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  1. Ron J

    NOT Along the Waterfront, But Unique!

    I am the Wholesale Parts Representative for a local Auto Group in the Boston area. My duties entail visiting any Independent, Automobile Body Shop, or Mechanical Shop. from Portsmouth N.H. west to Worcester Mass., north to Manchester N.H. and the complete Boston area. I choose an area, daily...
  2. Ron J

    The Diving Locker Cat..

    I posted a story about this Cat on the Tales Forum, Fred . He is pretty unique! :thumbup:
  3. Ron J

    Along the Waterfront..... The Diving Locker

    A few years ago, while dining in a small restaurant, I had been viewing multiple framed Photographs mounted on the walls, that were For Sale. One caught my eye, which I purchased. The photo was of a Cat, sitting in the front door of a Dive Shop in the snow, at Christmas time. Stated in lower...
  4. Ron J

    Hooray for The Red / White / Blue !

    Last July, I attended a Newburyport Massachusetts / Coast Guard Ceremony, celebrating Newburyport becoming an Official Coast Guard City, due to it long history affiliated to the Coast Guard. The First, Revenue Cutter "MASSACHUSETTS" was built in Newburyport, thus Newburyport is also the...
  5. Ron J

    Couple of "mirror" and Evening Sky shots..

    I took the photo's a couple of weeks ago, during Sunset from my back deck. A duck, spoiled the "mirror" in the 2nd and 3rd shots. Rj
  6. Ron J

    My CHEBBY is MISSING!!

    A Neighbor said the thieve was a fat guy in a red suit and a white beard. He had a couple of shifty looking characters with him. The good Neighbor was able to snap a couple of photos as they drove off! The Thieves left a broken down Sleigh in the yard! Figures, EMPTY TANK, EMPTY TRUNK, EMPTY...
  7. Ron J

    Stolen CHEBBY!! Please Help!

    If anyone happens to see this fat guy in the red suit and shades, cruising around with his mischievous characters, Please contact the State Police for me! I want my Chebby back! :biggrin: MERRY CHRISTMAS!
  8. Ron J

    Does anyone have an update on Wayne??

    Hope all is well Wayne, wish you a fast and full recovery! Your are missed! Rj
  9. Ron J

    P T Boat Veteran / Memorial Stone..

    Driving along a secondary road in the Tewksbury, Massachusetts, I drove by a cemetery, with this magnificent gravestone engraved with a P T Boat on the face. PT 191. The Veterans name is Peter Walent. To me every gravestone has some kind of history, or if you look hard enough...
  10. Ron J

    Cemetery snooping..... The Hay Memorial...

    While visiting a cemetery in Lynn, I came across this marvelous stone of a sailing vessel. It really is amazing, the detail is suburb. No doubt at one time, there were masts on deck, and a bow sprite, all appeared vandalized long ago. The vessel is named after the HAY children, Robert &...
  11. Ron J

    Along the Waterfront... "Double trouble"

    When going to the Docks in East Boston to board the Nantucket, I get to see many great sites, and a lot of different vessels. This particular vessel, named Capt's Quarters isn't going to see water, anytime soon.... The port and starboard props, shafts and struts have some...
  12. Ron J

    NIAGRA FALLS 1907 !!

    Quite a few years ago, I helped a friend clean his Aunts house out, locally in Danvers Mass. She was a retired School Teacher and saved everything! Check out the Envelope! Can you imagine, Niagra almost frozen?? Rj :usaflag:
  13. Ron J

    Schooner Ernestina

    The "Ernestina" was built in Essex Ma., a community well know for building hundreds of Schooners a nd other vessels since the 1800's. This vessel is New Englands oldest fishing vessel. Here you are seeing Her, returning from across the Achusnet River / New Bedford Harbor, from Fairhaven. She...
  14. Ron J

    The 36500 Surf Boat

    The 36500 is known for the heroic feat of saving the crew of the Pendleton, off Chatham Mass., during a furious storm. Coxswain Bernie Webber, and three other brave Coast Guardsman set out to try find one of two Freighters that had split in half in 1952. The crew of four, managed to find the...
  15. Ron J

    Model Boat Show!

    The first photo of a model of the Nantucket, is a plastic kit. The rest of the models you see, are scratch built, viewing plans to scale. I do not own them nor did I build them. I wish I did!
  16. Ron J

    Nantucket Lightship docked next to U.S.S. Constitution

    Last October, The USLM, (United States Lightship Museum Nantucket/ LV112 ) had been invited by the National Trust For Historic Preservation, to dock at the Boston Naval Yard, home of The U.S.S. Constitution, for a week or so. A fund raising event had been organized, and a reception set...
  17. Ron J

    Rebuilding a Church steeple, Beverly, Mass.

    Brave or crazy???
  18. Ron J

    Misc. New England....

    1. Winter Island Lighthouse, a lone Soldier, giving a guiding light... there are 4 more lighthouses within a 20 mile range. Salem Ma. 2. Burnhams Boat Yard, about Fifth Generation of building fine ships right in their own backyard, Essex Ma. 3. Boston , with the Customs House in...
  19. Ron J

    Helicopter landed at Chatham Lighthouse

    Last March, I was fortunate to attend a Coast Guard Event, at Chatham Light on Cape Cod. The CG had one of their Rescue Choppers actually land on the grounds between the Lighthouse and a nearby surrounding chain link fence. Those Pilots are good! Real Good. Their equipment is superior, and...
  20. Ron J

    Old Boston Surfboat..

    This is an old Coast Guard Surfboat, from the early Thirties. The old Gal is owned and operated by Bang Inc., East Boston. Pete Bang Proprietor, a dying breed of old boatyards.
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