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Found $300 today along the road

September 30th, 2009 at 07:18 pm

Yep and I stopped and picked it up. Actually I have seen it there for about 6 weeks, but we finally had our first frost so it really stood out this morning so I got it.

No, it was not $300 cash. It was a trailer ramp. For you city types, that is the heavy huge (did I say heavy?) ramp (solid iron)that goes on the side or back of a farm trailer to drive your equipment onto the trailer with. This is the same size as ours and they sell at the local farm store for around $300 plus tax.

I don't see a thing wrong it it. Our paper is online and no one has reported loosing one (I checked the ads back several month).

It was all I could do to pick it up and put it in the back of my suburban.

If the husband does say there is something wrong with it, I will put it in our outdoor fire pit balanced on a couple of concrete blocks--it would be a good rack to hold the dutch oven and such.

If it is good, I will either keep it as a spare or put it on craigslist.

My dishwasher maybe has 3 loads left before it gives up the ghost. I started looking and already gave up. I guess we need to pull it out of the wall so I can measure it. The depths differ and I don't want to pick out one that is too deep for the cabinet. It needs to be an energy star, have the pot and pan cycle, I want to be able to turn OFF the dry heat cycle, and I would like it to have the option to heat the water in the dishwasher rather than use the hot water. This would be nice for when we run out or are low on propane and the hotwater heater quits (last year we ran out during ice because the truck couldn't get here for several days due to bad roads). I also want it to use very little water. (some are steam cleaning now). But, I first need the measurements so I know what size I can get.

4 Responses to “Found $300 today along the road”

  1. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
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    Cool!

  2. crazyliblady Says:
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    I just bought a new dishwasher in July because mine was about to give up the ghost. I got a really good deal by going through mrrebates . com and also buying a model that was on sale. It was only $461.00. It is actually better than the one I had.

  3. frugaltexan Says:
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    If your item is saleable, it may have come at just the right time to fund a new dishwasher! Smile

  4. Jerry Says:
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    I was just thinking what frugaltexan was thinking... if you already have a serviceable ramp, then the new one could lead to a new kitchen appliance. Sometimes just keeping your eyes open can give some insurance for finding creative ways of funding what we need.
    Jerry

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