With the move to long-term contractual indebtedness, there has been a small wave of thing acquisition that canot go unmentioned, and not just the junior gin-soaked popinjay training kit. These are things that have worked and I recommend:
- My Dolly: I was not aware that what I know as a dolly in Canada is a hand truck in the States. But there is
no doubt aoub t the fact that the move was made on a Model PJD2223A Harper Nylon Dual Hand Truck (Jr). This thing was sixty bucks or so at the Home Depot and at any given time has move two rolled up futons, or a six foot tall computer desk or umpteen boxes of books. With a removable handle (bright yellow in my version) it flips from a two-wheel box jockey to a four-wheel table on wheels. It has saves both back and patience. - Bankers Boxes: In the good old days, you went to the NSLC and picked up wine boxes and rum boxes and moved your stuff in those.
[Don’t try it with the PEILLC, however, as apparently those boxes are valuable assets that only a fool would think of wanting for free, thus earning you the locally classic yet over-used dirty look abaft.] Now, I am a man and I go and buy bankers boxes when I move. Not the big ones, either. The smaller letter sized one will do. Because they are all the same size and very sturdy you can stack a whack of them on your Harper Nylon Dual Hand Truck (Jr). And because you bought the small ones you can remove them without fear of hoisting an inadvertantly 400 lb one that wrenches the back. Slow and steady wins the race. And they also provide sensible storage for the stuff that does not see daylight. - The Scott Classic: Who the hell needs a Briggs and Stratton
in the sub-urbs. The lawn I now own takes 15 minutes to mow. So I own a green Scotts Classic mower with a fancy green paint job and bright orange wheels. I puff about as much with a push gasoline mower but without the blue fog of exhaust. Cheaper to buy, cheaper to run and a brief nod to exercise before the self-inflicted prize of a cold drink.
Three smart sensible things. I am not usually like this. One thing I have not bought yet are contaps or tapcons to drill into the brick and secure the angled flag pole bracket for the front of the house. Houses ought to have flag poles. Especially when you have a 3×5 Louisiana with the pelicans on it.
Bette died at home with dignity, as was her wish, after a four-month illness. Predeceased by her father, Earl George, mother Margaret McKirdy (née Wilson), brother Norman and infant son David. Loyal friend and neighbour, ardent feminist, environmentalist, proud employee of P&G, CBC listener and TTC patron who enjoyed the poetry of Robert Burns, military history and genealogy, but her passion was raising her children: Trevor (Dawn Zubrisky) and Laura (Wally Archibald) and cherishing her grandchildren: Jacob, Hayley, Samuel, Graham and Simon who will miss her many acts performed “with love”. She will be deeply missed by caring siblings: Marion (the late William Duffy), Irene (Jack Hammond), Bruce (Joan), Don (Shirley), Bill and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Peter has lost the greater part of his life with the passing of his devoted wife of 48 years.