Warmish and damp.\u00a0\u00a0 Not pleasant at all.\u00a0\u00a0 That’s my prediction based on last night’s conditions.\u00a0\u00a0 It was pretty damp during the day yesterday too.\u00a0\u00a0 It was especially unpleasant when the sun came out in the afternoon.\u00a0\u00a0 Gah.\u00a0 Just like summer.<\/p>\n
I did several pickups.\u00a0\u00a0 Didn’t go to the massive ‘man stuff’ estate sale.\u00a0\u00a0 I’m going today though if I can make the timing work… did hit the cr@ppiest of our local Goodwill Outlet stores.\u00a0\u00a0 Picked up a NIB Colman camp stove oven, some stainless steel “steam table” trays (101 uses), and some other stuff for home and away.\u00a0 Got a nice North Face midweight technical jacket.\u00a0 Seems like we never have enough jackets at the BOL.\u00a0 It does get damp and cold on the dock at night.\u00a0 Picked a vintage turntable to part out to pay for the other stuff.\u00a0 Chatted with a young kid who approached me about finding stuff to resell there.\u00a0\u00a0 Kid asked about the ‘vinyl playing thing’ I had in the cart, did I find it there.\u00a0\u00a0 Yes, I did.\u00a0\u00a0 I had the vintage turntable and one of the new “Victrola” brand record players.\u00a0\u00a0 They are like the old portable players, and have bluetooth and an aux in so you can use them with other media too.\u00a0 They are cheap and cheesy but they get the kids listening to vinyl… D1 uses a slightly better model for her listening.\u00a0 Now D2 wants one too.\u00a0 They are a convenient way to listen to vinyl if you’ve gotten rid of your turntable and big system.<\/p>\n
Wife and D2 have a GS thing today and tomorrow which leaves me with D1 AND a school friend who “needed to be out of her house for a day because it wasn’t safe there”.\u00a0\u00a0 Hmm.\u00a0\u00a0 I’m gonna need more details so I can decide if the ‘unsafe’ could follow her and rub off on me.\u00a0 In the mean time, we fed her dinner and they crashed out last night.\u00a0\u00a0 They\u00a0 want to meet some school friends at the mall and look at dresses for the end of year party later today.\u00a0\u00a0 I want to go to an estate sale.\u00a0\u00a0 I guess we might both get our wishes, if the timing works.<\/p>\n
I’m tellin’ ya, it’s not just houses that need maintenance and attention, and surprise expenditures and commitments.\u00a0 (Kid lives in the most crime ridden big apartment complex near us, so I’m not terribly surprised if life with her single mom sometimes gets out of control and she needs a break from it, but I want to know it’s a legit issue and she’s not playing us, and that none of it will splash on me.)<\/p>\n
Meatspace can have some downsides too.<\/p>\n
But hey, we’ve got stacks and can feed an occasional stray, and provide a night of quiet and calm.<\/p>\n
Because I’ve been stacking it up, and because our lives are in good order.\u00a0\u00a0 Not bad goals, btw.<\/p>\n
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Warmish and damp.\u00a0\u00a0 Not pleasant at all.\u00a0\u00a0 That’s my prediction based on last night’s conditions.\u00a0\u00a0 It was pretty damp during the day yesterday too.\u00a0\u00a0 It was especially unpleasant when the sun came out in the afternoon.\u00a0\u00a0 Gah.\u00a0 Just like summer.<\/p>\n
I did several pickups.\u00a0\u00a0 Didn’t go to the massive ‘man stuff’ estate sale.\u00a0\u00a0 I’m going today though if I can make the timing work… did hit the cr@ppiest of our local Goodwill Outlet stores.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n