Only $4? And in great shape, too! I spent the afternoon at the a Goodwill bins outlet where you pay $1.94 per pound of stuff. Didn't find actypewriter, but I'd love to own one that is easy to maintain!
Interesting. Either it's just a coincidence, or you're living in a quite low density suburbia, because urban rats typically live in matriarchal clans, not nuclear families.
I figure you know a lot more about rats than I do. The rail tracks are a block away and Superior is a port with big grain elevators. Most of the rats hang out there.
Young rats in search of new homes can travel far but once they’ve settled down, their territories are quite small.
If there are 100+ yards to the next bird feeder / trash bin / other good food source, it’s indeed possible those two were Adam and Eve expelled from Elevator Eden. The bad news is the story may repeat multiple times.
Today was the day of our annual neighbourhood-wide garage sale. Not having enough to set up a table, I gave a stone fish planter to a neighbor to sell as desired. Came home with a bike basket for a friend, a tiny handmade ceramic sushi dish, a pair of sunglasses, 2 choc chip cookies, and a small bolster - total cost $11.25. The bolster was free, as was the margarita consumed en route.
I’m envious of your typewriter find! My Olympia is approximately 20 years older, but it’s still going strong; they are well-built machines. I like the weird 70s typeface on yours, but I keep hoping I’ll find one in cursive.
I don't know what typewriter my mother owned when I was growing up but when I saw the picture of the Olympia, it was very familiar. Not exact: her typewriter had some sort of computational word processing ability that I never learned to work. But anyway I don't often see typewriters like it.
Looks as you got some good karma going on!
Only $4? And in great shape, too! I spent the afternoon at the a Goodwill bins outlet where you pay $1.94 per pound of stuff. Didn't find actypewriter, but I'd love to own one that is easy to maintain!
To date this is the best deal I've ever scored on a typewriter. These Olympias are very well made.
Interesting. Either it's just a coincidence, or you're living in a quite low density suburbia, because urban rats typically live in matriarchal clans, not nuclear families.
Nice typeface, by the way.
And yeah, I really like the typeface on the Olympia.
I figure you know a lot more about rats than I do. The rail tracks are a block away and Superior is a port with big grain elevators. Most of the rats hang out there.
Young rats in search of new homes can travel far but once they’ve settled down, their territories are quite small.
If there are 100+ yards to the next bird feeder / trash bin / other good food source, it’s indeed possible those two were Adam and Eve expelled from Elevator Eden. The bad news is the story may repeat multiple times.
Winner winner, chicken dinner!
What a score!
What a find! Boo to the rats.
What a beauty.
Today was the day of our annual neighbourhood-wide garage sale. Not having enough to set up a table, I gave a stone fish planter to a neighbor to sell as desired. Came home with a bike basket for a friend, a tiny handmade ceramic sushi dish, a pair of sunglasses, 2 choc chip cookies, and a small bolster - total cost $11.25. The bolster was free, as was the margarita consumed en route.
Great find!
I too like the typeface! I didn’t know any typewriters had sans-serif typefaces.
Wow! Nice find🧙🏻♂️
I’m envious of your typewriter find! My Olympia is approximately 20 years older, but it’s still going strong; they are well-built machines. I like the weird 70s typeface on yours, but I keep hoping I’ll find one in cursive.
What a great find! I love the type!
I don't know what typewriter my mother owned when I was growing up but when I saw the picture of the Olympia, it was very familiar. Not exact: her typewriter had some sort of computational word processing ability that I never learned to work. But anyway I don't often see typewriters like it.
NPR: speaking of rats. These guys are being scent trained: sorry, I don’t have a Link
GOATS AND SODA
Dear rat, did you ever know that you're my hero?
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Tommy Trenchard
I would not be surprised if mom and pop rat found their way back. Those critters are smart. I caught and released one once and he was back in a week.
Congrats on the typewriter find. The 70s font is great!