Warning: May be a trigger for those with urge to rescue

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I find it hard to wrap my head around this.
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Edit: Alright, who downloaded and enlarged these photos! Fess up!
Edit Again: I have no idea where this is. Random Facebook posting
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What the ............?
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That explains why every reel offered on ebay is *RARE*.

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HAZMAT
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I see a couple of things I want.
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I believe those are pick-up truck beds that are filled.....and overflowing :shock:
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I do NOT dumpster dive! Now pickup bed diving, that's a whole different subject. Besides, I only saw a couple screws that I could use. Problem is they were on the bottom of the pile and I would probably have to take the whole load to get to them!
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Better bring your chainmail or knife proof gloves and updated tetanus shots. There's bound to be a few hooks in there!
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That's just a few photos of Scott Truex's basement.
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I know a couple of guys that could overflow their "rare" parts bin stash with that load. :roll: Wonder if the drill works? :lol:
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i went to the april 8 annual show at the medina ballroom just west of mpls.,near the end i was asked if i wanted to take on 300 and some reels, we talked about it a bit and i declined when i was told most were newer stuff so i didnt get to see them and i didnt get quoted a price .----i will say that its a friend of mine for many years. i cant be sure if these photos are the ones i was asked about but that kind of a pile cant show up every day. one sure thing is if i bought it was going to be local pickup only.
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g,h. block wrote:i went to the april 8 annual show at the medina ballroom just west of mpls.,near the end i was asked if i wanted to take on 300 and some reels, we talked about it a bit and i declined when i was told most were newer stuff so i didnt get to see them and i didnt get quoted a price .----i will say that its a friend of mine for many years. i cant be sure if these photos are the ones i was asked about but that kind of a pile cant show up every day. one sure thing is if i bought it was going to be local pickup only.
I went to Wayzata High School. The Medina Ballroom was the local hangout.
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I'm pretty sure that pile is way more than 300 reels. I think we should do that Christmas party game and guess the number of reels.
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Clean up after Ugly toss at ORCA convention.
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On the brighter side, it is a good photo to show every antique mall dealer in the country with a $60 price tag on a beat-up Pflueger Akron.
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Thats funny, Mark! And not far from the truth...
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A reel graveyard.............
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Need a tetanus shot before you go after those mint reels.
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