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DECEMBER 29, 2008
One Man's Trash!
They say that one man's trash is another man's treasure. So, it is that you find me recently at the town landfill, vacillating whether or not to take this Santa home. He had just been unloaded from the man's truck, all boxed up, an old Christmas decoration, no longer with a home. The man explained he was cleaning out his parents' place...I never asked, but wondered if he meant his parents had moved to smaller dwellings or had passed away. I just knew that this 4 ft. jolly ol' elf brought a smile to my face and needed to come home with me. Still, I hesitated. Why? Anyone that knows me and my husband, know we are junk pickers. There are nicer words for what we do but in the end that's what it is. Actually, we have always called it scrounging and over the years we have done our fair share of this. Early in our marriage, when we lived in New Britain, we had some of the best times, riding in Paul's truck all night long, gathering other people's discards left out for heavy collection. We'd spend hours going up and down the city streets curbside picking. We found such wonderful things. Some we used, some we sold and other items just got stashed away. Anyone and everyone we knew would come to our “store: when looking for something. We were bound to have it and loved to share our treasures. But as we get older we find it's time to let the stuff go and so have been making an effort to rid our home of unused items. Still, old habits die hard and we still find ourselves looking at all the glorious things left on the swap table at the dump. So I put Santa in the truck and then thought better of it and said “No, take him out. Let someone else have him.” Paul looked at me and knew I truly wanted him, and pointed out we could always just use him this season and bring him back next year. A deal! but one I don't intend to keep. I've enjoyed having this Santa decoration adorn my porch this year. He is bright and cheery and has made good company for the snowman I also have residing there. It would be a shame to split this new friendship.
ILL these: How to make a fortune with other people's junk : an insider's secrets to finding and reselling hidden treasures at garage sales, auctions, estate sales, flea markets, yard sales, antique shows, and ebay / G.G. Carbone. |
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