The Day a WHOLE City Moves (& the TREASURES it leaves behind): Curbside Scavenging 2023
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10 ай бұрынJoin me for some curbside archeology, and find some AMAZING treasures just dumped on the side of the road, because when 70,000 households move on the same day, chaos and garbage ensue (ideal conditions for finding some treasures)! Taking recycling to the next level, I cruise Montreal on foot, by bike and by car to dig through garbage piles all over the city and round up some amazing treasures!
Learn what Moving Day is, when and how it started, and why it turns the entire city upside down... oh yea, and see what goodies I can find!
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@blufaerie 10 ай бұрын
The entire concept of the whole city moving on the same day sounds chaotic and perfect at the same time. You found a lot of great things!!!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!! :-D :-D
@HouseHooligan 10 ай бұрын
Okay, the scavenging content was fun and fascinating, but can we just talk about your clever girl turning the water park on on her own? 😍
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
It’s been a few times that we show her the button and try to get her to turn it on, but it’s a finicky button, hard even for humans to turn on, so it was very fun when she managed it!!
@mariascudder3277 2 ай бұрын
Phillippa Gregory is a good writer
@AleshaM30 10 ай бұрын
Most college towns have a "moving day". In my town we call it Hippie Christmas.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Hippie Christmas... love that! I go out trolling around with my friend's dad, who lives right next door to a campus, cuz we both love sifting through all the discarded dorm/apartment debris (and it's a private uni, so lots of good stuff)!!
@grannysquared7140 10 ай бұрын
Similar happenings in major college towns like Ann Arbor Michigan when dorm rooms empty out for the summer break. My sister found a working computer and reems of paper still in original packaging.
@katmusswoodwind 10 ай бұрын
A computer? Gee... And so many people go without, too!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
OK, that's impressive! The flat screen TV in our living room is also from the side of the road - it just had a minor electronic glitch that was easily fixable!
@lauracoffinmendez2428 10 ай бұрын
Boston has "Allston Christmas" with ~70% of leases begin September 1, and most of the people moving are college students. We don't have a specific day but lots of people will just put a bunch of items outside then post their address on local facebook groups, sometimes I'm amazed at what nice stuff is being given away!
@sturdy2723 10 ай бұрын
Greetings from Berkeley where the post-graduation street score is an absolute feast. I used to live in Davis and it was the same. Definitely a college town thing. :)
@DawnDavidson 10 ай бұрын
Yup. I lived in Berkeley, CA for many years. May was always a great time to upgrade furniture. :)
@hannahmounser7786 10 ай бұрын
Moving day sounds like a dream for us fellow foragers, that handsewn quilt is quite the treasure! Thanks for sharing your moving day adventure.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
You're very welcome, thanks for watching!!
@Gandellion 10 ай бұрын
Man, Canadian cities seem like such great places to live, they seem like they were built with residents in mind and to promote quality of life.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Really depends on where you are, unfortunately the majority of Canadian cities are nearly as bad as US cities. Certain parts of Montreal are one of the few exceptions. Not Just Bikes is a fantastic city planning channel that talk a LOT about walkability and good vs. bad city design, and he's originally from London, Ontario (a city he rants about on a regular basis). Great channel, highly recommend!!
@cecilehoare3053 10 ай бұрын
@@ShannonMakes Shannon, I'm not far from London to the point many specialist appointments are made through London. I CANNOT stand driving in London!! My son actually lived there for 5 years for university and the only good thing, there are two Value Villages to choose from! lol
@robintheparttimesewer6798 10 ай бұрын
Two! When the daughter was down there I only remember 1. Salvation army had a bit bad store there as well
@cecilehoare3053 10 ай бұрын
@@robintheparttimesewer6798 one out by the 401 off of Wellington Rd and the second on Dundas (hwy 2) st on the east end of town. They have a few other second hand stores including new-ish Goodwill book stores in the last ten years or so!
@robintheparttimesewer6798 10 ай бұрын
@@cecilehoare3053 yeah I keep forgetting how much time has passed. She went to London after high school and that was a good number of years ago. These days I don’t go much past Woodstock. They have a wonderful Len’s Mills store that I go and ogle maybe drool as well. So many pretty fabrics!
@dreed1058 2 ай бұрын
I think you created a new urban phrase: waste archeology😂❤!! I'm with you, at 7 mos pregnant, I saw a young man throwing boxes of what looked like VINTAGE FABRIC! I found boxes of quilts not completed (so fun!), and lots of scraps!! I still have much of it - 36 years later😅🎉! Hugs Shannon & Phil;)
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
Love it!!
@susanrybak7192 2 ай бұрын
My daughter lived in Montreal for 5 years and i helped her move a number of times, we used a wheel barrow, shopping cart and our truck to move her from one house to another. Moving day is amazing chaos!
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
Amazing chaos is right!
@garbtheater 10 ай бұрын
Aw man that orange lamp 🧡😭
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Right?! So fun! (although I admit, I'd probably have painted it, just to match our living room a bit more)
@kathrynblack9152 10 ай бұрын
In Boston, it’s referred to as 'Alston Christmas' when the college kids arrive/rotate in September. The local news channels often do a story on it.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Love that!! A few comments here mentioning the Alston Christmas! 🗑🎄
@briarwoodimp 10 ай бұрын
The suburbs of Minneapolis have annual clean up days where folks can put out anything for garbage collection. I loved those weekends when I lived there, tho to be honest, I indulged in regular alley shopping in the city proper, as they allowed folks to put out large items anytime. 20 years later, I still have antique furniture I picked up then.
@SauronsAccntnt 10 ай бұрын
Dang this really makes me miss living in a walkable/bike-able city. When I lived in Santa Cruz (California) the streets during the summertime were a treasure trove from the combination of upper-middle-class homeowners & the annual exodus of students from the nearby university.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Walkable city is the main reason I love Montreal. I hate cars, and much prefer walking or biking... so much nicer (and better for long term health, generally speaking)
@adelleshoemaker8487 Ай бұрын
Taking couch covers for the velvet is so smart 🤯
@katecapek3116 10 ай бұрын
The black top hat cams are for the 400 & 500 series Singers. The white ones are for the 600 series.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Ooooh, thank you, that’s good to know - I need to find someone with those machines, as mines from the 300 series
@katecapek3116 10 ай бұрын
@@ShannonMakes if you know someone with one of those series, they will be grateful. The whole set gets expensive.
@kimberlypease2823 2 ай бұрын
How much would you sell the sewing cams for?
@melissashiels7838 10 ай бұрын
If I lived in Montreal I'd definitely be out treasure hunting. We always picked up stuff by the side of the road with my mother - she still has some road-side furniture that we picked up 30 years ago. I'd absolutely love to know if there's a particular legendary item that's been doing the rounds on moving day for the last 50 years that Montrealers know to look out for. Something that someone put out on the curb in the 70s that got picked up, and put out a few years later, only for someone else to pick it up and repeat the cycle for 50 years. (That would make a fantastic short story - some really distinct object like that green couch - and you could tell the lives of all the different owners of the object over the years during the years that they owned the object. Happy stories of couples starting out, couples getting divorced or starting over again, children playing with/on it, pets taking naps on it, the things that got lost in the couch, etc. )
@indiabilly 10 ай бұрын
What a fabulous idea! I recently picked up a plan chest from Facebook marketplace for my threads and notions and art supplies, I looked it up and it was made in the 1930’s , for the last few years it had belonged to the sellers elderly farmer uncle, he had horses and it had horse gear, tools and gun parts in it and I love that it has history and that it has held many items and served many people and businesses over its 93 or so years xx
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
omg, that's such a lovely and whimsical idea, I absolutely love it, and I would LOVE somebody to write that story... I'd sure read it (even better if I found it in a little free library)!!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
That's super cool, love that you were able to find a bit about it's history!
@pluezilvlk8427 10 ай бұрын
I think your videos are the only ones that don't even make it to my to watch later list these days, I just watch them immediately 😊
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Wow, that’s such an amazing compliment, thank you so much!! 🥰🥰🫶
@phantagirlable 2 ай бұрын
I'm an absolute curbside trash ho (Runs in the family. My grandpa was one too. lol), so this would be my favourite day/week of the year. Sounds like heaven.
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
Total heaven!!!
@Kelli.Hicks.5 10 ай бұрын
I can only imagine the traffic jams that must ensue, with all those moving trucks parked on the streets as people are loading and unloading their goods. 😱
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Yes, the traffic can be just HORRIBLE!
@bunhelsingslegacy3549 10 ай бұрын
@@ShannonMakes ...cause Montreal traffic isn't hellish enough on a normal day...
@bonniehyden962 10 ай бұрын
If I were there...I most definitely would be cruising the streets! Sometimes a person can be lucky enough to find usable items put out by the road in some of our towns in the rural area of East Texas. If time allows, I always stop to pursue the possibilities!
@sturdy2723 10 ай бұрын
Haven't been to Montreal (yet). I live in a college town so the first of every month the street score is pretty good but 1 June (usually two weeks after graduation) it's exceptional. With enough time and patience and some helping hands you could absolutely furnish an entire apartment with what you find on the sidewalks. But my favorite street score/moving day story was years ago, helping a buddy move out of a place and a family was moving in down the hall. They saw us moving the furniture (we were either going to take it to donate or leave outside, can't remember) and they took it all! No stairs required which was great because that was a fifth floor apartment with no elevator. On another note, as a Californian, I'm fascinated that the large appliances (fridge, stove, washer, and dryer) don't come with the apartments. Everywhere I've lived here it's part of the lease.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Oh yea, my entire living room/kitchen area (short of the actual appliances, and even a couple of those) are furnished entirely off the streets. Not even thrifted in a secondhand shop, but actually 100% free. It's NUTS. Also, huzzah for not having to move all that furniture out of the building... that's fantastic. And it's not unusual at all to have to bring your own appliances in many of the countries I've lived in Europe. Kinda annoying, but also kinda great that you don't get stuck with total shit appliances!
@thebookwyrmslair6757 10 ай бұрын
I've lived all over the US. To my understanding, kitchens MUST be furnished with stove / oven and fridge to be considered rentable. I've never seen any listing of an apartment or house that didn't. When we purchased a house, we had to pick out a fridge, but the stove, oven, and dishwasher were already installed. Washers and dryers can be hit or miss - we've carried our own set through the last few rental houses.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Not that way here is Montreal, and it’s not uncommon in Germany either, for “unfurnished” to mean FULLY unfurnished
@carrieatkinson9850 Ай бұрын
I LOOOOVE that little corgi butt!!❤ It’s so refreshing to see a corgi that isn’t grossly overweight. What a sweet little girl !
@ShannonMakes Ай бұрын
Yes, we like to keep her nice and trim 🥰
@pmclaughlin4111 10 ай бұрын
In Boston, it's September 1st. Particularly because Boston is a college town. They call it Allston Christmas. (Allston being a neighborhood of Boston with a high percentage of students) Your finds are much higher quality than a bunch of students leave behind Also a common event is Storrowing. Named after a famously low clearance bridge, it means to ram your truck into an overpass or bridge because you thought the cars only sign was just a suggestion.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
You're not the first to mention Allston Christmas (although you were the first to give the etymology, so I thank you extra for that)... sounds like so much fun! Living next to a campus is SO good on at the end of the school year... I go out trolling around with my friend's dad, who lives next to one, cuz we both love sifting through all the discarded dorm/apartment debris (and it's a private uni, so lots of good stuff)!!
@SnappyDragon 10 ай бұрын
ahahaha I have not thought about that bridge in years!
@alexreith4877 10 ай бұрын
I was coming to the comments to basically make this same comment so thanks!
@latonyalee7821 2 ай бұрын
If I was in Montreal, I would definitely be out on Moving Day! You have some great finds. Oh and your fur baby is super cute!
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@roxannebolla8567 10 ай бұрын
In our area of the Midwest US, many communities have a “community yard sale” where homes have their yard sales at the same time. It makes for a pretty cool event. The following days/week is “large trash pick up day” and people leave their leftovers on the roadsides and treasure hunters go about. I have picked up some cool stuff for free and have left a lot of things out for others.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Very fun!!
@madelinebock6469 2 ай бұрын
thx for the walk down memory lane
@octavia088 10 ай бұрын
Oh, that quilt!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Right?! So beautiful!!
@mellisartandcrafts 10 ай бұрын
I love treasure hunting. Here in Berlin people also put things on the street, but on more random days. Sundays we sometimes go out and check out bixes in out neighbourhood.
@sophieb.1287 10 ай бұрын
Do you have any specific places/areas in Berlin where you go for some hunting? Here in the South of Berlin I find those kind of boxes very rarely. 🤔
@linemonssi4108 10 ай бұрын
@@sophieb.1287 I always found a lot (especially furniture) in Wedding/Gesundbrunnen
@sophieb.1287 10 ай бұрын
@@linemonssi4108 Thank you very much 😊
@mellisartandcrafts 10 ай бұрын
I found more in areas whith family houses, but maybe it's just my area 😄
@sophieb.1287 10 ай бұрын
@@mellisartandcrafts As soon as I have a Sunday off, I'll check this out. 😁
@zanesutherland406 Ай бұрын
Fun! We don’t have anything like that where I’m at. I used to dumpster dive a lot, and was one of my favorite outings lol. But the county put a shed at each green box site and they guard the garbage, no dumpster diving for many years now. It’s so sad all the things that could be diverted from the landfill, and it’s sickening to have our tax dollars go to a person guarding what people discard. Occasionally on a Sunday I’ve gotten lucky and the guard wasn’t there. I wish they had a specific covered area that people could put things that are still useable. We do have a clearance thrift store here, a branch of the main thrift store. They have bins of things. You can get a basket of stuff for $5, a black garbage bag full for $10. Single items are like .10-.50 or so. It’s such a blessing and one of my favorite things to do while in town.
@AwkwardBirb 10 ай бұрын
I used to work at a library and we had to have special training on how to handle items that had been returned with bed bugs. It scared the life outta me 😅
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Even books 😳😳Oof 🙁
@toodlesmossberg5770 10 ай бұрын
In my state we have a city wide neighborhood cleanup that’s putting anything you don’t want on the curb and either letting the trash or other people pick it up. We drive around every year to see the find goodies!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
So nice!!!
@VeryJoable 10 ай бұрын
My mom had a Singer machine with those cams. They’re for various stitches, a precursor to sewing machines with computers. If I remember correctly, there was even one for embroidered letters.
@johnmelissaziech6207 Ай бұрын
The cams are for the Singer Golden Touch and Sew from the early 70's. I got mine in 1973. It was before you could just touch a button to get decorative stitches.
@dotcorbeil6266 2 ай бұрын
I live in the USA and i do the same thing here😊
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
Love that!
@ThimbleAndPlume 10 ай бұрын
What an interesting phenomenon. People leave items on the curb around here sometimes and I have gotten several nice pieces of furniture to upcycle. Just got a little tale the other day. But it's so cool that you found such a diverse selection of items. That velvet was nice, and the quilt! It amazes me what people just throw away sometimes.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Yea, so many good things get thrown away, it's kinda nuts! My entire living room is pulled from the curb. I was looking at it the other day, and realized that there wasn't even anything thrifted in there, it was literally all free... 😳
@lilaskye2375 2 күн бұрын
Reminds me of Berkeley ca, where I lived for almost 40 years. Every day was “moving day”. I walked everywhere (the gym, grocery store, etc); and I always took an empty backpack with me to pick up any useful items left on the sidewalk (bags of clothes-sometimes new with tags still attached, and anything else that one could want or imagine.
@ShannonMakes 2 күн бұрын
Love that!
@Iinfiniteknowing 10 ай бұрын
A hope those folks who really need these items have access and know about this.
@yarning4asmile 2 ай бұрын
In the USA but I love this idea of communal sharing in a sense. Allowing the things one no longer needs to be taken by the one who does need them or has a use for them with zero cost or zero ties. A complete letting go, moving on, and recycling. If I was you, I would invest in a little cart on wheels for adventures such as this!
@katmusswoodwind 10 ай бұрын
Does this really happen in one day?! That sounds super overwhelming...!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
It absolutely does! I mean, obviously some people move the days before or after, but most move on the 1st!
@BeMoreBarnaby 10 ай бұрын
I find it quirkily reassuring that, even in the face of globalization, cities maintain some distinct customs and weird traditions. And I admire your restraint. My husband would have been prying my claws off so much stuff. Me: "Look! An orange floor lamp / green sofa / [add long list of other stuff you nobly passed up]!" Husband: "Noooooooo! Back away from the stuffed ostrich / tiger castration kit / grand piano with missing keys!" etc. What a great way to spend a day!😂
@katmusswoodwind 10 ай бұрын
@@BeMoreBarnaby to be fair that's a nice way of putting it! Also I'm sort of understanding a little better about the cultural differences here - I'm England it feels a bit more risky picking up rejected items, just because we don't have an actual day where this is acceptable !
@mjlcreativestitchworkshop7292 10 ай бұрын
Yes it does really happen lol the entire province of qc moving day is july 1 lol
@mjlcreativestitchworkshop7292 10 ай бұрын
Yes yes it does really happen that specific day lol... the only province in Canada to have this spesific day for renting dates lol...
@coolcutiekitti17 2 ай бұрын
I live in a college town in the US and every semester we have “Riff Raff” where we can put out anything for trash. It’s amazing the things people throw away
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
Ahhh, I love the name! Riff Raff!
@user-po1th4ce9f 2 ай бұрын
Ashland, Ohio has a spring clean-up every April. They divide the town into quadrants and each has one week to put their stuff out free of charge. It's so fun to look for treasures and it became a family event! Often, we would take good stuff we couldn't use and donate it to a thrift store because the trash trucks and metal scrappers pick up often.
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
That's amazing!!
@anitamorales1506 2 ай бұрын
Shannon, your videos are ridiculously fun to watch. You could be a professional! I am also a scavenger and am often amazed at the things that people throw away. I have also renovated an old house, circa 1901. It wasn't as distressed as yours, but it took us 9 years. I wish you well in this project and wish I had the means to help financially, but that is not an option. I am a senior, in southern California and am looking forward to watching your journey. Thank you for the giggles!
@2020Dumpsterfire 10 ай бұрын
If I was there I would find some way to get that orange lamp home, obsessed
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
It’s becoming the unexpected superstar of the video!! 🧡🧡🧡🛋️
@werelemur1138 10 ай бұрын
I was born in Montreal but my parents moved back to California when I was about a year old. I've heard stories about the Moving Day chaos. I lived in Isla Vista for a few years and when UCSB let out for the summer a lot of students moved back home and left an incredible amount of stuff. I found a surfboard an ugly but very comfortable sofa, so many books.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
College campuses at the end of term (or beginning) are amazing for this sort of thing too, so true!
@Ninzip 10 ай бұрын
I love this sneak peak into a to different culture that would be absolute second hand heaven to me!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@nlkeyser 10 ай бұрын
Omg we had bedbugs 2 years ago because they came through the walls from a neighbor's apartment. It was horrific.
@mmegraham 10 ай бұрын
Our city's downtown does this on August 14-16 every year. Come on over to Madison, WI, USA.
@jsmith8904 10 ай бұрын
I wish we had moving day in Australia. I'd definitely be out there!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
love that!!!
@kitty16vcat11 2 ай бұрын
Ok, just discovered you and want to say how amazing and cute you are! )have never said this about anyone before 😂) I had to come on my phone just to comment and subscribe as was watching you on a tv. Have to say I loved it when you put on your suncream - I screamed you go girl! 😂 👍 But really wanted to say, I live in a country where nothing is left on the streets, we have charity companies and private ones who come and collect your ‘treasure trash’ for free, to be sold in large warehouses. Anyway, mentioned you to my 25 year old daughter, she is a mini you in the sense foraging for those amazing things. She’s also a fashion designer and she collects all sorts and makes all sorts 😂 she’s done this since she was four! I always loved it and encouraged her to do whatever makes her happy! Anyhow, love and blessings upon you! Btw THAT orange lamp 😭 ❤❤❤
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
There definitely are people that go out with large trucks and collect stuff to sell privately, but in a city of 2 million people (and lots of congestion in the streets on these days, with everyone moving), it's quite hard for them to get everything, so there's lots left to private individuals, thankfully!!
@kitty16vcat11 2 ай бұрын
@@ShannonMakes oh wow, you even had time to reply to my message filled with grammatical errors - so sorry but amended now with the help of 🤓 💕
@gigi3242 10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, so interesting. Montreal looks beautiful, and what a fun tradition; so cool that recycling and re-using is given esteem in your city. Loved the video, as always. Take care, be well
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! 🫶
@robintheparttimesewer6798 10 ай бұрын
Wow the quilts were a great find. Not a bad haul considering the weather. When we lived in Ottawa I remember seeing news stories about moving day.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Yea, I'm sure it would have been even better if 1.) it hadn't rained, and 2.) I could have gone out in the few days following as well... still not bad though
@kfries1282 10 ай бұрын
We have a couple of those Portis racks that add to our closet space. We bought wooden hangers with swivel heads, hang them on the bottom horizontal pole and t-shirts sit almost flat against the wall in the bedroom. We can get about 15 or so shirts on each.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
ooooh, nice tip!! thank you
@bravehearticus 10 ай бұрын
We don't have this in the UK. I wish we did, as I have a living room of trash I need gone but can't afford a removal guy at the moment. Also, I appreciate the doggo fun 😂
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Doggo fun is the best!!
@heatherwolmarans8287 2 ай бұрын
Look for Freecycle on the internet for the UK.
@jenniferhanna1569 10 ай бұрын
In Florida moving day is after a hurricane hits. This is the first I ever heard of such a thing. Sounds amazing!!!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
it IS amazing!!
@user-pk3ej6hp1l 2 ай бұрын
I love those curvy staircases. When I saw them this summer on our way to a LARP event north of Montreal all I could think of was how hard moving would be.
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
Haha it’s really not that bad 😂
@janesheridan5632 2 ай бұрын
Shannon, I always look forward to viewing your videos. Thank you for sharing your endeavors.
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
You are so welcome! So glad you're enjoying them, and thank you for checking out the older videos, there are some good ones there!!
@kathahahn20 10 ай бұрын
Sure! If I had been in Montreal, I would definetly go Tresore hunting. I even do it in Germany. As a Student it is the best way to same Monet and get ikeaish vintage furniture!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
💪💪💪
@SIC647 10 ай бұрын
You know I would totally have been there, if I lived in the vicinity. 😄 My city has a reuse centre, where all usable recycling from the genbrugsstationer gets diverted to. It is only 2 km from where I live. That is very dangerous. 😅 I have to limit my visits. Montreal looks so... I was going to say Danish, but: European. What a surprise. Is it the French connection? /Stine
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
oh my gosh, NOTHING is more dangerous than a good genbruggstation... there were a couple pretty close to our place in KBH, and I literally never left empty handed. SO dangerous!! 🤣 Also, re: European-ness, the area that I live in, the Plateau, is known for being very European... the rest of Montreal is less French and more North American.
@anymoose6685 10 ай бұрын
I remember the treasure finds from college moving days. Good times.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
YESSSS!! Living next to a campus is SO good on at the end of the school year... I go out trolling around with my friend's dad, cuz we both love sifting through all the discarded dorm/apartment debris (and it's a private uni, so lots of good stuff)!!
@mermaliade6631 10 ай бұрын
I think it would be really fun to forage! I definitely think though afterwards we would need a very nice quiet tea break. I think the Velvet was one of your best finds. I went out thrifting a few days ago and definitely got a great fabric haul (which had royal blue velvet :o ). I think my only concern would definitely be the bedbugs but I think you made out really really well! Everything is definitely good and usable!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
ooooh, royal blue velvet... be still, my beating heart!
@mermaliade6631 10 ай бұрын
@@ShannonMakes How anyone can get rid of velvet is beyond me! I'm going to make myself a Renn Fair dress, I know that you're going to save some for the lining of your train case, but if you can make yourself something fancy, a victorian-style drawstring purse would be really neat with some scraps.
@Barbwheel 2 ай бұрын
I lived and moved around Montreal for years. It’s best to sell your appliances to the new tenants. Then buy second hand appliances and have them delivered. Toronto the appliances stay with the apartment. That’s a back saver.
@isabelledescarries5593 10 ай бұрын
I took part in the MMF (Montréal moving festival) 6 times over 15 years, until we left for the subburb. You are making me nostalgic!...
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Nice! 💪
@beatles9880 2 ай бұрын
England use to have a similar day Michaelmas (September 29th) it was when farm hands had finished the harvest and find new work elsewhere... and normally wealthy people also moved home.
@kaytiej8311 10 ай бұрын
The city looks so gorgeous. Thanks for showing us around, while also picking up some neat pieces.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
My pleasure 😊
@katrinalevin4064 10 ай бұрын
I always check out the donation bags or piles on my walks with my dogs. In fact at this moment I am wearing a dress I made of blue, yellow and white seersucker 5 yards score I found recently. Yes, the fabric is cotton.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Ooooh, that's a fantastic find! LOVE that!!
@jenneehuichan4843 10 ай бұрын
Where i live we just have a routine bulk pickup for Trash, but a lot of people leave really good stuff out and it's normal to see someone with a trailer going around picking stuff up
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Nice!
@marianecayer5165 5 ай бұрын
Well, I'm late on commenting this video, but I really enjoy it! Love the way that you pay hommage to Montréal vibes. I hope that you do another one next summer. Maybe we will meet on a scavenger spot? 😂 P.s. One of the reason for changing the moving date was to not force children to change school so close from the end of the year. It was a huge problem before the 1970's for families who are moving to another city or another partofthe city.
@DestructionGlitter 10 ай бұрын
I used to live in a really bohemian area with lots of college students and 20-somethings, people mostly moved during the summer and the streets would be filled with discarded items. We got a sofa and an armchair, and I also have several clothing items I found on the street, cleaned to high heaven and still use to this day.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
LOVE that! I, also, have entire rooms furnished exclusively with curbside finds... it's nuts what ppl will throw out!!
@crinkle2649 2 ай бұрын
In Germany they have a time of year were everyone puts things out on the curb because they don't want to pay tax on it
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 omg I love that… how have I never been in Germany for that day when I’ve spent so much time there‽
@sylviemariehebert9758 10 ай бұрын
Always nice to see content from Quebec… and yes, unfortunately, if you ask me, moving day is a thing here!
@sharonarrendale8418 2 ай бұрын
If I had at house, I would do exactly guys did. How fun and all of the treasures that you can find. I know around the big towns people will leave things out for others or the garbage. Happy hunting!❤
@aprildriesslein5034 10 ай бұрын
My city (San Antonio) has bi-annual bulky items pickup, when you can put out large items and the city will cart them off for free. It's always great scavenging!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
That is awesome! This sounds like a good system!
@asilverfoxintasmania9940 10 ай бұрын
I would be out looking because the thought of all of that just going to landfill upsets me. That trim is gorgeous! and red velvet is always a good score!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Yes, the thought of how much of that stuff is still good and useable (a LOT of it) and how much of it will end up in the landfill (a LOT of it) is really frustrating and sad.
@lynhanna917 2 ай бұрын
It's from a new singer sewing machine from 1972. Electronic machines with all the fancy stitches hasn't been invented yet! The discs slipped and the fancy stitches looked jumpy.
@VictoriaVlogz 2 ай бұрын
Twice a year there is a town near us that has what they call Bulk Days. Anything that can't fit in the trash can will be picked up only on those two weeks. So I start my hunt the day before and always score a lot of great things. A lot of my home is furnished with my finds. And I sell the rest. It is loads of fun.
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
Love that! And yes, our apartment is almost entirely furnished with free things from the streets!
@creativeplum 2 ай бұрын
We have one weekend a year in our town (US) when people leave stuff they are getting rid of out on the sidewalk and register with a map on line and anyone who wants it can grab it and what ever is left gets picked up by the trash company….some great finds!
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
That’s so fun!
@lauries6517 3 ай бұрын
Love this. We have a neighbor who is cleaning out a relatives home and they just throw everything away. We have saved two bags of brand new winter coats, vintage tea glasses, nuts and bolts, embroidered pieces, etc. Then when they found out we were saving things they put a nasty note in the trash telling us to stop. UGH!
@ShannonMakes 3 ай бұрын
OK, see that is the part that I don’t understand to any degree… like I can sympathize with someone who maybe ran out of time or is super overwhelmed in their life and doesn’t have the time to donate (as per your other comment), but what I have zero concept of is then scolding others for taking your garbage and giving it a second life… I truly think I will never understand that type of person
@lauries6517 3 ай бұрын
@@ShannonMakes They have been coming once a week for several months so time isn't the issue. They are so-called Christians too and we have a church you can donate to just blocks away. Even the trash collectors think they are crazy. We try to keep things out of the landfill. We also go into over a hundred year old houses and take the wood trim, doors and anything usable out.
@Nwladylaura369 2 ай бұрын
Once it is in the trash it is fair game! It is legal to dumpster dive in the US, unless posted not to do it.
@lauries6517 2 ай бұрын
I know. That is what makes it so absurd. We even checked with city hall to be sure. We still do it. @@Nwladylaura369
@user-dj3sn5wi1s 2 ай бұрын
I cleaned out my childhood home, and I left the good stuff on the curb. Cars would be stopping and taking it, and it would make me happy. Less for the landfill and a new life for this stuff I can't take. Win -win. I donated, and gave away most of it. I miss my parents, not the stuff!
@dsa2591 2 ай бұрын
I live in a college town in Florida, and our moving day is August 1. I was shocked at what great things the wealthier students toss out. Some people plan all year to go picking a few days before and after.
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
Oh yea, I’ve gotten some amazing free finds from rich kids who don’t care enough to cleanup properly when they move out!!
@madddoll8685 2 ай бұрын
This is fascinating, je suis née au Québec - but I had never heard of this before. Moving day....for an entire city, chaotic for sure!
@khazbar 2 ай бұрын
Wow, it must be quite chaotic!! I'm from Melbourne & many of our town councils here have a "hard waste collection" once a year but all at different times. So here, we have a similar thing with people putting unwanted furniture, small items & appliances on the nature strip outside their homes. Then you see other people driving around going through the piles & turning someone's discards into their own treasures!! Good way to recycle! Enjoyed your history of Montreal's Moving Day!😊
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@catpawrosales4265 10 ай бұрын
You betcha I'd be out looking for treasure! I've never seen anything like it anywhere, BUT historically, as a genealogist I have seen these moving days, sometimes moving week, the week farm workers etc left one position for another, had time to visit family etc, either around mother's day, or after the harvest. I don't know if t is to be considered good or bad that there's nothing of the kind here. Stuff left on the side of the road really is trash, things that can't be repaired or salvaged. Your glimpses of Montreal makes it look so pretty and make me want to visit it and see what goodies I could find.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Oooh, I love that idea of moving days/weeks/seasonal worker migrations, etc.... such a lovely parallel to the QC Moving Day tradition!
@parklady7540 Ай бұрын
IF I was there, you better believe it I would go out.
@dianahoulette791 2 ай бұрын
I would love moving day!
@Jelske 10 ай бұрын
Ow yes I would go! You wouldn’t believe it but earlier this week a fashion store was moving and they got rid of so much stuff! I got a brand new dress form as a result! The second after a professional dumpster diver came and took all the good stuff, but still incredibly happy with what I found! Thanks for documenting this it was incredibly nice to watch!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
omg, that's absolutely amazing... SUPER glad that you were able to get to it in time (and snag it before the reseller did)!! Huzzah!
@Jelske 10 ай бұрын
@@ShannonMakes Hahaah yes getting it just in time definitely added to the whole adrenaline experience :)
@TheLonelyGod42 10 ай бұрын
Commenting from Wisconsin, USA. Which happens to be the home state of Patrick Rothfuss who wrote The Name Of The Wind. I also despair of ever getting the last book in that series. Our usual moving day is August 15th to coincide with the start of the school year on September 1st. People often do a lot of curb shopping during moving season here as well. Where I live people tend to call it hippie Christmas. 😆
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
I'm sorry you're also in Patrick Rothfuss Pergatory... it's the worst 😩😩 I found the first book in the KingKiller series a couple years ago, ordered the others second hand, and then discovered (to my horror, and continuing a trend that I seem to have started) that the last one wasn't released and MAY NEVER be released, and I'm so bummed.
@redtrunkrelics 2 ай бұрын
New subscriber from the GTA in southern Ontario. Your house purchase came up in my feed on KZfaq and I love it! Editing and posting videos takes time, keep up the great work!
@annamaxflair 10 ай бұрын
cool information about your province, nice finds , lovely video
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@annamaxflair 10 ай бұрын
@@ShannonMakes everything but the bedbugs, heebie, jeebies lol
@Craftythrifter 2 ай бұрын
Our small town has a “bulky pick-up” day in the spring. You just put stuff that can’t go in a regular trash can on the street and the city will pick it up. Before they do tho peeps go around and grab a lot of it. Which is great cuz then it doesn’t go in the landfill. 👍🏻
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
Love that!!
@susanodell7224 2 ай бұрын
I’m shocked you don’t have asbestos siding. Glazing the windows is not difficult to do, my mother and I glazed the windows in my parent’s house pre- KZfaq. I’m sure there are how to’s on KZfaq. Water has been the Bain of my existence in my home. You mentioned adding skylight windows to the attic space… they tend to leak… just fyi. Insulation is one of the easiest thing to save you money, and not difficult to do for first time home owner. Water…. Put some cat liter or charcoal out will also help with moisture.. as running the dehumidifier can be expensive. You are both doing a great job…. Sending you good thoughts!
@liav4102 10 ай бұрын
If you are in the US finals week of your local college/university or August 1st weekend those can be almost as fun. Probably a lot less on the quality but definitely worth a try if you are also a member of the dumpster diving club
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Yes, so true!! In other areas, it's early September... the timing depends, but campuses are SO good for this kind of scrounging!
@ruthkirkparick3535 10 ай бұрын
I have two Singer machines that use those cams. They date from the mid 50s. The plastic box is identical to the one that came with my mother's 1958 Singer. I have many but don't use most of them. I am sure there are people who would want them. Mom used to do the curbside scrounge when I was a teenager -- soooo embarrassing :)
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
Yea, I'm going to hang onto them in case I end up finding someone who would want and use them!
@robinbarnett1706 2 ай бұрын
in our state and in our city, Anacortes, wa, we simply put our things curbside, and if we want to we put a notice in a place on line, called Your from Anacortes when (I think) and moving boxes, amazon boxes, children clothing and everything in between is snatched up reallyt quickly, and then the left overs are loaded in the back of my short bed pickup and taken for recycle. i one time had a giant black bag of yarn, and it was gone in less than 30 minutes after I put it out. I like the idea of curbside pickup being once a year, you could really find great stuff.
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
That’s so great!!
@rhondaroland1079 2 ай бұрын
I got one of those singer boxes with an old singer sewing machine table once. I still have the box the table was a wonderful and sturdy table but space didn’t permit me to keep it. The box I have but to date I haven’t found a good use for but since I love it I’m convinced if I keep it long enough I will find a good use for it, I’m 75 now and I’ve had it for about 20 odd years 😂
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
That is awesome!
@sewcute_sewvintage 10 ай бұрын
Great video! I would have grabbed the pink Tupperware!☺️Also with shipping those cases end up being closer to 100$ and the red colour is often harder to find. Thank you for saving the cams! I feel like when people want them they really want them!
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
I thought about that Tupperware, but we have a whole drawer full, and I wasn't sure that I really needed it, but I agree it was really pretty and in perfect shape... same with those Bundt pans!
@sewcute_sewvintage 10 ай бұрын
@@ShannonMakes I also can't help grabbing stuff I know people collect. And those Tupperware collectors are hardcore LoL
@annh.8290 2 ай бұрын
We used to love coming to Montreal just for this day!!!
@SocksnGreys 9 ай бұрын
I'm a huge thrifty-frugality fan, but daaaang, the Canelle content in this one is priceless.
@ShannonMakes 9 ай бұрын
LOL love this comment, thank you!
@dhonlutje 2 ай бұрын
Watching from Belgium, here we have to call the city for picking up big furniture or other big things, we are supposed to go ourselves to recycling parc in the city, one free section and for wood, stones, household non electric we have to pay, based on weight, bridge car weight before and afther, no curbside findings here, no dumpsterdiving possible here, all is locked up, here i always have go to thriftstores or facebook marketplace, i was happy to see a little of your city❤ good luck
@BeeWilliamsBuzz Ай бұрын
Never heard of moving day but I can see me participating one way or the other if I lived there. Thanks for sharing, awesome video and adorable Corgi. L&L 2U
@ShannonMakes Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@bettymunguia2136 2 ай бұрын
Hey there, we lived not far from an Air Base and when they got orders, they would put things on the curb, and when I was young I would always bring things home and my dad would always tell me not to bring juke home 😅😅😅
@ShannonMakes 2 ай бұрын
😆😆
@lynng5172 5 ай бұрын
I am baffled, yes that is pretty much the word, to learn that there is a moving day. Amazing. If I would have the opportunity I think I would come check out possible treasure as well buuuuuut mostly just hang around and be very touristy watching the hussle and bussle for a while to then later escape to a national park where I can walk off the amazement. Haha
@kyliehaberl943 10 ай бұрын
Love this. I am from Melbourne Australia and we have 'Hard Rubbish' where your suburb is allowed to leave unwanted items out on your nature strip for an allotted week. It allows for scavenging and then the rest is collected by the councul Rubbish collection.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
ahhhh, I love that! Seems like a great compromise between allowing for recycling, and just letting all chaos reign!
@rachelboersma-plug9482 10 ай бұрын
I grew up in Perth, where hard rubbish collection day is known as "Bring Out Your Dead". Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be a thing in Tasmania.
@ShannonMakes 10 ай бұрын
omg, not only is that amazing, both in concept and in naming, but also, now I'm having flashbacks to Monty Python 🤣
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