Sometimes things are startlingly simple. I wanted to get rid of an old, dead TV, so I drove it to a recycler and they took it for $20. In fact, I just had to drive into a warehouse and the kid grabbed it out of the back seat. That was easy. Actually getting the TV into the back seat was a bit more tricky.

So why was it so hard to (try to) get a free tape measure?

I got this coupon with the new hot water tank. I waited while they looked all over the store for the free tape measures and they finally told me there weren’t any to be had. Off I go. Thanks for your money, go away. I wasn’t the only one today. They told me a woman had come in this morning and they turned her away too.