Used car fellow gets lots of different cars this Italian sports car seems luxurious and attractive as a used prestige car.
Today in history November 9 1994
The element Darmstadtium discovered. ( Wikipedia)
Used car fellow gets lots of different cars this Italian sports car seems luxurious and attractive as a used prestige car.
Today in history November 9 1994
The element Darmstadtium discovered. ( Wikipedia)

These cups made in the German Democratic Republic(East Germany) before the change the gold leaf was not in line with the ideal of Communism and may have been for export to get hard currency maybe to buy wheat. All sorts of things worked for the end of that era including a West German landing his Piper Cub in Red Square and surviving. Kudos to all those that have courage to try things; many are never accoladed but when they attempt things in a non reckless way they are just as deserving as those that succeed .
Today in History, November 5 ,1895
George B. Selden the first U.S. patent for an automobile .
This is the VIP stop for the press at one of the entrances of the Merritt Mountain Music festival, it has been announced that they will be selling tickets starting next month for another festival. The event next summer will have to overcome a number of negatives including 8 percent unemployment, as it’s not like Walt Disney in the 30s with a new and hopeful media. Lots of luck and its all up to the consumer and where they trust their hard-earned bucks…….
Today in History October 22 1836
Sam Huston is the first President of the Republic of Texas.

LONG ROVER
Lots of vintage vehicles show up here,this 60’s model Land Rover is the long version of the all aluminium adventure lorry.
Today in History, October 19th 2005
Saddam Hussein of Iraq goes on trial for crimes against humanity.

coming fest, Merritt BC
This poster is advertising, a coming fest for Germanic ,Canadians and all comers. October 22 looks like the right time for a festival as harvest will be done.
Today in history, October 6 1997:
Fiji becomes a republic.
This de-humidifier is as one source at the site says is for the electronics in the pool office to take moisture out of the air. the pool upgrade is a stimulus program by the federal and provincial governments.
” every job counts”
Today in History, September 28 1962
Fire destroys 65 tram cars at a station in Brisbane Australia.

geo thermal
These drillers stopped for a sub in Merritt today and are on their way to Prince George ( a community in the center of the province) to drill two hole geo heat exchange systems to heat commercial buildings. The holes have pvc pipe inserted into them and are welded together 4 feet( below winter frost) in the ground the warm ground water is then exchanged after heating the building.
Today in history, September 27 1777
Lancaster Pennsylvania is the US capital for one day.

Logging trucks getting huge around here, this is a 26 wheeler there are others parked in lots bigger.
Today in History, August 30th 1963
The hotline between the west and the Soviet Union goes into operation

This mine car came from Bralorne Mines , an old working was recently broken into by ongoing gold mining,and a number of them were found. A woman that lives here and with a family history in mining and in particular in the Britannia Beach area that hosts the British Columbia Mining Museum, was doing short-term work at the mine and was given one of them for her front yard.
The display invites public attention on Coldwater Avenue in Merritt.
Update the Britannia Beach Mining Museum got a multimillion dollar upgrade recently.
Today in History, July 22 1933
Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly around the world solo.

This is the bucket system feed that brings wood pellets up into a storage silo. Production of wood pellets here has not started as yet however the facility is progressing regularly and under good security on off hours.
Today in History, July 13th 1997:
Leo Howard ,American actor born.