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Not my lucky day...
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It wasn't my lucky day. 45 minutes in line with the book fairy who runs the book stall at Hillhurst on Sundays, fortunately he's not too friendly.
No great treasures, some beanie babies for the daughter (odd ones like Godzilla...), a small opal pendant, silver plate vase, a stack of books rejected by book fairy as unsalable.
Interesting books, possibly, 1st hand travelogues from the 50's, "The Ascent of Everest" by John Hunt, "Tibetan Marches" by André Migot, others similar.
I love 1st hand travel narratives, so despite the rather dated prose styles they should be enjoyable.
And the lottery, my theory didn't even come close. Still, to test this theory properly would take hundreds of trials and thousands of dollars, so perhaps I shouldn't give up so early....
2010 - Garage Sale Season - Week 1 - Parkdale
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It begins.
There have been a few already, the out of season ones, but today it begins in earnest, I've put together a map. There's a few local to my new neighborhood of Parkdale. And this morning I'm up early, far too early given how tired I was last night, ready to go.
Pass the time drawing up maps, logistics...
There are the inevitable problems with overlap, promising garage sales on opposite sides of town, so I'll just have to start in my neighborhood and hope to get lucky. It's all about luck and persistence in the end anyways.
And while I'm at it I'll take a look at the lottery numbers online, I have a theory...
Today could be my lucky day.
Starbucks Card Swap
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I'm looking to swap Canadian 2010 Olympic Starbucks cards (unused, uncharged, unregistered) for any foreign Starbucks cards with a unique local design. So, for example, the card above is obviously Canadian, looking to swap the same for cards from other countries - Ireland, for example (The Dublin Card), or Taipei or Japanese Starbucks cards that have designs not used elsewhere. Don't ask why. But if you mail me your Starbucks cards with your address, then I'll mail you an equal number of the above.
Helicopter Pilots have big heads
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I've been selling off my belongings. Not all, but the recent move and staggered unpacking have brought to my attention the gross surplus of furniture and useless possessions that clutter my life.
And before I have to move again I'd like to pare them down to the essentials. A set of 4 leaded glass doors, a gift from a friend who had no use for them, moved 4 times with me before I figured out that I didn't have any use for them either, sold on Kijiji for $220.00 to a young Russian couple refinishing their house. An old hoosier top sold for $50.00 to a older plump dealer who will take it and mark it up to $300 or $400 in her Antique shop. I'm not bitter, I'm just glad it's gone. Then there's the table, a 30's or 40's hardwood dining room table with ornately carved double pedestal base and quarter cut walnut veneer, cheaper than an Ikea table made from laminate pine and yet not a single call. And the helicopter pilots helmet, a bargain I picked up at a garage sale, that too should go, I'll try for $100.00. I've already humiliated the kids as much as I can with it, wearing it on walks and bicycle rides, now someone else should have some fun. With a very little bit of effort it would make a great Boba Fett helmet.
After a couple of weeks somebody calls about it and I'm surprised that it's been found, ready to bargain I describe it to him, he agrees it's a helicopter pilots helmet all right, but it's only a medium and somehow he infers that this isn't what he's looking for; he hums and haws, really what he needs is a large, helicopter pilots have big heads...
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