Thursday, May 25 2006 - - Stocking Up

Went to Hilo and got groceries. We could almost see the fuel gauge needle dropping as we drove the rented Jeep into town (30 miles each way). Needless to say, this isn’t a drive I want to do daily…..(however, some irony in that it is almost the exact same distance as from our Oakland house to my job at NUMMI).

We also went to Sears and got a new vacuum cleaner. The movers missed our old one while loading the container and shipping it seemed too pricey. The new one is smaller, a better fit for the new house.

While at Sears we happened through the tool section. Mark’s eyes got all bright and sparkly at the sight of all those fun … I mean useful … shiny objects. They did have a good selection. So, when we start on our studio project (interior walls and bathroom) Sears will be on our list of places to visit.

We had DirecTV scheduled to come and install our new satellite dish to feed my TV junkie habit. However, we got a call that they were out of dishes. Apparently, they have a warehouse where they stock them, but no one keeps track of the inventory. The folks in charge are in Oahu and the Big Island is fairly low priority. This “out of stock” thing is a fairly regular occurrence. I just hadn’t thought it would happen with something that gets stocked two islands away.