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http://www.wral.com/woman-tosses-apple-computer-that-turns-out-to-be-worth-200k/14680032/

Classic Tale of One Person’s

Trash is Another’s Treasure

Geek alert, here....’There’s goldin them there scrap metal heaps!’

Actually, most computer geeksalready know this fact. More oftentimes it is not the hardware itselfbut the data that is never zeroed outfrom the drives that isthe ‘gold.’ On the badside, great scavanginggrounds for ID theftersand hackers. On thegood side, greatbusiness opportunityfor people to providesecure services forcleaning off devices.

But just once in awhile, there comes tolight a story such asthis all the way out onWest Coast wheresomeone hands a thriftstore clerk a bunch ofunwanted stuff andunknowingly discardsone of the very firstApple computersmanufactured.

Ouch! It happens and it’s allbecause the vast majority of folksdon’t honestly know what theyhave in their possession.

Like the recent story we coveredfew months ago about a limited

edition diving watch bought at aGoodwill Store out West for under$7.00 and a collector purchased forseveral thousands of dollars.

Or many years ago, myrecounting of my own personal

story of passing up anodd McCoy vase at ayard sale when Ilearned the seller wasdesperate to raiseenough money to keepher electricity on. (Ieducated her on truevalue of her vase andtold her to list it oneBay).

So, there arecountless examples ofthe old adage ‘oneman’s trash is another’streasure.’

- Renee Warren

I took my dad to the mall theother day to buy some new shoes(he is 76). We decided to grab a biteat the food court.

I noticed he was watching ateenager sitting next to him.

The teenager had spiked hair inall different colors - green, red,orange, and blue.

My dad kept staring at her. Theteenager kept looking and wouldfind my dad staring every time.

When the teenager had hadenough, she sarcastically asked:

"What's the matter, old man, neverdone anything wild in your life?"

Knowing my Dad, I quicklyswallowed my food so that I wouldnot choke on his response.I knew he would have agood one!

In classic style heresponded withoutbatting an eyelid,“Got stoned onceand had sex witha parrot. I was justwondering if youmight be my kid."

Old Folks Humor Just like aMastercard

commercial...for usold folks with a sense

of humor

Shoes...$29.99Lunch...$19.76

Witty and equallysarcastic answer...

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Long train...$200.00

Asymmetrical beaded dress... $675.00

Dress with hat...$150.00

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Classifieds....

Rare, early 1900’s Cinco Cigar gas lighter. Lighter is an inherited piecethat originally came from a south central Pennsylvania general store thatoperated from the turn of the century until the late 1950’s. Lighter stands5’4" high (including brass gas pipe that fits under floor). Globe is handpainted white glass that measures approx. 3.5" in diameter. All parts arepresent but in need of restoration. Globe is in excellent condition with nochips or cracks. An extremely rare item that would look fantastic if re-stored and mounted in a den or smoking room.

Vintage WWII Advertising Piecefor V-Mail. Very nice vintage adver-tisement for Wessel’s V-MailEnvo-Letters. Piece dates to 1943and is professionally mounted onacid-free board with spacers to en-sure preservation. No visible creasesor imperfections of any type. Reallynice item for fans of the 1940’s orcollectors of US home-front memo-rabilia. Measured 16" X 17" framed.$70.00 + s/h cost.

Rare 1951 Olt Duck Call Record- Signed by Olt. Very rare 1951 in-structional record by the P.S. OltCompany on the practice of call-ing Mallard ducks and “all ducks

of the puddler class”. What makesthis record so unique is that therecord jacket was signed by Phil Olthimself. Record has been in my col-lection for a number of years and hasbeen kept well cared for. Some lightscratches but nothing deep, and nochips to the disk. Jacket is in excel-lent condition. I don’t have a recordplayer but judging by it’s appearancethe record should play fine. A greatitem for call collectors or Olt callenthusiasts. Item will be packed wellbefore shipping. Asking $50 OBO+ s/h cost.

Serious inquiries / offersdirected to Renee,

RTWdesigns@embarqmail.com

Some of our private collectorsprefer to deal with serious

buyers and sellers, therefore weat PPP&B offer to qualify all

item inquiries.

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A s much as I love to go“picking” it wasn’t untilrecently I felt compelled to “pick” through my own

family’s antique trunk of photographs. This particular photographreminded me of one of the stories my grandmother would rarelyshare. One of my personal favorites being the story of my dadbeing mistaken for the LINDBERGH BABY!

According to my grandmother and my father, the two traveledtogether by train from Eastern North Carolina to Washington DCon business. My grandfather was home with complications relatedto diabetes and could not travel.

After arriving at the train station in DC they became separatedfrom each other in the crowd. Two police officers noticed my dadwas alone and saw how similar he looked to the missing son ofCharles Lindbergh. When they asked him his name, he looked upat the officers and replied “Charles!”

Lindbergh kidnappingFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The kidnapping of CharlesAugustus Lindbergh, Jr., theeldest son of aviator CharlesLindbergh and Anne MorrowLindbergh, was one of the mosthighly publicized crimes of the20th century. The 20-month-oldtoddler was abducted from hisfamily home in East Amwell,New Jersey, on the evening ofMarch 1, 1932.[2] Over twomonths later, on May 12, 1932,his body was discovered a shortdistance from the Lindberghs'home in neighboring HopewellTownship.[3]

LINDBERGH PHOTOS

Mistaken Identity cont. next pg

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My Dad and his ownCharles Jr. several years later

The baby is my father, with hisfather and grandfather

My Dad with one of his aunts

My Dad with anotherone of his aunts

My Dad

MY DAD’S FAMILMY DAD’S FAMILMY DAD’S FAMILMY DAD’S FAMILMY DAD’S FAMILY PHOY PHOY PHOY PHOY PHOTTTTTOSOSOSOSOS

My dad’s only memory wasthe officers were “nice & funny”and gave him candy. Grannyfound him with the police officersand thanked them for finding herson, not yet realizing the fullscope of the situation at hand.Granny never gave a lot of detailswhen recalling this particularevent, other than it was a “nui-sance” and that reclaiming her sonwas “swift”. I can only imagine!

My grandmother was born inthe 1880’s in eastern North Caro-lina, became a school teacher in aone-room schoolhouse beforemarrying my grandfather. My dadwas the youngest of four boys, andborn during the beginning of thedepression. By the time I was

born, she was in her mid-seventiesand that particular day in DC hadbecome only one of many fondmemories.

And now it’s one of mine.

- Patricia Dowdy

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Even temperatures shooting to thehigh 90’s and topping out in trripledigits across eastern North Carolinacould not deter all the bargain hunterson June 19 -20.

No one really is sure what the truenumbers are but a lot of folks did

travel Why 301 through severaleastern NC counties looking fortreasures untold.

The third annual Hwy 301 EndlessYard Sale event did not see rain butsome areas experienced gusty windsthat challenged poorly anchored tents.

I speak of personal experiencesince PPP&B staffers decided to setup anoutdoor table at Good Old Boysindoor/outdoor fleamarket locatedbetsween Rocky Mount andSharpsburg.

As we were sitting there chattingwith locals stopping by to look at

various comics,toys, etc., a hugegust lifted the tentand would have flown across thesoybeanfields if not for thequick reflexes of yours truly and

Patricia Dowdy.B u s i n e s s

was brisk andwe had ad e l i g h t f u lconversa t ionwith two gentscruising throughafter work. Theyfound theclassic andvintage t-shirtrack andp u r c h a s e d

several iconic shirts for gifts tofriends.

I was proud to sport my vintageAerosmith shirt but then felt a bitdated by wearing it. It was great tosee so many people looking at all theshirts and a few folks laughing at oldmemories sparked.

- Renee

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Something Right OfSomething Right OfSomething Right OfSomething Right OfSomething Right Offffff the the the the the TV ScrTV ScrTV ScrTV ScrTV Screen freen freen freen freen from om om om om Mad MenMad MenMad MenMad MenMad Men?!?!?!?!?!

As readers should already know,we here at PPP&B have a wickedsense of humor collectively andwhen one of our contributors sentus this via email, we just had toshare it with everyone. Quite a fewof us at PPP&B come fromadvertising and marketingbackgrounds and just LOVE rarefinds like this one showing us thatour predecessors also hadfantastically wicked and sly senseof humor as well.

Overheard at EndlessHwy301 Yardsale...

Young boy asks oldergentleman (assumed tobe his grandfather),“What is THAT?!,” whilepointing to an old blackrotary phone. “An elec-tronic dinosaur, son.”

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Come on by to see us, or callabout specials we are running.

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For info on our advertising packages and rates, emailPatricia Dowdy, pickerpassion@gmail.com for details.

My wonderful father sent me this email with a bunch of old photos but this one in par-ticular really caught my eye since its caption indicated this was a young woman workingin the late 1920’s on a Florida alligator farm. Now, that must’ve been one heckuva’ joband one of the perks was an excellent physical workout.

_ - Renee

DrDrDrDrDrop bop bop bop bop by PPP&B outdoor boothy PPP&B outdoor boothy PPP&B outdoor boothy PPP&B outdoor boothy PPP&B outdoor booth

aaaaat Good Old Bot Good Old Bot Good Old Bot Good Old Bot Good Old Boys Fys Fys Fys Fys Flea Marlea Marlea Marlea Marlea Markkkkketetetetet

on Hwy 301on Hwy 301on Hwy 301on Hwy 301on Hwy 301For those of our readers and followers who find themselves

on a Saturday toodling up Hwy 301 in Nash County, NC, besure to swing into Good Old Boys Flea Market (betweenSharpsburg and Rocky Mount) to visit with Patricia and Sean,two of our contributers.

They specialize incomic books, pulpand graphic novels,and toys.

Just look forSpiderman!

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One of PPP&B’s People Behind the ScenesPatricia Dowdy is our graphic art-ist, an eastern NC sales contact andcontributing writer. Her endless pas-sion for antiques and collectibleswas inherited from her grand-mother, born 1888 in eastern NC,and at age 90 continued to go pick-

ing! She loves the stories behindthe history of each antique orunique item. She enjoys collect-ing old bottles, pre 1940’s maga-zines and enjoys being on the wa-ter as much as possible. Her emailis pickerpassion@gmail.com.

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