in front of the histogram (wheat sheaf period)
and post wheat sheaf period
which made it time to get into the car.
It was the day after classes ended and so time to go look in on someone
else's life. First I noted the distribution of Sovereign
pennies from the 1970's
in front of the histogram (wheat sheaf period)
and post wheat sheaf period
which made it time to get into the car.
On the other end, Dr. Len
welcomed me and we put my car into his garage
and headed to the drug store
so he could stock up on meds for his trip.
Next we drove out to the suburbs where this sign worked
but this one
didn't. So, Len had to get the tool box
and do some removal
and adjustment
and rewiring
as the penguins watched
until he had a sign
like this
missing a letter
that could be wired
to work
except for the missing letter. In the spirit of the holidays
the manager
thanked us and we were off to lunch.
The old diner
had a porcelain enamel sign
and a menu
that was best photographed
sans flash as the cover
should have told me. The diner looked good
but the muffins
were a little more questionable though I wanted to have some milk
from here. Dr Len dug into his chili
so fast that I could only record the crackers
that didn't get eaten and the pancakes
as they were buttered. My eggs and potatoes
came with toast
and when the tabasco
was brought by the waitress
things started to look much better.
After mincemeat pie (never again!)
and rice pudding
we were ready to pay the bill
and check out the facilities where we saw one of these
adorning the wall
as a throwback to olden times.
Our next stop was the post office in Paoli
where the crowds gathered
and we tried to install the stamps
into the case
to get a smooth roll
even though
this seemed not possible, so we had to settle for this
and wonder if the postal service was balancing its budget by
selling defective goods to unsuspecting consumers.
Next it was off to the tube bender's shed
where the door opened
to let Dr Len enter
despite warning signs
about security.
Time
was passing so we headed for the country where the Roskamp house
seemed to be borrowed from Thomas Mill
and across from a covered bridge
of detailed history
which was impressive from afar
but a little worn
from up close.
As we began our journey home, we stopped at this bank
to get the next pennies. Next we saw the train store
and decided to go in
after paying homage to the nutcracker
and recording the address
for future reference. The train exhibits inside
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with the infamous ( A Man & His Truck -- It's a beautiful thing)
bumper sticker as we made our way through Upper Darby
and caught a beautiful view of the city in the distance
as we recorded the price of gas
much as it is in New Jersey. This bar
displayed its soldiers well
as we assured that the pennies
were still there so that we could determine if the mint mark
distribution changes close to the mint. After paying homage to
Sam Adams beer
we tried to get day time pictures of Dr Len's neon sign
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Our last stop was at his house. The Sherwin Williams sign
was in process as were the others
but some work was done installing rivets
and screwing them in
before we began Dr Len's penny histogram
and took these pictures
from ever increasing distances. I hear that the
histogram didn't last through the night but choose
not to believe such sad tales.