Barrie Bust / Country Collection
I write about the Barrie Automotive Flea Market every time I go there. But the way things are going, I might not write about it again...
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Collecting Ontario licence plates for 39 years
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2CENTS ARCHIVES
First started as "My 2 Cents" in 1997, I have written posts numbering into the hundreds. New posts arrive continually. Find an article by clicking the tag cloud below, or selecting a category, doing a search (see magnifying glass below on the right), or just scroll down to see the articles in chronological order.
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- Sep 14, 2021
No Food on the Plate in Barrie
I wrote a 2Cents post two years ago that says, “The trick to enjoying the Barrie Automotive Flea Market these days is to keep one’s...
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- Sep 11, 2019
Downfall Barrie
I hate to say it, but the trick to enjoying the Barrie Automotive Flea Market these days is to keep one’s expectations low. If I make the...
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- Jun 15, 2019
Barrie, Orillia, and the Midland of Nowhere
I decided to go to the #Barrie Automotive Flea Market again this spring after a three-year hiatus. I've always gone to the fall edition...
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- Sep 15, 2018
Being a Boy in Barrie
15 years ago, or so, I brought my wife to the Barrie Automotive Flea Market. She figured it was just a weekend getaway of camping and...
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- Sep 11, 2017
Not quite what the doctor ordered
It’s the first Friday after Labour Day. I’m tired. It’s been a frenetic week at work, but I’m finished there for the day, and I’ve...
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- Sep 13, 2016
More flea, less auto in Barrie
My present weekend-after-Labour-Day ritual is to escape my city life—by driving for a few hours through the wilderness, so I can camp for...
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- Jun 12, 2015
Field of dreams
For the first time, I’m writing a My 2 Cents article about a plate-collecting journey before it actually happens. That’s because changes...
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- Jun 9, 2014
Daddy - daughter - Barrie
My kids are front and centre when it comes to most aspects of my life. They both take swimming lessons, one has soccer in the summer, and...
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- Sep 11, 2013
Opeongo-Monck travelogue
I’ve managed a quick escape to the September 2013 edition of the #Barrie Automotive Flea market. The weather hasn’t been cooperating over...
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- Jun 17, 2013
Overcharged in Oro
I’d been spending the spring being a good husband and father, in order to earn enough brownie points to go to the #Barrie Automotive Flea...
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- Sep 16, 2012
Let it rain, rain, rain
Friday evening: Rain beginning overnight. Risk of thunderstorms. Amount 15-25 mm. Saturday: Rain ending in early evening. That ain’t what...
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- Jun 16, 2012
Seller 57, where are you?
Yes, I went to the Barrie Automotive Flea Market once again this spring, held at the one-and-only Burl’s Creek Family Event Park. And, in...
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- Sep 17, 2011
Summer's last gasp
It’s hard to describe the feeling I get about going to the fall Barrie Automotive Flea Market. It’s summer’s final offering, somewhat...
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- Oct 2, 2010
Mileage may vary in Barrie
After passing on the Barrie Automotive Flea Market this past June, I cleared my calendar enough to guarantee myself a trip to the...
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- Sep 20, 2009
Gettin' my fill in Orillia
I packed light for the Barrie auto market this year—maybe a little too light. I have begun abbreviating my return trip there into a...
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- Jun 16, 2008
More than I can carry in Barrie
I stole some time away this spring to make the trip to the Barrie auto flea market. It was sort of an express trip this time—I did...
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- Sep 17, 2007
Ten Years After / Barrie Fall 2007
Do you know what today is? My birthday? No. Your birthday? Probably not. Some obscure license plate anniversary? Well, maybe that’s...
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- Jun 24, 2005
Barrie Market, Spring '05
I managed to get away to the spring edition of #Barrie this year. I love going there, partly due to its hit-or-miss nature. Sometimes you...
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- Jun 7, 2004
Oro-Medonte Line pl8
Twice a year, the big #Barrie car show and flea market happens near a place called Oro Station, on the southeast side of Highway 11...
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