I've Joined the Stoner Owners Club..

[davethebirdman]

Hi Guys...

Went to my very first live auction yesterday... Didn't know it at the time but Neil (the other English member) was also there. In fact we stood next to each other in the queue.

Anyway, I got a little carried away nodding my head and the end result was I managed to take home a rather large and extreamely heavy Stoner Candy Machine... Its covered over in the garage at the moment awaiting the right moment to be announced to Mrs Birdman... Could be there a while...

Its a eight pull with gum wheel machine... Not sure what model that is???
Its been professionally restored, not to Curtis's standards but still very nicely,  at sometime in the past and I'm toying with the idea of getting it re-sprayed... Might leave as-is... The coin mech has been removed and its on free vend at the moment... However, the coin mech is in the stand and so when I do get the chance to set it all up I'll be asking silly questions about how to do this and how to do that...

Going to have to walk to work for the next six months but I think it will be worth it...

Dave

It's killing me... I want to get at it but now is not the right time...

Quick picture whilst Mrs B is doing the kids homework...

[Creighton]

Nice!! Good luck at the unveiling :-)
Creighton

[Larry]

Do what I do, put a bow on it and give it to her as a present.  By the way,nice Stoner.

[Pat Pixley]

Nice stoner Dave , As far as Misses Birdman take some rose's & a box of candy and do nice dinner a movie & dancing and some cocktails afterwards , then tell her the next day .

[SIGNGUY]

Buy a her a nice pair of earings or jewelery (not too much) something small that comes in a small box and one that will vend.  then show her the machine ask her to pull the Knob and it'll vend jewelery...

For SURE she'll let you keep it... just say though that you have to do some more repairs on it before she tries to vend it again expecting a diamond or something..

[mznb1u]

Dave,

Welcome to the club!  Nice 180 you have there.

Now get it all set up for the unveiling and buy Mrs. Birdman some nice jewelry and put the box in the machine.  Have her test out the machine and out comes the jewelry box!

It just might work but who knows.  My wife thinks I am out of my mind with some of the items I have bought over the months--but they are holding their value better than my stocks!  I have my eye on another item but I may have to keep it over at a friends house for a bit! 

Tim

[Sodak Bob]

Very nice --- I am going to have to join the club some day... Congrats...

[sodaworks]

Great machine! Welcome to the stoner club!

[Ltransam]

Welcome To the Club Dave    Nice Looking one

[Jim]

Very Nice Dave ! ! !
I think you took the right approach on this purchase as it only takes two weeks for forgiveness, but a lifetime for permission!