We got out of the room around 10:30 a.m. We were told that there were many sales ahead on Route 11. They were right!! Much better day than any other because we did see sales filled with junk intermingled with a few good sales. 1st stop was right down the road at an indoor flea market. We really thought it would be people selling lots of collectibles, etc. It was actually just like Gibralter Trade Center, so we left real fast and hit the road. Check out the Hill Billy Snacks pic. We had to ask a man at a sale to back up the van for us because we managed to end up on a dead end road. I think Judy and Vicki bought something from that sale. Vickis best find on the trip was her Ladies Meerschaum Pipe. She hopes to do really well with that one. Pic below.Most of these sales were way overpriced or filled with sooooooooo much junk it was unbelievable. It had rained last night and they just left the boxes out and the cardboard boxes were filled with water. I was in and old storage unit/junk shop and I went into this back room where a family was looking around. All of a sudden they were all giggling and laughing and I walked right into it - he either SHAT his pants or broke wind. Alas, I was trapped in the back of the room until the air cleared. GEE WHIZ!! Much more fun was found closer to Chattanooga. We have all bought a few things here and there and met some really nice people. One of the dealers had a 1993 station wagon just plastered with decals, car ornaments, cell phones, and even a miniature Bristol Speedway using toy cars mounted or glued, however he did it, to the top of his car. He kept saying check out cobra eyes on the front of the car and when we got close he pushed some button and water squirted out of the cobra. We all laughed and THEN Judy walked up. He said hey check out the cobra and Judy asked us what, should I? Vicki and I said oh yea its real cool - well he got her and we all laughed. I am sure he went back to drinking beer and squirting people. Check out the pics. We did not see any appliances or living rooms on front porches. Oh, wait, Judy saw an overstuffed chair!! But it is so hot down here I imagine you could live on the porch - it would probably be cooler. Many men wanted to know what kind of trailer we had - we said a snowmobile trailer and they all laughed - one wanted to know if we had the snowmobiles in there!! WHAT WHAT - NOT. Who ever said there was no free lunch? We stopped at a restaurant and ordered. I ordered the buffet (pizza and salad) Vicki and Judy ordered meals. I was all done and there food was not there yet. We asked a waitress to check and she came running back and said they had just started it. Well we did not want to waist any more time in search of boxes with water in them, so we said thats ok. We have to leave. And so, our meals were FREE!!
So tomorrow we will hit 75 N and head for home. It has been very fun and interesting, to say the least, trip. The Green Acres characters were not to be found. So we will have to complete the cast at another time. See ya all tomorrow.
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