I'm A Garage Sale Junkie!

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