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Everyday objects from childhood toys to furniture wear down over the years without you even noticing
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| 1 January 2018
| Siofra Brennan
Posted on 01/01/2018 9:50:07 AM PST by mairdie
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The post outside a popular club in New Orleans has had so many flyers stapled to it there's no room for any more
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posted on
01/01/2018 9:50:07 AM PST
by
mairdie
To: mairdie
I love the picture of the post!
Back in the day, years before the internet, you tube, twitter, or texting, we used to advertise our band performances by stapling flyers to posts all over Boston. Of course, all the bands did this, and soon the posts began to look like that one!
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posted on
01/01/2018 9:55:06 AM PST
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: left that other site
That’s just amazing, ltos! I couldn’t bring myself to quite believe that was real. So incredibly neat that you DID IT! 2018 hugs to Penny.
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posted on
01/01/2018 9:57:49 AM PST
by
mairdie
To: mairdie
The House at Varykino from the movie "Dr. Zhivago"
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posted on
01/01/2018 10:01:38 AM PST
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: mairdie
Id possibly call BS on some of these tree photos.
Yes, trees DO grow around things, but the question is at what rate? Not being a tree expert, Id like to know what kinds they are and if it jibes with the items.
The gravestone, e.g., cannot be more than c. 120 years old, being basically granite which was not the overwhelming type until about 100 years ago. If this stone is that old, can the sapling that was next to it have grown to that extent? My biggest concern is that the stone is more c40s.
The small bike? A glance implies it might be from the 50s, yet not only is it well ensconced in the tree (no split where it might have enveloped), but it is a few feet up.
A tree expert would be nice!
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posted on
01/01/2018 10:02:02 AM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: mairdie
"As time races by, most of us barely notice the change that wear and tear inflicts on the objects around us. " As a 30 year clean-room, chip-maker, all that worn 'stuff' wound up on my wafers/chips. We knew about wear, trust me.
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posted on
01/01/2018 10:04:00 AM PST
by
blam
To: the OlLine Rebel
Not an expert but it depends on the tree and where it is planted.
The Tulip Poplar can grow 40 feet tall in 15 years.
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posted on
01/01/2018 10:11:54 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
To: mairdie
Use magnets to hold up posters to that post.
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posted on
01/01/2018 10:12:54 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
To: left that other site
Clear tape (2 inches wide) wrapped around the post would still hold a poster (I’ve seen that technique used these days).
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posted on
01/01/2018 10:14:04 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
To: the OlLine Rebel
The bicycle photo has been in circulation for decades. The young lad who leaned it there died in the First World War, IIRC.
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posted on
01/01/2018 10:21:30 AM PST
by
Don W
(When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Great call. I'd like to hear more, too, since those pictures aren't all that uncommon of things in trees.
I found my greatgrandfather's grave taken over by the forest, but not by a single tree.
It's up on the top of a huge hill and some poor person was under it when it fell over while they were installing it. A Civil War group took it over and I found a cousin who had the design for the brass plaque that was stolen.
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posted on
01/01/2018 10:22:17 AM PST
by
mairdie
To: blam
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posted on
01/01/2018 10:25:53 AM PST
by
mairdie
To: mairdie
I have toys from the 80s that are now dull in color and the plastic has taken on a brittle feel, and they haven’t been handled that much the past 30 years.
To: the OlLine Rebel
Possible that tree is about 150 now and 70 when bike chained but just a guess.
To: the OlLine Rebel; Diana in Wisconsin; greeneyes
Pinging our resident tree experts.
Can trees grow up around the objects pictured, or are these staged in some way?
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posted on
01/01/2018 10:29:42 AM PST
by
texas booster
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To: TexasGator
Looks like it was not good for the tree. Tree looks sickly.
To: mairdie
I think I know where that post is in New Orleans!
To: a fool in paradise
And let’s not forget the ubiquitous DUCT TAPE! LOL!
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posted on
01/01/2018 10:45:22 AM PST
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: the OlLine Rebel
The rubber hasn’t even rotted on that front bicycle tire. That one is obviously fake.
As to the gravestone, while it is possible for some plants to grow quickly, the stone looks too pristine, but I’d rank that one as a possible.
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posted on
01/01/2018 11:00:20 AM PST
by
PAR35
To: Cowboy Bob
Strangely enough, I actually find that very exciting. Any rough description of where it might be. I’d love to use Google maps street view to try to find it.
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posted on
01/01/2018 11:02:13 AM PST
by
mairdie
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