On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:30:51 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:19:05 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
>> wrote:
>
>>> I still have a mess of glass shelving from the previous owner's
>>> pharmacy. Looks so useful I can't part with it.
>>
>> Have you ever used it?
>
>Once. The window part of my birdfeeder was chewed
>through by squirrels so I thought, replace it with glass,
>there's some in the garage. Until that day I didn't realize
>it wasn't window glass, but nice thick shelving glass. It
>takes up no room because it's against the wall behind
>strapping or bracing or whatever that is between the studs.
>
>And it made a fabulous squirrel proof window. (laugh)
>Funny to watch their astonishment at this smooth clear
>material.

How did you cut it? It sounds like 1/4" plate which is usually
tempered and I didn't think it could be cut.

>> How long you lived there? I've been using the
>> 12 month rule pretty close. I just sold a bunch of copper cookware
>> and mixing bowls that still had price tags on them.
>
>I hear you loud and clear. That's been my ongoing project
>inside the house. The stuff I got rid of just in the last month,
>*bags* of clothing. Speakers. Etc.

It's amazing how much stuff we can collect. Even the condiments in
the fridge can get out of control. <---OB food. When we moved last
summer we used 3-10 yard dumpsters. We made countless trips to donate
stuff to our favorite charity resale store after we had 2 garage
sales. We still have stuff to fill up 2 homes and have a basement
filled with stuff we're digging through.

>> The receipt was
>> from 2001. After all that time if I hadn't used them I knew i never
>> would. But they sure looked useful.
>
>I would have bought those bowls from you, probably. And the
>price of copper these days?

Copper is big money. That stuff was one of the few things I sold for
more than I paid.

>>> Costco has a nice metal one for some $85. I noticed it because I
>>> just bought one online, exactly the same only half the height for
>>> $85. Goes together like a dream and it's solid. In case anyone is
>>> looking for nice shelving. I thought of getting it for my utility
>>> room.
>>
>> Are they the S/S wire rack thingies?
>
>Yes. Stylish and sturdy.

Probably the same thing then. A nice clean look.

>>I got one of those from Costco
>> and I really like it. It has locking wheels so it's easy to move and
>> clean under. Costco used to have Gorilla shelves that are fabulous.
>> They're metal frames with wooden shelves. I got 4 sets. I think about
>> 65 bucks each, but that was several years ago.
>
>Nice. And I bet you can find your stuff.

Most of the time.

>I'm sick of buying stuff then finding out I already have it in a pile in the garage.

I've done that too. We just went out and bought a spray nozzle for
the garden hose. 2 days later I found three of then in a crate. I'm
not perfectly organized, but much better than I was when we had 3
places.

Lou