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The day seems to be starting off pretty well, woo hoo!
Me and Tony got to sleep in which doesn't happen too often.

The bad, the mailman came early today so will have to
stop by the post office while running errands to get all my bills out.
Got those all filled out and ready to mail first thing this morning.

He did drop off a couple things of interest:
-$25 gift card for Kroger. You got two $25 gift cards when signing
up for a pharmacy research study. You get $25 now and $25 when it is over.
-a free 2 year subscription to More magazine. Don't know how I got this
but I like free.
Here is More's website...http://www.more.com/

Got lots of running to do...
-go pick up the 2 extra tires for the Suburban in Hilliard.
-Take game system back to Walgreens
-Take 3 in 1 printer back to Big Lots
-Go to Microcenter to see if they have the $33 printer.
-Drop bills off at post office
-Pick up prescription at Kroger
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We've been looking around for a hood and fender for the Suburban. Our
favorite place to look for used parts is the junk yard called...
Pick N Pull
picknpull.com
2716 Groveport Road
Columbus, OH 43207
They are open 7 days a week from 8am to 5pm.
Sometimes they advertise on the radio half price weekends Friday to Sunday.

They list specials they have for each week. This week is 20% off all fenders.
Something we need but it can wait. I'm not walking around a junk yard
in freezing cold temps! Will watch Craigslist for one or will wait for warmer
weather.

Other junk yards we use are on the West side of Columbus:
Cantly's on Little Ave.
Edison's on McKinley Ave
Woody's on Mckinley Ave.

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When you go somewhere such as Microcenter or any electronic store
don't assume that the sales people know everything.
Do any research yourself before shopping for certain items!!

I went to Microcenter and asked the salesman questions about the printer I wanted.
I wanted to know if the cartridges were refillable. He had no clue.
I asked if it was equipped with the computer chip that once you
ran out of ink and tried to refill it yourself it would not register
as full and you had to buy a new cartridge. He said they all had computer
chips on them so the printer could read them. Well no shit Sherlock I knew that
but what about this new chip that doesn't allow you to refill your own ink.
He had no clue or was bluffing me into thinking that he knew nothing about it.

They all were trying to sell me these 3 in 1 printers. Those are the culprits with
those cartridges that you can't fill no matter what due to the chips in them.
The 3 in 1 printers are dirt cheap now starting at $30. And the reason is that you'll end up spending another,$50 if not more, for the ink cartridges for it.

So why not go with the basic, plain Jane inkjet printers for around $35 then go to Big Lots and find an ink refill kit for $7.99 that should refill your cartridges 4-6 more times.
It's either $7.99 to do it yourself 4-6 x's
OR
$200 to $300 for the cartridges 4-6 x's.
If you are looking to save money do what I recommended!
I don't print too many photos and basically need my printer for coupons and rebates.
So it fits my needs well.

If you would like to read more about the non-refillable ink cartridges...

http://reviews.ebay.com/Lexmark-Inkjet-Printer-SCAM-Can-apos-t-Refill-Your-Own-Ink_W0QQugidZ10000000006653779

This seems to be a major problem with Lexmark.

This time around I bought a basic HP inkjet printer.


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For all my Ohio friends...This song came to mind tonight and I had to change
the lyrics some so we could all relate to it...

Don't Let It Snow by Sherry

The weather outside is frightful
The ice is not delightful
And since we have places to go
Don't let it snow, don't let it snow, don't let is snow.

It doesn't show signs of stopping
crushed snow under tires is popping
The headlights just barely show
Don't let it snow, don't let it snow, don't let is snow.

When we finally kiss the ice
When we slip on it in the storm
I'll hold you really tight
pulling you down by grabbing your arm.

The car is slowly driving
as we are a slippin' and a sliding
But we are idiots in the snow
Because we live in o-hi-o.