In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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About that three boxes of crystal I was planning on getting rid of...
Um...
I'm going to have to do some research on it and figure out just exactly what I have in my hands
here. If it's "St. Louis Crystal", which it very likely is considering the source, that's
probably not the type of thing you want to give away to Goodwill. There are a lot of
knockoffs out there that don't go for much even if they have legit gold trim, but even if
it doesn't seem to retain its retail value, the SLC variety seems to go for quite a bit used
on ebay.
Example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Saint-Louis-1936-Or-Later-Thistle-Test-Ba
ccarat/293176424743?_trkparms=aid%3D333200%26algo%3DCOMP.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20171012094517%26meid%3Df0301832fca940a6a30486b854d65275%26pid%3D100008%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D193058205059%26itm%3D293176424743%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219
If they actually sell this one piece for over $400, I've got 3 boxes of those things.
And I'm pretty sure the full sets I was seeing on Killjoys and whatever movie I'd just
recently seen them in were not the real deal now.
[sorry for the weird line breaks I had to use here. The ebay link was screwing up the
post, at least on my end]
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Or how about a set of 6 for $1,599?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/6-ST-LOUIS-Crystal-Goblets-THISTLE-PATTERN-w-
Gold-Overlay-7-5-H-MINT/333199735956?hash=item4d94407c94:g:khYAAOSw76hc3lkM:sc:USPSPriority!46319!US!-1
Gaudy AF. Who in their right mind would pay that much money for something so ugly?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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So yesterday...
Yesterday, yesterday, yesterday...
Called my friend up to let him know I was on my way. I could tell he got up right at the same time and was still shaking out the cobwebs. I get to his house and he says, "you're going to be really pissed". Uh oh.
His fiancee reminded him they had a wedding to be at that they needed to start getting ready for at 1:00PM. Since I don't have a cell phone, he wasn't able to call me to tell me that until I drove my happy ass out there and paid my first toll.
Sweet. 
I just told him "It is what it is".
You could see the guilt on his face about it. Especially since it was my birthday and we were talking about going out after work the day before.
I wasn't mad though. The only thing I was mad about was that I haven't yet gotten at least some measurements for the wood that we needed, because he said maybe we could go pick up the lumber we needed for my job with the time he still had. But now I've got him letting me know he's good for transport, so I won't have to rent a truck to do it myself when we get it. He's also (supposed to) come over to my place after work one night this week so we can take a second look at the problem together and get measurements and a list of things we need... maybe even pick the stuff up that night.
I think my mileage for getting stuff done on my end after the wedding thing happened greatly outweighs what it would have been if we worked a second day in a row until sundown.
We talked a lot about the projects I need done before I can start working on the smaller things in the house that I can do myself. Specifically the back and front porch issues.
While we were at it, it somehow turned into a de-hoarding of his own garage. We spent a few hours clearing about 1/8 of the crap he had in is garage out.
I'd say things like "I don't want to be annoying here, but do you want to hear my opinion about what I'd get rid of right now?" Then I'd point out 5 or six things and he'd get rid of one of them after mulling the choices all over. I'd say that I can't wait until he comes over next time and sees how empty my house is and how after I get rid of a few more things in the garage I'll be able to get to anything I'm looking for without having to move something out of the way to get to it. I let him know about how throwing a lot of this stuff out is essentially checking off a lot of things on your mental to-do list that you were never going to get to. It's all about encouraging them, and planting seeds in their minds about how much better off they'll be without the clutter that is getting in their way.
I told him about how I have 7 flashlights now, and when I'm done using them I put them back where they belong. I told him about the 3 nail clippers, and how I could never find any of this shit when I needed it. I told him if he can manage to purge the shit that he really doesn't need and organizes the rest, he won't be flipping out at 10:00AM on a weekend when he can't find a 5-in-1 tool anymore like he had the day before.
I don't know how long it's been since they could park a car in that tiny, just barely 2 car garage with no depth to it, but they could manage to just squeeze one of them in there now. He's also got half of his work bench cleared off, which was also stacked 2 feet high with shit like mine was.
I was really bummed that I couldn't get him to commit to trashing the old projection screen TV, a tabletop Foosball table with a broken piece he picked out of the trash years ago, or a half busted electric scooter that I can't even imagine what he'd use it for at 40 years old even if he was able to fix it. His kid is too old for it.
Baby steps. 
Maybe he'll be inspired for round two after he sees my house/garage.
So when I got home, before even opening my front door to my house, I had spent 1/2 hour in my car and g
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Quote:Yes I do. What I do at home isn't possible for omeone at work. It's a rude, power-play kind of behavior on your boss' part. I'm trying to think of a clever way to make that stop without getting you in trouble, but so far I haven't thought of one ....
Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:
I wish my boss would stop walking away from me as she is talking. Even with my hearing aides on I had to ask her to repeat herself to me twice because she and her husband did that. I told her that I've been having problems and once I even said please don't do that.
Gorram people.= BRENDA
Happens all the time at home. I've gotten to the point that I don't ask hubby to repeat himself ("I'm sorry sweetie, I didn't hear you. what did you say?") I simply don't respond. HE's the one who started talking, presumably he wants to be heard. Instead of me trotting after him, he has to head back in my direction if he wants me to respond.- SIGNY
I see your point Sig. But when it is a work question and I am depending on that answer about something that she wants made and if it isn't done to her specifications.... Well, you get the picture.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
You idiots have been oppressing the entire sexual spectrum as long as you have existed. I can't wait for the day your kind is dead - WISHIMAY
I don't think there is a solution. I told her what the results for my left ear look like as I was taking off my hearing aides. Didn't really need them anymore as I was finished for the day. Said the right is just starting to go a little bit but that is just Father Time catching up to me. Course I also have to remind her that I am hypoglycemic and need to stop after a couple of hours of hard work and sit and eat. Her comment, "You are a good example. I should do that." Which is when I mentioned my condition. Being a doc she asked about diabetes. I said, "No, I am still walking that fine line between the two and so far I am on the right side of it. I also have never passed out because I have let my blood sugar get too low when I am out. "
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Lazy Sunday here.
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Damn...
Nope. I'm not sitting on a gold mine here with that crystal.
Looks like they got the knockoffs. A set of 5 that look identical to the ones I've got in the boxes are going on ebay for $75.00 plus $10.00 shipping. Probably still worth a few hundred bucks, maybe even over $500 or $1,000 in total if I took the time to list them all on ebay and sell them. I don't have time for that shit. Somebody at Goodwill is going to have a lucky day.
REAL ONES:
VS. THE FAKE ONES I'VE GOT:
Pretty sure I can still say that I've got the ones that were on Killjoys. I doubt they'd have the production budget to waste money on the real McCoy when 99,999 out of 100,000 people wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Yep. There it is:
I'm the proud owner of 3 boxes of "Rosedale" knockoff crap crystal that was featured in Season 2, Episode 5 "Meet the Parents" of Killjoys.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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I'm starting to think that it's possible that all but two of the glasses I had were knockoffs of knockoffs.
I'm not sure how thin the gold flake is on the pricey ones, but I'm pretty sure you can't see through gold. Maybe at a single micron you can, so if there's gold on there it's like gold dust.
Went through them and there were actually two main varieties, then two different ones that were obviously much higher quality that had a much clearer musical "ping" to them and thick "gold" bands on them. I'm half tempted to say that one of the two main sets weren't even crystal and were straight up glass with gold colored aluminum tape on the rims.
Two and 3/4 more boxes out of my life for good once I get that crap to Goodwill.
The rest of the box had what I was looking for. Some genuine Wedgewood pieces that had sentimental value to me and were the only things of my grandmothers that I have today.
Not the exact pieces I have, but if you've ever seen anything like these then the were likely Wedgewoods:
I've got the two Christmas boxes to go through now. I'm going to get rid of anything in there that wasn't ornaments that have my name and year on them, and maybe a few that don't but I remember my Mom buying when we were kids. The rest of them are going to Goodwill too.
Managed to pack up three new boxes finally that made me re-think the other stuff I'm purging now. This will bring me up to a nice and even 20 boxes total when I combine the Wedgewoods with the ornaments that I'm keeping.
I think after that, there will only be two more boxes being packed that isn't artwork, guitars, clothes, toiletries, kitchen stuff, electronics currently in use and all of my tools that will eventually come with me out in the garage. (Jesus Christ I still have a lot of stuff, don't I?)
Still some more to go through in the house, but for the most part I think it's all getting thrown out except for the two boxes I anticipate adding.
My friend is supposed to be coming over Thursday after work so we can get our measurements and pick up lumber to start the job.
Hopefully all I have left by then is deciding what to do with the antique bedroom set I'm not keeping as well as one of the two twin bed frames in the garage. At that point, I should have full access to everything in my garage as well. :)
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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At this end ... hubby has filled the stucco holes with that kind of stucco "mesh" that keeps it in place. (I got stuff better than the old chicken wire.) I'm no longer worried about the dog worming her way under the house ... or any other critter for that matter (mouse, rat, 'possum, or raccoon).
DD and I had our teeth cleaned today, and managed to tape and paint the green stripe. I'm doing the edging on the yellow stripe. We won't be done by tomorrow evening but we'll have three of four stripes painted, I think.
SIX, you have experience painting. Have you ever used painter's tape? We're using the stuff from 3M that promises not to let paint "bleed" under the tape edge, and I've got to say that (unlike other tapes) this does a nice job leaving a crisp line when the tape is peeled off. But the tape is SO adhesive it's actually pulled paint off the wall. I know youre not supposed to leave i on more than 24 hours, so we've been careful not to tape unless we can paint/peel tape within that time period.
Any advice?
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Nice to know that you're starting on your property! Does that mean that your friend's work is done? Has he passed inspection? Fingers crossed!
Congrats on the AWESOME job decluttering! We're not quite there yet; still doing repairs and such. But I look forward to the say when we too will start tossing en masse!!!
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
You idiots have been oppressing the entire sexual spectrum as long as you have existed. I can't wait for the day your kind is dead - WISHIMAYnk
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Ask This Old House has a video on painters tape. It apparently comes in different adhesions! Who knew?
Steps: 1. Only use painter’s tape if it’s really needed. If you plan to paint the whole room, it may not be necessary. Start with the ceiling and work your way down. With a careful hand, you can cleanly paint an entire room without risking peeling any of the paint off with tape.
2. Don’t use masking tape in place of painter’s tape. It has a high adhesion, which can peel off or chip some of the surface being protected.
3. Read the labels on the tape to determine which one will work best for your project based on the following guidelines:
a. Use very high adhesion tape for exterior projects
b. Use medium adhesion tape for interior projects that will require a longer period of time to complete.
c. Use light adhesion for interior projects with delicate surfaces (ex: wallpaper) or that will only need to be up for a day or two. Light adhesion tape is least likely to damage the surface underneath, so aim to use that kind as much as possible.
4. The different colors of painter’s tape only indicate which manufacturer they belong to and don’t necessarily have different purposes.
5. To apply the tape, use long sections of tape at a time, at least 18”. Press hard against the edge being protected to ensure no paint can slip underneath the tape, but don’t press all the tape down on the surface if you don’t have to.
6. When painting, paint just as carefully as you would if there were no tape at all. The tape is really just meant to act as extra insurance.
7. As soon as the paint is dry, remove the tape. Peel off one corner and pull the tape away from the wall at roughly a 45 degree angle to prevent damage to the surface.
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