Dec 02 2007

selling a garage-load

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A multifamily garage sale on the Wendy House street.  I sold stuff that would be unnecessary for living in a smaller UK style Wendy House.  We wisely picked a cold, rainy, November day for the sale, advertised on craigslist, expo live, and with street-signs.  People arrived an hour before the start.  We made good value sales in the first 2hrs then dropped prices radically to end with effectively shifting quantity, nearly everything. 

Several friends helped make the sale a fun, pleasant, and effective experience by displaying stuff attractively,  being nice to the customers and making sure everyone had tea, Thai hot soup, and donuts as needed. 


Dec 01 2007

notarised lost title

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In the US car ownership is established with a Title.  When you sell your car you transfer the title to the new owner.  Loosea’s title has gone AWOL.  I looked everywhere,  honest.   Luckily a swift check online produced a form for declaring her title lost and releasing it to a new owner.  My signature on the slightly confusing form had to be notarised.  The Notary had to ask for a second opinion about what should be filled-in.  All turned out well in the end.  Hoorah,  despite my relocation induced scattiness Loosea will get to go to a new home,  across the road,  the house opposite,  she’s a bit of a home-body


May 01 2006

releasing books

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I’m forcing myself to release the books I’ve been holding hostage in my home for years.  Todays escapees: 

Books about to be released into the wild

Fabulous public librarys and internet access remove the ’need’ to own many books.   Despite this lack of ‘need’ it is very painful to let books leave.  I haven’t managed to release my 16th Birthday present from my brother - The Concise Oxford English Dictionary.    

What books would you have difficulty releasing?




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