cjsmith: (cjre joe2)
cjsmith ([personal profile] cjsmith) wrote2003-05-26 05:34 pm

Yard sale finds

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. :-)

[identity profile] sirdiesel.livejournal.com 2003-05-27 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
Now, how can you be sure all of the jigsaw puzzle pieces are there?

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2003-05-27 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll know soon. It's not going to be a difficult puzzle. :-)

[identity profile] sirdiesel.livejournal.com 2003-05-28 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it'll be difficult, once you find 30 pieces to be missing :)