Well I scored a nice piece of carpet for $10. But I paid dearly for it.
I check out craigslist for some something free. Everything was trash. So I looked in the for sale section. Man they wanted new price for used stuff. Screw that. I'll use cardboard.
So I see one that says "Nice 12x12 Buorbor carpet. $10." I thought surely that's a misprint and it's $100 if it's nice. So I read the ad and he has "TEN" typed out.
So I call the guy and he said they just moved and the real estate agent that sold their house insisted they remove the carpet to show off the hardwood floors. Well he said it wasn't that old and he thought someone (like me) could use it.
So I get their and it's nice. And he was really nice too. I spent an hour there talking about everything including life in general.
He actually
GAVE me a bunch of other stuff too.
So I get going and receive a text about a sand blast cabinet that I had posted a wanted ad for. So I pull over to reply. I pulled over right where the mail man does in front of a mail box. All the sudden the front end drops out from under me on one side.
I damn near fell into the passenger seat.
I thought I broke a ball joint. So I get out and look and I'm in a sink hole. Down to the frame.
So I call a tow company and as soon as they heard down to the frame they wanted $150 for winching equipment.
Well I don't have that kind of cash right now.
So by the time I sat there for 3 hours waiting for help, I could see the water really starting to run. I guess a water line broke and caused the sink hole. I'll probably get sued for damages. Luckily I was able to get a hold of a friend of man sons who has a 4wd. He came and got me out. He hooked on and it came right out. I was relieved, but pissed at the same time. Hell. I could have pulled it out with a bike.
He wouldn't take any money at first. But I made him take at least $10 for gas.
It turned out. I got a good amount of stuff fot $10. But lots of aggravation. And I did score a nice sand blast cabinet too. And all in the same day.
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