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The National Road Yard Sale
David In Indy:
You can see a video by clicking on the link at the bottom of this post. :)
From Fox 59:
The US 40 National Road Yard Sale
In the small town of Philadelphia just east of Indianapolis bargain hunter Connie Morphew had her arms full with towels and a blanket she was buying for under ten dollars.
"I'm unemployed right now so I need to look for bargains," said Connie. She's just one of thousands of shoppers who will stop along U.S. 40 this year for the National Road Yard sale.
"I feel I'm helping the economy," said antique dealer Patricia McDaniel who started the huge multi-state yard sale six years ago. "People are looking for deals and to make money unloading clutter."
In Philadelphia eight local families set up their sale a day early. People were already stopping to buy bargain priced items. We watched as a bed with a nice wooden frame sold for $14. A washer on sale for $20 sat on the lawn of United Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Sellers like Bill Locks are hopeful items they considered throwaway junk will bring them a few extra dollars.
"I'm laid off from Chrysler and just trying to make ends meet while I wait for a contract and get back to work," said Locks.
The National road yard sale starts at dawn Wednesday and runs through Sunday. It spans six states from Baltimore to St. Louis. The sale extends from Terre Haute to Richmond in Indiana.
For More Information: 2009 Historic National Road Yard Sale www.oldstorefrontantiques.com May 27-May 31 Dawn - Dusk every day Patricia McDaniel 765-478-4809.
http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-road-yard-sale-052709,0,4314893.story
Monika:
Driving through Pennsylvania a couple of weeks ago, there were yard sales everywhere - really, I don´t know how many signs and tables and porches filled with stuff that I saw. Is this a really big thing in US, or do you think this in general is a way for many people to cope with the economy?
David In Indy:
Lots of people have their own little private yard sales. But one continuous yard sale stretching through six states is rather unusual. I might go check it out tomorrow! :)
And here in the US, people will have these sales either in their yards or in their garages. If it is in their garage, it is called a "garage sale". :)
injest:
--- Quote from: David In Indy on May 27, 2009, 11:10:01 pm ---Lots of people have their own little private yard sales. But one continuous yard sale stretching through six states is rather unusual. I might go check it out tomorrow! :)
And here in the US, people will have these sales either in their yards or in their garages. If it is in their garage, it is called a "garage sale". :)
--- End quote ---
we have something similar here on Hwy 80..I always say I am gonna go but I always wind up missing it!
David In Indy:
I might go check it out tomorrow. US 40 goes right through Indy. I'll bet there's a little bit of everything there. :)
Not everything is cheap though. They showed this woman on the news trying to buy some marbles for her son (I think it was her son, or grandson) and the man wanted to charge her 30 dollars for them! Maybe they were antiques.
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