by "Levitas" (levitas)
Published 04/04/2017 at 18:21
by "Levitas" (levitas)
Published 04/04/2017 at 18:21
Tags: barn find
; SR-71
STARS: 15
Hello Oppo, long time lurker/part time comment-er here. I had great plans for a first post revolving around autonomous cars, but instead I now have a fantastic story about the ultimate barn (sorta) find.
Long story short: I went to a used book store a couple of weekends ago (note: I never read books for fun, so I also never go to bookstores) in search of nothing particular.
I noticed they had quite a large selection of aerospace/aviation books so I thought I might find a copy of this book about the A-12 Avenger II program (I should post about that some time too).
Unfortunately I did not find that book, but I found something much better: a first edition hard cover of Brian Shul’s “Sled Driver” , for only $10.
On its own, this would be one hell of a barn find; but, with the best barn finds they usually get better once you start to open them up and really take a look. In this case, the book was signed by the author in 1992.
And for the last little nugget, here’s part of the text of the famous ground speed check story in slightly different words.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
04/04/2017 at 18:23, STARS: 1
DUDE.
"McMike" (mcmike)
04/04/2017 at 19:58, STARS: 0
Woah.
"ateamfan42" (ateamfan42)
04/05/2017 at 10:29, STARS: 1
Unfortunately I did not find that book, but I found something much better: a first edition hard cover of Brian Shul’s “Sled Driver” , for only $10.
That is a hell of a find. I’ve wanted a copy for years, but I refuse to pay $400 to $3000 to get a used copy on Amazon marketplace.
I did get to check this book out from the local library once. I was tempted to “lose” it, and pay the price printed in the inside flap (I think it was like $30).
"Levitas" (levitas)
04/05/2017 at 22:52, STARS: 0
Almost would have been worth it....
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
04/26/2020 at 22:27, STARS: 0
Can I send you a Folding@home Team Oppositelock sticker? Email me: oliphant.chuckerbutty@gmail.com