Closer to home, heart, mysteries.
Can you find my grandson amongst the saxophone section of the Grizzly Marching Band?
December 7, 2024 two weeks before the winter solstice.
Categories of stuff in the garage
Camping
life preserver, sleeping pads, tents, tarps, lights, cooking, eating sleeping, drinking, human waste disposal.
Hiking
Clothing, knapsack, supplies for hiking, trekking poles, binocular, pack board, caving rope, harness, caribeaners, figure-eights, pulley, helmets.
Gardening
Soils, tools, hose, accessories, pots, digging, composting, cages, lawn mower, electrical extension cord, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrow, weed eater, limb lopper.
Toys
Kiddie pool, trikes, balls, squirts, baseball, fishing poles, tackle.
Kites
String, toy airplanes, balloons, blimps.
Snow
Sleds, snowshoes, skis, boots, shovels, de-icer, sand, kitty litter.
Cooking
Grill, accessories. LP cylinder outdoors. Coleman camp stove, backpacking stove.
Woodworking
Small tools, large tools, fasteners, staple gun, nail gun, saws, chisels, drill, bits charger, sheetrock knives.
Machines
Nuts, bolts, machine screws, wrenches, screw drivers, allen wrenches.
Electrical
Wire, fixtures, switches, outlets, plates, screws, boxes. Volt-ohm meter.
Soldering
Soldering gun, solder with acid core, solder with resin core, flux, emory cloth, wire brush, Mapp gas cylinder, torch, lighter.
Plumbing
Washers, faucets, pipe, wrenches, unions, elbows, pipe cutter, anti-seize compound, plastic primer and adhesive.
Home repair
Dowels, hardwoods, door and window hardware, insulation, weatherstrip, nails, screws, carpet shampooer, step ladder, extension ladder.
Cleaners
Windex, fabric cleaners, detergents.
Bicycles
Bikes, parts, air pump, tires, bike rack, helmets.
Painting
Paint, thinner, varnishes, joint compound, texture, brushes, heat gun, stains.
Sandpaper
Sanders, sheets, disks, belts, blocks.
Clamps
C-clamps, wood clamps, pipe clamps, framing clamps, screw clamps, spring clamps.
Glue
Wood, epoxy, concrete, crazy glue, hide glue, Gorilla glue.
Tape
Electrical, duck, masking, painter’s, drywall.
Wire
Iron, steel, copper, insulated, fence, bell.
Lubricants
grease, grease gun, WD 40, silicone spray, graphite, machine oil.
Automotive
Brake fluid, antifreeze, RV antifreeze, ether, Sea Foam, gasoline, jumper cables, sand, ramp, tow strap, spare tire with hitch mount, air compressor.
Pencils
Pens, Sharpies.
Rubber bat.
insearchofbud 
Loved it!, but do you have room for the vehicles? 😊
No. No room for vehicles. They must remain out in the parking area. My fellows will remove the heavy, greasy, complex components, crack open the seams, pour out the 90-weight oil onto their pants, probably. Thanks for your friendship over the many years, Val! You have served the pharmacies well and faithfully. Again, thanks to you and your brothers and sisters in the medicine world.
Hello! I’m working on a documentary on the V-80 submarine, developed by Hellmuth Walter. I see that you met with his daughter a few years ago. I’d love to hear about that meeting and possibly reach out if you would feel comfortable sharing her contact. Let me know if you’re interested and we can connect. Thanks, John
John, it’s been a lot of years since I interviewed Hellmuth Walter’s daughter. By some weird coincidence, I had been working with Walter’s granddaughter in a pharmacy. She mentioned Kiel, Germany. I told her my maternal uncle died as a result of a torpedo fired by a U-boat that had been built in Kiel. I will have to find my notes, etc. and contact them to get permission, which I’m confident I’ll get, to share their information.
Sincerely,
Dan Struckman
Thanks Dan! Thanks for the help – I’m excited to chat. I’m assuming my email shows up in the submission form for you?
Fitz
Hi Dan – just following up to see if you had heard from Sigfred? My email is: JFitzpatrick@PingPongTelevision.com. Thanks,
Fitz