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Speaking of thrift--I found a poster-sized (24"x36") print of Edvard Munch's The Scream, framed under glass, for 25 dollars at a thrift store.
The frame and glass alone would probably cost at least 200 dollars new. I can't believe my luck.
Congrats on your find. I have found many worthwhile items in thrift shops. They are call op shops here (op being short for opportunity.
That said I don't like The Scream.
I'm not buying any bloody thing I don't have to for a week or so - had to spend about £380 fixing the car's electric windows earlier this week.
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I bought Avatar on blu-ray, and I have to say the difference between the DVD and the Blu-ray is almost like a wholly different movie.
I'm not buying any bloody thing I don't have to for a week or so - had to spend about £380 fixing the car's electric windows earlier this week.
Yay for my car not having power locks or power windows. Less things to break.
I'm not buying any bloody thing I don't have to for a week or so - had to spend about £380 fixing the car's electric windows earlier this week.
Yay for my car not having power locks or power windows. Less things to break.
You know what really cheesed me off? It broke less than a week after the car was in for a service. The more paranoid side of my nature was intrigued by the coincidence...
The even more annoying thing is the lack of any sort of "manual override". Last Sunday was really hot. While waiting for the A/C to warm up (well, cool down, but you know what I mean), I wound the window down. Halfway down, a horrid noise, and the window stopped moving either up or down. And no way to manually force it shut.
So I had to take it to the dealer then and there, wasting an hour of my weekend, because I couldn't very well leave it parked at home with an open window waiting to be stolen... and they didn't have a courtesy car free to loan me for the Monday while it was being repaired.
I'm not buying any bloody thing I don't have to for a week or so - had to spend about £380 fixing the car's electric windows earlier this week.
Yay for my car not having power locks or power windows. Less things to break.
Yah for me not owning a car at all. Nothing to break at all.
Speaking of thrift--I found a poster-sized (24"x36") print of Edvard Munch's The Scream, framed under glass, for 25 dollars at a thrift store.
The frame and glass alone would probably cost at least 200 dollars new. I can't believe my luck.
Congrats on your find. I have found many worthwhile items in thrift shops. They are call op shops here (op being short for opportunity.
That said I don't like The Scream.
No reason why you should. Many people don't. But I'm a fan of early 20th-century painting. And it seemed especially appropriate, with this recent heat wave.
Funny thing--Munch made a number of different versions of The Scream. Turns out the one I got was the one that was stolen a few years ago.
A discounted loaf of bread from the grocery store.
I'm not buying any bloody thing I don't have to for a week or so - had to spend about £380 fixing the car's electric windows earlier this week.
Yay for my car not having power locks or power windows. Less things to break.
You know what really cheesed me off? It broke less than a week after the car was in for a service. The more paranoid side of my nature was intrigued by the coincidence...
Correlation doesn't equal causation, remember that.
That happened to my dad. He pulled his truck in the garage and got the door panel off and started fumbling with the mechanism. I didn't think he knew those words.
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Speaking of thrift--I found a poster-sized (24"x36") print of Edvard Munch's The Scream, framed under glass, for 25 dollars at a thrift store.
The frame and glass alone would probably cost at least 200 dollars new. I can't believe my luck.
Congrats on your find. I have found many worthwhile items in thrift shops. They are call op shops here (op being short for opportunity.
That said I don't like The Scream.
i remember a few years back that a person would never step into a op shop only if you didnt have any money .
These days you see all sorts of people looking through things seeing what you can buy these days
I am wondering if you agree that the prices in op shops have jumped in price l know you could buy a jumper for three dollars these days they are around 7 dollars.
I have also found many things for children which have been in good condition
This is including books, dvds and vhs movies
Thomas the tank engine books and Blinky bill vhs have been things l have been able to get for around 3 dollars that is a bargain for a good second hand vhs.
plus Blinky bill videos are hard to find these days since we have gone to dvd
I bought thses books and vhs cartoons only recently for my neice
I think this is the universe telling you to get a new car. You know you want to. The new RS5 is mighty nice.I'm not buying any bloody thing I don't have to for a week or so - had to spend about £380 fixing the car's electric windows earlier this week.
Yay for my car not having power locks or power windows. Less things to break.
You know what really cheesed me off? It broke less than a week after the car was in for a service. The more paranoid side of my nature was intrigued by the coincidence...
The even more annoying thing is the lack of any sort of "manual override". Last Sunday was really hot. While waiting for the A/C to warm up (well, cool down, but you know what I mean), I wound the window down. Halfway down, a horrid noise, and the window stopped moving either up or down. And no way to manually force it shut.
So I had to take it to the dealer then and there, wasting an hour of my weekend, because I couldn't very well leave it parked at home with an open window waiting to be stolen... and they didn't have a courtesy car free to loan me for the Monday while it was being repaired.
I'm not buying any bloody thing I don't have to for a week or so - had to spend about £380 fixing the car's electric windows earlier this week.
Yay for my car not having power locks or power windows. Less things to break.
Yah for me not owning a car at all. Nothing to break at all.
Yay for not having to wait on public transport.
Season 2 of Lost.
This:
It's my presciousssssssss ....
What's the commandment about not coveting your neighbor's goods? I think I just broke it.
If you listen very carefully, I think you might hear something ..., very feint ..., calling ... calling to you ....
Haaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnsssssssooooooonnnnnnnnn, it's saying ..., Haaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnsssssssooooooonnnnnnnnn ..., coooooommmmeeee tooooo theeee daaaaaaaaarrrrrrk siiiiiiiiiiiiiide.
I really couldn't hear it over the new Honda lawnmower with twin blades that's been whispering in my other ear.
What's the commandment about not coveting your neighbor's goods? I think I just broke it.
If you listen very carefully, I think you might hear something ..., very feint ..., calling ... calling to you ....
Haaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnsssssssooooooonnnnnnnnn, it's saying ..., Haaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnsssssssooooooonnnnnnnnn ..., coooooommmmeeee tooooo theeee daaaaaaaaarrrrrrk siiiiiiiiiiiiiide.
I really couldn't hear it over the new Honda lawnmower with twin blades that's been whispering in my other ear.
Touche', good sir. Touche'.
You know what really cheesed me off? It broke less than a week after the car was in for a service. The more paranoid side of my nature was intrigued by the coincidence...
Correlation doesn't equal causation, remember that.
I try. But the voices tell me otherwise...
That happened to my dad. He pulled his truck in the garage and got the door panel off and started fumbling with the mechanism. I didn't think he knew those words.
I thought about levering off the door panel too, then figured I'd just do more harm than good. I did join your dad in sharing a few choice expletives with the world...
One of the sales staff at the dealer already tried that line on me when I took the car in!
Did you re-mortgage the house? Seriously, do you people have money to burn? My wife's credit cards are maxed out and I can't get one yet with a decent limit, so I can't even afford to buy the Pandigital Novel, a Nook, or a Kindle, let alone an iPad.Ahem.
Pfft. Hermiod is being frugal. Real ballers would get this iPad instead.
I feel that babies should be sacrificed at the altar of this wonderful new god.
Sacrificed, then marinated & grilled.
You know what really cheesed me off? It broke less than a week after the car was in for a service. The more paranoid side of my nature was intrigued by the coincidence...
Correlation doesn't equal causation, remember that.
I try. But the voices tell me otherwise...
You have a prescription pad and a pen, don't you? The voices could stop if you wanted them to. That's all I'm saying.
What would be the perfect wine pairing?
I feel that babies should be sacrificed at the altar of this wonderful new god.
Sacrificed, then marinated & grilled.
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