I've Got Two Big Balls...
I've Got Two Big Balls...
Balls, Floats, Globes I'm not even sure what the proper name is. I think they are called Floats.
Last Friday, I was up near Sea-Tac Airport, taking care of some errands and I had my dog with me.
I wanted to get him out of the truck, for a walk somewhere. So I decided to take him down to one of my favorite hang outs, Three Tree N.
As he was running up and down the beach, he stopped and started digging @ something behind/under one of the big logs, that is washed up on the beach. I went over there, to see what he was doing and this is what he found! They were really dirty, nasty and stinky and this, is the best side of them. There is big holes torn out on the other side.
I brought them home and cleaned them up, in some bleach and a longer piece of rope actually fell off from one end. I wrapped them up for a Christmas gift, to my wife, from Amos, our dog.
My wife has always wanted some of these, for our decoration of our home, because it is a nautical theme in our house, Go figure huh?
I always hoped I would find some, or one, in Sitka Alaska, on one of my trips up there.
I don't think these are something new, that just washed up on the shore, they looked like, they have been there, for a while.
And they don't look as to be glowing from radio activity, from Japan.
What a cool find huh?
Here's a few more pictures...
Last Friday, I was up near Sea-Tac Airport, taking care of some errands and I had my dog with me.
I wanted to get him out of the truck, for a walk somewhere. So I decided to take him down to one of my favorite hang outs, Three Tree N.
As he was running up and down the beach, he stopped and started digging @ something behind/under one of the big logs, that is washed up on the beach. I went over there, to see what he was doing and this is what he found! They were really dirty, nasty and stinky and this, is the best side of them. There is big holes torn out on the other side.
I brought them home and cleaned them up, in some bleach and a longer piece of rope actually fell off from one end. I wrapped them up for a Christmas gift, to my wife, from Amos, our dog.
My wife has always wanted some of these, for our decoration of our home, because it is a nautical theme in our house, Go figure huh?
I always hoped I would find some, or one, in Sitka Alaska, on one of my trips up there.
I don't think these are something new, that just washed up on the shore, they looked like, they have been there, for a while.
And they don't look as to be glowing from radio activity, from Japan.
What a cool find huh?
Here's a few more pictures...
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BASSMAN wrote:....They were really dirty, nasty and stinky and this, is the best side of them...
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This is mine that I found at my cabin in wesport...back in 1987
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Way way cool!
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I always thought guys used a ruler to measure OTHER things . . .
Kelly
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Everything gets measured at least once, sometimes twice!ktb wrote:I always thought guys used a ruler to measure OTHER things . . .
Wait!
What are you thinking?
Well I guess
I could have titled this thread differently
My co-workers would not have looked at me so strangely, if I asked them, [sarcasm]"want to see a picture of my floats?"[/sarcasm]
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Wow!! Awesome find!!
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... you'll need a really low SAC for those ...
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Congratulations. Running or walking a beach for 4-6 miles with my dog is part of my "workout" nearly every day. For many decades I have been looking for glass floats like you found. No joy. This includes running the beaches around Adak, Amchitka, tropical Pacific, and other remote locations which seemed to hold promise. The only ones I have found were floating in the South China Sea after storms. I didn't get to keep those. I just reprimanded my dog for only bringing me sticks, tennis balls, and stinky stuff from the beach. Give Amos an extra treat.
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Dude! Maybe we should start calling you "BRASSMAN" instead (even though they're glass instead of brass - you still had to have 'em to start this thread with that title!)
Nice find for sure!!!
Jim
Nice find for sure!!!
Jim
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Awesome find, Normally I wouldn't covet another mans balls but those are a really nice pair!
I have coveted those since I was a kid! But was never so fortunate.
We should start to find all sorts of stuff from Japan very soon. The first signs are starting to show on the coast and there are literally millions of tons of the stuff that will foul our beaches for years to come.
I have coveted those since I was a kid! But was never so fortunate.
We should start to find all sorts of stuff from Japan very soon. The first signs are starting to show on the coast and there are literally millions of tons of the stuff that will foul our beaches for years to come.
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Thanks, I've been looking for a good signature line!Dusty2 wrote:Normally I wouldn't covet another mans balls but those are a really nice pair!
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guitarmaker wrote:Thanks, I've been looking for a good signature line!Dusty2 wrote:Normally I wouldn't covet another mans balls but those are a really nice pair!
Ron, if you start using this line I am not going under with you any more
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Talking about sig lines?Scrappy wrote:Ron, if you start using this line I am not going under with you any more
That just begs for an explanation, in most cases!
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Having grown up on the Oregon Coast (Astoria/Seaside) I have inherited lots of glass balls from our beach adventures in the '70's-'80's.
I'm just saying, I have have bigger balls than you
I'm just saying, I have have bigger balls than you
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New sig line, anyone?wa_divergal wrote:I'm just saying, I have have bigger balls than you
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"Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix
"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
"Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix
"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
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Tom Nic wrote:New sig line, anyone?wa_divergal wrote:I'm just saying, I have have bigger balls than you
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