Starting from Scratch (again!) - Page 2

slayda · 06-04-2009, 06:54 PM

Remember, a penny found is a penny earned.

krisk · 06-04-2009, 06:56 PM

I've never passed one up! even when I had a plush bank account!

Verencat · 06-04-2009, 06:57 PM

Oh, I had one of the weirdest neighbors, who was in Montréal to study. She was always lost or looking for something, never totally aware of where she was. When she suddenly decided to go back to Switzerland, she threw away everything she had in her home two weeks before leaving (go figure). I couldn't believe the sight of all that could be re-used, given away or recycled, so I dived in. In an afternoon, I found and kept for me new drapes, a ratchet kit and some new pots and pans, I took for a friend a whole set of power tools (being Yvan's daughter, I have a ton), for another one two bags of kitchen utensils, but the very best find was this:
600$, her passport and bank statements. Which I (sights) gave back (sights). I could've fled to Mexico with this!
A few weeks after she left, I needed the ratchets so I opened the bag to realize there was a numeric camera in there. I think it was karma, rewarding my honesty...

Krisk, there is nothing more fun than to play with your decor, enjoy it to the fullest... and pictures would be nice!

krisk · 06-04-2009, 07:01 PM

yeah I am really looking forward to this! feeling a bit like a young soldier again!

Sweetpea · 06-05-2009, 02:10 AM

Hmm, I'm not into buying second-hand stuff. We've bought a couch set second hand once (a 3-seat, 2-seat and 1-seat), and our old kitchen chairs were second hand (got them from my mother). The only thing we've second hand right now is our bed. It's a lits jumeaux and we've had it for ages. And it will be replaced by a new, hand-made bed once the bedroom is finished.

GeoffC · 06-05-2009, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slayda

Remember, a penny found is a penny earned.

...and you remembered to pay tax on that ....

Sweetpea · 06-05-2009, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

...and you remembered to pay tax on that ....

No, that would be: a penny found is two pennies taxed...

pdurrant · 06-05-2009, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Verencat

numeric camera

An interesting translation problem - unless this is the common term in Canadian English?

digital != numeric

GeoffC · 06-05-2009, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

No, that would be: a penny found is two pennies taxed...

if you 'find' something - is that not a service that attracts VAT ?

Verencat · 06-05-2009, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

An interesting translation problem - unless this is the common term in Canadian English?

digital != numeric

Nope, that was clearly a French word! Thanks!

Greg Anos · 06-05-2009, 10:31 AM

Remember when you're poor and buy used furniture, it's second hand.

When you're rich and buy used furniture, it's antiques....

Back in 1980 my parents decided my brother needed a dining room set. SO they, (and I tagged along), checked a couple of sales from a military base paper. They bought a 1940 Thomasville set for $300 dollars. My brother and I use it daily today... In a hundred years, it's probably be an antique....

krisk · 06-05-2009, 11:20 AM

here are yesterday's prizes;

Lady Blue · 06-05-2009, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krisk

here are yesterday's prizes;

Nice.

I have a set of clear glass dinnerware just like that I've been trying to give to give to my daughter, but she reminded me there's nothing wrong with the white set of Corell dinnerware I gave her when she moved out. She lives alone and doesn't need another set.

Off to the Salvation Army they'll go.

Baskets . . . I LOVE baskets. I collect baskets. But I've collected so many through the years that a few months ago I had to "bite the bullet" and ship them off to the Salvation Army. My collection is now more controllable (but I'm not.)

krisk · 06-05-2009, 11:49 AM

lol! I know I have basket issues as well! I thought the glass would be a nice touch. at home I have glass cobalt blue, so if I move home with these, they will integrate well

slayda · 06-05-2009, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krisk

lol! I know I have basket issues as well! I thought the glass would be a nice touch. at home I have glass cobalt blue, so if I move home with these, they will integrate well

I guess you & Lady Blue are just "Basket Cases".

06-05-2009, 11:20 AM	#27
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	here are yesterday's prizes; Attached Thumbnails

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06-04-2009, 06:54 PM	#16
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	Remember, a penny found is a penny earned.

06-04-2009, 06:56 PM	#17
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	I've never passed one up! even when I had a plush bank account!

06-04-2009, 06:57 PM	#18
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Oh, I had one of the weirdest neighbors, who was in Montréal to study. She was always lost or looking for something, never totally aware of where she was. When she suddenly decided to go back to Switzerland, she threw away everything she had in her home two weeks before leaving (go figure). I couldn't believe the sight of all that could be re-used, given away or recycled, so I dived in. In an afternoon, I found and kept for me new drapes, a ratchet kit and some new pots and pans, I took for a friend a whole set of power tools (being Yvan's daughter, I have a ton), for another one two bags of kitchen utensils, but the very best find was this: 600$, her passport and bank statements. Which I (sights) gave back (sights). I could've fled to Mexico with this! A few weeks after she left, I needed the ratchets so I opened the bag to realize there was a numeric camera in there. I think it was karma, rewarding my honesty... Krisk, there is nothing more fun than to play with your decor, enjoy it to the fullest... and pictures would be nice!

06-04-2009, 07:01 PM	#19
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	yeah I am really looking forward to this! feeling a bit like a young soldier again!

06-05-2009, 02:10 AM	#20
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Hmm, I'm not into buying second-hand stuff. We've bought a couch set second hand once (a 3-seat, 2-seat and 1-seat), and our old kitchen chairs were second hand (got them from my mother). The only thing we've second hand right now is our bed. It's a lits jumeaux and we've had it for ages. And it will be replaced by a new, hand-made bed once the bedroom is finished.

06-05-2009, 10:31 AM	#26
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,322 Karma: 35112572 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Remember when you're poor and buy used furniture, it's second hand. When you're rich and buy used furniture, it's antiques.... Back in 1980 my parents decided my brother needed a dining room set. SO they, (and I tagged along), checked a couple of sales from a military base paper. They bought a 1940 Thomasville set for $300 dollars. My brother and I use it daily today... In a hundred years, it's probably be an antique....

06-05-2009, 11:49 AM	#29
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	lol! I know I have basket issues as well! I thought the glass would be a nice touch. at home I have glass cobalt blue, so if I move home with these, they will integrate well

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