Attention Wal Mart Shoppers

I know this is going to sound silly but I drove 20 miles to say goodbye to the Wal-Mart store in Mannheim. Every Saturday afternoon Jessica and I would drive over to Wal-Mart to go shopping. There are other stores much closer to home, but walking into Wal-Mart was almost like walking into America. You could buy almost everything there. Now they are closing their doors. Next week Wal-Mart will become Real. I'm a little sad. Jessica was sick today, so I made my last trip alone. I loaded my cart down with American junk food (Ben and Jerry’s Ice-cream and the stuff to make gourmet hot dogs).I feel like crying. Maybe I just feel home sick? I think it's because a very good friend of mine might be moving away. It does not matter how hard you try to "establish" yourself. Things change. Stores close, people move. I'm going to eat my ice cream!

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chicken coop idea

Why not start with an IBC and cut a hole for the door? You could build closed laying boxes into it, and something for the chickens to roost on. Put some straw or saw dust on the floor. You could add vents to the side for air. If it sat inside a chicken run that you can walk into, the chickens could be safe, dry and happy. I have an extra IBC. Maybe this could be my chicken house? I bet I could even plant the outside of it with mud and grass for extra insulation and good looks.

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The Opel Agilia

I think I don't want to spend the money for the VW New Beetle. It's a very cute and safe car, but cost about 17,000Euros new. I can find it for 13,000Euros (this is the most basic model) but that's more then I would want to spend. I don't really drive that much. I'm pretty cheep at heart. I need real value for my money. I keep thinking we really should take advantage of the money Germany is offering to trade old cars in for 2500Euros towards a new car. If I buy a car that's around 10,000 Euros, then the Government is actually going to pay 25% of the cost of that car. That's really a very good deal. Since I know I will need a new car in the near future, I feel I should get a new 10,000 Euro car. The Opel Agilia is around 9,900 Euros. It's got 5 doors, and room for 5. It is pretty safe, and comes with a 6 year warranty. I would not call it my dream car, but I could easily afford it. I'm trying to be wise here. There are other cars in thi

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