Author Topic: HELP!!! Attack of the Thing(s) (Read 3171 times)

Trainman · « **on:** June 24, 2008, 11:57:34 pm »

Woke up this morning to see this horrible sight blighting my day:

Close ups of the Things:

There ar 10 of them!!!! How do you get ride of such an infestation?

Actually, they are kind of neat and that grey/black one looks good.

ovr50 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2008, 12:10:54 am »

Must be the annual Thing Club reunion.......!!??

Whereever you are, Trainman, it's not Merritt...right?

Trainman · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2008, 12:28:32 am »

Quote from: ovr50 on June 25, 2008, 12:10:54 am

Must be the annual Thing Club reunion.......!!??

Whereever you are, Trainman, it's not Merritt...right?

This week, Rossland and Creston.

dr_spock · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2008, 12:37:31 am »

It's not that horrible. The Things didn't eat or anything like that.

PJungnitsch · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2008, 12:39:38 am »

A lot of work went in to those vehicles, they look new!

Ones in good shape are worth a surprising amount of money for an old VW:

"In early 2007 four 181 "Things" sold at the Barrett-Jackson auto auction for well over $20,000 each, with one 1973 example selling for $42,560."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_181

safristi · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2008, 08:59:29 am »

..Listen to the THING kiddies.............OR ya could end up driving one of these

prufrock · « **Reply #6 on:** June 25, 2008, 09:21:44 am »

I love the VW Thing. It's a true classic.

I thought they were only sold in orange originally? Time for some research.

And the locale looks like Rossland but I don't remember a place like that from my time there. Is that Creston?

random006 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 25, 2008, 11:21:18 am »

Yes, those red police/fire call box Thingies are horrible.

It spoils the view of all those nice, er, "vehicles"

safristi · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2008, 12:23:34 pm »

the Telefoon BOX is fer SuperTHINGY to change in prat!!!!

random006 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2008, 01:13:41 pm »

Quote from: safristi on June 25, 2008, 12:23:34 pm

the Telefoon BOX is fer SuperTHINGY to change in prat!!!!

Personally, I prefer this call box. Infinitely (literally!) more practical. Certainly able to hide all the things in the first photo.

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #10 on:** June 25, 2008, 01:35:50 pm »

That is a lot of things in one spot - nice spotting

safristi · « **Reply #11 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:35:15 pm »

Hmmm if'm I had one....i could always excuse maself and say i'm gonna play with my THING.....don't let tha door hit ya on the way in..........

dr_spock · « **Reply #12 on:** June 25, 2008, 05:25:22 pm »

Some of those Things looks like they are missing a German 7.62mm machine gun.

inco · « **Reply #13 on:** June 25, 2008, 05:32:10 pm »

Obviously it's a place where every 'thing' goes.

Zombie · « **Reply #14 on:** June 25, 2008, 05:48:11 pm »

Colorful bunch of things aren't they.

I think the orange one is the dominant male! So keep your distance from him.

safristi · « **Reply #15 on:** June 26, 2008, 11:55:03 am »

...CHEERS?

?

mrthompson · « **Reply #16 on:** June 26, 2008, 01:06:39 pm »

That is an interesting hotel in the one photo.

Trainman · « **Reply #17 on:** June 27, 2008, 12:06:59 am »

Quote from: prufrock on June 25, 2008, 09:21:44 am

I love the VW Thing. It's a true classic.

I thought they were only sold in orange originally? Time for some research.

And the locale looks like Rossland but I don't remember a place like that from my time there. Is that Creston?

Rossland, at the foot of Red Mnt.

safristi · « **Reply #18 on:** June 27, 2008, 04:54:50 pm »

I wondered where olde ROSS Landed................gone ta tha dogs i suppose.... $:-\$

Ex-airbalancer · « **Reply #19 on:** June 27, 2008, 05:20:52 pm »

There a white Thing parked across the street