Score!

[susandennis]

Years ago, I scored a $30 DVD player for my TV at Walmart. It worked fine. But the setup was wonky and it was big and I got so I never used it much and it got in the way so one day I put it on the Free Shelf in the garage. I've not had a DVD player on the living room TV now for several years.

Until today. I went down to to toss some garbage and someone had left a cute, little DVD player on the shelf. In the original box. With manual, and remote. I brought it up here, found appropriate cables, hooked it up and BAM... I'm back in biz. Should I ever need to watch a DVD.

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Way back when, I used to make a chicken noodle casserole that was always delicious. I can barely even remember it or what was in it. But, I had two cooked, deboned chicken thighs that needed a home so I boiled up some linguine and tossed it in with the chicken, some fancy Trader Joe's cream of mushroom concentrate, some garlic and chopped green onions and a bunch of sour cream. I stirred it all up and popped into a casserole dish and even topped it with crushed up potato chips. Come dinner tonight, we shall see!

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I thought about taking a load of stuff over to Goodwill and browsing inside their store this afternoon and then I saw on twitter where they are having their annual Glitter Sale this weekend. It is a huge deal that they save up for all year long - great great deals in fancy holiday dudes and accouterments. And it's always packed to the gills. I think I'll put that trip off for a few days!

I don't really need to go anywhere today anyway. I'm happy and occupied right here in my warm, safe condo.

Comments

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

I would like to be done with DVDs, but mainly I want to watch anything I want without paying extra to watch that specific thing. So, while I have access to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, and Dish on demand, I still have Netflix DVD subscription because so much stuff is only there. Unless you want to pay to watch it, which I don't, because most of what I watch is terrible.

[susandennis]

The last time I wanted to watch a DVD on the TV was one I checked out from the library.

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

A free community shelf sounds like a great idea.

[susandennis]

And, you know what? It started out really organically. A long time resident moved out and had some very usable stuff he didn't want to take. One thing in the pile was a table so he put the other stuff on the table with a sign that said 'free stuff, help yourself'. Our then (fabulous) building manager actually built a free shelf. And it's been a going concern ever since. Lots of times there's just junk there but often there's good stuff!

[spacefem.livejournal.com]

totally love the free shelf idea!

and seriously, DVD players are not built to last, we're in the same funk of being unsure whether to replace broken ones.

[susandennis]

I honestly would not have gone out and paid even a little bit of money for one. But, a free one right in the garage... yeah, I'll pop for that!