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A guy came into the showroom today with a part that dropped out of this drawer slide.
I recognized it as a 'euroscrew' which is essential in European style cabinet construction.
He lost one of two so I went into the warehouse where we keep a drawer of miscellaneous hinge and cabinet parts and found 2 just like the one he came in with.
He wanted to drill a hole in a new location but had no tools to do so. We talked about how it screws into a metric hole (5 millimeter if I recall) in wood and since his fell out, my suggestion was to use a small amount of 5-minute epoxy, press fit it and wait for the glue to harden.

He asked if he should use Gorilla Glue and without hesitation I said "Yes, that will work, but don't get any on your hair!"
We both laughed and wanted to pay me for the part. It was no charge, but I told him should he need a kitchen renovation he should come back and we will talk business.

In my world, the moon and starts are not in alignment today.
I had a restless night seeking resolutions to seeming never endless issues.

Checking corporate email, a quartz countertop recently installed has a structural crack.
Quartz doesn't crack. Not in any installation I've done.

I'm bidding a $35,000 kitchen renovation and the new client is asking for a menu of options. That's a few hours (extra) work.

My associate has diarrhea this morning and won't be coming in... We've got 3 client meetings scheduled.

I see Reuters news service reported that Twitter has permanently suspended the account of 'My Pillow Guy' Mike Lindell for repeated violations to their company policy on election misinformation.
His personal account had nearly half a million followers.

It appears to be a self inflicted wound as QVC shopping channel quietly stopped selling his 'MyPillow' products in June of 2020.

Business 101 states: Never mix business with religion and politics.

There was a time I answered every call. My position was sales manager and I had to communicate with new people all the time. It was time consuming to listen to a message and return the call when my preference was to catch it when they were on the line.

In the last 5 years the number of bogus calls has increased tenfold. Extended warranty warnings in English and Spanish, I'm looking for a house in your neighborhood, my business is approved for a 6-figure low interest loan. An election year and I've received more than 100 calls and texts from people... right up until election day.

Unless I'm actually waiting for someone to return my call, I'm hesitant to answer any unknown incoming call. Most of the caller ID have names now and 'Scam Likely' is usually on the header, but some discount carriers don't use that system.

Most everyone I know rejects bogus calls.

When I receive a solicitation call, I block the number. What happens then is my phone doesn't ring but the call is automatically routed to my message box and I get notification there. The computer generated 'robo-calls' are recorded messages repeating the same BS over and over. Since they can spoof the number they are calling from my phone sees it as a new number and the call comes through.

Don't answer the phone... it's no one you want to talk to.

Trump hasn't acknowledged he lost the election and Joe Biden will be the next president. In the past 2 months I've blogged about him needing to relocate and his inability to seek residence at Mar-a-Lago. Contractually, he is limited to 21 days per year. It been reported by media he abused that by visits of 130 days this year.

I also mentioned he would likely take (rent/buy) some luxury home nearby Mar-a-Lago.

Entertainment Tonight aired a story this evening saying the Trump's were shopping real estate in Palm Beach because their suite at Mar-a-Lago was much too small and seeking something else in the area.

Correct me if you think I'm wrong. The size of the suite is irrelevant... He cannot stay at Mar-a-Lago.

They did interview the listing realtor who said they were looking at some nearby places including Lago-a-Lago. We are talking about $20 million and up.

Too small huh? If that's the real issue, no problem... I did some quick research on the area and found 2 beautiful possibilities in the range $41 million 10,500 square feet to $64 million 15,200 square feet on A1A facing the Intracoastal Waterway, only 5 blocks from Mar-a-Lago.

Better now?

Just look at the 1.8k comment scroll for CBS story on the Biden INAUGURAL...
No One is buying their bull shit..
Trump ..538
Biden...0
FEMA...666.

4 years of arguing over trade deals for brexit ,,then the mighty macron plays his master card and brings boris the buffoon and the uk to its knees ,
his closure of the border sent a powerful message that could not be ignored , and in doing so has finally got the deal , and also protected the french fishing industry ,

I went to Home Depot yesterday and didn't see any Halloween or Thanksgiving decorations. That's because Christmas displays eclipsed the 2 holidays in front of it.
Fake trees... you've got 'em
Merry Christmas

in a world where cash was always king ,and gave you the upper hand in bartering or knowing exactly where you stood money wise ,,
all that is now changing ,where as now business,s and many shops and restaurants are changing to card only ,,
how will this affect you , will you now be in control of your finances ???? or will it be the card company ??/
i have always used cash and any business that does not take it then they lose my custom simple as that ,
i always add a tip according to the service i have received which is the right way,but with card only then you will be paying a service charge no matter what the service was like,,i dont think so some how,,
companies are using covid as the main reason for this ummmm i dont think so ,,
so how will this affect you ???

Two weeks ago, it was reported Trump's campaign was exhausting funds at a rate where they would run out of money weeks before the election... a time where money is most needed for the last push before the election.

I guess the person/people in charge of spending weren't planning this too well.
Tonight, I see a Bloomberg story that says: "Big GOP Donors Come Off the Sidelines to Fight Trump Cash Crunch" and the donations in the millions come tumbling in.

I didn't understand the mindset of funding a campaign to a man who has been through a few bankruptcies, is running up the deficit and doesn't have sufficient cash to fuel his reelection.

Knowing all that would make me nervous about voting someone who isn't good with money... especially when it's not his money.