Thunderbird Picture Challenge II

[5bird7]

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I hate to crop pictures.

Cropping doesn't destroy a picture as long as you save the cropped file with a new name.... and keep the original file, too.

[DavidA]

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Taken in Asheville on 2002

[MISTYEYED829]

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[Jimr]

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Taken in Asheville on 2002

Great picture David

[RQTBIRD]

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Two 02"s

[2K2BIRD]

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There are a lot of great pics to choose from and I really have enjoyed them all. Heck, Ron even finally got the challenge right, but I'm going to choose the winner based on a criteria not related to photography skills or lack there of. The reason I'm picking this one is because it represents the true spirit of TBN -- friendships made well enough to invite other members to stay in your home (and even make a place for them in your garage). The picture of Mike and Eric's car in Mike's garage is the winner in my book.

Mike, pease select the next challenge

[steelblue5505]

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The reason I'm picking this one is because it represents the true spirit of TBN -- friendships made well enough to invite other members to stay in your home (and even make a place for them in your garage). The picture of Mike and Eric's car in Mike's garage is the winner in my book.

Paul, Thanks for the pick. A quick note about that particular photo. Eric & Cindy Selby live a little north of Seattle, about 3 hrs drive from us. All the major TBN events in which the Selby's joined us to Nashville, Pikes Peak & the Black Hills of S. Dakota required the Selby's to come east across Washington to our South east corner of the state. They would come a day earlier than our scheduled departure for a BBQ & good times and then the next day we'd start out for the TBN event.
Just like Selby's 04 platinum every TBNer is welcome to overnight their Bird in our garage. It would be our pleasure.

[steelblue5505]

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For the next Thunderbird Picture Challenge;
YOUR Bird included with a very unique one of a kind piece of American architecture. To give you an idea
Here is my photo I think I'll run this challenge for a couple of weeks to see all the interesting places you've been.

[007Cruiser]

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You visited Ron's outhouse?

[5bird7]

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I'm a copy cat.

[steelblue5505]

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Yes Dot, same building same place. BUT did you know it has been moved from along the frontage road of I-82 to down in the city center of Zillah, WA. When the building was moved the pumps & remain fuel tanks were removed & the old site remains barren. At the new site is a nice little park and signage explaining the why of the Tea Pot shaped gas station.

Here is a link with great photos of the past
http://www.cityofzillah.us/Teapot.html

[007Cruiser]

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Couldn't tell it was a teapot from Mike's picture. Pretty unique.

[5bird7]

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Yes Dot, same building same place. BUT did you know it has been moved from along the frontage road of I-82 to down in the city center of Zillah, WA. When the building was moved the pumps & remain fuel tanks were removed & the old site remains barren. At the new site is a nice little park and signage explaining the why of the Tea Pot shaped gas station.
Here is a link with great photos of the past
http://www.cityofzillah.us/Teapot.html

Last I had heard about it was that the city wanted to move it but it didn't happen while one of our retrobird friends was still alive.

I took the following picture of our friend's car in February 2002. He let us borrow it! so we could get the pictures. George drove it over. Those who've seen our car know it was a twin to his but we didn't get ours until June 2002.

btw, the 05 tbird picture was taken in the spring of 2006.

[4LOWBIRDS+7]

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You visited Ron's outhouse?

Gene.

[DavidA]

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Old Motel in Texas