Yesterday Was A Disappointing Day…

Fortunately in only a very small way.

I drove my Bronco II about 20 miles from my current camping spot at Thousand Trails Thunderbird RV Resort in Monroe, Washington to the 3rd Street Bookstore in Marysville, Washington. If you are a regular follower of my Blog, you know that I’ve been an avid reader all of my life and I’m always on the lookout for a good book to read.

I’ve bought many a book at this bookstore over the years. Whenever I’m in the area I always stop here to look for books. Things have changed since my last visit two years ago… first of all they’ve re-arranged the front entrance area. The checkout area used to be to the left rather than to the right as in this photo…

The bookstore seemed to be even “fuller/more full” of books from my last visit…

I was there only a short while. The upstairs floor, which I did not make it to yesterday, has books haphazardly piled all over the floor making it very difficult to walk around. You sometime have to step on books to get where you want to go.

The reasons my yesterday’s visit was so short are two…first of all I’m currently looking for books from only three specific authors. I already have everything they had in stock…so I came away with no new books.

The biggest disappoint though was they have changed their pricing policy from $1 for a used book to one-half the original price. In the past an originally priced book say of $8 was $1…now it’s $4.

Don’t feel bad for me about this because I do not. Fortunately my very favorite book store in the United States…The Book Barn in Niantic, Connecticut has over 350,000 books in stock. They keep a running list of titles I’m looking for and I call them whenever I’m ready for a refreshment of books waiting to be read. For a very reasonable fee…they ship my books to whatever address of wherever I happen to be at that time. And…all of the regular paperbacks remain only $1.00!

I realize things are constantly changing and into each life a little rain must fall…so I’m okay with yesterday’s disappointment. Speaking of rain…there was none yesterday. It was a beautiful sunny day with a temperature of 70 degrees…right at the mid-point of my desired temperature range of 65 to 75 degrees..with a delightful gentle breeze. The very kind of day of why I so love the beautiful Pacific Northwest this time of year.

Speaking of beautiful…while in Marysville yesterday…I saw this building mural which I believe is new since my last visit. I do not recognize the specific scene…but in general…it represents the beauty of this area. With this beautiful scenery and a beautiful day like yesterday…life is good. I’m so lucky to be a full-time RVer!

Oh…another reason not to feel bad for me…I still have 33 books waiting to be read right here in the motorhome.

Why are a good book and an RV much alike????….because they both can take you to beautiful places! A bad day of RVing…beats a good day at work!

All original material Copyright – Jim Jaillet 2011
For more information about my three books, click this link:
http://lulu.com/panamaorbust

If You Love To Read…You Should Read This!

In yesterday’s Blog posting I spoke of a new problem I had just developed. I had just accidentally discovered the author Michael Connelly and now I wanted find all of his about 25 books so I can read them in the order as written to follow the character’s development.

If you are a long-time reader of my Blog, you might remember this May 31, 2010 entry about my favorite bookstore in all of the United States…The Book Barn in Niantic, Connecticut.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/ramblinman/2010/05/31/my-favorite-book-store/

They have over 350,000 books and their paperbacks are only $1.00 each.

In two trips to the Book Barn last summer, I bought  total of 67 books!

Here’s their website link…
http://www.bookbarnniantic.com/

So…back to my problem. I didn’t know if The Book Barn offered this service, so I decided to send them an Email and ask. I told them of my interest in acquiring books by Micheal Connelly and could they ship them to me?

A short while later I got a response from Julia at The Book Barn and she said yes, they could do that. She identified the titles they had in stock…I told her which ones I wanted…I gave her the shipping address…then called her at 860-739-5715 to provide the credit card information to complete the order. I’m getting 13 books for $13 and $4.50 shipping. Total order $17.50!

Then I asked if she could keep an eye out for the other titles I’ll be looking for and she said yes, she could do that. She’ll email me whenever they get a title I’m seeking.

So, if you are having problems locating a book or books…contact Julia at the above shown contact information and she’ll be glad to help you out.

Seems like in today’s world if I ask a company’s employee if they can do something for me, inevitability the answer is “no, we can’t do that!” How refreshing it is to have someone say…”Sure, we can do that!”

Well Done, Julia!

I sure wish there was a Book Barn in every town/city in which I visit!

All original material Copyright – Jim Jaillet 2011
For more information about my three books, click this link:
http://lulu.com/panamaorbust

My Favorite Bookstore In The Whole World!

Jim says:

In preparation for our departure from New England one week from today, yesterday Mary and I returned to my favorite bookstore in the whole world…The Book Barn in Niantic, Connecticut. Shortly after our arrival in New England we last went to this bookstore on May 31, 2010 when I bought 47 books. In many years of travel I’ve been in many a used bookstore and this one is the best!

If you are a regular follower of my blog,you know that I’m an avid reader…reading on average about a book or two a week during the course of a year. As I travel I frequently have problem finding books I like to read and frequently have to pay what I consider to be an excessive price. But…I don’t have those problems at The Book Store in Niantic, Connecticut. They have over 350,000 books and all paperbacks are only $1.00! Yesterday I bought 16 more books!

The Book Barn is my favorite book store in the whole world.

The main building.

One of about six satellite buildings.

Here’s their website link…
http://www.bookbarnniantic.com/

Why is a good book like an RV???? Because both can take you to wonderful places!!!!

All original material Copyright – Jim Jaillet 2010
For more information about my three books, click this link:
http://www.panamaorbust.com

My Favorite Book Store…

Jim says:

Yesterday we whiled away the morning doing miscellaneous things…one of which was Mary ordering her tickets for another trip back to her home in California for a July 4th annual family reunion. She’ll be gone June 29-July 13. During that time I’ll hang out with my family here in Connecticut.

Then to a picnic for my grandson’s baseball team between a double-header baseball day.

Along the way to my favorite book store we passed the Millstone Nuclear power Station where I worked from 1966-69 and 1972-74. I was involved in the construction of this facility.

Millstone Nuclear Power Station.

Then to my favorite book store in the whole of the United States. If you are a regular follower of my blog,you know that I’m an avid reader…reading on average about a book a week during the course of a year. As I travel I frequently have problem finding books I like to read and frequently have to pay what I consider to be an excessive price. But…I don’t have those problems at The Book Store in Niantic, Connecticut. They have over 350,000 books and all paperbacks are only $1.00! Yesterday I bought 47 books!

The Book Barn is my favorite book store in the United States.

The main building.

One of about six satellite buildings.

Here’s their website link…
http://www.bookbarnniantic.com/

Why is a good book like an RV???? Because both can take you to wonderful places!!!!

All original material Copyright – Jim Jaillet 2010
For more information about my three books, click this link:
http://www.panamaorbust.com