Due to massive amounts of caffeine & sleep deprivation, a bunch of people
on this list said:
>First off, I got two Apple ///+ machines in a thrift store!... yadda,
yadda, yadda...
[[ Editor's Note: I put this in the beginning so people wouldn't read the
first half of the posting and flame the HEdoublehockeysticks out of me...
Please read this with the tounge-in-cheek, winkie's throughout attitude
with which it was written... tho unforch, it's sadly true....... ;-) ]]
You people make me sick! Mr. I got 42 classic systems from one guy this,
and Ms. I saw 18 fully loaded computers at the thrift shop that!!! I've had
it up to here (imagine a hand held up above the head) with you weasels! Do
any of you send your good fortune / good luck my way? NooOOooOOooOOoo! All
I've seen the last three weekends of garage saleing is this:
A non-functional Atari 5200 game system and 5 games for $5 USD. System
worked but neither controller did... until a quick visit with Intern
Victorinox to clean the connections... A follow-up visit with Dr. Dremel is
in the works, but I've not had time.
Altho, the system did come with the trackball controller, and as the SN# of
the controller is 000786, I'm wondering if this item is relatively rare...
My 7-year-old loves it (as does Dad...) and I feel it will stay in my
collection for some time to come...
Back to my rant, I finally got up the nerve/time to go visit the Salvation
Army Thrift store on my lunch hour (the only T.S. in my town, AFAIK) and
guess what the sum total of computer-stuffs I saw there: an HP (I think...
no markings) LaserJet drum/toner cartridge. With no price, so they prolly
wanted $8million 'cause they didn't know what it was. And I'm sure it
wouldn't fit in my HPLJ5L (which BTW I paid full price for 'cause it was
the first non-business-owned 5L in town).
So, for all you "I get 77 like-new classic systems for a penny every
weekend" I have but one thing to say:
:-PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
At least the 3rd weekend in June, we'll be travelling 250 miles closer to
civilization, and may be able to find some interesting buys there. I'll
keep you posted.
Also, see my next post. I think almost *everyone* will be happy with me
when you read it.
See ya,
"Merch"
--
Roger Merchberger | If at first you don't succeed,
Programmer, NorthernWay | nuclear warhead disarmament should
zmerch_at_northernway.net | *not* be your first career choice.
Received on Mon Jun 02 1997 - 13:01:47 BST