Today started out like any other day. I woke up by the sound of my son’s pitter patter feet running across the hallway at 8 a.m. I checked my email hoping for blog comments got dressed, ate breakfast, got my kid’s up, fed and dressed, and was on my way out to bring my kiddo’s to a friend’s house for the day. I went to start the car…and nothing! Dang it…I left the kid’s DVD player on all night and drained the battery. I had to call my less-than-thrilled husband to come try to get the car started to no avail. So I drove him back to work and took his car and that started my day off an hour and half later than I wanted it to.
I went to Home Depot, got some paint and then went to a friend’s house to help her sew a hooded towel. While driving to my friend’s house I realized I forgot something I needed at Home Depot. Dang it! “Ok, I will get that after I help my friend sew,” I thought to myself. I got to my friend’s house and upon unpacking my sewing machine I realized I left my cord at home. Dang it! So I hopped back into my car and then saw I would have to take an alternate route due to road construction. So I went the alternate route and then the road was closed. Dang it! So that took way longer than necessary. Then the gas light comes on…SERIOUSLY?!?! I was having the worst attitude when all of the sudden what do I behold on the side of the road…
Some super sweet Roadkill Rescued lockers! LOVES!
Definition per Webster (aka Infarrantly Creative)…
(rÅd’kÄl’)[res-kyoo] n.— something found on the side of the road that screams "GIVE ME NEW LIFE” and just needs a little Infarrantly Creative love to give it a primo place in life again.
And then I realized…
Amazing find!! I'm green with envy. I've got a houseful of boys that would put those to good use.
Those are definitely COOL!!! Sorry the rest of your day was a not very funny comedy of errors!
OH SNAP! I am sorry you had a crappy start, but girl your day went out with a bang!!!
God's blessings,
Sarah
You find the coolest stuff! People where I live are so cheap nothing gets left on the side of the road! (Okay, not true. The other day I saw someone had left a stack of magazine organizer/holders on the side of the road with a sign that said free. When I stopped I realized they were cardboard and had been sitting in the rain. Oh well! )
LOVE THIS!!!
I have a set of lockers, too, in my entry way, and they were also free! Someday I'll get around to posting pics of them.
I am so jealous! That is like the find of the century! And what kind of car were you driving so that you could pack those puppies home?
How cool are those?!?! So neat! Do you need mud room storage?
Sarah
Such a great find! I too had one of "those days" today…teething toddler+two trips to home depot because the first pack of knobs I got had one missing+toddler ripping off several of my keys on my laptop+out of milk so had to go out AGAIN+husband gone ALL day=Mom thats SO happy its bedtime and I can relax! I hope tomorrow goes better for you…and me. lol
Oh my goodness!! Love them….I saw two boys with those in their driveway when I was coming to your house. Did you get those from them or did they score some sweet lockers too??
Everything happens for a reason
How do you find all the great roadkill? I wish someone would leave some lockers on the side of the road for me!:)
Yeah you!
How awesome! This next week or so is roadkill rescue week in our town. We have clean-up week, so everyone puts their "trash" out for us rescue people to find our "treasures". I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE driving around town. I've already seen chairs and stuff out. Just waiting for the Good stuff. 
We salvaged a coffee table from our neighbors last year! It was way better than the $250 one we bought at the furniture store! 
That is too cool.
-Trish
When my hubby liquidized LnTs they were selling lockers smaller than that for $100 a piece! awesome find. Yay for closed roads? Maybe you were late to your friend's house because the previous owners were just dropping off the lockers.
unbelievable. those are just about the best roadkill possible!
Wow! What a fun, FUN find. I bought some off of craigslist last year.
http://rhondas3boys.blogspot.com/2009/12/beginning-of-great-makeover.html
Hahaha, I love a happy ending! Can't wait to see what you do with them!!!
Now I'm wishing I had your day so I can get those awesome lockers! Score!
The question is…how did you carry those and fit them in your car?!
aww, what a day!!! Glad it turned around there, on the side of the road.
NICE. Those would look super cool in your nephews cool football room…I'm sure they'll look cool no matter where you put them
Those might be cool in your nephew's room.
Regardless… way to look at the positive side of things! : ) Don't know what happens, but when one thing goes wrong that early….. I always know it's going to be one of those days. : ) Why is it when one thing like that happens it's like dominoes?
What a cool find! I wouldn't want to leave it either..although it wouldn't fit in my car…and my husband would think I was crazy!
Amazing free finds always seem to brighten up your day. I'm jealous. I would hate you if I didn't like you so much!
That is a GREAT find!
LOVE them!!!
Those are awesome!!! You are having one LUCKY day!
OH…. I have always wanted lockers! That is an awesome find!
That is where you were directed to go all along and what a fantastic find. You have the best luck finding "road kill."
Have a great Easter!
That is AMAZING! You are the luckiest!
XOOX
Jen
You find the best trash!!
~ Sarah
Please share what you end up doing with these! I could have bought the same set for cheap at a garage sale a couple of weeks ago but talked myself out of it because of their height.
I might still be able to go back and get them (if they didn't sell), because the sale was just a few blocks from our house.
… and I was actually starting to feel sorry for you. WOW! Nice score!
Those lockers make it all worth it.
Oh for the love of the dumpster dive! Awesome score. I just lost out on a so-cool blue & white tiled slab that I could have used for a fab table top. I almost woke my husband at 1am to go get it for me before the garbage came the next morning. I totally blew it. Dang it! (again)
I not only really, really like you, but I just had to affirm that, while I have had MORE than my share (I think!) of lousy days lately, I understand completely how finding some wonderful roadkill can "make it ALL better!" Unfortunately, I haven't found anything good in AGES.
Funny story. Thanks.
Score! All things happen for a reason
Hope you do something fabulous with those lockers!
That would probably make everything OK for me too! SCORE!
You had me laughing all the way and then…. KEWL.
Poor thing. What a crazy day you had. You deserved to find something great.
Hope tomorrow goes much smoother.
Hugs…Tracy
LOVE THOSE! I'd say this was FATE!
Wow! What a day you had…with a storybook ending.
SUH-WEET! What an awesome find!
Great find! I so wish I had those!!
you need the two full pour jugs of paint, and 2 cans of silver metalic spray paint i got out of someones garbage yesterday! can't wait to see what you do with those amazing lockers!
I'm glad that there was a bright spot in your otherwise trying day, but can I just say that I wish I lived where you live?! You are always finding the most amazing pieces on the side of the road. I have been keeping my eyes PEELED and I don't ever see anything but junk! I need a new neighborhood! (wink)
Lol, that's the sweetest story! I got tears in my eyes laughing.
Life is good indeed.