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RE: The Garage - 6/22/2009 11:23:47 PM
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rayofson
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Yep, the medical bills can definitely hurt. And it seems every year that our insurance coverage is worse.
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RE: The Garage - 6/23/2009 1:00:38 PM
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That's an interesting way to look at it.
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RE: The Garage - 6/23/2009 8:54:26 PM
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Around here it's always a big debate about how much money business owners spend on taxes...especially property taxes and whether or not they should get tax break incentives to entice new businesses to locate here. Michigan changed their tax laws in order to attract movie making in the state. Since then there have been a lot of movies made in Michigan and now some of the other states are changing their laws, seeing the success that Michigan has had.
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RE: The Garage - 6/24/2009 11:38:54 AM
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And it's my understanding that they're not big on unions in your area. That must be an incentive for businesses too.
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RE: The Garage - 6/24/2009 12:51:47 PM
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And it's my understanding that they're not big on unions in your area. That must be an incentive for businesses too.
Well it's not so much that, but GA is a "right to work" state, and most choose or vote to not have unions come mess up a good work place.
A little story from the 1990s... the auto union was trying to come into a local Bus and RV manufacturing plant, but the workers kept voting it down. The union tried to make the plant management look bad in the media, but the workers stood up and said our bosses and the family that owns this biz are great. We get paid great, get great benefits, and great vacation... WE don't want the union to come mess it up. The family that owned the business really didn't need the business, they already made their millions. They kept the operation going because the community needed the jobs, and the community supported them. That made the union mad. If you want to see how a good Christian family runs a business, check out Blue Bird Buses.
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RE: The Garage - 6/24/2009 2:05:00 PM
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The school bus I was on in kindergarten was a Blue Bird.
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RE: The Garage - 6/29/2009 10:44:45 AM
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For the last couple weeks, I've been trying to get the deck stained.
Did that last year too, but with the dogs and apparent problems with the stain adhering, it had to be redone. This time, a primer was used ahead of the opaque stain, followed by two coats. There were delays, waiting for the weather to cooperate. Finally yesterday, there was a decent weather window and the project was completed with the final coat...now just to put the deck chairs and table back and it's done. 
I really try not to w*** on Sunday, but having the weather window and desire to complete the task convinced me to finish the job.
Also I pulled the travel trailer out of storage and brought it home. We'll be taking a long weekend and camping over the holiday.
Also yesterday
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RE: The Garage - 6/30/2009 12:09:27 AM
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Hope Ya'll have a great camping trip! 
I'm half way into vacation mode. We didn't do a darn thing this weekend but sit on the dock soaking up the sun while the kids jumped off the dock, climbed up, jumped off, climbed up, jumped off....   
Finished up a contract for a young fellow buying his first home, looked at a small apartment complex to bid it out, and finished up a little land appraisal report today. Will be driving Tuesday to look at one more small land job, have done so many lately that I can do them in my sleep.  Then I have one little 5,000 SF warehouse to look at on Wednesday, and got a request to appraise a church building today... but, won't start that one until next week. So after Wednesday, I'm done and will be working from my home office... if I want to work at all! In all honesty, I'll probably work on the warehouse report Thursday and Friday AM, but will quit work by 2PM. It's nice because at 3PM, the sun dips down enough to where our cove is in the shade. Saturday we'll go visit Mom and Pop to have diner and watch the fireworks from their side of the lake.
Then the Inlaws come back... with their 4 kids, one still in diapers!  But it's fun, all of the cousins are close and they really play together so well. With 2 Moms "catching up" on the gossip, us Dads can do a head count in between naps every hour or so and say we did our duty. That's when the neighborhood pool comes in handy, they are corralled! Not much trouble except who stole who's float toy. 
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RE: The Garage - 6/30/2009 11:04:50 AM
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us Dads can do a head count in between naps every hour or so and say we did our duty.
No BBQ?
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RE: The Garage - 7/6/2009 11:33:52 AM
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We went camping this last weekend. I have a small charcoal grill that is a table-top model...perfect for the two of us, good enough for the four we had this weekend.
I grilled out hotdogs and hamburgers and chicken thighs. But my favorite is getting up early and cooking breakfast. Everyone else sleeps in, so it's just me. I've got a cast iron skillet that fits perfectly on the little grill. Cook up some bacon or sausage and then fry some eggs in the grease. Remove the skillet and toast bread right on the grill. 
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RE: The Garage - 7/8/2009 11:31:12 AM
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Mine is supposed to have a drip can underneath of it to catch any grease that comes out. Instead I've got a board propped underneath to protect the deck, and the dogs keep it nice and clean. 
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RE: The Garage - 7/9/2009 11:05:09 AM
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Yeah, but pontoons are a lot of fun. And some of them are even fast enough to water ski.
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RE: The Garage - 7/11/2009 3:09:42 PM
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I've ridden on one of those recently.
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I don't know, just keep plugging along and trying to hold on to what we've got. 
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