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This thing works and actually has a ton of power. It will be my new tire scrubber and I'm sure it will be useful for carpets and a few other areas too.
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"Hey Frank, that's a nice piece"
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Originally Posted by tuscarora dave
This thing works and actually has a ton of power. It will be my new tire scrubber and I'm sure it will be useful for carpets and a few other areas too.
Looking a little closer at the brushes, I think the one will make a perfect lug nut brush.
Originally Posted by langman37
"Hey Frank, that's a nice piece"
Who's Frank?
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Tuscarora Dave, you brought a little more sunshine into my day with this post. Not necessarily what you found, but where you went.
When my siblings and I were younger my dad would take us to the flea market after we went to catholic school on sundays. We went to this place that was about 30 min away or so from where we lived and it was an indoor place so rain or shine, it was always packed. They had everything thing you could possibly imagine there. Some vendors just had junk or just absolutely worthless stuff, some seemed to have treasure. Some had stuff piled on top of one another and you were afraid to move one thing just to allow a dozen to fall on top of you like a jenga game then others were meticulously kept and organized.
He always wanted to make sure we left there with something, candy from one of the vendors that had homemade sweets or maybe a Nintendo game that he would haggle the seller for the best price.
It was always a welcoming experience, especially for me (I think my sisters could have cared less to be honest) and now thinking about it almost makes me tear up just thinking about how happy those trips made me.
Thank you for the reminder of how special those stupid trips to the flea market made me feel!
Why was the Energizer Bunny arrested?... He was charged with battery.
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Originally Posted by Tundra_10
Tuscarora Dave, you brought a little more sunshine into my day with this post. Not necessarily what you found, but where you went.
When my siblings and I were younger my dad would take us to the flea market after we went to catholic school on sundays. We went to this place that was about 30 min away or so from where we lived and it was an indoor place so rain or shine, it was always packed. They had everything thing you could possibly imagine there. Some vendors just had junk or just absolutely worthless stuff, some seemed to have treasure. Some had stuff piled on top of one another and you were afraid to move one thing just to allow a dozen to fall on top of you like a jenga game then others were meticulously kept and organized.
He always wanted to make sure we left there with something, candy from one of the vendors that had homemade sweets or maybe a Nintendo game that he would haggle the seller for the best price.
It was always a welcoming experience, especially for me (I think my sisters could have cared less to be honest) and now thinking about it almost makes me tear up just thinking about how happy those trips made me.
Thank you for the reminder of how special those stupid trips to the flea market made me feel!
Mike, I'm glad to have enabled you to have that bright memory today. I have some time here at the house to spend with my dad. At 71 years old I cherish every moment we can spend together.
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Guess I need to start checking out some local flea markets here - haven't been to one in 4-5 years, used to go out to the Swap Shop in Fort Lauderdale all the time when my kids were little. They had a mini circus, tons of tools & goodies (cheap), and a bunch of drive-in movies at night. -Loved that place.
Most of my tools for my mobile van so far have been from pawn shops or Craig's List. Scored a brand new in-the-box 3550 Troy-Bilt generator a couple months ago on CL for $125, and just 2 days ago landed a Ridgid 4.5 gallon air compressor for $110 (out the door) at a local Pawn shop. Still paying off a MyTee Lite II found for $350 +tax at another pawn shop... and I bought my first DA, a Dewalt I picked up last week with a 6" foam pad for $60 - also at a pawn shop.
Naturally, I doubt I'll find a decent PC7424XP... but I've been hunting for one. Probably buy a new one here at AG next month anyway, along with a few other things.
Definitely a big fan of treasure hunting, especially for tools.
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I had that very same scrubber and think I lost or my wife tossed it during our last move. It was great for wheels, tires, floormatts. I hope mine shows up. You enjoy yours. Do you ever go to Saturdays Market?
Learning to detail for fun and to show my 96 Ford SVT Cobra, Black. My dad always said I was going to wax the paint right off my car. Would wax every weekend. GG 6" DAP
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I have two swap meets near me. One that is just 3 or so minutes away and the other I hop on the freeway for 10 minutes to get to.
I like looking, but I rarely ever leave with anything. I don't have a job so that makes it hard to buy, but I enjoy looking. I am always hoping I'll find something really cool or some gem that the seller has no idea they own.
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