Landing in Lansing
The 2024 ALPCA Convention in Lansing was less of a convention for me, and more of a mission… a quartet of missions, actually. But square...
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Collecting Ontario licence plates for 40 years
THE
BACK
BUMPER
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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- Jun 2
Back to Basics in Lindsay
It’s official – Lindsay is the new Barrie. A few years ago, I mused that the AACA automotive flea market event in Lindsay might...
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- May 11
Stirling '24
I hitched a ride with Eric Vettoretti to the 2024 Stirling Antique Flea Market. He couldn’t make it last year, but was able to this year,...
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- Apr 29
Acton '24 and Afterward
Saturday was Acton-packed, let me tell you. I woke up in Milton, spent five hours in Acton, drove to Brantford, Took a coffee break in...
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- Dec 17, 2023
2023 Highlights and Outtakes
Here’s the annual outtake round-up… pictures that didn’t make it into any 2Cents columns, most of which are being seen here for the first...
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- Jun 20, 2023
Goodbye Bonfield
Four years ago, Eric Vettoretti and I decided to try the first edition of the Bonfield Automotive Flea Market. It was a fairly remote...
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- Dec 17, 2022
2022 Highlights and Outtakes
Here’s the annual outtake round-up… pictures that didn’t make it into any 2Cents columns, most of which are being seen here for the first...
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- Jul 31, 2022
Swapping Belleville Rendezvous
Sometimes, when you get the call, you have to accept the charges. Such was the case this month for Dave Steckley, Eric Vettoretti, and...
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- Jun 1, 2022
Lindsay '22
May ‘22 was a busy month for me as a plate collector, with no fewer than three out-of-town trips to gather metal rectangles. The previous...
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- Dec 16, 2021
2021 Highlights and Outtakes
It’s time for the 2021 outtake roundup! This year was better than 2020, in that things opened up enough that I could actually attend a...
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- Sep 1, 2021
Vineland and the Great Outdoors
The annual indoor October swap meet (heretofore known as “Grimsby”) won’t happen in 2021 because of the unpredictability of changes to...
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- Jul 29, 2021
A Plethora of Plates
When collecting quantities of plates, it’s often about being first on the scene and acting quickly before the runner-up has a chance to...
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- Dec 27, 2020
2020 Highlights and Outtakes
I suppose that, after three years, I’ve established an annual tradition here at The Back Bumper… a 2Cents installment for all those...
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- Jun 23, 2019
Bonfield of Opportunity
Eric Vettoretti and I made some last-minute travel plans at the end of June so we could try out the new Bonfield Automotive Flea Market,...
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- Jun 7, 2018
Lights-out in Lindsay (and everywhere else)
A mere five days after arriving home from our sojourn to Acton, Eric and I were at it again, although with a more mercenary mission, this...
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- May 7, 2018
Amigos in Acton
I always know it’s been a great #Acton trip when I spend a week recovering before I have the energy to write about what a great trip it...
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- Feb 11, 2018
'16T, $16k
I used to be proud of the way I could keep my ear to the ground and sniff plates out of small-town Ontario. For a long time, I’ve...
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- Oct 30, 2017
Collectin' one plate at a time
I was waiting at the curb with my overnight bag and a small cardboard box. My skinny house stood warmly behind me, its light shining out...
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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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- May 9, 2017
It never rains, but it pours
It was four years ago that the AACA moved their automotive flea market away from the town of #Stirling and into the city of #Lindsay, an...
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