My expensive hobby is buying, restoring, and selling Schwinn muscle bikes from the 60s and early 70s. Most people don’t realize these bikes can go into the several thousand dollar range easily, depending on condition. I bought a very rusty one for $100 and sold it 4 hours later for $1,500, First...
@WallsGa I just read a bit about peat flavor and found it quite interesting. I actually like a smoky flavor in bourbon, as long as it doesn't overpower the overall flavor of the drink itself.
Used to live 30 mins from Ybor in Lakeland. Love going there and watching them hand roll cigars and eating at the now closed spaghetti warehouse and the Columbia restaurant.
Funny story about Cuban coffee. About 25 years ago I went to a conference in Ft Lauderdale. They always had snacks in...
My buddy and I do a bit of metal detecting as well. Although he’s been doing it for a while now, I’ve just started. Anyone in N. GA willing to allow us to detect on their land, please let me know. We also replace the dirt we disturb. Looking forward to learning much more about my new hobby...
There is no definitive answer as to when challenge coins started, but most people who have investigated this believe it started in the 60s during the Viet Nam war. There is speculation that it originated during WWI by a young Lieutenant that gave his men bronze medallions with the unit...
Funny you mention that. I always found my grandfather’s tobacco scent comforting for me too. My step father smoked the same brand as my grandfather. I believe they both smoked the Round Taste type because I seem to remember it being in a light blue package.
My brother used to drive an 18-wheeler for Brink’s. One of his trips was to move an extremely large collection of wheat back pennies. He said they had to use 2 18-wheelers to move it all. That’s a lot of pennies.
First, Rick would say “I have a friend who is an expert in 1940 Quarters. Let me call him up and get him down here to look at it, then, I’ll give you a dime for it.”