tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post8591969153202549259..comments2023-10-10T06:13:19.536-04:00Comments on my life my art my journey: Back to the FutureSondrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-2942996362141660782018-08-01T05:11:09.361-04:002018-08-01T05:11:09.361-04:00I've used Ebay occasionally for selling it'...I've used Ebay occasionally for selling it's always been easy. I'm from Yorkshire so we're notoriously tight with our money (if we have any!) haha, but we never had much growing up and you find ways to make ends meet, I must admit I rarely buy new and always look for some kind of bargain. I need to check out that blog I think!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453290738987000802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-59912197909426537152018-07-28T15:17:35.045-04:002018-07-28T15:17:35.045-04:00Thanks Sallie! If asked if I wanted to move back t...Thanks Sallie! If asked if I wanted to move back to NYC I'd have to not just say no but HELL NO! LoL. As I may have mentioned I also lived in NY in 1973 and 74 Back when the smog was so thick you couldn't walk down the street without getting smut all over you! Murder was a daily occurrence along with armed robbery, muggings, and jumpers! Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-62112145888714740522018-07-28T15:07:40.926-04:002018-07-28T15:07:40.926-04:00HI Pam, You are right a Don't ask me Again is ...HI Pam, You are right a Don't ask me Again is def what is needed on Amazon Prime...it's really a horrible experience buying through them anymore. I prefer Ebay and I was also an Ebay seller for a few years...I think I've tried all sorts of ways to make ends meet! I took great pride in my ability to provide a comfortable life for myself without spending money! Every "moving day" there was tons of usable stuff on the street if you could get to it before it rained! I follow a blogger in Canada and he makes his entire livelihood from "things he finds in the garbage" and that is the title of his blog. Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-23926354180331171822018-07-25T17:02:19.068-04:002018-07-25T17:02:19.068-04:00Loved the look back at living in THE City!! You&#...Loved the look back at living in THE City!! You've always been resourceful -- and I can see how everything you learned from this experience was worth it, even the parts that you hated. Something most of us can only live vicariously by reading (and thank you for sharing so that we can).Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-62205680815056538372018-07-24T05:47:30.084-04:002018-07-24T05:47:30.084-04:00Being fairly new to your blog I wasn't aware o...Being fairly new to your blog I wasn't aware of your history so this post is quite fascinating, I love how you furnished your apartment, I do wonder sometimes at the things people discard!<br /><br />Amazon drives me insane with the Prime thing, I wish there was a box to tick to say don't ask me again!! They're very sneaky!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453290738987000802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-8179906726659806942018-07-22T17:45:26.782-04:002018-07-22T17:45:26.782-04:00Hi David! I know some people would put their nose...Hi David! I know some people would put their nose in the air to the idea of living with scavenged items...but to me it's part of the challenge of life to be self sufficient as one can be. I knew a homeless man who lived on $20 a day! He collected aluminum cans and plastic bottles from the trash cans..and he was always happy and smiling! He had a spot under the bridge in Harlem. A very industrious man, and I admired his ability to survive! Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-71679071080055821342018-07-21T20:00:05.384-04:002018-07-21T20:00:05.384-04:00I can well understand your desire to get out of NY...I can well understand your desire to get out of NYC. I once worked for a company that wanted to transfer me there, something I would not even consider. Kudos to you for furnishing your apartment by scavenging.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-69804963152220987362018-07-21T08:21:02.276-04:002018-07-21T08:21:02.276-04:00Oh I meant to add...in the beginning I enjoyed liv...Oh I meant to add...in the beginning I enjoyed living there but my job showed me the side of NYC that is not what most people see, the dead! And the way they lived was beyond me, low income filthy Project buildings, having to deal with the Police and the Fire department in NYC. Not to mention the EMS protocols..so much BS! Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-77768418535202595362018-07-21T08:16:16.074-04:002018-07-21T08:16:16.074-04:00Me either about buying on Amazon..this battery thi...Me either about buying on Amazon..this battery thing is the first thing I've purchased from them since last spring I purchased an America CD. That shot of the beach is after Labor Day...too cold for anyone to be out but me...lol I had the whole beach to myself after Labor Day. Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-49956765827419726502018-07-21T08:04:38.395-04:002018-07-21T08:04:38.395-04:00Hello, I have never been to this area of NY. The b...Hello, I have never been to this area of NY. The beach looks empty, where are the people? I see the lighthouse, nice view. I grew up in Baltimore City and once I moved out I would never move into a city again. I am not a city person. I do not buy enough from Amazon to make it worthwhile to become a prime member. Enjoy your day and weekend!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-91286242259052631302018-07-21T08:01:27.057-04:002018-07-21T08:01:27.057-04:00It is a long story how I came to be in NYC but it ...It is a long story how I came to be in NYC but it was at that time necessary for me to get away and get a fresh start....and that did happen but then in the end I wanted to come home to be close to family. Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-3879622370718878832018-07-21T07:58:15.346-04:002018-07-21T07:58:15.346-04:00I had never thought of that it is simpler when fri...I had never thought of that it is simpler when friends and family are near...all my friends came through work and we had enough of each other in work...and most all my co workers were younger and the bar scene was not my thing although I did it sometimes. You said it exactly Amazon doesn't need to fool people spending their money.Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-74814277285500274522018-07-21T02:28:50.614-04:002018-07-21T02:28:50.614-04:00A nice post, thanks. It must have been awful worki...A nice post, thanks. It must have been awful working in NY but desperately wanting to leave it. Were you very unhappy there. When I moved to Cardiff to work I was lucky to make friends not only through work but also through playing sport and then I had a social life as well as work and was never unhappy. Distances between places here in the UK are such that travelling back to see family was never a problem and now having lived in Cardiff for so long I regard it as home. <br />I had the same problem with Amazon in that I found myself being a prime member for an introductory period, but fortunately I was able to cancel before the subscription renewal date. It is a bit sneaky and underhand and really they dont need to do things like this.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047342243577979820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-60015550500936652342018-07-20T23:56:23.552-04:002018-07-20T23:56:23.552-04:00Your sure know how to make your life work for you....Your sure know how to make your life work for you. I don't know what brought you to NY. but I never could handle it the few times I was there, when I lived in NJ that was more than enough for me until I moved further out, then left NJ altogether. Your story is very interesting. thanks for sharing JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658713978278693047noreply@blogger.com