Archive for 'the real world'

The Milkcrate Armatron, monitor rig

My buddy Nicolas has done it again. A little while back I posted about Nick’s question (How Many Crates Can You Carry?) and now he’s posted this amazing contraption that he calls the armatron –>Read the full post

Great warning

Seen in Sterling, VA

Sad Milkcrate News

Not all milkcrate news is positive. The top photo is the aftermath of a crash where the two victims were sitting and talking in Florida. The one man was sitting on a milkcrate talking with a friend who was sitting in the chair. –> via NewsSun.com, Week in Photos Gallery

The second photo is of an unknown woman who was killed crossing the street with her walker. She is described as 5’3″ tall, weighing around 110 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. She was walking with a metallic red walker, and had a gray milk crate attached to the walker. –> via MyFoxTampaBay.com, Who was this accident victim?

Antique Milkcrates

Crates I can’t afford.

Good Green Crates

I don’t have a great story about this. It’s a nice photo of green milkcrates and the post mentions the ripe possibility of a castle. I hope those pictures pop up soon. read post –> 50yen, Milk Crate Castle

Crate Bike in Philly

Samson street in Philadelphia, PA

Crate BBQ

Milkcrates are all American like BBQ in the backyard. –> via blog.BabyMakes.com, Summer Saturday

Legal scare tactics

PlasticsNews.com is an industry site that reports on the goings on of the plastic set. They recently posted this scary report on the ‘theft’ of milkcrates in the country. –> Milk crate bandits

In addition Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a milk crate theft law back in September 2006. The law is really about reselling milkcrates, and focuses on dairy people with more than five crates and selling them for recycling. Who would sell milkcrates! That just seems wrong. — via AllBusiness.com, Schwarzenegger signs milk crate theft law

Milkcrates at 30th St.

Crate damage

Despite what we believe, milkcrates are not invincible. Treat them with kindness.