My wife & daughter like to go to thrift and antique stores. I typically do not. Actually, antique stores are a bit more tolerable than thrift stores, so when I was lured into a trip to a Jacksonville antique shop by the promise of pizza afterward, I bit.
While they looked at fabric, VHS tapes, and other dusty and discarded oddities. I went to look at the books in the back.
Don’t know what I figured I’d find, but nestled inconspicuously between a surprising amount of Chinese themed books, I located the only two fishing books.
One book branded by Orvis. Another published by a company called Orbis. That’s kinda strange, right?
I didn’t buy them. I don’t really need either. The old Tom Rosenbauer book was a little interesting, but I know the info in that has been expanded and improved by more recent releases. And The New Compleat Angler, it’s just not for me, other than maybe for decorative purposes.
I don’t think I could re-sell either for much more than the $7.50 price tag on each. At least not enough to make it worth my while. I don’t want to add “thrift store flipper” to my list of half-baked hobbies anyway.
But if you want them, they’re there. Or, should I say, here.
The only thing I even contemplated purchasing what this photo of a dog with… I don’t know… a hiking staff? A fishing rod? A shillelagh? It just temporarily tickled my fancy. I could envision it as a good office companion. Maybe next time.
I’m thoroughly disappointed you didn’t buy the pooch pic!
I disappoint myself at times too.