This year, the economic downturn and widespread foreclosures have extended the yard sale season well into the chilly months, as residents search for ways to raise cash in hard times. Classified ads, including on Craigslist, are up. Bright yard sale signs dot telephone poles. Devotees used to shopping on sunny Saturdays in flip-flops are donning ski coats and mittens to find bargains.
And this is taking place in Fairfax County, Virginia--America's richest county, which might explain why one such yard sale apparently featured a fire in a fire pit and hot cider. I'm guessing those flourishes are omitted in Canton, Ohio.
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