Category: Electronics/Technology

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Takes Money To Make Money

So many people have been telling me that I should start using eBay to sell off some of the stuff around here that I don’t have a need for. Either that or have a couple of yard sales, to be honest holding a yard sale would be nothing but a major pain in the rear. I don’t have the time to gather, sort, fix, price and all the other necessities that are needed in order to have a yard sale.

My sister is going to come over in the next couple of days to assist me in getting an eBay account started and show me what all it takes to get a few items put on there to start out with. I really need to buy some sort of scale that I can weigh the items with for shipping and handling purposes. I thought we had one around here but darned if I can put my hands on it, so I’ll just go ahead and purchase one. After all it takes money to make money, right?

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New Pennies

For years there have been rumors about the possibility of the Government discontinuing the production of pennies. They say with the cost of living going up and up, that pennies should become obsolete. I’ve never agreed with that presumption and think that pennies will always have a place in American society.Today I read an article that the Government has come out with new designs for the penny. That’s quite a 180 from never making any more to coming out with 4 new designs!

I haven’t seen any of these new pennies, not sure if they are out yet or not. From what I understand people are hanging on to their pennies, being led to believe that in a few years the pennies older than 1986 will be worth a lot more than one cent. I’ll believe it when I see it, in the mean time I’ll keep adding pennies to my penny jug, the same one I’ve been dumping them in for years.

 

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Leaking Issues in the Basement

Upon making a quick trip down to the basement, trying to make my way to the root cellar, that stores many food items during the year, I noticed that there was some water on the floor in one corner. It appears that I am in need of a new sump pump. I worked on this piece of ancient equipment myself for a while and finally gave up and came back upstairs to my computer to see what I can find about getting this leaking basement and sump pump issue resolved. I haven’t a clue as to who my parents would have called for this type of problem, this wasn’t an issue that was ever talked much about, so I had to start from scratch on this one, so I’m glad that I have Internet access and was able to use it to my advantage for locating a good company to contact for immediate service, which I found at B-Dry.com.

At their website, they gave me an opportunity for a quick and free estimate, but I just skipped through that due to the urgency of this matter and gave the closest office a call, toll free of course, and they are coming up late this afternoon to assist me with this mess. One of their new submersible sump pumps will be the first order of business and then I would like to talk with them about addressing the leakage problem and give me their free estimate at that time.

It is always something is seems, but I guess it all comes with running and maintaining a house and home, and this old home is in need of some hard work along with some love and care.

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Dad’s Old Recliner Days

My Dad had a very nice recliner that he spend so much time in when not busy around the house and farm and all that goes on day and night. He would usually find the time right after dinner to sit down in his very well broken in and comfortable recliner and smoke a cigar, sometimes a pipe, sipping his after dinner coffee and listening to the radio or the television for the latest news casts with their interesting and entertaining new stories and other broadcastings that caught his interest.

The last few years, his health had been getting worse and he was really having difficulty getting up and down, in and out of that chair and we had to shop around for a while and find an alternative type of seating arrangement for him. We ended up purchasing him a good lift chair, one of my sisters found a site online that sold the perfect chair for him, remote control and all the perks one could want in one of those Lift Chairs that are available now for people in their senior years and with disabilities as well.

It has been over 15 years since we purchased that chair, Dad made good use of it and it will stay right where it sits in the front living room, one day I’ll be needing to use it, that day may come sooner than I originally thought, with all the work that I have to do here at the farm and the house.

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So Many Tools

I have spent way too much time looking for various tools around here and coming up with nothing which is just crazy considering how many out buildings there are around the property that are pretty much filled with tools. Like yesterday I really needed a wiring loom, now I know darned well that I saw one the other week, but now that I really need one I just can’t seem to put my hands on it. I really hate having to buy something when I know that I all ready have one, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

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Liposuction

Cosmetic surgery is becoming more of an option for people, it is so much more available and becoming more affordable, and of course financing is all ways an option for these types of popular procedures.

We are finding ourselves a society over flowing with obesity, young and old, a very critical health situation that is overloading the systems due to the problems that are related with over weight and obesity issues.

With the advancement of technology, liposuction has become a necessity for so many folks, and. finding a reputable surgeon in so very important. Who hasn’t heard the horror stories of cosmetic surgery gone bad these past years, doing your homework and some good research is a must.

The Internet comes into play here, with all that it has to offer, such a good researching tool for issues such as this. I have a good friend that has been over in the U.K. for the last ten years, that we keep in touch with utilizing email, for the most part. He has always had a weight problem and is excited with the prospect of taking advantage of liposuction.

I’m glad to hear that he took his time and did a good amount of research and found a company that has a website of Mya.co.uk, and he is scheduled for this procedure sometime next month. They offer a good finance program that he is willing to commit to and is very happy with their prices.

I wish him all the luck in the world, he will only miss a few days of work and will need to commit to a good diet and a good exercise regiment, to keep the weight off for good.

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Trade Up and Save

The idea of being able to Trade Up and Save appeals to me since keeping an old outdated computer around just doesn’t make sense to me. My PC is a total dinosaur and I need a newer one, big time. So I’ve been checking out cheap desktops online and found a site that offers display models at big discounts as well as the opportunity to trade up as well. A double bonus that will hopefully get me and my computer needs and wants taken care of soon.

 

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Home Invasions

Contribution by Kennith Griffin

I usually don’t watch the news when I get home from work because it is all just so depressing. There are so many people getting shot and robbed and whatever else that I don’t even want to see what is going on out there in the world. I am only worried about what is going on in my world except when what happens out there happens a little too close to home. The other night I flipped on the tv when I got home and heard a story about a home invasion that happened not too far from my neighborhood. This of course caught my attention immediately and I started to worry about the family that was in the house. I thought it might be a good time to call ADT Security Illinois to talk about getting an alarm system installed in our home. Even though an alarm can’t prevent something like that from happening it can hopefully deter someone who sees the sign in my front yard and if it doesn’t I can have the comfort that my systems is monitored and if I hit a panic button the police will be on their way.

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Most Modern Convenience

Guest post written by Derick Burks

It’s amazing to me how far technology has come just in the last few years. It wasn’t that long ago that my social calendar revolved around when my favorite shows came on television. Nights out required leaving after my favorites from early in the evening came on or rushing home to catch the new episode of must see late night tv. Now with today’s technology I can watch whatever I want whenever I want—I just set my dvr. Normally I set my dvr to record the full series of shows I want to watch but every once in a while there is something special and usually I remember to set the dvr. I say usually because every once in a while I will be out and my wife will ask if I recorded something and I will realize I forgot. It was always a disappointment—until now! I went to www.Expertsatellite.com and downloaded the dvr scheduler app for my smart phone and voila! we are in business. I can now set my dvr from anywhere, even for those shows I didn’t know about that come up in conversations at dinner parties! I wonder what conveniences they will come up with next!

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An Anxious Boat Enthusiast

These wonderful High Intensity Discharge lights that they have available these days are a truly a most useful tool, especially for boaters that find themselves in need of a good lighting system, such as my brother-in-law found himself in just the other day.

He had received some nice HID boat spotlights, by Magnalight for Christmas and some other boating accessories as well, that he was very anxious to try out and did, on a day that most people wouldn’t venture onto the water on, but as I stated he was a bit anxious. He got a late start and ended up out farther than he calculated on and it got dark quickly on him and he ended up losing his way, all alone, wet and cold. A good thing that he is an experienced water man because it could have ended up real ugly.

He certainly got the opportunity to use his newly acquired spotlight and got home safe and sound, just his ego was bruised a bit, but he has a sense of humor and has made a good entertaining story out of the whole deal that will be told for years to come.