If you’ve got a Wednesday off in the near future for some reason, you should definitely consider taking the short trip over the Bay Bridge to Crumpton, where Dixon’s Furniture Auction occurs every week from 9am on. The auction house features literally thousands of items every week, ranging from legitimate antiques to quirky junk lying on the ground in one of their three outdoor auction fields. Minimum bid on the highest tier sets is $100, while the lowest is $5, so if you’re in the market for some zany crap you’d better bring a checkbook. And while you’re there, sample some of the incredible home cooked food prepared by the folks from Lancaster – hand made pretzels, ice cream, rotisserie chickens, meats, cheeses and pastries all right there and … Read entire article »