On Friday morning I just about finished the jigsaw puzzle that is my 2016 tax return. I am waiting for my accountant — now on vacation somewhere — to answer a single question. After that I can wrap everything up and have it to him on 20 SEPT when he gets home. <\/p>\n
I exercised and stretched on Friday and got in the pool in mid-afternoon. At 32 lengths — I have planned on 48 — my swim was ended by big clapping thunderclouds. At about 7pm I got back in the pool planning on swimming another 32 lengths but I felt great so I went for the whole 48. But then I added 48 and 32 and came up 80. So I swam another eight lengths to bring my total for the day up to 88. One mile right on the nose. <\/p>\n
Used gear sales during the past week have been through the roof! I was glad to learn that IPT veteran Mike Ross sold his Canon EOS 7D Mark II with the Canon BG-E16 Battery Grip all in mint condition for $1,099 on the first day it was listed in early September. In addition, I learned that the sale of Robert Blanke’s EOS 5Ds body in like-new condition for $2249.00 is pending. <\/p>\n
Jim and I watched lots of Weather Channel on Friday. Irma is headed our way and with the storm tracking a bit to the west late on Friday that is bad for Indian Lake Estates as the strongest hurricane winds are generally north and east of the storm. That might be good news for Jim who lives in Melbourne; the storm surge might be less than if it had taken a more eastward track. Jim’s family is planning to stay in a shelter while Jim is staying here with me to ride things out. Right now they are forecasting winds of 100mph in Polk County with 10-12 inches of rain. We are hoping of course for a bit of a fizzle before or after the storm hits Miami and makes landfall somewhere in South Florida. Time will tell. <\/p>\n
Thanks to the many who sent e-mails of concern. Note: there is no talk at all of evacuation in Polk County. ILE is 70 miles from the Atlantic and 100 miles from the Gulf. <\/p>\n
Today marks forty-six days in a row with a new educational blog post. This one took about an hour to prepare. With all of my upcoming free time (or not …), the plan right now is to break the current record streak of (I think) four hundred eighty something … Good health and good internet connections willing. <\/p>\n
Everybody’s buying and selling used gear on the BAA Used Gear Page. Sales recently have been through the roof. Selling your used (or like-new) photo gear through the BAA Blog or via a BAA Online Bulletin is a great idea. We charge only a 5% commission. One of the more popular used gear for sale sites charged a minimum of 20%. Plus assorted fees! Yikes. They recently folded. And eBay fees are now in the 13% range. The minimum item price here is $500 (or less for a $25 fee). If you are interested please e-mail<\/a><\/center> with the words Items for Sale Info Request cut and pasted into the Subject line :). Stuff that is priced fairly–I offer free pricing advice, usually sells in no time flat. In the past few months, we have sold just about everything in sight. Do know that prices on some items like the EOS-1D Mark IV, the old Canon 500mm, the EOS-7D, and the original 400mm IS DO lens have been dropping steadily. Even the prices on the new 600 II and the 200-400 with Internal Extender have been plummeting. You can see all current listings by clicking here<\/a> or by clicking on the Used Photo Gear tab on the right side of the yellow-orange menu bar at the top of each blog post. <\/p>\n