It was my brother's birthday over the weekend. We drove to a resort in Phoenix.
We enjoyed a good firework show for Independence Day.
I finally bought a drywall lift that morning, since it might take me so long to do the ceiling that a rental would cost at least as much as buying it. I finally got a 20% coupon for a $200+ purchase and the guy said that if I joined the club it would pay for itself with this purchase.
Well, I believe that was with a 25% off coupon, when I already had a 20% off coupon, but I am sure that I will use it a fair amount in the next 2 years.
I just wish that I could have gotten 25% off on the portable garage!
I also bought a pole saw.
I could have saved another couple of dollars had I bought the lift first.
My brother had me buy him a couple of things. I made 3 trips to my car so I could get the 20% discount each time.
The pole saw worked great!
However, 3/4ths of the branches on the tree are dead. I am 6'2", I have long arms, and the saw is an almost-10-foot pole, but I was only able to trim halfway up.
I am sure that strapping it to a 20' pole would be fun!
My 09 mom canceled. I see 2 kids there. Soon after I started working on the shed, Mom called me out. Some guy was supposedly working with the power company to help people reduce usage, but it turned out that he was selling solar.
He said that Mom averages $153 in electricity monthly and we could replace that with solar for the low low price of $146 a month!
Instead of paying the power company, our money would be going to an investment!
There is a 25-year loan on panels that have a 25-year warranty.
We might have Mom's car in 2031, when it is 25 years old.
There is a chance that my Accord will still be in the family, but I am not betting on solar panels.
I removed the 2x4s, clamped them with 3 more, trimmed, pre-drilled, and installed them, and I was out of time.
I really wanted to cut and install the other 6!
My 1pm mom still has coronavirus, so I worked on the shed. I finished with 40 minutes before I need to see two clients, drive an hour, see 2 more in Holbrook, and drive back.
I should get home at 9pm and I need to leave for the same town to see the same clients at 9am.
The fun part is that I am supposed to finish my notes this evening.
I will be working!