Cool and wet, super humid even if not raining.<\/p>\n
Thursday was overcast and misty fog to light drizzle, depending on where and when.\u00a0\u00a0 Some of our microclimates probably stayed dry.\u00a0 I was all over and it was wet wherever I went.<\/p>\n
I spent several hours clearing stuff out of my secondary location.\u00a0 This time it was mostly empty boxes.\u00a0 Yeah, I save boxes.\u00a0 Nope, not going to need these.\u00a0\u00a0 Haven’t used them in 8 years, unlikely to use them ever.\u00a0\u00a0 When the space was free it didn’t matter.\u00a0 Now I need the space so they had to go.\u00a0 Two big pickup truck loads shifted to the dumpster.\u00a0 Then I moved stuff into the newly cleared area.\u00a0 I think I’m going to be pretty sore today as some of the boxes weren’t really empty, and some weighed 20-30 pounds.\u00a0 I had to do a lot of holding them out in front of me and over my head to get through the labyrinth…\u00a0 (this falls under the heading “using what you’ve already got”)<\/p>\n
The deal for the BOL\/lakehouse fell apart.\u00a0 Perfect for me, not perfect for my wife.\u00a0 On top of that the owner countered with some stipulations we didn’t like,\u00a0 and there are still\u00a0 the questions about Army Corps flood easements…. My wife’s back looking at listings.\u00a0 Armed conflict in the Capitol would have made that decision easier, but even I’m not that selfish.<\/p>\n
I didn’t get a chance to put away all the food I bought yet.\u00a0 Maybe today.\u00a0 I’ve got a couple of pickups and more cleaning to do though and that’s higher priority.<\/p>\n
I did get lucky at Goodwill and got about 10 reference books about guns, everything from modern sporting rifles, to historical black powder.\u00a0\u00a0 50c each.\u00a0 I also got a bunch of books about hunting and fishing with a couple specific to Texas.\u00a0 I like books and I like reference material in hard copy form.\u00a0 With every search and web visit logged, with every purchase saved and correlated, it can’t be\u00a0 a bad thing to have some stuff that is completely off the radar.\u00a0 One of the books was published by Paladin Press.\u00a0 Man, those guys would be going NUTS in today’s environment.\u00a0 Build a reference library that won’t rat you out with every page view.<\/p>\n
One of my local auctions closed and prices looked pretty good.\u00a0 I will get some more stuff to them for their next auction.\u00a0 The ‘industrial’ auction lots are getting bids this time, and look like they might be ok pricing too.\u00a0 I recommend checking out your local estate sale and consignment auctions.\u00a0 Lots of stuff, prices can be good to great, and “Lot 3, box of books” looks very different in a database than “Modifying your AR”, “Homemade silencers”, “Gunsmith’s Bible”, “Nosler Reloading Guide”, etc.*<\/p>\n
One of the auctions next week is a nearby medical center that closed or somehow ended up surplussing a lot of stuff, including several pallets of masks and other PPEs.\u00a0 WTF?\u00a0 I guess they don’t want to just give them to the state to redistribute.\u00a0\u00a0 I’ll be a bidder.\u00a0 Lots of weird stuff out there, you just have to find it.<\/p>\n
And speaking of weird, this is an example of how my life works.\u00a0\u00a0 I bought a windows Smartab tablet for <$20.\u00a0 It all works great except the wifi card.\u00a0 I tried the Realtek drivers to no avail.\u00a0\u00a0 The card is recognized but just doesn’t work.\u00a0\u00a0 Just when I think I’m at a dead end with a bad card, I find the EXACT SAME Smartab in a bin at Goodwill, with a cracked screen.\u00a0\u00a0 I’ll be prying that one open to steal the wifi as soon as I get the time.\u00a0 Weird, but that’s why I suggest being flexible and open in your plans.\u00a0 Stuff happens.<\/p>\n
Figure out what you’ve got, figure out what you might need, but be open to what the universe sends your way.\u00a0 And keep stacking.<\/p>\n
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Cool and wet, super humid even if not raining.<\/p>\n
Thursday was overcast and misty fog to light drizzle, depending on where and when.\u00a0\u00a0 Some of our microclimates probably stayed dry.\u00a0 I was all over and it was wet wherever I went.<\/p>\n
I spent several hours clearing stuff out of my secondary location.\u00a0 This time it was mostly empty boxes.\u00a0 Yeah, I save boxes.\u00a0 Nope, not going to need these.\u00a0\u00a0 Haven’t used them in 8 years,<\/p>\n