It took a fair bit of time to wipe everything down and move stuff back to the shelves so we didn’t get a lot done this weekend. I did post our bricks online and managed to sell about 350 bricks for $5/dozen which was pretty sweet. We had talked about saving them to build paths but then we thought about the logistics and effort of moving them from our yard, storing them and then moving them back to build paths and thought better of it. I’ll look to buy some later. For now i earned enough to cover 1 tonne of dump fees.
Selling stuff online is always an experience. I usually list in multiple places but have had the most luck recently with Facebook Marketplace. Sometimes stuff gets no interest, sometimes it gets a bunch and i regret my pricing. Below is my ad:
The first thing that happens is everyone sends you messages asking “Is this still available” because Facebook gives them a button to click to ask that. That is a dumb button and takes no effort. I think some people just click it for kicks. I get a notification and respond “yes they sure are! How many do you want?”
nothing. crickets.
I have been ghosted and we haven’t even started a relationship. Whoever they are they have moved on in the 42 seconds it took me to respond. Maybe the desire for my bricks was but a fleeting notion. A whim that like a summer breeze was gone as quickly as it came. Who knows. Rude.
Then i had people asking what colour they are. That question took some effort because they had to type that since it isn’t one of Facebook’s default questions. Look at the photo. Read the description. I actually had someone arrange a time and drive over, stare at them with his wife, and ask me if i had any red bricks. I was perplexed. He left empty handed.
People make me sad sometimes.
I like asking what people are going to use them for. One buyer was an artist that wanted them to hold a tarp on a temporary shelter. Another was a woman who wanted to block a gap where her cat could get under her deck. The guy that took the most was replacing a wooden landing he built that ended up getting infested with carpenter ants that then got into his house. They were fumigating the house. But he saved a bunch of money building the landing himself and was going to do it again, but with my bricks.
We also got word this week that we have a project coordinator assigned now with the city and she said to expect 2 to 3 weeks for processing the application. Because we are going for character retention the permitting is divided into two stages. First we have to get a development permit where they approve the exterior and site plan, then we complete the drawings and get our building permits. Anyway, it is all underway now.
All work and no play makes Rob a dull boy so I also managed a hike up Hollyburn Saturday morning with my pack (9.5 km and 450 m gain) and my friends Mela and Ric and Ric’s part-time dog Sita. Ric and i had tried to hike Hollyburn when he was living with us but we tried it in June and ran into a ton of snow. It was nice to get it done and get more practice with my pack. Sunday Sarah and i went out to the ‘burbs for a short hike around Minnekhada Regional Park with old university friends Derek and Renata and it was great to catch up and swap pandemic news. Much more enjoyable hiking without 40 lbs on my back let me tell ya!
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