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Title: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: davethebirdman on July 31, 2010, 02:53:21 pm

Hi Guys

some of you may recall a while ago me asking about a sign that was on UK Ebay...
Well with massive thanks to The Ginger Prince and his van (truck) it arrived earlier this week.

I made a real newbie mistake. I looked at the picture and never really considered the text.
Never in a million years thought it would be this big.

Needless to say Mrs B is not too pleased.

Hey Ho.. Its here now and its not going anywhere in the near future..

Dave


Title: Re: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: mznb1u on July 31, 2010, 04:05:35 pm
Dave,

That is a great sign and size does matter! :laugh: 8) :biggrin:

 :drinking: Tim :drinking:


Title: Re: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: RC kid on July 31, 2010, 05:03:29 pm
I bought one just like yours years ago. Yes, it's big. But it really sets the garage off just right.

Congrats


Title: Re: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: Pat Pixley on July 31, 2010, 05:23:45 pm
Dave ,  Very cool should look great hanging on the outside of the house :biggrin: or the inside of the garage :biggrin: :biggrin:.


Title: Re: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: collecture on July 31, 2010, 08:13:57 pm
The young Miss B doesn't look too pleased either!  :biggrin:
I am sure you'll find a place for it!


Title: Re: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: David D on July 31, 2010, 09:55:15 pm
Dave, great looking sign, congratulations it would look great in the garage


Title: Re: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: aristocrat on August 01, 2010, 12:39:46 am
mmmm...........Daves buying and selling volumes are

now so high he has his own inhouse shipping company


................Ginger Prince Shipping Inc........................



........... No Item Too Big or Small We Carry It All.........



so who on the forum holds the record for the largest single

item ever collected? what was it? and how was it transported?


for record purposes we will need pix of course.....................


i sold my bumper car recently and that was the heaviest item

i have ever collected, and this Amoco sign i collected for Dave

is probably the longest .........so its over to you guys............

regards

GP



Title: Re: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: Jim on August 01, 2010, 08:38:24 am
Very Nice Dave ! ! !
Do you have a way of hanging the sign somewhere...?


Title: Re: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: davethebirdman on August 01, 2010, 08:52:37 am

Thanks for the nice coments guys...

The sign is a little too large for my rather small one car garage and certainly won't fit into my tiny gameroom.

So, I have managed to negociate a bit of garden wall with Mrs B.. Will have to wait until a family BBQ at the end of the month to get people to give me a hand to lift it up and screw it on...



Title: Re: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: collecture on August 01, 2010, 10:00:49 am
So, I have managed to negociate a bit of garden wall with Mrs B..

Sounds like it has cost more than the original purchase price....happens to me all the time!  :upside:


Title: Re: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: davethebirdman on August 01, 2010, 10:11:10 am

I think she's come round Tom....

I did buy her something very nice when we were in Florida and I'm still "dining out" on that...



Title: Re: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: Pat Pixley on August 01, 2010, 06:11:22 pm
I knew it out side wall so what this going to cost you? Or should I say what is Mrs B. Getting out of this  :smile:.


Title: Re: American Gas Sign arrived this week... Its big, very big...
Post by: davethebirdman on August 02, 2010, 01:58:08 am

It cost me a Necklace and matching ear rings from Tiffany ...

I'm going to get as much as I can out of that and make hay whilst the weather is good...