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Mar 14, 2024 09:53:49   #
raymondh Loc: Walker, MI
 
This collection could take up a whole wing at the Smithsonian!

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Mar 14, 2024 09:55:32   #
StanMac Loc: Tennessee
 
If that portrait is your father-in-law, I look 20 years older than him and I’m “only” 76.

Stan

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Mar 14, 2024 12:09:22   #
daledo Loc: Billings, MT
 
black mamba wrote:
Good Lord !!! I thought I was bad, but you father-in-law is in a league of his own. There's a time coming when the family is going to have to decide what to do with all of this stuff. It's a daunting task, as my wife reminds me of the chore she faces after I'm gone.


Years ago when I asked him what he was going to do with all that stuff he said "the question is what are YOU going to do with it".

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Mar 14, 2024 12:12:20   #
daledo Loc: Billings, MT
 
StanMac wrote:
If that portrait is your father-in-law, I look 20 years older than him and I’m “only” 76.

Stan


I recently showed up at his place (400 miles away from my house) and found him in a hole he dug under the barn, fixing the plumbing. He's amazing.

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Mar 14, 2024 12:25:35   #
Bubbee Loc: Aventura, Florida
 
Very impressive! And I like his portrait...looks good to 92year old me!

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Mar 14, 2024 16:16:33   #
RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
 
This looks like a good place for the "Pickers" show to visit. I admire your Father in Law.

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Mar 14, 2024 18:33:38   #
rwww80a Loc: Hampton, NH
 
Time to call "Ancient Archaeological" TV show.

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Mar 14, 2024 22:06:43   #
CCPhotoist Loc: Cape Cod
 
It's a museum!

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Mar 14, 2024 22:57:56   #
arperry Loc: Miami/Florida
 
I believe several of us on this forum would love to spend a couple of weeks with all these treasures. Your father-in-law looks fantastic for his age, decades younger.

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Mar 15, 2024 13:06:39   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
daledo wrote:
My father-in-law is now a 96-year-old man. Still goin strong. Worked hard all his life in Montana on both sides of the continental divide, East then West of Glacier Park. He was a rancher, used farm equipment and junk yard dealer, fence post treater and whatever it took to help the family survive. A precious generous soul that took care of others and he still inspires and delights us. He is also a collector. He collected Avon and other types of bottles and glass, old tools, camping gear, toys, tractor seats, books, etc. He ended up on a ranch turned into farm and ranch junk yard with lots of room (barn, sheds and trailer) to store stuff. These are not particularly good pictures but when downloaded can be a fun stroll down memory lane. These are just few from only one of the numerous buildings filled with "Grampies junk" and a tiny fraction of his collection.
My father-in-law is now a 96-year-old man. Still ... (show quote)


A hobby just like any other, Daledo! God Bless Him!

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