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By Dave, March 19, 2010 2:01 am

Tired Thursday: Woke up tired and didn’t get much better all day. By closing time was dragging pretty good. Did …

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By Dave, March 18, 2010 11:31 pm

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Long, long day. Finally home and just totally exhausted. Still got stuff to do though. Cats just started hollering at the back door.

Night is done. The day has come. Coffee’s ready. Oatmeal soon. Almost time to head toward work and start the daily fun.

Hump day and done: Twas a long one too. Got there around 9:30 and left after 6. Did a lot of repricing, cleaning…

And eat. And then try to catch up on things online. After building the evenings fire. Still need to do other things but not gonna.

Finally getting to settle down at the computer after a TOO long day at the store.
Then a trip to do shopping at WW and then home to cook.

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By Dave, March 17, 2010 2:00 pm

Heading out the door, late as usual but with more info than I had earlier. Till later, folks…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day All!!!

But not sure which of them need doing more. Coffee in hand. Oatmeal on cooking. Trying to get brain to work.

Tis morning, with headache. Sinus kind I’m thinking. Coffee is perking so should be ready soon. Still got things to do this am before work.

Tuesday finished: At least as finished as it’s gonna get. Got the computer done and delivered. More stuff taken …

Quite tired. Need to do a couple of more things but am about ready to crash and burn instead. Gonna try to get the nights blog post done.

But got more stock than we had, and a couple of the pieces are not bad. Still cleaning the stuff up. Got to look up what they’re worth.

Home and caught up to where I can do at leas one or two tweets. Been a long day. Got things done. Made a bit of money, spent more.

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By Dave, March 16, 2010 3:08 am

Monday bits: Went and helped a friend pull his truck and trailer out of the muck and mire this morning. Came back…

And started. For now am gonna call it a night and start again in the morning. Till then… 😉

Hoping I got all the root kit bits taken out. So far so good. Think I am gonna run an Avast root time scan again just to be sure.

Think I have finally gotten the irritating bits straightened out and working. Google is my friend! And looks like the updates are all done!

Guess I am gonna have to use the XP disk and see if doing a system repair will straighten it out. Had hoped to finish it last night but…

Been a busy day. And night. Still working on the WinBlows machine. Thought it had it done but now other things are screwing up.

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By Dave, March 15, 2010 3:46 am

Tis past time to go to bed. Till the morrow folks…

Still trying to get .NET framework update to install on the HP computer. Just downloaded the entire 3.5 install and trying that. Will see.

Sunday and done: Headed out just after 1 and went to the Helping Hands Thrift Store in Alexandria. Ended up getti…

Happy PI day all! 3/14… 🙂

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By Dave, March 14, 2010 8:21 pm

Later on folks…

Spent less than $50. One cartage would cost more than that. Or either exercise machine. Made a pit stop here and heading back out.

Back from the Alexandria Thrift store. Got 2 exercise machines, 2 toner cartages for our new laser printer, books, glassware, dishes, etc.

Seems the owner or her son have a thing for online gaming as several of the problems are directed to stealing online game passwords.

And the other to make sure the rootkit(s) are completely gone. Forgot to mention the Trojans that are in it too… 🙁

Have downloaded a couple of more programs to install when it’s finished. One to assist with keeping it clean in the future.

Seems that the computer in for repair is eaten up with malware, virii, and rootkits. Avast is doing it’s boot scanning thing right now.

On my second cup of coffee and starting to feel human. Got to get this computer on the bench and get the virus scanner going on it.

Over slept this morning a bit. Guess the bod was making up for the last few days of less than optimal sleep with the storms.

Looks like Twitter has been down all morning. Last post time was about 5 hours ago.

Twas a Saturday: And am glad it’s over. Still got things I need to do tonight but am not gonna get to them. Had …

Split up what was left and we both have a bit of pocket money to buy more stock for the store. Got to check on Estate sales tomorrow.

Just got the 3 necklaces I made that she sold taken off of Bonanzle. Also went though the money we took in and set bill payments aside.

Would have been better if we had done more at the store but Cat did pretty good at the festivel on the square in Jacksonville, AL.

Well, that was a long few. Ended up running out of time and headed out the door to attack the day. Twas reasonably successful.

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By Dave, March 13, 2010 1:28 pm

Tis morning and so far the sun is out. Coffee is done and about to be guzzled. Back in a few.

Twas a day: Been going since before 8 this morning and just finishing up with the signs for the store. Actually j…

Got the large sign done and am doing the small ones now. Hoping these will let folks know that we are there and open.

Gonna get her set up and then head to Piedmont and work the store tomorrow. Still got some signs to finish up tonight so got to get at it.

Think we have Cat’s booth figured out for the festival on the square in Jacksonville tomorrow. Trying to get the last bits finished now.

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By Dave, March 12, 2010 4:03 am

Full day: Made a trip to Jacksonville, then had to run back to Alexandria to the bank and then back through Jacks…

Anyone actually getting the Add your location to work right without GPS or via a phone? #location

The twitter location bit is screwed up. If they want to let us tweet our location they need to supply a way to put it in…

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By Dave, March 11, 2010 5:19 am

A wet Wednesday: Took several totes that I loaded last night to the store this morning though it was raining pret…

Need it by Saturday morning. Guess I need to get busy if I am gonna get it done by then. For now need to go to bed. Till tomorrow folks…

27 necklaces, 9 pair of ear rings, 2 leather bags, priced and labeled and ready to display. Now to see about building a display cabinet.

About half way through with pricing jewelry. Back is hurting from leaning over so much. Gonna have to get up and walk around a bit.

the truck before it gets here. Back in a few…

Need to price jewelry first though. Guess I need to get started on that. Sounds like another storm coming in so need to get stuff out of

Still made gas money, though not much more. Getting close to time to hit the sack so we can do it again tomorrow.

Ended up taking the loaded totes after all. Day was somewhat productive even though not as much business as we had hoped for.

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By Dave, March 10, 2010 2:42 pm

With the weather not sure I am gonna try to take the totes I packed last night. Will decide after eating.

Late getting up due to rainy morning and trying to get just one more bit of sleep. Coffee done and getting in the bloodstream now.

Tuesday: One more day of pricing, sorting, cleaning, shelving and dealing with folks. Made it through and made a …

Am about done in. Gonna hit the sack and try to get up earlier than usual in the morning so we can get there around 9. So till tomorrow…

Packed 3 totes of glass, copper, silver, ceramics and other assorteds. One tote of books. Will wait till morning to load it up.

Supper is done. Both cooked and eaten. Am trying to get up the energy to go into the living room and start unloading shelves and boxing.

Though I guess supper comes first. Got to get up to do whatever I do so am gonna sit for a few more minutes and let the feet rest…

Home after long day of repricing, cleaning, sorting, shelving, and dealing with folks. Made a few sales. Now to pack stuff to take tomorrow.

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By Dave, March 9, 2010 2:03 pm

But gonna guzzle one more cuppa coffee before I do anything else. Then maybe I’ll be up to actually getting ze arse in gear… 😉

Morning came too early. Got some of the stuff loaded in the truck. Now need to shower and head across to the storage trailer for the rest.

Day be done: And so am I. Twas a long one and somewhat productive. Got most of the stuff from the estate sale un…

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By Dave, March 8, 2010 2:06 pm

Tis morning and coffee is already in hand. Got to get to loading the rest of the stuff on the truck, breakfast, a PO run, and Piedmont.

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Keep telling myself it’s just bruised. Yep, that’s the ticket… 🙁

Also dropped a shelf bracket on my foot and feels like it broke a toe. Will know more when it warms up. And I take my shoes off. Does hurt.

Back from the storage trailer. Got 3 different batches of baskets. Will see what works and what doesn’t. + some other stuff.

Then back here to load more stuff so theres a full truck load. Next need to pack some stuff we sold on Bonanzle to go out tomorrow morning.

Supper on the stove and in microwave. Afterwards going over to the storage trailer to get a truckload of stuff to take in the morning.

Plan to work on the rocket mass heater over the spring and summer and have it ready for use in the fall.

of angle iron that is bolted to the tower. Shouldn’t be able to go anywhere. Hopefully this is the last cleaning/teardown of the year.

the bottom 24 inch section of pipe. Had one that was used but still good that I put on. Tis now all wedged into place with a cross piece

Well flue is back up. With some new pieces. There was more damage than I thought. Got the male/male fitting repaired but had to replace

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By Dave, March 7, 2010 11:30 pm

Then after we had filled up 9 bags between us they talked to me and offered everything that was left for one price. So we took it all. 😉

Still got to go through and see what all we got. Lots of the time when we first got there it was just glance and stuff in a bag.

But got it all loaded. Twas a good haul. Next sale in sometime in April also up on East Side Anniston. Looking forward to it.

Had to take the gas grill apart to get it loaded. Unboxed a lot of the other stuff and stuffed and poked it into every available space.

So we bought everything left in the carport. Just managed to get it loaded in the truck and didn’t have a square foot that was left empty.

Back from the Estate Sale. And then the trip to Piedmont to unload the groaning truck. They made us an offer we couldn’t refuse…

About to get ready to head out for an Estate Sale. Not sure we will get anything but tis the last day and there are usually bargains.

Guess I need to go in and dish up breakfast. Back in a bit…

Also got to clean the flue which means taking the stack down to repair the male to male connector with the rusted out rivets. 🙁

Coffee is starting to work. Got things to do today that I really don’t want to do but need heat so firewood has got to be cut.

Long Saturday: But not a bad day overall. Got a fair amount of stuff done. Light in second room is now working o…

Need to make sure the google voice phone # is working with all the phones and use it for the computer repair bit I guess.

Starting to get some folks in wanting computer work. Gonna work up business cards either tonight or tomorrow for that branch of the biz.

Just caught up with reading the days backlog of tweets. Had a good day at the store. Made a little money so am working here tomorrow.

Finally home again. Actually been here for about an hour but been busy with fire, supper, and such getting home late things.

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By Dave, March 6, 2010 2:44 pm

Fixing to shower and drape the frame. Tis past time to be on the road. Till later, folks… 😉

Coffee done and 2 cups in me. Am starting to come to life. Most of the stuff for todays trip packed and ready to go. Food almost ready.

Coffee refusing to boil. 🙁 Hoping it will do so soon. Need to get food cooking too. Back in a bit.

Friday and done: With the day that is. Got the light up in the second room. Still got to replace one of the tomb…

First supper. Then hunt for assorted bits. Back in a bit.

And done. Now to find the small brass nails to fix the bottom of the mirror tray. Think some are in the front of the qhut and more at barn.

Will carry a new socket and two more bulbs tomorrow and get that bit finished up. Need to get the tables out and put them in the truck now.

Got the light up in the middle room. Got to replace one of the tombstones that was broken. Still got 2 tubes in it so gives good light.

Home finally. Woodburner shoveled out. Fire started. Felines fed. Supper warming in microwave. Getting caught up on the world online.

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By Dave, March 5, 2010 2:54 pm

Will think about it further after the coffee has time to start waking me up a bit. Got to start getting up/going to bed earlier.

Coffee is done. Oatmeal is cooking. Sun is out. I’m still tired. Need to go and load a pile of shelves and see what other product is boxed.

Another day, another ???: Got the other upright for the shelving and loaded a pile of boxes this morning and haule…

@ScionBoo Didn’t know I had a twin but they do run in the family. 😉 Twas not me as I was in Piedmont at that time. Will ask mom about it.

@ScionBoo Thanks for the heads up on the fuel prices. Had jumped 7 to 10 cents in Jacksonville but got it in Anniston before price increase.

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By Dave, March 5, 2010 4:42 am

Another day, another ???: Got the other upright for the shelving and loaded a pile of boxes this morning and haule…

@ScionBoo Didn’t know I had a twin but they do run in the family. 😉 Twas not me as I was in Piedmont at that time. Will ask mom about it.

@ScionBoo Thanks for the heads up on the fuel prices. Had jumped 7 to 10 cents in Jacksonville but got it in Anniston before price increase.

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By Dave, March 4, 2010 2:37 am

Hump day: Took down 20 feet of shelving this morning after unloading and boxing the stuff that was on it, and it w…

However looking at what is there now and what has still got to go up there I am beginning to doubt that we will have much space for books.

Suspect we are going to have more shelves of fragile stuff in the 3rd room. Wanted to try to use the 2 back rooms for mostly books.

Quickly filled all the available shelves. Got to put the rest up first thing tomorrow and see if we can get the rest unpacked.

Anyway after getting the 3 sections up Cat put up the shelves and we started unpacking more glass, china and other breakables.

Still got 2 on the other wall and 1 on the front wall to go. Lack 1 upright. Will have to tear down more at the storage building tomorrow.

Then 2 pieces of grid wall by the back door. Then put up 3 sections of shelving. 1 on the back wall by the grid wall and 2 on the side wall.

Ate lunch and then cleared space in second room to start putting shelving up. Got one piece of pegboard up by the door.

Tore down 20 feet of shelving after unloading and boxing stuff up, this morning. Loaded shelving parts up and took them north.

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By Dave, March 3, 2010 4:24 pm

Empty totes and assorted tools of destruction loaded in truck. Heading out to unload and take shelving down, then north to put it back up.

Not so cold morning here in east Alabama. Thought it was supposed to freeze overnight but doesn’t seem to have. Coffee finally ready. 🙂

Snowy Tuesday: Awoke to rain several times during the night and early morning. Changed to snow midmorning and got…

Tis time to hit the sack, so till tomorrow folks… 😉

And this is Tweet # 1234 ! Which is some kind of a milestone I guess. At least one that says I tweet too much… 🙂

Right now it’s just gonna be Yard Sale Inside.

As for a name, I keep leaning toward “Eclectic Things” or “Old And In Our Way” or maybe “Needful Crap”… 😉

When I say printing signs, I meant signs like “We Break, We Cry – You Break, You Buy” and “Please request help with items on top shelves”.

Printing signs for the store. Guess we must be getting closer. Still go to come up with a name and work up some business cards.

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By Dave, March 2, 2010 11:45 pm

But that means taking down the stuff at the storage trailer. Guess I am gonna go over in a bit and get started boxing things up.

Have now filled almost every square inch of shelf space and grid wall that’s up. Gonna have to move into the second room and put up more.

Digging in the front of the qhut and found 4 more boxes of glassware and assorted breakables that need to go north.

Just got back. Fire is starting up now. Cat is down feeding the felines. I’m being lazy and catching up on the world/twitter since morning.

Went on as we were only 2 miles away and turned out that was the worst part of the trip. Unpacked and shelved stuff all day long.

Made the trip after all. Started really snowing when we walked out the door but went anyway. Got close and the road was getting covered.

Or actually from Alabama line to Atlanta and areas north. Don’t know if we’ll get to Piedmont today or not now. Need caffeine to think…

Knocking the snow off of them is getting old. Coffee is on but not perking yet. Weather radio just went off for Georgia – Atlanta north.

So it’s snowing or at least slushing out there now. Starting to get a buildup on the temp carports. Gotta get real storage built.

Been a day: And a Monday at that. Got a load up and headed to Piedmont this morning. Got there and tore down the…

For now am calling it a night, so till tomorrow… 😉

Hoping they are wrong. Will have to wait and see. If it does will most likely be around here for the day. If not will be at Piedmont.

Done the supper thing. Been catching up on feeds and such. Am about done in for the night. Supposed to have snow in the morning. 🙁

I gotta figure out what to fix for supper. Guess I need to get in there and go at it. Later folks…

Which means that we have to box up more stuff to get the shelves down. Tis another sequential vortex. Cat’s gone down to feed the felines.

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By Dave, March 1, 2010 3:52 pm

Breakfast, shower, more loading done. Now a quick trip to the storage trailer and heading north. Back much later…

With breakfast in there somewhere too. Mustn’t forget that bit. Tis cooked and ready to serve, just not on the table yet. 😉

Truck is about 2/3 loaded. Got to shower and drape the frame, then go to the storage trailer and get a couple of more things and go north.

Coffee is done and am thinking about what all can go in the next load to Piedmont so guess I am getting into work mode.

Reasonably awake earlier than usual. Guess the bod is saying that there are things to go and places to do. Or something like that anyway.

Shelving Sunday: Moving it that is. Started the morning after coffee with finishing taking down the last bit in t…

the second room for the shop and have sales and books in the back two rooms. Bit by byte eats the elephant… 😉

And more than enough stock to fill at least 2 if not 3 of the 4 rooms. Rethinking the area to do the computer repair. Think I am gonna use

to move to the store but at present there is enough up there to start stocking the front room once we get it put up.

Done with moving stuff for the day. At least moving it from here to there. Still need to take more shelving down from the storage trailer