Went to an estate sale this weekend. Not much in furniture or housewares
that attracted me or my wife. Headed out to the men's area to find an
old Rockwell Unisaw and a big ass planer. Now, I don't really need a
Unisaw as I've got one already and my shop space is tight as it is. The
planer will replace my older Delta benchtop which has performed well but
is definitely a light weight machine.
As I was loading up on Sunday morn this guy pulls up and looks all
disappointed in my direction. Comes up to talk and asks how much I paid.
Seeing he's kinda crestfallen already I told him $250 - was trying to
spare him a fit and heart attack - I really paid $175 for BOTH.
It pays to be the early bird.
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____
"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger
"Fly-by-Night CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Went to an estate sale this weekend. Not much in furniture or housewares
> that attracted me or my wife. Headed out to the men's area to find an
> old Rockwell Unisaw and a big ass planer. Now, I don't really need a
> Unisaw as I've got one already and my shop space is tight as it is. The
> planer will replace my older Delta benchtop which has performed well but
> is definitely a light weight machine.
>
> As I was loading up on Sunday morn this guy pulls up and looks all
> disappointed in my direction. Comes up to talk and asks how much I paid.
> Seeing he's kinda crestfallen already I told him $250 - was trying to
> spare him a fit and heart attack - I really paid $175 for BOTH.
>
> It pays to be the early bird.
>
> --
> Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
> ____
>
> "To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
> -- Ann Hayman Zwinger
I think that sound you hear is Tom Murphy screaming as he throws himself off
a cliff. Oh, and of course... you suck....
P.
I believe the traditional saluation is
YOU SUCK!
otoh, congrats on the get.
--
Stephen
"Dave Hinz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:56:34 -0700, Fly-by-Night CC
<[email protected]> wrote:
> > As I was loading up on Sunday morn this guy pulls up and looks all
> > disappointed in my direction. Comes up to talk and asks how much I paid.
> > Seeing he's kinda crestfallen already I told him $250 - was trying to
> > spare him a fit and heart attack - I really paid $175 for BOTH.
>
> You really are a bastard, you know that don't you?
>
> Dave "I say this with a degree of admiration, of course" Hinz
>
On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:56:34 -0700, Fly-by-Night CC <[email protected]> wrote:
> As I was loading up on Sunday morn this guy pulls up and looks all
> disappointed in my direction. Comes up to talk and asks how much I paid.
> Seeing he's kinda crestfallen already I told him $250 - was trying to
> spare him a fit and heart attack - I really paid $175 for BOTH.
You really are a bastard, you know that don't you?
Dave "I say this with a degree of admiration, of course" Hinz
Fly-by-Night CC said:
>In article <[email protected]>, Greg G. wrote:
>
>Bluegill.
>
>:)
Problem is, it was a gut hook.
Still, it beats being a minnow or a crappie... ;-)
Greg G.
<Greg G.> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Fly-by-Night CC said:
>
> >In article <[email protected]>, Greg G. wrote:
> >
> >Bluegill.
> >
> >:)
>
> Problem is, it was a gut hook.
> Still, it beats being a minnow or a crappie... ;-)
Now, now, some crappie slabs are rather impressive.
> As I was loading up on Sunday morn this guy pulls up and looks all
> disappointed in my direction. Comes up to talk and asks how much I paid.
> Seeing he's kinda crestfallen already I told him $250 - was trying to
> spare him a fit and heart attack - I really paid $175 for BOTH.
Yeah, as everone now knows, that was me. I figured there was a good
chance that you were on the wreck. Thanks for trying to spare me.
>
> It pays to be the early bird.
Now, hold on. Both of us showed up on Sunday for cryin' out loud! The
early bird would have been there at 7:59 on Friday A.M. I think you
should say "It pays to be the least late".
Congrats again, but you still suck. If you want to unload them, I'll
give you $176!!! (easiest buck you ever made hehe).
Fly-by-Night CC <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Prometheus <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Minnow.
>
> :)
CRAP! You got me!
Slipping out of the net now...SPLASH!!!
Fly-by-Night CC said:
>Went to an estate sale this weekend. Not much in furniture or housewares
>that attracted me or my wife. Headed out to the men's area to find an
>old Rockwell Unisaw and a big ass planer. Now, I don't really need a
>Unisaw as I've got one already and my shop space is tight as it is. The
>planer will replace my older Delta benchtop which has performed well but
>is definitely a light weight machine.
You suck.
>As I was loading up on Sunday morn this guy pulls up and looks all
>disappointed in my direction. Comes up to talk and asks how much I paid.
>Seeing he's kinda crestfallen already I told him $250 - was trying to
>spare him a fit and heart attack - I really paid $175 for BOTH.
That probably would have been Tom Murphy - who says "you REALLY suck".
>It pays to be the early bird.
Yea, yea...
How come all I ever find at garage sales is old broken TVs, filthy
children's car-seats, and fat-wimmens clothing?
Greg G.
Greg G. responds:
>How come all I ever find at garage sales is old broken TVs, filthy
>children's car-seats, and fat-wimmens clothing?
Wonder why I haven't met you yet. I hit a garage sale a week ago where there
was a lot of the above, but also a pretty decent little stereo system maybe 8-9
years old. At $50, I figured a new one with warranty was more sensible--at
$39.95.
Shop stereo doesn't have to be great, but I'm sure not about to pick up
someting used that's about as good as something new, with the new going for
less.
Sometimes people who price this stuff are a little...proud, I guess, of their
things.
Charlie Self
"There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other
is pulling up." Booker T. Washington
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Greg G. responds:
>
> >How come all I ever find at garage sales is old broken TVs, filthy
> >children's car-seats, and fat-wimmens clothing?
>
> Wonder why I haven't met you yet. I hit a garage sale a week ago where there
> was a lot of the above, but also a pretty decent little stereo system maybe 8-9
> years old. At $50, I figured a new one with warranty was more sensible--at
> $39.95.
>
I look at a lot of junk to find a few treasures, but since I'm retired
it's a pleasant Friday morning diversion.
OTOH, if you go on Sunday afternoon all you'll see are the leavings, but
even then ... We once got a 20 gallon aquarium, a breadmaker, and a
neat framed print - for nothing! The seller's comment was "Take
anything you want - I was just getting ready to haul it all to the
dump."
--
Where ARE those Iraqi WMDs?
On 18 Oct 2004 23:55:40 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self)
wrote:
>Greg G. responds:
>
>>How come all I ever find at garage sales is old broken TVs, filthy
>>children's car-seats, and fat-wimmens clothing?
>
>Wonder why I haven't met you yet. I hit a garage sale a week ago where there
>was a lot of the above, but also a pretty decent little stereo system maybe 8-9
>years old. At $50, I figured a new one with warranty was more sensible--at
>$39.95.
>
>Shop stereo doesn't have to be great, but I'm sure not about to pick up
>someting used that's about as good as something new, with the new going for
>less.
>
>Sometimes people who price this stuff are a little...proud, I guess, of their
>things.
Makes you wonder why they feel the need to stick it out in the
driveway with a little piece of tape on it then, doesn't it?
>Charlie Self
>"There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other
>is pulling up." Booker T. Washington
Charlie Self said:
>Greg G. responds:
>
>>How come all I ever find at garage sales is old broken TVs, filthy
>>children's car-seats, and fat-wimmens clothing?
>
>Wonder why I haven't met you yet. I hit a garage sale a week ago where there
>was a lot of the above, but also a pretty decent little stereo system maybe 8-9
>years old. At $50, I figured a new one with warranty was more sensible--at
>$39.95.
You live in the wrong state, perhaps? I'm in GA. I lived in Florida
for 10 years, and did far better in the "good score" department - but
being close to a Naval carrier base probably helped. I try to hit
them on Friday afternoon if possible, or Saturday morning - but no
luck - still looking for that box of 120 year old planes for $5. ;-)
>Shop stereo doesn't have to be great, but I'm sure not about to pick up
>someting used that's about as good as something new, with the new going for
>less.
I used to work on electronic stuff, before it was all junk imported
from China, and stereos and TVs are definitely NOT on my list of
things to buy... I have a basement full of the stuff. Can't even
sell them at garage sales, but they are too nice to throw away.
But like shop machinery, sometimes older is better. Most of this new
stuff is designed to work just about as long as the warranty lasts.
>Sometimes people who price this stuff are a little...proud, I guess, of their
>things.
Yea, I guess I'm guilty of that myself - but I'm negotiable... ;-)
Greg G.
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:24:02 -0700, Fly-by-Night CC
<[email protected]> cast his line far out into the water:
>
>Damn spooked 'im...
I think he "spit it out". You gott'a learn when to set the hook
better.
Damn good post, however.
On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:56:34 -0700, Fly-by-Night CC
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Went to an estate sale this weekend. Not much in furniture or housewares
>that attracted me or my wife. Headed out to the men's area to find an
>old Rockwell Unisaw and a big ass planer. Now, I don't really need a
>Unisaw as I've got one already and my shop space is tight as it is. The
>planer will replace my older Delta benchtop which has performed well but
>is definitely a light weight machine.
>
>As I was loading up on Sunday morn this guy pulls up and looks all
>disappointed in my direction. Comes up to talk and asks how much I paid.
>Seeing he's kinda crestfallen already I told him $250 - was trying to
>spare him a fit and heart attack - I really paid $175 for BOTH.
>
>It pays to be the early bird.
ROFL!!! I can't even say you suck about this one, after reading the
"anti-gloat" first. Nice score. On second thought, you do suck after
all.
In article <x5kdd.3551$7d7.324@trnddc04>,
Lobby Dosser <[email protected]> wrote:
> 20 pound Steelhead?
Large mouth Bass. A real lunker.
Jeeez! That guy took it just as I was pullin' it outa the water. Ain't
he a beaut? He was the one I was throwing to all along and I thought I'd
missed 'im...
(For some reason it struck me as funny to post a gloat to someone's
missed gloat misery. Wasn't sure how effective it would be since I
couldn't adding any info that he'd see through. Guess it worked - I've
got a smile, see?)
:)
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____
"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger
In article <[email protected]>,
Prometheus <[email protected]> wrote:
Minnow.
:)
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____
"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger
In article <[email protected]>, Greg G. wrote:
Bluegill.
:)
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____
"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger
In article <[email protected]>,
Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote:
Yesssss.
Aaap - just another crappie.
:)
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____
"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Tom Murphy) wrote:
> CRAP! You got me!
>
> Slipping out of the net now...SPLASH!!!
Now it's my turn:
AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!
The number and quality of hits made my adrenaline get the better of me.
Just a perfect day on the water. Thanks for being a good sport.
:)
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____
"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger
In article <[email protected]>,
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote:
Damn spooked 'im...
:)
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____
"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger
In article <%[email protected]>,
"Paul in MN" <[email protected]> wrote:
Minnow.
:)
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____
"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger
In article <[email protected]>,
Unisaw A100 <[email protected]> wrote:
Alright!... Large mouth bass!
Not quite the lunker I was casting to but he'll do nonetheless.
:)
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____
"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger
In article <[email protected]>,
Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
> Steelhead. I'm waiting for it to come into season so I
> can feast upon its delicate and buttery flavor. Y'know,
> that's almost enough to warrant a fishing license...
Haven't had an Oregon fishing license for years now...
haven't fished here either, but that's beside the point.
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____
"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger
In article <1yVcd.759982$M95.342877@pd7tw1no>,
"Stephen" <[email protected]> wrote:
Minnow.
:)
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____
"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger
On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:19:25 -0700, Fly-by-Night CC
<[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>
>> Steelhead. I'm waiting for it to come into season so I
>> can feast upon its delicate and buttery flavor. Y'know,
>> that's almost enough to warrant a fishing license...
>
>Haven't had an Oregon fishing license for years now...
>haven't fished here either, but that's beside the point.
Freddie's had a sale on Steelhead yesterday and I got just
under a pound. I ate that whole 0.8 lb chunk yesterday
afternoon for lunch. Yum! It took away the muscle aches
for about an hour while I cooked and ate. ;)
--
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unemployment. Every regulator we fire results in the creation of over
150 new jobs, enough to hire the ex-regulator, the unemployed, and
the able-bodied poor." -Michael Badnarik
VOTE LIBERTARIAN ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004 OR YOU WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING.
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:30:18 -0700, Fly-by-Night CC
<[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>In article <x5kdd.3551$7d7.324@trnddc04>,
> Lobby Dosser <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 20 pound Steelhead?
>
>Large mouth Bass. A real lunker.
Steelhead. I'm waiting for it to come into season so I
can feast upon its delicate and buttery flavor. Y'know,
that's almost enough to warrant a fishing license...
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"Fly-by-Night CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Damn spooked 'im...
>
> :)
But still worthy of a trophy! Still LMAO thinking about it.
[email protected] (Tom Murphy) wrote:
>> As I was loading up on Sunday morn this guy pulls up and looks all
>> disappointed in my direction. Comes up to talk and asks how much I
>> paid. Seeing he's kinda crestfallen already I told him $250 - was
>> trying to spare him a fit and heart attack - I really paid $175 for
>> BOTH.
>
> Yeah, as everone now knows, that was me. I figured there was a good
> chance that you were on the wreck. Thanks for trying to spare me.
>>
>> It pays to be the early bird.
>
> Now, hold on. Both of us showed up on Sunday for cryin' out loud! The
> early bird would have been there at 7:59 on Friday A.M. I think you
> should say "It pays to be the least late".
>
> Congrats again, but you still suck. If you want to unload them, I'll
> give you $176!!! (easiest buck you ever made hehe).
>
20 pound Steelhead?