In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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Hung out with my friend half the day today. Haven't seen him in a few months, so that was cool.
Helped him get an awesome desk for his new home office back to his place. Proud of him for spotting that at a local thrift store instead of buying it new like I'd expect him to. $75 for a beautiful marble top table that used to sit in a law firm. A table like that would probably cost over $1,000 new today.
We stopped by the local hardware store and got that 4"x4" extension box for my garage electric that was out of stock at not one but two hardware stores by me (and I REFUSED to pay $10 for on Amazon). So now I can finally wrap that box up tight and safe.
He bought a bunch of Chinese food and we ate at my place when he dropped me off. There's enough leftovers for a snack tonight and dinner tomorrow.
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That was a really cool day you had SIX. And that was a great find for your friend at that shop too.
Yeah. They actually had another one that wasn't sold sitting right next to it too.
I'm trying to pare down my collection of things though, and I've already gotten rid of a lot of really nice furniture. I've gone 6 years without my crappy old computer desk and I don't need to be dragging something that heavy back up on the 2nd floor even though there's plenty of room for it.
I guess that law firm was trying to give away two desks that were even larger than those two were, but the thrift store said they were too big for them to handle.
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Offices will do that. That's how I got this old now office chair I am using. Friend of my Blair's, his office was clearing out old furniture and seeing what I using as a computer chair asked me if I would like one from his office. Seeing as how it would cost me nothing I said, "Yes!". He brought it over a day or so later. The thing now though is this chair is well over 10 years old and I really need a new one. But I also need help and that is the hard part.
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"Ups and downs are a part of life"
Truer words were never spoke, BRENDA. I feel sorry for people who expect life to be as much fun as a beer commercial, all the time. How do they deal when life inevitably gets in the way?
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
Don't know. I learned the truth of those words after my dad died and as such has been the way my life has gone.
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And I am out for my walk. Might have got some rain here last night but not much. Thought I heard thunder off in the distance but nothing close or on top of me. So we see what happens today.
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Back and in and it is still trying to rain. More cloud cover now.
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Quote:But we move forward as best we can.
SignyM:
"Ups and downs are a part of life"
Truer words were never spoke, BRENDA. I feel sorry for people who expect life to be as much fun as a beer commercial, all the time. How do they deal when life inevitably gets in the way?
BRENDA: Don't know. I learned the truth of those words after my dad died and as such has been the way my life has gone.
*****
The rich do as they please,
The poor do as they must.
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Offices will do that. That's how I got this old now office chair I am using. Friend of my Blair's, his office was clearing out old furniture and seeing what I using as a computer chair asked me if I would like one from his office. Seeing as how it would cost me nothing I said, "Yes!". He brought it over a day or so later. The thing now though is this chair is well over 10 years old and I really need a new one. But I also need help and that is the hard part.
Damn Brenda... I wish we lived closer together.
I really don't have a solution for you since you don't have credit card access. That really opens up a whole new world.
Maybe somebody in your building could help?
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I built both of the final shelves for the pantry today. I was able to use some really nice boards from inside one of the old cabinets, so even though I had to sand everything down really good, it saved me the steps of having to put a few coats of wood putty in the knot holes like I had to do when I used plywood for the top 3 shelves.
I also had 4 smaller shelves that had nice intricate ends to them, so I was able to cut the ends of those shelves off and make a 2" high back to the shelves and 1.5" high sides for them. These will be the shelves on the bottom that I'll be able to pull out with the drawer slides I bought months ago.
Got all of that glued and clamped, then hit it with the brad nailer.
Then I caulked it all up nice and hit all sides with a coat of primer.
2 coats of paint tomorrow and they should be ready to install.
IT WAS SO NICE TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THAT WORK WHILE STANDING UP FOR A CHANGE!!!!
I'll work on some more electrical stuff in the garage in between paint coats I think.
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Originally posted by SignyM:Quote:But we move forward as best we can.
SignyM:
"Ups and downs are a part of life"
Truer words were never spoke, BRENDA. I feel sorry for people who expect life to be as much fun as a beer commercial, all the time. How do they deal when life inevitably gets in the way?
BRENDA: Don't know. I learned the truth of those words after my dad died and as such has been the way my life has gone.
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The rich do as they please,
The poor do as they must.
Yes, we do.
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
Offices will do that. That's how I got this old now office chair I am using. Friend of my Blair's, his office was clearing out old furniture and seeing what I using as a computer chair asked me if I would like one from his office. Seeing as how it would cost me nothing I said, "Yes!". He brought it over a day or so later. The thing now though is this chair is well over 10 years old and I really need a new one. But I also need help and that is the hard part.
Damn Brenda... I wish we lived closer together.
I really don't have a solution for you since you don't have credit card access. That really opens up a whole new world.
Maybe somebody in your building could help?
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Don't worry SIX.
I'll figure out something.
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