I’ve heard about people sneaking into a festival or concert. You know, like Glastonbury or Reading where the prices are gargantuan and the rewards enormous.
But never, no never did I ever believe I would see the sight that met my eyes today.
An old man and lady. Stooped, anoraked, bent double against the wind, climbing through the mesh of a fence at the bottom of a large farmer’s field filled with car booters.
And how much did they save themselves with this acrobatic feat?
50p each.
Snort.
P.S. A car boot sale is where you take all your old or unwanted stuff down to a field or car park, pay the organizer about £5, then sell your stuff from a trestle table in front of your car. They’re normally quite big events and great for making some money or picking up a bargain. I was just buying today but I made £60 earlier this year doing one. I suppose it’s a way of recycling too. Hope that explains it. 
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October 16th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Wow…the UK seems to be filled with a bunch of dirty-handed rabble rousers, eh? =P
October 16th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
those hoooooodlums!!! how could they! what kind of example are they setting!
what is this world coming to?
October 16th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Too, funny, especially the Bowie reference.
October 16th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Their faces really ARE a mess. I mean, I can’t SEE their faces, but Bowie would never lie!
Um… what’s a car booter?!
That is really funny, though. Sneaky old people. Haha
October 16th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
What are car booters? Some sort of vegetable? (Forgive me. I am an ugly American.)
I think Billy Idol wrote a song about he couple as well: “Rebel Yell.”
October 16th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Mean old people! Can’t even trust old aged pensioners these days. They must have been watching too many Catherine Tate shows.
October 17th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Well, I guess 50p is 50p in these hard times! Actually, 50p is probably morelike 5p these days.
October 17th, 2008 at 8:26 am
LOL! I never would have guessed. Makes ya wonder what else those rebels are capable of.
October 17th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Kim it just made me and Rosie giggle so much.
Holl, I know, soooo rude.
Jan, it was really funny, hee hee.
Sybil, I’ve added an explanation my sweet. And I love me some Bowie.
Susan, American, but not ugly my dear. Explanation of carbooters added at the bottom of the post. And yes, Billy Idol, ‘Rebel Yell’, I liked him as a kid too. More more more.
Irene definitely, hee hee. The Gran in that is so funny.
(Bad Jo)
AOJ, it is more like 5p. But it just made me giggle seeing them sneak in.
DFTF, I bet they nick garden gnomes and all sorts, tsk.
October 18th, 2008 at 6:12 am
how else are you supposed to get your adrenalin rushes when you’re that old? I could be hurtling towards same myself, never having been much of a bungee jumper
October 18th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Ahhhhh! Thank you for the explanation! In the US we call those “garage sales” if they are people’s driveways, “yard sales” if they are in the yard or on provate property, or if they are larger and in a field or park or public property, a “flea market.”
I love them all!