tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post6983554210903353534..comments2024-03-28T16:48:08.999-04:00Comments on Ottawa Daily Photo: MadnessWilliam Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-13550701457048002342019-07-30T12:57:39.388-04:002019-07-30T12:57:39.388-04:00@Mari: it's a habit I've never gotten into...@Mari: it's a habit I've never gotten into.<br /><br />@Linda: I don't!<br /><br />@MB: you're welcome.<br /><br />@Genie: this is a big one.<br /><br />@Beatrice: I don't see much point to them, though I did pick up a couple of books in this year's edition.<br /><br />@EG: I do as well.<br /><br />@Janis: for some!<br /><br />@Jack: it's quite a tradition here.<br /><br />@Hamilton: that's true.<br /><br />@Jen: this is a big event.<br /><br />@Zozia: that happens here too.<br /><br />@Kay: I know that feeling.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-44645817258511146482014-08-01T19:52:59.198-04:002014-08-01T19:52:59.198-04:00Garage sales can be fun, especially for a bargain ...Garage sales can be fun, especially for a bargain hunter. The crowds? Not so much!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-64196463365610301112014-08-01T02:52:30.081-04:002014-08-01T02:52:30.081-04:00I LOVE garage sales and the bigger the better! I u...I LOVE garage sales and the bigger the better! I used to go scouring my neighbourhood in Canada many a Saturday in the summer. Garage sales are only becoming popular in Poland now. They are more of a neighbourhood lawn sales as in the city most people live in high rise buildings and don't have a space to display their stuff to the public.Zosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698333751420689684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-20596369461374643062014-07-31T20:52:10.168-04:002014-07-31T20:52:10.168-04:00There are number of community garage sales happeni...There are number of community garage sales happening this weekend around here for the long weekend. Probably not as big as that though! Jen Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474934297005767772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-74691185751008777182014-07-31T19:18:33.217-04:002014-07-31T19:18:33.217-04:00Street sales are like are so much fun. Even if you...Street sales are like are so much fun. Even if you aren't shopping or come home empty handed, you get to see the detritus of life and wonder "why"?!hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-90650422322585467052014-07-31T18:20:27.528-04:002014-07-31T18:20:27.528-04:00When I lived in Columbus, Ohio, there was a huge n...When I lived in Columbus, Ohio, there was a huge neighborhood-wide yard sale in the summer. It was always a big favorite among the sellers and the buyers. I got rid of some junk that way.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-91708343437516704152014-07-31T08:55:27.444-04:002014-07-31T08:55:27.444-04:00So. Much. Fun. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!So. Much. Fun. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!GreensboroDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164424487770296616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-31402163800385472162014-07-31T08:28:24.897-04:002014-07-31T08:28:24.897-04:00Great way to recycle stuff and I like the idea tha...Great way to recycle stuff and I like the idea that some of the money is going to charity.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-52920081341261331682014-07-30T23:27:24.530-04:002014-07-30T23:27:24.530-04:00Yard sales can be fun and we have gone to quite a ...Yard sales can be fun and we have gone to quite a few in the past. But now that we are trying to downsize, they don't hold the same attraction.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-44859437771388366112014-07-30T23:14:40.187-04:002014-07-30T23:14:40.187-04:00This looks like great fun, and although I do not f...This looks like great fun, and although I do not frequent garage sales when I am at home, I do love to stroll through when in another city, especially a foreign city.<br /><br />Bises,<br />GenieGenie -- Paris and Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758801373365481655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-66060793621531789202014-07-30T21:10:47.389-04:002014-07-30T21:10:47.389-04:00Thanks, I have a good idea for something off beat....Thanks, I have a good idea for something off beat. MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-45720186654232363532014-07-30T20:51:52.747-04:002014-07-30T20:51:52.747-04:00Very cool. I love garage sales!Very cool. I love garage sales!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-30087754179904065172014-07-30T19:51:58.045-04:002014-07-30T19:51:58.045-04:00You can find some fabulous things at garage sales....You can find some fabulous things at garage sales. It's not fun anymore though without Lanny.Mari Collierhttp://www.maricollier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-81288469543303571752014-07-30T18:53:28.807-04:002014-07-30T18:53:28.807-04:00@Anita: there are areas here where a couple of blo...@Anita: there are areas here where a couple of blocks or so will do it all on the same weekend, but the Glebe is a pretty big area, and so many houses get involved.<br /><br />@Norma: she'd have been happy with this one!<br /><br />@RedPat: definitely!<br /><br />@Cheryl: that must draw a lot of people!<br /><br />@MB: the crowds can be overwhelming.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-4990296646263060262014-07-30T17:48:48.435-04:002014-07-30T17:48:48.435-04:00Some people love these sales----too many people fo...Some people love these sales----too many people for me.<br /><br />What is a take away store? MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-88661431737528227722014-07-30T16:06:25.626-04:002014-07-30T16:06:25.626-04:00Love garage sales, especially huge ones! We have o...Love garage sales, especially huge ones! We have one in here called From Peaches to Beaches, and it stretches from middle Georgia's peach-growing orchards down to the beaches in our Golden Isles!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101939218861758437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-45704598404913233012014-07-30T14:05:39.304-04:002014-07-30T14:05:39.304-04:00Crazy!Crazy!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-64187732509817245652014-07-30T13:07:04.468-04:002014-07-30T13:07:04.468-04:00My mom always loved garage sales, too.My mom always loved garage sales, too.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-63485683567270727432014-07-30T12:52:48.762-04:002014-07-30T12:52:48.762-04:00Wow, that is crazy. Where I use to live there was ...Wow, that is crazy. Where I use to live there was an annual garage sale weekend in one of the neighborhoods where almost every home participated. It was huge and drew an enormous amount of people, but I don't think it got that crowded. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754200681021301348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-10262158789470075152014-07-30T11:50:24.594-04:002014-07-30T11:50:24.594-04:00@Beth: it's actually in a location not too far...@Beth: it's actually in a location not too far from where these shots were taken.<br /><br />@Jane and Chris: it's enough just trying to get through the main street to go downtown!<br /><br />@Marleen: my mother wasn't too much for these things.<br /><br />@Tex: not a problem for my cousin!<br /><br />@VP: it does bring out the community, for certain.<br /><br />@Grace: you wouldn't be the only one.<br /><br />@Sharon: thousands of people, for certain<br /><br />@Judy: that madness can be contagious.<br /><br />@Tanya: it can be a restaurant, a shop where you're in and out... lots of different things.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-72889271932000578472014-07-30T11:49:05.308-04:002014-07-30T11:49:05.308-04:00a fun event...i'm confused on the theme...what...a fun event...i'm confused on the theme...what's a take away store?Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-29426049127090880642014-07-30T11:17:52.494-04:002014-07-30T11:17:52.494-04:00I have noticed that people who like garage sales c...I have noticed that people who like garage sales can get show a bit of madness sometimes. I can see how this would draw in hordes of them. Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469878511196407233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-66331591139394664212014-07-30T10:47:25.577-04:002014-07-30T10:47:25.577-04:00I can see that this event draws some huge crowds. ...I can see that this event draws some huge crowds. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-60049139878633190402014-07-30T10:32:09.196-04:002014-07-30T10:32:09.196-04:00Oh yes I'd be having a good look around there ...Oh yes I'd be having a good look around there for sure!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-71748053732080028522014-07-30T10:32:07.326-04:002014-07-30T10:32:07.326-04:00We should do something like this here...We should do something like this here...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com