@riskybryzness joined

@riskybryzness I spend hours marveling at finds on that page.

@OldCatLady @riskybryzness It also makes you wonder about who the heck bought them the first time around too.

@Kidsandliz @OldCatLady I absolutely love it. When I first joined it there was a post about a giant crustacean that had green light bulbs as eyes. I knew that group was meant for me.

@OldCatLady @riskybryzness There is some pretty humorous/weird/“unique” items there. Most of them I wouldn’t actually want in my apt though.

@narfcake I havent seen @mfladd on here for A WHILE!!! I wonder if Alexa is holding him hostage in his bedroom?!?!??!?

@narfcake
I think that is an implied-cat shirt.
/giphy implied cat

@narfcake There’s a chance it’s a catshirt.

@narfcake It’s definitely a cat shirt - Schrodinger’s cat still needs to brush it’s teeth since it isn’t definitively dead yet.

@Kidsandliz it doesn’t work. I tried calling 867-5309.

@JnKL @Kidsandliz did Jenny answer?

@Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 she did not…

@JnKL I redid a (much plainer) antique rotary phone for an escape room a couple of years ago. If you dialed the correct number found in clues in the room someone would answer with another clue to escape the room. I added 867-5309 in case anyone ever dialed it - it would play the caller the chorus to the song.

@djslack that is seriously cool.

@djslack @JnKL Should of programmed a Rickroll in there too!

@djslack @JnKL @sicc574 when I worked for Hardee’s years ago we used metal tent shaped numbers to indicate the time food was made and put up in the bin (before they started to prepare to order). Every now and then we would put them up on top of the bin in that order to see if anyone noticed… usually no one did. sigh

@allergycheryl SCORE!

@allergycheryl Similarly, the dumpsters at the hospitals I have worked at have contributed everything from electrical fixtures to structural steel, including many solid core doors, hinges, door closers, assorted hardware [screws, rivets, hooks and utility hangers], a 6-panel X-ray viewbox [useful as a really big and bright lighting fixture or 6 smaller of same], and 3 full cases of silicone caulking rated for use in sealing fire wall openings [think the most resilient, heat stable, durable caulking made…].
Apparently to be allowed to run a hospital, you have to make it a point to throw out literal shit-tons of good/useful items and make sure that they go to the landfill, instead of recycling them, mostly as part of the almost-literally constant remodeling of said facility…

@mml666 Did they have a clip board for you to carry as well?

@therealjrn I already have both a wooden one with clip and the aluminum box type. All I need now is a ConEd hard hat

@mml666 Or ball cap…I suppose a hard hat would be better though.

@leti1111
My dad has bought the proof sets for probably the last 35 years and that’s what he’s gonna leave my brothers and I with.
When we were little he used to make us go through his pennies and separate the ones made from copper. I have lots of memories of my brothers and I sitting on the counter separating pennies, dimes, nickels and quarters.

@leti1111
Also walked out of Kroger’s a couple weeks ago and their was a quarter on the ground so I picked it up. It was a 1964 quarter in decent condition. Score! I know it’s not a huge find but I was pretty stoked. I went through $60 in quarters yesterday looking for misprints, didn’t find any but still got like $40 more dollars to go. It’s addicting and fun.

@leti1111 @star2236 My dad passed away a few months ago and left a giant stamp collection. No one collects stamps anymore. We found a place that gave us 50% on the face value of his uncancelled stamps. I felt kind of bad.

@leti1111 @sammydog01 @star2236 Oh, I don’t know. If your folks were like my folks they wouldn’t want you burdened. He enjoyed them, and you got a little cash. Sounds like a win-win. : )

@leti1111 @star2236 @therealjrn I used my cash for a new dog. Well new to me anyway. He would have liked that.

@sammydog01 Sorry to hear about your dad. On the other hand his collection will go to someone who will enjoy and appreciate it which should count for something. And you have a dog you will enjoy.

@eonfifty Lovely find! One of the life-changers of my youth …
Did you have a reason for being in that dumpster or are you a habitual diver? - no insult intended, I often can’t resist as long as they aren’t full of spoiling food …

@stolicat
It’s a dumpster where I work, so it’s convenient to check. I’ve been a trash picker since probably my preteens. I, along with other neighborhood kids, would ride bicycles around on trash night looking for cool stuff. I remember refrigerator boxes being especially fun to play in.
/giphy fun refrigerator box

@eonfifty y’know, a little kid can get trapped in one of those …

and yeah, we did the trash night thing, too - my mom always told us to go check out the “better” neighborhoods.

@eonfifty @stolicat I find the dumpsters behind thrift stores (presuming no trash compactors) have good finds (and a lot of homeless who consider a particular site belonging to them and their small group who hang out around there so you need to pick with caution). My “best” finds were a spiderman two wheeler with training wheels in perfect condition (birthday present), toddler bed with brand new mattress in its original plastic (in use by family), two designer suits in original store plastic with zillion dollar price tags (donated to dress for success), new in box nick leather high tops in my daughter’s size, Designer purse with $125 price tag still on it (traded for cat feeding)… It is appalling to me that these things are thrown out rather than making an arrangement for charities (that give things to the poor) to pick this stuff up.

@eonfifty @stolicat
I’ve randomly started dumpster diving from store looking for stuff they throw away to move in new item. Haven’t found a lot bc a lot of the dumpsters around my area are the kind that eat everything. But if your ever interested check out the thedailydivers on YouTube, they find incredible stuff

@sammydog01 Hey, @ruouttaurmind did you see my new Legos?

@sammydog01 WOW! Less than four bucks? SCORE!

I guess I’m going to have to give the Goodwills around here another shot. Good find!

@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01

Hopeless. You both are hopeless.

@sammydog01 Rumor has it you can use that LEGO Power Functions motor to motorize the LEGO Pirate Coaster kit (which is currently $63 at Walmart).

@Barney Hey, @ruouttaurmind wanted me to spend $90 on a Lego rocket so I came out $87 ahead.

@sammydog01 Yes counts as a win especially considering what you got for your money!

OMG I just found one just like it on ebay selling for $499. If that one sells I might have to list mine as much as I’d like to keep it.

And researching further, based on how the bottom of the drawers are made (early chamfered, beveled edges; not to mention drawer details and clearly handmade) it was likely made between 1840-1850. How cool is that?!

@Kidsandliz pics??

Edit window closed: you can see the wood grain through the finish which this photo doesn’t show and there are a few scratches, knicks, one chip… finish isn’t bad but could stand some furniture oil which I haven’t done yet (have to buy some). When I cleaned off the dirt with a damp paper towel the finish looked a bit translucent and had this warm tone to it (color is off in this photo).

@Kidsandliz really pretty! Congrats on the find!

@tinamarie1974 I was really lucky.

@Kidsandliz Major treasure score!

@Kidsandliz really nice!

@moonhat @oldcatlady - a once in a life time stroke of pure luck I am sure!

@Kidsandliz Can you identify the wood?

@OldCatLady I am not sure. The chipped part looks fairly recent and it looks fairly light with a slight brown tone. The wood grain under the stain isn’t pine or oak. I am going to have to look that what the grain is. Stain is likely walnut. Sort of hard to tell. When I have it on top fo the cherry antique dresser it definitely looks browner than that aged cherry.

@Kidsandliz beautiful find - congrats! might be oak or walnut if it’s that heavy.
I wish I had a sloppy resale place around here, but they all seem to be savvy on the quality pieces, often over-charging. Still, I check for mis-priced items or ones with no price that I can then bargain for with the sales people.

@stolicat I am thinking walnut (not “black” walnut though) as the grain isn’t oak.

This place trashes all the furniture. They tossed in the dumpster a 1920’s oak “teachers” desk. They destroyed it when they did that or I would have asked someone to help me pull it out. It still had all the brass leg caps on the bottom of the legs, wasn’t even scratched it. When they tossed it in they broke off a leg, busted up a drawer and gouged out the top of the thing. I had seen it by the dumpster, it was in good shape, and went to find one of the homeless to help me get it in my minivan. When I got back not 5 min later it was in the dumpster. Criminal destruction of good furniture in my opinion. Now they trash compact everything as some dumb ass set the dumpster on fire so they got rid of the dumpster.

@Kidsandliz No idea what it is. If you find out, post it here please. It’s a pretty cool piece.

@daveinwarsh @Kidsandliz I suspect it may be part of something bigger - those sturdy little legs and all that stuff on top make me think it has a matching piece (or pieces) and it’s part of some sort of table or shelf or display or whatidontknow - it’s too decorative with all that curved wood to be industrial - Google reverse image search didn’t turn up anything similar.

@daveinwarsh @stolicat The only thing I could think of is that the 8 sided things on the top were to keep mugs or glasses from falling off. The curved shelf with the door could hold a couple of mugs or glasses. The bottom of the legs look like they have floor wear. There are no holes or things that that that would indicate it was attached to something else. But then again what do I know. Oh and both sides have a carved nobby thing on them. I need to clean it up.

Yeah I tried an image search too - nothing. If I find out what it is I’ll post.

I scavenged it to sell as I have no space or need. Of course to sell it it would be helpful to know what it is and how old it is. Well and its value. Weighs a ton and is solid wood, not veneer.

@daveinwarsh @Kidsandliz @stolicat Post it on

They’ll know.

I thought maybe a sewing machine table but I can’t find one like it.

@daveinwarsh @sammydog01 @stolicat too narrow for a sewing machine table. Maybe 6 or 8" wide on the top. I’ll join reddit and post. Thanks for the suggestion.

@daveinwarsh @sammydog01 @stolicat Thanks for the reddit idea. I’ll post in that thread.

@daveinwarsh @sammydog01 @stolicat
So far the guesses on reddit are:

table for a vintage knitting machine but there is no place I can find where the yarn would come out of the inside shelf with the door shut and yarn wouldn’t stay put if it was open.
humidor - except the inside isn’t cedar and cigar boxes wouldn’t fit
ashtrays (except they’d have an insert, which of course could be long lost) as only a fool would put ashes directly on wood and there are no burn marks). And why would one have two of them?
The holes on the top side pieces almost imply to me that something went through there to easily pick it up and carry it around - except then it would be in the way of those 6 sided things.

No idea if any of these guesses are right or not. Hopefully there will be more guesses. Wish we had decent antique stores/dealers around here, but we don’t. I’d go ask them what they thought it is.

I did find out it came in with a Lane Cedar chest. I read online how to read the date on the bottom - was in a drop off shed not yet collected by the store truck to bring to the store, so I could look and lust - based on what it looked like I figured it was at least vintage so I googled how to date it and it turns out they reverse the date of manufacture on the bottom so it is 12/01/14 as in 1914 as they stopped making them in 1985 or 7 or something. I will be repeatedly checking the trash compactor for that for a few days after it gets picked up (if I miss it then it will be already smashed) - still in that shed as I texted the person working there this morning - needs some major walnut veneer work in places which ups the odds even more it will be tossed, inside is in perfect condition though) Guy who dropped off this said this stuff was his grandmother’s - so likely this thing is around the turn of the last century or earlier if it was great grandmother’s and he just didn’t know that.

@daveinwarsh @Kidsandliz @sammydog01 @stolicat I do think it’s a smoking stand of some sort. It might have had custom ashtray inserts.

@mossygreen I had never heard of a smoking stand but a google search shows things with similar functionality. Nice job!

@daveinwarsh @Kidsandliz @mossygreen @sammydog01 I’d agree - many of them have handles, I guess to move it around easily, which explains the tabs with the holes on each side, and most have a cabinet door instead of a drawer, another thing that had perplexed me.

@daveinwarsh @mossygreen @sammydog01 @stolicat Yeah I bet this is it (smoking stand). What is odd is how the cabinet door and shelf is curved in and out rather than rectangular as I think that would be far less useful. The holes are probably from the missing handle. And of course it is missing the ash trays. I’d bet, based on how tight the cabinet door is, with a ledge it shuts against that it is a humidor in there even though it isn’t cedar.

@daveinwarsh @mossygreen @sammydog01 @stolicat THANKS everyone! Now to clean it up and sell it since I don’t need it for anything.

@daveinwarsh @mossygreen @sammydog01 @stolicat I am thinking those holes are to hang pipes from maybe if the handle theory (the more likely correct one) is wrong.

@daveinwarsh @Kidsandliz @sammydog01 @stolicat
Is this shed a part of a good will/salvo store or something? I love good wood furniture and hate how people paint it. I’d be interested to check it out if it was around my area, not to steal your stuff. I’m on the hunt for a matching old nightstand that was my boyfriends grandmas or great grandmas and just cool wood prices that need some love.

@star2236 It’s behind a thrift store here. You wouldn’t be “stealing my stuff” even if you were in the area. Once it is in a dumpster or next to one it doesn’t belong to me or the store per a supreme court ruling (1988). And I am only there a couple times a week if I happen to be driving by anyway.

Most of the thrift stores around me, including this one recently, have installed trash compactors to keep people from digging through the stuff. This store has had to put a bigger one in as the other one couldn’t keep up with the amount of stuff they throw out (about 2 construction sized dumpsters a week plus about 4 of those blue ones that are often behind fast food places). What I can get now mostly is sitting next to it or on top of the trash compactor since it is full (and so they pile stuff up waiting for it to be emptied).

Or sometimes the guys who collect it in the shed flag me down and tell me that there is a cool piece of furniture or whatever and ask do I want it. The store doesn’t keep any furniture, no kids stuff other than plastic toys and clothes nor a bunch of other stuff in several other categories. The later stuff I then take to the hospice for their in home program - things like depends; all that stuff gets junked. I haul a lot of stuff (clothes, toys, kitchen pots and pans, etc,) to the Good Samaritan. That place gives things to people in need after they verify their financial situation. Drives me nuts that this store will destroy the stuff rather than have it re-donated to somewhere else that could use it (I have talked to their string of managers to try to get them to let the battered women’s shelter, gateway and the place I haul to come get what they don’t want - no luck, even when I point out they’d save on land fill fees).

Before you dumpster dive check your city’s ordinances. In 1988 the Supreme Court ruled it was legal unless the trash containers were locked, behind locked gates or locked fences, touching the building that owned it, or it was a recycling dumper. Some cities have ordinances against it others don’t. I wasn’t about ready to risk an arrest record over dumpster diving. Of course there may be ordinances and they are not enforced but I wasn’t about ready to take a chance. While checking the ordinances I found out it is legal to panhandle here if you got fingerprinted, photographed and paid $20 for a license. That totally cracked me up.

And, at least where I go, the homeless “own” the space behind the store (there are about 6 or 7 “regulars” there, some of whom are addicts) so I am careful not to antagonize anyone and I don’t go every day. In really hot weather I’d sometimes bring bottled water. I also told them if I pulled something that they wanted to sell just let me know and I’d not take it (has happened a couple of times). As a result I am accepted. Recently, as it has finally dropped below the 80’s at night, I set aside any quilts and blankets I find and either offer them to anyone hanging around or put them where they are less likely to be put in the trash compactor. Those always vanish pretty quickly. In return sometimes I am offered a kid’s toy (most recently a box of Lincoln Logs).

Have fun hunting.

@daveinwarsh @mossygreen @sammydog01 @stolicat So yesterday, after giving it a good wash down to get all the dirt off I trundled it around to the 4 smoke shops in town that had smoking lounges and one bought it from me for $30! Thanks all for the suggestion of smoking stand as that is what it turned out to be. The owner who bought it knew exactly what it was! He is going to get it fixed up, get ash trays made for the inserts, etc. and put it in the smoking lounge.

@daveinwarsh @Kidsandliz @sammydog01 @stolicat Yay!

@daveinwarsh That looks to be in great condition. We have a ton of cast iron and use it all the time.

@ybmuG We have quite a few also. I’m missing a #4 pan so I keep looking.
All of the skillets are vintage.

@daveinwarsh Vintage are the only ones worth buying.

@daveinwarsh @ybmuG Not knowing how carefully you have to treat them my sister nearly killed me when I washed one of hers (she has all of mom’s older ones that mom got from my grandmother) in soap and water. Oops.

How do you tell these are old? This same thrift store throws these out too and I have been dropping them off at Good Samaritan (only a couple so far, mostly just mismatched pots and pans). If they are old I could post here and then someone could have them for postage.

@Kidsandliz Griswold is the big name in old cast iron. Usually good old ones are smooth inside, Lodge and other modern cast iron are mostly a rougher texture due to how they are cast. Referring to them by size (#3, #5, #8 etc) is a clue too though not a hard and fast rule.

You don’t have to treat them especially carefully, just soap and water is a no-no as it strips the seasoning that make it a good cooking surface.

I can never find any good old ones around here. I don’t know if people snatch them up or if I’m just not looking in the right places.

@djslack Thanks.

So what sizes are people looking for and I can keep an eye out. Since they are free to me via the trash all you’d do is need to pay postage if I actually managed to snag ones people wanted.

@Kidsandliz sizes vary by manufacturer, so can’t say numbers definitively. In a griswold the medium ones (5-10) are probably the most useful for most people. I believe a Griswold #8 is kind of a general medium size skillet. I’m kind of guessing from reading online, I don’t have any pieces myself.

You will probably have takers for anything you find. Even no name modern cast iron is good for camping and cooking on an open fire with, something most people would never do with a vintage piece now.

In addition to Griswold, Wagner and Martin were two common producers in the early 20th century. There were lots more smaller or regional producers too.

I would be happy to pay you to ship some of what you come across. I would imagine if you have a regular supply you could get a bit of profit off Ebay with it.

@djslack The supply would be incredibly random. Because of the new trash compactor I need to get to it prior to being tossed in there. I have to be careful when I go there so I don’t get run off even though dumpster diving is legal.

@djslack @Kidsandliz I also have a few BSR (Birmingham Stove and Range) cast iron skillets. They are pretty heavy ones.
Most of the unmarked skillets with just a size and no country of origin are Wagners produced for Monkey Wards or Sears. They are usually nice cheaper skillets to use.
Mostly, the pre-war skillets are a higher quality cast iron and could be made thinner (and lighter).

@daveinwarsh @djslack @Kidsandliz If you’re particularly looking for old ones, they will have what is called a fire ring around the edge on the bottom.

If you find one of these (not likely)

don’t offer it here, sell it. It’s worth a TON, even not in the best shape.

And even if it looks like this

It may still be worth grabbing. You’d be amazed at what we have brought back to usable condition.

And in addition to the Griswold, Wagner and others mentioned, Erie is definitely one to look for.

@daveinwarsh @djslack @ybmuG I will keep an eye out for these “details” if I see any more tossed out. Thanks for all the info.

@daveinwarsh @djslack @Kidsandliz @ybmuG I found a skillet years ago in similar condition at a yard sale, but with an added partial layer - where you could peel it back - of caked-on solid grease on the bottom. The solution for me, with no regrets, was to stick it in the fireplace along with the logs. The next morning, it was clean as a whistle, and I could start over and re-season it as new. I don’t know what the recommended practice for reclaiming disgusting cast iron is now, but this method worked for me.

@brakeforbeer @daveinwarsh @djslack @Kidsandliz that is actually a recommended method. The other is to use the self-clean function in your oven. Place them upside down on one of the racks. The one caveat with anything indoors, is don’t do it if there is any paint on it. If that is the case, you can use an outdoor fire pit, but the fumes from burning paint are toxic.

@djslack @Kidsandliz
I see a lot at the salvo and goodwill around me too

@djslack Not too much here in SoCal either, though it’s not like I’m at a thrift store all day, so it could very well be that it’s always the “wrong timing” for me. Most of what I run across are imported pieces and/or marked at much too high of a price.

Also:

@narfcake those fakers put a fire ring on that woot skillet. They can’t pull the wool over my eyes.

I think i would enjoy How it’s Made even more if they had a more smartass, less Canadian approach to narration.

@djslack @narfcake Also some thrift stores have a thriving online auction “business” where they sell much of the “good stuff”. As a result it is harder to find “good finds” in those stores. I think Goodwill and the Salvation Army both have auction sites - well I know at least one of them does (can’t remember which one) as I have scrolled through their many, many offerings.

@therealjrn Ooh, there’s a reddit for the fear of water too!

@sammydog01 oh boy.

@Kidsandliz Candle holders

@Kidsandliz @sammydog01 That was my first thought

@sammydog01 @ybmuG
Oh. I didn’t think of that. Thanks. I had presumed they were for hard liquor or something. That would make sense although the lower bulge would be wider than candles. I guess the top wider part would keep drips inside the holder. I don’t have any candles to put in there to see how they fit and if they stay securely upright without rocking. Looking at the diameter likely they are for candles. THANKS!

@Kidsandliz The cup around the candle holder is called a bobeche. Bobeches can also be separate pieces to be used with a variety of candlestick holders. assorted bobeches

@LaVikinga Thanks. As you can tell I am so not a candle stick owner. I have always been afraid the cats would accidentally knock over a burning candle. These I am selling after I wash them all. The glass is so brilliant on the two I washed to take the photo. And the little bubbles here and there in the glass give them interest (don’t know if that is a mark of low quality glass blowing though). They look like they have never been used. When I googled the couple mentioned in the wedding card I found their age, that of their kids and it looks like these are from the mid 1970’s.

@Kidsandliz Cats are a-holes. We are living with two. At least one of them thinks he’s part dog.

I saw your “mid 1970’s” description and thought “so…relatively new.” Yeah, not so much any more. Time seems to be gathering speed as I get older.

@LaVikinga I have one that chews through charging cords. Iphone ones. Sigh. Mostly I have managed to keep it tucked in but today when I wasn’t looking he pulled it out and it now tooth marks. Hope it still works. In a year he has wrecked about 6 or 7 of them, although none (until this one) recently. I thought he was done with that.

Hey the creep of what is considered old grows too… It’s not yet considered vintage yet - so that is a plus. Right?

photos of it while still in the donation shed (it is still in my car at the moment).

@Kidsandliz that is really pretty and the cosmetic damage can be easily corrected. I have a very old mahogany dresser that was damaged by movers several years ago. They sent a “furniture medic” out who placed a new veneer and pained the grain to match what was there. I cannot find the repaired spot now without really looking for it

@tinamarie1974 Reading about it fixing veneer damage isn’t that hard. I am going to have to wait until spring to fix it since then I can take it outside to do that rather than in a 2 room apt with cats. Also most of the finish is worn away so I will have to do something about that too. Then once I have fixed it I’ll sell it.

@Kidsandliz Maybe you shouldn’t be complaining about that store’s management - you’re making out like a bandit …

@stolicat Well that is true but what bothers me is all the stuff that they used to put in the dumpster that now goes into the trash compactor. I used to take a van load around twice a week to Good Samaritan of stuff they could use (they give things free to people in need who are financially screened) and now it is maybe 1/4 a van load once a week. They empty the trash compactor 3ish times a week. It really bothers me with all the need in this city that things are being thrown out that are perfectly good, some with price tags still on them…

There were two gallon bags of Legos and I bought them both thinking they may have come from the same pile. Looks like they have no overlap.

These are all superhero sets. I have Batman, Superman, Bizarro, and Harley Freaking Quinn. The Harley Quinn set may even be complete.

@ruouttaurmind LOOK AT MY LEGOS!

@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 score!!!

@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 no Wonder Woman

@sammydog01 Nice! I’m jelly! None of the thrift shops around here have LEGO stuff. Or if they do, they must get snapped up by collectors or eBay sellers the second they hit the shelves.

@ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 No Wonder Woman but two of the Star Wars minifigs are female.

This place sells Legos fairly often but the prices are usually really high. These were $11 apiece which is reasonable if only for the joy of sorting and identifying all the parts.

@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974
Harley Freaking Quinn! woo!

@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn @tinamarie1974 I had a terrible day yesterday. My dog was sick and at the vet’s for 9 hours. She’s fine but this happened:

They did spread a tub over a bunch of bags- I found parts for sets in the bags I bought earlier. And some of them are probably at someone else’s house. Shit.

@ruouttaurmind I found another Tow Mater! I’ll send you some stuff when I get them sorted out if you want.

@sammydog01 I think you might have more LEGOs than I have tools. I’ll trade you some old sockets for toys! LOL!

@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn glad your puppy is ok!

@therealjrn Nice! I gave my mom a Kyocera color laser a couple years ago and it’s performed flawlessly for her. OEM cartridges aren’t exactly cheap, but generics are readily available. If I recall, it was about $90 for a full set of HC carts.

@ruouttaurmind I went ahead and bought a set of carts from Ryan (natch) for back-up but I’ll be checking around. He gave me 20% off but even then they were a little spendy at $52 each.

@therealjrn I have a cheap, small 1990 HP laser printer that is going strong at over 25,000 copies. You should do well with this thing. Nice.

@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn but you would easily spend $50 for printer ink cartridges. You did good!

@OldCatLady I remember that- it was really cool at the time, and I did kinda want one then. For $7, it’s good as a display piece even if you don’t want to use it for it’s intended purpose of playing back your digital media. If you had ripped, or collected lots of media files, this was an awesome thing at the time- still is, probably, but people have generally moved to streaming things, which this probably doesn’t have.

OWLS! TOWELS! JOWLS! AWESOME!

@dashcloud Thanks. It’s built for streaming. I just got the manual, and now I’m on fire to make my green dinosaur work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxee
/youtube boxee box

@sammydog01 That’s about the same price as what entire beanie baby collections are worth now, right?

@narfcake @sammydog01 NO WAY NARF!!! THAT IS A RARE COLLECTABLE!

@narfcake @therealjrn AND I OWN IT!

@sammydog01

Yay!

@sammydog01 are you going to put your beanie baby collection on it?

@RiotDemon I gave my beanie baby collection away years ago. Maybe my lighter robots.