Tank birthday, 47+ years

[Paul B]

I was going for Awesome.

 

[Minifoot77]

I got a half eaten mre and a pack of lucky strikes for payment...

 

[smitten with ocean life]

wow paul! so neat!!

 

[Paul B]

It was a little Nippy on my early, cold, very windy beach walk this morning. I didn't see walruses or anyone swimming. Not sure why.

 

[Paul B]

They just changed the forecast. They predicted it to be 4 degrees tomorrow morning. But now they are predicting 1 degree with 50 mph winds and wind chill at 25 below zero.

MAN WEATHER. No Sissies out tomorrow.

I can't wait to go on my beach walk in the morning. I hope I can get my phone out to take a picture but I need to take off my down mitten to hold the phone and with the temperature and wind, I'm not sure I can do it. Maybe I can get a penguin to help me.

 

[jsmkmavity]

The east coast is really getting hammered this winter!!! You are unlikely to meet any californians on your beach this time of year. Our winters used to scare them away but not very often anymore. I hope you return from your morning walk to a smiling and still pain-free (or almost) Dale!

 

[Paul B]

I added an LED in front of the small fan so you can better see the strips of tinsel flying in front of the fan.

That cylinder light on the left side is a flame lamp so it looks like it's on fire. Very cool looking.

It's too hard to post a video but when it's completely finished, I will post one.

 

[Freenow54]

I added an LED in front of the small fan so you can better see the strips of tinsel flying in front of the fan.

That cylinder light on the left side is a flame lamp so it looks like it's on fire. Very cool looking.

It's too hard to post a video but when it's completely finished, I will post one.

my favorite

 

[Paul B]

my favorite

That's also one of my favorites. I gave it to one of my friends' wives.

It's about 5 degrees out now and snowed again so it looks like Antarctica outside.

Also very windy. I can't wait to get out there in a few minutes.

 

[Subsea]

That's also one of my favorites. I gave it to one of my friends' wives.

It's about 5 degrees out now and snowed again so it looks like Antarctica outside.

Also very windy. I can't wait to get out there in a few minutes.

Paul,
Your present winter storm was here last weekend. Yesterday, it was 84 degrees in the shade. I worked bare foot in my garden planting potatoes & snow peas.

Check out this diver collected live rock I got from GLR. There are 3 oysters on it along with orange barrel tunicates, orange bryozoans, red encrusting sponge and numerous cryptic sponges. In researching tunicates, I found out that their tunic, outer covering, is composed of cellulose, a type of carbohydrate associated with plants and their heart reverses flow every 50 beats, go figure.

 

[Paul B]

Your present winter storm was here last weekend. Yesterday, it was 84 degrees in the shade.

Sub, that's the exact same temperature it is here, without the "8".

I just got back and now I am going to shovel the ice off of my Jeep so we can go to the diner. I called them to make sure they are open because I think they are Snowflakes and not sure if they can get there.

 

[Paul B]

 

[Subsea]

Sub, that's the exact same temperature it is here, without the "8".

I just got back and now I am going to shovel the ice off of my Jeep so we can go to the diner. I called them to make sure they are open because I think they are Snowflakes and not sure if they can get there.

When I was much younger, I worked 3 months (December thru February) in a shipyard in Finland. I get cold thinking about it.

Last week, after our Texas ice storm, Snowflakes were cautioned to remove ice from their roof tops before getting on roads. There was so much salt on the main roads that a week later when humidity dropped to 20%, salt dust obstructed visibility on overpasses

 

[Freenow54]

I love it when the plows wait till everyone is done clearing their driveways then make a run and fill the end in

 

[MikeyZo]

I added an LED in front of the small fan so you can better see the strips of tinsel flying in front of the fan.

That cylinder light on the left side is a flame lamp so it looks like it's on fire. Very cool looking.

It's too hard to post a video but when it's completely finished, I will post one.

How much do you sell these for?

 

[jsmkmavity]

I look forward to more pictures of that lamp and a video when you get it done. Do you have a name for it?

 

[Lowell Lemon]

I look forward to more pictures of that lamp and a video when you get it done. Do you have a name for it?

It is called $5000.00 then you can name it anything you want hahaha!

 

[Paul B]

How much do you sell these for?

I am not sure if I will sell this one because I don't really have any of that particular type as I sold a bunch of them. This larger one and a similar one sold for (I think) $3,000.00 This one is half the size but the labor is the same.

I am not allowed to sell anything on here even if it was for sale.



This one wasn't finished when I took this video.



This is a different type. I think it sold for about $2,400.00



The main part of this one was from a steam locomotive from the 1850s

This one was expensive because that part cost me about a grand



This one is not quite finished in this video and it is the only large one I still have.

I am not sure what I am going to do with it because it is too heavy to ship.



My favorites are the fish. Those sold for $900.00 and I don't make them any more because it isn't worth it for $900.00 as they take too long to build.





I kept this porcupine fish for myself.




I also kept this blimp

 

[Lowell Lemon]

Paul, it is a rare person who is both a artist with words and the work of their hands. You are an inspiration and a national treasure. Love your sculptures, aquarium, house remodeling, and your post's! Enjoy your day sir! Wishing your super model all best today!

 

[MikeyZo]

Paul, it is a rare person who is both an artist with words and the work of their hands. You are an inspiration and a national treasure. Love your sculptures, aquarium, house remodeling, and your post's! Enjoy your day sir! Wishing your super model all best today!

Well said