Hasta la Vista, Baby:Everything must go! Calif. holds giant garage sale

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Everything must go! Calif. holds giant garage sale

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090828/ap_on_hi_te/us_califo...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is hoping that the "Great California Garage Sale" will turn government clutter like surplus prison uniforms and office furniture into cash to bulk up the state's depleted finances.

On offer as the state clears out clutter are nearly 600 state-owned vehicles and thousands of pieces of office furniture, computers, electronics, jewelry, pianos, even a surf board, a food saver and an Xbox 360 gaming system.

State officials estimate the giant two-day yard sale being held at a state warehouse will bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars. In addition to clearing out office products, the state is also selling unclaimed property from state parks and items confiscated by law enforcement, said California Department of General Services spokesman Eric Lamoureux.

The prison department contributed dental chairs and surplus prison shirts and jeans.

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GOSH... sure hope the Feds make sure everything....

is "safe" to sell or California could be in BIG trouble! They're checking all of our garage sales now, you know. http://www.dailypaul.com/node/104786

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"items confiscated by law enforcement". That's a nice way of

putting it I guess. Everything the state has, for sale or not, are in effect "items confiscated (or acquired) by law enforcement"......unless they're also selling items that were voluntarily donated. The prison uniforms, with a wee bit of re--stenciling, might be interesting for use at rallies.
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Oh Goody!!

Can someone send me some prison issue duds. I'm trying out a new gangsta persona.

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Prison chic

Our new Liberty Uniforms..
Since we're prisoners already, might as well don the duds.

"I don't endorse anything they say"
~Ron Paul On the 911 Truth movement.
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The Dental Chairs are a Hot Tip

I got one in college from PSU surplus. Set it up in front of my TV and used to ride it up and down in my living room. It reclined, too, all by push button.

Perhaps I went too far when I also purchased an exam table to round out the decor. It made a nice bar with wine glasses perched elegantly in the stirrups.

That actually sounds interesting

My wife is just getting out of the hospital (again)..
And will be needing to recline,. with limited mobility.
She had a blot clot, that broke, then traveled to her pulmonary system.
Are they comfy?

"I don't endorse anything they say"
~Ron Paul On the 911 Truth movement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGyhlNY0y1k

Are they comfy?

Like a little bit of heaven.