American Pickers.

Sometimes it takes a television show to really bring out an interest that you never knew you had. I've always known that I love old and abandoned buildings. You show me an old tumble down barn or a creepy deserted house and I itch to get my butt into it and explore. The older the better. I also love old things. That is why I find antiquing so much fun. So American Pickers is like the best of both worlds. It's two guys who go digging around in old buildings looking for old things to buy and resell. I love it. I want to do that. I don't know enough about the artifacts they find to be a good judge, I'd just find things that I thought were cool and keep them to decorate my house. I wish I lived in an area where there was some history. It would be fun to take weekend road trips and do some picking on my own. To wend my way through dilapidated barns, dank basements or musty attics just full of who knows what. Things that have been put away and forgotten about. I would even like to do what is called urban spelunking, exploration or building hacking. This is done in areas of the city where buildings are left to decay like old factories or hospitals. God, it would be so amazing. Just a camera and a picnic basket and a bit of bravery cause it can be dangerous. But so worth it. I have seen some pictures that urban explorers have taken and they are quite breathtaking. There is so much still to see that has yet to be torn down and replaced by another big box store or parking lot. I have a few places I've read about that I'd like to get to one day. Places that are till extant and full of mystery, just waiting to be explored.