| It's Saturday morning and the sun hasn't
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| | selling the house as well as practically
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| appeared over the mountains to the east,
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| | everything in it.
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| but I know it's time to get up, get
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| | There were tables in the garage that
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| dressed and head on out to the truck. A
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| | contained lawn and garden equipment and a
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| car just won't do this weekend! No, I'm
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| | sign directing everyone to go into the
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| not going fishing. I'm armed with this
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| | house and see what was for sale there.
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| morning's newspaper with listings for
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| | There was almost too much for the mind to
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| Garage Sales. I need the truck in case I
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| | comprehend. There had to be something I
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| find something large that I just have to
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| | needed in all this!
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| have. The ads in the paper help get me
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| | Every room was filled with objects
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| started in the right direction, but I'm
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| | acquired over most of a lifetime. In some
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| an expert at finding them without help!
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| | ways it was sad, but it seemed that the
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| I'm a garage sale junkie. I can spot a
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| | daughters had taken the things they
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| garage or yard sale sign stuck on a stick
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| | wanted and were happy to sell everything
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| at an intersection a block away. With
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| | else at ridiculously low prices. I bought
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| several places to start, I head for the
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| | a 4 CD set of romantic songs of the '50's
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| one closest to the house. My heart begins
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| | and '60's performed by original artists
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| racing as I back the truck out of the
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| | that sell on TV for $39.95 per month for
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| driveway and roar down the road toward
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| | only 4 months. I paid $4 for this musical
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| the first address in the paper.
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| | treasure.
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| Even before I get there I see several
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| | There was much more to see, but by now
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| cars parked on the side of the road in
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| | the crowds had discovered the bargains
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| front of the house. Darn! I'm not the
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| | that were being gobbled up by excited
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| first to view the riches laid out on the
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| | buyers. I was caught in the middle of a
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| front lawn and drive. No doubt someone
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| | feeding frenzy as more and more people
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| else has bought the good stuff before I
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| | crowded into the house. A person could
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| even had a chance to see what was
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| | get hurt trying to buy a food processor
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| available!
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| | or some other needless thing!
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| It only takes a minute for me to know
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| | By now it was only 8:00 a.m.; still
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| that this is not the yard sale I'm
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| | plenty of time to find another yard sale
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| looking for. The folks holding this one
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| | before all the good stuff was gone.
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| are really proud of their junk. The
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| | Without consulting the newspaper, I
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| prices they were asking were too high for
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| | simply began driving down the road
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| me. Besides, I didn't see anything I
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| | looking for signs tacked to utility poles
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| wanted. It's time to look for another
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| | at intersections. I soon spotted a truck
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| one!
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| | that had been parked next to me at the
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| Before I even get the truck moving, I
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| | estate sale, so I followed him to the
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| spot a car pulling a small trailer loaded
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| | next sale. It's amazing at how many of
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| down with an old desk and a couple of
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| | the same folks you meet weekend after
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| mismatched lawn chairs, moving out of a
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| | weekend.
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| side street just down the block. The
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| | Garage sales are held for a multitude of
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| garage sale tracker I am, I pulled down
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| | reasons. Some folks try to make money
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| the same side road and saw a fluorescent
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| | when they hold a sale while others just
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| orange sign a block ahead that I knew
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| | want to get rid of the junk. I know a
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| would say, "Yard Sale"
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| | lady who has a huge yard sale every year
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| This time I found a driveway that was
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| | and places no price tag on any of the
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| covered with tables filled with items of
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| | items. When someone holds up something
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| every size and description. This was no
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| | and asks the price, she simply tells them
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| ordinary yard sale, but an estate sale.
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| | to name their price. She makes new
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| The people who had owned the home had
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| | friends each year this way. To her that
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| passed away and their daughters were
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| | is more precious than money.
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