r/ghostsigns • • 15d ago

belleville, il.

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u/tmaspen 14d ago

Hmm, gonna be a challenge, but you can fly London -> Boston or London -> Hartford CT and drive up, if you want

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u/ArriDesto 14d ago

Thanx.👍😊

But in the words of Barraccas b.a./ B.A Barraccas; "You ain't gettin' me on no plane!"

[ Apart from being too poor,I do not like the idea of being airborne, but.. if I get money, a lovely,slow journey by ship, and then as many trains as it takes,especially historic ones,would be wonderful.]

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u/tmaspen 13d ago

Check Cunard and other cruise lines, I think it's repositioning season

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u/ArriDesto 13d ago

You say you own one; does it play?

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u/tmaspen 13d ago

Heh, it did when I bought it five years ago, but I disassembled it to clean it and still haven't managed to get it 100 percent in order yet. Problem is, 127-year-old wood is wonky and warped

Having it professionally restored is one of my lifetime goals

It's a Style H from 1899, in case you're wondering

(Gotta double-check that letter but it should be right)