Highlights of 2018

Highlights from 2018 We were in Mexico twice, .. once inland Yucatan, Merida area

We stayed at an AirBnb hacienda in Muna with 250 sheep.

HEATED PIGEON OR CHICKEN NEST

HEATED PIGEON OR CHICKEN NEST for use in Outdoor aviary. Radiant floor heating for birds ~:<)

Will keep nest 10 to 15 deg F above ambient down to minus 30 deg. . .Made from ordinary 10" Pine boards.

15 watt Coffee cup heater Electric costs just pennies per year.

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This is what I made, used for 15 years in Minnesota in the draft free unheated flight aviary.

Sometimes the Pigeons sleep outside the nest anyway even at minus 25 deg ... but they do lay their eggs and sit in the nest area, If set up at eye level, you can easily see the Pigeons in the nest ( I use net-cams).

. . Works fine for Pigeons, but may NOT be warm enough for Chickens at minus 25 deg F. For Chickens, there are other easy solutions to keep Nest area ABOVE freezing

. . My Chicken coop which is attached to the outdoor aviary, uses the same principle but stays ABOVE freezing even at minus 30 degrees with the door OPEN to the unheated aviary, no need to heat water, no frozen eggs. The aviary is Solar so it's almost free heat, ..$5 per YEAR electric for small 100% VERY safe plastic dog house heater, timers, lights, vent fans, 35 net-cams. Extremely efficient for operating cost AND ridiculously easy Chicken maintenance (seconds, not minutes). For you critics, if elec goes out, it still stays at about 20 deg F above zero with no electric.

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Mourning Dove breast torn open, had it's innards exposed.

2010 - When I walked near, she didn't move. I threw some seeds, she didn't move. Threw more, they hit her, she didn't move, something wrong.  After a bit she started walking toward the street. Tried to fly but couldn't, so I herded her into the grass, caught her with a fish net.

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Then I discovered what was wrong. Just a baby, badly injured and weak. Her breast had been torn open exposing her innards. I got her some water, Very thirsty, extremely thirsty, dehydrated, she perked up immediately but wouldn't eat. She was still bleeding a bit. I cleaned her up and she seemed like she'd survive. Should have stitches, but I will watch her, should be ok? 

Doing pretty good now, healing well, new skin even some new feathers on her belly  As soon as she's old enough to fly and then in a few days after when healed enough, I'll let her go.

Just before release... She was very Very healthy, fully feathered, and anxious to be free.(VIDEO)

Good luck little bird. Come back and visit someday  (VIDEO). 

(the Chicken wire was temporary)

Good news, she DID come back and visit... I'm sure it was her ~:<)

The life and adventures of Khufu Egyptian Swift Pigeon.

Khufu (Coo-Foo) Egyptian Swift Pigeon. . . . She is very much a hyper-active tomboy.  Her father was Nile and her Mother was Cleopatra.. and her surrogate mother was Sue-Ez. All three of them raised Khufu together, with loving care.
. . When Khufu-the-egg hatched June 15, 2016, In the cool darkness, with flashlight, I first discovered her cold blue naked dead body laying on the floor. After hatching, she had fallen out of the nest and dropped 2 feet to the wire mesh floor. I picked her up, her blue lifeless limp body cold as ice, but then I noticed she was still Very slowly breathing so I cupped my hands around her and dashed to the house to get her warm. Slowly she seemed to recover but I didn't hold out much hope for her... if she did live she'd probably have serious lifelong development problems from being SO cold and near-dead for a few hours?
. .  When sufficiently warm and recovered I returned her to the heated nest where all three parents were waiting to feed and take care of her. I made a bigger lip on the nest so she wouldn't fall again. From then on they took excellent care of her, all three feeding and nurturing her. They were excellent parents, tutoring her in all aspects of being a Pigeon. Slowly she grew up with no noticeable consequences.  It was a real learning experience (for me)..
 . . Not sure if she was male of female, I waited until she was over 6 months old before I decided HE was Male (no egg), So I named him after the Egyptian Pharos Khufu, owner of the Largest Pyramid in Egypt.
Then .. HE decided to lay an egg... but everybody in the neighborhood already knew him as Khufu.
. . Right from the beginning I knew Khufu was not going to be just another ordinary Pigeon. Full of surprises every day, very impetuous, curious,  and mischievous.... unpredictable ...never followed the rules (a lovable brat). It's been quite an experience knowing her thru her Teen years. She has a very strong confident personality.
. . NOW she is a grown young woman (but still a lovable brat). She is overflowing with endless non-stop surplus energy, never stops moving for an instant. She still doesn't follow the rules, does everything to the extreme, including cuddling and loving, flying, eating, etc.. She's the boss. She'll usually do what you want but It's always on HER terms, done HER way, when SHE wants. Sometimes she's just a little feathered Imp.. She never asks me for what she wants, She Demands if from me (food, hugging, treats, etc).
. . But .. she tells me every day that she truly and deeply loves me (she Demands my love), and, I rather like her dynamic confident independent unpredictable personality.
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Note, Almost all the outside pics take place under a huge tree that totally shelters the deck and patio.... it's safe.

 June 15, 2016 Just hatched... After falling, ..... Returning Khufu, the "dead" blue baby Pigeon to the nest after getting warm and recovered in the house.

 160621a  Baby Khufu 6 days old

160624aa Baby Khufu 9 days old.

 

160630b Baby Khufu 2 weeks old

 160715a... One month old

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160720b Mom Cleopatra feeding 5 week old Baby Khufu (VIDEO)

 160721b . . .Khufu's surrogate mother ... Sue-Ez

160722d . . . 5 week old Khufu and her Mother Cleopatra

 160726a . . Family Portrait ..Mom Cleopatra, 5 week Baby Khufu, Mom2 Sue-Ez

160810a . . At 2 months old  Khufu quickly discovered she cannot fly when wet.

160908 . . Khufu shares her food with a Cardinal

170420 Khufu Portrait, 10 months old.

170508 . . .Khufu visits the Nursing Home.

170926d . . . Khufu is determined to eat whatever is on my plate. Her favorites are Pizza and Corn on the cob (and everything else, no meat) .. does not like Spinach.

170930aa . .She knows... a Plate means food. ... ... She's very persistent and determined.

171020b . . This is what a Pigeon sitting on eggs, looks like from below.

 

170626c . . .Khufu loves to help with the chores

171211b . . Khufu loves to help with the chores

 180211b . . Khufu Loves to cuddle

180623. . When she hears the water running, Khufu wants to take a shower

180714 . .  Khufu flies to the wrong arm. (VIDEO)

180818 . . Khufu and Bert eating corn together. Once, before I could stop her, she landed in the middle of my mashed potatoes.  . .  (VIDEO)

180905cb  Khufu, just before landing on my camera lens.

180908c I cannot sleep late because Khufu flies to my room for her morning cuddle.

Khufu continues to surprise and entertain me. Quite unpredictable. Never a dull moment .

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Velcro, almost lost her leg, hanging upside down.

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I WAS SURE she was dead.... eyes closed, motionless, hanging upside down by one foot, she looked so very very dead.
(She would "stick" to me, therefore I named her Velcro)
A very happy carefree Voorburg Shield Cropper.
 
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It was a bit later than usual, dark when I went out to close up the Chickens and Pigeons in the thunder, lightning, and pouring rain. Everyone was there except for my sweet Velcro. She would never stay out on purpose so I feared the worst. This is my prize Pigeon, my friend, my companion, my treasure…we’ve been thru a lot together... It seems she has 9 lives but she's already used up 4.  With flashlight I looked everywhere, several times, no sign of her. I was about to give up and hoped she might return the next morning. Then, for no good reason, I shined the light at the top vent high in the back of the aviary, and to my amazement, there she was, outside, hanging upside down by one leg, motionless, eyes closed, looking so very very very dead, I was sure she was dead.

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I grabbed a ladder and with the light in one hand and heavy rain pouring down… with my light shining on her, her eye twitched so then I knew she was still alive, but a very short time longer and she certainly would have died. I think she was there for a few hours. I lifted her totally limp unconscious body and was attempting to free her foot when the ladder started to sink in the wet soil and would very soon tip over. I was afraid if I dropped her, her leg would twist and break... the ladder continued to tip. The hole was small and I could not reach past her body to free her leg. The ladder was about to fall so I quickly pushed her back into the opening without freeing her leg and hoped for the best. Success, when she fell inside (just a 4" drop to the nest roof) her leg was freed.

I ran inside the aviary and she was laying on the nest roof, eyes closed, exhausted and motionless, only semi-conscious and near death. But, her leg did not appear to be broken. I held her in my arms on the couch and she promptly fell sound asleep... or ... was she dying?  I held her for hours and hours, hoping she’d survive.

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WHY? Did she go out the vent ? It seemed strange, she never had before and the aviary door was wide open anyway. But the next night, our Tuna cat desperately wanted to go outside, so we let him. It was because there was a neighborhood cat returned to the scene of the crime. Velcro had managed to escape, but got trapped hanging upside down on the outside. Tuna promptly chased the cat away. Tuna pays no attention to the Pigeons, Chickens, or Doves, ignores them, but he doesn’t like stray cats.

The next morning Velcro’s leg was badly swollen and steadily getting worse so I took her to the vet. The Vet said she would likely lose her leg, it was totally limp and no control and no sensation at all... nerve damage?  But she gave Velcro an exam and an x-ray. There were no fractures but then the vet said there was a 75% chance she'd lose her leg. By then I was so very upset, the vet hugged me to comfort me.

Velcro's life partner, 2.5 a white Homer Pigeon, was so very upset, frantic, and desperate to see Velcro… she didn’t know what to do, cooing loudly and continuously pacing back and forth in the outside aviary. She seemed to know that Velcro was in big trouble. The minute I put Velcro’s cage outside  on the deck, 2.5 immediately flew up from the aviary to be near Velcro. I could see that 2.5 was greatly relieved to see Velcro alive.
 
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The next day Velcro showed signs of being able to control her leg just a little bit, but not her toes (dangling) so there was a bit of hope. When she walked she’d fall on her face. By that evening she was able to use her leg just a little bit for support and could limp with great difficulty but still falling. By the third day her leg had much improved and she seemed to be able to control her front toes just a little tiny bit. By evening, she could sorta walk but with a very severe limp, NO pressure at all on her toes and foot, still no control of her toes.

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Later I brought Velcro in the house and before I could even close the door, 2.5 had flown inside to be near Velcro. The bond between those two birds is so amazing, so complete…. They truly love each other so very very much (Pic = happier days).

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The forth day Velcro was doing so much better I decided she could be free inside the aviary to be with her lover 2.5. For the entire day, they hugged and kissed and coo’ed and coo’ed. So much happiness.

The fifth day she still limped badly, but it seemed she would be able to fly free and lead a mostly normal life so I let them both outside. It was a pleasure to see their happiness. They were jubilant to be together again, much continuous hugging and kissing. They flew around the neighborhood all day and spent a lot of time on the roof, so happy to be reunited and free to fly. I could see it was a great sense of relief to 2.5. Velcro was still limping badly but otherwise seemed in pretty good shape.
This is such a sweet video.
 
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BUT THEN that evening when I went to the aviary late in the day, I discovered  Velcro laying in a very large pool of blood. She was bleeding to death and hadn’t the strength to get up to the nest, SOoo much blood lost. She was laying on the aviary platform instead of up high by their nest as usual.  She was covered in blood and I couldn’t tell where it was coming from. I finally discovered that she had NO control of her back toe and had been walking with her toe folded under her foot all day and the knuckle was bleeding badly. I cleaned her up some and got the bleeding to stop.  We taped a cotton ball on her foot to restrict movement and protect the wound. I was afraid it may start bleeding again.  From lack of blood, she was again mostly unconscious so I held her in my arms for many hours again and  we both slept soundly into the night. I was hoping she hadn’t lost TOO much blood, and that it wasn’t too late, or ... maybe she wasn't sleeping ... Again, maybe she was dying in my arms?

The next morning I made a splint… a cast… of styrofoam and gauze patches, carved with deep grooves to keep all her toes in place. She still limps badly but could now walk on her leg fairly well and didn't seem to care about the splint, it was working well. 


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I’m hoping that when we remove the splint tomorrow (Fri) that her back toe stays in the right position… then maybe… a day in the aviary and if that’s successful, then Saturday she and 2.5 can be free to fly together again. I’m hoping.

= = = = = = =    UPDATE 6/4/10. The 7th day started out great. Removed the splint and Velcro was happy and in good spirits (as usual) and walking pretty good with but with a serious limp, but with all her toes where they should be. I let her loose in the aviary and watched her closely for many hours and it looked very promising. Her back toe was always straight behind her all day long. She doesn't have perfect control of her leg yet so stumbles occasionally but overall, doing quite nicely.

BUT by evening, she was walking with her back toe under her foot again so we immediately put the splint back on and confined her to a cage. Will check again in a few days, but I fear it means she cannot control it at all, and then her back toe may have to be amputated ???

...Another potential problem. Her leg is still quite swollen and feels hot to the touch, she gets daily medication for it.  I was hoping it would be normal by now. Also her digestive system is not right. Her droppings contained far too much fluid. That means all is not well, but maybe that's to be expected under the circumstances... lots of stress. Otherwise, she seems healthy, alert and very happy (as usual).

UPDATE 6/11/2010 12 noon, The 8th day she is doing well except that she still has almost no control of her toes. The problem is that her rear toe continues to fold under her foot then she walks on it and it bleeds. The splint prevents that but if she's to get muscles and control back, her toes need exercise without the splint. I'm taking her back to the vet this afternoon for some advice and more pain medication. I'm still keeping her confined but loose in my office. She just now managed to land on my arm while I'm typing this.

GOOD NEWS update 7/9/2010 - Success. Nearly one month later and almost 100% recovered. All her toes stay in place and her limp is barely noticeable.

4/20/2009 More Good news update months later - She's fully functional, back to normal, same old happy carefree Velcro, my sweet little feathered friend.

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Bev Letard... just for your info... Can be another (final) story about Velcro
Terrible news 5/20/2014. Today a hawk killed her as she was flying to the deck to visit me. 
http://bertthemensachicken.blogspot.com/2014/09/this-is-not-sunset-picture.html

Khufu steals food from my plate.

WITH BOTH FEET, she landed in the middle of my mashed potatoes.

Khufu . . . She's such and imp, so quick, so super sneaky, so very persistent, snatching food off my plate. She hates Spinach, Loves everything else, PIZZA is by far her favorite (NO meat allowed).

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Likes broccoli, corn, egg rolls, cauliflower, sweet rolls, hot dogs, hamburger, salads (and even some dressing), rice, burritos, tacos, churros, french fries, mashed, pudding, Flan, corn on cob, sandwiches (any kind), tomatoes, Avocado (toxic to her), cucumber, radish, blueberries, cherries, strawberries, cookies (any kind), pancakes (some syrup), rice crispy bars, ice cream, brussel sprouts, etc, ... pretty much anything. ... a junk food junkie ~:<)

 

Garage sale items online 24/7 (more to come, visit often) - Updated 190428

On-Line Garage sale 24/7 - THINGS FOR SALE - (We are shrinking) ... pickup in Oakdale MN near Menards 

ASK, I probably have it.  EMAIL = Sellnow4@yahoo.com . . .  

 ALL PRICES ARE NEGOTIABLE (but I might not accept).    201201 190826

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SAVE THIS LINK because MORE STUFF WILL BE ADDED TO THE TOP OF THIS LIST nearly daily (Pole barn FULL of really neat stuff up North). .
. I have many types of collections, Brand new antiques. fine and odd strange weird things to be sold, many you didn't know existed. ... and many you don't need. 

ALL will go except the tent we'll be living in. 

Lots of BIG stuff too, machinery, supplies, tools, equipment, stuff you never heard of or didn't know you needed. ... the full range. 

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SNOWMOBILE POLARIS INDY CLASSIC 500 . . Mfgd 1989 Almost but not quite like New condition (Track too). Elec start, Oil injection, Suspension.. . . . Only used it 3 times put on 3/4 mile, but someone else put 4,555 miles on it first. 

. . Starts and runs perfectly, quiet too. . . No known flaws.Haven't used if for years but turned it over occasionally. Needs a battery.  

Been stored in my pole barn full time. Trailer sold separately. lowers tilt or flat to ground drive on drive off. 

$900 including dolly (gas tank is empty).  Trailer sold separately.

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CAMPING Instant HOT WATER HEATER, LP, Coleman

Instant hot water, Internal battery or 12v. Uses standard LP cylinders.

$40. . Water not included.

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MILK CAN, a real one. "Fairmont Foods". Excellent condition, no cleanup necessary. 17#. With a cushion makes an excellent stool (empty the milk first).
$75. (without the milk).

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WATER PUMP barely used (1 hr). 2 cycle engine. Very lightweight. Great for emergencies if power goes out or even if it doesn't. 
 $55.

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ANTIQUE AMOS AND ANDY wind up Taxi.  
Works fine. Travels forward a bit then shakes, then continues.
Seen them for $375 to $675. This one the people are missing.
$250.

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HOME DELIVERY MILK CONTAINER from 1950's. Remember when the Milkman delivered to your doorstep? Me neither.  Insulated container. No, they didn't just pour the milk in there, it came in glass bottles that were recycled.
$35 (without any antique milk).


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 SOLAR PANELS - PARABOLIC, (4 of them).  Extremely efficient. 8'x2'x8".  Cost $1,000.00 each new. 
Don't let the suns rays go to waste, Give them a job.
$82 each or all 4 for $100. 

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 GRANDMOTHER antique windup CLOCK from around 1900?  Near new condition? 

This is from a hermits tiny cabin (family friend) in northern MN north of Melrude MN waaaay out in the woods.  He died about 1960.  Keeps time just fine. (no chimes).  3'-8" x 18"

$175. Runs forever (as long as you keep winding it)

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BRITISH DRESS SWORD, 1800's - Extra fancy with engraving on the blade. Only used once by a British sword swallower (Oops, RIP). You can slice a pickle from 3 feet away.
 $280.00 no matter how you slice it.

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DEEP SEA FISHING RODS (2), steel line. 

Use for Lake Superior Lake Trout, 300-400 feet down.
(Will not catch Lake Superior fish in other lakes)

$35 each or both $50. (Fish not included)

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ANTIQUE SEWING MACHINE SINGER TREADLE 1910 Fancy model, Excellent condition. . Make genuine antique clothes etc. Very efficient, no Electricity needed.
$385. (There's one identical for sale $545)

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OSBORNE LUGGABLE COMPUTER - OCC-1, S/N 230765, 1981, CP/M operating system included, Z80 microprocessor, 4.75" CRT green screen, 2 floppy drives. It will  NOT fit in your pocket.
The First "portable" computer. The software disks include the SuperCalc spreadsheet program and WordStar word processing software. Osborne followed the I in 1982 with the Executive OCC-2 and later the Osborne Vixen. 
$2,850.00 (in 2020 dollars) See software included in Pics. It forgets easily because it has no memory.

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DOUBLE BOILER, COPPER (Boil everything twice)  

No dents, Nice condition. Even comes with three handles.    

 Now you can boil your copper.  

 $80 , , , $75 if you want the cover with it.

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PROFESSIONAL MUSIC RECORDER - 

Record your favorite professional music unnoticed. HI QUALITY MP3 or other formats.
$20.00 including lifetime supply of Mini Discs (copy MP3 toons or other formats to your PC).

 Lifetime supply of Mini Disks (Copy MP3 toons to your PC)

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HONDA TRAIL 90, 1974 very LOW MILEAGE (600?) A1-condition.
(aka Hardly-Davidson)
Will go ANYwhere, even up sides of buildings.. Goes better than a snowmobile in winter. It's totally amazing... Runs whisper quiet, 4 speed plus Hi-Lo range = 8 speed, (like really REALLY slow = towing power to drag deer). Up to 55mph, street legal=license if desired,  weight 200#, luggage rack, easily rides two.
Excellent like new condition, Always starts. Oversized fat rear tire.
I only used it to check 2 miles of electric fence and to round up cattle (Really).
$3,100.00 with full tank of gas (this is a collector machine OR it's an incredibly useful machine, or both).

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THE ORIGINAL MP3 PLAYER - No need for batteries 
Portable trendy antique music for those Rave parties
$85.00 Or if some old 78rpm records are included, $85.00

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SADDLE, Western . . Mostly used to watch westerns on TV.
Black,  - fancy. nearly new
Completely tooled/embossed except the seat.
Seat length 15'... Skirt length (Total length) 24" ... Swell (thing under the horn) 13" wide ... Cantle (Seat back) "medium"  ... Weight 20#. Serial Number #828
$400 or more if you want  ($950 saddle but will take much less, I want it gone)

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CARPET SQUARES for your Family room OR - Do your lawn. ..18" on four of the six sides.
OVER 1000 sq ft. Grass-green colored, almost enough to do your entire front yard, never needs mowing.... Just plop them down, no special preparation or skills required.
. . . Removed from a Church so they are really holy (not full of holes). MOST are in near-excellent condition because they have been blessed.
$50.00 uninstalled.

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POOL FLOATIE THING.

$3 or free, take your pick.  

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LUGGAGE WHEELIE COLLAPSIBLE THING. Cast aluminum.
Can also be used to transport cases of emergency beer.
FREE if you buy something else too otherwise $3.00 if you pick up... $128 if delivered within Oakdale MN.

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2 ANTIQUE STREET LIGHTS about 25 foot  (Similar to pics)...
If you have any antique streets that need to be lit, these will do it.
$600 each or both for 5/6th of that. 

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WIND GENERATOR 400W 12V, WITH CONTROLLER, Vertical axis (Good in omni-directional gusty winds too), Well it doesn't actually generate wind, it steals wind so you can use 12v electricity operate a fan to make wind. With an inverter, can create 110v wind too. Almost new, Just installed, low mileage...but... My back yard is much too sheltered to be useful. Great at a lake shore cabin or a more rural setting.
Can be used as as action lawn ornament too. The 2" pole alone and flange cost $36.
$200. or if $36 pole is included, $200.

 
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COMPRESSOR ... (nothing else to buy, compresses free air)... Can pump up a tire? but intended for Air-Brush work (artists, amateur or professional). Probably not the best to use in place of a CPAP machine?
$5.00 ... Air today, gone tomorrow (get it?)..... SOLD

 
ANTIQUE MATCHING CANE CHAIRS - Perfect like new antique Condition. No flaws.  One is boring, the other one rocks.

$125 for both  . . SOLD $85




SCUBA DIVER Shark impersonator  (SOLD)  - electric
RUNS GREAT except a easy-to-replace common toggle switch should be replaced first. (Light duty tinkering required?).  Fool your Mom, pretend you're a shark.
$10.00
 
 
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ANTIQUE BEVERAGE HOLDERS   (SOLD)  (3 are the really REALLY old type, corks only)
$1.00 each or all seven for $7.00. One bottle includes original white sand from somewhere exotic.
1) "Illinois" 3 oz.
2) "Rauleighs" #4.
3) "The reliable old-time Preparation for home use" - Prepared by Dr. Peter Fahrney & sons.
4) 2oz.
5) 3oz.
6) "Sloans Liniment"
7) ?

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FURBYS -  (SOLD)I can't take it anymore, they argue with each other,
About 110 of them, MOST work perfect, a some don't work, others are lazy, those are marked.
$150 - Must take them all (They get lonely otherwise).

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CLAY PIGEONS  (SOLD) and one real one (Real one not included)...
For Skeet shooting
$8.00 or $5.00 whichever you choose.

 

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HARE DRYER, (SOLD)  your rabbit will love it.
Use clamped on arm of lawn chair (To avoid being airborne, anchor chair to ground first)
$3.00.

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POLICE SCANNER - (SOLD) Will warn you when they're planning to come get you.
$5.00

 

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BLOWER-FAN - (SOLD) Perfect for drying those hard-to-reach wet spots... or drying fingernails.
14" dia x 7" deep, 110v. Use for a hot shed?
$5.00 if purchased before my birthday.

 

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JUMPER CABLES -  (SOLD) #6ga, 12 foot, Real Copper (Not cheap aluminum)
$10.00 New in box, never used. Can be used to decorate man-cave wall.

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SPORTS RADAR, mph  (SOLD)  ... Baseball, football, ?Bicycles?, or really fast kids?
$20.00, new in box, never used.  Ever wondered how fast mosquitoes fly ? 

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  BLOW GUN  (SOLD) - Bothered by mosquitoes? Get 'em one at a time.
(Adult toy only, must be member of S&M, B&D, or AARP ... or all three)
$6.00 fully loaded with darts. 

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SMOKE - FOG MACHINE (#1)  (SOLD) - In case you're used to being in a fog.
Scare the crap out of the little kids at Halloween (... POOF your gone).
$22.00 - incl a bottle of smoke (well, it's a liquid).

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SMOKE - FOG MACHINE (#2) - (SOLD) Make twice as much fog if you buy both.  
Add some rain and it will be just like camping.
$23.00 (It's a bigger box than the other one).

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BLENDER - (SOLD) Or tiny Electric outboard motor 
Warning - This device only blends, does not unblend, use with caution
$2.00 - not including electricity

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 TELEPHONE WIRE  (SOLD) - 1,000 feet of 4 Twisted Pair - About 850 feet left?
Great for hooking up alarm systems too.
For areas in the wilderness where your cellular is weak, run this wire out to your tent instead.
$18.00 for roll . . .  or $0.0211764 cents per foot, your choice.

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TROLLEY CAR Operators 8" Brass Bell (SOLD) from MPS/STP streetcar system. It's Loud, wake the kids up every morning, OR annoy your neighbors at 3:00am.
$125.00 including chain, but you have to pull it yourself
(Spoken for ? by someone who has their own private Trolley car system)


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MPLS TROLLY FARE / TOKEN BOX (SOLD) .. Get rich... charge admission at your next party. Works great,
$475.00 Rare collector item, with a history.
(Spoken for ???)

 

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FENCING MASK - (SOLD) Are those huge Minnesota mosquitoes bothering you? Do you have any fences that need masking?
Used by King Henry the VIII to fight off horse flies. Made by Castello NYC.
$18.00 - Sword sold separetly.

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COOLER (SOLD) -12v Seriously cool man, inside 11x8x11h. 50 deg.
$7.00 (without the beer, $8 with)

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COOLER, (SOLD) 12v - inside dimensions 10.5x5.5 down to 50deg, works even better in winter.
$4.00 (Tag says $39.95)

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BOWLING PIN (SOLD) - I'm not selling the rest, this one's a spare (Get it?).
$1.00 or will trade for a new boat.

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DECOY (SOLD)- Antique Petrified Wood Duck (well, it's really really scared maybe)
Scared because it was shot at and lost all it's feathers
Very light-weight wood almost like Balsa, has a small quack in it.
$20 cash or you can put it on the bill (get it?).  If it quacks like a duck, it may be a decoy.

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 Model-T Ford ignition coils (SOLD). You'll get a charge out of playing with these.
Can be used in science experiments, you can become the next Tesla.
$8.00 each or $20.00 for all seven.

    

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12" LOUDSPEAKER (SOLD) , 30 watt, powerful enough to win ANY argument. I don't need it anymore because I'm always right ~:<)
$12.00 Like new condition, has never been used for swear words. 

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ANTIQUE BOOM BOX (SOLD) (6/6, Maybe sold)
Multiple Bands AM, Police, Marine, Aircraft, Amateur, Rubber, plus others.
110v - Works? I have no idea, probably? Only plays Old songs (kidding).
NOTE: Stash a high quality BlueTooth speaker inside, your friends will be amazed.
$25.00
 

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ANTIQUE RADIO TUBES... (SOLD) (6/6 maybe sold)  assorted, Make a great ... YouTube ... necklace or earrings, Impress your friend(s) . . . good conversation starter, ... who wears old radio tubes around their neck?
$10.00 for all

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12V ICE CHESTS,  (SOLD) (110v with xformer, not included) Store money and you'll have cold cash. Cool to about 50deg in 75 deg ambient. They heat OR cool. In winter they keep things REALLY cold. Great for in car traveling, or 110v use at campsite.
Top row - $11, $12, $14, $6, $12, $11
Bottom row - $11, $8, $4, $7

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SIX FOOT BY EIGHT FOOT GREENHOUSE
(SOLD)
(well actually, it's transparent).  Do not use if you're going to throw stones.
NEW IN BOX, never opened. Extra strong solid greenhouse plastic.
$185.00 without plant (or the woman holding the plant)

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TURTLE SHELL  6" (SOLD)  .  (In case your turtle doesn't have one).
$2.89 obo ... slightly used. Can be used as a napkin holder.

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CIGAR BOX - PLEZALL (SOLD) (Cigars, not condoms) ... (maybe sold)
Havana blend Flats. .. Box was full but when I opened it they all escaped.
$5.00 if purchased with lid closed, otherwise $7.00.

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LA PALINA CIGAR BOX (SOLD) (Blunts, whatever that is?)
This box opens AND closes (close, but no cigar, get it?), makes it twice as useful.
$4.00, ... 

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ANTIQUE CHEESE BOX (SOLD) (Antique cheese not included)

Five pound Kraft American.
Good for storing things or stuff, either kind.
$3 or $18 if cheese is included.

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END END END of Garage sale items ...  

BUT . . . . . . . .there will be MUCH more added to top from time to time, stay tuned.