Time of the year??

I don't think I am the only one here, but what is it about this time of year that has me looking for old tin and iron?

I am wondering if it is the innate hunting and gathering gene kicking in to prepare for Winter. But, since I don't hunt deer, waterfowl, or fish, etc. I hunt for rusty old tin and vehicles...constantly it seems.

Is it an up-North thing? and the leaves falling expose the "prey" or do you Southern and Coastal guys/gals exhibit the get the same urge this time of year?

 

Its this time of year when I think about selling some.

 

I think you nailed it Eric. What if we did go out deer hunting, imagine the deeply hidden treasures we might find? Imagine how pissed off the wives would be adding another hobby that takes money.

 

I've done some of my hunting and gathering in the fall in the UP. However is was done long before GUN SEASON OPENS UP!

 

yep, gun season scares me out of the woods. when I do go, even during bow season I wear BRIGHT clothes. I also make sure to bring someone I don't like and give them the antler hat

 

With the lack of common sence around here , You could not pay me enough to go out in the woods during hunting season.
I stay in the nice warm shop, listining to outlaw country and working on my projects.
I save hiking for the rest of the year.

 

I actually did some work on the car last night, now that it's finally not hot as ****. I love this time of year.

 

It's a darn sight easier to find VT when the carpet of vines and scrub bushes and tree leaves has diminished a bit.
I remember going to a yard in central Texas all spring and summer then returning in February to find a whole "new" batch of cars we had never seen due to vegatation growth, a 35 Ford 5W coupe body and frame, a 58 BelAir convertible, a pretty rare but who cares 46-48 Dodge Town Sedan, a really nice early 50s round Ranbler wagon, a 55 Buick convertible, a 37 Chevy coupe, and many others.

 

WHEW ! ..............am glad to see I am not the only one that has "rust fever " I constantly road hunt , 24 /7 , 365 days searching for that elusive trophy waiting and hiding in the brush ....... there is nothing better than strapping down your new score on the tralior and driving down main street so all the ....common folk ....can check out my latest conquest , and look at my next project

And besides I have only had a gun pulled on me twice ,, but never shot at

my girlfriend wonders if there is a cure .........


god I hope not !

 

Falling foliage sure helps in the pursuit of tin. Poison ivy has died out and bees are sluggish, make sure you wear bright colors though as mentioned. But the search typically is a year round thing for me. I find most of my time at this time of year is spent wrapping up outdoor stored stuff and winterizing with anticipation of getting alot done in the shop with less things going on versus in the summer.

 

Really tick the little woman off, take up ultralight flying. When the leaves fall you can cover a lot more ground flying overhead. And don't be a woose just because of a few hunters, just make sure you have permission to be there. Ain't nothing like driving down an old log road that hasn't been driven on in the past decade to retreive a peice of history (new project). Oh if one of these so called hunters mistake you for a deer, remember they didn't stop making guns when that jerk bought his. I have been know to return fire.

 

...I agree, in fact I went out tin huntin yesterday, found some interesting stuff, mite have to drag some more junk home.
Can't save it all, but it's fun tryin!

 

I wonder if I "clubbed" a new project and drug it back to the cave if I could get the misses to dress it out!

I agree with not competing with the hunters. When I look back on a lot of cars or parts that I have bought, sold, traded, found, etc. they were in the fall of the year....

 

Had a coworker just tell me the other day that he bought an ultralight without telling his wife. Long story short after buzzing neighbors, bicyclists etc, his wife found out and went to watch him fly it at the airport, where he stalled it on take off and screwed it into the ground. I think it was the last time he flew it! He did tell me the view and perspective was great for checking things out.

 

For me, leaves turning means winter is on the way, winter means more time in the garage, soooooo, it's only natural to start looking for projects to fill that time before the snow hides them and ice makes them impossible to retrieve.

 

I'm always hunting for old tin. Out here we don't have hunting season to worry about. Its methed out crazy ****s taking shots at you.

Some people invest in stock or put their money in the bank. I fill my yard with old cars and parts.

I have seen few old cars if any decline in value over the years.
This is not why I do what I do, but it "justifies" my sickness to the wife, and anyone else concerned..

 

I just found these gems driving to work.

 

I love this time of the year. We sweat our ***es of all summer. Too hot and muggy to go out to the garage. Then Carlisle and Hershey come along. Just picking through the old parts gets the ideas flowing and I usually come up with something that gets me excited and out there in the garage to bead blast and primer. It's great to work with the garage doors open. Not too hot and not too cold.

I get the most done between Sept and Dec. The only draw back is knowing that Jan. and Feb. are right around the corner. Yeah I've got heat but tinkering for an hour or so just isn't the same. By the time you get comfortable, the project is over and you don't want to get into something else. It's easy to just watch some sports or science show on TV.

Growing up on a 1/4 acre suburban lot it's hard for me to conceive of the idea of finding tin in someone else's "yard" and not feel like I'm stealing it. I understand the concept of abandonment. It's hard for a city slicker to fathom the wide open spaces that you wester guys get to enjoy. We can't take a leak without someone spotting us. I'd get caught and my picture would end up on the poster in the post office.

I guess I'll have to keep on getting my trinkets at Carlisle and Hershey and kick the season off that way.

 

up here in maine this is the best time to do some riding on the back roads. You never know what you may find. A heck of alot easier to see things with all the leaves gone. Example: My husband and i riding down a back dirt road one day and low and behold there sat a 1941 willys pickup cab. In plain site without the leaves. Stopped and asked the people who owned the land (happened to know them from years ago) if they would be interested in selling it. They told us to just take it!!!!! They were sick of looking at it. Now it's our next project. I would post some pictures if i could. Really need to take some computer cl***es!!!!!!!
G***er Girl