Oh, God! Why are you reading this?

One of the reasons I don't want to clean out my shed is I'm not sure something isn't going to run out. There's lots of cobwebs, and old stuff I forgot I had. Some of it hasn't been touched in decades. How do I know that's not something's happy home? And that 'something' could be really tee-ed off that I'm messing with it? Going through some of the shelves, I found all kinds of goodies I forgot about. There's all kinds of camping gear. At one time, I was deluded into believing sleeping on the ground was a fun thing. Today, my idea of roughing it is setting the air conditioner on "low". I found a bunch of tiki torches. There's nothing that screams "safety' like open flames on a wooded lot.
 

My shed is full of junk, if I remember well. There are lawn care things but now have a hired lawnmower person. There is a cart with wheels I used to use when shopping in town, another garbage can and things I cannot see when opening the door.
 

I finally decided to see a cardiologist. It's not bad, but my heart doesn't like to beat all the time. It took me 3 months to get an appointment, which was yesterday.
And, Idiot got the time messed up. The appt. was for 11 AM, for some unknown reason I was sure it was for 1PM. I have all kinds of reminders that it was 11 not 1, and nope, I never looked at them. So, I missed the appt., now it's on for October 1.
I'm beginning the wonder if I should get the brain checked out rather than my heart.
 
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BTW My neighbors shot off a lot of fireworks celebrating the US holiday-the 4th of July. Last night, they celebrated Tuesday.

About 40 years ago, I somehow got possession of this green "depression" candy dish. I didn't know what "depression ware" was, but people all told me the dish would be really valuable in later years. So, for 40 years I've been saving it, and keeping harm away from it. Now, the dish is in the way. It's not worth $thousands, or even $100s.
I was thinking of donating to Goodwill, but I'm not sure they'd take it.
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fuzzybuddy said:
About 40 years ago, I somehow got possession of this green "depression" candy dish. I didn't know what "depression ware" was, but people all told me the dish would be really valuable in later years. So, for 40 years I've been saving it, and keeping harm away from it. Now, the dish is in the way. It's not worth $thousands, or even $100s.
I was thinking of donating to Goodwill, but I'm not sure they'd take it.
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There are different kinds of depression glass. (i.e. some actually had uranium) What a piece is worth is determined by a few different factors. And unless I'm totally mistaken, I do believe that's an ashtray you have there, and not a candy dish. (Yes, I just checked some places and while many sellers are calling it a candy dish, some recognize it as an ashtray.)
 
CallMeKate said:
There are different kinds of depression glass. (i.e. some actually had uranium) What a piece is worth is determined by a few different factors. And unless I'm totally mistaken, I do believe that's an ashtray you have there, and not a candy dish. (Yes, I just checked some places and while many sellers are calling it a candy dish, some recognize it as an ashtray.)
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Oh, hell, it is an ashtray. Hundreds of millions gave up smoking in the last 40 years, and I've been saving an ashtray to help fund my retirement!!!!!!!!
 
fuzzybuddy said:
BTW My neighbors shot off a lot of fireworks celebrating the US holiday-the 4th of July. Last night, they celebrated Tuesday.

About 40 years ago, I somehow got possession of this green "depression" candy dish. I didn't know what "depression ware" was, but people all told me the dish would be really valuable in later years. So, for 40 years I've been saving it, and keeping harm away from it. Now, the dish is in the way. It's not worth $thousands, or even $100s.
I was thinking of donating to Goodwill, but I'm not sure they'd take it.
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Goodwill would be delighted
 
Yup, it's a uranium green depression ware ashtray. I'm not too happy having a uranium dish sitting in my kitchen for the last 40 years. I don't remember how I got it, 40 years ago; but everybody said it would be so valuable in the future. I checked eBay and they are selling for a whopping $37 (shipping extra).
 
If you don’t want to bother selling the dish, please donate it as many people love depression glass because of its beauty. Just because it’s an ashtray most people will use it for other things and most people will probably think it’s a candy dish.
 
Ahh. I have a cold. It's been coming on for a while. My head/ears are all stuffy and my general wiftiness has increased. I haven't had a good, old fashioned cold in a long time.
I used to go to this Chinese buffet, and they had a mustard that cleaned out your sinuses. I loved that mustard. I found out that it's called "wasabi". I'm going to get a truck load of the stuff, and especially since I'm all clogged up.
We haven't seen the sun in a while. I think we should seriously think about making a sacrifice to the weather god. It's apparent we tee-ed him off really bad.
My next door neighbor has officially joined the "Cat Lady Club". She got a "rescue" kitty, which promptly had 5 kittens. They are jumping all over her back yard. I've had cats all my life, but no way in hell am I going through "kitten" stage again. Somehow, I can live without cats hanging off the tops of curtains, or something attacking my ears at 4:15 AM.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
BTW My neighbors shot off a lot of fireworks celebrating the US holiday-the 4th of July. Last night, they celebrated Tuesday.

About 40 years ago, I somehow got possession of this green "depression" candy dish. I didn't know what "depression ware" was, but people all told me the dish would be really valuable in later years. So, for 40 years I've been saving it, and keeping harm away from it. Now, the dish is in the way. It's not worth $thousands, or even $100s.
I was thinking of donating to Goodwill, but I'm not sure they'd take it.
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Look on the bottom of it and see if it has the letter “C” inside a triangle. It will be small, so look close at it. If it does, I will make you an offer if interested in selling it. The ashtray must be perfect with no chips or scratches.
Thanks for checking.
 
oldman said:
Look on the bottom of it and see if it has the letter “C” inside a triangle. It will be small, so look close at it. If it does, I will make you an offer if interested in selling it. The ashtray must be perfect with no chips or scratches.
Thanks for checking.
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I couldn't find any number or marking. You seem to be a knowledgeable collector, I'm not. All I see are some small ware marks on the bottom where it rests on a shelf.
 
The ashtray looked like it may have been made by Cambridge Glass in Ohio. I will look through my books and see if I can match it up. Cambridge signed a lot of their glass with the letter C inside of a triangle, but not all of it was signed. They were known for making some beautiful glassware. You have to be careful buying depression glass. A lot of it is what’s called carnival glass, which got its name because it was given away as prizes at carnivals, fairs, etc.
 
Lordy, lordy, lordy!!!!!! Life is getting better.
It dawned on me that I haven't seen one of those crummy ads from that gynecologist and her lousy goop, when you can't get your butt into a shower in 3 days. Yup, none of her ads in a while. I don't know why she bugs me so much. When one of her ads comes on, I think of ways to do her in. Running over her with a tank is a favorite.
On TV, there's always ads for stuff made from exotic plants, or from plants on the south side of one mountain in Tibet, and some "doctor" developed it.
 
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I loved that mustard. I found out that it's called "wasabi"
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I don't know if there's a separate mustard made with it... but I have been traumatized by the green "straight" wasabi. 😲 Chinese place in Orlando. I'm a sushiholic so one of the first times, I thought if it's so good, putting a blob of that "pretty green stuff" on it would take it to a whole new level of deliciousness. Uh... no. I still feel the pain. 😨
 
fuzzybuddy said:
BTW My neighbors shot off a lot of fireworks celebrating the US holiday-the 4th of July. Last night, they celebrated Tuesday.

About 40 years ago, I somehow got possession of this green "depression" candy dish. I didn't know what "depression ware" was, but people all told me the dish would be really valuable in later years. So, for 40 years I've been saving it, and keeping harm away from it. Now, the dish is in the way. It's not worth $thousands, or even $100s.
I was thinking of donating to Goodwill, but I'm not sure they'd take it.
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Umm. I think thats an ashtray. They call them candy dishes etc since ashtrays dont sell well now a days. :D
It is nice though. I looked and theres one sold on Ebay for $25

Vtg Green Uranium Glass Ashtray Trinket Heart Handle 6.5” Depression Era | eBay

Edit. Nevermind. I see somebody else already posted. :D
 
The thing has been a "candy dish" for the last 40-50 years, so I'll call it that, even though it's an ashtray. It was supposed to be a rare valuable green "depression ware" candy dish, by now. As much as I hate to admit it, for a long time, it was my only retirement plan. I can't remember how I got hold of it, way back then. I'm not exactly your average depression ware buyer.
 
I checked my will that I made 10 years ago, and it's out of date. People have passed on, etc. So, I'm going to have do another will.
Good grief!! Today, you can't even die without paperwork.
I don't know why, but I'm getting awfully organized lately. I bought little trays to organize my drawers. Now, everything has a place, and not just a big pile of everything, that I've had for the last half a century.
I've even organized the "junk drawer".
I've even thrown out an old lid of a small plastic trash can, the can was thrown out decades ago. It wasn't easy. You never know when you will need a trash can lid. What if the Martians invaded and the only thing to save us was a lid from a plastic trash can-and I didn't have one??????
Now, if the Martians invade, we're sunk.
 
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I ran into one of my favorite peeves. I was behind a long line of cars. The driver of the first car was pedal to the metal roaring at 25-28 miles/hr, the speed limit was 45. From the back of the parade, I could see people passing her in "no passing" zones. Yes, it turns out the driver was a little old lady. I DO know what it's like not to be able to drive when you live in a rural area. And yeah, I also thought if I went really slow I could drive, but when I saw people passing me, just like that lady, I realized I was a menace on the road.
Climbing off my soapbox......
Watched the movie, the 4 hour, "Cleopatra" again. It was crummy movie. When you're watching a movie, and you think you could have directed that scene better than the director-it's a crummy movie. It's a good story, and Elizabeth Taylor was not bad. There was one scene with Caesar's kid, who supposedly grew up in Egypt, but had an Italian accent?????
I always like those old B&W movies from the 1930s, even though I rarely watch one. They didn't mess around, when someone was shady or the villein, they looked it-they weren't pretty boys.
And flipping through the channels I come across "Masterminds" trivia game show. Their contestants look like people, who would know the atomic weight of Einsteinium .
 
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Decisions. Decisions. Decisions.
Why is that yesterday, it rained all day long, and I was raring to go out side and fix up the place. Today, it's bright, sunny and pleasant outside, but I'd just rather rollover in bed an sleep another 4 hours. My get up and go, went.
I'm not exactly a clothes horse, but most of the clothes in my closet were bought in the early 1990s. I call them " my Woody clothes." On the TV show "Cheers", Woody the other barkeep, wears shirts with big red blue green and black geometric prints. They're nice shirts, well, maybe a
little out dated. I'd like some style that isn't almost 40 year old. But I love my 1990s money a lot better. One day, it's "you only live once". Then the next day , It's a "penny saved, a penny earned" day.
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