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Default A library book sale funny

On Mar 12, 4:44 pm, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
> On Mar 12, 1:29 pm, Becca > wrote:
>
> > Silvar Beitel wrote:
> > > Went to my library's used book sale this morning, bright and early,
> > > and grabbed a small stack of cookbooks. Spent a whopping $9. I was
> > > in and out in ten minutes - you gotta work fast 'cause the used book
> > > sellers show up in force and practically inhale books - a guy picking
> > > through the cookbooks next to me already had at least 50 books stacked
> > > up in "his" corner. But I digress.

>
> > Glad you found a few books. Our "Friends of the Library" get first
> > choice, that is one of the advantages to being a volunteer.

>
> > Becca

>
> Thanks. The "Friends" should get all the books they want. Sorting
> and stacking all those books and carting them over to the place where
> they hold the event is major physical work!


I do the same thing at my library's bag sales. You don't have time to
pay attention. I've come home with some odd stuff. On the other
hand, I once bought, on purpose, the White Castle cookbook. Wish I
still had it. Pretty awful, but good pictures.

B