8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 12

[Lil' Grumpy]

...to ms. allshookup, iam sorry your having to cope with
your mother's failing health. parents can so darn stubborn. my
guess, your mother has been a very interdependant person all her
life & she very anger of having ..to slow down..or others "helping "
her....[ i would just keep stressing all the wonderful insights she
has to offer and how you like helping her for a change]....

i am still mad @ my parents.., they were too stubborn just
to had made some lil'changes... , ironically, they're
the youngest of their families..and the first to passed on..while
some of heir siblings are still around......in their 90's.


hi ! andrew , , i read your post..i don't remember posting
there? [i've to look]...however, we did looked at doing the med.
cruise...and even had our dreams' girl checked when they came out...
i knew my "summers" were committed to doing the local derby
for kids...{ since there..i ran into situational problems where i am
currently in the process of legally removing some naughty adults
from ruining the kids fun} . then we were having college conflicts
our boys and jordan's school was giving us a hard time over taking
her out the last few years..( which was he only way time we could go
because of running this community project)...so we were thrilled
"seeing"..this cruise popped up! i haven't been to europe since
mid-70's. my wife has a friend whose mother is living in england...
she visited every year..& they go to disneyland paris..."one day,
we liked to return". [ i like to take her to garmish ]. * we were
going to do the 5-nighter after the crossing, but the kids must be
back for school...

* however, i am really looking forward reading you reports and all
the pics... ....

are the kids completely healed..and walking ok? [middle ears problems
can sure make one dizzy]

our next disney vacation will be going to wdw this christmas...& even
this was a challenge recently..as my boss "gave away" my vacation
week....[getting time off...together , without work/school conflicts
has always been a major obstacle for us...so getting to go early for
disneyland ..is going to take some tweaking.]

 

[Verandah Man]

Hey grump man, you are approaching your 1000th post I wonder how long it is going to take until you reach this milestone???

 

[Verandah Man]

Did anyone hear if Stacey made it back from Nebraska yet?

 

[Diznyfan68]

Oh what a beautiful day we had today in the NE. It was 82 here in Kingston and SUNNY!!!! Pete and I went to the driving range and each hit a bucket of balls and then did some putting work. He has already gone out on the course once this year (last month) and I haven't been out yet but hopefully I can soon - especially if this weather keeps up!

Hope everyone else had a great weekend!

 

[Diznyfan68]

Did anyone hear if Stacey made it back from Nebraska yet?

I think she's coming back sometime next week but I don't know when for sure.

 

[Verandah Man]

Oh what a beautiful day we had today in the NE. It was 82 here in Kingston and SUNNY!!!! Pete and I went to the driving range and each hit a bucket of balls and then did some putting work. He has already gone out on the course once this year (last month) and I haven't been out yet but hopefully I can soon - especially if this weather keeps up!

Hope everyone else had a great weekend!

This is the kind of weather I have been waiting for!!!

 

[Verandah Man]

I think she's coming back sometime next week but I don't know when for sure.

OK, thanks Lorri!!!

 

[sk8ingmom]

So where did you decide on M?

I'm still not sure how I feel about it, but we found a great house in Woodbridge, VA. Either way, we won't be totally happy. It comes down to a great house with an hour commute or a not-so-great house with a 40 minute commute. Either way, we are giving up something huge! It is going to take DH about an hour to get to work, but there are a few carpools from his building to the area. I'll most likely have to take the VRE, assuming I end up working either downtown or Alexandria, which are the most likely locations.

Waldorf, MD looked pretty good, but I was told by several people that it would be impossible to commute to Alexandia from there.

We haven't signed the lease yet...we just keep staring at it. Maybe we can just stay in denial as long as we don't mail the deposit.

 

[tiggrbaby]

Hello....

Just checking in with a glance around before I turn in... today (yesterday) I was on a "mission" to get my daughter(s) a bunk bed that met exacting criteria. I wanted a bunk bed style with a) a full sized bed on top, b) a gap of between 51-55" between the floor and the bottom of the upper bunk which would allow us to use an existing computer station while conserving the headroom on the upper bunk, c) preferably a wooden structure so I can modify it as needed, d) potential to convert or adapt with changable facades (princess playhouse, castle, or fantasy designs), adaptability for a stairwell and possibly a slide, and e) Low cost.

After several days of investigation I found a few examples of the "perfect" bunk beds - however the only problem was that these were ranging in cost from $3500-8900! Thats' for a BED and the play structure! So... I found a compromise design that ranged in cost from 1k-2K... only this one really lacked in some respects as it had no traditional ladder or potential for matched stairs. And "traditional" upper bunks with workstations below were running $1400 or so.

Now I grew up in the furniture business and I really wanted a good deal and I didn't want to overpay for something I felt could be made for a fraction of the asking price. So... after several days of shopping I decided I would simply BUILD what I wanted to achieve the most objectives! Then while musing the project in the last day or so I decided I could compromise... I had found a basic bunk frame for a full sized bed from IKEA... and it was so cheap ($379 shown above) that I thought it would be OK to buy the inexpensive Ikea bunk bed to use as a foundation upon which I could add the special facade, slide and stairs... plus several minor details I hope to intergrate into the custom design. This Ikea design still needed a desk to match and possibly some storage drawers.

Well... as luck would have it - Costco had what I wanted at $1400... and I thought that was too much... and a local specialty bedding store for kids had what I wanted (almost) for $2400. Well... this was not very encouraging for a bargin hunter like my spouse and I. So I eventually stumbled across several plan designs on the web. The most exotic were as much as $125 for plans alone - with the admonishment that the materials would add another $300 and an average "Joe" like myself could in fact build a $5000 bed/bunk playset for less than 10% of the cost of a finished set of identical design.

Well... this kind of money for the "perfect" princess bunk bed was regretfully too expensive for me to consider with any satisfaction. SO - while enroute to Ikea we swung by a place called something like the "Barn" ... over on Sepulveda north of Burbank Blvd. As luck would turn out - they had a overhead bunk with workstation for only $299 on final sale! This design could be easily adapted with minimal effort to take a full sized bed... add a facade .... a slide and stairs if desired.... and it was made with cherry stained solid oak! It looks like this below....

So now - tomorrow I pick it up and I'll begin crafting the additional components so that we can install it with a full sized bed! By my reckoning we saved $1000 versus a comparable Costco design! And I have not found a cheaper or superior alternative... so I am pleased with our purchase.

Now all I have to do is design and build a nice facade to attach to the frame underneath. As a model... I am looking at several designs - however these photos below serve as good examples of what I hope to create to attach to the front of the new bunk bed.

$9,000 bed above! Below is an $1100+15- shipping Costco model

If I can convert the black set which I bought at the very top into something like one of the castle designs with a simple facade with nice molding, decent wood trip work and electrical power ... then maybe my cheapie $299 bunk bed - will approach the appearance and deliver the fun of the $3500-8900 dollar designs!

We'll soon see if muy creative juices deliver any results of merit in the days to come!

Below is the $1200 model that started our desire for a nice themed bed for our daughter. The features which might carry over to my hand made modifications will be the light fixture at the peak of the roof on the upper bunk side and the window up front. We are not gonna have a bed on the ground as this one has... but if we don't do a castle design then we ,ay have a simple peaked roof house facade like this one depicts below:

How wonderful that you have the talent and the desire to create such a masterpiece for your daughter! It will become a very cherished part of her childhood memories.

 

[tom31b]

M, help me out with some of my disboards cluelessness,

What is the disboards wish racing team?

 

[O'BWV]

Hello Everyone!! Wanted to check in and say HI to everyone! If was a full and busy weekend with a great family Birthday Party and absolutely gorgeous weather!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend too!

We set up our screenhouse in the backyard and had a barbeque and ate outside this evening!! WOO HOO Spring has sprung!

Gonna go play ketchup.........

 

[Verandah Man]

Hello Everyone!! Wanted to check in and say HI to everyone! If was a full and busy weekend with a great family Birthday Party and absolutely gorgeous weather!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend too!

We set up our screenhouse in the backyard and had a barbeque and ate outside this evening!! WOO HOO Spring has sprung!

Gonna go play ketchup.........

Thanks MR, the gift of a BEAUTIFUL weekend was the perfect gift for my birthday!!!

 

[Downrivermama]

Hey everyone! We had a beautiful weekend here. I think spring might actually be here to stay!

It appears that everyone else has a real life today! I appear to be alone in the posting world here.

My DW and her mom went to see the movie Fracture. It is just the DISDog with me and he's snoring!

I think I'll join him. See you later.

Well so much for real life. Went to the supermarket and vacuumed out the Jeep!

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Woo Hoo! I got some good news this weekend! I live on a corner and the house next to me has be a rental for awhile. Well the couple who have been in the upstairs were aweful. The woman's bf was abusive to her and drove his motorcycle from the street on the sidewalk. We have a lot of small kids around and that is illegal. They were really pigs leaving trash in plastic bag on the back deck and sometimes putting there garbage out on the curb 4 days for pick up. Also had 2 Pit Bulls which are illegal to have in our city. The guy was just a jerk. Anyway, the lady who had the basement apt and has a 10 yr dd told me that they had been kicked out by the owner! I saw them moving things Friday night, but they have done that before. So looks like our street will have a quite summer! I was really dreading the summer, just not nice people.



Hope everyone has a great Monday. I'm taking tomorrow off. I have a dr's apt first thing and an afternoon meeting at the school board with the district psychologist about dd's reading testing. Hopefully some good news. Her reading fluency isn't good but her comprehension is. I don't get it. She is very strong in math and science.

Good night all!

 

[DiaLady]

I'm still not sure how I feel about it, but we found a great house in Woodbridge, VA. Either way, we won't be totally happy. It comes down to a great house with an hour commute or a not-so-great house with a 40 minute commute. Either way, we are giving up something huge! It is going to take DH about an hour to get to work, but there are a few carpools from his building to the area. I'll most likely have to take the VRE, assuming I end up working either downtown or Alexandria, which are the most likely locations.

Waldorf, MD looked pretty good, but I was told by several people that it would be impossible to commute to Alexandia from there.

We haven't signed the lease yet...we just keep staring at it. Maybe we can just stay in denial as long as we don't mail the deposit.

Hey girl --

Woodbridge is lovely, but it does pose one of the worst commutes. The good news is that you might be able to have a flex time schedule that allows you to come in early (5 or 6 AM) and leave early or come in late (around 9 AM) and leave late. I always preferred the late schedule, but my boss was at the Pentagon by 6 AM every day!

I'll ask some friends here who lived or had family in Waldorf. I can't see why you couldn't communte to Alexandria . . . it would just depend WHERE in Alexandria. If you were south it would be a bear of a drive at best.

Woodbridge is a wonderful area for kids. And you'll be close to the outlet malls in Potomac Mills. When we lived there, that was the place most of the military and friends with kids lived. It's much better than the commute from Stafford . . .LOL.

Can't wait to hear where you end up . . .

 

[DiaLady]

Hello....

Just checking in with a glance around before I turn in... today (yesterday) I was on a "mission" to get my daughter(s) a bunk bed that met exacting criteria. I wanted a bunk bed style with a) a full sized bed on top, b) a gap of between 51-55" between the floor and the bottom of the upper bunk which would allow us to use an existing computer station while conserving the headroom on the upper bunk, c) preferably a wooden structure so I can modify it as needed, d) potential to convert or adapt with changable facades (princess playhouse, castle, or fantasy designs), adaptability for a stairwell and possibly a slide, and e) Low cost.

After several days of investigation I found a few examples of the "perfect" bunk beds - however the only problem was that these were ranging in cost from $3500-8900! Thats' for a BED and the play structure! So... I found a compromise design that ranged in cost from 1k-2K... only this one really lacked in some respects as it had no traditional ladder or potential for matched stairs. And "traditional" upper bunks with workstations below were running $1400 or so.

Now I grew up in the furniture business and I really wanted a good deal and I didn't want to overpay for something I felt could be made for a fraction of the asking price. So... after several days of shopping I decided I would simply BUILD what I wanted to achieve the most objectives! Then while musing the project in the last day or so I decided I could compromise... I had found a basic bunk frame for a full sized bed from IKEA... and it was so cheap ($379 shown above) that I thought it would be OK to buy the inexpensive Ikea bunk bed to use as a foundation upon which I could add the special facade, slide and stairs... plus several minor details I hope to intergrate into the custom design. This Ikea design still needed a desk to match and possibly some storage drawers.

Well... as luck would have it - Costco had what I wanted at $1400... and I thought that was too much... and a local specialty bedding store for kids had what I wanted (almost) for $2400. Well... this was not very encouraging for a bargin hunter like my spouse and I. So I eventually stumbled across several plan designs on the web. The most exotic were as much as $125 for plans alone - with the admonishment that the materials would add another $300 and an average "Joe" like myself could in fact build a $5000 bed/bunk playset for less than 10% of the cost of a finished set of identical design.

Well... this kind of money for the "perfect" princess bunk bed was regretfully too expensive for me to consider with any satisfaction. SO - while enroute to Ikea we swung by a place called something like the "Barn" ... over on Sepulveda north of Burbank Blvd. As luck would turn out - they had a overhead bunk with workstation for only $299 on final sale! This design could be easily adapted with minimal effort to take a full sized bed... add a facade .... a slide and stairs if desired.... and it was made with cherry stained solid oak! It looks like this below....

So now - tomorrow I pick it up and I'll begin crafting the additional components so that we can install it with a full sized bed! By my reckoning we saved $1000 versus a comparable Costco design! And I have not found a cheaper or superior alternative... so I am pleased with our purchase.

Now all I have to do is design and build a nice facade to attach to the frame underneath. As a model... I am looking at several designs - however these photos below serve as good examples of what I hope to create to attach to the front of the new bunk bed.

$9,000 bed above! Below is an $1100+15- shipping Costco model

If I can convert the black set which I bought at the very top into something like one of the castle designs with a simple facade with nice molding, decent wood trip work and electrical power ... then maybe my cheapie $299 bunk bed - will approach the appearance and deliver the fun of the $3500-8900 dollar designs!

We'll soon see if muy creative juices deliver any results of merit in the days to come!

Below is the $1200 model that started our desire for a nice themed bed for our daughter. The features which might carry over to my hand made modifications will be the light fixture at the peak of the roof on the upper bunk side and the window up front. We are not gonna have a bed on the ground as this one has... but if we don't do a castle design then we ,ay have a simple peaked roof house facade like this one depicts below:

Will you adopt me and make ME an award winning bed?? At the very least, will you teach my DH some woodworking skills (oh I guess that means he needs to buy the tools, too . . .). These are just amazing. You are one talented pirate!

 

[brack]

Ok - Apparently I am not just the Kiss of Death for my son's girlfriends but also the kiss of death for anything electronic -!

Please stay away from my cameras and my computer. They are my life!



I'm sure that it is not your fault really, it just seems that way. I agree it was probably DOA. Take it back!

 

[brack]

I'm still not sure how I feel about it, but we found a great house in Woodbridge, VA. Either way, we won't be totally happy. It comes down to a great house with an hour commute or a not-so-great house with a 40 minute commute. Either way, we are giving up something huge! It is going to take DH about an hour to get to work, but there are a few carpools from his building to the area. I'll most likely have to take the VRE, assuming I end up working either downtown or Alexandria, which are the most likely locations.

Waldorf, MD looked pretty good, but I was told by several people that it would be impossible to commute to Alexandia from there.

We haven't signed the lease yet...we just keep staring at it. Maybe we can just stay in denial as long as we don't mail the deposit.

Woodbridge is a nice area and it is close to Potomac Mills. Anything south is really easy to reach.

It is going north that is going to make you crazy!

I'm sending lots of for your decision.

 

[eeyorelvr10]

Please stay away from my cameras and my computer. They are my life!



I'm sure that it is not your fault really, it just seems that way. I agree it was probably DOA. Take it back!

Brack!

Funny thing - my camera is my life too. Don't do as much as I should but in the last few months have really been increasing posting and showing my pix so I know what you mean - the best part about my...ummm.. 'curse' is that I usually get things fixed or replaced at minimal cost - (last Sept when I lost my 500 pictures in Barbados - had a friend retrieve them for me. )

Ok - in case anyone is interested - went back to Circuit City - after waiting in line for 20 minutes (2 return clerks for a line stretching around the corner - ) I was totally prepared to explain my situation to the clerk come my turn and she told me - 1/2 way into my story - oh yeah - ipods are bad! We get about 1/2 of them back! Wish someone had told me that! I might have gotten a good nights sleep otherwise -anyways - plugged my new one in and right away the menu came on - so looks good from here.

Oh yeah - finally figured out what happened to our internet - Verizion had problems in the Los Angeles area on Friday and they went off for a bit - they have this huge post on their website - to unplug everything and leave off for 1 minuted and then reconnect everything back up. Seems to be working ok now - we'll see! See - I told DH - NOW THAT ONE WASN'T MY FAULT!

Another friend who lives in TN has Verizion and on Saturday his phone dialed everyone on his phone list at 6 pm. Thank God he didn't have any overseas #'s in his phone! Anyone else experience this also? Weird - just thought I'd ask!

 

[brack]

Brack!

Funny thing - my camera is my life too. Don't do as much as I should but in the last few months have really been increasing posting and showing my pix so I know what you mean - the best part about my...ummm.. 'curse' is that I usually get things fixed or replaced at minimal cost - (last Sept when I lost my 500 pictures in Barbados - had a friend retrieve them for me. )

Ok - in case anyone is interested - went back to Circuit City - after waiting in line for 20 minutes (2 return clerks for a line stretching around the corner - ) I was totally prepared to explain my situation to the clerk come my turn and she told me - 1/2 way into my story - oh yeah - ipods are bad! We get about 1/2 of them back! Wish someone had told me that! I might have gotten a good nights sleep otherwise -anyways - plugged my new one in and right away the menu came on - so looks good from here.

Good news on the ipod.

 

[eeyorelvr10]

Good news on the ipod.

Yeah - 'm excited - this time I plugged into an adaptor for the wall, manual says this way takes less time to power up. Now, I'm looking forward to listening to my itunes songs by tomorrow - God willing! Thansk for the well wishes -