Author Archives: Ron Haines

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About Ron Haines

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Calling your quat

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Ron Haines

This road trip had been brewing for nearly a year.  It was in March of 2017 when I happened upon Dade City, FL.  It was antiques day or something, and every store in the small downtown, anchored by a massive … Continue reading →

Posted in Festivals, Road trip, Yard art | 2 Comments

Chain Chain Chain….

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Ron Haines

Outside of a few Sprint stores I have not seen much evidence of national or regional chain operations, franchise or otherwise, taking advantage of the availability of vacant gas stations. The locations are valuable of course.  Lots of the old … Continue reading →

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Those creepy things again

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Ron Haines

I’ve written about these things before.  But that was when I saw them up north.  I don’t know why I’d never seen them in the south, or why it never occurred to me they would be down here.  I guess … Continue reading →

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Wide streets and Eskimo Pies

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Ron Haines

Lots of towns have some claim to fame. Usually it’s proclaimed on a sign or billboard on the way into town. Onawa, IA, has two claims and uses banners on streetlamp poles to do the boasting. The Eskimo Pie one … Continue reading →

Posted in Offbeat, Road trip | 1 Comment

Cool Springs Park

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Ron Haines

Only twice in my life have I been in a store so filed with every conceivable item that I couldn’t think of what I could ask for that they might not have. Cool Springs Park in Rowlesburg, WV, was one … Continue reading →

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Sometimes it’s very subtle….

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Ron Haines

I have this quirky little collection of pictures going on.  As I travel I  take photos of old gas stations that have been repurposed into some other business, or in some rare cases, into a residence.  I also photograph vacant … Continue reading →

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Bingo!

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Ron Haines

Sometimes things come together so nicely that you just have to stop and savor it. That happened to me not too long ago on a road trip through Santa Cruz, when my love of front porches and my quest for … Continue reading →

Posted in Porches, Road trip | 2 Comments

Seeing pink elephants

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Ron Haines

I’ve been drunk in my life.  Many times.  But I had never seen a pink elephant. Until one day, stone sober, I came across this one in Guthrie, Kentucky. It appears to be the mascot for a gas station.  And … Continue reading →

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Can you cut the mustard?

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Ron Haines

The National Mustard Museum was a must visit during my recent whirlwind tour of offbeat places in the Midwest. Why? For the simple reason that mustard has become a standing joke with me and granddaughters Margeaux and Simone.  It started … Continue reading →

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Look out below!

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Ron Haines

Believe it or not, this is actually the second two-story outhouse I have encountered in my life.  I discovered the first one, which I actually used,  nearly 50 years ago and in another country. But more about that later. This … Continue reading →

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