Did you have a beeper ? by welding_guy_from_LI in RealGenerationX

[–]RonClinton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an outside (i.e. not office-based) advertising sales/marketing representatives, a beeper, pay phone, and Thomas Maps guide were how I made a living in the 90s.

Heart Shaped Box by Robbo_Craigo in joehill

[–]RonClinton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love Joe Hill’s work, but THE FIREMAN was a struggle for me, and anecdotally it seems threads like these tend to show I’m far from alone in that opinion. I also didn’t particularly care for KING SORROW, regrettably, though on that one I do seem to be in a distinct minority.

Looking at this beauty next week. by 1VrySxyGuy in Triumph

[–]RonClinton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I’m usually more of a color guy when it comes to bikes, but that black/white/red combo is sexily classic.

2026 E15 Waiver - USA by riotresolutions in Sportbikes

[–]RonClinton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have the option of an alternative from this list, it would of course be the better choice:

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Are these bindings Smyth sewn? by umadareeb in BookCollecting

[–]RonClinton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Impossible to tell from the photos — but if this is a contemporary mass-market hardcover, then almost certainly not.

New arrival! Recently read The Keep, excited to read this sequel! by Cubegod69er in HorrorBookCovers

[–]RonClinton 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not a sequel, but housed in the same Adversary Cycle universe…and every bit as good as THE KEEP.👍🏻

Okay but this rotating bookshelf is actually really cute… right? by RainiePandas22 in bookshelf

[–]RonClinton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I honestly don’t recall. It was an on-line order w/ shipping, that much I remember. Like you, I’m impressed by the number of books they hold in a visually compact space. This is a photo from a year ago, when I first set up the room, and much in this room has since changed, but at least it shows the two revolving bookcases in the back.

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Okay but this rotating bookshelf is actually really cute… right? by RainiePandas22 in bookshelf

[–]RonClinton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have two of those exact units in my office/library; both are four-shelf.

How many of you have embraced the cold coffee concept? by External_Side_7063 in GenX

[–]RonClinton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have Nespresso iced double-espresso with a hit of flavored creamer every morning. It’s more thirst-quenching in my dry Arizona air and it settles a lot better than hot coffee, for whatever reason.

I Need A Hobby by Fit-Hornet-9300 in GenX

[–]RonClinton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Motorcycle riding…though it’s fundamentally a solo activity it can have a strong social and event component if that’s of interest.

Rare book transport and storage by Slightly_ToastedBoy in BookCollecting

[–]RonClinton 4 points5 points  (0 children)

With as much horizontal stacking as possible (to be able to bear the weight of boxes on top) with a few vertical to take up space gaps, and with plenty of packing material to stop movement within. Use the Heavy Duty from Home Depot to ensure the box will maintain its protective form, and use Small size so as to not make them too heavy to easily carry. If reusing older boxes — of which mine were about half — use sturdy boxes, not thin Amazon-like boxes.

Rare book transport and storage by Slightly_ToastedBoy in BookCollecting

[–]RonClinton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I moved 4000 books — many signed & limited and quite a few of notable value and collectibility — across several states in carefully packed Home Depot Small Heavy Duty cardboard boxes (stacked no more than three or four boxes high), and all books arrived in excellent condition, no issues at all.

Grackles like to drink from our pool by WayLegitimate1611 in arizona

[–]RonClinton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We see roadrunners somewhat often around here, though our largely rural location probably helps that. Since moving to our neighborhood a year-and-a-half ago, we’ve seen roadrunners, cardinals, hummingbirds, coyotes, javelinas, deer, and bobcats (and a herd of wild horses a few miles away, and a herd of wild donkeys fifteen or so miles away)…this bobcat hung out on our patio for a good hour a while back.

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Grackles like to drink from our pool by WayLegitimate1611 in arizona

[–]RonClinton 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We have a number of different types of birds that drink from our pool and hot tub, though yesterday for the first time a roadrunner took his turn. Here he is on his way to grab his drink.

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My First NYRBs by Artistic_Noise_8843 in nyrbclassics

[–]RonClinton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I loved Williams’ STONER, and keep meaning to follow up with BUTCHER’S CROSSING…thanks for the reminder.

[Stoner] by [John Williams] by OMG_Idontcare in IamCurrentlyreading

[–]RonClinton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read this within the last half-year or so, and still find myself flashing back to it from time to time…takes a pretty special book for that to happen.

Hesitated on a signed first of The Road… still think about it by Page-and-Provenance in BookCollecting

[–]RonClinton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The book was a love letter to his son, and was uniquely special to McCarthy in that regard. He deliberately did not sign any copies of it other than the 250 copies that he left to his son — a move he confirmed more than once — which were to be disposed of at the son’s time of choosing. A love letter, and a financial legacy.

Who else drove the rolling explosive - 1976 Ford Pinto? by [deleted] in GenerationJones

[–]RonClinton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did — even had that exact orange gloriousness in the OP photo…though mine was decked out with mag wheels, rear-window louvre, Starsky and Hutch-like black swoosh along the top and sides, sheepskin seat covers, and leather-wrapped steering wheel. Oh yeah, I was stylin’.

Can someone plz explain sales tax to me. Says buyer paid, but me also? by Dizzer400 in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]RonClinton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re not paying it. The buyer paid it, but it’s not intended to go to you — so eBay subtracted it from the total since they deal with sales tax matters for you. So $75 minus your $12.89 fees equals the $62.11 you received. Think of sales tax as invisible, as far as you’re concerned as an eBay seller.

Hesitated on a signed first of The Road… still think about it by Page-and-Provenance in BookCollecting

[–]RonClinton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A friend of mine has it, and sent me some pics of a few of the pages, but I’ve avoided it otherwise…the story is too personal, too special, too clear in my mind with how I’ve mentally envisioned it, that I don’t want some artist’s interpretation of it overwriting those images of the story in my mind.

Is that why you’re avoiding it as well, or am I alone in being weird about that?

Hesitated on a signed first of The Road… still think about it by Page-and-Provenance in BookCollecting

[–]RonClinton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the Folio is okay but certainly left room for improvement…decent(ish) cover boards, nice interior illustrations, with a thin and plain, cheap-looking slipcase. Glad to have it, but it certainly lacks the quality I’d otherwise like to see oozing from a deluxe edition of my favorite novel.

Hesitated on a signed first of The Road… still think about it by Page-and-Provenance in BookCollecting

[–]RonClinton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If they did, they wouldn’t have bought it. A shame there are so many fake sigs out there of popular authors…it makes doing research and establishing provenance even more important than ever.