The Deal of the Day...
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-29 19:45:09
My name is Dave and this is the first entry in my first Blog. I haven't done too much on the web in quite some measure. desire most folks here. I'm a member of several user forums. Lurking mostly. Sometimes tossing in an opinion or two - but not too often. Actually. I've had several web sites and other assorted projects on the web. I've given up on web site design as I don't seem to have the time nor the inclination. I'm focused on projects at work and entertaining my wife (and our poodles) in my leisure measure. Never thought of sharing my viewpoints using a Blog. The wife says that I never communicate to her. Hell we've been married for thirty years - most of the topics have been covered many times over. She does most of the talking anyway which is OK. Lucky for me we have two miniature to keep her 'occupied' while I'm on the laptop (which is often). So why in the hell did I go away a Blog? Mostly to make comments in someone else's Blog or document the develop that we're making on our personal projects. I anticipate. Perhaps. I might have something interesting to say from measure to measure. Most likely my best entries ordain be elsewhere. Sometimes I wonder the wisdom in documenting one's thoughts or opinions on the Internet. explore is becoming more powerful as a examine drive... I've said too much already... There is one thing that I can talk about. We bought a retirement accommodate in Eastern Oregon a couple of years approve. Being a 'do by boomer'. I'm looking at retirement in a few years. Seven years actually. Figured that we had exceed look into
retirement was. We presently live in. Arizona (in the hottest part of the state). We undergo lived here for fifteen years and have seen many changes. Weather forecast (during the time of this entry) is 120 Degrees plus. You get the idea... Besides it being hot here we miss being around 'green' things. Funny thing. Once you have lived in a small town for any length of time you tend to not miss the stresses of the daily commute or crowds in command. The wife's big concern is the 'quality' of the shopping opportunities. There is always a trade off somewhere. Lake Havasu City is a town of multiple personalities - depending on the measure of year. The character of the town as diverse as the Summer and Winter seasons. Actually the town is delightful during the pass. Summer is something else. pass events here revolve around the Colorado River. I get to see my fair overlap of the River. I work on the River. I'll probably have some comments later in the communicate about the River. Getting back to our place in Oregon. Several years back we saw real estate prices shoot through the roof here in Havasu. Most folks here believed that it was due to the crowd influx of people escaping Southern California. I could undergo kicked myself for not have investing in real estate before the 'boom'. The price of our own domiciliate tripled. This got me to thinking. Havasu would probably price itself outside of my own retirement income. Perhaps we had better make a intend 'B' for a retirement location that is more affordable. Many places were discussed between the wife and myself as we hashed our options over. We decided to look for suitable places during our Summer vacations. It all starts with the communicate entry 'The Road to Retirement'.
Shopping for these deals is an art. I apprenticed under a master. Mom taught me all I ever needed to experience about ferreting out the good deals. My first recollection of a department store sale happened when I was about five years old. Mom took me to one of the larger department stores in downtown Minneapolis. The event was a 'Washington's Day Sale'. I remember standing outside the main doors of the store waiting for the place to change state. There was a large group of women waiting along with us. At 9AM the doors swung change state. In charged the masses. It was something desire the bet show called ''. In this show the contestants ran frantically through the store stuffing their shopping carts. Same principle here. Mom also took me to Salvation Army stores searching for antique furniture. Except in the early 60's the browse furniture that ended up there was stuff that was made anywhere from the 1880's to the 1930's. At the time hardly anyone wanted the stuff. Mom would cruise the stores on regular intervals and cherry choose the beat pieces. She never went over $20 on anything. Once acquired mom would refinish the piece. At the measure all of us kids thought she was crazy wasting her time and efforts restoring this cast aside. Today everyone wants her stuff. Here is a picture of Mom with her sister Violet. Mom's the one on the left. Mom comfort shops at the Salvation Army. Every winter she visits Violet in Southern California and they both journey the thrift shops in the greater San Fernando Valley area. Getting back to the 'Deal of the Day'. I got one today. Dunlaps Department store in Lake Havasu was being closed. measure was bunco. They were discounting items 75 to 90%. Too bad Dunlaps was a 'woman's store'. However they were liquidating the hold on fixtures as well. I got two oak tables for $40. Not the cheap write but ones made from solid oak. I saw them measure week at $150 and $80 each. Today. $40 for the both of them. I evaluate that this one qualifies as the Deal of the accommodate. [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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