So $#@&% angry at the weather

[debodun]

Our community-wide garage sale was this weekend. It rained all day Friday, so I was hindered in getting set up. Saturday started off cool and showery, but cleared off mid-morning, so I scrambled to get set up. At 4 pm, planning on continuing my sale to today, I covered the tables that were outdoors with plastic.

During the night it rained again and there must have been holes I didn't notice in one of the plastic covers, because everything under it was wet including the tablecloths and dishes were filled with water. The sun peeked out about 9 am so I put out my sign. Fifteen minutes later it started raining. I again covered the tables seeing it was very light and I hoped it might let up. It just continued to rain with increasing vigor, so I gave up, took down my sign and started packing it in. As soon as I finished shutting down, the sun came out and hasn't rained a drop since. Grrrrrrr.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

Sorry about your garage sale. It never fails does it. We are having cold,damp, rainy weather here in New Jersey also. This is my own fault, but I planted my garden and flowers last week. I knew it was to early I even posted on this forum how I wish people wouldn't buy early so when the time is right the people with a grain of sense in there heads could get a decent selection. So what do I do? I plant. And what happens? I watch them rot this weekend in the cold, damp, weather. I feel for you debodun but at least you had know way of knowing. I did.

 

[debodun]

Sorry about your garage sale. It never fails does it. We are having cold,damp, rainy weather here in New Jersey also. This is my own fault, but I planted my garden and flowers last week. I knew it was to early I even posted on this forum how I wish people wouldn't buy early so when the time is right the people with a grain of sense in there heads could get a decent selection. So what do I do? I plant. And what happens? I watch them rot this weekend in the cold, damp, weather. I feel for you debodun but at least you had know way of knowing. I did.

At least pottery and glass won't rot. They keep moving the community-wide garage sale earlier and earlier each year. If it gets any earlier, I'll have to shovel a path through snow to my sale.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Sorry to hear of your troubles!

I'm loving the rain, it helps knock down the pollen!!!

 

[jujube]

We're having the most bizarre May weather. Earlier this week was hotter 'n the hinges of Hell and then a cold front blasted in and I almost froze to death last night at an outdoor party. Very unusually cool for May. Now if you could just send us some of that rain......

 

[Butterfly]

Our weather has been quite odd here too. Almost hot, then suddenly cold. Then almost hot again.

 

[Ruthanne]

Your luck with the sales isn't so good, is it? At least you don't give up.

 

[debodun]

Your luck with the sales isn't so good, is it?

Seems so. every time I plan on having an estate sale, something goes wrong. A friend said to me it's my mother putting a hex on me for trying to sell her things.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

Wow! You certainly have a nice selection there. If my Mom was here and saw all your tea cups she would have cleaned you out.

 

[debodun]

If my Mom was here and saw all your tea cups she would have cleaned you out.

Thank you, Ruth. I wished everyone thought that way. When I put the teacup sets out, I thought they'd fly off the table like they did years ago. I didn't see anyone even look at them. And those are just a few - I just don't have the space to put them all out at once.