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We've been living like nomads and experimenting with different types of travel — backpacking, house sitting, living in a van — for almost 4 years now. In that time, van life has become our nomadic lifestyle of choice even though we're the first to admit that it's a bit unconventional.
People ask us all the time why we like to live and travel in a van and I can understand their curiosity. Living in a van — especially one like ours that lacks running water, a shower, and refrigeration — is clearly less comfortable than living in an apartment or a house.
But for us, we're not comparing our van to an apartment or a house. We're comparing it to travelling with heavy backpacks, relying on plane, train, and bus schedules, and sleeping in expensive hotels and hostels — all of which can add up to make travelling a bit uncomfortable at times.
Our van gives us the freedom to travel when we want, without luggage, and in the comfort of our own home. When you look at it that way, van life starts to sound much more appealing. We've had some of our best travel experiences in our van and whenever we're not travelling in it, we can't wait to hit the road again.
I could go on and on about all of the reasons why we love living in a van, but if you were a fly on the wall inside our van, you'd see that the lifestyle is not always freedom and rainbows. It can also be really hard.
Sometimes we can't find a place to park overnight and we're forced to drive around in our pyjamas when all we want to do is go to sleep.
In extreme cases, we've kept clean with just wet wipes and dry shampoo for…actually, I'm not going to tell you how many days in a row we've done that because it would shock the heck out of you.
I'm not trying to scare anyone away from van life, I'm just admitting that it's hard, and that Mat and I had a steep learning curve when we first started.
We would have liked to have more information before embarking on our van life adventure and since we know there are lots of people (maybe you?!) who are thinking about van life as an alternative lifestyle and/or travel option, we decided to create the Guide to Van Life that we would have liked to have when we moved into our van. We've been working on the guide for months and it's finally ready to share with you!
We wrote a 160-page PDF eBook and filmed a 4-hour video course to answer the most frequently asked questions about van life, including: How to buy a van, where to park overnight, how to stay clean and go to the bathroom, and much more. They're both packed with tips, inspiration, and resources, and you should definitely check them out if you're interested in living or travelling in a van!
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Title-chasing Louth Taverners maintained the pressure on leaders Alford as they eased to victory at Brocklesby Park on Sunday in the East Lindsey Cricket League Division One.
The hosts won the toss and batted first, but Luke Johnson (4-0-28-1) underlined his potential by re-arranging one of the opener's stumps to leave Brocklesby 21-1.
There was a brief period of calm until the 10th over when Robbie Dwyer (8-0-20-3) and Phil Nicholson (8-2-11-1) set to work, taking four wickets fir 10 runs in the next seven overs.
Dwyer, bowling with pace and hostility, claimed three victims, and was well supported by Nicholson's impeccable line and length, leaving Brocklesby 51-5.
But wickets became harder to come by and Strange and Bedwell added 62 despite the bowlers making them play and miss repeatedly as the hosts progressed to 113-6 in the 32nd over.
A late flurry by the tail, ensured Brockleby achieved the respectable score of 159-8 from their 40 overs, despite being tied down by Zeeshan Ahmed (5-0-21-3).
After the interval, Louth openers Rory Osmond and Zain Siddiqui looked imperious as they knocked the ball around the ground.
Osmond, particularly, never seemed troubled as the score raced along. Siddiqui was unlucky to be dismissed for 19, but Osmond was in no mood to suffer the same fate.
His technical brilliance helped him to 12 fours in his unbeaten innings off just 72 balls.
At the other end he was well supported by keeper-batsman Jafri who made 23 not out from 24 balls to see Louth home to their target in just 23.2 overs.
The nine-wicket win earned 19 points for their efforts and took them top, five points clear of Alford who have two games in hand, but a tough trip to Graves Park this weekend.


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"Sometimes they grab my crotch"...read all about his concert woes from 2004!! 13WHAM NEWS . He's not happy about this retrial stemming from a concert where a fan said she was injured.
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This happened over ten years ago and she's just now mentioning it???ReplyDelete
As a Syracusan I feel like I'm getting a front row seat. Crazy!
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Our Valentine's Ball Success
The good and the great gathered together recently at the Grange City Hotel, London; to network, fundraise, and help raise the profile of the charity.
Hosted by Co-Presidents Samantha Grocutt of Essence PR and Philip Sharp of Affinage Salon Professional, the night shared the charity's vision, mission and upcoming fundraising activities with the 200-strong audience.
We recognised those who have been instrumental within the charity; the Jayne Henderson Award for Fundraising was presented to Victor Pajak of Headquarters for his involvement in the organising of our annual charity bike ride, which raised over £11,000. The President's Award was given to long-standing supporter of the charity, Jeffrey Bonn, who has been influential in the financial management of the committee for many years. Unfortunately, due to illness, Jeffrey was unable to attend the night – his award was collected by long-term friend and Chairman of the charity, Phillip Rogers.
We shared with the audience how donations raised by your fundraising is distributed to beneficiaries. The charity's mission to Help Hairdressers in Need was successfully demonstrated with the help of one-off support beneficiary, Mitchell Chalmers, who was invited to the ball to share his inspiring story over adversity. Following a tragic life-changing accident that saw Mitch paralysed from the stomach down, he undertook a crowdfunding project to raise funds to purchase a stand-up wheelchair that would allow him to train as a hairdresser at his local Bristol College. On the night, the charity played a heart-warming film detailing Mitch's plight, and invited him to the stage to share his story with the audience.
The evening was also an opportunity to announce the first ever Heart Team; a high profile, passionate group who will be the industry face of the charity. Presented on the night by Toby Dicker from The Chapel, the Heart Team will be working collectively to raise the charity brand and its story, with a focus on the child beneficiaries.
The 2018 team includes Toby and Amanda Dicker of The Chapel, Victor Pajak of Headquarters, Ella Johnson of Richard Ward Hair & Metrospa, Linda and Alan Stewart of Rainbow Room International, and Lorenzo Colangelo of The Gallery.
Not only were our guests treated to bubbly at our drinks reception, and a sumptuous three-course dinner, they were kept suitably entertained with key messages, fundraising activities such as Heads & Tails – which raised an astounding £1,760, and saw the winner walk away with dinner at The Grange Hotel and an appointment with London's newest Style and Blow Salon – entertainment from renowned mind reader Graham Jolley, plus DJ and dancing, along with a superb goody bag, kindly donated by the sponsors of the charity.
"The fundraising ball was an opportunity to share with a select audience of sponsors, supporters, manufacturers, hairdressers, industry professionals and media the importance of the industry's charity, The Hairdressers' Charity. It was a night to be thankful, remember why the charity exists, and to encourage even more people to get behind our cause" explains Co-President Philip Sharp.
"Alongside fundraising for hairdressers in need, the night was also about encouraging people to share their knowledge of the charity to their network of friends and colleagues, so that people understand what the charity does and how we help hairdressers in need. It's a small but important charity, and we need as many people in the industry to get behind us – whether that's attending our events, hosting their own or just sharing the charity's message. It all helps to get the message out," concludes Co-President, Samantha Grocutt.
We would like to thank all of those who showed their support for us at the ball, and all of our brilliant event sponsors: L'Oreal, Wella Professionals, Affinage Salon Professional, ghd, Revlon, Schqarzkopf, Goldwell, BaByliss Pro, National Hairdressers' Federation, Fellowship for British Hairdressing and Wonderful Life – thank you for who making such a night possible.
To see snapshots from the event, head to our Facebook page: http://ow.ly/H4ce30iH4jI


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Oh, how I love salades. Family and friends know that and push the bin regularly with leftovers (read: half bowl) my direction at the end of the meal. Because as I always say: for lettuce is never too full. Not surprising therefore that visiting SLA Amsterdam was already long on my to-do list. And with the departure from the Netherlands in sight had to happen now come. You look it?
What a wonderful look at the property, lots of light and idd a great salad bar as you would expect. And packed with healthy ingredients. I like that. I chose the Vegan Green Summer Salad. A generous portion you get, which complements well with the avocado, artichoke and beans. I love here really, The greener the better. My friend chose salad with smoked trout. I'm not a fan of trout, but she found him delightful. You can choose from the standard salads, but put together a salad can also. And you can not name it, or it may be in your salad. With chicken, some, vega of vegan. It's all.
Although I had heard that not everyone was talking about the service, I have nothing to object. The girls were friendly and even allowed the wine to taste just before we took a decision. Afterwards we took a guilty-free pastries and coffee to savor.
I am also fond of the establishment. You get a little feel like you are in a greenhouse to eating. With lots of glass, plants and green. And also the design of the menu I find cool. Tight, with playful illustrations. In Short; if I am once again in Amsterdam, I will definitely return. Want I love sla!
Have you been there once, and what did you? And what seems to you the tastiest salad? Let me know!


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Haslab has begun to ship out The Vintage Jabba's Sail Barge (The Khetanna): Behind the Workbench Booklet to those that preordered this vehicle. Be sure to check your emails for shipping confirmation.
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"Jabba's Sail Barge (The Khetanna): Behind the Workbench booklet has shipped and is on its way to you via USPS. We hope you enjoy this premium, 64-page booklet that goes behind the scenes of the design and development of the actual Sail Barge film set piece and Hasbro toy, complete with set photos, product blueprints, interviews, and more."
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Bono sidelined by arm injury
More bad luck for Bono. The U2 frontman needs surgery after injuring his arm while riding a bicycle in Central Park. A posting on the band's website Sunday did not say when or how the accident happened, but the band will have to reschedule their planned weeklong appearance on NBC's Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.
Just last week, German authorities said Bono's private plane lost a hatch as it was coming in for a landing at Berlin's airport. In January, pal Julian Lennon told the Irish Daily Star that the rocker suffers from an eye condition that makes him over-sensitive to light, and confirmed the condition is worsening.
Before he begins his own late-night show, James Corden is paying a visit to David Letterman on Friday. Corden is replacing Craig Ferguson next year on The Late Late Show, the CBS late-night program that follows Letterman on the schedule. Ferguson is signing off on Dec. 19, and Corden makes his debut on March 9. The Tony Award-winning actor has some product to promote besides his upcoming program, since he's featured in the new film Into the Woods, opening on Christmas Day.
There's no happily ever after for Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss. The fashion designer has split from her husband of 10 years, music label executive Joshua Gruss, Page Six reports. The 39-year-old ex-girlfriend of Jerry Seinfeld and her soon-to-be ex have three kids. Seinfeld famously dated the fellow New Yorker in 1993 while she was still in high school.
The male co-host of an Australian TV program is finally getting some attention for his fashion sense. Karl Stefanovic wore the same blue suit every day for a year on Channel Nine's Today program. And no one noticed until he went public with his hidden-in-plain-sight experiment. He told Australia's Fairfax Media that while no one asked about his suit, people regularly commented about and criticized the outfits worn by co-host Lisa Wilkinson.
What now?
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"Abbi!!! Is this your ring?!"
This was the caption on a photo of an old vintage ring that was sent to me on Whatsapp by one of my girlfriends last night. The ring appeared to be astonishingly similar to mine, almost as if it was made by the same jeweler. The photo was followed by a link that read: Auschwitz Museum discovers double bottom cup with a ring hidden inside.
This news article gave me goosebumps, as the ring and the story is very similar to that of my engagement ring. I immediately sent the link to my mother-in-law, Teresa, who shared the story of my ring on her facebook page this morning.
"My mother in law smuggled a very similar ring out of Poland during the war, not in a tin mug, but secreted in the backing of a small mirror, given to her for safe keeping as it was felt that a child carrying something like that would be unlikely to arouse suspicion. She was deported, along with her parents from Eastern Poland to Siberia by the Russians not long after the outbreak of the war. She gave the ring to my son on his engagement and we had it repaired and restored and he presented it to his fiancée when she arrived in England last winter. The ring itself is lovely, but it is the story behind it that makes it truly remarkable!"
The day that Andrew gave me the ring and told me its story, I was in tears. It was a wonderful moment that was made official by something truly special. Not only was it a gorgeous heirloom, I was also touched by the story behind it. It is such an honor to be given such a personal and important part of his family history.
One of my friends asked me, however, about whether it makes me sad to wear something that has seen some very dark and painful times.
When I had the chance to talk to Andrew's babcia (grandmother) about the ring, she wasn't even able to finish a sentence before she broke down in tears. As she cried, she clasped my hand with the ring on it in hers and I didn't know why, but it made me cry as well. It was an overwhelming emotion of sadness and gratitude. We simply sat in tears and silence, holding hands. I didn't really need her to say more. This ring held so much of her past, and by giving it to her grandson, she is letting it live on to make more memories.
I will never be able to fully grasp the emotion that she personally felt towards this ring, but to me, while it has seen dark times, it is a beautiful reminder of so many things.
I am reminded of how much value something so small can hold. I am reminded of how a lifetime seems both incredibly long and short at the same time. I am reminded to stay hopeful for the future and fight on at times of adversity. I am reminded of how lucky my husband and I are, being able to live the life that we do thanks to the efforts of our parents and their parents and their parent's parents. I am reminded that just as I am a mere steward of this ring for future generations, my husband and I now also have the responsibility towards our future children and their future children to keep the story alive and to make one of our own that is worth passing down. It is a reminder to live everyday to the fullest with gratitude, vigilance, and optimism.
Whoever owned the ring that has recently been discovered have felt it necessary to hide it for a purpose in the future. It may not have been the purpose that the person who kept it there originally planned, but the discovery of this ring and its story has served the great purpose of making people stop for a second to appreciate the lives they live and the past that brought them here. We can't change the past but we can give it the respect and recognition that it so deserves, and use it to guide us into more enlightened days ahead.
What story will your most prized possessions hold for a future audience? What legacy do you want to leave your grandchildren? It is both scary and amazing to be reminded that we are a ripple in the pond that is mankind's history. We need to pause to appreciate that.
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Erratum to: Culturally adaptive storytelling intervention versus didactic intervention to improve hypertension control in Vietnam: a cluster randomized controlled feasibility trial
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ALEX STECKLY, Thizzard, 2009
Fourteen30 Contemporary is pleased to announce its first solo exhibition of new work by Alex Steckly.
Steckly focuses on two related bodies of work – a series of chromatically minimal paintings on panel
and three large-scale wall sculptures in white. The exhibition opens Friday, November 6th and the
exhibition will be on view through December 5th, 2009. A reception will be held for the artist on Friday,
November 6th, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Alex Steckly's work is marked by an acute interest in the construction of paintings and sculptures using
a geometric and formal vocabulary. Each of Steckly's paintings build layer upon oil and enamel layer,
resulting in matte surfaced abstract linear and geometric forms. Violaceous tones create triangular
articulations above and beneath the manifold of right angled white lines in Steckly's painting Untitled (3).
In Untitled (1), a left curved wave in the blackest of blue hues rests hushed beneath perfectly hand-painted
horizontal white lines, with a simulated half-tone pattern splayed across the panel's entirety. Steckly's
meditative working process, and the resulting paintings in this his most recent series, nod quietly to the
minimalist works of Agnes Martin and Robert Ryman.
While his paintings host a magnitude of textures, the surfaces of Steckly's white wall sculptures are
perfectly smooth. Each sculpture is comprised of abstracted letterforms, built into an illegible diorama of
shapes. Akin to the achromatic sculptures of Louise Nevelson, Steckly takes a contemporary look at
formalism in the three works on view.
Alex Steckly lives and works in Portland, Oregon and has been recently been exhibiting in locations
throughout Portland. Steckly's work was included in the exhibition Rad Moon Rising: Portland Art Now,
Curated by Nathan Howdeshell for Deitch Projects last winter at Bas Fisher International, Miami Beach,
FL. This is Steckly's premiere solo exhibition.
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Chris Brown Released From Jail
Rapper Chris Brown is once again free from jail, though it may not be for long. The rapper was sprung from the Los Angeles County Jail at 12:01 a.m. Monday, according to Sheriff's Deputy Tony Moore. Brown was serving time for violating his probation when he was expelled from a court-ordered rehab facility. Brown was first placed on probation in 2009 for infamously assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna. Brown could face an additional six months in jail: His impending assault trial for an altercation in Washington, D.C. could land him back behind bars.


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ICER Museum
The Dutch-based ICER (Industry, Culture, Education and Recreation) Innovation Center wanted to showcase a highly experiential biometrics-based solution to museum visitors. FST Biometrics proposed a fun, interactive concept keeping with the museum's technology-focused mission to increase the understanding of the value of innovation to the world. FST's IMID (In Motion Identification™) facial recognition technology enables visitors to gain personalized information about museum exhibits as they pass through multiple interactive checkpoints.


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Winter's Eve is one of the most popular events held at the National Colonial Farm each year. Guests will enjoy a special evening as we deck the farm for the holidays — colonial style!
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Enjoy the simplicity of the holiday season with:
- Hand-craft earth-friendly gifts for someone special;
- Experience an 18th century farm by candlelight;
- Enjoy music and entertainment;
- Decorate your own wreath using farm-fresh greenery;
- Browse the Gift Shop for locally made treasures;
- Sip hot cocoa and warm cider.


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Maryland defensive back Sean Davis continues to learn a cornerback position that he has not played regularly since he was a young football player at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Davis, a junior who was moved to cornerback because of injuries, likes his new position and has expressed an interest in staying there.
"I always wanted to play corner," said Davis, who had been a starting safety for the Terps since his freshman season in 2012. "I just had the opportunity, and it's a perfect opportunity, perfect timing to showcase my versatility that I can be out there by myself sometimes.
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A Big HELLO to all mums and mums-to-be! I hope you all are doing great! I am really excited since the day I got to know that I am going to guest blog for Being Mumma! I have been making so many projects for babies but never thought of making something for the mothers. So […]
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Narrator: Xe Sands
Series: Nightwalkers #3
Published by Tantor Media on 8/15/11
Genres: Paranormal, Romance
Book: C+
Narration: B+
Book three in the Nightwalkers series is the story of Elijah, Demon Warrior Captain extraordinaire, and Siena, the Lycanthrope Queen. See all those capitals in that sentence? That is what Jacquelyn Frank's writing is like for me: emphatic, a little bigger than life, sometimes a little too important sounding, but at the same time quite fun. This audiobook made for an excellent weekend listen while I got on with the mundane tasks of life.
After almost losing his life in a traitorous attack, Elijah is rescued by Siena. She nurses him back to health and the time they spend together sparks an attraction that quickly turns into an inferno. Ruler of a generally matriarchal society and genetically programmed to mate for life, Siena is reluctant to accept her feelings for Elijah. After the death of her mother, her father assumed control of the monarchy and his hate for the demon race drove centuries of conflict. As a result, Siena refuses to share her sovereign power with any male. In addition to the emotional struggle the couple faces, the forces that ambushed Elijah have devised a plan that, if successful, would plunge the entire Nightwalker world into war.
What I liked:
I enjoy the power dynamics in the characters' relationships. Ms. Frank does an excellent job at combining alpha and beta characteristics in her heroes rather than mainlining one genre convention. We also get some relationship angst but these characters are able to actually have discussions with one another and relationship conflict resolution is almost always over by the first half, leaving the second half of the book for external conflict resolution.
More so than any other author in the genre, Frank writes love scenes that vary widely in tone from serious and intense to passionate and just plain fun. I enjoy the playful scenes because so often in this line of stories, intimate acts are all about dominating animalistic need and quite frankly, variety is the spice of life.
What I didn't like so much:
I haven't completely bought in to a level of gravitas in the world-building that requires the word choices Frank employs. On one hand, I get the 'ancient demon society with years of culture' aspect that drives the prose to grandiose levels but I sometimes think it can be interpreted as pretentious.*
This book was a bit heavy on exposition and on catching the new reader up on the back-story.
The narration:
I think a large part of what makes this series so successful for me is the narration. Ms. Sands uses a cadence for the exposition that makes me take the text more seriously than if I was reading it and the dialogue has a natural flow with excellent character differentiation. There is an intimate quality to the reading of the sex scenes that invests them with emotional content and avoids the type of over-dramatic narration that tends to make me uncomfortable. Objectively, I might question the true-to-life nature of the French and Russian accents but to be honest, I've never seen the Nightwalker world as an alternate reality so I'm not listening for real-world analogs; I take the accents as given for the various races.
If you are looking for an intro to Paranormal Romance or prefer your PNR heavy on dominant alpha men, this isn't the best book to pick. If you're looking for an audiobook that can suck you in to a larger-than-life story with well-voiced characters, this series would be a good choice.
The true confessions part of the blog:
*I feel a bit like an idiot for writing that because I imagine I sound like that sometimes and I completely understand the idea that 'but that's just what that word means so it's the right word to use!' When I hear it, though, it just strikes me as jarring and makes me roll my eyes a bit.


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A WORLD champion indoor rower with Northumberland roots has received vital support from a Morpeth community organisation.
Caroline MacDonald, who suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, has made big waves in adaptive rowing in the Arms and Shoulders category.
She is the current world record-holder and champion over one kilometre and she is a European and British outdoor champion.
Unfortunately, last year she broke her specially-adapted rowing seat used for indoor training and competitions.
Caroline started fund-raising with the help of her family, but it was taking months to raise the total needed and she was losing valuable training time.
However, Margaret Trewick of Morpeth Lions came to hear of her efforts through her parents in Ashington and put forward a case for funding help from her local club.
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Want a process that lets you take a shapeless draft and create a finished story out of it -- and that lets you know when the story is ready to be sent out? This class is for you.
Revising, Rewriting, and Finetuning Fiction will teach you to:
Prefer a live class where you can interact with the instructor and other students? Here's the next one.
A teacher for over three decades at institutions including the Johns Hopkins University, Clarion West, and Indiana University, Cat Rambo is engaging, personable, and supportive, providing insight, encouragement, and inspiration to students who want to pursue writing and publishing speculative fiction.
Her credentials include a MA in writing from the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, where she studied with John Barth and the Clarion West Writers Workshop and the Clarion West workshop, where she studied with Octavia Butler, L. Timmel DuChamp, Andy Duncan, Gordon van Gelder, Michael Swanwick, and Connie Willis. She has been nominated for the Compton Crook Award for First Novel, as well as Endeavour, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards and is the former editor of Fantasy Magazine. Her own work includes over 200 short stories, several novels, a cookbook, a guidebook to Baltimore, and Creating an Online Presence for Writers. She is the current President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).


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The Catch of a Lifetime
I was recently fortunate enough to travel to Alaska for the fishing trip of a lifetime. Amongst all of houses and small cabins that dotted the small fishing town that we stayed in, I wondered what sort of fishing treasures of yesteryear existed.
Antique fishing lures and equipment can be highly collectible, with certain items bringing hundreds or even thousands of dollars each. For quick reference, most of the "good stuff" is from the mid 20th century and earlier, so if it were handed down from your father or grandfather, there's a good chance it's of the right time period.
Lures tend to be the most attractive items left behind in old tackle boxes, especially if the original box was saved, too. The earliest lures are typically carved from wood, although there are some highly desirably metal spoons and even a few glass lures, too. Some of more collectible manufacturers include Heddon, Shakespeare, and Pflueger (all are still in business today), although some of lures produced by regional manufacturers or individuals can command strong prices as well.
Old fishing reels can sometimes produce eye-popping prices, too. The most sought-after reels tend to be either early fly fishing or baitcasting reels and typically need to be in very good to excellent condition to command top dollar. Unlike lures, most reels have their original manufacturer and model number stamped on their sides, so it may be possible for you to look-up their values online if you are interested.
The most popular types of fishing rods to collectors tend to be old bamboo fly rods. You'll typically find these rods in 2-3 sections kept in their original cloth rod sleeve or metal travel tube. Collectors enjoy them due to their craftsmanship as well as the additional action they can provide while fighting a fish. These rods frequently sell for hundreds of dollars each, with the most coveted examples capable of selling for several thousand dollars.
So next time that you're poking around the garage or attic, take a few minutes to look at those old poles or the rusted tackle box that's been sitting in the corner for ages. Who knows what fishing gems you may have laying around, collecting dust?