Could you take my drill press down to sell for the best price you can get? Happy to exchange for magic beans.
It was too dark to see, but probably. Orb weavers regularly take down and rebuild their webs just to be extra tricky - I almost never run into them when I do a 4am walk, but a few hours later there seems to be more risk. With the notable exception of the time one built a web fully blocking the path which is the only exit from my property.
Great start to the day, spiderweb right in the face. Mr Woof of course trotts happily underneath all such problems and had no idea what my problem was.
Apparently using them like that can also help to remove a splinter. It didn't work for me, but that's probably because the "splinter" turned out to be a small stick requiring surgical intervention. But the whole osmotic pressure thing is supposed to work on normal splinters.
My favourite was the guy interested in my $5 fishing net, who asked if I could post it and told me he didn't need the handle so I could cut it off with a hacksaw.
I'm a definite fan of giving stuff away, but stuff you can't just drop down at the op shop is a pain. I've found if I put a low price on there will often be competition to take it off my hands, but some items seem to just bring out crazy people no matter what you do. The fishing net was a bit wild, I was totally flooded with enquiries for that one. According to the guy that bought it it's a really good net for boat fishing because it's really deep and has a lip you can use to pull the boat towards you, but I still think the 30+ enquiries I was flooded with in the first few hours is a bit odd.
Looks like my good run on marketplace is at an end. Today's buyer was a no show, and the person who made an offer on another item yesterday has ghosted. I knew it was too good to last!
They are good. I'm pretty sure I used to have some, and am now wondering where they went. Unfortunately they wouldn't help in this case though - it's all stuff like old tools, including a really heavy old drill press that is designed to be mounted on a post - my guess it is around 40-50kg, with handles and things sticking out everywhere to make it even more awkward. The rest is at least only heavy because there are so many things - including a rediculous number of hand saws. I'm not even sure where they have all come from, but begin to suspect that someone has been sneaking into my shed to add extra struff! It's amazing what 20 years of living in the same spot can see you accumulate.
I am very much over trying to move and photograph heavy things to sell. Especially because there is not much room to move them in. But I've been having a good run on Marketplace and hopefully these will all be cleared out and I can stop tripping over them. buying that antique post drill press seemed a much better idea when I didn't realise how big and heavy it was! Getting it to the front door if I manage to sell it is going to be quite a workout.
I did get one good symptom - it killed my appetite for a while, and whilst it has come back it is currently still just at a fairly normal level instead of the weird constant peri-menopausal super hunger I've had for ages. I'm hoping it lasts as long as possible, it might actually be possible for me to lose some of my excessive weight - I've already lost enough that my clothes are fitting properly again.
It was a bit weird - I thought I was better, but I just couldn't be bothered doing anything. Then I actually got better and realised I hadn't actually been completely well after all! A bit like having a dream that you woke up, and then actually waking up.
Thank you. It is nice to know I've been missed 🙂
That was just practice, obviously.