Word got around. The tent was supposed to open at 9 AM this Saturday. I got there a few minutes after nine. The place was already packed with people who got there before nine. The stuff was mostly house wares, rugs, books, sports equipment like ice skates and golf clubs. I didn’t see any tools. There was a nice brass set of fireplace tools. I have a fireplace. I though long and hard about buying them. On the down side, my hearth is small and mostly full of firewood. The nice brass tools would probably get knocked off the hearth, onto the living room rug. On the other hand they would look cool. I sat in a chair to rest my feet and contemplate the fire tools. After some agonizing I decided not to buy them. I did get away with a Donald Hamilton paperback, a Wallace and Grommit VHS tape, a couple of whisky drinking glasses, and two nice woven scrap baskets that will replace my existing ones which are 60 years old and falling to pieces. Much nicer than the extruded plastic scrap baskets down at Wally Mart. After an hour the crowd thinned out. Word to the wise, if you want to get anything nice as a yard sale, best to get there early.
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