Dr Copa

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

I have to give my new brother-in-law credit for trying to start up a new business in today’s economic unrest. He married my kid sister, got her pregnant and moved them down to Texas in a short amount of time, and before we knew it they were married and gone. No one expected that and there are a lot of hard feelings going on in the family because of that decision made in such haste.

Anyway, he is starting his own Houston Junk removal service since he has a background in that type of business. He worked for his father for several of his teen years with his Junk removal service and he is a hard worker, so I can only pray that Texas will be good to them all and allow them the opportunity to succeed and prosper since raising a family is anything but cheap these days. And since I don’t think anyone will be traveling that far south to visit them they are going to need money to travel back and forth so that we can all see, hold and touch the new baby when it arrives in the near future.

I would imagine that a good profitable business to be involved in down in the grand old state of Texas would be a cleaning and restoration service, due to the amount of hurricanes and other extreme weather issues that go along with living where the climate is all about the massive amount of water in and surrounding such a large state.

My step-mother moved down to Texas years ago. I remember the first couple of years we were constantly watching the news and worried each time any extreme weather would hit anywhere around the part of Texas that she was now making her home. It was terrifying to think that she had moved somewhere that she really adored only for her to get hurt, or have her home destroyed or even worse lose her life. Many times we were not able to get through to her land line or her cell phone or through email attempts and we would become frantic calling each other and driving each other crazy with worry until one of us would hear from her. Some times it would take several days and it was agony.

She would always have some pretty amazing stories after things settled down about how people would band together to help each other board up their properties to prepare for these storms. I’ll never forget the first time she told me that the first thing that they would do was throw all the lawn chairs, pool accessories and other outdoor furniture into their pools to keep them from blowing away and possibly causing more damage in the process or even worse, hurt someone while flying around in the high winds. I thought that was a pretty cool idea, something that I never would have thought of, but it certainly makes sense if you think about it. Another good business for down that way would be a pool supplies company what with all of the pools that they have to enjoy almost all year round down that part of the country.

Winters here in New England are really hard on our numerous mailboxes. It almost seems as if the snow plows take great pleasure in hitting every single mailbox possible as they drive down the road. You can drive up and down almost all the roads in this town and not be able to find more than a dozen or so mail boxes that have not been dented or completely smashed, or at the very least, tilting precariously to one side. Even some of the commercial mailboxes are taking a beating lately.

I know that it is difficult for the plow drivers to pay close attention to where each mail box is, but I do think that the drivers could slow down just a little bit and try a little bit harder to avoid hitting them! The only ones that seem to be safe are the apartment mailboxes. I don’t know, but I’m beginning to suspect that the snow plow drivers all own stock in the companies that make our community mailboxes! So each one they demolish they are getting a kickback for the new ones that have to be bought to replace them!

I really am wanting to get an early start on next year’s planting issues, both indoor and outside. I want to find some nice window flower boxes for the place. I did a lot of planting this year and learned a lot from the experience and plan on utilizing the lessons learned for next year’s plantings.

Of course the Internet has become a valuable tool in finding what I need. On the Internet you can find the nicest window boxes for decent discounted prices, due to the season being over at this point. I have been keeping my eyes open for a nice windowbox to use for the front of the house. The front of the house needs that special touch and is very important.

As far a a garden planter goes, I like the look of the ones that come with a nice iron stand that supports the planter and gives it that special authentic design. These vessels, often used to keep wine in, were very heavy back in the early days in Turkey and Egypt and needed a stand, I really enjoy the look and look forward to finding the perfect one for next year’s spring and summer season.