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Syma N/A Natuurmonumenten Texel by Lucas Ensing

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20150516 - yardsale haul - IMG_0417 - Carolyn - free cat feathers via cultural appropriation by Claire CJS

Got this for free. Cultural appropriation = free brightly-colored feathers for our cats.

Carolyn.

feather headdress, feathers.

cultural appropriation.

upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.

May 16, 2015.

... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com

... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com

... Read my yard sale-related blogposts at clintjcl dot wordpress dot com/category/yard-sales/

BACKSTORY: Got up around 7:15AM, made it out driving by 7:51 AM and went out until around 1:30PM for a total of 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales±, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.

±THE TAKE:±

$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$35.16)

$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings (EV:$149.99)

$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$9.99)

$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$14.99)

$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$31.49±)

$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$±44.99±)

$2.00: game, Square Off, ±Parker± Brothers (EV:$±15.00±). Similar to ±Rubik's Race.

$2.00: game, Rubik's Race (EV:$12.99)

$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$3.96 Goodwill price tag)

$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$29.49)

$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$1.69±)

$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$±14.99±)

$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$±59.98±)

$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$±14.19)

$2.00: swing, green (EV:$14.19)

$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$±14.58±)

$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$±19.99±) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.

$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$±10.20±)

$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$±10.20±)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php

$1.00: liquor bottle,Queen's Castle, Blended Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, Blended Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Cheri-Suisse, Swiss Chocolate Cherry Liqueur (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Vandermint Liqueur, Park Avenue Imports (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Royal Chambord Liqueur, Pres Chamboro, France (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ), however (EV:$7.09 for just the empty bottle)

$1.00: liquor bottle, hoglano Enziein Crreme RSchmes, Anton RiemerSchmrs Munchen, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3±)

$1.00: wig, black with magenta streaks (EV:$±2.99±)

$1.00: plastic Grim Reaper ±scythe±, Rubie's Costume, 1994 (EV:$±5.40±)

$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 186 [not FG 125], 31"x10±" (EV:$1.04)

$0.50: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Raphael, McDonald's, 2007, shell opens, 5.25x2.25" (EV:$±.50±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Avatar±, 2009, 4 joints, battery operated, but maybe the batteries are dead. 5" tall (EV:$3.33)

$0.50: action figure, The Incredible Hulk, Burger King, 2008, 3x3.375" (EV:$3.94)

$0.50: action figure, Shrek, Princess Fiona, McDonald's, 4.25x5", 3 joints, on/off switch and speaker on back don't seem to work (EV:$±8.11±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Fantastic Four±, The Thing, Burger King, 2007, 5x4", 3 joints (EV:$4.99)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, black with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, white with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, red with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stud bracelet, Hot Topic (EV:$3.00)

$0.10: medical paper tape, Care One, 10yards (EV:$3.49)

$FREE: Indian feather headdress, 11 feathers, 2ft wide (EV:$8.00±)

$FREE: coloring book, ±G.I. Joe±, Undersea Mission, Marvel Books, 1987, 02488501045 (EV:$±3.90±)

$FREE: sticker book, ±Batman±, DK (EV:$6.95 price tag)

$FREE: coloring book, ±Cartoon Network± Cartoon Cartoons, (EV:$2.99 price tag)

$FREE: Wiimote silicon sleeve skin, black (EV:$±1.77) They asked for a dollar and when Carolyn tried to talk them down to $0.50, she said to just take it because she didn't want coins.

$FREE: bubbles, Super Miracle Bubbles, Imperial, 100 fl oz, about 60% full, 076666213481 (EV:$15.00 based on $4.00 for 16 fl oz)

$FREE: speakers (2), Panasonic, Model No. SB-AK520, Part No NX0224, Serial no. TN4CB089299 (EV:$18.00)

$FREE: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Michaelangelo, McDonald's, 2007, 5 joints, twisty action when squeezed, 4.5x3.5"(EV:$±4.31±)

San Jerónimo by Santiago Angarita Films

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San Jerónimo

Medellín

Antioquia

Colombia

Yellow-billed kingfisher by Julien Rouard - Dreamtime Nature Photography

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Yellow-billed kingfisher - Syma torotoro

Kutini-Payamu National Park - Queensland

Australia

Syma X5C Quadcopter by Aitor Beobide Rubio

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20150516 - yardsale haul - IMG_0401 - action figures - The Thing, Princess Fiona by Claire CJS

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They both look ready to brawl.

Princesss Fiona, The Thing.

Princess Fiona action figure, The Thing action figure.

upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.

May 16, 2015.

... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com

... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com

... Read my yard sale-related blogposts at clintjcl dot wordpress dot com/category/yard-sales/

BACKSTORY: Got up around 7:15AM, made it out driving by 7:51 AM and went out until around 1:30PM for a total of 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.

THE TAKE:

$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$±35.16±)

$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings (EV:$±149.99±)

$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$±9.99±)

$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$±14.99±)

$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$±31.49±)

$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$±44.99±)

$2.00: game, Square Off, ±Parker± Brothers (EV:$±15.00±). Similar to ±Rubik's± Race.

$2.00: game, ±Rubik's± Race (EV:$±12.99±)

$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$±3.96 Goodwill price tag±)

$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$±29.49±)

$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$±1.69±)

$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$14.99)

$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$59.98)

$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$14.19)

$2.00: swing, green (EV:$14.19±)

$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$14.58)

$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$19.99) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.

$2.00: Guitar Hero guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$10.20)

$2.00: Guitar Hero guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$10.20)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php

$1.00: liquor bottle, Queen's Castle, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, Blended Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle,Cheri-Suisse, Swiss Chocolate Cherry Liqueur (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, Vandermint Liqueur, Park Avenue Imports (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, Royal Chambord Liqueur, Pres Chamboro, France (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±), however (EV:$±7.09 for just the empty bottle±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, hoglano Enziein Crreme RSchmes, Anton RiemerSchmrs Munchen, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3)

$1.00: wig, black with magenta streaks (EV:$2.99)

$1.00: plastic Grim Reaper scythe, Rubie's Costume, 1994 (EV:$5.40)

$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 186 [not FG 125], 31"±x10±" (EV:$1.04±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles±, Raphael, McDonald's, 2007, shell opens, 5.25x2.25" (EV:$.50)

$0.50: action figure, Avatar, 2009, 4 joints, battery operated, but maybe the batteries are dead. 5" tall (EV:$±3.33±)

$0.50: action figure, The Incredible Hulk, Burger King, 2008, 3x3.375" (EV:$3.94±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Shrek±, Princess Fiona, McDonald's, 4.25x5", 3 joints, on/off switch and speaker on back don't seem to work (EV:$8.11)

$0.50: action figure, Fantastic Four, The Thing, Burger King, 2007, 5x4", 3 joints (EV:$±4.99±)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, black with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$±10.80±)

$0.50:stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, white with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, red with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stud bracelet, Hot Topic (EV:$3.00)

$0.10: medical paper tape, Care One, 10yards (EV:$3.49)

$FREE: Indian feather headdress, 11 feathers, 2ft wide (EV:$8.00)

$FREE: coloring book, G.I. Joe, Undersea Mission, Marvel Books, 1987, 02488501045 (EV:$3.90)

$FREE: sticker book, Batman, DK (EV:$6.95 price tag)

$FREE: coloring book, Cartoon Network Cartoon Cartoons, (EV:$2.99 price tag)

$FREE: Wiimote silicon sleeve skin, black (EV:$1.77) They asked for a dollar and when Carolyn tried to talk them down to $0.50, she said to just take it because she didn't want coins.

$FREE: bubbles, Super Miracle Bubbles, Imperial, 100 fl oz, about 60% full, 076666213481 (EV:$15.00 based on $4.00 for 16 fl oz)

$FREE: speakers (2), Panasonic, Model No. SB-AK520, Part No NX0224, Serial no. TN4CB089299 (EV:$18.00)

$FREE: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Michaelangelo, McDonald's, 2007, 5 joints, twisty action when squeezed, 4.5x3.5"(EV:$±4.31±)

Iglesia La Valvanera by Santiago Angarita Films

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Iglesia La Valvanera - Fonquetá, Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia}

Santiago Angarita Photography

Fotó: mega4000 / Hely: Budapest / Hangos részletek (4608x3456pixel) Music Expo 2015 - Syma csarnok by Holub Mihály mega4000 MegaAirMovie

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DIY: Devo 7E Quadcopter (etc) Transmitter Hack by linux-works

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The hack is to install an nRF24L01+ module for hardware (see on top/right with all the colored thin wires going to it), install 'Deviation' open source firmware and some 'model files' for each of the quads or helis that you want to control. I have model files configured for all my quads: H8 mini, H7, syma x5c, hubsan x4, cheerson cx10 (most use the nRF module but some need the A7105 module (not shown, but installed in similar fashion).

The devo 7e is about $50 and has quite good gimbals and front controls. And, this one transmitter can replace all the custom 'rtf' (ready to fly) kits that force you to buy a transmitter when all you really wanted was the quad ;)

Drones by Lhumoureuse :-)

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- 2 Parrot Bebop 2 Skycontroller Black Edition

- 1 Parrot Bebop 1 Skycontroller

- 1 Cheerson CX 20

- 1 Eachine Racer 250

- 1 Syma X8C

- 1 Cheerson CX 10

- 1 Hubsan X4

- 1 Eachine H8

- 1 JJRC H22 3D

My new helicopter by Nick Lawes

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Now I need some flying lessons :-)

20150516 - yardsale haul - IMG_0410 - guitar - Hohner Rockwood by Claire CJS

You can't beat a fully functional $7 electric guitar. I dare you to try.

Hohner Rockwood guitar.

upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.

May 16, 2015.

... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com

... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com

... Read my yard sale-related blogposts at clintjcl dot wordpress dot com/category/yard-sales/

BACKSTORY: Got up around 7:15AM, made it out driving by 7:51 AM and went out until around 1:30PM for a total of 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.

THE TAKE:

$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$±35.16±)

$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings (EV:$±149.99±)

$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$±9.99±)

$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$±14.99±)

$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$±31.49±)

$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$±44.99±)

$2.00: game, Square Off, ±Parker± Brothers (EV:$±15.00±). Similar to ±Rubik's± Race.

$2.00: game, ±Rubik's± Race (EV:$±12.99±)

$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$±3.96 Goodwill price tag±)

$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$±29.49±)

$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$±1.69±)

$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$14.99)

$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$59.98)

$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$14.19)

$2.00: swing, green (EV:$14.19±)

$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$14.58)

$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$19.99) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.

$2.00: Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$±10.20±)

$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$±10.20±)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php

$1.00: liquor bottle, Queen's Castle, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, Blended Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, Cheri-Suisse, Swiss Chocolate Cherry Liqueur (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )