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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: bijou on July 29, 2009, 03:34:41 PM
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The body of an elderly shopaholic was found underneath a pile of clothing and other items after she died of natural causes, an inquest heard.
Joan Cunnane's bungalow was so crammed with purchases it took five visits to the house before she was found.
She had refused to let her friends into the house in Heaton Mersey, Stockport Magistrates' Court was told.
Her friend Roy Moran said the 77-year-old started shopping to escape youths who once plagued her home.
Mr Moran told the court: "She said it gave her pleasure to buy things, she only bought things she really liked."...
A sad story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8173271.stm)
On a lighter note, what do you buy too much of? For me it is books, I have a perma-stack of books waiting to be read.
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A sad story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8173271.stm)
On a lighter note, what do you buy too much of? For me it is books, I have a perma-stack of books waiting to be read.
Of late, sheet music.
I am within an hour of completing a simple Excel database of my own personal sheet music. :o I had no idea I had that much stuff.
Some of it, like the Bach cello suites, I'll never play. :bawl:
Bach is rejoicing.
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Of late, sheet music.
I am within an hour of completing a simple Excel database of my own personal sheet music. :o I had no idea I had that much stuff.
Some of it, like the Bach cello suites, I'll never play. :bawl:
Bach is rejoicing.
Why sheet music that you won't play? With the books I like to have them in case I suddenly feel the need to re-read them although I have so many that I rarely do.
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Why sheet music that you won't play? With the books I like to have them in case I suddenly feel the need to re-read them although I have so many that I rarely do.
the example I quoted, the Bach cello suites, are copies that I remember stealing borrowing from a friend 30 years ago.
Playing Bach is not something that is just done. It takes time, effort, and love to play it right - qualities that I am desperately short on these days.
Presently I'm working on Monti's Czardas and Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee, in addition to the folder full of stuff that I'm supposed to keep under my fingers.
Freakin' work gets in the way of my music. :banghead:
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On a lighter note, what do you buy too much of?
Firearms.
And when I die, I pray that my dear wife will not sell them for what I told her they cost.
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A sad story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8173271.stm)
On a lighter note, what do you buy too much of? For me it is books, I have a perma-stack of books waiting to be read.
Tools of all descriptions. Mechanical , electrical , carpentry - all good.
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I, too, buy a lot of books....but, for the most part...we both read them, then they get passed to friends.
If you asked my other half....he'd probably tell you I buy too much kitchen stuff. I like to find stuff at Big Lots, Ross's, Marshall's, TJ Maxx. Gadgets, serving pieces, foods(jellies, sauces, etc).... and cookbooks. :-)
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I, too, buy a lot of books....but, for the most part...we both read them, then they get passed to friends.
If you asked my other half....he'd probably tell you I buy too much kitchen stuff. I like to find stuff at Big Lots, Ross's, Marshall's, TJ Maxx. Gadgets, serving pieces, foods(jellies, sauces, etc).... and cookbooks. :-)
We must be related, I love buying kitchen gadgets the only reason they haven't got completely out of hand is that I have only got seriously into cooking in the last 10 years my love of books is much more long standing!
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We must be related, I love buying kitchen gadgets the only reason they haven't got completely out of hand is that I have only got seriously into cooking in the last 10 years my love of books is much more long standing!
I need to "weed out" some cookbooks again...they have gotten out of control and taking up 4 shelves in the pantry...about 12 linear feet :shucks: