Posted on 06/23/2021 9:55:13 AM PDT by weston
Hi Dolly.
The bit of rain we had lately sure was nice by, no, doesn’t really make a dent in our drought/wildfire conditions.
What we need is a good soaking every day for a month or so.
You take care and be good to yourself.
What a good idea to use a flour tortilla to make a thin crust pizza.
Wasn’t it Mark Twain that said the coldest winter he spent was summer in San Francisco.
Most people’s idea of going to the beach is swimming and paying out in the sun. Mine is cold wind and great waves, but I love it. The water is so cold you numb up fast and don’t feel it. Dogs love it.
I’ve never had anything of value (still don’t) but you might want to check with the kids just to make sure they don’t want it. If they do, then they gotta take it right now!
My mom didn’t have anything but a few inexpensive dishes; she tried giving a platter away one time and I said ‘hey, that’s my inheritance you’re giving away!’. LOL
Anyway, I don’t do any selling online, whether it be Facebook Marketplace, ebay, craigslist, whatever. Nothing I have is valuable enough to make the hassle worth to me. But I’ve heard people researching what things will sell for by going to ebay and searching the section of SOLD items for your item. Don’t look in the current open bids; just because someone lists something for sale at $75 doesn’t mean they’ll get that. There might be 5 recently sold items that only brought $20-$30; that’s your true value.
I recall seeing people set up a business where they list and ship items for other people on ebay and they take a cut of whatever it brings. Might be another option.
If it’s specialty items like books, designer clothes, china, etc., I might be able to find some pricing websites for ya.
All young people should be asked if they know what the Marshall plan was after World War II.
CB, you’re an engineer right? Thought you’d appreciate this.
U. Michigan Engineering School Assigns Comedy Central Host’s Memoir as Summer Reading
University of Michigan’s College of Engineering used student input to select Trevor Noah’s “Born a Crime” as this year’s summer reading for the incoming first-year cohort.
The engineering school will provide students with their own copy of the book; international students will receive electronic books, per the university website.
“Our selection process for the Common Reading Experience book includes the input of current Engineering students who overwhelmingly rated Born a Crime very highly,” the Michigan Engineering website states.
Noah, host of the left-leaning “Daily Show,” chronicles his upbringing in apartheid South Africa in the book, which is now text for the 2021 Common Reading Experience.
The University of Michigan acknowledges on its website that the publication ‘does not contain technical engineering,’ but states that “there are themes of perseverance, growth mindset, and the need to understand the social dimensions and historical contexts of a situation that directly tie into engineering.”
According to a summary of the book provided by the College of Engineering, “Born a Crime tells the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. These interwoven stories are equally the story of Trevor’s fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother–a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that ultimately threatens her own life.”
I’ve already given my kids/grands some valuable stuff. I have checked ebay and other places, but people won’t part with a lot of money for something that’s verifiable, and I wouldn’t blame them.
“I recall seeing people set up a business where they list and ship items for other people on ebay and they take a cut of whatever it brings. Might be another option.”
Wish I knew someone that would do that. That I knew and trusted.
This is one of the meadows on his property.
Maybe check out places that do estate sales? Even if you just have a few items, they could mix them in with a big sale they have planned. Or maybe they do consignment.
Also heard of people contacting organizers that help with downsizing to get rid of things.
Both of those are gonna involve some money out of the sale, but might be worth it. Guess it depends on how much you want, what they can get, and how bad you want rid of it. Like you say, if your kids would just toss it/give it to Goodwill, not sure how much effort it’s worth trying to get top dollar.
Do you think any of the items would be something a museum would be interested in? Might not get anything but a tax write-off. Or they might know of a collector.
Such a beautiful place Weston. I was seriously thinking of moving to Oregon when I decided to leave CA but my one daughter still living there was thinking of moving to Texas for employment, so I didn’t want to be there with no family.
Beautiful, weston! Good for him!
I actually have one item a museum would be interested in, but legally might cause problems. I had it dated over 1,000 years old.
Estate sales is a good idea.
I don’t need tax writeoffs anymore.
I’m not into minimumizing, so I’m not looking at getting rid of stuff just to get rid of it. Most things I purchased as an investment years ago, a few things from my mom.
I wish I had bought a few extra star wars lunch boxes when I bought for my boys and kept them new, lol.
That’s nice.
A Log-cabin home would be perfect on that property.
1,000 years old! That’s almost as old as dirt.
Sounds like it might be a First Nations or an artifact brought over from a war overseas.
Lol you’re dying to know what it is, aren’t you? Me too lol.
I know what it is. That’s why i said it may be illegal to sell. I’ll tell you the story when my hand arthritis isn’t acting up.
See my next post.
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