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| Getting closer |
| 07.17.03 (11:48 am) [edit] |
I called a guy who could install gutters on my house, and he quoted me a price which was a lot more expensive than I expected. While I was investigating yard sales last week, I was handed the name of someone who might be cheaper. They guy quoted me a more reasonable price and I hired him. The gutters get fixed soon!This Saturday I have my first ever yard sale. I will only be out there for a few hours because I found a get-together I want to attend on Saturday afternoon. The group is the Atlanta offshoot of KonaWeb, an online community whose roots are in Kona on the Big Island, yet have members all over. Many of these non Hawaiian Residents are in the process of moving to Hawaii, or want to move and have not yet found the way! The meeting will be a little piece of Hawaii, right here in Atlanta! You may not realize it, but there are few places here in the south to find people who love Hawaii as much as I do. In the past 10 years I have only heard of three Hawaiian themed things happening here. Twice, famous Hawiiaan musicians showed up for concerts and once the Hawaiian Convention and Visitors Bureau had a road trip at Perimeter Mall. None of these events were well publicised and I heard about all 3 through the "coconut wireless", kinda the unofficial newsgroup, email and word of mouth transmission medium :-) Aloha for now! |
| Does "almost" mean almost? |
| 07.09.03 (11:39 am) [edit] |
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In my last entry I said I was almost done fixing up the outside of the house. Those who know me well may say that "almost" in my case, could be close to forever ;-) I also mentioned wanting to get in line to try for the 99 cent TV. Well, I got there at 4am only to find that they already had 23 people signed up on the list at midnight. They only had 9 TV's to sell at that price. I still stood there until they opened and almost got crushed. At 9am there were *hundreds* of people lined up and the crown, which had been homey and friendly until then, was groing so large that it was unmanageable. There was only 1 security guard! When they opened the door, people began to rush in, even after we hollered for them to go slowly, and started crushing people in their way. Quite a dangerous situation, all for a discount store where everything is 99 cents. All in all, I spent about $6. I finally received the quote to install gutters and downspouts. I had already removed the old gutters, replaced rotted wood, primed and painted where they would go, and just expected to have new metal installed. Even after all these things I've done to reduce the cost, they quoted me over $1300! I may be naive, but with a trip to Home Depot (a home construction type supply store), I believe the parts will cost me a few hundred dollars and a days worth of work on my part. I'll get another estime, but at this rate, looks like I'll do it myself. Even with a hospital bill for falling off the ladder, I hope to get by cheaper :-) I ran around and found some "bankers boxes" (small storage boxes for papers, etc) and have labeled them "Yard Sale", "Computer Show", "Save" and "Giveaway". I am starting to fill them up and then can price the things I will sell. I am also cleaning out the garage so I can stage the items and just open the door and begin selling. I'm not sure how I will sell the cars and good furniture. The house will sell batter with furniture, but I also want to move as soon as the house is on the market. Even if I don't own the coffee farm, I would rather be sitting in Hawaii waiting on the closing than sitting here in the Georgia heat and humidity! |