A beer can collection

@JudyEv (339933)
Rockingham, Australia
January 14, 2021 8:04am CST
I am ashamed of the photo I’ve put up here but I won’t have a chance to take another. Our friends are moving from this house to a lifestyle village and we’ve stayed with them in the old house for the last time. In their games room, they have a collection of beer cans. What you see is only a portion of the total number. I think the eldest son will take them to his house as he is the one who began the collection. They have lived in the house for 40+ years so there will be a lot to sort through and dispose of. However, they are looking forward to moving.
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@JordanLader (5201)
• Sparta, Tennessee
14 Jan 21
That is awesome. We used to collect Monster cans but stopped when we moved.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
Some collections take up a lot of room.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jan 21
@JordanLader How much do Monster cans hold?
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• Sparta, Tennessee
18 Jan 21
@JudyEv Yes they really do. I have quite a few that I'm running out of room for lol
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@parpande (1515)
• Bangalore, India
15 Jan 21
Strange to notice that you are ashamed of such collection!!! Are you saying your friends stayed with you for a long while and then moving out ?
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 21
@parpande I am sure we will stay with them occasionally in their new home, once they are settled in.
@parpande (1515)
• Bangalore, India
19 Jan 21
@JudyEv you must've certainly been carrying many memoirs of that house I guess.Well I wish you could also enjoy their new home in the event you ought to live there as well for a while.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
15 Jan 21
I'm impressed!
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
I can understand that. It's an impressive display and this is only about 3/4 of them.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
16 Jan 21
@JudyEv if he had drunk all of those, I'll be doubly impressed!
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 21
@allen0187 There were four young/older men in the household but it's still a lot of cans to drink.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
15 Jan 21
@JudyEv That is some collection. I noticed coca-cola on the last shelf. That is a very long time that they lived in their house. I hope they will be happy where they are moving to. I bet you will miss them terribly.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jan 21
@Hannihar They actually make the move in the middle of February but they've visited there often.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
We will probably see just as much of them as they are about 2 1/2 hours from us anyway.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
17 Jan 21
@JudyEv So glad they moved to a location where you can still see them. Do they like their new location?
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@kavinitu (5535)
• India
14 Jan 21
You have created a very beautiful collection and you have also presented it methodically.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
Thanks. It is in my friend's house, not ours but it is an impressive collection.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 21
@kavinitu It's pretty impressive.
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@kavinitu (5535)
• India
16 Jan 21
@JudyEv Wow! They have a great collection
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@rhuenz (10643)
14 Jan 21
Oh what a cans He is so patient collecting it.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
They've been collected over a great many years.
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
15 Jan 21
That's...a lot! Well, some people love to collect something different from others.
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
15 Jan 21
@JudyEv that is very true indeed. Everyone has their own preference after all.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
There are some very unusual collections around the place.
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@allknowing (136407)
• India
15 Jan 21
And this is just a tip of the iceberg you say!!! We used to collect jam tins (lol)
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@allknowing (136407)
• India
15 Jan 21
@JudyEv It was lots. We got rid of them when we shifted to a new house.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
Did you have a big collection? And where are they now?
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@Tina30219 (81925)
• Onaway, Michigan
15 Jan 21
Oh wow that is a lot. I bet some of them are worth some money by now. I am sure the son will enjoy having them.
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@Tina30219 (81925)
• Onaway, Michigan
16 Jan 21
@JudyEv That is cool
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
It's mostly been the son that has collected them. He is going to put in his bar area and store the rest.
@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
15 Jan 21
I recall they used to be a decor theme in the 1970s
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@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
15 Jan 21
@JudyEv Yes that sounds right.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
That's probably about when this collection began.
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
14 Jan 21
My goodness what a bunch of stuff they must have..I wish them the best too Judy.
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• Arvada, Colorado
16 Jan 21
@JudyEv Yes I really do its not easy now welcome
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
They do have a great deal of stuff to contend with. Thanks for the good wishes.
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@Fleura (30392)
• United Kingdom
14 Jan 21
I imagine that 40 years of collecting things will need a lot of sorting! What's a 'lifestyle village'?
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@Fleura (30392)
• United Kingdom
16 Jan 21
@JudyEv It does sound rather like an idealised vision of a regular village (apart from the 'over a certain age' part).
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 21
@Fleura That would be quite an accurate description.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
It can take varying forms but usually the residents are all over a certain age. There are certain facilities provided for communal use such as a swimming pool, library, function/meeting rooms, gym, craft room, maybe a cafe. Some provide meals and limited nursing care. They're all a bit different. They might consist of stand-alone houses or semi-detached flats/apartments/units. Some are 'gated' so they are surrounded by a fence with security devices.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
18 Jan 21
That’s quite a wide collection. The classmate of my daughter collects Starbucks mugs from different countries and has even requested my daughter to send him one from NZ. I think he has a built-in wall cabinet for his collection.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan 21
Maybe it will be worth money one day.
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
19 Jan 21
@JudyEv That would be good.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
14 Jan 21
Many enjoy their collections for sure.
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
Some take up more room than others.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Jan 21
@JudyEv For sure.
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@FourWalls (68013)
• United States
14 Jan 21
I’ll bet they had fun collecting those cans!!!
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
There'd be a few headaches among that lot!
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 21
That is impressive
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
They've been collecting them for many years now.
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
14 Jan 21
I'm happy it will be a happy move. What a collection lol. There's a good bar and restaurant near my mom's place that displays old beverage bottles
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
Yes, some do that here if they have the room. These are sitting on exposed beams too.
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• Philippines
15 Jan 21
That's really a cool collection!
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
I hope they don't just throw them out.
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@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
15 Jan 21
That is a huge collection of cans. Will they have room for these at the new house?
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
No, their son will display some in his bar area and perhaps store the rest.
@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
15 Jan 21
Who knows in the future it will become a rare collection and can be sold at high prices
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@JudyEv (339933)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
Perhaps that will happen!