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How about this "seat" I salvaged from an old outhouse that was on my property. I believe it was in use till the late 70s. It's pretty rough and would probably put callouses where you don't want them! I love the flip up cover. It was "modernized" with a toilet paper roll holder made from a paint can bail on the wall. It is sitting on the green barrel for photo only we don't use it that way although I have threatened my grandsons with that!
Steve W
 

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That's a great tidbit of information. I had no idea.

The inmates would use bits of wire they stole from somewhere, then stick the wires into an electrical outlet, in the way usually in the "day room" where the tvs are located, and the wires would hear up any coil they had to heat up coffee, soups etc. That of course is against prison rules but of course-they care nothing for rules. Also besides against the rules-big time fire hazzard. Often when I was making my rounds-you'd smell that electrical burn smell, and knew when they were warming something up. As much as I hated doing so-inmate would be written a few cases-which might add time to their sentences. Confiscation of the stinger on the spot-but id let them keep the food instead of making them throw it away like most COs would do. Doing that one simple thing-could mean you leave on time instead of staying late because inmate got pissed and created some situation that would never happen if COs used their brains.
 
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A wintry night from last February.

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LOoks like a Thomas Kincade Christmas painting. Im a fan of his and sadly, he passed away several years ago.:o
 
There are some amazing photos here!

I have a couple myself. Here's a shot of a mural on the side of a building. In back of Beth's Cafe in Seattle, a couple of local artists painted their rendition of the inside of the restaurant. If you've never been, it's an interesting place, to say the least, and the food is top-notch. If you look closely, you can see the cinder blocks.
 

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Oh lordy! You're compromising national security (and world peace) by publishing the camgasmorizer reducer system. How can you sleep at night! :eek:

Now you've done it.........let the cat out of the bag; you know what that means?
sleep ? who sleeps, you can find me on 40 meters in the middle of the night ( don't phone before noon)
 
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as for many of us winter is in full stride, thought i'd toss in a couple flower pix as well. The sunflower shot is from summer, there's a large sunflower farm here that opens to the public under full bloom. Very impressive site to see 1/2 million sunflowers on a sunny day.
The other 2 are taken this winter; Madison has an indoor garden at one of its parks; warm with blooming flowers all winter long. Actually can be so humid inside it takes awhile for the camera lens to get to normal for focus, clarity, etc..
 

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and finally, while thanks to the wife of 30 yrs I've had more good times than bad in my life, there's been a couple moments that I truly treasure. The birth of our daughter and the birth of our grandson are at the top.
One other moment, which a photographer was able to capture for us, was at our daughter's wedding. I was not allowed to see her dress beforehand, it was to be a surprise for when i came to walk her down the aisle. So as i rounded the corner and saw her that first time, i became full of emotion as did she. This is one of my all time fave family pix. Yes, they were tears of joy lol.
 

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