Garage Sailing in Sun Valley again...

We went up to see Roberta, Pam's sister, again. We love to check out the garage sales and thrift stores up there in the rich folks country. There are a lot of the super rich up there and sometimes you can find a real nice item just by being in the right place at the right time. And, so far, each time that we have been up there checking out the sales, we have came away with some item that made it worth while.

We weren't going to go up there last weekend, but at the last minute, we did end up going to check out the sales. We didn’t find much in the garage sales but did get a real find in a thrift store. I was checking out these two chairs there. It looked totally out of place where they were. They had just arrived that morning from a local designer gallery. I guess the gallery wanted to write them off as one had been damaged and repaired but was loose again. They were wood with very nice arms and were reasonably stable.

The designer gallery that they came from was very high ticket. We drove by the gallery later on and we were impressed. I would never go in there to buy anything as it looked quite expensive. I would assume the chairs were worth at least $ 250 each in the gallery, considering they cater to the rich folks there. The chairs have a very large seating area, being larger than I am, which is pretty unusual. They have curved arm ends and were finished to look old. I have never seen a wooden chair that was too large for me before. There is a picture of them below...

Anyway, I asked how much they were and was told if I buy them then, they were $25 each. I about fell over. Come to find out, the reason that they wanted them out of there was that they were afraid that the owner, who would be there on Monday would get on their case for selling them so cheap. I wasn’t looking for any chairs but these were too good to pass up. It was a hassle to get them to Pam’s sister's house, but then to get them home, Pam was able to get both of them into the back seat of the Lincoln. Then, I loosened the repair on one of them by trying to put the seat back so I could fit into the seat. I couldn't get the drivers seat back far enough to get in and barely got into the passenger seat. But, they did get home and now I have to reglue the one that came loose.

We are going to put them in the pool room. I tried a cushion from our other dining chairs, which is large for them, and they will work after we attach some straps to keep them in place. They look great in there as the pool chairs are always large like these.

Speaking of pool, the new Men's league is coming along well. We played our second set of matches over the past two weeks. The played the Blair team and did OK. The first week, I got 2 games and last week I got 3 games. I have to keep in mind not to let good players have opportunities by me not playing as safe as I should.

So, tonight is our first match playing our third team. It is at the Rainbow Lounge and we should be able to do well against them based on the past. But, we haven't seen their team yet so there is always the possibility of new and better players than in the past.

Business is going along. We just picked up a new dealer from Singapore. So far they have been a pain to work with, but we have resolved all the details now and are waiting for them to send our payment to the bank so we can ship their order.

All is going along pretty well. Pam is having trouble with her hands. They are swelling up when she does any sort of work with them. She just cleaned the carpets with a carpet cleaner we got at Costco, I think, and it/they really did a great job on the carpets. After over two years of new dog training, it was in pretty rough shape and it looks great again now. A great job was done by Pam and the machine!

Getting Ready for Winter...

It's getting colder and will soon be winter here in DaHo. There are still a few warm days between the colder ones, which are just nature's way of screwing with you before the really cold weather hits.

The folks that manage the landscaping sprinkler systems came and blew them out and shut them down. This is so there isn't any water in the plastic lines that will break them when it freezes. It also tells all the plants that the fun is over and its time to sleep for the winter.

Last weekend we finally had the big garage sale. Due to the weather, we had it on the patio. It went pretty well. We sold most of the stuff and took the rest of it down to a local salvation army sort of place. It was a real hassle to do, but it is finally done and all is good.

I got a new machine to let me do headstands. I have been doing headstands for years as part of my yoga, but it still put pressure on my body, and more importantly my back, as my weight was on my shoulders and therefor still put pressure on my back. In this new system, I hang by my feet so it opens up my spine. I have only used it a couple of times so far, but I think it will be great for my back problem where my discs are compressed. I sincerely hope it will resolve having to have any more of the spinal injections in the future.

Yesterday was the election and all went well. I am sorry that PROP 19 in Kalifornia didn't pass. I would have loved to see how that would have changed the growing disaster there. It will be interesting to see how the growing demand for resources is resolved there. It will be a preview of what will happen all over down the road.

I started my Men's Pool League a couple of weeks ago. I did 2 for 4 games the first week an 3 for 4 last week. We shall have to see how tonight goes...

Well, I must go as I still have a lot to do getting the upstairs orfices finished. That is about all there is here in DaHo...