Wednesday, March 23, 2011

More Random Ramblin Grumblins & Mumblins . . .

Went to my first outdoor auction of the season last Saturday.  Lots of sunshine, but it was still pretty chilly and I got cold and didn't check another auction I was considering.  This was probably the smallest auction I've been too . . . ever.  Took about an hour and a half.  There were a couple bowl sets that I was interested in but they went way over what I was willin to pay.  I bought a pair of decent binoculars more for myself than resale.  Now I can quit wishin I had a pair and start wishin I had them with me when I see something I want to see up close . . .Three old telephones, 2 bathroom scales, a hair dryer and a basket came with them.  Dropped the extra stuff off at the thrift store on the way home.  There were several of those little blue-haired ladies in attendance.  They were bidding against each other for the bowls.  One stood off to the side and sort of glared at me.  I sort of sneered at her when she wasn't lookin my way . . . I'm no fool . . . 

It was time for my annual eye exam, so I called late Monday AM.  They had a 1 PM opening and I took it.  There was a young lady, in her 20's ahead of me.  Would you believe that she took a good 45 minutes to pick out frames and still couldn't decide.  She tried on probably a third of the frames on display.  Narrowed it down to 2 or 3 . . . kept trying them on . . . I bet if ya look close, those frames are starting to show some wear.  She started asking people in the waiting area what they thought.  When she asked me, I told her I like the pair she had on.  She was about 20 ft. from where I was sitting with my dilated eyeballs . . . I could see her fine, but detail was definitely lacking . . . I mean, what would you say if you were me????  She finally decided to come back later with some friends to help her choose.  

All my baseball gloves are sold and I only have 4 bats left.  That didn't take long.  I started listing them around the first of March.  I'll be looking for more at the garage sales this summer. 


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