Anybody else go Garage sailing today?

Be careful with those critters, Skooky. They look and act all cute and cuddly but pound for pound they're some of the fiercest collections of claws and teeth on earth if you get on their bad side. They also carry a cpl of truly nasty diseases.

That said, I have a pretty decent relationship with a cpl of the local raccoon gangs: I toss them a cpl of cinnamon raisin bagels now and then and they keep the rat population in check. They're fun to watch too, and they're pretty good listeners.

*Bows head to the Ramen Gods*

Same here, but I'll add to that: and a way/place to get away from the company of others when I need to.

That guy took the term "Garage sailing" too literally. Admire his determination though.

Uh uh: Craigslist is for setting up appointments with people to sell or buy something and watching them flake.

Yeah but people with kids are more desperate for $$$ so they're easy to haggle with.

 

These days I'm using the local uni library. I had a laptop for a cpl of years but I gave it to a recluse friend in the hopes that it would motivate him to get out and go down to the coffee shop now and then.

I agree, Michael. It can save you a lot of foot work and if there's something listed you know for sure you want you can make a bee-line for it in the am.

No probs. Does this mean I get a percentage?

Once again: you can get some really good deals if you get there right about closing.

 

I agree garage sales are especially good for scoring things like tools. IME most of them have only been slightly used and anyway when it comes to things like hand tools, those are hard to wear out.

As far as power tools go: even if you can't test them there, the seller knows that you know where he lives so he's less likely to try and pull a fast one.

Seek and ye shall find.

That's a good way to save even more money.

I would guess so. In southern cal you see garage sales all year round. Probably not as likely to find one in January in Nome.

 

Another tidbit I use is before I'm going to have my yearly sale I'll hit a bunch of them and pick up stuff cheap that I know I can make a few bucks on. Best one was a small manual well pump, bought it for 2 bucks, took it home put a coat of red paint on it and sold it for $25 for someone to use as a lawn ornament.

 

I need one of those to use as a pump....

 

I don't judge




Hotwater

 

I never wrote that... I'm keeping an eye on you for awhile

 

Ooops, sorry about that man. That was actually part of RetiredHippie's post.

I screwed up while I was trying to multi-quote.

 

i can see where that would be a pretty significant distraction..

 

(fixed it) Yeah, there was suppose to be an "up" in there.

I screwed again.