Down For Repairs

Since I had surgery on my elbow I have been having a bear of a time getting a proper nights sleep. This is very annoying and I am unsure of the underlying cause.

So, Here I sit at 1:05 in the fricken morning doing what I do best ... Tinkering with, and repairing, personal computers.

Now I don't know how many of you have bought or sold items on E-bay. I have done quite a bit and am fortunate that I have not ever been really screwed over. It was only a matter of time till it happened.

By and large I love E-bay. This venue has treated me well with supplying needs and well as assisting me with getting rid of stuff that I no longer need or, what I like best, selling stuff that I have bought on the cheap and sold for a substantial profit. Cha-Ching!

So, I got screwed this week. Like I said it was bound to happen sooner or later. In some respects I am to blame for not erring on the side of caution. When I asked about the items ( A laptops) working condition and the seller replied with the phrase "to the best of my knowledge" in his response I should have listend to that small voice in my head. The real kicker here, and what sold me on the purchase, was the fact that the seller bragged about his 100% feedback and his item description claim that " I don't screw people over" while also saying in his description "God Bless" implying that he was a virtuous person. Yeah. Right. Lesson learned. Caveat Emptor. Buyer Beware!

When I confronted the seller about the issue he refused to offer any sort of refund unless I left him positive feedback first! Fucker!!

In the end I got about 2/3rds of my money back and kept the item. I am in the process of testing it's various components and will part out what is salvageable. I think I may actually come out ahead.

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Spring is in full swing finally and I know that many have breathed a collective sigh of relief. Sping is, after all, mother natures way of saying "Let's Party!" Lotsa folks are out doing yardwork, fertilizing, spreading mulch, planting gardens and watering ... mostly in the form of perspiration.

Tru-Green does all my lawn fertilizing and they put my first application down almost 4 weeks ago already. I got my first lawn mowing in last weekend. I really gotta do a little plug here for Tru-Green. They cost a bit more than you doing the job yourself, about 40 to 45 dollars an application (I have 7 applications each year) that being said, they deliver results! Add up what you would spend on fertilizer product, and then add in your time, what you feel your time is worth in dollars, look at the total and you'll find, like I did, that it's a great deal! I got no weeds, no clover, and a great looking lawn!

Yeah, I'm one of those types!

If you desire a good looking lawn, I highly recommend them! Besides, there's a cetain satisfaction one gets when they can sit on their deck sipping on a beer while watching them do that work for you. It's not that I'm lazy, it's more that I have better use for my time and, the way I look at it, I am helping to keep someone gainfully employed!

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