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Nailed it! The bib...

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 The Thrifty Rocketeer blog continues... This will be short and sweet. The wife decided to hold a yard sale Labor Day weekend, and pulled together all sorts of odds and ends. She got her usual materials together, and I created a sign for out front, some balloons to attract attention, and a dry erase board.  One of her regular items is a carpenter's nail bib, which she wears around her waist to collect cash, pens, masking tape, etc. When she ran inside for a bathroom break, she handed it off to me to wear for a few minutes. I couldn't figure out how to tie it on myself once she had left.  I tried tying a bow behind me, but couldn't make it work.  When she returned, she asked me why I was struggling.  I told her of my difficulties, and she said there was a simple solution.   Just tie it in front of you as if  you were wearing it backwards!  Then, just pull it around, straightening it to the front! How simple! So what does this have to do with r...