"I'm betting prices on this kind of item will spike during the 4th of July weekend," says Julio Ramirez, a 42 year old illegal immigrant from Sonora, Mexico, as he casually displays the star-spangled foldable item in question.
"My brother Ronaldo wanted to have the garage sale today since the forecast predicts scattered showers for the 4th. 'We never would have made it to America had we been afraid of a few rain clouds', I told him, 'and I'll be damned if I'll let such things stand between me and two to three extra American Dollars, come 4th of July weekend,'" says Ramirez.
Other sale items include an entire rack of assorted Mexican "vauqero" (cowboy) type button-up shirts (many of which sport Aztec-like zig-zag patterns with bright neon colors suggesting late 1980's manufacture), an alphabetical calligraphic sticker set that Ramirez was going to use to proudly display his Mexican state of origin on his Tahoe's rear windshield until said vehicle was impounded 2 months ago, and some mildly used one-size-fits-all flame print seat covers for compact car bucket seats.
Señor Ramirez also stated that, "Mi cunyada (my sister-in-law) wants to set up a camp grill and sell tacos on the sidewalk that day in conjunction with the garage sale. I told her that's fine with me!"
Questions were raised about food handling permits and certificates, but Ramirez had no further comments.
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