Strange things found in the forest

   / Strange things found in the forest #164  
Wow, that takes me back a few years :). Brewed in the north with clear blue waters in Huston Texas? Really...... :)
 
   / Strange things found in the forest #165  
I found a perfect Olympia Beer can on my property in Oakland CA... it's now sitting on the shelf in the garage...

No more Olympia Beer, Artesians, etc. in Tumwater Washington :-(

Of all places to find one...
 
   / Strange things found in the forest #166  
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When I was a kid and my dad and I would go hunting or be cutting firewood we would often find old pop and whiskey bottles. I said something to dad about them and this is what he said.
This whole area was logged back in the 30's and there was a lot of pine in here. The men cutting timber would get any old bottle they could find and fill it with coal oil and stuff a rag in the top. They used them to put a little coal oil on their cross cut saws and it would cut the pine tar so the saw would not drag so much. That may be why there are bottled in your woods. Ed

That is neat to learn, thanks! We just figured they were a bunch of drunks :laughing:.
 
   / Strange things found in the forest #167  
Growing up in North Central SD I remember my Dad drinking Hamms on a regular basis. I don't remember that commercial but I do remember that jingle!

The one that was imported was from Colorado - it was called Coors.
 
   / Strange things found in the forest #168  
How about in a lake in the forest---
Scuba diving with my son, he found a full bottle of beer that somebody had dropped overboard many years prior.
Being kept cool and away from the sunlight it was still good.
 
   / Strange things found in the forest #169  
Or maybe the loggers liked to drink pop and whiskey.... :licking:

That reminds me of a story I heard when young. They were discussing why some sections differed in area enough to be noticeable and one old guy said they once found a large number of whiskey bottles in one of the four holes dug around a survey monument.
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   / Strange things found in the forest #170  
Hey, I bet you'd get hot and thirsty after a long day of surveying. :drink:
 

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