tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post8378721704007247124..comments2024-03-20T02:29:41.649-05:00Comments on Mr. Modtomic: How Far Would You Drive And To Score What? Mr. Modtomic Has Been Known To Wander Far And Wide To Acquire Many A Treasure. How 'Bout You? Status: Curious. Mr. Modtomichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16804031065414619749noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-6001000148432396062013-10-20T22:36:50.069-05:002013-10-20T22:36:50.069-05:00Hi Anonymous.
Yikes! Now I'm feeling kinda w...Hi Anonymous.<br /><br />Yikes! Now I'm feeling kinda week! Here's how you live it down...do it more often! Once you've got the hubby used to it you'll never hear about THAT particular episode again...or at least less often!Mr. Modtomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804031065414619749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-71006207691737194632013-10-20T18:58:54.257-05:002013-10-20T18:58:54.257-05:00Four years ago I drove 7 hours (I stopped halfway ...Four years ago I drove 7 hours (I stopped halfway and stayed with family) for a Lane Acclaim dining room with a table, 8 chairs, sideboard, and a credenza with hutch and a matching desk in OH.<br /><br />My husband still hasn't let me live it down.<br /><br />Totally 100% worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-53343566683508250102013-10-20T11:32:55.665-05:002013-10-20T11:32:55.665-05:00Hi Brad.
I LOVE that line...obviously not for mys...Hi Brad.<br /><br />I LOVE that line...obviously not for myself but I'm so glad something so fun exists out there! And that was a pretty epic road score. Man, that van was STUFFED!Mr. Modtomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804031065414619749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-86275590648232721402013-10-20T08:25:06.608-05:002013-10-20T08:25:06.608-05:00Couple months ago I spent 3 days in a rented cargo...Couple months ago I spent 3 days in a rented cargo van, 1800 mile round trip from NC to KY to northern NY and back to NC for 2 bedrooms worth of Drexel Plus One - a girl's bedroom collection Drexel did in conjunction with Seventeen magazine. We'd been looking for it for nearly 4 years for our girls and I finally bit the bullet once I'd found enough for 2 bedrooms, one in yellow and one in green. Not exactly mid-century, but very retrolicious.<br /><br />https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bzp4CYwxsnfFUVZiUXM5dXlXcXc/edit?usp=sharing<br />https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bzp4CYwxsnfFUWh3bG90NlNOZ2c/edit?usp=sharing<br />https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bzp4CYwxsnfFVFlYaW4zN1Faa3M/edit?usp=sharing<br />https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bzp4CYwxsnfFZl9hNnVHOXlUZ1E/edit?usp=sharing<br />https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bzp4CYwxsnfFZnN2WHRXNUhTaTQ/edit?usp=sharing<br />https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bzp4CYwxsnfFZnk3dGZGTzJkd1U/edit?usp=sharing<br /><br />Managed to also squeeze in a Broyhill Sculptra china cabinet as well as a set of Lane Perception coffee/end/side tables.<br /><br /><br />Bradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-89219562199719576332013-10-19T01:07:51.739-05:002013-10-19T01:07:51.739-05:00Hi Nick.
Suffering for the love...the mark of a T...Hi Nick.<br /><br />Suffering for the love...the mark of a True Hero! You're tougher than most of us.Mr. Modtomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804031065414619749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-76719065762999346482013-10-18T23:54:44.212-05:002013-10-18T23:54:44.212-05:00Hi Anonymous.
It's amazing how hard a pretty...Hi Anonymous. <br /><br />It's amazing how hard a pretty piece of furniture will twist our proverbial arm isn't it!Mr. Modtomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804031065414619749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-1913763321518451282013-10-18T23:51:09.354-05:002013-10-18T23:51:09.354-05:00My longest was a 4 hour round trip to Jeff City fo...My longest was a 4 hour round trip to Jeff City for a set of 6 Eames Soft Pad management chairs. That may not sound long, but man, it FELT long. I got to Jeff City and, to my surprise, started passing kidney stones right at the start of the drive back. I've never been in so much pain. Managed to make it all the way back (with no small amount of screaming and cursing) and went straight to the emergency clinic. That was quite a trip.nickarmadillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800334075532515276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-58864584071372469422013-10-18T22:20:39.597-05:002013-10-18T22:20:39.597-05:00Most of the time I stick to within 3 hr--which doe...Most of the time I stick to within 3 hr--which does not get you as far as you might think on the twisted blue highways of western PA and eastern OH. But for a $99 Drexel Declaration catkin queen-size headboard in perfect condition I took a 300 mi, 5 hr each way Sunday drive on the turnpike to Cherry Hill NJ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-65267765511025125912013-10-18T19:25:51.745-05:002013-10-18T19:25:51.745-05:00Hi Evan.
Now THAT'S what I was hoping to read...Hi Evan.<br /><br />Now THAT'S what I was hoping to read! That makes me feel a little...I don't know...less CrAzY? Great story Evan. Thanks for taking the time to share!Mr. Modtomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804031065414619749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-65789922122330871072013-10-18T19:21:59.958-05:002013-10-18T19:21:59.958-05:00Hi Bopfish.
I knowed you weren't no slouch! ...Hi Bopfish.<br /><br />I knowed you weren't no slouch! You and I are cut from pretty similar (bark?) cloth!Mr. Modtomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804031065414619749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-44546080222570476672013-10-18T19:08:46.659-05:002013-10-18T19:08:46.659-05:00It wasn't all that far, but about 8 months ago...It wasn't all that far, but about 8 months ago it was 10:30 at night when I spotted a danish desk from a terrible photo on a craigslist ad. So I sent a text asking if I could come by and he was quick to respond saying sure. I looked at my wife and she just rolled her eyes and said "go ahead". I set out at 11 pm headed to who knows where to look at desk in who knows what condition. I arrive at midnight and left 10 minutes later with a wonderful Svend Madsen Danish teak curved desk with an open back for $60.<br /><br />I was giddy and shaking the entire drive home. Its (highs) finds like those that a collector like me loves.Evannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-43577879402496232412013-10-18T17:42:06.790-05:002013-10-18T17:42:06.790-05:00450 miles round trip, from Columbus to Ann Arbor M...450 miles round trip, from Columbus to Ann Arbor Michigan, to pick up that Danish desk in a cabinet.<br />bopfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880708937891972273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-10728274443131492542013-10-18T16:43:15.155-05:002013-10-18T16:43:15.155-05:00Hi D.
That was a great score...but it's not q...Hi D.<br /><br />That was a great score...but it's not <i>quite</i> the same. Still, I'm gonna give it to ya because that us a long drive home with what I'm sure amounted to a pile of lumber in the back of your vehicle! How'd the wife react?Mr. Modtomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804031065414619749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-5776427513393222962013-10-18T16:36:40.737-05:002013-10-18T16:36:40.737-05:00Hi Anonymous.
Ah, a Scavenger after my own heart...Hi Anonymous. <br /><br />Ah, a Scavenger after my own heart! That sounds perfectly reasonable to me! Did you have to rent a truck or were you able to squish it all in your personal ride?Mr. Modtomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804031065414619749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-58454233734192178322013-10-18T07:05:22.223-05:002013-10-18T07:05:22.223-05:00Washington DC. 847 miles 13 hours. I scored two ...Washington DC. 847 miles 13 hours. I scored two wall units. One for $100 and the other for $25! Though I was planning on driving out their anyway to see family.DSemarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372906764435332333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668802457367853649.post-68133727385432496472013-10-18T06:54:55.649-05:002013-10-18T06:54:55.649-05:00275 miles to Chicago for a complete Brasilia dinin...275 miles to Chicago for a complete Brasilia dining set (table and six chairs, china cabinet and buffet/sideboard) $300. Worth every dollar. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com