Boo

That's right. It's Halloween time. Which means, find whatever old ultimate clothes you can and put them on the dog. Here we see the Bert modeling a vast array of costumes from various tournaments. And yes, the shirt does say Sugar Daddy. Oh yeah.

I think he looks a little like E.T. in this one. Except he's not trying to phone home. He just wants a treat.

Kegerator!

So apparently spending $35 on Craigslist means that I get a brand spankin-new (circa 1950) Frigidaire refrigerator. A working refrigerator no less. What on earth should I do with this metal piece of pure gold? Why, construct a means for it to dispense beer at my beck and call.

Enter: the Kegerator. (insert ominous music here).

I spent a few weeks taking it apart and repainting it to get rid of the brown color it was previously painted. (Why? I don't know) Weighing in at around 600lbs, she was a brute to get down into the basement. But once there, she fit snuggly beneath the stairs which proved to be the perfect spot for a fridge of her size.



Then I took to drilling holes in the door to fit the tap shanks through, and procuring the used cornelius kegs and CO2 canister to carbonate the beer. In a few weeks, my homebrew would be done and I could put it in a keg and get yummy beer 2 days later. Spectacular.







So I have enough room for at least two kegs, and more if I put the CO2 tank outside. For now though, 10 gallons of beer should hold us over for at least half the football season. Until chili time rolls around....

P.S. - A little tidbit of trivia. Where did Nick get those fancy taps he put on there? Answer: From Marty Doyles where he labored away as a waiter for many summers. The bartender collected taps and gave me these two. Been saving them for over 10 years to use on this thing. Whew! (luckily what I actually have in the kegs is a million times better than what these taps are advertising.)

Big Metal Flower

The title is the truth. Photos to prove it. Thanks to our professional artist friend Tim, the Clunkmaster, for his intrepid creativity in answering our assignment.
The story behind the pulley based carts: before we had lockers in the present day high school sense, steel mill workers would place possessions like wedding rings and watches in the tray. Using a chain and pulley, they would raise the tray to the ceiling and place a lock on the chain. The height would keep thieves from stealing possessions.


I'm not a flower person, but I think it is perfect for the space. The irony of using, well, iron to build a flower is art to me. Nice work, Tim!