bugs
* Bug Collector Warning Level CODE RED *
June 30, 2011 (REVISED July 1) — Unhappy camper here this noonhour — just unpacked a key I picked up worth the money — a not-so-common T.R. McElroy P-500 bug. The key was in very […]
Month: June 2011
bugs
‘I don’t care what they say, I won’t stay in a world without bugs’
`June 30, 2011 — I’m finally back to offer some views of my latest acquisitions … or did they acquire me? (Sometimes I can’t help but wonder if there isn’t a “Twilight Zone” episode buried […]
bugs
New — and impressive bug joins the Bug Collective …
June 28, 2011 — “We are the Bug. Resistance is futile.” Yes, that’s the stuff of legends, and the stuff that has infected this carbon-based life form. It happened when a dash lever return spring […]
ebay
Newbie eBay’ers are a pain in the …. posterior
June 23, 2011 — Pardon my French, but the last few days have been a clusterf*ck in regard to my web hosting company and its “upgrades” that invariably have the same impact as “glitches.” Funny […]
bugs
When everything appears to be said and done, this guy keeps saying it …
Sunday, June 19, 2011 – I had a close encounter of the eBay kind this weekend … remember the guy who sold me the Vibroplex Champion? The one that arrived damaged due to his poor […]
bugs
Now appearing on our midway … “KY4Z’s Home for Wayward CW Keys”
Saturday, June 18, 2011 — Another elderly gent graced my door today when I went out to check the mail … a 1927 Vibroplex Original. This venerable old key has worked for a living; however […]
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A little song, a little dance, a little hot solder down your pants …
Thursday, June 16, 2011 — Nothing says “Holy shit, that hurts!” like blobs of molten solder on bare skin. And brother, I was doing that song and dance over the weekend in my shack. Having […]
bugs
Doctor, Doctor, gimme the news, I gotta base case of the bug key blues …
Friday, June 10, 2011 — Pictured at right is my latest eBay acquisition — a 1938B T.R. McElroy Mac Key Deluxe. I have a soft spot in my .. (head?) heart for Mac Keys, I’m […]