Top this gloat.
I've had very few gloats over my woodworking days, a couple of neeners, but
this one is a beaut.
I was driving my daughter home from daycare when I come upon a residential
demolition/estate sale. I thought I saw some tailed tools hanging out in
the garage, so what the heck, I figure maybe the guy was a wrecker and maybe
he's even got a couple of nice neander-bubba planes hanging around in there.
Well, I was mistaken about the tools, they were all long gone, like 2 months
ago long gone. So I'm about to walk away when the guy mentions that there's
a bunch of scrap maple in the basement. Naturally, this gets my interest.
Unfortunately, when I get down to the basement, I find out it's not maple.
Fortunately, it is walnut. To clarify, 250 board feet of walnut. So,
staying as calm as possible, I ask him what he wants to haul all this 'maple
' away. After all, this is a demolition sale, and everything must go,
right? We dicker back and forth, he claims he's promised his 'brother in
law' first pick and he won't come up with a number, so I take a very short
drive. I go back 15 minutes later, tell him that I really can't come back
after his brother in law looks over it, so if bro-law doesn't take it, he's
going to have to haul it up out of the basement himself. He considers this
and tells me, $60, but you have to haul all the offcuts away too (figured
walnut offcuts? Okaaaayyy...), along with some scrap oak. The scrap oak is
50 board feet of white maple.
You really suck did you know that? <grin> Taking advantage of the poor
fellow like that...and for all that scrap oak too!
"Joe C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Top this gloat.
>
> I've had very few gloats over my woodworking days, a couple of neeners,
but
> this one is a beaut.
>
> I was driving my daughter home from daycare when I come upon a residential
> demolition/estate sale. I thought I saw some tailed tools hanging out in
> the garage, so what the heck, I figure maybe the guy was a wrecker and
maybe
> he's even got a couple of nice neander-bubba planes hanging around in
there.
> Well, I was mistaken about the tools, they were all long gone, like 2
months
> ago long gone. So I'm about to walk away when the guy mentions that
there's
> a bunch of scrap maple in the basement. Naturally, this gets my interest.
> Unfortunately, when I get down to the basement, I find out it's not maple.
> Fortunately, it is walnut. To clarify, 250 board feet of walnut. So,
> staying as calm as possible, I ask him what he wants to haul all this
'maple
> ' away. After all, this is a demolition sale, and everything must go,
> right? We dicker back and forth, he claims he's promised his 'brother in
> law' first pick and he won't come up with a number, so I take a very short
> drive. I go back 15 minutes later, tell him that I really can't come back
> after his brother in law looks over it, so if bro-law doesn't take it,
he's
> going to have to haul it up out of the basement himself. He considers
this
> and tells me, $60, but you have to haul all the offcuts away too (figured
> walnut offcuts? Okaaaayyy...), along with some scrap oak. The scrap oak
is
> 50 board feet of white maple.
>
>
>
It's not easy, I keep waking up with project ideas!
jlc
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> How can you sleep at night? ;~)
>
>
>
>
Not too bad I guess. I would have tried to get more than $60 for hauling
his crap away though. ;)
--
Larry C in Auburn, WA
"Joe C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Top this gloat.
>
> I've had very few gloats over my woodworking days, a couple of neeners,
but
> this one is a beaut.
>
> I was driving my daughter home from daycare when I come upon a residential
> demolition/estate sale. I thought I saw some tailed tools hanging out in
> the garage, so what the heck, I figure maybe the guy was a wrecker and
maybe
> he's even got a couple of nice neander-bubba planes hanging around in
there.
> Well, I was mistaken about the tools, they were all long gone, like 2
months
> ago long gone. So I'm about to walk away when the guy mentions that
there's
> a bunch of scrap maple in the basement. Naturally, this gets my interest.
> Unfortunately, when I get down to the basement, I find out it's not maple.
> Fortunately, it is walnut. To clarify, 250 board feet of walnut. So,
> staying as calm as possible, I ask him what he wants to haul all this
'maple
> ' away. After all, this is a demolition sale, and everything must go,
> right? We dicker back and forth, he claims he's promised his 'brother in
> law' first pick and he won't come up with a number, so I take a very short
> drive. I go back 15 minutes later, tell him that I really can't come back
> after his brother in law looks over it, so if bro-law doesn't take it,
he's
> going to have to haul it up out of the basement himself. He considers
this
> and tells me, $60, but you have to haul all the offcuts away too (figured
> walnut offcuts? Okaaaayyy...), along with some scrap oak. The scrap oak
is
> 50 board feet of white maple.
>
>
>
"Larry C in Auburn, WA" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:NSHlb.1541$ao4.5271@attbi_s51...
> Not too bad I guess. I would have tried to get more than $60 for hauling
> his crap away though. ;)
Yeah... ;~)
Yes....you suck...congrats.
In article <[email protected]>, Joe C
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Top this gloat.
>
> I've had very few gloats over my woodworking days, a couple of neeners, but
> this one is a beaut.
>
> I was driving my daughter home from daycare when I come upon a residential
> demolition/estate sale. I thought I saw some tailed tools hanging out in
> the garage, so what the heck, I figure maybe the guy was a wrecker and maybe
> he's even got a couple of nice neander-bubba planes hanging around in there.
> Well, I was mistaken about the tools, they were all long gone, like 2 months
> ago long gone. So I'm about to walk away when the guy mentions that there's
> a bunch of scrap maple in the basement. Naturally, this gets my interest.
> Unfortunately, when I get down to the basement, I find out it's not maple.
> Fortunately, it is walnut. To clarify, 250 board feet of walnut. So,
> staying as calm as possible, I ask him what he wants to haul all this 'maple
> ' away. After all, this is a demolition sale, and everything must go,
> right? We dicker back and forth, he claims he's promised his 'brother in
> law' first pick and he won't come up with a number, so I take a very short
> drive. I go back 15 minutes later, tell him that I really can't come back
> after his brother in law looks over it, so if bro-law doesn't take it, he's
> going to have to haul it up out of the basement himself. He considers this
> and tells me, $60, but you have to haul all the offcuts away too (figured
> walnut offcuts? Okaaaayyy...), along with some scrap oak. The scrap oak is
> 50 board feet of white maple.
>
>
>
On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 02:17:54 GMT, "Joe C" <[email protected]>
pixelated:
>Top this gloat.
>Fortunately, it is walnut. To clarify, 250 board feet of walnut. So,
>and tells me, $60, but you have to haul all the offcuts away too (figured
>walnut offcuts? Okaaaayyy...), along with some scrap oak. The scrap oak is
>50 board feet of white maple.
Did the VERY loud sucking sound clean out his basement any more
as you drove away?
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"Joe C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Fortunately, it is walnut. To clarify, 250 board feet of walnut. So,
> He considers this
> and tells me, $60, but you have to haul all the offcuts away too (figured
> walnut offcuts? Okaaaayyy...), along with some scrap oak. The scrap oak
is
> 50 board feet of white maple.
Nah, 20¢ a board foot for walnut is not a gloat unless the guy loaded it for
you. ;)
Ed
> So I'm about to walk away when the guy mentions that there's
> a bunch of scrap maple in the basement. Naturally, this gets my interest.
> Unfortunately, when I get down to the basement, I find out it's not maple.
> Fortunately, it is walnut. To clarify, 250 board feet of walnut.......
> He considers this
> and tells me, $60, but you have to haul all the offcuts away too (figured
> walnut offcuts? Okaaaayyy...), along with some scrap oak. The scrap oak
is
> 50 board feet of white maple.
Joe,
If what you got was what he considered scrap and offcuts, don't you wish you
could have picked up some of the "good" stuff?
Good score!
DexAZ