GREEN NEON SIGNS

They are popping up like dandelions. You see the
white ones, but they can fool you. Because when
you get close they might say, dog lost, Bret and
Linda's wedding this way, or puppies for sale.

The Green Neon signs you can see them blocks
away. But you KNOW what that is. Your biggest
question might be ..
is it today or was it last weeks.

Everbody who is anybody knows that the Green
Neon signs are YARD SALES. A chance to look
thru others good stuff to see if you want it to be
come your stuff. If you need something and
don't want to buy new, you get the local Friday paper out,
you go to the sign board (in Sandpoint it is on Main
Street just off from Cedar where it Y's.) and check
out and write down the places that sound promising.

Then at the light of day or when you get up, depending
on how serious you are, you are in the car with your
list. Of course it is better to have a buddy who can
read off the address, as you drive. Then you will also
see signs at street corners or on your way to another
yard sale.

You will get to know your town better. There are
street you never heard of before, until a yard sale.
But this information isn't too good unless the person
who is asking directions is a fellow yard sale person.
Because then you can tell them, well, you know where
they had the children clothes for sale with the wild
color crib? The place is two doors down from that.
Because directions are judged by what yard sale you
went to there.

In order to be a good yard sale person you have to
have a pocket full of change. And dollar bills in your
wallet. Because after you talked the person down
on their price to $3, you don't want to be flashing a
$20 bill.

In our heyday, my daughter and I could get more
stuff in her little car. We had bungee's for all occasions.
We have tied dressers to the top, we have tied things
in the trunk that is already full of other yard sale
things. As long as we had an edge of the trunk, we
could tie it in. One of the best buys she got was a
electric motorcycle for $20. BUT, it cost her $37
for a new battery for it. lol.

It is neat to yard sale on vacation because you get
to see different kinds of stuff. That is more local
for them.
So happy yard saling.