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The Braver Mom's avatar

I would probably sell the mountain bikes that saw their heyday during the pandemic but now looks sad in the garage. They need to be happy! This was a heartwarmingly funny read.

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Anna Rosenblum Palmer's avatar

The are happier on the trail right?

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Bo Bres's avatar

Touché. I noticed my typo too late, "undo, undo!" alas.

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Ginny's avatar

Would you say I may have a problem if I say I’ll buy everything at your sale because it sounds like such a great deal even though it’s no longer lockdown and I’ll probably never actually use it but it’s still such a great deal and maybe I’ll use it someday? And no I can’t possibly let go of anything I acquired during lockdown because you never know if I’ll need those things too even if I haven’t used them since I acquired them. The world still feels like it’s falling apart. What if everything closes tomorrow and you can’t buy anything new?! You’ll *need* all that stuff. Nope I don’t have a problem. Clearly they’re all very important!!!

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Anna Rosenblum Palmer's avatar

Very very important. Sort of like having space in your house to set down a cup....but still tiny paints are always good!

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Rosenblum, Nancy L.'s avatar

I'll give you $5 for the tiny paints. But you have to ship them. In return I can send you the 10 packets of wipes that turn out not to be antibacterial and to create a film that grows fungus. A deal?

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Anna Rosenblum Palmer's avatar

Film that grows fungus! That's science. Sign me up!

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Sandra Ann Miller's avatar

Sadly, Anna, lockdown was so my happy place (sorry, humanity!), all I did was yoga (already had the mat), healthy cook (I might've indulged in some Le Creuset or Staub when they were on super sale, and those are in use), and urban hikes. I took on no new hobbies, other than watching our society implode, live...and Zooming with people who only lived a couple miles away. I do have a fair amount of t-shirts from that time, like "Elizabeth Warren's antifa buddy", Fauci done "Gucci" logo style (that I wear to every booster appt), Four Season Landscaping, and a collection of cloth masks (we didn't really know then) -- my two faves were NOPE and Fully Vaxxed Still Anti-Social. One of the upsides of living in a teeny tiny place is that you can't indulge too many curiosities...but I might take Bo up on his ukulele. xo

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Anna Rosenblum Palmer's avatar

I love the fully vaxxed still anti-social. I hold you in great esteem for eschewing hobbies...

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Sandra Ann Miller's avatar

Easy to do. I was also entering that time in life when you utterly run out of fux to give. Highly recommend. xo

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Ororo Munroe's avatar

LOL. This was hilarious. Rainbow sweatpants? In all the colors?! OMG, and do those Peloton bikes really cost $18K?! O_O Pretty sure I can buy a used car for that price right now.

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Anna Rosenblum Palmer's avatar

Not 18,000. It's possible I exaggerated. Which I NEVER do. Let me know what car you get...

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Ororo Munroe's avatar

Not me buying the car, but my sister. And yes, I'll be sure to let you know.

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Bo Bres's avatar

Um, my dumb Ukelele.

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Anna Rosenblum Palmer's avatar

Ukeleles are NOT dumb. Just hard to spell.

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