66fyssh said

That's the only way to put together a man cave!! It looks real and not sterile like it does when buying everything new. Thanks for sharing!!

I've wanted a pinball machine for years (was a pinball wizard back in the day!) I love your Thunder Valley one! I've been in the military and moved every three years even after my my military retirement. Even though the military moves us, stuff gets beat up and I've tried to travel light. I'm looking forward to getting into a "forever home" soon so I can start putting my own man cave together.

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First of all, a big thank you for the time you've spent in the service. My son did a couple of tours in Iraq with the Army. I'd probably be internet illiterate if it wasn't for him wanting progress updates on his Charger while he was overseas.

A few of the jobs I've had in the past required me to be away from home. I could never get past feeling that my life was in limbo when I was away. I think I'd go stir crazy if I didn't have a few projects going on to distract me from the day to day drudgery of life.

The trouble with having a pinball machine is that eventually the newness wears off and you wish you had another to give you some variety. I bought the first one because Teresa had told me she'd always dreamed of having one. I talked the seller into selling me the second one as sort of a package deal because it needed work. It started out as a 1963 Swing Along table. I would have left it alone if it hadn't been so scratched up. The action on it is pretty lame compared to the machine I bought Teresa but changing it over to a car theme made it look at home with the rest of the stuff in the basement.