Thrift shop score!!!

“I stopped at Goodwill today and found something I actually needed for a change! Eddie Bauer replacement filters for the Hydrate filter bottles . Brand new in the box ,the primary filter and 2 pre-filters for 2 bucks! I dont have the Eddie Bauer bottle but I have a Lifespring 22 oz filter bottle and the Bauer cartridges fit it perfectly!

If anybody in the baltimore area is interested it was the Goodwill Store on Rolling Road across the street from Security Squre Mall .They have about 8-10 left.
I also saw a nice pair of mens insulated nylon snow pants ,with leg zips and all ,size large I think for 4 bucks I think. Too small fer me!”

“Only dang thing I ever find are glass canning jars for my beekeeping byproduct, honey.”

“LOL you stomp bees too ??

They had a bunch of fleece jackets and shirts ,not to much other gear type stuff though .”

“aha! that explains it...

you're a beekeeper, Stove?
How long have you been doing that?”

“Hey streamweaver, I work just up the street from that store (I'm at Social Security). Haven't stopped in there in a while. You live or work around there?”

“twiggy - I started about 15 or so years ago. Stopped for several years after the mites killed all my hives. Started back up about three years ago when one of my younger nephews starting asking me questions about it.
We caught several wild swarms, after cleaning up my old equipment, put then into hives, and started again.
My dad, nephew, and I have three hives going strong now.
We'll be putting honey supers on very soon, like next week or the week after. All that honey is for us!
I've got it made now! My nephew and dad are doing most of the work, ha ha, and I'm eating the last of last years crop now.
I love local honey! I'm convinced it helps my hayfever, and tastes dang good too.
The PO just about has a fit if you try to mail honey to someone. Something about them worrying about breakage and that sweet sticky stuff gumming up their equipment. Hee hee.”

“Techntrek, I live about .5 mile from The Social Security Admin,You must know Parallel(sp) Drive?? I live about 2 blocks from the other end of that road ,right where I-70 crosses Ingleside Ave.
Ive been wondering If any TTrs were in this area!”

“StoveStomper: That's awesome. Never realized you did the beekeeping thing. I have always been interested in all that.. (ever since I watched Yule's Gold).

StreamWeaver: Congratulations on the score! I have to say, going to the goodwill store -- I would never expect to find anything other than a few old suits, or shoes!”

“Streamweaver - yup, know the area you are talking about. I work here (sitting at SSA right now), and live in Parkville. For now. Just got a contract on a place in northern Baltimore County. Still a heck of a lot closer to you than most people on this site. MarkO lives in Towson (Rogers Forge) and Geobeet lives in southern PA (I think that is right).

I set up a trip at the end of this month to hike the southern part of the AT in MD, if you are interested. Check out the trips page - see the links at the very top of every TT page.”

“I got me some happy feet
went to the salvation army to gt some clothing for the party this weekend (60's theme) and found a North face fleece jacket. orange and it is in great condition.”

“Congrats on the great find!!!”

“Perfect condition, huh?

Somebody probably died in it.

Hope you enjoy it anyway though!”

“OMG your mean bit!”

“Where do you think all that "perfect" stuff comes from in thrift stores? Mostly from dead people. Their relatives clean out their closets and take it all to Goodwill.”

“ok well that is ok. the idea that someone was wearing while they died, skeeves me out”

“i found a small backpacking pillow(one that folds into its self)for a dollar at the flea market.”

“Ghoul!













lol, j/k....”

“It probably came from someone who got it as a gift and didn't like orange.”

“see thats why i like You sass.”

“LMFAO you are a sick ticket bit.”

“Well, yes.”

“you have no shame!”

“I have some shame, just not much.”

“It's better that it went to a thrift store than throwing everything away, like the daughters of my now deceased neighbor are doing. I did get a nice roasting pan and some plants and such, my neighbor got a full set of really nice leather luggage, some nice wool blankets and quilts. Another neighbor took all the prescription medications that were thrown out. Major league painkillers and such, since she fell and broke her shoulder 2 years ago and it didn't heal properly. She died of complications following a quadruple bypass. She was chainsmoker too, so everything textile absorbed the smell. I did score a bottle of vermouth and a bottle of rum, too. The neighbor who took the meds got a couple of gallons of rum (sheesh!) lots of whiskey, vermouth, wine, vodka, you name it. The daughters are throwing everything out.”

“geesh treebait, talk about robbing the grave”

“Party at treebait's!”

“Party at my house? LMAO! Yeah, right!”

“My wife scored some Schoeller Dryskin pants, for x-c skiing, at the Salvation Army. Brand new, still with tags and packing creases.
$2.”

“About the only thing I ever find are canning jars for my honey.”

“I'm a Thrift store Junkie.

I scored an EMS down Bag at Value Village $5.00.”

“I scored an EMS down Bag at Value Village $5.00.”

I cant top that ,but I did find a nice Winchester fleece jacket like new at Goodwill for $4.50 ,Not to shabby.”

“i love thrift stores. put an REI next to one and they would have to drag me away kicking and screaming.”

“i picked up a patagonia(sp) fleece for $0.50”

“almost forgot, also got a cooking set for $1.50 and an older backpack but still in good condition for $1.00 at a garage sell”

“oh and where is bit and nigal to say it came from a dead person?”

““oh and where is bit and nigal to say it came from a dead person?”

Well I really doubt the dead people will be needing it anymore anyway. Though sometimes I could swear my canister stove is possessed!!! <(8>O”

“LOL

how come?”

“Well it probably did come from a dead person, would you take any of your old gear down to the thrift store?”

“i rest my case”

“The only time your gear goes to the thrift store is when your wife cleans out the gear room when you die, to make room for her boyfriend's stuff.”

“i should have said
I rest in peace my case”

“Wait 'til a friend of yours who is a real gearhead dies, then wait about a week and visit the thrift store nearest his house. Wave to his wife as you pass her going through the door.”

“man you are evil”

“What, for speaking the truth? My wife will be dropping my crap off at the thrift store on the way home from my funeral. It's just part of the "Disposal" part of the cycle of life.”

“no she wont, you see your wife and me have a deal

*wink wink*”

“Fine, I'll be dead. I won't care too much at that point. Hell, I will be ashes blowing in the wind (more likely spinning down the toilet) by then.

You can have my gear when you strip it from my cold stiffening corpse!”

“umm we kinda have plans with your dead body

sorry bit. your screwed in life and death”

“I'll be dead. I won't care. Carve me up for dinner. Turn me into a hat stand. Hang me by the neck on the front porch until my head separates from the body. I'm dead. it doesn't matter.

To me anyway. The authorities might be a little peeved, but that's your problem, not mine.”

“glad to see you will still have your sence of humor life after death

LMAO”