It's almost yard sale season! I love yard sales, they are relaxing and you can find some hella cool stuff. But ya know...I haven't been yard sailing in like 12 years. Not sure why exactly. I always say this year I'm going to start going again but I never do. So...lol, I hope THIS year is the year I start going to yard sales again.
Here's a question for you all...do you think because of the bad economy there will be MORE yard sales this year, people want to sell stuff to make extra money? Or do you think there'll be LESS...people will want to hang on to stuff they can re-use instead of buying new shit?
One thing I love to look for at yard sales are volumes of an encyclopedia Popular Science put out back in the 50's or early 60's. I found two volumes at yard sales back in the 80's...when my Mom had to drive me because I didn't have my license yet,lol! I've never been able to find any more of them. I've even looked on eBay from time to time. There have to be more of them out there somewhere! If any of you has seen any, please let me know!
I like those encyclopedias because they relax me. Sometimes old things relax me. There's this AM radio station out of Canada that plays Big Band era music and old rock n' roll. I love it. Sometimes I love to go to the 24 hour laundrymat in the middle of the night and sit in my car while waiting for my colthes to dry. I listen to that station and as the sky starts to lighten I feel so at peace. For a little while, at least. Just a little while...
**UPDATE**
I just tried another search on eBay for those encyclopedias...there's a whole slew of 'em for sale! However, most of the sellers are only accepting PayPal...fuck! I emailed a couple of them asking if I could pay by money order. Hope at least one of them says yes! Here's a pic of one so you know what I'm talking about:
Here's a question for you all...do you think because of the bad economy there will be MORE yard sales this year, people want to sell stuff to make extra money? Or do you think there'll be LESS...people will want to hang on to stuff they can re-use instead of buying new shit?
One thing I love to look for at yard sales are volumes of an encyclopedia Popular Science put out back in the 50's or early 60's. I found two volumes at yard sales back in the 80's...when my Mom had to drive me because I didn't have my license yet,lol! I've never been able to find any more of them. I've even looked on eBay from time to time. There have to be more of them out there somewhere! If any of you has seen any, please let me know!
I like those encyclopedias because they relax me. Sometimes old things relax me. There's this AM radio station out of Canada that plays Big Band era music and old rock n' roll. I love it. Sometimes I love to go to the 24 hour laundrymat in the middle of the night and sit in my car while waiting for my colthes to dry. I listen to that station and as the sky starts to lighten I feel so at peace. For a little while, at least. Just a little while...
**UPDATE**
I just tried another search on eBay for those encyclopedias...there's a whole slew of 'em for sale! However, most of the sellers are only accepting PayPal...fuck! I emailed a couple of them asking if I could pay by money order. Hope at least one of them says yes! Here's a pic of one so you know what I'm talking about:
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Get to yard salin'!
And Jaime is definitely awesome.