I have collected one thing or another all my life....
-collected orginal GI JOE action figures when I was younger (lost them all in a move... )
-coins (anything silver!!!)
-Cocktail Shakers and Decanters
-Baseball Cards
-pocket knives
@Kanped...Collecting old Medical artifacts is not that unusual. There is a TV show on I believe either National Geographic or Discovery about a shop that sells unusal items in I believe NY and they constantly sell these. Believe me people collect all sorts of things and anything odd that is medical is quite collectible. I saw someone on TV the other day that collects Vacuum Cleaners!
@Sabacc....Nice on the Remy...always wanted to try some but never had the chance. I did recieve a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue Label for my 10 yrs @ work though. Its quite nice!
Blue Label is good, but the Royal Salute is in another class altogether. Of the Johnnies, I used to like Black Label the best, though Blue was very, very good. Green, feh.
I had the Remy during my honeymoon to my ex-wife back in '91. It was in Disney World, of all places. "You just got married, what are you going to do next?" "I'm goin' to Disney World!"
The Royal Salute was a gift for my dad - I could only lay my hands on a pint bottle, it was $90, and that was BEFORE the price increase... Can't imagine what it's selling for today, but since I no longer drink, I don't think about it much.
If you want to try a scotch that's good without breaking the bank, and you can get into single malts, try "a'bunadh" by Aberlour Distilleries. Not too heavy on the peat, and terribly smooth. That Bushmills I mentioned is another keeper. Another that I loved but is practically impossible to find in the States is Bushmills 1608 - I got one bottle in the duty-free at Shannon airport and regretted not buying more once I tasted it and realized it's nowhere to be had near me.
Nearly forgot three other things I collected as a kid - coins, paper currency and stamps. Never a serious collector, but I liked what I had. I also had a strange habit of making calendars on an old manual typewriter, which I loved. Time-keeping in general was a big interest of mine, and still is.