Book Board Chat

Beth,

Long days, Long Hours..Cannot remember last time I had a full day off. Today was spent rebuilding the shed that the Tornado blew off the foundation a month or so ago. A pine tree about 90 feet tall fell and swiped the shed off the pad where I keep the cable ties we sell on ebay and fell into neighbors yard.. Add that to the Spring pool cleanings and I have not come up for a breath in a while. Pollen is falling like a BLIZARD

Has it been that long since I posted??

Jim, When we lived on Golf Course in Virginia Beach we would get balls and place them in egg cartons. Usually sold for $5.00 a dozen but this was back in 1970's. I would imagine $12.00 a dozen would be cheap now.

You might try putting a few dozen out with an honor system box, since we know golfers never cheat/lie and see how that works?

Just when I thought life was getting easier I get bombshell. Aline said she found water in the Bedroom closet....Already ripped carpet out of closet, have to rip out 1/2 of wall....and then the fun part I have to gut the bathroom and put in new tiled shower, toilet and vanity

Guess my next 6-8 weekends are taken care of.....

Jim, I-75 is considered North , but with a 75 mile West swing

Be careful of Condo fees, some are meant to look like Yearly fees but are actually Monthly..

Poolboy

Yes I am still alive....Just have not had time to post....Any word from the BRIGUY?

I can eat anything you put in front of me except Cottage Cheese so I understand people who have a few foods they do not like. What I do not understand is my Nieces and nephews who can only eat 3-4 foods and the parents that buy into that... and cook 2-3 dinners each night for the picky eaters

Makes no sense to me.....

Yeah, I am still alive- - -Barely!!!!

We use UV Security Link Pen for all items over $50.00, shows a blue dot where we mark it.

We tell them once we get the item back with our mark we will refund. They always ask where the mark is....

the pen and light is somewhere around $8.95 at Office Depot

have NEVER had an item returned after we told them of our mark!!!!!

And the Prize would go o the CRAZY Kat lady for the post about getting her kids a climbing tree.......

Oh Crap we have one here......

Nevermind!!!!

Got a couple of Emails from Beth that are spam.....Also found out I sent many the other night.

Oh well if the LOSERS would work for a living!!!!!

Sometimes its those darn Plurals that get me, especially on a crossword.

I saw that Diane had planted Pot........

I was thinking about going to visit....

Since we usually have Duey (the worlds best mail man) pick up we never pay for DC, its free if you print through paypal. We have Duey on Speed Dial and if we have extras he will swing back though or I will go find him on the route if he is busy.

Why pay more for less??

Tracking for First Class and Media Mail is FREE....But you have to go through paypal and print the postage....And then you just put the package in the mail box and the mail person picks it up.

We have not gone to the PO in 5 Years, Sure does save a ton of TIME!!!!!!

By the way we ship anywhere from 10 to 30 packages per day!!!!!

So BOB you need to re-think your shipping options

Thanks Paula,

The first 11,000 was the hardest....

They are cranking up so fast I barely have time for the day job- - - Anyone want to buy a Pool Route for a Grandkid??????

When our local paper went from $75 per year to $280, I quit. They send me 3-4 mailngs a month to rejoin. I tell them in each give me my old rate and I will subscribe...

Our front section got down to Page 1,2,3,4- - - and all the writers BLOG since the edidork says that is what people want????

so It looks like the USA today

Why bother

Saw a Robin on friday- - First one this year.

After packing 15 orders for tomorrow Lukey and I decided to drive down to the coast for lunch. We arrived at St. Georges Island, FL at 3:00 It was around 77 and not a cloud in the sky.

Now back to the grind already 11 for tomorrow to pack......

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We started out at oh so cold 28 this morning

By Noon I was in a T-Shirt- - -By 3 I wished I was in shorts

Mid 70's for the next few days

Patsy.

Gs Will love Tallahassee, Beautiful town, friendly people and JUST far enough away from the Parents to have fun but close enough to visit!!

Wow Yesterday was shorts and a T-Shirt and wonderful

Today was Blue Jeans, sweat shirt and Windbreaker..

Only got up to 52 and rainy....Paula will be happy!!!

Even the Fireants are hiding!!!!

But the trees are blooming and the pollen has already started

Paula,

I (barely) remember how brain dead I was after commuting 321 miles each way every week for 13 months. I would roll over every morning and look at clock to determine where I was...

Did finally get it down under 4 hours once I know where all the cops were.

Day 2 in shorts!!! \

Maybe Spring is here!!!!!!

Paula,

Since I know you love it I thought I would tell you I am back to working in shorts- - Sweated all day!!!

As compaired to last week when it was sleeting and snowing!!!!

Sending warm thoughts,

Pool Boy

Anyone heard from Oceanabooks (Penny) Aka Poolgirl????

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Paula, I get those all the time. Had someone complain about the length of time it took for his package to arrive. We shipped the same day he ordered, then a storm blew in over the midwest.....I mentioned the storm he said that weather was not a factor and that I did not ship in time- - - As stated we shipped the SAME day- - -and tracking shows it was received at the PO the same day...NOPE basically said we were lying!!!!

Blocked Bidder list for that Snot nosed kid

They said we may get Snow In Tallahassee, FL on Wednesday- - -Does that qualify us a Northern State.

I am taking my first vacation since 2008, a whole week, and if the food holds out I may not even leave the house!!!!!

Turned into a beautiful day...Almost 70 with a light breeze..

Pool is clean and now for the leaves in the yard.

Enjoyed the Robert Crais book, Like the Pike series

Rains are just starting here. Predicted 1-2" w/ some thunderstorms.

Its weird called for a High of 64 and a low of 62, not much of a spread...

Had to put on Big boy pants since it was chilly

Pool Boy

Since I saw the Printer question..

We ship ALOT, between Ebay, Amazon, and our old direct customers. . .We go through over 4 reams a month. I was changing cartridges with the old Deskjet 842C at least 3-4 times per month.

Since I Changed to the HP Officejetpro 8600 I am changing every 6-8 weeks. This puppy sips ink...

I was working on the car last month in the driveway so looked up help on the iPhone found the help I needed and hit print. . .It was there on my printer , walked back out and I was done ... I love the wi-fi printing!!!

Paula. . . .MOI....

Never would I rub it in. Tomorrow is only getting up to 56 and a low of 32- - - -That is freezing isn't it.....We are probably the coldest place in the Nation (Florida)

Warm feelings for all!!!!!

Since Jim brought up a groaner I have one too.

The song Bad Moon rising...

I always heard the line as " There's a Bathroom on the right"

Rained all day. . . .Had to put on Long Pants for a change

Bob,

Ummm- - -I never mentioned any gay people

Beth,

Might want to look into smaller regional help groups. Locally the SA is being targeted as a hate group and that is affecting their ability to help..

Red cross here is getting blasted but only because the family that "runs" this area is paying family members who do not even work for the red cross.

We have been sending all of our donations to local childrens homes- - -Much better chance of helping those in the community and not lining a bigwigs pocket...

Cold here too had to wear shoes to go to the shed this morning!!!

Only got up to 80, this after a day last week of only 52-- - - - -Brrr!!!

Reading an interesting book....The Third Bullet. . .By Stephen Hunter

A JFK book......

We also sold beer and Wine....

I was a popular kid!!!!

Paula,

When we went to prom we rented our own rooms....

And since I worked in a drug store you can guess the rest........

And since my father had passed away a pharmacist who explained some things a young guy needed to know.....

Helen, The Crawfish comes from Walmart, Its in the frozen food section for seafood. We (meaning Aline) buy 4-5 bags at a time since it is not always available...It is packaged in Louisana

Thanks for the congrats...Tons of work has gone into this number. Already have 14 packed and ready to ship tomorrow. We love that we can pack and leave either in the mail box or on the front porch and USPS will pick it up. Not great for Aline, sometimes she does not get out of the house for a week or so.

With the Pool route I get out Monday-Friday......Probably the only reason we can still get along so well....

Diane's Shrimp sure does sound good too!!!!! And stone crab season is just around the corner- - -I think!!

Lunch was Lukey's Crawfish Gumbo and Corn Bread .

Tummy is still Happy!!!!

Have not been in recently, been way to busy with both Jobs!!!!!

Wanted to brag. . . .We got our 10,000 Positive Feedback today and earned our Shooting Star

The Phone rings both ways, so many kids are so self absorbed (brats) that I cannot believe they can get up without checking their Facebook page.

My Mother complains the other kids NEVER call, So I ask did you CALL...

Oh I am too busy to call they should call me- - -Really!!!!

By they way she complains I do not call enough to the other kids-- - - Isn't every evening enough, especially since I usually put in 12 hour days, 7 days a week

The Pool Boy

Go!!! ---- BOB!!! ----Go!!!

Thought I would hop in and say hi to Liz....

Another rainy day here, I think it is 38 out of the last 40. It is so wet some trees are just falling over

Currently under a flash flood watch- - - I think we have had rain 35 out of the last 37 days!!!!

I have not heard ANYONE say at least we need the rain in a long time!!!

Diane,

I hope you keep at least one Santa.

It will be your touch stone to your sister.......

Beth,

Is that the sister in Titusville???

Beth,

As long as the address is one face and the bar code is on another we have never had a problem

Beth,

That is something we have never tried. We ship in envelopes that are more than 6 x 9 or on small boxes that we fold around and secure with tape.

Three (3) people that I have mentioned it to said they LOVE IT

It is designed for small office more that Home office, but since it is wireless you can put it anywhere in the house,

It is 12" deep x 19" wide x 12" high

Beth, it takes a few seconds to recieve the info and then can spit out 3 pages in less than five seconds

And with your Iphone you may tell it to print while you are at work......Not sure how that works since I have an old flip phone

Nobody asked but:

We bought a HP Officejet Pro 8600 back in February. It sips ink!!

We are on our 3rd cartridge, we print just about a case of paper a month. It scans and faxes. We get our daily Crossword and TV schedule printed everyday automatically. It is a wireless network printer, you can print from your I-phone - - -I do not have one but it says it can do it. We have all 3 computers hooked into it wirelessly and I tossed the other 2 printers that sucked up Ink.

And the best feature it tells you about 3 weeks ahead when you are going to run out of Ink based on your usage.... So I always have a spare ready!!!!!

Diane,

My heart goes out to you....You have been a ROCK to your Mother and Sister. You have come to this and the old BB for support and have never complained. How you have done it I do not know...

You are a touch stone

Chris

We have the online version of the newspaper also, but they charge $9.95 per month and the content is horrible and the ads make it slow to load.

You can read up to 10 articles for free and then they want you to sign up for monthly service. I just clean my cookies and go back in to read if I still am interested- - -

They are not the brightest in this backwater town we call Tallahassee.......

I too like to read my newspaper with my coffee, But when the cost went from $70 a year to $264 I quit...

Even though we are the capital of Florida the newspaper is horrible. The editor had all of his reports go to a blog format. The Sunday front section is typically 4 pages, except duringt Football season. And the US page is taken straight from the USA today Paper...

What a shame!!!

Sam and Patsy...Bobs mind was made up from day one...And he claims to be a pastor for SA and a christian.

He called TM a THUG, said he was so wacked out on Weed he could not think straight.

Maybe he should re-visit his judge not least you be judged.

Bottom line ---One DEAD kid

kathleen. . .Thanks...

Bob keeps bringing up that TRAYVON was a thug (And GZ could know he was a thug how?)and that there was no racism involved.....

Then why would a FAT WHITE man get out of his car , track down a unarmed BLACK kid and MURDER him. He lied could not remember he was carrying a gun (BS) and thet he had NEVER heard of the stand you ground law (BS)

This was a jury of GZ peers not TRAYVONS(6 white women) who had already made up their minds

And that should have been "listen to something other than Faux FOX news"

Gee Bob I thought you were a christian, instead you are just a racist .

Your list of lies and hate is unbelievable, Maybe you show listen to something other that FAUX news..

A child is dead and you don't care...... and Ted Nugent seems to think this is oaky..Grow a pair!

I am amazed at what I see on the internet.

Ted Nugent, The man who pooped in his pants for a week to avoid the draft is calling "other" people un-American....He wants George Zimmerman recognized as a hero

Really!!!!

Are people that shallow and stupid, a big fat man with a gun and a little 17 year old guy with Skittles minding his own business!!!

Hey Webmaster,

Nice catch this morning

Chris

Irene,

The comment was about people who come into the board in the middle of he night, make a comment and say this is the last word on a subject...

no one should complain about your comment

I am amazed at what people listen to as news and claim it as fact. I have a friend who calls his preacher EVERY day to SEE what HE thinks!!!! and talks to him for 30-45 minutes EVERY day

His Preacher has told him that Obama is a Muslim, Islamist radical, Socialist, Kenyan bastard, The next coming of Hitler,

And that GZ was chased down by TM, That TM was the one with the gun and it was TM who was the one in the car...

Just because he is your pastor does not mean he is not an idiot

Kathleen,

You are soo correct. Make a comment and then say this should be the last we speak of it...Kinda like my world is law , now shut up.

The dork in the cornfield used to do this this thinking whatever he said was law.

Bob I listened to the trial- - -Did you? or glean tidbits from FOX news?

Or are you just spouting FOX news tidbits.

yep!!!

Bob, maybe you should check your facts before painting the murdered child with such a broad brush.

GZ killed and innocent child for walking through HIS neighborhood, armed with a Hoodie and a bag of skittles.

A cop wannabee stupid BULLY and a LIAR!!!!!!

But the jury was snowed, just like Casey and Jodi....Just proving you can murder and get away with it......

Bob, Where did you hear he was High and a Thug????

Fox News?

Zimmerman proved the old adage that you can get away with MURDER..

Especially in FLORIDA

Jude,

Today is June 24th, Next TRS and PS check is July 20th - -Pour it on plenty of time to put smaller items up to keep your ranking. Over the last 5 years our ranking has dropped due to people not liking our $3.86 shipping for the first item and $1.00 for each additional.

Each time we lost TSR our sales dropped nearly in half, and we all know that Ebay does not care they just want to make sure their favorite seller (buy) leads the way...

Their 984 negatives and 1178 neutrals (over the last year) REALLY makes you confident that you want to BUY from them

Diane,

The thing that got me about the book "world without end" is the brits portray themselves as such a civilized nation, when actually they are BARBARIANS.

Draw, quarter, flay....Really!!!

Glad we have no royals here!!!!

Diane,

I read Pillars of the Earth last year and then followed up with World without End ,.

I had them in the truck on CD's and listened to them as I ran the pool route. Between the 2 I think it was close to 80 CD's and took almost 2 months to finish.

Makes me happy that we got away from England...

One of my jobs at my Grandfahers farm was to run down in the morning to the filed and come back with a ripe cantelope and a ripe honey dew melon...

First they get the thonk test, then they get the smell test where they attach to the vine an then they get the push test at the attachment to the vine....

My wife is still amazed at the great melons I bring home from the store......and sometimes pass them up completely since they do not pass all the tests....

And I thought everyone walked into the Kitchen in the morning nude to get the coffee started....

No wonder the cats run!!!!

Sales are SSSLLLLOOOOOWWWWW this weekend. Hope it picks bak up!1!

Pool Boy

And I feel guilty that I have been wearing shorts for the last week or so

Home from another hot sweaty day of work......

I thought this was Spring, Already feels like summer..

82 Here today!!!!

Beth,

I know what you mean....Cash Registers have made people STUPID!!!

Bought 2 large Pizzas a couple of years ago. Total was $18.36, So I gave her a $20, she hands me back my Change. My change was $18.36. I said this was not correct, she gets huffy (I should have left)

She calls over the manager who says what is your problem. I try to explain and she gets her shorts in a knot. So I said to her that you are charging around 80 cents per pizza.......the clue phone rang finally and they understood.

And I said Thanks I will never come back because of your snarky attitude- - -While I was trying to help and not STEAL from you!!!!!

Have not been back since!!!!!!!!!

Oink!!!!!

Had to put on Jeans since it only got up to 66 today, high tomorrow is only 55...

Off to shovel the driveway!!!!

Paula, I have a picture you for too!!!!

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Maybe it will help you through the Blizzard!!!

Pools Clean....Now to start pruning the shrubs

Happy Birthday Diane!!!!

Well if y'all are going to complain about snow I will go put on my bathing suit and clean the pool....86 here today and a nice warm breeze is blowing..

Already got my 10 for today typed and listed

Remember when Paypal was FREE and always will be- - -- They lie

Only got up to 77 here today, they were calling for 80

Paula, Of course Ebay wants their pound and a half of flesh, actually 12% of the item AND 12% of the shipping cost..

Which is why I have many people contact me and ask if I can do a better deal off ebay after their first order.....AND I always do. It costs ebay hundreds of dollars a year, But since my monthly ebay bill runs around $1000 I need all the help I can get.

Back when it was 8% and no fees on shipping I would tell them I would put up a special auction for them, Now I go outside ebay more and more

Just checked my rain guage- - 14.5" since Friday. Woke to Thunder and lightning at 5 this morning.

Flash Flood warnings everywhere around here

Did I mention we were a little tired of rain!!!!!

Over 11" since Friday, the pool has been running over the top since Saturday!

And its still raining tonight!

Old sailor trick for polishing brass is to rub on Catsup wait 5-10 minutes and wipe off...

Never tried it on silver but it may work...

England got downgraded by the worlds banks. . . With unemployment in younger ages over 27% what do you expect.

And I am sure we are next, especially after "the sequester"

Lukey andI did NOTHING today.....We drove down to St. George Island for breakfast, about 70 miles.... and strolled the beach

A friend of mine is letting us use his Condo for a long weekend in April - - - -My only instruction__I am no allowed to clean his pool......Darn!!!

Wow I stand corrected .

The King of the Corn still lurks

I don't know Why people do not say it was Mikey.... its not like you have to hide the wicked witch is dead to this board

Expertise is "wide"

Welcome Zip,

Yeah it was one main Troll that destroyed our own Book Board, thought it was his own Chat board and that "everyone " loved him....Such a twit!!

Anyway welcome, our experience and expertise is wie as I am sure you own is. . .a good addition to this board.

We did have a big blow up the other day.........Are you allowed to wear white before Labor Day, poll results are still out.

paula, we never did figure out the money in the surf, but there were dive masks, goggles and hair ties ......

Afriend of our said to always check the windward side of a popular bar / store in the morning..People would pull out Their car keys and dollars would come out with them. I am always finding $5 and $20's in parking lots. It goes into ME fund!!! did find a $50 once!!!

Since lived just 3 miles from the beach before we moved up here and would go for a beach walk every morning I bought a Garrett Metal detector. It came in UPS one afternoon and I could not wait so I went down to Cocoa Beach to "test" my luck

In the first 5 minutes I found a ladies gold watch and about 75 cents in coins, over the next 6 months I found a busted watch, a crushed ring, enough Beer tabs for a frat and maybe 3.00 in coins...

I did better the afternoon we walked out and I was finding Bills in the surf- - -Finished with $55.00......Heard someone found a few $100.00 bills , mine were all fives and ones

Bob,

I understand why you would not want to have both since you sell singular items and would spend a ton of time cancelling items on both sites. I am mainly think about it because I have over 900 items listed on Ebay but only about 500 on Amazon. My maim concern about opening a store on Amazon is can my packing department (my wife) keep up. We have anywhere from 10 orders to 24 orders per day, we had an order the other day that had 35 individual items- - -Its alot to keep up with.

If not for my day job I could help alot more though......Anyone want to buy a pool route????

Bob,

To set up a Amazon store is basically the same cost as the Ebay store $49.95 plus you get to set the shipping price. Amazon Charges $1.00 additional if you piggyback on another offering. That would be eliminated if you had a store. I have been selling between 5 and 10 items a week there so it maybe worthwhile to pursue. Plus I "think" the first month is free????

Seller Dashboad is getting harder and harder to keep, I think they want to eliminate the 20% discount for sellers. They TELL you to check every day but they only UPDATE on the 20th. Gotta learn to play the game!!!!

I am trying more and more to see if Amazon is better fit...

Tom,

Actually Mickey was banned fron being allowed to post on this board. He tried to come back in under many ID's and the webmaster deleted him as soon as he realized who was posting/

The thought was that this was not someone's personal BLOG page which he did not get!!! and what killed the old BB. This page has been doing great for the year or so and has been great for all the old BB'ers.

Tom Good to see back,

Chris

Mystery.....Great ad

My Uncle in Williamsburg help AB buy the property for Busch Gardens and as a thank you they gave him a Clydesdale...2 or 3 years later they took her by plane to St. Louis to get her pregnant and brought her back. The when she was due they took her back to St. Louis to give birth and then brought her and the foul back to Williamsburg....So nice of AB

And I like the part that we got to ride them...Its a long way to the ground on one of them. They were the sweetest horses!!!!!!

Jim,

We collect sales tax on all sales in the state of Confusion/Florida. All people who buy items on line are supposed to self report the tax they were supposed to pay and pay it at the end of the year. We all know that does not happen.

But because the state can audit me I make sure that every item we "need" for the business is bought and paid for in Florida.

Had a friend who bought all of his office supplies / forms / etc out of state to save money. When he was getting audited by the state for the sales tax "HE" collected they found out about all the out of state office supplies and nailed him....Including penalities and interest going back years- - -cost him Thousands!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry not here sooner. Since Monday was a holiday for state and feds I was still out today working.

Then came home to change international shipping on 938 items. . . Offering First class International but since I do not know the weight of all items I winged it with First Class Priority and we can refund as we need to......

Sorry Was busyi last night and today

The total of an order was over $360.00, considering they bought 70 items it was big . Then woke up to another order from Australia for a part for a pool at over $130.00...The rates are going to kill international sales.

A small flat rate envelope to Australia will be going up. From $16.95 to $23.95....If you are selling international you might want to look at raising your rates

I guess Australia has heard about the HUGE increase in postage rates... The total was over $360.00, after Sunday I do not expect anymore Australia orders......

After Sunday a Flat Rate Envelope will go from $16.95 to $23.95.

Guess We know how the PO will be making up the shortages!!!!!!!!

What is this thing called a "newspaper"

When ours went to $264.00 per year up I told them I could find Bird Cage liners cheaper elsewhere. I was paying around $75.00 a year before the change]

The front section of our newspaper on a normal day was 4 pages and "maybe" got up to 8 on the weekend. It was a gannett paper so they used the USA today as the main part of national "news"

Guess my 41 does not look so bad now......

It s the winds gusting to 30 that is no fun....

Trips to the Storage shed are no fun.....Since I am wearing shorts in the house, but I am moving fast on the trips....

I know this may sound stupid for people who are coughing (and for the Snorers)

Vicks Vapor rubbed on the soles of your feet just
before bedtime and then put socks over them.....

your spouse will appreciate this...

Chris the snorer

Reading Poseidon’s Arrow – Clive and Dirk Pitt....

Just started it yesterday so far a good read.

Read The Tombs - - A fargo novel alst week by Clive...Also a good read!!!

In the old days they were semi pro teams and usually had a name that was about where they were located.

Green bay was a "meat packing " town" as I understand.

Pittsburg was Steel country.
Houston was Oil people.
San Francisco was the Gold rush people the 49'ers
Green Bay is the Cheese Capital of the US

as the the times changed it did not mean as much to the area.