Car boot sales in Stafford.

Gramaisc

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My first boot sale for a year today. It was surprisingly quiet, I even thought it might not be there until I actually arrived - walking down the Isabel trail there was no audible signal from it.

Having no intention of buying anything, I did end up with a 'sorting tray' - these things fit exactly in some desk drawers that I have, so it was worth a quid.

A bit like this, but with a few different sizes of compartment.

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Cue

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Anyone trying to shift Nerf guns at the car boot on the off chance?

I’m still after a decent variety
 

Gramaisc

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I saw nothing of that sort, I'm afraid.

There was more 'garage clearout' stuff than there used to be, but somewhat less 'toy based material', I thought.
 

Gramaisc

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Quite thin today, by the time I got there, largely as a result of the poorly timed shower earlier on.

I did get a couple of nice polishing mops of this form. The pair in the middle.

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Still no non-lethal weaponry for @Cue.
 

Zylo

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Is it normal for the carboot at the common, to have a bit of a weird crowd? never been myself..

All I know is walking past on way to work, other week there was.... young kids....older people smoking weed near them..... and some odd characters to say the least. this is at 5.20ish am.. all lined up outside in there cars/vans
 

Gramaisc

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Is it normal for the carboot at the common, to have a bit of a weird crowd? never been myself..

All I know is walking past on way to work, other week there was.... young kids....older people smoking weed near them..... and some odd characters to say the least. this is at 5.20ish am.. all lined up outside in there cars/vans
It is a cross-section of the general population around here - therefore, it will be weird.
 

littleme

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Is it normal for the carboot at the common, to have a bit of a weird crowd? never been myself..

All I know is walking past on way to work, other week there was.... young kids....older people smoking weed near them..... and some odd characters to say the least. this is at 5.20ish am.. all lined up outside in there cars/vans
That's just daily life in N'orf E'nd love.
 

Gramaisc

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Quietish today, but rather more interesting provender.

I got a couple of large Scotch Brite wheels and a new filter jug, for the old round filters, of which I may have a lifetime supply still.

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Still no weaponry on sale.
 

Gramaisc

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Still biggish - and still mostly tat.

But, I did get a somewhat larger polishing mop, a pair of ¼" hexagon extensions for screwdriver bits, so I can leave a set in each main location now, and a 210 x 7mm diameter SDS drill - handy for initial pilot holes, especially when using the cordless drill for larger holes than is reasonable.
 

kyoto49

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A good boot for us today.

Got this vintage set of Sheffield steel knives, brand new just need a wash and polish. I love vintage Made In England kitchen equipment!

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Also spotted this classic. I don't even remember these being a thing?

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Gramaisc

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My second one of this year - last week had nothing of any note worth commenting on.

Much more interest (for me) today.

I picked up a heavily-used, but still fully functional, DeWalt DW938 reciprocating saw.

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It should clean up OK and be useful for the odd job that falls between 'handsaw' and 'worth running the extension out for'.

I have a few other devices using the same battery format.
 
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