Fender Concert Light Bulb and Radio Shack

The indicator light bulb on my Fender Concert II Guitar Amp went out. I removed the red crystal and removed the bulb and the only thing that was on the stem of the bulb is T47 .8. After doing a quick search on google.com the best price I saw was 2 Fender T47 Replacement Bulbs for Fender Tube Amps for $5.69 and plus $2.95 shipping from the website that has the name of a aggressive women or vixen.

Looking for a deal, I proceeded to the Radio Shack website hoping to see if the local Radio Shack Store carried them. Seeing that their website didn't list anything else besides flashlight bubs, didn't discourage me from trying to get one at a local store.

I went to the Fender website and it said that Good Guys Inc Pro Audio in St Paul on Grand Ave was the closest place who sold their parts. I wasn't about to make a special trip there, so I figured that it would probably be a while before I'd get there. I then looked up the info for Schmidt's Music in Burnsville MN. Z suggest we go shopping for some groceries in Apple Valley. Since Radio Shack was in the same mall as the grocery store, I suggested we try to get the bulb at "the shack".

After the clerk and I compared the old bulb with about a dozen of the ones they had we finally found the exact one. They sold a pair for $2. WOW!

I had heard some rumors of Radio Shack:

RadioShack looking for a buyer, possibly Best Buy March 26, 2010

10 Brands That May Disappear in 2011  Thursday July 8, 2010

Forbes.com (January 24, 2010) states in an article, "Radio Shack announced that CEO Julian Day will retired as chairman and CEO effective May 16; he’ll be succeeded by CFO Jim Gooch, who becomes president of the company effective immediately, and will take the CEO slot once Day departs. The company named Daniel Feehan, now the presiding director and a board member since 2003, as non-executive chairman."

Z and I came home after our errands and I installed the bulb and it worked perfectly. Radio Shack offers tons of small electronic components, and I wouldn't like at all if they went out of business or totally abandon the geeky project customer base.

Using my Personal Brand Statement

In the last few weeks, I’ve been refining my . I’ve received from a few people, who I had asked, words that would professionally describe me. I feel I’ve put together a pretty good personal brand statement. Versions of it could be used as 30- or 45-second elevator speech. I’ve even used it on the summary of my resume. I feel it could also be used to answer that tricky interview question. You know the one: “Tell me about yourself?”

After all that work, during the last few interviews, I never really had the opportunity to say my complete branding statement during an interview.

Instead during the interviews, I’ve been trying to get into the conversation key words from my branding statement to emphasize what I’m all about.

Yesterday, I went into a company for an interview and they had me fill an application. In the area of the application for special skills, I couldn’t think of any skills that I have had formal training on that would pertain to the job. I really didn’t want to leave that area blank. Since, skills like perseverance, disciplined, consultative, relationship building, and self-starter are all skills that sales professionals should have and, those skills are in my personal brand statement, I wrote my personal brand:

“Disciplined and goal orientated self-starter who perseveres to educate the customer about the value of products and services in a consultative manor. I do this by asking questions and listening to the customer to find any gaps, quickly find methods to fill the gaps and then consult and educate the customer on the value of the products or services that fill those gaps. I am interested in a small to medium sized company looking to expand their bottom line through relationship building and providing value to customers.“

After he read that section he said softly, “I like that. That’s what we are looking for.”

I have learned that having a personal brand statement is very important for those who are searching for the next position or next project. I learned about creating and using my personal brand from taking classes at the Bloomington-Minnesota Workforce center. The classes I took were presented by Anne Pryor or Kathleen Crandall (www.MeaningfulConnections.net)

Heavy Petting - Mia has lots of love to give

Hi, my name is Mia.  I had such a rough start in life that I'm surprised that I am here at all. Because of that, it may take me a little time to get to know and trust you. I may take a little time, but I'm worth it. So far, I haven't gotten used to being picked up or being a lap cat. I do want to be near you and get petted and I can just imagine snuggling up by your side. I've been to see that vet and have a clean bill of health and am up to date on my shots. Could you please be my forever home? I have a lot of love to give and just need a little time.


 
Foster Mom Judy 952.492.2331 jlweidt@gmail.com Adoption Donation $75
Adoption fee $75.00 cash only, no checks. For more info or to adopt, call Judy at 952-492-2331 or e-mail jlw@twgi.com

More about Mia
Spayed/Neutered • Up-to-date with routine shots • House trained

Mia's Contact Info

Last Hope Inc, Farmington, MN

• 651-463-8747
• Email Last Hope Inc
• See more pets from Last Hope Inc
• For more information, visit Last Hope Inc's Web site.

How to sleeveface

Here are the Top Viewed Posts of January 2011

In the right hand column there is a listing of the top three blog posts of the week.

These winners are rated by you, my friends of this blog. 

They are rated by how many page views they received in January 2011. 

 And the winners are:

The Third Place Bronze Winner:

How to be Lucky

Jan 12, 2011

Then the Second Place Silver Winner:

Heavy Petting - Munchkin would love you

Jan 12, 2011

The First Place Gold Award Winner

First going after Taco Bell next Kellogg's?
Jan 29, 2011

In January 2011, there had been 3692 Page views for this blog!

Thank you visiting and reading my blog. 

It is you that made these posts the best of January 2011

and

I wish 2011 to be the best for you!

Best of 
 December 2010