Category Archives: Zieak
Selling scrap metal in Juneau
Selling scrap metal in Juneau Originally uploaded by zieak Right off the ferry in Juneau we stopped by Auke Bay Cans where they bought the scrap copper and aluminum I brought. We had to sort my pipe and wire but otherwise just dumped the boxes into plastic garbage cans and weighed them. She cut me …
Gas at $4.899 a gallon
Gas at $4.899 a gallon Originally uploaded by zieak If you look closely you can see the reflection of my Monopoly t-thirt. there is one fuel barge that suplies the two gas stations on the island. Their price sets the local price. And the price just grows and grows because the barge that brings our …
Prepping for Juneau
Prepping for Juneau Originally uploaded by zieak Today we stopped by Frank and Angie’s and picked up a Thule cargo box for the roof. When we got home I worked on stripping copper wire that I have accumulated and prepping brass and aluminum to be sold as scrap. I tracked down a place that does …
Comparative web host shopping
I mentioned my rotation through hosts in the past and probably sounded pretty happy right now. I am. But i was happy with my previous hosts until i shopped around and saw what others were offering. Maybe it is time for me to start looking for feature-rich but cheap web hosting again. Some seem to …
Alaska HD TV
Alaska HD TV Originally uploaded by zieak Today I was interviewed by the guys behind alaskahdtv.com. They were coming through town from Wrangell to LeConte. They are thinking of giving SEAtrails a plug on one of their productions so gave me a few minutes to promote the system. I showed them around town a little …
Shipping to Alaska is rediculous
I had to buy a few parts for one of my DJ lights. $8 total in parts. They only ship UPS. The bill to ship them up here was going to be over $40. These two parts can fit in a padded envelope. I swear, i could make a small fortune doing freight forwarding in …
Web hosting
I’ve moved my web projects around to a few different hosts. It isn’t just about finding cheap web hosting. You also need to worry about uptime, features you might use (my last shift was made because i wanted to do more with PHP) and convenience. You also might need to worry about bandwidth limitations, storage …
Instructables book contest
It has been quite a while since i made any new and significant projects. But my old ones can still earn me something. Check out the Instructables Book Contest. They are holding a vote for the best Instructables to include ina new book by O’Reilly publishing. Feel free to vote for mine!
Upstairs bathroom
Many of you know that i plan on building another bathroom downstairs. When we divided the house to make the apartment (in-law apartment that is) we lost the downstairs bathroom which is critical for our frequent entertaining. I plan on converting the boiler room into a bathroom and sauna. But i also have plans for …
The (eBay) customer is always right
I just went to leave feedback for the seller of the trailer hitch that i bought on eBay. This little pop-up appeared. As a frequent seller on Amazon i can attest that buyers can be complete idiots at times. Sellers are blamed for shipping delays or delivery failures even when there is proof of shipping …
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