They moved it to St. Paul and called G-TOO, I think it's still open but it's
not the same. They auction off the computer stuff in silent auctions. Most
times they never bring it out because of the fights there.
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Layer" <william.layer at comcast.net>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: Rare Apples, eBay, Goodwill
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:19:30 -0800 (PST)
Vintage Computer Festival <vcf at siconic.com> wrote:
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Keys wrote:
You almost have to stop each day as good things
do not last long. Here
in
Houston some people sit in the Goodwill all day for 8 hours getting the
stuff as it is being put out. There are fights sometime.
Wow, and I thought I had no life...
In the good (bad) old days, there was this place in Lauderdale called
"Digger's Delight", which was part of the local Goodwill stores. Big
concrete warehouse with a dirt parking lot, and the staff would
(literally) bring the goods out by the gaylord, as they were processed.
There were regulars there, the same folks you saw everytime you went in.
It didn't take long to form the opinion that this was the only context in
which these people were ever, in their entire lives, referred to as
'regular'. They would descend upon the goods in a manner not inconsistent
with a pack of hyenas staking a fresh kill. There were arguments, fights,
and items smashed out of spite or contempt. Come for the stuff, stay for
the spectacle.
I nabbed a lot of good things there over time, but it was usually an
unpleasant interaction, to say the least. I typically left muttering
something to myself along the lines of 'trash fighting over trash', or
something even less flattering.
I miss that place.
Bill--
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