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What did you buy?

GypsyR said:
Not AI, just condescending assholes. Claimed Stapler and I were "banning too many spammers". I shitchoo not. Also they are leveraging Google hits on the site to pimp the forum to advertisers. The reason for those hits is so much great info shared by folks like 22GT and Woodchuck who are walking encyclopedias. So info being shared among friends there is essentially being monetized. Not something I'm happy about or comfortable with so I pulled out. As did everyopne but Laurie.

Upside. Now that I no longer feel obligated to check the forum fires several times a day I don't feel like getting on there much. 25 years is a long time. While on my stool in the shop listening music, piddling on my trail bike getting it ready for a weekend ride I thought to myself "THIS is my happy place, always has been. Here. Doing stuff like this, not on my ass infront of a screen." So I've decided to consciously pull back from the internet in general. Still need it for work, reference, fun, etc but no endless reading of forums and video watching. So the last few nights after work I've been spending that screen time out in the shop putting an MSD box on the '67 in place of its Duraspark II. With no one telling me what to do and how to do it.
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I'm staying as a spy.
 
I was a moderator at VMF when Bob owned it, and he turned on me, removing my moderator privileges. I saw what was going on to other people (remember Mt. Fuji?), and decided not to post there any more, except for my business.

This forum is pretty much undermoderated, as there's little need to do so, except for the occasional spammer.
 
GypsyR said:
A delayed one. Wife says at the Autofair I almost always find a "deal of the day". One time it was new roof skin for the '69, another time a little ATV for cheap, etc. None this time. I thought. For a few years now I've found I really like cast iron on the rare occasions I cook. At some point I discovered an old company called Griswold made some cast skillets that were lighter weight. They accomplished this (apparently) with precision molds that made the pans thinner overall. Plus they are smoother and not rough cast. I've been wanting one but apparently everyone else does too and they are collector's items. Every one I've run into was priced stupid high.

So this fella had a pair of rusty old skillets laying on his tarp. Told me $5 each. Neither had any casting marks at all that I could see. Generally non-marked ones are cheap Taiwan stuff. Being surface rusted they could be a year old, ten years, who knows. Griswolds all have pretty deep markings on the bottom. "Griswold", a big cross symbol in a circle, "Erie PA" all pretty unmistakable. These were not those by any means. But one felt right. It had the light weight and slimness to it. Just felt like a good quality piece. I figured even if it was a Taiwan-made on it seemed like it would cook well. Five bucks poorer and thought little more of it.

Week and a half later I took a notion to scuff it up and get an idea of what it will take to clean it up and get it seasoned. Scuffed the bottom with some scothbrite and there appeared an "E". What? No! Scuffed some more and the rest appeared "Erie". Before they were were Griswold they marked their pans just "Erie". More scuffing revealed a "10" for the size and "710" for the series. Turns out I bought a 1905 skillet in primo condition that's selling about everywhere for at least $400! Shaaaawing!
Now the problem is I'm about afraid to cook in a $400 pan. Also a downside is that now I've found the freaking holy grail no more hunting cast iron. I am NOT collecting iron skillets.

Not cleaned up or anything yet. Once I discovered what I had I figured I better approach the resoration with a bit more care.
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See the lettering? No? Me neither, but it's there.

By the way, don't you louts ever buy anything interesting?
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Be sure to post pictures once it's restored.
 
Midlife said:
I was a moderator at VMF when Bob owned it, and he turned on me, removing my moderator privileges. I saw what was going on to other people (remember Mt. Fuji?), and decided not to post there any more, except for my business.

This forum is pretty much undermoderated, as there's little need to do so, except for the occasional spammer.
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We did have some wild years in the beginning though!
 
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