Dr Copa

There just never seems to be enough storage room outside to protect everything from the elements.  I have a lot of items outside; from tractors to lawn mowers to a jet ski (which I know gets wet anyway, but I want to protect it from the sun) to an old pickup that I’m trying to restore. 

Also, if I want to change the oil or work on something and not clutter up the garage for 2 or 3 weeks, I can put it in there and work on it when I get a chance.  So, I want to get a carport.  Carports come in many sizes and shapes and I want to make sure that I get one that is big enough to put everything underneath there that I want to.

I’ve measured 2 or 3 of them and just when I thought it was the right size I found out that by putting 2 or 3 of the items in there that I want, all of a sudden there’s no room for anything else!  So I want to make sure that I get the right size the first time and not have to worry about it!  I also want to install some lights in it.

You can’t go just anywhere when you’re looking for a good pair of Motorcycle Boots.  Especially when the bike you are riding happens to be a Harley.  Every man’s foot is different; some men prefer a police boot for comfort as opposed to a rough and tough cowboy boot.  There are many styles and many sizes; you need the right one to fit your foot.  Personally I’ve always enjoyed the engineer style boot.  Waxed, of course.  Now they come with a Harley emblem on the back of them.  When you’re riding with a group of people, almost anyone and everyone in the group will be sure to look to see what everyone else is wearing.

Funny how time flies!  I need new tires for my truck!  I’ve been looking around from Wal-Mart to Firestone to Costco to Sam’s to PepBoys, they all have good tires.  But as I shopped, I found one thing in common; they all sell Bridgestone Tires.  I’ve wanted to try Bridgestone Tires for a long time; I’ve always liked the rubber consistency.  They were quiet on the road but had a good all-year round grip, including from ice and snow to rain to mud.  Another thing I found out was that when you buy four Bridgetone tires they have a promotion where they give you a n American Express card worth $150 to spend as a bonus for buying four new tires; you just have to send in a copy of the receipt and they will send you the card in the mail to spend as you wish.  Well, that drops the price of the tires down below the price of any other tire, so that is why I will buy these tires.

Guest Post by Mark Ouellette

But you can’t take the country out of the man. All right, I admit I still live in the country, and I just wanted to say that. Every year when winter sets in and I have the time in between plowing and sanding I try to to re-evaluate all of our equipment and plan what equipment needs to be replaced soon, and whether to start looking for used tractors for sale or if we should be looking for a couple of gently used trucks for sale to be able to move the crew from one location to another.

Last fall I found a good deal on an overstocked backhoe for sale and I have been keeping that in the cemetery garage, waiting for the ground to thaw so we can use that for the spring burial rush. I was thinking about buying a used bull dozer as well last fall as I found a really good deal on one, but my wife told me that if I bought that with our money then I would need to get myself a new wife as well. The cemetery won’t agree to buy it this year, so I guess that will just have to go on the back burner since I don’t think I can afford to get that AND a new wife quite yet!

We have become such a transient people these days. People seem to come and go at such a fast rate that it makes it hard to establish a relationship with folks and keep it once they pack up and leave for any of the numerous reasons that people do leave. I understand that LA movers are doing a wonderful business since people are constantly heading out west with no end in sight of that concept coming to an end any time soon.

I have a buddy who made that cross country trip a few years ago and is know working for a very busy Los Angeles moving company and couldn’t be happier working as one of the many Los Angeles movers that help people with re locating their belongings anywhere that they are willing to pay for.

It’s funny that he ended up working for a moving company, since he was always the type of guy that when called on to help with a move always had an excuse to keep him away from such a task. It actually become a running joke around the circle of friends and family that were so knit tight back in those days and now the joke continues with the news of his new employment.  LOL