Where is everyone?

Deb, I think I have some ideas for you.
It seems as though you have a great many yard sales. Wait a while, a year or two before you have another one. People may think, "Aw, same old stuff! Nothing new!"

I would put a display ad in the local newspaper, "HUGE SALE!"
One thing I did to bring them in was signs that said, "HUGE GARBAGE SALE!" Some people came just because of the sign!
Or, another time I put, " MY CRAP CAN BE YOUR CRAP!"
 

I believe that it was a mistake to close the Keystone pipeline and abandon the next phase of the pipeline extension but importing petroleum from Canada doesn't make the United States energy independent.

From what I've read the United States is still a net exporter of energy with some of the imports being refined here and then exported to other countries.

I believe that having the pipeline available would give us more options to manage our petroleum needs as prices rise and fall around the world.

IMO closing the pipeline and abandoning the pipeline extension was a signal that the age of electric-powered cars is here and we are not going to do much if anything to support the continued use of internal combustion engines.

We'll see.
 
Gaer said:
Pro truck driver, Would you like to field the rest of this?
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I believe you and @Aunt Bea covered it.
Aunt Bea said:
IMO closing the pipeline and abandoning the pipeline extension was a signal that the age of electric-powered cars is here and we are not going to do much if anything to support the continued use of internal combustion engines.
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Yeah, I would love to see what they are going to do for people that want to drive cross country in an electric car. But the fun will really come when they try to get a fully loaded (40 ton gross weight) 18 wheeler to travel cross country. If you want to think well they can put the load on the rail and electric trains can transport loads cross country, it's not that easy. Many loads are waisted especially food and plant loads because it takes longer to travel by train. I'm glad I won't be around to see these days.
 
okay gaer here is the truth, which you failed to research before you posted!!!!!!!!!
the united states was ranked as the 4th in exports for 2019-2020
furthermore:
The U.S. has been a net exporter of oil (i.e., exports exceed imports) since early 2011.
and traditionally gas prices rise during the summer months
as to putting 'thousands' out of work does not increase the price of gas or oil
 
more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it faster to ship by train or truck?
In most situations, a rail shipping option will be faster over long distances. Over shorter distances or on journeys with a lot of obstructions, though, a truck can be much quicker. It's always worth remembering that you'll almost certainly have to use a truck at some point when you're using a train.


Is shipping by train cheaper than truck?
For shippers moving large loads over long distances, a combination of truck and rail is cheaper than using trucks exclusively. Not only can more containers be shipped via rail, but trains are more fuel-efficient, making intermodal cheaper for long hauls.


What is the biggest advantage of trucking over rail?
Rail has lower fuel costs compared to road transport, especially when shipping a high volume of freight. Rail also has less costs associated with drivers and typically has better costs for drop trailer programs. Shipping via train is more environmentally friendly. Trains burn less fuel per ton mile than trucks
 
cdestroyer said:
In most situations, a rail shipping option will be faster over long distances.
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From experience it takes a Trucking Team approximately 2.5 days to travel coast to coast where it would take a load on rail from 5 to 10 days or more. I've picked up loads of produce and plants from the rail yard to deliver that were rejected by the receiver.
cdestroyer said:
Is shipping by train cheaper than truck?
For shippers moving large loads over long distances, a combination of truck and rail is cheaper than using trucks exclusively. Not only can more containers be shipped via rail, but trains are more fuel-efficient, making intermodal cheaper for long hauls.
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Yeah it sure is cheaper. It also put a lot of professional truckers out of business on the long haul. Most of the professionals have left the trucking business, now we have steering wheel holders driving trucks. This is one of my main reasons for getting off the road. There are a lot of idiots driving cars, but now I have to say there are idiots driving big trucks now. A car and big truck get into an accident, you know who will be going to the hospital. Two or more big trucks get into an accident more than likely the truck driver will be going to the hospital. I've had a few close calls from the stupidity of other truckers. I have to say I was proud of my driving record when I drove, over 3,000,000 consecutive safe driving miles.;)
 
Butterfly said:
The same is true here, I believe. There isn't much of anything that can lure me outside in the heat of the day here.

I also kinda think people here have lost interest in yard sales, anyway, for some reason. For myself, I, like you, have more stuff than I need as it is and am trying to get rid of stuff.
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I have an aunt that lived in Hobbs N. M. and would get up very early and make the rounds of the sales before it got too hot. Sometimes we would go with her but it was so early for me to get up being a teenager.
 
protruckdriver;; I do not doubt your professionalism in driving a big rig. but business is just that. it is the big reason i have worked at many different jobs ranging from farm labor, working hay fields all summer, picking apples, picking brush used in floral arrangements, pulling green chain in sawmill, cafe dish washer, data entry clerk for dmv, medical insurance examiner, mainframe computer assemblor, loading/unloading freight from semi, truck tire repair(ya them big suckers), I have never been out of work except by choice!! nobody ever complimented me on my personality (which probably is very poor) but then nobody ever complained about my work ethic either! I never took tips and never left work for someone else to do!!
 
Lara's list covers all the reasons pretty well.

Plus, the market for antiques (or just plain "old stuff") has fallen. One antiques dealer told me that everybody entering her shop wants to sell something, nobody wants to buy. This was before Covid.

Years ago, at a garage sale, I heard someone say, "Old people always think their stuff is worth more than it really is."

I have noticed that young people (millenials and thereabout) travel pretty light compared with older generations. They move a lot, and don't place such a value on acquiring "stuff." That, plus the heat, the fear of Covid, the economy, the price of gas, etc. are all working against you.

Probably the best thing to do with stuff is just donate it. Habitat For Humanity, Goodwill, and other organizations are still accepting donations.
 
cdestroyer said:
protruckdriver said "Might be. I don't go out anymore because of the gasoline prices. Over $3.00 a gallon here and going up, up, up! Thanks to the Keystone Pipeline being shut down and other idiotic decisions that were and are made in government."..I ask what does stopping the construction of the pipeline have to do with gas prices?????????
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LOL! It pissed off the Oil/Gas CEOs, who like are trying to recoup losses from worst of pandemic when there wasn't as much travel. (Tho many people did still did visit my state from surrounding ones.)
 
Jules said:
@debodun Where do you advertise for your garage sales? I couldn’t afford the ads in our newspaper.
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Jules, that can vary widely depending on locale. Some places have 'Pennysaver' all advertising 'newspapers' with more reasonable prices. In Many places stores have bulletin boards where you're free to put up flyers, or you can just put out signs. My little village confines yard/garage sales to around 1st month and 15th of month (day or two each side usually trying to get a weekend day in the mix), so we know to look for signs up around then. Some places even allow small 'commercial' vendors of homemade things to sell things in their parking lots like a 'flea market' on those days.
 
The pastor came to pick up the clothing donations I tried to give him last week and he said the city mission has more than they can deal with right now, so starting in August, they won't be accepting donations for a while. Same everywhere. The local SA and Goodwill have signs to that effect outside their stores. People aren't buying - can't give things away. 😡
 
Glad he didn’t forget you. I suppose that there’s an excess of donations because people couldn’t donate for over a year.
 

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