Yard sale finds

[cjsmith]

I scout yard sales while running, and if they're good, I come back with a wallet. Today's estate sale yielded:

• A slide rule, good condition, no case
• Two pretty candlestick holders, matched set
• A clipboard
• A soap dish that drains (and that goes okay with the upstairs bathroom, so I can steal the one that's up there to put in the downstairs bathroom, which for a year and a half now has been making do with a saucer)
• An ancient box of Dennison silver stars! I remember those!! (Purely nostalgic acquisition; turned out to be free)
• An alarm clock that works (guest room - replace the clock/radio that seems to go on strike intermittently)
• A 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle

Now if only I'd wanted some 8mm editing equipment, a VHS camcorder (yes, one of those huge ones!), assorted electrical (no, not electronic) components, or a 110 camera identical to the one I had as a kid... This guy was clearly a lover of gadgets. I sensed a kindred spirit. That makes my purchases all the more enjoyable. :-)