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Re: Latest Garage Sale FOTW
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 16 May 2001 00:24:10 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Maggie Cambron writes:
I believe it's been a while since I tortured you all with one of my FOTW's, so
here goes--

It was past noon and by then the good stuff is normally gone, but I saw a
cardboard box with a red LEGO bucket sticking out the top.  The sticker on the
box said $15 OBO.  I looked closely and saw the 6416 Poolside Paradise
baseplate, a CRAPP, two yellow tudor walls connected side by side, and two
battery boxes in the LEGO bucket, among all the other pieces.

I offered $10 (higher than what I normally pay at garage sales) to the elderly
woman there, and she said she had to go ask her daughter because they belonged
to her.  (I thought it would be really interesting to talk to the daughter
because judging by the age of the older woman her daughter had to have been
over thirty, and it had been HER LEGO!)  Unfortunately she had gone to lunch.
But fortunately the woman sold me the box for $10. Here's what I got-- haven't
had time to see if it's complete-- most likely not (e.g., no instructions), but
the pieces are in VERY good condition:

Sounds like a FOTW to me!!

BTW, how'd you go with the Vegemite???

ROSCO



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  American tries Vegemite (Was Re: Latest Garage Sale FOTW)
 
(...) Well, I like it! Don't get me wrong-- I'd take chocolate over Vegemite any day. But it isn't bad at all. The first time I must've put too much on because it was incredibly salty. So next time I used less and went with unsalted butter. And I (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Latest Garage Sale FOTW
 
I believe it's been a while since I tortured you all with one of my FOTW's, so here goes-- It was past noon and by then the good stuff is normally gone, but I saw a cardboard box with a red LEGO bucket sticking out the top. The sticker on the box (...) (24 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.general)

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