Super short update, My wife got me Smoke and the Bandit - The 7-Movie Outlaw Collection to add to my stupid movie collection. This has the 2 Smokey films most people know about, a Part 3 which barely has Burt Reynolds in it and actually has Sheriff Buford T. Justice racing against the clock, followed by 4 made-for-TV movies from 1994 featuring Brian Bloom as Bandit.
Here's the scoop....
I got all of the movies I ordered, sort of. The one 'casualty' was that the 10 Movie Mega Pack Vol. 2 showed up missing a disc. I contacted the seller explaining that my last 3 (technically 4) orders had all arrived missing discs. They politely and apologetically said they would refund my money for that set and that I could either keep or discard it. So I'm fairly certain that I will not be buying from them again but at least I got to keep the set (or what I had of it).
Later on in the week, I went to Big Lots in West Chester to check for some movies. The only thing I really found was an 8 movie action set but it was not on clearance and was $10. I was certain that I would find it a little bit cheaper. More on that in a second.
I tried to show some more restraint by placing some sets that I had tripped over recently on my Amazon Wish List. However, whilst doing that, I realized that there were a couple set which were overpriced on Amazon, even on the used copied. So somehow that justified me ordering (and receiving) Ultimate Action Collection - 8 Films which contains a bunch of Cannon Group films (half of which feature Chuck Norris!) and Girls, Guns and G-strings - The Andy Sadaris Collection.
A few days ago, I went to Walmart and purchased an Elvis Presley 4 Film collection while I was there for another reason. I also showed some restraint here since I had found a few more collections but I put them back since they were nothing that I was overly excited about.
I think the collection thrill is wearing off again which is good for my wallet. I really need to attempt to carve out some time to start watching all of this stupid stuff. I haven't worked out in a while. Maybe I can watch movies / episodes while doing that. I guess that could work. I just haven't been motivated to do much of anything other than the movie collecting and even that is wearing off.
In other news, I get to have surgery to fix an umbilical hernia next week. What fun! The hernia isn't bothering me what-so-ever, however the reality is that it is just going to keep getting bigger and could cause some issues down the line. Not exactly sure how I'm paying for that. My daughter had her wisdom teeth taken out last month and I'm not sure how I'm paying for that either since our dental plan paid a whopping $50 (yes, fifty) on a $2700 bill. Money is dumb and a pain in the arse. We have way too much debt and it's starting to weird me out a bit. Sure, I could pull money from my IRA account and 'solve' all of this. I kinda did that to a lesser degree last year to pay off a personal loan we had, but since then we've acquired more debt and now have all these medical bills. I'd like to at least have something other than my Soc Sec when I retire, esp since I foresee me having to support more than just me and the wife. Life is fun!
I hope all is well with you, whomever is reading this (though I doubt that is anyone except for me.)
Take care!
