Tuesday May 28, 2013

Tuesday May 28, 2013  update #466

After getting to bed at 2:30am I wasn’t too swift today but I still was determined to tackle a few chores delegated to me by Bella.   We needed to sort out a few matters for our Eleggant Hooks so we would have enough of everything to sell as we wind down the company.

There were about 1,000 hooks to be cut down to a proper length so I vised in one arm of my little bolt cutter and went to work.   That left my two arms free to feed the jaws with the left hand while I pushed the cutter with the other.   Once I got into the rhythm, and then got good at estimating the proper length required, it was moving quite quickly but my arm was sure tired by the time I finished.

By then Lou and Yvette had returned from lunch and Yvette came to help me rip apart a lot of the kits with odd-sized hooks that Bella had put together.   It broke my heart to undo all the many hours of work that poor Bella had invested in doing all these extra kits but the fact is we need those odd-sized hooks to sell on the website.  Without those extra sizes available our business would dwindle down to nothing. 

We took a break for an unusual Tuesday night Wing Night, this time at Original Joe’s.   The wings are just as good as at Foxy’s and are less money.  I really enjoy those weekly get-togethers with the old gang.

Once we got home Yvette and I got cracking again and then we drafted Lou into helping.   Debbie arrived home and she got drafted too.  Slave labour is necessary to get anything accomplished so they were grumbling that they wanted fifteen an hour for their hard work so I begrudgingly agreed to the fifteen cents per hour.

Anyway, we can hardly move, or see, late this evening but we finished the tasks and can breathe a lot easier now.  We have 2 boxes ready to go to our hideaway in Idaho and I have to now make arrangements with our “mules” to get them across the border.

Also I have to concentrate on getting a Birthday card ready for my Mom’s 97^th tomorrow and all I have available is my BW laser printer.  That should be a real challenge to get a decent result.    It is going to have to wait until the morning because I just couldn't do it any justice tonight.

I am going to junk my other GD HP color printer that dictates how often you have to buy their over-priced half-empty colour cartridges or the damned thing won't operate.   Somebody kick me if I ever buy another damn HP!  They are the biggest rip-off artists on the planet.

Anyway, I am tired and cranky and it is time to head for a soft bed.

That was the day's excitement.  Cheers, Al  
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