Why is qouting Mr Rooney shameful? I have enjoyed watching the many tributes to him all day.
My goodness, my goodnes......indeed.

O.K., I admit it - I'm guilty.

Now what did I do? :jester:

Bill :)

I was at a mall back in Virginia and there was a group of vendors set up in the hallway selling sports cards. Baseball cards, football cards, Nascar...you know what I mean. I was browsing with my stepson and a teenager was walking around with us when it dawned on me that he was using us as a shield so he could steal cards. He was dropping them down in a shopping bag.

I walked over to the man managing the booth and pointed the boy out to him and told him what I'd seen. He called for security and the boy was arrested.

Another time, many years ago, I was leaving work in a city at about 1 a.m. As I started to put the key into my car door, I heard a crash and looked up to see two men taking items through the broken plate glass window they'd just broken.

I squatted beside my car trying to disappear. When they walked up the road, I got into my car and drove straight to the police station and reported what I had witnessed. I was subpoenaed to go to court as a witness. The men pleaded guilty when they found out there was an eyewitness to their crime.

If I saw someone stealing from a yardsale, I'd tell the homeowner or whoever was in charge and help them the best I could. Right is right. I'd want someone to do the same for me. When I see someone doing something wrong, my adrenaline gets pumped up.

Have to agree it happens everywhere...had it happen "up north". It's a sad deal that some have to do that. I've also heard of thieves distracting the garage-sale owner-people and stealing their cashbox. NOT here!! It's always best to keep vigilant!!

I agree Bogie. If you are trying to get rid of it...than let them in.

When I come up with things I no longer need, I donate to charity; hence, no problems like this and I am rid of the excess material.

That's what I did with a whole house of furniture when we sold in Palm Beach county.

Totally agree. If I track all the hours I spend preparing for a garage sale, I "earn" just a few dollars/hour. Now, I donate my stuff and take the tax deduction.

You jest for having to ask? :p

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Good for you! That's what I would do too. After I beat the crap out of 'em.

Guess you are not kidding. :wave::laugh:

OK, I'm sorry. You see I am an anal rule follower and insinuating that a person is stupid for following the rules bothers me. Using Mr. Rooney to channel the insult just t'd me off. My apologies. :oops:

Posh. Bogie is a rule follower. Sometimes these threads become so convoluted with our joking and nonsense..(I am very much to blame) that no sense can be made of them.

AND there is a squirt gun posse made up of otherwise sweet ladies who post on TOTV. We threaten frequently to beat the crap out of wrong doers.

Respect for us is required.;)

I hope this wrong doer will get a pass by the posse this time. :angel:

Where I come from it is common for the local "professionals" to show up at the first day of garage sales a half hour early so they can wheedle their way into the sale before anyone else to take advantage of the whole virgin inventory. I've always found that to be unfair to others who respect the start time and show up then. On the one time I was involved in a Saturday morning garage sale, I took great pleasure in not letting anyone in early, no matter what excuses they had. Maybe a sign out front "Early admittance allowed with a 20% premium on prices" would be in order. Just saying . . .