I really should be more proactive with this journal. Yesterday a few things happened, and yet I didn’t write anything. Today is proving quite dull, and I have to reference the stuff that happened previously.
Of course with that build up, what I describe will only be a letdown.
The family decided to take a trip into Calgary. I wanted to look at a gaming store that is better than anything in Edmonton. There was a certain book I wanted. I had thought about hitting the store on the way down on Saturday, but I was warned that Calgary was a madhouse and I would be better off avoiding it. On Monday, a similar thought prevented going after it then. So when I get to the store, I find that the book sold out the day before.
That put a bit of a damper on the trip.
My family also went to look for a new receiver. The one that they have is approximately 20 – 25 years old. It is time for a new one. Buying audio-video electronics is a lot like buying a used car. The salesmen are always trying to make a sale, will use lots of words you don’t know and try and dazzle you with glitz and glamor. I am so glad that when I went to buy my surround sound I had advice on what to get, so that it was a surgical strike shopping. Get in, get out, nobody gets hurt.
The family didn’t buy anything. I’m going to check with my friend to find out what he recommends and then tell that to my parents.