The Boy Scout Yard Sale
The ward Boy Scout troop held a yard sale today on the north lawn of our front yard. I had to get up early as they were already bringing in things before 6 am. One of the headaches of my calling as program and newsletter publisher for the Ward is advertising an event only to have the particulars changed at the last moment. This was supposed to begin at 8 am, but they announced last week after the program was published that it would start at 7 am. Nevertheless, a lot of garage sale-type stuff was hauled over and sales did start at around 7 am. I was able to pick up a couple of things for the grandchildren, including a 5-gallon bucket of new Lincoln Logs. The Hot Wheels thingy you see in the picture was a heavy contraption with a 6-volt battery to drive it, so I didn't buy that. The upcoming yard sale prompted me to finish my rock and mineral display in the parlor, so I had a couple of boxes of smaller specimins to donate to the yard sale. Amazingly they sold quickly at a buck apiece. All in all, the Scouts brought in about $800 to help with scout camp fees, so the event which wrapped up around 2 pm was considered a success.