Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Friday, November 27, 2020 at 5:11:06 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 5:43:10 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>>> On Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 8:54:05 AM UTC-6, wrote:
>>>> It is Black Friday's Eve, and I am appropriately thinking about purchasing material possessions at bargain prices.
>>>> You never get too old for one of these:
>>>> https://www.harborfreight.com/bigfoo...gon-60570.html
>>>>
>>>> --Bryan
>>> I buy NOTHING on Black Friday!
>>>
>>> Nor respond to any advertisements!
>>>
>>> John Kuthe...
>> Well, aren't you righteous.
>>
>> Black Friday sales simply never offer anything I want.
>>
>> After the crowds dissipate today, I'll probably go to Home Despot with the
>> list of things I'm out of:
>> Contractor bags
>> Rosin paper
>> Stabil
>> 2-cycle mix
>> Garden hose valve
>> Rope
>
> I bought my wagon, a nice bright flashlight that was also super discounted
> ($3.99) while I was at Harbor Freight anyway, and some 30 packs of AA and
> AAA alkaline batteries at Menard's. That was it. I also bought myself a StL
> Cardinals shirt that was clearance ($10.25, originally $39.99) but that had
> nothing to do with Black Friday.
>
> Our big expense this weekend is plumbing. We've had a few minor issues
> that we've been waiting until Covid was under control before having a
> person who doesn't live here in our house, but the kitchen faucet started
> leaking badly, so we're getting everything done in one visit. The guy doesn't
> work weekends, but will be here 9 am Monday. We've filled up lots of jugs
> of water for toilet flushing and hand washing, and will have the water turned
> off, only turning it on for showering and to refill the jugs.
>
> The reason that we need to shut off all the water is because the shutoff
> valve under the kitchen sink is defective, and if we shut off the water there,
> it leaks out of the valve, so that's also getting replaced. I might also use this
> as an opportunity to replace the basement toilet with a more efficient one.
>
> The plumber lives on a street near where I went to high school, and I
> wondered why that street name rang a bell, and then I remembered that I
> think that I used to buy weed from a guy who lived on that street back in
> 1976. It was all leaf, no buds or stems, from Michoachan, not all that
> potent, but no stems or seeds made for great rolled joints.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> --Bryan
>

Hell, why not ask the guy to move in? Instead of a gardener, you
could have your own Plumber.