode) what he wanted me to bring back from Japan for him he immediately responded, “Melon Kit Kats.” I was pleasantly surprised to see on the last two episodes of “Outdoor Boys” cameo appearances of some of the Japanese Kit Kats I had brought back. (In the first of the two Luke, Tommy’s Dad, is seen commenting to Bekka how with all the kids in another car they had all the Japanese Kit Kats to themselves. When I mentioned the sighting to him after the episode aired he made sure to let me know they actually did end up sharing the Kit Kats, despite the commentary.)
(For those into watching the “Outdoor Boys” YouTube Channel, the first above referenced episode is titled, “1 Week Fishing, Camping, & Hiking, Adventure [I flew a family of 10 to Alaska]” with the Japanese Kit Kats commentary at 7:05 of 46:52. Yesterday’s episode is titled, “4 Months at Our Off-Grid Cabin & Homestead in Alaska” with the Japanese Kit Kats cameo at 30:21 of 1:04.)
Fujiya was the original supplier of Kit Kats in Japan. It opened its first store outside of Japan in Taipei, Taiwan in 2016. Pictured here is Fujiya's iconic mascot, Pekko Chan as we came across a Fujia store recently in Shanghai:
Just for fun, I turned one of them into a template where I can pop in any of my coin images of actual coins in just a couple of seconds. So now I can use it occasionally to spice up the coin uno thread 😉
These are all relatively famous people. Try doing a web search.
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Just for fun, I turned one of them into a template where I can pop in any of my coin images of actual coins in just a couple of seconds. So now I can use it occasionally to spice up the coin uno thread 😉
Each summer morning at 9:45 AM the last scheduled passenger train leaves the Anchorage Railroad Depot. Called the Glacier Discovery Train it takes passengers to Whittier before continuing on to the Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop.
Whittier is a cruise ship port for Holland America and Princess Cruise Lines so this will be the end of the line for those passengers boarding the cruise ships.
However, Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop is where passengers continuing on beyond Whittier and seeking a unique day trip that can include rafting on a glacial lake and river that includes spectacular views of the massive Spencer Glacier will get off before rebounding the return to Anchorage train several hours later.
Alternatively one can hike in from Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop the two miles to Spencer Glacier Lake for impressive shore based views of Spencer Glacier.
Other passengers will continue on to Grandview before circling back to pickup the rafters and/or hikers who got off at the Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop.
The train arrives back in Anchorage later in the evening as it once again goes through the tunnels to Whittier on a spur routing. There passengers who got off in Whittier earlier in the day, and who did not board a cruise ship, can also return back to Anchorage.
Seen in this below video of the Glacier Discovery Train as seen from above being pulled by the locomotive are first baggage cars and then conventional passenger cars. The final car though is one of four Alaska Railroad owned Ultra Dome Cars. Those who upgrade to ride in the full length Ultra Dome Car by opting for Gold Star Service are treated to high level panoramic views out of the Dome Car's expansive glass windows and glass ceiling.
Watch below as Alaska Railroad’s Glacier Discovery Train moves in reverse with the domed Chugach Explorer Car headed first into the world’s longest rail/auto tunnel at Whittier, Alaska.
After traversing the two mile tunnel it will head to Portage before continuing on to the hidden glaciers located in valley’s with no roadways.
(As a child I rode across the U.S. and into Canada and onto Alaska on the then unpaved Alcan Highway as a passenger in my parents' Nash Ambassador. Pictured our stop in Detroit with cousin there flanked by self and older sibling.)
ALASKA STATE FAIR 2024 GIANT PUMPKIN WEIGH OFF AWARDS DALE PRIZE FOR 2,035 POUND WINNER
Our Neighborhood Pumpkin Grower Dale Marshall, who holds the State Record for his 2,147 pound entry in 2022, won again this year with another 2,000 + pounder.
In this immediately below video watch as Dale’s Giant Pumpkin is gently lowered by a crane onto the official scale and then the top Pumpkin Official announces, “Drum Roll Please, ….. 2,035 Pounds."
Watch below as Winner Grower Dale Marshall makes final adjustments by attaching ropes and then his 2024 Record winning Giant Pumpkin is hoisted by a crane from the official scale at the Alaska State Fair and onto a wheeled platform.
This video provides an unobstructed view of the mammoth pumpkin. In addition 2nd place winner 5-year-old Silas Dinkel is seen with his ribbon awarded for his white colored 734 pound pumpkin.
Mission accomplished with Dale’s Giant Pumpkin ready to roll it exits stage left for display.
Some of Dale's prior Giant Pumpkin entries including then State Record Holder at 2,051 Pounds in 2019 as displayed at the Alaska State Fair and his 2021 entries headed home on a truck:
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Here's the dash on a 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Station Wagon (fellow woodie owner and fellow retired FedEx pilot).
Below is the dash on my 1948 Mercury wagon. I like the clock and speedo on his '48 Ford but like the 'waterfall' speaker grill and 'banjo' steering wheel on my Mercury mo-beta. His '48 Ford retains the below the dash heater box; mine has an upgraded 12V A/C unit. Both wagons have 'slide rule' ash trays on the dash.
Both cars are the last of the all-wood bodies. In 1949 all car makers went to an all-steel body with real wood inserts. By 1953 real wood was no longer an option and it marked the end of an era going back five decades.
Originally, the wooden cars were called depot hacks, used to pick up merchandise and people at the depot. Years later these cars were called station wagons, used to pick up people at the train station.
A handful of states had special license plates for 'woodies' called SUBURBAN (upper left). They lasted into the sixties. Maine distinguished their 'woodie' plates with a small "o" preceding the number (lower left).
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You even have their uniforms as the Home Team and, and their away version, like, for all the TV viewers .
The History of Kit Kats in Japan with its more than 300 Varieties
Kit Kats were first introduced to Japan in 1973 by Fujiya confectionary company known for having previously created Japan’s Christmas Cake as introduced in its first shop that opened in Yokohama in 1910. Kit Kats though were first available in Hokkaido and the original flavor in Japan was Strawberry.
Kit Kats as a candy bar were invented in 1935 by Rowntree of York, England when they were referred to as a Chocolate Crisp. After World War II they took on the name of simply Kit Kat which itself was an unused trademark that Rowntree had held since 1911. (Apparently the name came from Christopher Cat’s 18th Century Kit Kat Club that sold mutton pies there made by Mr. Cat which were called Kit Kats.)
Returning to Kit Kats in Japan, Fujiya lost its rights to make and sell Kit Kats when Swiss based Nestle acquired Rowntree in 1988. (Only the United States licensee Hershey, with its division Reese Candy Company, was able to hang on to its rights to manufacture Kit Kats here. The rest of the world, including Japan, makes Kit Kats as a Nestle product.)
Nestle established two plants in Japan where its Kit Kats are made for the Japanese market, one in Himeji and the other in the small town of Kasumigaura. Under its umbrella over 300 different varieties of Kit Kats have been manufactured in Japan with dozens available at any one time. Some are seasonal and others are regional.
Why is Japan unique in having so many different Kit Kat flavors? To a certain extent it comes from the Japanese Culture of gift giving. The unique flavors from different regions make them a popular omiyage or gift to bring back to gift to friends and relatives after travel to another region of Japan. The seasonal flavors are popular as gifts for the season. Then too there is the association of Kit Kats with good luck. “Kitto Katsu” is a Japanese term with reference to winning, so Kit Kats with their similar sounding name are often given to students to wish them good luck on their exams.
Notably the Kit Kats in Japan are smaller than those typically sold in other countries. This adds to their appeal as a limited calorie sweet for health conscious Japanese.
Only in Japan can one make one’s own Kit Kats. The Kit Kat Chocolatory Shop in Shibuya offers a “My Kit Kat Program” which allows one to choose a flavor, put in the wafer pieces, and even add toppings as well as to choose a unique box for them.
What of those 300 some varieties? Melon is popular for promoting the taste of Hokkaido’s famous melons. Apple is popular for promoting the taste of Aomori’s famous apples. Macha is popular for promoting the taste of the green tea growing regions. Peach is popular for promoting the taste of Okayama’s prized peaches. Strawberry remains a favorite. Sachertorte captures the taste of Austria’s Salzburg. Strawberry Cheesecake is uniquely packaged in a triangular box shaped like Mount Fuji.
I plead guilty to having succumbed to the temptation of loading up on Japan’s unique flavored Kit Kats to bring back to the U.S. for ourselves, family, and friends. When we returned from a visit to Lake Kawaguchi at the base of Mount Fuji we brought back with us multiple triangular shaped Mount Fuji boxes filled with the Strawberry Cheesecake Kit Kats.
More recently when I asked Tommy of “Outdoor Tom” and “Outdoor Boys” (who had previously been in Japan for an episode) what he wanted me to bring back from Japan for him he immediately responded, “Melon Kit Kats.” I was pleasantly surprised to see on the last two episodes of “Outdoor Boys” cameo appearances of some of the Japanese Kit Kats I had brought back. (In the first of the two Luke, Tommy’s Dad, is seen commenting to Bekka how with all the kids in another car they had all the Japanese Kit Kats to themselves. When I mentioned the sighting to him after the episode aired he made sure to let me know they actually did end up sharing the Kit Kats, despite the commentary.)
(For those into watching the “Outdoor Boys” YouTube Channel, the first above referenced episode is titled, “1 Week Fishing, Camping, & Hiking, Adventure [I flew a family of 10 to Alaska]” with the Japanese Kit Kats commentary at 7:05 of 46:52. Yesterday’s episode is titled, “4 Months at Our Off-Grid Cabin & Homestead in Alaska” with the Japanese Kit Kats cameo at 30:21 of 1:04.)
Fujiya was the original supplier of Kit Kats in Japan. It opened its first store outside of Japan in Taipei, Taiwan in 2016. Pictured here is Fujiya's iconic mascot, Pekko Chan as we came across a Fujia store recently in Shanghai:
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An Ungraded 1964 Silver Denmark 5 Kroner (wedding of Anne Marie)
List of Coins for sale at link (no photos)
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Just for fun, I turned one of them into a template where I can pop in any of my coin images of actual coins in just a couple of seconds. So now I can use it occasionally to spice up the coin uno thread 😉
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Never heard o any of these people.
These are all relatively famous people. Try doing a web search.
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Would you purchase a gold bullion coin that looked like this?
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sorry - might be too early for Halloween
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I love that! 😎
My YouTube Channel
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A neat looking Duck blind
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1944 British/India Silver Ungraded 1/2 rupee
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Take a 2nd look. This birdie really has just 1 head. It took me a couple looks to figure it out too. Just call me slow
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Had a candy apple red 1974 Super Beetle. Still waiting for the @%#&%
heater to get me warm.
How much 'shine were they delivering on non race days?
Did this guy's wife ever pick out the right shoes?
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Each summer morning at 9:45 AM the last scheduled passenger train leaves the Anchorage Railroad Depot. Called the Glacier Discovery Train it takes passengers to Whittier before continuing on to the Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop.
Whittier is a cruise ship port for Holland America and Princess Cruise Lines so this will be the end of the line for those passengers boarding the cruise ships.
However, Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop is where passengers continuing on beyond Whittier and seeking a unique day trip that can include rafting on a glacial lake and river that includes spectacular views of the massive Spencer Glacier will get off before rebounding the return to Anchorage train several hours later.
Alternatively one can hike in from Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop the two miles to Spencer Glacier Lake for impressive shore based views of Spencer Glacier.
Other passengers will continue on to Grandview before circling back to pickup the rafters and/or hikers who got off at the Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop.
The train arrives back in Anchorage later in the evening as it once again goes through the tunnels to Whittier on a spur routing. There passengers who got off in Whittier earlier in the day, and who did not board a cruise ship, can also return back to Anchorage.
Seen in this below video of the Glacier Discovery Train as seen from above being pulled by the locomotive are first baggage cars and then conventional passenger cars. The final car though is one of four Alaska Railroad owned Ultra Dome Cars. Those who upgrade to ride in the full length Ultra Dome Car by opting for Gold Star Service are treated to high level panoramic views out of the Dome Car's expansive glass windows and glass ceiling.
Watch below as Alaska Railroad’s Glacier Discovery Train moves in reverse with the domed Chugach Explorer Car headed first into the world’s longest rail/auto tunnel at Whittier, Alaska.
After traversing the two mile tunnel it will head to Portage before continuing on to the hidden glaciers located in valley’s with no roadways.
Bridge along the trail from the Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop to Spencer Glacier Lake
Cute, that little Nash leading the pack.
(As a child I rode across the U.S. and into Canada and onto Alaska on the then unpaved Alcan Highway as a passenger in my parents' Nash Ambassador. Pictured our stop in Detroit with cousin there flanked by self and older sibling.)
ALASKA STATE FAIR 2024 GIANT PUMPKIN WEIGH OFF AWARDS DALE PRIZE FOR 2,035 POUND WINNER
Our Neighborhood Pumpkin Grower Dale Marshall, who holds the State Record for his 2,147 pound entry in 2022, won again this year with another 2,000 + pounder.
In this immediately below video watch as Dale’s Giant Pumpkin is gently lowered by a crane onto the official scale and then the top Pumpkin Official announces, “Drum Roll Please, ….. 2,035 Pounds."
Watch below as Winner Grower Dale Marshall makes final adjustments by attaching ropes and then his 2024 Record winning Giant Pumpkin is hoisted by a crane from the official scale at the Alaska State Fair and onto a wheeled platform.
This video provides an unobstructed view of the mammoth pumpkin. In addition 2nd place winner 5-year-old Silas Dinkel is seen with his ribbon awarded for his white colored 734 pound pumpkin.
Mission accomplished with Dale’s Giant Pumpkin ready to roll it exits stage left for display.
And some stills from the competition:
Pictured, the eventual 2nd Place Winner which was the first to arrive:
Some of Dale's prior Giant Pumpkin entries including then State Record Holder at 2,051 Pounds in 2019 as displayed at the Alaska State Fair and his 2021 entries headed home on a truck:
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