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I found this in an old bucket in a rundown barn. I'm debating whether or not to keep it, but it's pretty cool! Cork backing. I'm guessing 1950s since the 1960s king size coke caps have the writing in a different spot.

Almost all bottled in Raleigh, NC where I live. I can't believe I got an actual bucket full of these.

I found a bunch of old bottle caps recently. Here are a few from the bunch. Aside from the Nu Grape and Sun Drop (which wasn't marked) they were all marked as bottled in Raleigh.

I'm guessing 1950/60s?

There are a bunch more, but they're the same as these.

I'm assuming this is a native because all sorts of pollinators seem to love it, but that's obviously not a very foolproof way to tell.

It's about 4-5 inches high.

Quack quack motherducker

With water levels so low in our local reservoirs I've found some interesting trash.

The sun drop can is from the 70s. The 2004 license plate is from a boat trailer. Pepsi can is likely 70s as well.

Your trash lasts a long time and all of this is sitting in your drinking water! Remember, only assholes litter.

1 and 2 are subterranean termite swarmers. 3 is small ants (or worker termites?). 4 and 5 are carpenter ants. Termidor treatment was February 6.

I went out to our shed this morning and found a lot of dead insects. I was moving around items that were in there when the termidor was applied around the shed's perimeter. I don't spend much time in the shed at all. I'm assuming these are all from treatment.

**What's throwing me off is the dead swarmers, which I'm used to only seeing in the summer. Some had wings, some did not. They were under completely empty spider webs. Do swarmers even exist in February?**

I saw no new tunnels and hardly a living insect in the place aside from a few spiders. I have seen one or two swarmers in the yard this summer, but that's all.

edit: everything pictured was very dead

Due to drought, the water levels have dropped A LOT recently at our little lake. I kept wondering why so many people were trashing the beach (which should be underwater). Well, today I finally figured it out. I'm finding trash from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

Our oldest employee has been here for about 27 years. Some of this litter has been here for at least twice as long.

(Not pictured, a broken 1960s Pepsi bottle)

Pretty much just the title. Is it still around? If not then when did it go out of business?

If it IS still around, is it any good?

The owner was super friendly and obviously very passionate about his car. I went out on a limb when I asked to photograph it, but I'm glad I did!

Everyone loved the log art at Umstead State Park. I mean, that exhibit was incredible! Of course people are a bit upset that it had to go.

One of the biggest questions I hear from people is, "Why did it have to go?". I get it, I mean old logs rot, that's just nature! Why is this log different than any other log in the woods?

You're asking that question because you are more or less a rational person who accepts that actions have consequences.

Unfortunately, the park doesn't only deal with rational people, it deals with the entire public. The log had to be handled differently, at least in part, because it became a possible legal liability. When the carving was done, the log stopped being a log and became an established (and even advertised) art exhibit. If they had left it there and someone were to get hurt due to the decay then the park could have a lawsuit on its hands. One example of a scenario would be that it crumbles while someone is climbing on it and they get hurt in the fall.

In this example, the person who got injured could claim that the park had been neglectful of their duties to visitors by not removing the potential hazard. They could argue this even if the park were able to put tons of "no climbing" signs around it.

Lots of lawsuits happen because of situations like this. Parks have to weigh value and risk. Is the value to the public worth the potential risk to the public and the park? That's the question parks constantly ask.

I don't know if this was the case here, but sometimes artists retain ownership of their art. Artists can put things in the contract like that a piece be removed if it is severely degraded. Its representative of their work. If it no longer accurately represents their skill then that could hurt their reputation. I do not believe this was the case at Umstead, but it happens at parks and museums all over the globe.

As a side note, I would not at all be surprised if the park is planning to eventually replace the art exhibit with something different. That could take a long time though, because public parks aren't exactly flush with cash.

I am not an employee or in any way an official representative of Umstead State Park. I am merely providing insight from my parks and recreation brain.

This tornado was an F4 (207–260mph winds) that hit Raleigh and the surrounding area on November 28, 1988. The storm led to 4 deaths, 154 injured, and approximately $77M in damages ($215.25M today).

I learned about this a few years ago, but it doesn’t seem to be a really commonly known piece of local lore.

Apparently the owner collected a lot of newspapers throughout their life. Found some really impressive ones.