On or about: 07-02-08  11:32, Ardith Hinton did engage James Bradley
regarding, but not limited to: Trash or Treasure...  2B.

 AH>  has encouraged me to keep picking away at it....  :-)
 
 JB>  But you *are* gaining on it?

 AH> Eek!  You had to ask that, didn't you?  Okay... I can see
 AH> empty  space where there wasn't any a few months ago.  I have to 

I look at empty spaces as room to stage other sorting operations. I just
lost two open spaces, devoting them to bed mattresses. 

 AH> be careful not to let stuff pile up in other areas while
 AH> I'm busy there, though.  And I don't expect others to 
 AH> notice the difference.  You must do these things to please 
 AH> yourself....  ;-)
 
That's always a good motivation! I just lost my bus space I was planning
again for the wood shop, as some arse started to sift through the pile of
fence boards I just prepped. I think they only stole some scraps, which I'd
have been happy to give them, but when they take the liberty to trespass
for something so trivial, I have to deter them whenever I can. /-:

 
 AH> ... "collectibles" are
 AH> what your mother threw out while "antiques" are what your 
 AH> grandmother threw out!  The arborite may be more appealing 
 AH> to some folks nowadays.  I don't imagine it will have the 
 AH> same appeal in a century or more, however, even if it is 
 AH> still usable.  There may be better man-made materials 
 AH> available & there may be more folks who recognize that 
 AH> "real wood" usually meant "compressed sawdust"
during the 
 AH> present time... [wry grin].
 
 That binder never burns like the real deal.

 
 AH> Uh-huh.  We think it's fun when we get snow, but 
 AH> it's a novelty here. It doesn't hang around for nine months 
 AH> as it does in other places... [chuckle].
 
Ya... As the sister visiting from Vancouver just reminded me.  I
get to send her back tomorrow.

 
 AH> four people had brought sushi we gorged on California 
 AH> rolls.  :-))
 
Ah... Rub salt in that wound, why don'cha? It occurs to me, I may have
never eaten raw fish.
 

 AH> With a bit of mayonnaise, I find canned salmon
 AH> quite edible.  And one can eat the bones, which are a good 
 AH> source of calcium....  :-)
 
That was my breakfast/lunch. (I just had an eighteen hour
"night".) It just might be my supper too!

 
 AH> Although you don't want to be ruled by fear &
 AH> ignorance, you see that
 AH> ... together with greed... they rule much of the world.  In this area,

You've heard, "Don't let fear and ignorance stop you."? That
might be the same 'coin' you speak of, but definitely the other side.


 AH> the  best time to buy gas is the weekend following a long
 AH> weekend (so the gas company can prove they don't *always* 
 AH> raise prices on weekends) or on weekday evenings when the 
 AH> vast majority of commuters are already at home.  I imagine 
 AH> you have to make the most of limited financial resources, 
 AH> as we do.  There's a fine line between responsible money 
 AH> management & panic buying sometimes.  But because you 
 AH> already know that & you've been thinking about it, I'm not 
 AH> worried about *you*....  :-)
 
Be worried. Be very, very worried. 

I dropped $300 into my bus, van, and three jerry-cans this May, before its
long weekend. The two jerry-cans, and the van just ran out, and the price I
pay today is $.39/L more than I payed then. If I wasn't expecting to use
the bus more, I'd consider draining its tank to feed the daily commuter. I
sure miss the propane powered 1/2 ton, and my 3-cylinder 4-WD. The
sub-compact has winter boots on it, and the truck needs new boots - and a
bit of work - before it'll pass inspection.


 
 AH> You're thinking the way I'm thinking... a beautiful piece of
 AH> art,  and a wonderful bit of history, has been lost forever.  
 AH> Only the rich can afford to own such things now because 
 AH> many of the people who owned them previously didn't 
 AH> appreciate what they had.  I imagine those who paid umpty 
 AH> gazillion dollars for them are laughing all the way to the 
 AH> bank because they're still rare... (sigh).
 
I complained about the lack of TVs at second hand stores when we were stuck
in Vancouver on 9-11-01. A friend said I should have visited the rich
areas, as they often have estates that don't realize the value of
furniture, and she began rattling off the pieces of Victorian stuff she
bought from Kits Beach. We were four blocks from there, and I didn't even
drive through it.

 

 AH> Seen in a tagline: I'm weird, but I'm saving up 
 AH> to be eccentric.  ;-)

When you *are* eccentric, you save up to be in jail? 



... Death before dishonor. Neither before breakfast.

___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20

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