Tin Sign Info

Welcome to where time stands still
no one leaves and no one will
Moon is full, never seems to change
just labeled mentally deranged
Dream the same thing every night
I see our freedom in my sight
No locked doors, No windows barred
No things to make my brain seem scarred

Sleep my friend and you will see
the dream is my reality
They keep me locked up in this cage
can’t they see it’s why my brain says Rage

Sanitarium, leave me be
Sanitarium, just leave me alone

Build my fear of what’s out there
cannot breathe the open air
Whisper things into my brain
assuring me that I’m insane
They think our heads are in their hands
but violent use brings violent plans
Keep him tied, it makes him well
he’s getting better, can’t you tell?

No more can they keep us in
Listen, damn it, we will win
They see it right, they see it well
but they think this saves us from our Hell

Sanitarium, leave me be
Sanitarium, just leave me alone
Sanitarium, just leave me alone

Fear of living on
natives getting restless now
Mutiny in the air
got some death to do
Mirror stares back hard
Kill it’s such a friendly word
seems the only way
for reaching out again.

This Old west tin sign makes a great gift.

A diver down flag, or scuba flag, is a flag used to indicate that there is a diver below. It is red with a white stripe from the upper left corner to the lower right corner. It can be placed on a boat or on a surface marker buoy. (Practice about this choice of flag is not uniform worldwide. In some countries, the practice is to use the blue-and-white A-flag – see below Signal flag ALFA/ALPHA – instead.)

It is used to notify to any boats to steer clear for the safety of the diver.

The use of this flag is required by law or regulation in many US states and Canada, as well in several other countries in the world (eg. Italy).Usually the regulations require divers to display the flag and to stay within a specified distance of it when they are near the surface. As well there is often a larger zone around the flag where no boats are allowed to pass. Some states also prohibit the display of this flag when there is no diver in water.

 Other uses
Today the red and white flag is so strictly associated with scuba diving that it is also used to indicate a place where there are services for divers, for example stores selling or renting diving equipment or scuba service stations. It may be seen on the windows or bumpers of cars belonging to divers.

This scuba divers dive flag license plate tag makes a great gift.

The “8 Second Ride” is well - known song of Jake Owen

Well hey girl whats ur name?
Havent I seen u before?
I recognized them dark green eyes when u dosey doed across the floor
Are you alone or are you with someone?
She said a matter of fact im not
so i took her hand thats when it all began and we headed towards the parking lot

Chorus:
And she said hey boy, do you mind takin me home tonite?
‘cuz I aint never seen a country boy with tires on his truck this
high I said climb on up but watch the cup that
I spit my dip inside and hold on tight cuz its gonna be wilder than any 8 second ride

We went riding round rocking to the sound of “Country Boy Can Surivive”
and I knew then that she was my kind of girl cuz she was singing every single line
Then she slid on over put my hand on her
shoulder and I aksed her what she wanted to do
She said it dont matter where we go just as long as I’m riding with you

Chorus:
And she said hey boy, do you mind takin me home tonite?
‘cuz I aint never seen a country boy with tires on his truck this high
I said climb on up but watch the cup that I spit my dip inside
and hold on tight cuz its gonna be wilder than any 8 second ride

So we headed out to old tobacco road
Put the tailgate down and we made love
She said true country boys hard to find but I found one wilder than any 8 second ride

Chorus:
And she said hey boy, do you mind takin me home tonite?
‘cuz I aint never seen a country boy with tires on his truck this
high I said climb on up but watch the cup that I spit my dip inside
and hold on tight cuz its gonna be wilder than any 8 second ride
yea hold on tight cuz its gonna be wilder than any 8 second ride

This license plate tag makes a great father’s day gift.

Well, there just ain’t no talkin’ about the Old West, without mentioning the dozens, no hundreds – er, thousands of saloons of the American West. The very term “saloon” itself, conjures up a picture within our minds of an Old West icon, complete with a wooden false front, a wide boardwalk flanking the dusty street, a couple of hitchin’ posts, and the always present swinging doors brushing against the cowboy as he made his way to the long polished bar in search of a whiskey to wet his parched throat.

When America began its movement into the vast West, the saloon was right behind, or more likely, ever present. Though places like Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico already held a few Mexican cantinas, they were far and few between until the many saloons of the West began to sprout up wherever the pioneers established a settlement or where trails crossed.

 The first place that was actually called a “saloon” was at Brown’s Hole near the Wyoming -Colorado- Utah border. Established in 1822, Brown’s Saloon catered to the many trappers during the heavy fur trading days.

 Saloons were ever popular in a place filled with soldiers, which included one of the West’s first saloons at Bent’s Fort, Colorado in the late 1820s; or with cowboys, such as Dodge City, Kansas; and wherever miners scrabbled along rocks or canyons in search of their fortunes. When gold was discovered near Santa Barbara, California in 1848, the settlement had but one cantina. However, just a few short years later, the town boasted more than thirty saloons. In 1883, Livingston, Montana, though it had only 3,000 residents had 33 saloons.

 The first western saloons really didn’t fit our classic idea of what a saloon looks like, but rather, were hastily thrown together tents or lean-to’s where a lonesome traveler might strike up a conversation, where a cowman might make a deal, or a miner or a soldier might while away their off hours. However, as the settlement became more populated, the saloon would inevitably prosper, taking on the traditional trimmings of the Old West.

In those hard scrabble days, the whiskey served in many of the saloons was some pretty wicked stuff made with raw alcohol, burnt sugar and a little chewing tobacco. No wonder it took on such names as Tanglefoot, Forty-Rod, Tarantula Juice, Taos Lightning, Red Eye, and Coffin Varnish.

 Also popular was Cactus Wine, made from a mix of tequila and peyote tea, and Mule Skinner, made with whiskey and blackberry liquor. The house rotgot was often 100 proof, though it was sometimes cut by the barkeep with turpentine, ammonia, gun powder or cayenne.

 The most popular term for the libation served in saloons was Firewater, which originated when early traders were selling whiskey to the Indians. To convince the Indians of the high alcohol content, the peddlers would pour some of the liquor on the fire, as the Indians watched the fire begin to blaze.

 But the majority of western saloon regulars drank straight liquor — rye or bourbon. If a man ordered a “fancy” cocktail or “sipped” at his drink, he was often ridiculed unless he was “known” or already had a proven reputation as a “tough guy.” Unknowns, especially foreigners who often nursed their drinks, were sometimes forced to swallow a fifth of 100 proof at gunpoint “for his own good.”

This saloon tin sign would great over any bar or in any man cave.

FALL AND EARLY WINTER BASSIN’

by Jim Porter

I’m not sure there is a better time of year for fishing than Fall. And, so long as Old Man Winter doesn’t come on too strong too early, early Winter is pretty good angling. It is also a beautiful time of year to be outside in Mother Nature’s domain.

Actually, the fish will cooperate, even in the cold weather. It is the fishermen who get all stoved up with numb fingers and toes, ice in the rod guides, and sleet all over the boat that make the Winter fishing tough.

Over these many years and seasons of trying to catch those green fish, we have managed to come up with some theories and approaches to the Fall and Winter seasons.

Below are some selected readings that may be of help as we move into the cool and cold seasons. Within in these articles, there are three very important topics that are stressed and repeated:
A BIG factor is that the angler must retain a positive mindset, especially when it gets cold and uncomfortable out there on the water.
The fish CAN be caught. But, like all other seasons, you must FIND him first. That can be the hardest part. So ‘seasonal location’ and the proper ‘seasonal structure’ become important topics.
The metabolism of a cold-blooded fish slows considerably as the waters get cold, reducing his need to eat as much. So, we have to tempt or goad him to strike a lure. Smaller lures start to come into their own. Lure selection, then, becomes a major issue.
And, for those who may come south for some of our Florida trophy bass, I have included a piece on shiner fishing. It sure works great when the waters get cold, Brian Walker demonstrates here.

Click on the links, take a look through the material and get a jump on fishing success for Fall and Winter.

Good luck!

Jim P.

This bass fishing tin sign makes a great gift for any fisherman.

Jack Daniels was born in 1850 and was one of 13 children. Jack started work at the tender age of 7 years old, and learned a tremendous amount about how to make whiskey.

In 1863 his step father sold Jack his Whiskey still Jack Daniel at the age of 13.

Jack believed in the mellowing process, even though it added time and cost in the making of his whiskey, it actually stood him apart as producing a product of quality. But Jack thought it was essential, so he perfected his charcoal mellowing process back in 1866.

To this day, this still gives Jack Daniels Whiskey its smooth character and unique taste.

In anticipation of government taxes, Jack Daniel’s registered his distillery in 1866. He was the first to do so, making it the nation’s oldest registered distillery.

In 1904 Jack Daniels entered his Old No. 7 Tennessee sipping whiskey at the World’s Fair held in St. Louis, Missouri. Of the 20 whiskeys from around the world, his was the only one awarded the World’s Fair Gold Medal and honored as the world’s best whiskey. And so his fame was born. The Jack Daniels Distillery is one of the most famous distilleries in America and is well worth a visit.

This Jack Daniel’s tin sign makes a great gift or for your own bar.

Artist: American Patriotic Songs Lyrics
 
There have been many wars
On the shores of liberty
The losses have been much
But the cause will always be
There’s a flag that still stands
It will never fall
So it’s time for one and all
To answer freedom’s call
Let freedom reign
Shine the light of day
And guide us on our way
Let freedom reign
Drive the clouds away
And let the sun shine through
The red, white and blue
I am proud to stand tall
As those who’ve done before
The stars n’ stripes will be my pride
And in God I am assured
Though the battle may be lost
And though the fortress may fall
We will rise to build again
Cause victory is our end
Let freedom reign
Shine the light of day
And guide us on our way
Let freedom reign
Drive the clouds away
And let the sun shine through
The red, white and blue
Let freedom reign
Let freedom reign
And let the sun shine through
The red, white and blue

This eagle tin sign makes a great gift for anyone.

While driving up through Sussex County near the Delaware beaches recently, I spotted a lone Farmall H, rusted and vine covered near a dilapidated soy bean farm- soon to be replaced by condos and beach housing. I wondered if anyone knew the pedigree of that old tractor, and how it revolutionized the farming system of the United States. Silently rusting in the honeysuckle, a piece of history. The rusty red was a far cry from the Farmall Red, but the signature profile remained.

With its innovative tricycle design, the 1924 roll out of the Farmall Tractor spelled the demise of the work horse as farm power. From it’s narrow front and high ground clearance it was a strange looking beast, but nimble and precise in the rows. It was an unexpected hit, and a boon for farming.

In 1932 the updated design was christened F-20. International Harvester had thus christened the birth of the “F series:” the F-30 in 1931, the F-12 in 1932, and the F-14 in 1938.  The change from the grey paint to the signature blood red took place here too.

The H line is by far my favorite, and amongst the other models I’ll write more about the H and the Cub here as I know more about them. For me the H symoblizes the perfect Farmall. But that is just my pet passion.

When sales began to decline I don’t think we realized how much of our agricultural history we would lost with the end of production of the Farmall. It reminds me of the loss to New York of their signature taxi cab, the checker. One hasn’t been on the road in 20 years, but in every movie, every television show everyone gets out of a checker.

The last Farmall of any kind rolled off the assembly line in 1975, and the 5,000,000 th Farmall was the end of an era. But folks like us, who see them against a field of golden grain and blue sky remember why the Red Farmall was symbolic of a more innocent america. As apple pie and fourth of July. The farmall did the job.

The Farmall tractor I saw in the Delaware field rusting away echoed the the sweat and tears that farmers spent in the hot sun, on fields of grain to build the America.

Thankfully, folks with a passion for these beasts restore them so we can share their wonderful provenance with our children. Farmall antique tractors are in museums, collectors barns, and even available for you to purchase. Every Farmall, no matter the model, has a history of hot fields in the summer, of the plow, and of the feeding of our great nation. And of the farmers who cared for them like the horses before them. That old tractor build this nation.

Thanks for visiting my site about the Farmall, and please let me know if I can help with any other features and details for you.

Mark

This Farmall tractor tin sign makes a great gift.

Updated and reviewed by: W. Douglas Tynan, PhD
Date reviewed: November 2007

When you were little, did you ever run away? Maybe you packed up your backpack and made it down the driveway or around the corner to your friend’s backyard. But after a little while, you forgot why you were running away and it was getting dark out, so you went home.

Hopefully, that was the last time you ever thought about running away because there’s a big difference between thinking about running away (or walking a few blocks down the street) and actually running away.

Running away is a serious problem. According to the National Runaway Switchboard, an organization that takes calls and helps kids who have run away or are thinking of running away, one in seven kids between the ages of 10 and 18 will run away at some point. And there are 1 million to 3 million runaway and homeless kids living on the streets in the United States.

Why Kids Run Away
Remember how you felt the last time you got in a big fight with your parents or one of your brothers or sisters? That kind of anger and hurt can be what pushes someone to run away from home. In fact, most kids run away due to problems with their families. Some kids run away because of one terrible argument. Some kids even decide to leave without ever having a fight. They might have done something they’re ashamed of, and they’re afraid to tell their parents.

Other reasons kids run away include:

abuse (violence in the family)
parents separating or divorcing or the arrival of a new stepparent
death in the family
birth of a new baby in the family
family financial worries
kids or parents drinking alcohol or taking drugs
problems at school
peer pressure
failing or dropping out of school
These are problems faced by lots of kids and teens - and there are ways to deal with all of these problems besides running away. Kids who think about running away might not know how to solve tough problems or don’t have adults to help them. Sometimes a really big problem can make it seem like running away is the only choice.

Unfortunately, the problems kids hope to escape by running away are replaced by other - sometimes even bigger - problems of life on the streets.

The Reality of Running Away
When you think about running away, you probably imagine that there will be no more rules, no parent to tell you what to do, no more fights. Sounds great and exciting, right? In reality, running away is anything but fun. Kids and teens who run away face new problems like not having any money, food to eat, a safe place to sleep, or anyone to look out for them.

People with no home and no money become desperate, doing anything just to meet their basic needs. Because of this, they often find themselves in risky situations that would be frightening, even for adults. Runaway kids get involved in dangerous crimes much more often than kids who live at home.

Kids who live on the streets often have to steal to meet basic needs. Many take drugs or alcohol to get through the day because they become so depressed and feel that no one cares about them. Some are forced to do things they wouldn’t normally do to make money. The number of kids with HIV or AIDS and other diseases is higher on streets, too, because these kids might use IV drugs or have unprotected sex (often for money).

Runaway Prevention
Let’s face it - stress is a part of life, even for kids - but being able to deal with problems with confidence, hope, and practical solutions makes kids less likely to run away.

To build your problem-solving skills, try to:

Know your emotions. Try to understand what you are feeling inside and use words to describe it.
Express your emotions. Don’t be afraid to tell those close to you how you’re feeling and why. Use words, not actions. This is especially true for anger. Anger is one of the hardest emotions to manage because it’s so strong - but everyone needs to learn how to express angry feelings without violence.
Know how to calm yourself down after you’re upset. Maybe you need to run around outside, listen to music, draw, or write poetry. Do whatever safe things you need to do to feel better.
When you have a problem, try to come up with a list of solutions. Get someone else to help you if you can’t think of at least three things to do. For each possible solution, ask yourself “If I do this, what would happen next?”
Get some help from trusted adults - someone like a parent, close relative, teacher, or neighbor. Know who you can count on to support and help you.
What If You’re Thinking of Running Away?
It may feel like there’s no way to fix the problems that are making you think about running away. If you can, tell your mom or dad how you feel. They need to know that you’re upset or that you’re afraid they don’t love you or want you around. It may be possible to work together as a family to change things for the better. Sometimes talking with a counselor as a family can help.

If the problem is as serious as abuse and a parent is involved, then talk to a teacher or counselor at school, a good friend’s parent, a close relative, or another trusted adult. Let that person help you find somewhere safe to stay. It might be hard to share this secret because you may feel ashamed or afraid of getting someone in trouble, but remember that abuse is never your fault.

Another option is to call the National Runaway Switchboard at (800) 621-4000. It’s open 24 hours a day and the call is free. The switchboard operators get thousands of calls each year, many from kids who have run away or know someone who has.

What If Your Friend Wants To Run Away?
If your friend is thinking about running away, warn him or her about how tough it will be to survive on the streets. Your friend is probably scared and confused. Try to be supportive and help your friend feel less alone. Remind your friend that, whatever the problem is, there are other ways to deal with it, even if neither one of you can think of the ways right now. An adult will know how to help.

It takes courage to tell an adult that your friend is about to run away, but try to do this as soon as possible. Being a real friend doesn’t mean keeping a secret when it can hurt someone. It means doing the best thing possible for your friend. And running away isn’t a solution for either of you. It only leads to more problems and danger.

This character tin sign makes a great gift for anyone.

Rosie the Riveter was most closely associated with a real woman, Rose Will Monroe, who was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky in 1920 and moved to Michigan during World War II. She worked as a riveter at the Willow Run Aircraft Factory in Ypsilanti, Michigan, building B-29 and B-24 bombers for the U.S. Army Air Forces. Monroe achieved her dream of piloting a plane at the age of 50 and her love of flying resulted in an accident that contributed to her death 19 years later. Monroe was asked to star in a promotional film about the war effort at home. The song “Rosie the Riveter” was popular at the time, and Monroe happened to best fit the description of the worker depicted in the song. Rosie went on to become perhaps the most widely recognized icon of that era. The films and posters she appeared in were used to encourage women to go to work in support of the war effort.

According to the Encyclopedia of American Economic History, the “Rosie the Riveter” movement increased the number of working American women to 20 million by 1944, a 57% increase from 1940. Although the image of “Rosie the Riveter” reflected the industrial work of welders and riveters during World War II, the majority of working women filled non-factory positions in every sector of the economy.What unified the experiences of these women was that they proved to themselves (and the country) that they could do a “man’s job” and could do it well. In 1942, just between the months of January and July, the estimates of the proportion of jobs that would be “acceptable” for women was raised by employers from 29 to 85%. African American women were some of those most affected by the need for women workers. It has been said that it was the process of whites working along blacks during the time that encouraged a breaking down of social barriers and a healthy recognition of diversity  African-Americans were able to lay the groundwork for the postwar civil rights revolution by equating segregation with Nazi white supremacist ideology.

Conditions were sometimes harsh and pay was not always equal—the average man working in a wartime plant was paid $54.65 per week, while women were paid about $31.50. Nonetheless, women quickly responded to Rosie the Riveter, who convinced them they had a patriotic duty to enter the workforce. Some claim that she forever opened up the work force for women, but others dispute that point, noting that many women were discharged after the war and their jobs given to returning servicemen.[citation needed] Leila J. Rupp in her study of World War II wrote “For the first time, the working woman dominated the public image. Women were riveting housewives in slacks, not mother, domestic beings, or civilizers.”

After the war, the “Rosies” and the generations that followed them knew that working in the factories was in fact a possibility for women, even though they did not reenter the job market in such large proportions again until the 1970’s. By that time factory employment was in decline all over the country.

On October 14, 2000, the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park was opened in Richmond, California, site of four Kaiser shipyards, where thousands of “Rosies” from around the country worked (although ships at the Kaiser yards were not riveted, but rather welded). Over 200 former Rosies attended the ceremony.

The documentary film The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter addresses the history of Rosie.

 
J. Howard Miller’s “We Can Do It!”, commonly mistaken to be Rosie the Riveter
Norman Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post cover featuring Rosie the RiveterThe image most iconically associated with Rosie is J. Howard Miller’s famous poster for Westinghouse, titled We Can Do It!, which was modeled on the middle Michigan factory worker Geraldine Doyle in 1942.

 Shirley Karp
In 1943-1945, Shirley Karp Dick (who was the original Rosie during 1939-1941) revived her role as Rosie the Riveter. She was paid $6 to model. Two of her most famous photos were of Rosie treading on a book written by Adolf Hitler, and of her in a U.S fighter (with another woman fueling up the plane). During her tenure as Rosie, Shirley was part of the movement that motivated over 11 million women to join in World War II, by doing the paperwork, making guns for soldiers, or doing other service in the war effort.

Shirley Karp died on January 12, 2009 at the age of 85; at the time she was the oldest living Rosie the Riveter model.

 Homages
 According to Colman’s Rosie the Riveter, there was also, very briefly, a “Wendy the Welder” based on Janet Doyle, a worker at the Kaiser Richmond Liberty Shipyards in California.

In the 1960s, Hollywood actress Jane Withers gained fame as “Josephine the Plumber,” a character in a long-running and popular series of television commercials for “Comet” cleansing powder that lasted into the 1970s. This character was based on the original “Rosie” character and thus owes much to exemplary women’s efforts in the traditional male workplace.

More recent cultural references include a character called “Rosie” in the video game BioShock, armed with a rivet gun. There’s a DC Comics character called Rosie The Riveter, who wields a rivet gun as a weapon (and first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 2 #176 (May, 1984). In the video game Fallout 3 there are billboards featuring “Rosies” assembling Atomic Bombs while drinking Nuka-Cola. A Rosie the Riveter action figurine is made by Accoutrements, although this is loosely based on Miller’s anonymous poster, rather than Rockwell’s painting. In the final bars at 3:06 of the video [21] track clock, in Candyman, by Christina Aguilera, which emulates the famous Andrews Sisters vocal harmonies of the WW-II era - while wearing a red bandanna and shot with the era’s vintage Technicolor color processing scheme, Christina gives the famous “Rosie” pose, with fist-up, and right hand on bicep.

This Roise the Riveter tin sign makes a great gift for anyone.