Bought A Book At An Antique Store

I went to an antique store today where there was no one on duty. We were there, browsing and I found a book I wanted.

There was a back room, a big one, with a door open out the back. There seemed to be a complex back there. Who knows?

Way, way back somewhere I could hear some clunking around. So I gave it one holler ... and no one answered.

We went back up front. (The back door had a sign on it, something to the effect of if you want to see back here, ask the guy.)

No one ever came. And I didn't have exact change. So I wrote the fact that I bought a book and the item number on a card and left $5. (The book was marked $4.00).

Anyway, there's a first time for everything. A self-serve antique store!

An Antique Hanimex Calculator

I was in a thrift store today and this old Hanimex calculator caught my eye.

It's just like one we used to have -- probably in the '70s, but the '80s at the latest.

That's an interesting thing about the memory, that it's carrying around pictures of old calculators from 30 some years ago.

Better than the memory of the calculator, since I pushed the button and nothing happened. I didn't look. Maybe it needs a battery.