Weekend This - n- That

"What we have here is a failure to communicate."

I used to go "garaging" (garage saleing) with my grandparents as a kid and I LOVED it. We "garaged" throughout streets of Detroit (I'm pretty sure, I was probably 5-7 at the time) and even now if I happen to pass a street like Lahser (yes, it's "hs" not "sh") it brings me back to sitting in the back of their car as they planned our route or next stop. I even learned how to rollerskate in the parking lot of one of the places they set up a table to sell their wares. As an adult I don't have it in me to plan a big Saturday route from the lists in the paper, drive all over and haul kids out of the car but, almost every Saturday...

I scan the Freebies

And I find gems like . . .

(strangely, the cement geese w/ outfits have been listed for about 5 weeks! (-:)

Doesn't that just crack you up? It sure does me...

C'mon, don't you wat to call?

You see, in the Freebies, one can advertise anything they want for free if they sell it for $99 or less. My best finds have been play structures...three to date... and the best one was FREE ("you take apart and haul")...and 2 & 1/2 of them are still currently set up in various parts of our yards. My other favorite find (I'm too lazy to pull up the pic) was a 12 foot tall, living ficus tree...it's currently in my living room...and has NEVER been tipped over, (even though climbing has been attempted). I also called on "dust, you pick up, call 555-5555" just to laugh with the funny person that took time to send that in.

So that's it, during some point on a Saturday, eventhough I pretty much ingore Craigslist and the others, I still try to find time to scour the freebies.