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oregon — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:38:25 +0000

Here is a test post for the flipping book…..

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oregon — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:01:29 +0000

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Business Post

oregon — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:09:45 +0000

This is a test business post. Bank of England, interest rates, quantitative easing for example. These are all important business concepts.

When is daylight savings time end 2010?

oregon — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 23:17:11 +0000

Well it’s nearing that time of year again when the clocks move back an hour. At least I’m pretty sure it’s back an hour in the fall. Fall back. Or is it fall ahead. I don’t recall. It seems like it should be so simple but for some reason it is always complicated. Well let’s just do a quick search and find out.

OK for 2010 it is Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2 a.m. when Daylight Saving Time ends in the United States. In the fall the clocks get set back one hour. Hm that seems a lot later than usual. But that’s right, the National Barbeque Association or somesuch wanted it changed to get more daylight hours for BBQ. At least that’s what a co-worker told me. But maybe he’s a conspiracy theorist, I’m not sure.

Bonus coupons with flu shot – limit one?

oregon — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:45:37 +0000

So my father and I were reading the Sunday paper and we saw an advertisement for a large chain drug store promising ‘$100 in coupons with a flu shot!’. So we were wondering if there was a limit of one … Continue reading →

Purchasing new snow blower and cab from Home Depot

oregon — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:05:05 +0000

So near the end of last winter, my trusty old Cub Cadet lawn garden snow thrower attachment gave up the magic smoke. Well it didn’t actually smoke, but it did strip out the gearbox splined output shaft into the second stage fan. So basically it doesn’t blow snow any more. No problem I thought, I’ve got all summer to fix it or get something else. Well summer went by fast and we are pret near on top of snow season (well it’s pret near on top of us I guess would be a better way to say it.) And it’s time to get a new snow thrower!

So I was browsing Home Depot’s web site to see what they had. The first thing I noticed is that the units sold at the store are only the lower priced ‘consumer grade’ units. Those are fine for most home snow throwing jobs, but we get a fair amount of snow here and I have a large area to clear. So I wanted something quality and with at least a 30″ clearing path.

Then I spotted the Ariens Professional Series 2-Stage 32 in. Gas Snow Blower Model 926039. After comparing all the various models, I chose this Ariens. It is heavy, up around 350 lbs, so I know there’s lots of strong metal in there. I comparied it against the next size up, a 36 in. model. The specs were the same, except the 36″ of course is four inches wider — but cost $500 more too.

Then I spotted the special financing offer of 12 months no interest on the Home Depot credit card. And I thought, “self, you have a Home Depot credit card. In the very wallet you’re carrying!”. And the rest was Internet history.

But not without a small hitch of course. I placed the order for the snow blower and also the cab. I don’t hear anything for a few days and then I get a ship notification. And I’m super excited. But then I notice only the cab has shipped. And then I get a fraud protection call from the Home Depot credit card. It turns out my credit limit got cut at some point and I didn’t realize it. (I hadn’t used the card in several years). So they shipped the cab for the snow blower, but not the snow blower itself. So I got the credit limit bumped back up, and Home Depot said they would try the charge again.

I can’t wait for the snow blower to arrive. Every man loves a nice piece of new machinery. I’m already daydreaming about assembling it, changing the oil, running it in, etc. One minor dissapointment is that I assumed the engine would have a pressure lubrication system with a spin on oil filter. But it doesn’t; it’s splash lube.