Car Boot Sale

Beware of Boot Sale madness, you may come back with more than you went with

We are up at some stupid hour this morning so that we can get over to Essex and help our friends out at a Car Boot Sale, we (I) promised to be there for about 8.30, so that means we have to be out of the house by 7 am. Phil is ok with this, provided I do the driving so he can doze on the way, which considering it was my idea to go in the first place I'm only too glad to agree too.

By the time we get there, my friends have laid out all the stuff they are trying to get rid off... and that is a lot of stuff. You see they are emigrating on Wednesday of next week, so it's all got to go, come hell or high water. There are bedsteads, sofas, chairs, toys, computer stuff, hundreds of DVDs, storage units, combi ovens, mathmos lights, buggies, tables, kitchen utensils... and so the list goes on. Phil and I manage to rescue some Harman Kardon Multimedia Soundsticks II which look super cool, though I haven't heard them yet.

Selling picks up through out the day, and they manage to get a stunning deal on a rotavator and a dyson vacuum cleaner, going for the asking price which is a miracle when you think that most of the people there were penny pinching tight arsed money grabbing bandits.

By about 3pm though were all flagging, and since "we ain't taking none of it back to the house" we start to give stuff away... literally, for free. Which was handy for one couple who had just had a house fire and had no insurance, so they fell very lucky and were on the receiving end of some very nice kit to refurbish their home.

Supercool Sound

We then head off back to my friends house where we have a little bit of shin dig finishing off the booze pile, and generally sit around reminiscing of the old times and theorizing on what the future holds... including inventing breathing apparatus for sharks, should they ever wish to venture onto dry land....

Seriously, don't ask, it was one of those conversations where you really had to be there... ;)

Posted by Abi on the July 2, 2005 9:11 PM