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If you live by the adage "one man's trash is another's treasure", you'd better hightail it down to Alabama -- or Georgia, Tennessee or Kentucky for that matter. This month (August -- every year) the states team up for what's billed as the World's Longest Yard Sale: 500 miles! The event draws thousands of collectors, bargain hunters, and curiosity seekers from as far away as New York, California, and Canada. And as Tanya Ott (TAWN-yuh AWT) reports, it a boon to the local economies.
(NOTE: the 2007 yard sale is AUG 2-5th)
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If you live by the adage "one man's trash is another's treasure", you'd better hightail it down to Alabama -- or Georgia, Tennessee or Kentucky for that matter. This month (August -- every year) the states team up for what's billed as the World's Longest Yard Sale: 500 miles! The event draws thousands of collectors, bargain hunters, and curiosity seekers from as far away as New York, California, and Canada. And as Tanya Ott (TAWN-yuh AWT) reports, it a boon to the local economies. (NOTE: the 2007 yard sale is AUG 2-5th)
Broadcast History
aired locally on WBHM-FM
Birmingham, AL
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Posted on November 26, 2006 at 04:51 AM | Permalink
Review of The World's Longest Yard Sale
Interesting story. A glimpse into small town America with some good sound bites and insight.