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    Old 01-15-2015, 08:22 PM
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    So...today I was driving down the road..when I noticed a new sign "Thrift Store"...so I did a u-turn and went back. Who could resist? Right?
    It was a small room attached to a mechanics garage. Very dirty..and very unorganized..but he was telling me they just opened and they get their stuff at estate auctions. As I rummaging through everything looking for treasures..I casually asked him if he ever comes across any fabric at these estates. He asked me, "You mean...like bolts?" I nodded.

    wait for it....................

    He said, "Yeah, sometimes..I just use it up as shop rags."

    I think he can still hear me screaming in his ears as he lays his head on his pillow, tonight.
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    Well comfort yourself that maybe it was bolts polyester double knit and not cottons.
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    rofl/ Maybe he has changed his thoughtless ways.
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    Old 01-15-2015, 09:46 PM
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    Some folks just don't have a clue!
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    Old 01-15-2015, 11:26 PM
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    I have a brother who calls my quilting items "STUFF". He claims it should all be thrown away.
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    Old 01-16-2015, 03:45 AM
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    Originally Posted by DOTTYMO
    I have a brother who calls my quilting items "STUFF". He claims it should all be thrown away.
    my whole family has always had that opinion. From the very beginning. I finally quit talking about it with them... They were stealing my joy. .
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    Old 01-16-2015, 03:46 AM
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    Originally Posted by Tartan
    Well comfort yourself that maybe it was bolts polyester double knit and not cottons.
    when he saw my reaction...I guess my mouth was hanging open...he asked, " do you mean all that flowery stuff?" Oh....men!
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    Old 01-16-2015, 04:24 AM
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    HAHAHA Not just men, but non quilters They don't have a clue...
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    Oh my! Oh my! The shock!!! Bless his little pea picking hear -he just didn't know!!... So maybe now he's educated?
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    Especially if she let him know how much he could've sold it for and bought more oil and grease!
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    rofl/ Maybe he has changed his thoughtless ways.
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