I took today off. Ha! Did a bit of straightening up, then went to the local hardware store to see if they would accept some returns without receipts. I do have the receipts, all stuffed into a binder, no particular organization. It would probably take hours to find the particular receipts for this stuff, which I purchased last fall. Spoke to the manager first and she said, "sure, bring it in." I told her I would be fine with a store credit. Two hours later, I received a phone call stating a cash card awaited me at the front checkout. $204.00!! Woo hoo! And best of all, more room in the storeroom.
The dumpster was tipped again today. The deal was rent it for a month and that included two tips (empties), every other week. I called them yesterday to ask a few questions and she said, "You are in luck. July has three every-other Wednesdays so the price includes three tips. I had to call them for an extra one last week, an additional $49 cost. She told me she could push that one to the last Wednesday and there would be no extra charge. Hooray! I have to go to town on Monday and will stop in their office to arrange final pickup and see if she will do that with the charges.
I love living near a small town. I have always been nice to the hardware store folks and they are always nice, too. Of course, I have spent a lot of $$$ in their store but still...they are always very helpful.
Tomorrow, depending on the weather, I will either put away tools and such OR start patching screw holes and caulking seams etc. to get prepped for paint. Or both. There are several wildfires not too distant from here but not a threat (yet) and the smoke is a bit thick outside. Just in case, I remounted both dog carriers in the back of the minivan, which had been removed to make room for materials hauling. I will put together a go bag just in case we have to evacuate but I doubt that. I would be seriously pissed to have this place burn down after all the work that has been put into it.
