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Welcome to the Scrounge Lounge - Spring 2020 Edition

 

Our History: The Scrounge Lounge formed on the old Auction Listings board 17 years ago in 2003.
We appreciate ebay allowing us to transfer to the new Selling Board.
Who are we? Ebay buyers and sellers who love the thrill of the hunt and the thrill of the $ELL.
We find treasures in the usual, and at times, unusual places.
Here in the Lounge we share our finds, talk about sales, share our successes and our mistakes, we ask and answer questions, help identify widgets, and we'd love to hear about all your scrounging adventures!

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Sure looks storm out there this morning. Everyone must be busy working and not chatting.

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About 50/50 here for mask, no mask.  Had to laugh because the latest study shows the basic "3 layer cloth mask" only reduces the risk of transmission of the virus by 5%.  Standard surgical mask, 45% reduction.  Only the fancy N95 (??) breather masks have any true efficacy.   

 

Really all you gain with anything other than a N95 is a sense of comfort for those that are concerned. Not much real protection at all.

Member of the Grumpy Old Man crew
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Mornin' All, still morning here anyway!

Just checking in, been MIA, we went to Duluth for a few days, stayed over a couple nights...the weather was cloudy and a bit chilly with the dampness, then the rain came.  It is soaking wet here. I drove back yesterday and pounded with some downpours. 

A good trip, Bandit came along and we brought my son back with us! Soooo, we'll see how it goes but hey, they can both take care of themselves. 

 

I didn't or couldn't get the struts put on til something else is done. An alignment and balance Then Struts so it will be a process. The new brakes were very much appreciated, especially driving around in Duluth, up and down and most the streets are horrible.

I'm over it. I'll take my peaceful small town environment any day. 

 

We picked up several boxes of Travis's stuff (mostly pottery) from a couple of his friends so that was important to him. He lived there for about 10 or 12 years.  One of those ppl are going to bring the rest of his stuff down here,  so that's a done deal, he paid for their services...will have to cook them dinner when they come down. 

Steak and Shrooms sound good!

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Peeking in. I can't believe it's Thursday already. Even though it's hard to remember what day it is, the week went fast.

Sun, hopefully cancelling an order because there is an issue with the address will not count as a defect against you. That's a problem on the buyer's end. How'd it all turn out?

M*M, sounds like you had a nice little road trip. Does T collect pottery?
Great that your son is able to visit. How long will he stay?

Monday and Tuesday we had nice weather. Now the air is thick with humidity. Yuck. Rain showers on and off. Good mosquito weather.
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Well they wanted part of the address removed. So it went to their PO box. so I printed the label and crossed off the part they wanted removed. Books got there and they left good feedback. so all is well. Thanks for asking.
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Sounds like a great trip MM. At least this way you get to see your son. GREAT DEAL.
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Sun, glad to hear the sale went okay.

Another steamy day. I hear Mr. Carrier calling...
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Hi Kay!  I don't know how long AJ will be here but I'm callin' it an intervention. His GF is insane, lies, hears voices, is in constant pain, and she wants AJ to take care of her but she's such a flip flipper...on the other hand will say she is 'taking care of him' and it goes into much deeper circumstances.

afa the pottery, Travis has a scrounger collection...brought most of it back here so we've been unpacking and admiring, and looking up some sigs.

His friend is going to bring a quarter sawn oak platform rocker down here; T had upholstered the seat, like a cowhide?  that's the only piece of furniture I know of. He is trading/selling, he's dealing. He knows I don't have much room for extra furniture but I'm willing to 'trade up' as well lol

In all honesty, I'd gut this house if it weren't for all the "stuff" in it, that has to go first.

Sometimes I wonder if I'll live long enough!

 

That box of photos, postcards, that T saved from the leaky water heater, is FULL of great family history stuff. I cannot believe my mother would have left it there on the bottom when the basement used to flood all the time. I'm still shocked.

It's a treasure trove.

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I'm less grumpy now that I put the AC on. What a difference. It's not the heat, it's the humidity. Feels great in here now.

M*M, nice that you were able to come to rescue for AJ.
I'm glad you have your treasure trove of family photos and whatnot. Some things can't be replaced.

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Yes Kay I agree. We turned on the AC also. So humid. Hot too. 87 yesterday. Not used to such heat. Thank goodness for mr carrier and the AC.

Sorry MM about the girlfriend. Sure hope everything turns out ok. At least this way you get to see your son and spend time together. Good deal.
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What are they doing to the boards?
I always 'float' our thread but now it doesn't appear at the top. I clicked on my icon to find a link. What a mess. They can't leave well enough alone.

Hope everyone has a lovely Sunday. The sun is shining and it will be a bit cooler so no complaints here (other than the board change).
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Have to bookmark the page otherwise it disappears.
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Checking in.
I hope all are well.
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Kay I save the page too, haven't used float for a long time.  

We (I) am such a non participant out there.   

 

My son is a son of a scrounger and scrounger in his own right, first day came home with a pretty coffee table and two milk glass hand painted lamps, ruffled tops, chimneys, very sweet.

Yesterday he came home with a really nice vintage fat tire bicycle.

T is gonna 'chine it up", then I'll take some photos.

Oh, thanks, Kay and Sunny! so far so good

Later!

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Hi Kay, missed you there. Glad the weather is helping your mood.....unless it changed by now
Beautiful day here...soaking up the recent rain.
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