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Interesting about the xps against the slab. I'm going to google that.

So I got some pics. So here are the barn doors. Which are apparently carriage doors. Bottom view of the doors. Shot of the roof between the spaces I described. Ridiculously small access panel to get above the smaller rooms. There is pink batt above those rooms. I can't fit in...

Kinda got me thinking. Maybe I could just spray foam those barn doors. Not sure how I'd make it look good, although I'm sure there is a way. However rigid foam is an easier install, but much harder to air barrier. Googling, people recommend reflectix on a garage door. I did this in the past...

Ah, I'm in Washington state. Outside temps last night while I was putting fish away in the fish room/garage was about 25 degrees. I've been doing easy things like sealing around the eletrical outlets on my ceiling and using outlet sealers. Which I'm not claiming will do a lot. I also...

Also I had considered switching the door. I was thinking, why not just install a garage door? But then I thought maybe I can make this thing work with some DIy, if not might prove easier to buy a door.

So I'm working on insulating my garage as I use it for tropical fish. The question to the DIY gods is. How would I go about insulating this scenario. Basically it would seem that my detached 1500sqft garage was built as two buildings then connected. I think maybe it was a 4 car garage at one...

So before I was a fish store tycoon. I worked in the Oxygen delivery field. Basically I would teach people how to use it/set up concentrators etc for people at home. That being said. I've seen a decent amount of people come out of hospice. I saw few person go through it 2-3 times. I believe the...

Good to know on both points. Thanks.

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I ended up ordering thisAmazon.com : Dell Inspiron 15 i5548-4167SLV - 15.6 Accessories Got it from the dell outlet refurb, $502 with tax. I'm going to put in this SSD I think.Amazon.com: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E500B/AM): Computers Accessories Although I...

Thinking about moving from a desktop to a laptop full time. I just don't really game anymore. I do make some youtube videos though. I've bounced around for the past 2 days reading tons of stuff and have just gotten trigger shy. I'd say my budget is up to $1200? I usually just want great...

Facebook Auction seems to be working. I don't know if it's transitioning to more people in the store buying but it is getting more facebook likes. Weather is still ridiculous. Yesterday it was like 72 degrees and today is 74 degrees. It's October, Normally we'd be at like a high of 60, with...

I'd definitely say it depends on industry for google adwords. I was setup to track calls where if you went to my site through adwords, it'd show you a different number to call. It all forwarded to my shop line. It brought in business, but 90% of the calls were, my fish is sick how do I fix it...

They still make them, just knock of brands do it now. I'll have the girl grab some. They are definitely like 4x the size you're showing in that picture. Made for biting off a corner and submerging in milk in all their glory. Like so big hard to fit in a glass of milk.

Found these last week. Second package is gonna be devoured tonight. I'm loving em. Grab some milk with em.

Trying a new idea out. Holding an auction on facebook for fish. Starting the group of fish at $1. Currently the fish are at $20. I'd normally retail them for $69.99. The goal isn't to really sell fish. I'm thinking it should work as passive advertising. As people bid, they have to leave a...

I was explaining this to my new hire this week. I start people at $13 an hour. And my other employee is at $15 an hour. This is not required yet for me, but will be in the future. The problem is not whether I can afford to pay my employees $15 an hour or not. The problem is that my competition...

So far my best month of the year has been Januarys. With November and December being just under it. Tropical fish is a winter sport as I call it. I find people have lots of extra money to spend after Christmas. Basically it's non stop gift cards from my store, and visa gift cards etc being spent...

Yeah the goal is to carry the common mbuna species that are colorful and special order other things. Having most of the tang cichlids sitting in stock won't get walk in sales. Rarely will someone walk in and be, oh that brown of silver cichlid is worth $25 each and I'll take 5. Instead I can...

I'd say there are plenty of deals out there. The biggest problem is the average person has no idea how to spot them. For instance I know very little about cars. If I was buying a used one, it's likely I wouldn't get the best deal. However a mechanic by trade will be able to do better. On a...

On a different note. I'm strongly considering selling African Cichlids. This is where my background is as I ran a store selling them for 5 years. Until now I had always just recommended other stores. But recently I visited those stores and they are just bad. My old store I ran, is nothing like...

Today we achieved a new status with yelp. Love how much free business comes from yelp!

I'm genuinely curious on what people spend on lunch each day. I typically am somewhere between $4 and $6 depending on where I'm eating. Pretty much always fast food. I guess I feel like if I was gonna spend $20 on lunch. I'd either go get something sit down or have something delivered. Today...

We bought a rodeo burger, medium fries, medium onion rings, and a fish sandwich. Sodas were consumed from home. I don't expect that much for $6. But a Big Mac here is $5.49 before tax. 10-12 years ago. They were $2. They are now smaller and shittier than back then. Almost 3x the price for less...

I did have a generator. It was powering the fridges/freezers and the air to all the tanks. Lighting would be difficult to have on without a transfer switch. Plus there isn't that much to sell since everyone else is out of power as well...

They wouldn't. I tried to solve this problem in other ways but it just doesn't work. Like using a cell phone as a hot spot or buying a mobile hot spot like karma etc for when the internet goes down. Unless you are there... It's gonna be too hard for people to switch the point of sale system...

It should be cheaper no doubt. Jack in the box tacos are 2 for $1 and are decent. And tacos are not their specialty... In general I've just been watching the price go up for 19 cents per item like every 4-6 months on the items I buy. I'm sure it doesn't even phase most people. But I eat fast...

Mostly cause I'm too frugal to try a lot of things. In general as the price of fast food goes up. I enjoy it less. I can't turn the switch off. All i can think about is that didn't taste $6 for that burger/sandwich good. Also I'm too cheap to enjoy things the way I want. For instance. I like...

It's 2.75% if the card is present. Even american express and discover. On top that there 0 other fees. No terminal fee, no statement fee etc. Also you could run just 1 transaction a year if you wanted etc. There is no reason not to have it sitting in the office not being used, to only come out...

Just an FYI, Square allows you to take payment without an internet connection and will store the data for 72 hours and then process it once a connection is established. Useful for when internet goes down for sure.

First major power outage as a retailer. Sucked. Storm hit Saturday morning. No power on Sat and Sunday and power just came on at my house late last night. Missing out on the weekend sales essentially cost me 2k in sales. On top of having to work harder than normal. This weather is out of...

Mcdonalds finally pulled it off. They managed to make mozzarella sticks suck. I thought I'll try em... $1.39 on the receipt. wow cheaper than i would have thought. Then I tried them. As a fat guy I don't think I've ever met a mozzarella stick that I didn't love until today. Was hard to finish...

A term some company thought up to lure a new recruit from college apparently.

This is easy. Just become busy. Literally just always have something you need to be doing. I've got dinner and movie tonight. Oh I've got blah blah scheduled tomorrow etc. Just 100% don't respond out of work hours. If they sit you down and say we need you to do X after hours. You say then I need...

I'm not gonna say a realtor is needed... But the one we had was awesome. I think it's like any other job. They are feeling out how serious you are. If you're putting off a vibe of just shopping. Why do lots of work for a window shopper. Do you have a loan pre approval etc that you can show them...

Yeah it appears I may have to break in with like a budget delver deck in modern.

So I'm getting back into MTGO, the client seems better than it was a few years ago. I'm wondering how I should get back in. Pauper tournaments to fund other things? In paper magic, I easily go infinite, on mtgo online I'm still doing fine but my biggest enemy is the clock since I haven't...

I got some good words of wisdom from a couple of guys who have run retail clothing stores for over 20 years. "It doesn't matter how much your business makes. It matters how much it put into your saving account." These guys in the 90s would fly to thailand for the weekend to party, then france...

This is pretty much the only reason I go to Wendy's. In the colder months I probably eat it once every 3 weeks. On the food to dollar ratio. I feel it's a deal. Also you get the same chili every time. No one can really make it right or wrong, or screw up the ingredients.

This weather is out of control. Last Saturday it was 80 degrees and overcast. $1900 in sales. Yesterday it's 90+ and sunny and only $600 in sales. It's 96+ today. At this point, I don't even want to leave the house because it's so hot. Being Washington state, no one has AC so everyone is just...