Something exciting in our 1800's commercial building...

[Daniel Meyer]

We're opening!

Coffee and ice-cream/soda fountain and sandwiches will come later. Art, antiques, regional products, and collectables for now...

http://cupolaart.com/

[SkipW]

How exciting! Congrats!

I know it has been quite a labor of love to just get the place cleaned up, much less stocked and ready to open. Are you going to sell any of the 'finds' from the attic????

[Daniel Meyer]

Thankee! we figure 16 tons of trash bags alone.

On the "finds", some, yes.

[s.kelly]

Fantastic! Been following your work for a while, glad to hear someone completes something. Might post a finished product one day too.

[Thomolli]

Congratulations, Daniel!!! It is so great to see your work come together! Wish I was in Texas so we could stop on by!

[PowerMuffin]

Good luck with your new venture.
Diane

[pqtex]

If we ever drive through Clarksville, we'll stop by and say hello! Sounds like a fun, exciting venture.

[melissakd]

Thankee! we figure 16 tons of trash bags alone.

Great Caesar's ghost! How many trash bags in a ton? That would be . . . hmmmmm . . . probably used contractor bags, so let's say 4 trash bags to the pound . . . six times eight is 48 . . . 128,000 heavy-gauge trash bags. You must have been counting the bags used for empty beer cans.

Congratulations on your opening!

MKD

[Psssst! If you care---and I'm prepared to believe you feel life is too short for such minutiae---"collectibles" is spelled with an I.
Kisses,
The Grammar Fairy]

[Daniel Meyer]

Fantastic! Been following your work for a while, glad to hear someone completes something. Might post a finished product one day too.

Complete? Heh heh...did you say complete?

I've got so much to do I'm not even sure where to start! LOL! Long term plans are to go for the full-fledged soda fountain, coffee house, and ice cream place (with art and antiques).

Thankee! we figure 16 tons of trash bags alone.

Great Caesar's ghost! How many trash bags in a ton? That would be . . . hmmmmm . . . probably used contractor bags, so let's say 4 trash bags to the pound . . . six times eight is 48 . . . 128,000 heavy-gauge trash bags. You must have been counting the bags used for empty beer cans.

Congratulations on your opening!

MKD

[Psssst! If you care---and I'm prepared to believe you feel life is too short for such minutiae---"collectibles" is spelled with an I.
Kisses,
The Grammar Fairy]

I should say, 16 tons hauled out in trash bags

We figure we used 800 trash bags...contractors bags, at a "conservative" 40 pounds a piece.

And on "collectibles/collectables" heh...only sometimes!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectable

[melissakd]

And on "collectibles/collectables" heh...only sometimes!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectable

Well, whaddya know? I belong to a book forum comprising English speakers from all over the world, and haven't run across this in all our discussions of language and culture. That's not to say I don't believe you. I just find it interesting. Also interesting: an essay on the OED site misused "thankfully." Perhaps I ought not to listen to what they say anyhow. Humph.

Mmmmm....ice cream.
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MKD