Picture Challenge

 Hi! I take pictures of random stuff I'd like to share. I think this batch starts off where I left off in a thrift store, but there's more after those.

If they could figure out how to do this in the jungle on Survivor, this looks like a crazy challenge. The name at the top even says so! No! You hit the side, you have to start over from the beginning! Everyone is still in it! You want that immunity, you have to earn it!

Am I in the thrift store, or on TV? These glasses look straight out of a science fiction show. Space aliens can't have normal-looking glasses, they have to be all weird like these.

You've found the Big Key! Now you can escape out of the dungeon!

This vase has faces all around it, I think this gives you an idea of how it was, but it was both cool and slightly-disturbing at the same time.

Hand-carved eagle end table with a tree-cut top. A lot of work went into this! Probably regular furniture gets a lot of work, too, but somehow this seems like more.

The tag says "wagon jack" who knows how old this is?! Did wagons get flat tires? Weren't the tires made out of wood? I'm sure they broke all the same, and would need replacing. And for that, you need a wagon jack!

At first I though this was the worst thing ever, the whole point of having those badges is that you earned them! But, if all you want is some kind of costume, then I guess it's not terrible. At least you can have a small amount of pride knowing that, at some point, some kid DID earn those badges.

Bunny Bait! What a cute idea. Except, you're more likely to get... ants? Make sure they are kind of away from your house, actually.

How do I look up the translation for this? These keys are not on my keyboard. Um... It's like a plus-sign with a line on the bottom, over top of a square? Is that something?

These old sci-fi movie poster stickers were fun. They looked almost like they were generated with AI programs. I guess they all followed style similarities in those days.

Only $50? I thought a "Mike Tyson's" Punch Out was more rare and valuable. They released that game right around the time he fell into legal trouble, so Nintendo yanked him out of the game and re-released it as just Punch Out. So the originals were hard to find, even back then.

Hey, it's the silly-looking truck. I heard they get scratched up at night, because local raccoons mistake them for dumpsters. That was a real news story!

Stolen glory! I totally earned that trophy! Also, a fun tip: Buy someone that sign, and every day you can tease them by asking for the fresh baked pies.

Seeing a "watch for children" sign here makes me worried that it's not where it's supposed to be. Does anybody know to watch for children there?! AHH!!

Hey babe, let me show you my basement. Yikes.

They got a new sign! The old one was the opposite, with Barrett St huge and Antique Mall small. Probably clearer now, that it's an antique mall, if you didn't already know what Barrett Street was.

This has got to be the MOST "for adult" toy ever made. It's a REAL CAR Hot Wheels. See the logo? Dang.

Yep, there's the logo on the back, too. It's completely possible that you can buy this for your child, they for sure won't be able to really drive it though.

Sugar Boo is cute to include in the picture, but I was wondering... is that like, a Wiffle Ball? What an oddly specific thing. Is Wiffle Ball more popular than I think it is?

Um.... Valentine's Day plushie couples bouquets. WHY is Darth Vader with a Storm Trooper? That dude had a wife, y'know. He was heartbroken so much he became an evil overlord. Merchandise fail.

Ouch. OUCH! Worst. Product name. Ever. Just... Ouch.

Wheeee! It's a home project! Who buys large wood panels? We did.

We were having trouble finding the right varnish paint color, it turns out you have to tell the guy, and they mix it for you right in the store! Also on the cart, you wanna screw? Is that joke too much? We needed screws. What did you think I meant?

The person at the register did not have a code for the wood panel, so we had to run back and get a picture telling them how much it was. $45 for just a piece of wood! It's not even anything yet.

At least they professionally cut it for you right in the store. Our friend said in the past, you had to do this yourself. With the big saw and everything. What's the big deal? Do it yourself! Yeah, these days, there's no way they would let non-employees near the dangerous blades.

It was neat watching him use the little laser sights to measure, and zip! it was done.

Now for the up & down cut. Technically you only get a couple of cuts "for free" when you buy the wood. But they acted like it was free and would have done as many as we wanted. I think we might have done one over the limit? I don't remember, but it wasn't too much

All done! We got to take home the extra leftover piece. Hey, we did pay for the whole slab of wood. Maybe we can figure out something to do with it.

Maybe this should have been the first picture, but this is the project. To make a new lid for the top of this tank shed on the side of the house. It's a simple thing to do, so why not do it yourself?

Fun story to go with this picture from Red Robin, I'll try to keep it brief. There was one onion ring left, and my friends were discussing who gets to finish it. Neither one really wanted it, they were about done, and quite full. One of them mentioned how when he was growing up, he was told to "finish what's on your plate!" and had a hard time leaving food un-eaten. But now that he's grown up, it's totally fine to walk away from the leftover food. So they both agreed to leave it. And then, the waitress drops off two more fresh baskets of french fries. Yeah, at Red Robin you get "unlimited fries!" so the waitress just brought over piles more. Neither wanted one more onion ring, and now they each had a basket of fries. Hilarious. Yes, a total waste of food, but funny, too, at just the right moment.

I'll toss a solid plug for Red Robin. My friend had the Bleu Cheese burger. He likes bleu cheese on a burger, and it had been a long time since he had one, and it was a great choice. They served us more food than we could eat, and then more. All good.

I even had to get a picture of these simple cute burger stools in the waiting area. They were not too busy when we were there, so no waiting for anybody.