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While we are talking about old Coca-Cola items........ I had a small wall area in the game room that would fit an old vintage Coca-Cola thermometer. Every one I came across was in rusty crappy condition for $75 - $100. One day I was at a small, private, Coca-Cola advertising museum. Very small museum in an antique mall - just a museum, nothing for sale. I got talking to the museum owner complimenting him on his Coca-Cola advertising collection and what I was trying to find for my game room. He then sold me this early 1950's Coca-Cola thermometer in great condition for $35. Very little rust or wear but the thermometer is cracked. Fortunately you can buy a replacement thermometer for a few dollars on the web. You just never know what you can find if you look carefully and talk to the right person.

Ya know. It’s always a little weird to see Dennis post something on Instagram, start drooling, and then realize I cooked it. Somehow it always looks better when he posts it.

The bottle opener was given to me by a friend, not sure of age, and the clock was hanging on a wall in a delicatessen that my parents bought in the mid-seventies.....long as its got a battery works fine.

A very good friend sent me the link to this bread recipe for Japanese Milk Bread and I made it today for the first but not the last time. After the first rise, stretch the dough out gently into a 24 X 4 inch rectangle, divide it in 2 lengthwise and roll each piece up. Baked. I pulled the two pieces apart and then took a slice off the one on the left. The crumb up close, it is like a down duvet, all fluffy and light. Here is the link but there is a mistake in the amount of flour, I had to add another 50% to get it so it could be handled. I used a total of 375g of flour. https://breadillustrated.com/japanese-milk-bread/

Well...spoke too soon. Apparently Amazon had some sort of shipping snafu and it wound up getting sent back to the seller. They are refunding my money, so I need to reorder. Fortunately, it is now down to $29.27, which is 72 cents under list! MEGA-BARGAIN!!

I came across this artifact while scouring this second hand store looking for gems that may fit into the look I'm trying to capture for my new smoker pavilion. I see everyone going plush and modern with their outside areas however, I like and prefer the woodsy backyard look with a little rust. So here it is, an old fashion hand made cooler made from pine wood and galvanized sheet metal. It even came with a nice rusty coke sign. I almost died and went to heaven. The idea came from Aussie's venture out into the bush at a cookout in a remote area of snakes, lizards and old buildings about. Of course this project will require some restoration, the previous owner must have left it in a damp and wet cellar and the legs have rotted at the bottom and that paint color is two fingers in the throat. Just needs a little life breathed into it, to bring it to it's former glory. It now sits in the garage but it's at the top of the to do list and dripping with potential. $35

While rummaging through a few old boxes I found these. The cooler had a old Samuel Adams opener on the left. Yours with the white backdrop is unique, I have one new still in the box with original screws and an old used one. Thought I'd show you and may I mention a nice clock also.

The sight of those sandwiches is more than I can take............my stomach is growling........I'm eating lunch early....................right now!!!!!

I put a couple of slices of the Japanese Milk bread to good use this morning- Egg salad sandwich-

Thanks. Seems there are quite a few that appreciate a good piece of treasure and find reason to repurpose them. I think a good wash is 1st with the power washer to get a better look especially within the cavity and then the legs would have to be cut, pegged and glued because of the extensive rot. I would like to replace the legs altogether but, I am unsure how they are fastened and if those secure points are behind the galvanized inner box as they appear to be. A seam showing the extension is not a first choice no matter how fine. Anyhow it looks to be a tricky endeavor, will post in the spring.

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Reminds me of a classic Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown episode in Japan and the quest for one of his favorites - the fluffy egg salad sandwich at Lawson's.

Saving the pennies, that's how we get to afford a KK. And I am so glad we could.

Surf and Turf on the Konro. This is my preferred method for steak kabobs. Start by cooking your steaks low-n-slow until an IT of 110*.     Let them cool. Trim the edges, cube them, then marinade them a bit.  Steak kabobs and small dwell in the shell lobster Tails ready to go. Meanwhile I had some green beans going on the KK. A few on grill shots. Done this way the steak kabobs end up a nice md rare with just the right amount of char. With Baked Apples a la mode for desert. 

Really tasty looking bread and sandwich!

Lol when I was younger my best mates dad was a truckkie .used to do west east and taught me how to drive one. Till I got my licence. It's a skill Outback Kamado Bar and Grill

I have one of those I got from a vending machine. Will have to find it. It's buried somewhere Outback Kamado Bar and Grill

Yum @MacKenzie. I fried kidneys for my breakfast today and, in a departure from normal practice, made a coconut milk sauce. If only there was a way to teleport your bread to meet my kidneys. Match made in heaven. For me anyway...

Sometime when it rains, it pours. $35 a familiar number. That's a nice thermometer

Looks delicious

I'm thinking it will clean up without a problem Tekebo and for any possible leaking that can be handled easily with some bathroom caulk. Sorry Bonfire, I also thought the sign was a significant find but, I believe it is just a good rusty newer addition.The piece does have good bones and for the ones that have to be replaced below are within repair. Overall it's something complete, wish it could talk.

Sorry, Aussie, they only do it once/year for the holidays. But don't despair, these folks make it, too. It's almost as good. https://greatrivermaple.com/collections/bourbon-aged

Looks a bit caotic... Lets get that staircase underway... Ohhhhh no...We are 1 step short.....Dang...2 weeks delivery time... Getting ready for the Burn-In...just need the 32" BB to get here To be continued......

Bagged it at $29.92 -- 7 cents UNDER list. Can you say BARGAIN??

A true DIVA!!

A classic!!! And, you gotta love a band who names their 1st album - Dookie!

I'm beginning to think that someone has a big truck fetish!