I was a little shocked today as Boy joined Wife and I as we ran around to a couple stores. I had already gotten the oil changed and stopped at HEB since we were planning on grilling and I wanted some jalapeno bombers and more sodas and stuff for the week. When I got home, Boy was discussing with Wife the idea of a gift for me. They had pretty much decided they were going to get me a new grill, mostly because we are constantly complaining that we cook too much food for our current grill. Javalina is the one being weird, he does not like leaving the house and keeps blaming Covid-19 for that.
We left and headed straight to the big new HEB as they sell big grills at the one in Kyle. The one here at Southpark Meadows does not. We were looking at HEB because Sweetie works there and gets a store discount. Boy is really coming through, saying he wants to cough up $200 for a good grill. Technically, we still have a decent grill in the backyard, so Wife and he were kind of settling on a pellet grills, which burn pellets from a feeder system on the side. I have been curious to see how good these grills are, but I have only heard good things, other than they make you lazy. I can certainly live with that.
After not finding exactly what I was envisioning what I was thinking, I kind of lost interest in a grill, but we do need a phone, and Sprint/T-Mobil was across the street from the HEB in Kyle. We went over there, but they had no phones on hand. Boy talked us into considering Verizon, he split from us about two years ago, but again, they had no phones to actually sell. This Covid-19 has become a real buzzkill. At this point, I got a bit pissy because Wife and I had planned on going to look at the Scarab boats in Lakeway and it did not seem we were going to get there. We went to Lowe's to see the grills and again, I didn't see anything I would buy. I really want one of those super heavy grills that will last a lifetime, but the heavy gauge metal grills at HEB were over $1300, just too much for a birthday gift, even if we were paying the bulk.
Once I got loud and got Wife's attention, she said "fine!" We stopped for drinks at Sonic and headed to Lakeway. The boat store was a complete disappointment, they had 0 boats to show. The guy working said everything has been bought, they just aren't making enough boats to keep up with demand. I asked about the specific brand of boats and the guy said the Dallas location really specialized in that brand. He offered to call and see if they had any of the boats I wanted to see and he came back saying they were in the same shape, completely sold out.
Boy was actually being cool and patient with us, it was really nice having him with us and conversing with him. On our way back, there was a Goodwill there in Lakeway and I stopped since I had kind of mentioned it to entice him to come along. This boy really loves these stores. I was literally shocked at the prices. There were some cute living room chairs in pastel colors, new they would be $300-$400 at a minimum, but they were only $29.99. We then found another pair of equally cute living room chairs for $19.99. There was a decent table with four chairs for $59.99. Wow, is all I could keep thinking. The furniture was not all cheap stuff, Boy got a mirror with storage for jewelry, like the top to a make-up table for $20, and it was an Ethan Allen piece. He also found a hydroponics kit that he says would sell new for over $300. It was a complete set-up in a box and selling for $25.
I only wish I had taken the Excursion to really load up. Wife could use a pair of those chairs for the little apartment she will be staying at, as well as that dining table. She did get a pair of decent looking aluminum stools for the kitchen for $10 each. We only got this because we were in the Ecosport and I was worried about fitting more stuff in it.
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