This past summer I was able to snag a reasonably current, 16", world globe from eBay at a good price. New, these start around $200-$300 on sale. It replaced an old 12", floor model that my kids grew up with as just part of the family room furniture. Thirty years later, it's a standing joke about "well look it up", when a place in the news or just a distant location came up. So after all the remarks about abusive childhoods were made, each spent about 1/2 an hour, comparing it to the one they knew so well and asked what I was going to do with the old one with comments like "it my turn to torturer my kids" .
I've spent the last few months hawking eBay and have been luck to snatch a couple more for well under $100 each. (Guess what the family Christmas presents are going to be? )

A small (2 HP or less) air compressor is another item that I can not conceive of being without. I've made mention before about being the neighborhood filling station of everything from large pool toys and bicycle tires, to running small pneumatic tools. It seems everybody doesn't share my view of 'basic necessities', (even though they like to share my compressor).

This got me to wondering what Pixies might consider long term indispensables that not every neighbor may have (but sure likes yours ).

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I just wanted to say I'm a map geek, but never had a globe. Maybe I should get one!

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When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and swing.

Not neighbors but co-workers want my Sharpies. I'm a Sharpie whore. I'm also a post it note addict.

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
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One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

HAHAHA!!! I too am a color code fanatic! I lurv those click sharpies! No lids!
I also like Flairs.. they have some new colors...

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A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults.

I got the huge color assortment of Flairs and have like 3 colors left. Peeps steal them!

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
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One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

My Joe is a post-it note addict. In fact that is one of the first gifts he sent me. I mentioned that I didn't have any and the next thing I knew I had a whole box of them. Now I don't know how I would manage my life without them. I have the big ones, the little ones, and those book marker ones that are terrific for my text books!.

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Just when the caterpiller thought the world was over, it became a butterfly!

Owning Pita, by my JassWolf!!
My Story~ Friday Night Spanking

I collect cleaning supplies. I also always have a pen when someone needs one.

I also collect quotes. You see soem of them that show up in my profile.

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Life is too short not to love and be loved....preferably multiple times in one night.

I think men talk to women so they can sleep with them and women sleep with men so they can talk to them. ~ Jay McInerney

I collect arcane knowledge, sooner or later it has relevance.

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Calm, quiet, smooth, devastating

I like the globes in your new avatar VERY much.

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