The Perils of the Bargain Hunting Mama

[catelin]

I am sitting here listening to a Shostakovich LP on my absolutely beautiful vintage console hi-fi stereo that I found today for thirty dollars!! I'm in heaven, but now in a mild panic about how I'm going to find the parts to keep this baby running. Anyone know anything about these old things? It's a General Electric. I opened up the back of it and it has tubes, but it's only a turntable...no radio. There was no model name on it, just the brand name. I'm not even sure how old it is. If I had to guess I'd say it's from the late fifties/early sixties, but that's just judging from the outside and not the innards. It's in great shape and works perfectly, but I figure it's only a matter of time before I need a replacement needle for the turntable or (worse!) tubes. Any advice or friendly pointing in the right direction would be much appreciated.

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[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

Did I ever tell you that I got your card!!! I loved it (I've never gotten to see the Frida stamp)

I was overwhelmed! Law school oddly enough is getting more manageable. I felt lost the first 2 weeks but then it just clicked....you know they really DO just throw you in the pool to see if you can swim! Starting law school wouldn't have been so hectic if I hadn't found out I was diabetic the month before (the last part of the summer was just one LOOOONG doctors visit). Thanks to a university check-up I found out why I've been dragging and am now on the way to better health.

I have your address and I will send you a neat card, but I just wnted to let you know I got yours and it made me incredibly happy.

(note: I really think I haven't thanked you for the card yet....but in the event I have and you are now wondering what kind of half wit I am....can we just chalk it up to "the medication" hehehehehee)

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Good grief!!! Sounds like you definitely had a rocky start! It definitely gets better. I'm sure you've heard all the clichés by now. Well, remember the one about how in the first year they scare you to death, the second year they work you to death, and the third year they bore you to death? That's the one that's true! ; ) I can't wait to get supah-mail from the blackhellkitty! I thought of you the other day when I heard it was Joe's 50th Birthday. He didn't stop by my pad, so I figured that he was rockin' the casbah over at your place. Hee! Fifty! And perpetually cool! : ) And diabetes? Crap. Take good care of yourself, girlie...that can be scary.