Posted by Eddie Sylvano on June 16, 2003, at 14:29:43
In reply to Gearing up for the single life, posted by whiterabbit on June 5, 2003, at 21:45:22
>But when I look around at all the crap we've accumulated over the years as a family, my little ADHD-fevered brain starts to blow its circuits. No wonder I could never keep anything organized,
> keep everything dusted. So from now on, editing is the name of the game. Whoever said, "Simplify, simplify, simplify" really had a clue.
----------------It always saddens me to see the motley collection of plain junk that people offer up at garage sales. Not only did these people buy this stuff, but they held on to it for years and bothered to label it with a price (usually pocket change), put it all out on tables, advertise it, and sit around all day waiting for people to paw over it and maybe buy something. Maybe I'm missing something about the experience, but it just seems small and dismal. Part of me wants to drive around town in a garbage truck, buy everything they're selling, and compact it all in front of them. It's the same deal with people selling items for $5 in the want ads. The thought of them placing the ad, fielding phone calls, showing it to potential buyers, etc, just makes me feel sorry. It's $5.00.
I can appreciate the ideal of recycling items into the community instead of throwing them out. I just think that people should be more selective about the stuff they buy to begin with. Who needs an uninspired statue of a coyote made from pressed pecan shells?
poster:Eddie Sylvano
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