Garage Sale Hell

[watermock]

Has anyone been thru this?

I threw out all kinds of garbage, I guess I am supposed to mandate some sort of empircal event. I move all kinds of crap out of the garage, got into an argument, because none of this crap will never be touched, and I run into the "we might need that sometime" crap.

I'm pretty simple. Give me my net, cable and a chair, some fluids and I'm just fine.

I'm pissed because I call it garbage, and I'm supposed to price the crap? I just want it to leave without a charge.

What is so weird is half of it is stuff that was bought on a garage sale in the first place.

I lost it and just started throwing things in the driveway. I did find an 1880's trunk dovetailed that I might be able to restore in the mess, the rest was literal crap.

Beezlebub had a nice time sniffing at everything but he's all done, and so am I.

OK, I went bezerk, I threw all the crap out in the driveway and said we were bankrupt, and it didn't matter. My mom is a millionaire and she still checks the price of shampoo.

I'm rolling with it, and just want the garage to be cleaned out. The Basement? You don't want to know. It's loaded with real stuff. Women have an addiction to garage sales.

Here is the kicker. My brother rolls up in his 3500 Desiel Ram Pickup that looks like it has been in Iraq, and dumps 200 pounds of antique woodworking stuff on my lap. I'm hauling crap into the street and he's opening the tailgate dumping me with more.

If anyone needs a plane that can slot a drawer, let me know. He bought a whole batch of the stuff and dumped it on the lawn. I'm not kidding. 200 bucks worth, which isn't anything, but why does he dump it on me? Do I look like an English Woodworker? Yeah I could do it, but damn.

I don't mean to rant, but someone in the family is a total packrat. There has to be 200k in antiques in this house, and the old woman still clips coupons.

Just what we needed! An 1890's router.

I have a really cool dovetailed chest I grabbed out of the garage that was near rotting. Once I get it dryed out and oiled I can put the tools in there. I mean, the Bro dumps this crap on me. And the are very very fine instruments. All Brass and stuff.

I don't really mind but mock is a minimalist. I'm an excellent carpenter, but sheesh. I'm more worried if that 200K combine will make it up here to plant the beans. So it's incredibly petty actually. I just found it ironic.

Plus his engagement is off, but we don't have to warn 600 people, so I'm cutting him slack.

All in all it was kinda funny. He's unloading stuff and I'm dumping into the street. I am up to the ceiling with antiques. I will make room after I oil this trunk. Sigh.

Plus the lawn needs mowing. This grass here is crazy happy or something.

[Cito Pelon]

Garage sales are all about the young chicks that stopo by. Other than that, you may as well put everything out in a pile for free.

[Crushaholic]

I don't mean to rant.

LOL

[Hogan11]

I haven't done the garage sale thing since buying a PC and discovering eBay.

[Hotrod]

I really would like the 3 minutes of my life back that I just spent on this thread ;)

[Hotrod]

I actually know someone who sold their house at a garage sale. No sh*t they were having a garage sale and this crazy woman asked if the house was for sale. The guy said ya for the right amount of $ (he was just kidding) the lady offered about 75,000 more then the place was worth. He said Sold and the deal went down.

[Rock Chalk]

I really would like the 3 minutes of my life back that I just spent on this thread ;)
I found it to be rather humorous. Even if it was pointless.

[RaiderH8r]

I found it to be rather humorous. Even if it was pointless.
That about sums up most of Mock's rants. I find them highly amusing. This one is no exception. I know his pain, I just send the lady away for a spa day and bust out the dump truck. Bam, done and when she gets back she's so happy that she doesn't even care at that point. WOO HOO.

[watermock]

They say chance of rain 20%. I'm asked if we should leave everything out. Sure, I'm lazy enough to do that. Now the biggest monsoon of the season comes pouring like the Garage Sale Gods declared war on me. Thor is rumbling and throwing stones at me, Beezlebub is missing out there somewhere, the lights have gone out twice, (3 times your done).

I freak out when the power goes off. Wherever my cat is, I bet he's a wet rug. Beezer was nice enough to knock of my 5 battery lamp and break it! I have my maglight But the radio batteries are shot. There is a drainage problem at the side door and the water is almost to the sill....HELP! This is all I need.

It freaking froze here the past 3 days now a July thunderstorm rumbles thru. I don't want to plant in the mud. Luckily, my nephew bought some crazy tractor that looks like a tank, but still, you don't want to mud plant. It's hard for the beans to crack thru the soil when it crusts. You want the soil nice and fluffy so they can poke their heads out without fighting. I think it's going a little south of me now. Monster storm.

[TomServo]

Best Yard sale Ever..?
my parents buy my sister a Tr6.......

[Jason in LA]

I remember the first garage sale I went to. I was about 10. A guy down the street from my house was having one. My brother and I thought we found gold. This is a black area, and this guy sold us two hockey sticks. You guys are probably thinking, why does a guy in a black area of LA have two hockey sticks, and how did he manage to sell them, to two other black people? I don't know how he got them. But my brother and I, who had never played or watched hockey, just had to have them. To this day my brother and I have still never played or watched hockey. But those two sticks are still in my parents basement. I think we played with them once in the streets. We used tennis balls for pucks. It didn't really work, and there went our hockey careers.

Thinking about it some more, hockey sticks in our area are better served as weapons.

[Clockwork Orange]

I remember the first garage sale I went to. I was about 10. A guy down the street from my house was having one. My brother and I thought we found gold. This is a black area, and this guy sold us two hockey sticks. You guys are probably thinking, why does a guy in a black area of LA have two hockey sticks, and how did he manage to sell them, to two other black people? I don't know how he got them. But my brother and I, who had never played or watched hockey, just had to have them. To this day my brother and I have still never played or watched hockey. But those two sticks are still in my parents basement. I think we played with them once in the streets. We used tennis balls for pucks. It didn't really work, and there went our hockey careers.

Ahhh.....what could have been.

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[baja]

I'm in the NYC Public Library

Amazing building

Saw this computer open and thought I'd say hi.

Gonna go to a Broadway show have a good day bronco fans all

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[watermock]

It rained so hard that most of the junk floated away. People had three feet of water in their basments. Rained 10 inches.

Mock's famous last words:

"Only 30% chance of rain...let's set it all out..."

This is one well built house from 1912....only some water came down the chimney...Beezlebub was building an ark when I found him...nothing funnier than a wet cat. I think he had fun quite honestly...Do I get some parting gifts for the most worthless thread of all time?