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3. I've been giving away all our stuff. My dad's yard sale after we talked him into moving into senior living ...

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:30 PM

Sep 21

... had a half of garage of Christmas stuff was an eyeopener: what was expensive and pretty wasn't after 50 years.

We haven't bought anything in years other than an occasional light string, and it was shocking what a large pile of un-recyclable waste of resources it was. No salvage value, the copper was minimum.

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