So the rescue trip to get Susie's sewing machine to Carolyn started with a stop at a flea market that Susie likes to visit when we're driving through that town. I humor her, because 1)I'm kind of fond of her and 2)there really isn't a #2 - I'm really not that fond of flea markets. But to make the best of the situation, I wander around looking for SOMETHING - a butter dish or interesting LP or SOMETHING and try to give Susie enough time that she's not being rushed. So I ACTUALLY found SOMETHING. There was this chess set... not that I don't have a chess set, but this was one of those with a glass board with half the squares etched and the other half clear and half the pieces clear and the other half translucent. (I'm not sure which you'd call "white" - the clear pieces or the translucent pieces, but I'm sure that I could figure that out. Complete with the original box and at a really affordable price.
So what's the bad move? The car was filled with spare tire, two suitcases, sewing machine, snacks, crocheting... and just needed a little rearranging to get our purchases in (some old bottles that Susie found, yet another cast iron pan - which was well seasoned - and my chess set). So while rearranging, I set the chess set on the top of the car... where it remained. I checked back at the flea market on my way home. They confirmed that they saw it on the car as I was pulling out of the lot and tried to stop me from driving off, but weren't fast enough.
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Just tragic.
Tragic, but at the same time kind of funny... in a stupid sort of way.
Ouch!
...and I've always wondered which side is supposed to be white in those sets.
On the plus side, you paid $12 for it, and new they only cost something like $15...
$12? The new ones at $15 are the 10" boards. This was the deluxe set with the 14" board and 3" king... costs $24 new!
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