Bryan Cowing
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Spring clean up days , back about 10 yrs ago. About 2 blocks from home, on the way to work, I seen some boxes of new flourescent lights and 8" stainless steel chimney sections, cap, wall bracket, Tee section, etc. Hit the brakes, backed up , started to toss the goodies on. Another fellow stopped, but by then I had the new twin tube lights, chimney on the truck! Some of the chimney parts and lights were still in boxes, never used, but one section got dented from the car bumper in the garage, I guess!. The house had been sold and the owner was cleaning out his garage before the move. Some of the lights , brand new , had some rust, they went into my shop. The 8" chimney, I had no use for as I had an overhead gas heater in the shop. Word got out at work of my find and a week later I sold the chimney for $250 to a co worker with a cottage. The $250 went on the Credit Union loan from work for the unused General 260-1 VS lathe and a lot of accessories, a bargain I couldn't say no to that I had just bought. A consignment sale a local WW tool dealer had. Fellow had died before he every got to use it, family got the dealer to sell it. Still had the skid bolted to the lathe! Saved about $1500 over new!!!!
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