My Dailies 2016
This is my daily journal like page where back in September of 2006 I decided to start writing down my thoughts
for every day in my web site here.
Also, there is a place called: “My Dirty Dailies”,.. for those days when I might use a little bad language. The button
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NOVEMBER
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Redlands, California sanding & staining cabinets,.. and I went to Home Depot to order
some materials,.. came home and put away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work
notes & accounting,.. and for the rest of my day I’m going to watch Master Chef Canada.
That’s about it for my Tuesday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Redlands, California staining & clear coating cabinets,.. and I stopped by Vons,.. came
home and put away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes & accounting,..
and for the rest of my day I think I’m gonna watch Cup Cake Wars.
I got this Tiramisu Cake this morning along with some Kings Hawaiin jalapeno rolls and the cake was such a mild
flavored cake,.. the jalapeno rolls were tastier that it was. Charlie the dog liked it a lot though. For me it had a perfect
cake to frosting ratio, but could of used some sugar.
That’s about it for my Wednesday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Redlands, California just finishing up a job,.. and I looked at a job in Riverside,.. went to
Vons for a few things,.. came home and put away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did my daily
work notes and made out an invoice for a job,.. and for the rest of my day I don’t plan on doing much. Probably turn
on the TV, get cleaned up,.. shave.
That’s about it for my Thursday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Friday, November 4, 2016
Today I worked at 4 jobs in Redlands & Riverside California installing light fixture, fixing a door that I painted that is
blistering,.. and installing new refridgerator doors & handles,.. and I went to Riverside Home Depot & Lowe’s and to
Redlands Lowe’s & Home Depot,.. stopped by Albertsons & Vons,.. came home and put away my things,.. cleaned my
ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes & accounting,.. went by the bank for a deposit,.. made out a
couple invoices for jobs,.. and for the rest of my day,.. I got home late today so probably just turn on the Tv and go
to bed soon after.
That’s about it for Friday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Redlands California rebuilding the lower walls of a front porch,.. and I tried to find Barr
Lumber in San Bernardino,.. then found Ganahl Lumber in Corona and picked up some lumber,.. came home and put
away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes & accounting,.. threw in a load of
laundry,.. and for the rest of my day I’ll probably turn on the TV and finish my laundry.
I went to Sears a couple times recently. Sears was a favorite store when I was a kid. It was mostly because of the big
thick Sears Catalog. We use to make our Christmas wish lists all from the Sears Catalog. Our Riverside Sears has
looked like it’s about closed down for years. The parking lot is usually empty. But if you go over there and go in the
store, they have a nice clean, well kept store there. Everything is layed out very nicely. Quality and quantity looks
nice. Nice people working there. And I can see myself going there more often now days.
That’s about it for my Saturday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Redlands California rebuilding the lower walls of a front porch,.. Then I came home and
put away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes & accounting,.. payed my
bills,.. updated my work web site,.. I’ve got a load of laundry to get started on and I’m gonna go do a little grocery
shopping.
I thought I’d talk about money today. My normal rates that I charge is $30.00 per hour. I also give deals where I have
brought my labor rates down to $25 and even $20 per hour. During those recession times while working on those
house flipping jobs it was hard to make any more than $12 dollars per hour. And I did some estimated jobs during
that time for $8 dollars per hour. It was just that there was no way they would of done the job if it was priced for the
amount of time that it was really going to take.
$30 dollars per hour can be considered to be good money to a lot of people. But for me I put 20 percent towards
taxes, 20 percent towards business expenses, and it cost 10 percent to get back & forth to work for gasoline. So my
cut is usually about $15 dollars per hour. And if I’m giving deals then I’m getting even less.
I’ve always had $100s of dollars. Thousands are hard to come by. Now that I’m working 7 days a week it’s the first
time in my life where the money in my bank account is actually climbing. Not real fast,.. but if I keep it up I could
accumulate some thousands in a years time.
My half brother makes around $42 dollars per hour as a union carpenter. I have a good friend that works for Kaiser
Hospital as a union painter that makes near $40 dollars per hour now. I’ve heard that plumbers charge $70 and up.
Air conditioning guys have told me $85 and up. My auto mechanic charges $85 per hour. I think my auto dealer is at
$100 per hour. And my tow truck driver charged me around $325 dollars per hour. He said it’s cheaper if your not
broken down on the freeway.
Labor rates for some people, maybe a lot of people haven’t gone up much over the years. I told a guy that was asking
me to do some work $30 dollars per hour,.. and he said,.. nah,.. our guys in Vegas will drive all the way out here and
do it for $15...
We were working for $15 and $16 dollars per hour 30 years ago. But I’m not complaining. Work is real good for me
right now.
That’s about it for my Sunday... Oh,.. and I’m on my way to Encinitas in the morning. Be there till probably Thursday
without internet. So I wont be able to update this web site till I get back.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Monday, November 7, 2016
Working out of town in Encinitas California without internet connection.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Working out of town in Encinitas California without internet connection.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Working out of town in Encinitas California without internet connection.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Got home from working in Encinitas late last night,.. so today I slept in and have the rest of the day at home where
I’m unpacking,.. doing some clean up in my house and in my Van,.. getting ready to pay some bills,.. winding down
from being out of town,.. I might take some friends out to dinner later,.. probably turn on my familiar Cooking
channel and make me feel more at home,.. and that may be about it for my Thursday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Friday, November 11, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Moreno Valley California installing new door knobs,.. and I went to Harbor Freight tools
and to Lowe’s for a few things,.. came home and put away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did
my daily work notes & accounting,.. and for the rest of my day I don’t plan on doing much,.. maybe go talk to my
Mother,.. turn on the TV,.. get the mail.
That’s about it for my Friday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Redlands, California rebuilding the lower walls to a front porch,.. and I went to Vons and
to Home Depot for some things,.. came home and put away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did
my daily work notes,.. and for the rest of my day I’ve got a load of laundry to finish, and I’m going to go grocery
shopping.
That’s about it for my Saturday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Redlands, California rebuilding the lower walls to a front porch,.. then I came home and
put away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes & accounting,.. payed my
bills,.. updated my work web site,.. and for the rest of my day I’ve got a load of laundry to do,.. and probably watch
some TV.
That’s about it for my Sunday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Monday, November 14, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Moreno Valley, California installing new door knobs,.. went to Food 4 Less for a few
things,.. came home and put away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes &
accounting,.. and for the rest of my day I think I’ll fix a busted micro sprinkler line and probably watch some TV.
That’s about it for my Monday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Moreno Valley, California installing new door knobs,.. and then I came home and put
away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes,.. and for the rest of my day I’ll
probably watch some TV and I’m not sure what else.
That’s about it for my Tuesday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Today I had the day off from work,.. so today I did some shopping at Home Depot, Lowe’s and Ralphs supermarket,..
did some cleanup and gardening around my house,.. worked on fixing a water leak at my house,.. had a friend come
over to start some gardening clean up at mine and my Mother’s house. I’m working on his house, so were going to
make things a little less expensive over at his house by doing some work at mine. Trading labor. And for the rest of
my day I’m gonna get cleaned up and go over to Olive Garden for my birthday dinner.
One day back when I was around 17 years old I went over to a friend’s house. His Mother answered the door dressed
in a string bikini looking like she had sun tan lotion all over her. She streched her arms out wide and said “it’s my
birthday” and next thing I know she is wrapped around me with her tongue in my mouth and were french kissing.
It happeded so fast I didn’t even reallize what was going on until her tongue was in my mouth. All of a sudden I hear
her husband say something in the back ground sounding like he’s coming our way so I pushed her away as soon as I
could.
Just a funny story from my past that’s making me laugh.
That’s about it for my Birthday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Today I had the day off from work again,.. so I took my Toyota truck into the shop to see about getting some oil leaks
fixed,.. work on fixing a water leak at my house,.. did some gardening,.. read my emails,.. and checked my
facebook,.. went to Winco and to Ganahl Lumber for some things,.. and for the rest of my day I’ve gotta go get my
Toyota Truck and I’ll probably watch some TV.
That’s about it for my Thursday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Friday, November 18, 2016
Today I worked on making some changes to a cabinet at my house,.. went to Lowe’s a couple times,.. went to Vons,..
trimmed some trees,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes & accounting,.. and for the rest of my day I guess
I’ll probably watch some TV.
That’s about it for my Friday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Redlands, Ca rebuilding the lower walls of a front porch,.. and I went to Home Depot for
job supplies,.. went to BestBuy for AAAA batteries for the pen of my Surface Book computer,.. came home and put
away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes & accounting,.. payed my bills,..
and for the rest of my day I’ve got a load of laundry to do and I’ll watch some TV,.. I’m not sure what else.
That’s about it for my Saturday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Redlands, Ca rebuilding the lower walls of a front porch,.. then I came home and put
away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes,.. updated my work web site,..
and for the rest of my day I have a load of laundry to do,.. have some lamps that I ordered to unbox and put
together,.. probably watch some TV.
That’s about it for my Sunday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Monday, November 21, 2016
Today I worked at my house rebuilding some cabinet doors,.. and I went to Staters & Vons,.. also went to Home
Depot & Lowe’s,.. put my groceries away,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes & accounting,.. went to my
bank for a deposit,.. and for the rest of my day I don’t know,.. probably watch some TV, maybe do some research
shopping.
That’s about it for my Monday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Today I delivered a cabinet to a job,.. worked on fixing a falling sink and a kitchen sink drain that was leaking,.. went
to 2 different Lowe’s stores and to Ganahl Lumber for job supplies and some Christmas shopping for me,.. did some
online shopping,.. payed some bills,.. did my daily work notes & accounting and made out an invoice for a job,.. read
my emails,.. and for the rest of my day I’ll probably watch my Master Chef Canada and I’m not sure what else.
That’s about it for my Tuesday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Today I went and looked at a job in Riverside,.. went to Lowe’s & Home Depot 2 or 3 times each,.. did some online
Christmas shopping,.. went to Vons for a few things,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes & accounting,..
picked up some trash in mine and my Mother’s yard,.. and for the rest of my day I might mend some work pants and
probably watch Cup Cake Wars,.. and Sugar Showdown is Ok too.
That’s about it for my Wednesday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Today I went to Vons for cheesecake & Christmas cards,.. did some sewing and mending of my work pants,.. cooked
myself a phoney Turkey dinner,.. best one yet,.. reminded me of a real Thanksgiving dinner at my Parents house,..
and I visited with my Mother,.. worked on getting her expired cell phone reactivated,.. it’s supposed to be done, but
the phone has not been updated,.. and I watched some Holiday movies on the Hallmark channel.
That’s about it for my Thanksgiving.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Friday, November 25, 2016
Today I went to Home Depot first thing this morning and the line to get in was wrapped around the parking lot.
Poinsettas were a big seller there today. I also went to Lowe’s a few times for plumbing supplies for my house,..
removed the old drain pipes from my bath tub and replaced them,.. read my emails,.. did my accounting,.. tried out
my bath tub and it’s draining better now,.. and I’m done late tonight so I’m gonna be on my way to bed soon.
That’s about it for my Friday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Today I worked at a home in Redlands, California rebuilding a front porch,.. and I went to Lowe’s for lumber,.. came
home and put away my things,.. cleaned my ice chest,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes & accounting,..
and for the rest of my day I’ve got a load of laundry to do and I’m not sure what else. Gotta bring the trash cans in.
That’s about it for my Saturday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Today I got called to go check out a possible broken water line and it turned out to be clogged shower heads,.. and I
went to Stater Brothers for some groceries,.. went to Best Buy a couple times for a new cell phone and a new
computer keyboard,.. worked on transferring my old number and setting up my new cell phone,.. set up my new
keyboard,.. payed some bills,.. updated my work web site,.. read my emails,.. did my accounting,.. and I’m going to
finish my laundry, get more familiar with my new phone,.. and that’s going to be about it for my Sunday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Monday, November 28, 2016
Today I worked at a house in Riverside, California unclogging a toilet drain pipe,.. and I went to Lowe’s, Home Depot
& Harbor Freight for tools & job supplies,.. read my emails,.. did my daily work notes & accounting and made out an
invoice for a job,.. did some shopping at Best Buy and Amazon,.. and for the rest of my day, I think I’ll do a load of
laundry, probably watch some TV and I’m not sure what else.
That’s about it for my Monday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Today I went to Ganahl Lumber to pick up some lumber and going over pricing for different decking materials,.. and I
went to Vons and Staters for some things,.. did some shopping over at Target,.. did some yard clean up at my house
and my Mother’s house,.. filled the hole behind my house where I repaired the tub drain pipes,.. got a little bit more
familiar with this new smart phone that I just got,.. read my emails,.. and for the rest of my day I think I’ll watch
Master Chef Canada and maybe I’ll run down to Home Depot for a few things.
That’s about it for my Tuesday.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Today I went to Vons and to Home Depot for some things,.. came home and worked on building a shelf in the back of
my Van,.. read my emails,.. did my accounting,.. and for the rest of my day I’ve gotta clean up a little bit and I’ll
probably watch TV, maybe mend some of my work pants.
That’s about it for my Wednesday.
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