May 20, 2012

CCRC Retirement Communities

Filed under: Entertainment,Family,Fun,Health,Hobbies,Parenting,Sports,Travel — Copa @ 8:01 pm

It seems that my folks are seriously considering relocating to Florida to retire and enjoy their “golden years” and since they are avid golf fans they are looking to find a retirement community that will keep their favorite sport close at hand. I’m not crazy about them moving so far away, but I do believe that they deserve to spend the rest of their life in comfort and able to enjoy the sport that they have enjoyed together for so many years.

They have been busy looking online at various retirement communities and have found a few that they are wanting to fly down and check out for themselves. So far the CCRC Retirement Communities in Palm Beach Gardens seems to be on the top of their list and they are getting all excited and worked up about the idea of actually making the move. I just wish that I could take the trip with them to make sure that they make the wisest decision possible. It’s hard to think of your aging parents making such drastic and important decisions on their own.

April 30, 2012

Used Heavy Equipment For Sale Everywhere

It seems as if we are seeing more and more used construction equipment for sale in various lots, drive ways, yards and on the side of the road. The construction business has been in such a slump for so long, with no end in sight and it breaks my heart to see so many good hard working construction workers out of work for so long. My brother-in-law has had his backhoe for sale for over a year now with very few people even making any kind of inquires with no serious buyers trying to knock down his door waving cold hard case in front of his face.

Right now is a great time to buy up any used heavy equipment of course. I have an old friend who’s father is doing very well buying used dozers and the like and reselling them. Of course to do something like that you have to have money to begin with. The old saying “It takes money to make money” is oh so very true.

April 15, 2012

Local Effort For Safety

Filed under: Health,Home Improvement,Technology and Gadgets,Travel — Copa @ 10:13 pm

It seems that whitehall address plaques are all the new rage around the surrounding neighborhoods around here. This local effort started happening a few years ago when an elderly couple both lost their lives in a house fire that most likely could have been saved if they had only had one of the residential address plaques that are easy to locate and read. The emergency personal had a difficult time finding the exact house, which delayed them and made the whole situation a worse nightmare than any of us would have liked to experience.

Now a days there are so many options that make having personalized address plaques a much easier task than in previous years. And when you consider how important it is to have your address visible we all need to take a second look and make sure that this doesn’t happen to anyone else, anywhere.

April 12, 2012

New Muffler

I finally got a price to put the exhaust on the van from a dealership – it almost scared me to death – almost $800!  I went to buy the exhaust for myself at the parts store and it was $460.  So I went online to a parts store that I buy parts from, not knowing if they sell exhaust or not and purchased the whole exhaust shipped right to me for half.  I’ll be installing it myself next week and saving a butt load of cash this way.

March 24, 2012

Sheetz

Filed under: Business,Shopping,Travel — Copa @ 6:49 pm

Sheetz is a popular gas station around these parts. They usually have the lowest prices for gas and cigarettes. Last time I was in there I saw that they are selling milk shakes and since I really enjoy a good milk shake I decided to give it a try. I have to say that they make a very tasty milk shake for only $2.29, a much better shake and a much better deal than McDonald’s.

Sheetz just recently made it possible to save 3 cents a gallon by offering their customers a customer appreciation card that you can use to save money not only on gas but on other products found inside as well. It’s all about saving money these days.