My life, in a garage

Truthfully, it can be a little disconcerting, to see one's life, spread out, on tables, for "a-dollar-a-piece".

But, "you can't take it with you" after all, and that has both a literal and figurative meaning for us at the moment.

So, I'm sat out on my in-laws front porch, in a rocking chair; only in this picture, I'm armed with a MacBook rather than the slightly more traditional shut gun and chewin' tabacca.

As soon as we opened the garage door and rolled our the mobile clothes rail, two cars pulled into the drive way, no more than a few minutes had past, and 'rubber neckers' so desperate to see our stuff could take it no longer, they started to arrive.

First only a few, then a few more. Then it quietened down (hence the blog). We're expecting more, all of which we expect to not want to pay anything more than $1 for our most valued possessions (not that this means we'll actually take $1, but it won't change their expectations).

So, it's looking to be a scorcher of a day, both in a weather sense, and on profit (well, we're hoping at least (for the profit, not the weather)); so all-in-all, it should be a nice day to just hang out on the porch and watch the amazed expressions on people's faces as we reply "$10" as they enquire about that 'never-used, almost-new, excellent-condition' item.

I don't know what it is about garage/yard/moving sales (et al) that people feel the price should be so disgustingly low that the cash should be handed over with a side serving of guilt, but even though we've priced everything to sell, only too often do we hear "come on, there's another garage sale we can check out" as they scuff their feet out of our garage.

I'm not enjoying it to be honest, and I don't think anyone else it either. We were up until 2am this morning getting everything ready, and so I think everyone's nerves are a little shorter than perhaps they would normally be.

As a result, I have opted to stay out of everyone's way, and thus out of trouble's way, and sit on the porch and blog.

If you're in the area, feel free to pop in for some great bargains...bring more than a dollar.