About Me

Patrick

46 year old,single male in Ohio. I'm "the toyguy" because I work in the toy dept. of a large retail store.

2010 Goals:
To be announced soon.

2009 Goals:
X- Pay myself back $344 for muffler repairs on my car from December of 08.
X- Add $400 to my E-Fund.
X- Continue saving for a total of $4000 for 2009 IRA.
X- Start saving for total of $3000 for 2010 IRA. (Saved $690)
X- Have my first ever yard sale when the weather starts getting nice this spring.
X- Try to take a real vacation around July or August possibly to Costa Rica.
X- Pay at least $100 extra per month to Mortgage principal. I plan to pay off my mortgage completely before the 20 year mark which is about 3 years from now.

2008 Goals:
- Continue using Quicken to keep my checking and other accounts in order.
- Save at least an additional $400 into my
E-Fund (DONE) which currently has $1,200 in it. My overall goal for E-Fund is $12,000.
- Slowly work on building up a car fund. (VERY SLOWLY)
- Save enough into Travel Fund to take a good vacation in October. (Saved enough money but cannot travel this year)
Save $4000 for 2009 IRA contribution.
- Continue my "Paper (clutter) Challenge"
- More to come as I think it over.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

October 31st, 2008 at 11:10 am

Happy Halloween everyone.

Last night I finally went to the other "Crybaby Bridge" that I was wanting to see. Didn't see any ghosts or anything, but it was a cool spooky place in the middle of no where. It was really weird how they blocked the road off there. For some reason whoever runs things don't want anyone in the area after a certain date in the fall. So the road is blocked off with about a ton of dirt on both ends. You can get to the bridge but you can't get past it. I was tempted to walk but they have pretty stern warnings about trespassing. It just adds to the mystery I suppose.

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5 Responses to “HAPPY HALLOWEEN!”

MileHighGirl Says:
October 31st, 2008 at 03:30 pm

Sounds pretty creepy, did you go by yourself? I don't know what I'd do if I actually heard a baby cry, by myself and at dusk. {shudder}
toyguy1963 Says:
October 31st, 2008 at 03:37 pm

No I went with my nephew. He lives fairly near the bridge. I would get creeped out too if I really heard a baby cry.
kimiko Says:
October 31st, 2008 at 09:00 pm

Happy Halloween.
dmontngrey Says:
November 1st, 2008 at 08:24 am

Reading about those bridges was just fascinating - but freaky!! I couldn't go. I could have when I was younger I think.
toyguy1963 Says:
November 1st, 2008 at 07:31 pm

Well I really didn't expect to see anything much for real. It was just scary fun. I wouldn't go by myself either. There are over 100 bridges in Ohio that claim to be the crybaby bridge. I've been to 3 of them. I think this one in Norton is the most believeable one to me. There is a bunch of interewsting info online. The best sight I found was called Dead Ohio. I'm sorry I didn't post a link but if you type in the name the sight comes up.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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