> > old ranch house on my own street. Another giant score was in a 
> > regular house in the next town over.  Some of the mansions are 
moving 
> > sales and the family took anything good with them.  If not, the 
> > prices are often sky high.
> 
> Ah, rich people buying from other rich people. What's a
> sensible ratio of MSRP to tagsale price? 10%?
> 
It depends on the original purchase price in most cases.  It's 
generally 10-40% of the original price unless it's precious metal.  
Then ... you never know.  I did just score some heavy 14k earrings 
for $3 at a church sale; that's about 1/2 of 1% of the original 
retail, at the 80s prices the original buyer probably paid.  They're 
damaged, so straight to melt they go. No loss, design-wise.

> > was like and if they had anything nice.  An expensive if older 
couch 
> > bodes well. Ikea **** means RUN the other way. 
> 
> Yes, and that goes for girlfriends, too.

If she likes Ikea, run? If she likes Ikea store food, run faster?
 
> > > I didn't see what was so funny. The guy is now a shrink.
> > And that tells you everything you need to know about 
psychiatrists? 
> 
> A lot, anyway.

Sometimes they do some good; other times probably not.
 

> Turns out there's not much usable in farts. Cows
> would be a more fertile ground, from their burping
> as well as their patties.
> https://tinyurl.com/flatulate
> https://tinyurl.com/flatulate2

Some places use cow poop as fuel.  It's a thought - cow poo to energy 
power plants? 
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