Book Board Chat

Lol, Jack! Flea Report: It rained; we went anyhow, and bought umbrellas for $3. People were still selling, albeit under see-thru plastic. Bicycles were going. Book dealers weren't around. Old tools, which probably would get rusty, were selling, and someone had the biggest Allen wrench I ever saw! Maybe 8" long, for who knows what purpose? Mums were selling. People were selling out of the backs of their trucks, too. Fall garden decor (wet apparently doesn't bother plastic scare crows). Farm produce was flying into bags. Dealers who had tents were doing good business. Yarn skeins for whatever projects was selling. Ditto old patterns from the 50s -70s. We didn't see the pen dealer from last week, so wet and chilled, we went to estate sales. Living room and dining room furniture and pianos were listed and sold. Jewelry was selling, but dishes and glasses were not, even tho they were in sets. Was surprised to see old green Fiesta ware NOT selling. Maybe it was too high? Maybe the green color was off-putting.

What also didn't sell was a 1942-era GE round corner fridge in working condition. Lots of beer steins from West Germany were going to collectors. They had tops and raised decoration and so, were more desirable, I was told. Books at the estate sales were selling: $1 HC, .50 soft and then 75% off from that. Bought a bunch.

Really am looking forward to flea market Sunday with no rain, and the Kane County one the week after. Now, that's a huge flea market, with dealers from all across Midwest. Last time I got some nifty geodes.

2nd installment of fridge saga (you knew you'd get it, didn't you?). Guy arrived with only self; no door. Took a look at the 2 doors sitting in their boxes at the front, and said both were wrong (!?). Said the trim on my fridge was made so if it broke, you had to replace the entire door (!!!???). Is this why things are so costly in US? A plastic trim piece that breaks and could be replaced easily instead means you need to replace the whole door??? Said my model was so new they didn't have parts in stock, so he ordered it and will return in 2 weeks, hopefully with new door that will fit. He took away the 2 other doors and said he'd sell them to the junk dealer down the way. I hope he was kidding. And so it goes...

Satisfied, Jack?