The Estate Manager doesn't have time to find a *real* job

[hawklady]

I was poked about not updating regularly, and now that I'm not on any particular work assignment I'm not restricted from blathering details about what I've actually been doing, so ... (note there is no guarantee this is going to be interesting or well-written. It's just not NDA/sensitive/going-to-piss-off-a-client-or-coworker

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[bear_foot]

imho NYC is overrated ;)

[hawklady]

Well, it's not a place I ever imagined living, even short-term. I'm doing some advance research in case I end up studying there for a few months.

The only upside will be it's deductible as a business training expense. But deductible is not free: it still means "I gotta find the money to pay for it, while not having any income until after GAFilk in January 2015".

At least I wouldn't have to worry much about affording travel home. The won't be many of those, because husband would be champing at the bit to come visit me and play tourist.

[bear_foot]

*Hugs*

[cymrullewes]

Totally agree with this statement.

Also, if you are in NYC, any chance of you taking the train to Boston for a weekend visit? I can pick you up from there or from Dover, NH and you can spend the weekend with us. :-) Talk to mdlbear Steve will verify we are Good People (even if he hasn't met the Panther (and hasn't seen Pirate since she was less than 1 year old.))

[spiritdance]

For the saw, it's worth checking if the local home improvement store does equipment rentals. All of the big-box places here, as well as several of the smaller, local shops. I had no reason to buy a sod cutter, but having the rental was much easier that trying to do the job by hand :-)

[cymrullewes]

We rented a large hole-saw to cut the opening for the dryer vent. Much easier/cheaper than buying one. And not having to store it afterwards.

[hawklady]

:) I ended up just buying the drill bits for those holes back when I was making the mews. Making barred windows out of metal conduit required hundreds of holes.

Not sure where it is now, but it sure was easy and convenient once I got the hang of it.

(need to find it again, too, since it may end up being used to make holes for nuts-and-bolt holes in PVC pipes on the telescoping perch experiment)

[hawklady]

They do - Home Depot started rentals back in the 90's in part to combat the issue of people purchasing things just for a project and then returning them for a refund. It's still an issue that every store in that business faces, but rental capacity has helped a great deal. Plus, rentals give the consumer higher-grade options than they would be willing to purchase.

On the downside, rentals are pricy if I'm ever going to need it a second time. Need to think this over. I hate the idea of $30 to rent something that I will end up needing to buy anyhow in the next few months.

A sod cutter? Dang, talk about specialized!

[msminlr]

What said about renting the saw.

As for sewing adhesive-back Velcro: BTDT. EEwwww!

Here's another thought: there is a product that is a strip of twill tape with zillions of small loops on it along one side. The intended market is bridal dresses. Stitch that to the smooth side of a strip of hooky Velcro and use large paper clips to hang Stuff from the little button loops.

[hawklady]

Cool - thanks for the suggestion! Gives me an excuse to visit the quilting shop next to the CSA storefront now ... thank you :)

I have no clue what you're talking about, so I am going to take your description to the store.

[cymrullewes]

The other is twill tape with holes/slots cut in to it. There's also elastic that way. You thread it in a waistband and put buttons at the ends of the waistband near the fly. Then you can tighten or loosen your waistband withOUT needing a belt. It's a godsend for those will smaller but taller children.

[hawklady]

AH, now that I remember seeing. It had a name something like "button tape" and the holes were reinforced to prevent fraying.