#37957
Thu Oct 13 2005 10:49 PM
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I havent even talked to Jarvis and my powerine 15in NOS globe broke last night when I was trying to get to another globe I had.Man I am so upset,I need to start collecting just globe metal bodies and make metal faces to go inside them.I guess powerine globes just went up in value because I know my just went down,HA HA!
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#37958
Fri Oct 14 2005 04:35 AM
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Slick, Sorry to here about your globe. I know that feeling of them breaking. I have broke 1 set personally but have had 3 or 4 sets get broke some how from shipping to my cat.
When that globe broke the first thing that came to mind was me wasn't it. LOL You guys are killing me!
Looking for anything from Hoosier Pete, Platolene 500 and Red Bird.
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#37959
Fri Oct 14 2005 04:56 AM
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YOU GUYS ARE "CURING" ME OF EVER ADDING ANOTHER GLOBE TO MY SMALL COLLECTION OF TWO! LOL! THAT'S WHY I COLLECT SIGNS...CAN'T BREAK THEM! STAY OUTTA TROUBLE, WILL YA!  DOC @ TAG.WEST
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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#37960
Fri Oct 14 2005 04:56 AM
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I don't know How bad it is Broken ,As you know sometimes they can be fixed, I've seen globes that Cheese and Dawn have fixed, they are very good to say the least, When there done you would never know it was broke to begin with ,and at much less than buying another Original , now if it's in a kazillion pieces thats a different story
Chris Holt
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#37961
Fri Oct 14 2005 06:26 AM
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Sorry to hear of your loss Steve, that Powerine was a nice one. Atleast it was you who did it and not someone else. I once put a broom handle thru one a couple years ago - to much in a hurry. I was upset, then felt even worse after telling the wife. LOL.
Kim
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#37962
Fri Oct 14 2005 07:48 AM
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Steve what a feeling that must have been. Hope it was not broke in to many pieces so it can be put back together. I've talked to JJ on the phone so every morning and every night I offer a prayer to the globe gods and so far I have been safe. Hey Doc I remenber the first globe you got, you better ship it to me for safe keeping until the jinx ends. Richard
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#37963
Fri Oct 14 2005 12:02 PM
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I did manage to sleep last night but it wasnt easy,I really liked that globe.I think I am going to start collecting shakers,Just joking JJ,Steve.
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#37964
Fri Oct 14 2005 02:38 PM
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Tell them how you broke those lenses JJ.
Wanted: Gas pump globes:Sinclair & affiliates, IL companies. Ripple bodies. Anything Sinclair, Stoll, Pierce, 4 Bros. http://www.lastgas15.com/
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#37965
Fri Oct 14 2005 03:07 PM
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Hello Steve,
Sorry To hear about your loss. I am not quite sure which one it was but I am sorry for you. Take care,
Easy
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#37966
Fri Oct 14 2005 10:55 PM
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Bound to happen sooner or later with all that glass around.Glad to hear from you easy,got that clockface done yet,whats taking you so long,HA HA,Steve I figured that I would blame it on the cat!!!!!
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#37967
Sat Oct 15 2005 02:46 AM
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Well I will just say I had a set of new old stock Mobilgas special lenses that I got from Scott B. and my cat jump on top of my coke machine and knocked them off. That was one of my first globes. UPS and FEDEX took about 3 and it was mainly do to poor packaging. Packing these right will usually get them to you broke. I told 2 of the 3 how to package it... they didn't listen.
The last globe... the 13.5 lenses were siliconed to a gill body... I took a knife and cut almost all the silicone and tried to pull the rest. It was still attached and broke about a 3/4 in and 3 inch tall chip.
I will say I have had some bad luck but I won't stop collecting them. I made a sheet to put in the envelope on how to package the globe and e-mail them when I buy one. That's the best way.
Looking for anything from Hoosier Pete, Platolene 500 and Red Bird.
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#37968
Sat Oct 15 2005 05:54 AM
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Boy that story sure has changed! "The last globe... the 13.5 lenses were siliconed to a gill body... I took a knife and cut almost all the silicone and tried to pull the rest. It was still attached and broke about a 3/4 in and 3 inch tall chip." I remember getting the call from JJ......It started off with "You'd think I would have learned my lesson after I broke the first lens"....... The story got worse from there! Don't worry John. I won't tell them you said you tried to "pry" the lenses loose because you got tired of cutting the caulk. OOPS. Most damage does occur during shipping. Usually due to poor packaging, but the brown truck guys can break anything it seems. Then there are guys that blame their cats! 
Wanted: Gas pump globes:Sinclair & affiliates, IL companies. Ripple bodies. Anything Sinclair, Stoll, Pierce, 4 Bros. http://www.lastgas15.com/
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#37969
Mon Oct 17 2005 03:49 PM
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At a show in Fort Worth years ago,my wife saw a Pure globe she just had to have.She haggled it down from 675 to 275(god bless her)and we went home with it.Years later I had just finished "her" Erie pump and she ran inside to clean up her globe for the pump.A few minutes later she came outside crying...she had broke one of the lenses.What could I do?....I said thats ok honey...we'll turn that side towards the wall.
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#37970
Mon Oct 17 2005 10:42 PM
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I either need your wife to go with me to all the shows or I just need to visit the one vendor that she did.675 to 275!!!!What a deal,maybe I need to bring my girlfriend with me more.HA HA
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#37971
Tue Oct 18 2005 04:47 AM
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Slick, I was thinking the same thing. She must really be a looker if she can talk someone down that much. What was a good buy... even for a single.
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