Timing

Ok, now I get to play the timing game. Good thing I work best under pressure. I had to bite the bullet today and order a new holster for my .40 Springfield Armory, "Esteban." Since I like a certain kind of holster b/c I'm a woman (too long of a story to get into here, plus any turds that might happen across this blog ain't gonna get any helpful tips from ME!) it is a special order holster. $185.55. Owwww. Although going on patrol last Sunday was mostly a total waste of time for me, I did get an idea while we were at lunch. I was telling the Lt. about how no one has bought my .45 Kimber, "Woodrow" from me yet and he asked me my pricing. He said my pricing was on-target, but the problem is that I am trying to sell to other Law Enforcement. Cops have no $! They're underpaid and have to work all those extra jobs in order to pay for their many divorces and child support!

I was hoping to wait and sell Woodrow so that I could use the $ and get Esteban's holster and other accessories. But it looks like what I'm going to have to do is go to the gun show in civilian clothes and just walk around carrying Woodrow around in his box with a For Sale sign stuck to it. I should get lots of inquiries that way, seriously! Because folks at gun shows got $, that's for sure. Plus they're gun nuts, always trying to add to their collections. I should know, I used to be that way myself, heh!

So Esteban's holster should arrive in 6-8 weeks. Here's where the timing thing comes into play. I have to go and qualify annually at the gun range, and the last date to do so this year is in August. So once the holster arrives and I go qualify with Esteban, then and only then can I get myself to the gun show and try to sell Woodrow there. B/c I still need Woodrow when I go on patrol; I can't take Esteban with me until I've officially qualified with him and his serial # is on record with the Sheriff's Dept. Fortunately in Houston, we have a gun show here about every 6 weeks!

I am soooooo stressed out. Only banana bread is making me happy these days. I haven't heard from my lawyer yet after 2 emails I sent her today. The HOA struck down S's request to put in a window a/c unit in our master bedroom b/c the room is 35 feet long with the one air vent all the way at the end, so that room always stays hot in the summer. So tonight after work I'm going to Target to buy a standing, oscillating fan to see if that'll help. Then I might see if I can catch up on my movie-watching at home. We've got 2 from Blockbuster, 1 from Netflix, and my Mother's Day gift DVD's!