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First iPhone 4 Camper spotted

VivaV said:
That wood looks beautiful corriewf...

It just made me think - do you remember those expensive iphone cases that were made out of wood? I think these were them.

Well - the one accessory that it a must have for me is the dock (I got spoilt with the freebie with the 2G) - and everyone is going to need a new for the 4G. Could you carve wooden ones? I don't know how the usb connector would work - but some handy people could figure someone decent out...

It think that a wooden iphone dock would look quite beautiful on a desk. I wouldn't be surprised if you could make some cash on it... (maybe not much in terms of the work you put in - but enough to feel OK about getting your iphone 4). :)
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So far I have cut split and stacked red oak, white oak, poplar, pine, hickory, walnut, cherry, black birch, and apple. The cherry had the most beautiful grain I have ever seen.

The problem with carving the docks is that you need two things, one is slabs of wood versus split and the second is skills. I have no carving skills what so ever. :( Also the amount of time it would take to carve these by hand would keep me in able to make more than probably 20 a month or so.

Right now if I sell both 3GS I should make around 600 and I'm looking at 400 plus tax for both iPhone 4s. I make a little bit of profit there. I have been selling my things though to try and keep paying the bills. Unemployment does not pay a lot of money. Three is three of us here so for food we do stuff like https://www.angelfoodministries.com/ which is run by a church organization. It all works out in the end. We don't go out to eat and don't go to the movies etc. We pinch pennies. No Xmas presents for me or my wife. No fathers day present tomorrow, but I get taken care of from time to time. I got an iPad after selling my netbook. It all works out with time. :)
 
jwagoner said:
Okay guys,

So I can see it looks like most the trolls are finally leaving this form alone.

Today was more easy to enjoy and relax without having the full press all over. I did however have a few individuals come by for pictures.

I had to take a small break this evening to go for dinner and spend a hour with my family. One my sisters just had a baby a couple days ago, and since tomorrow is Father's Day, I just needed to get away for a little bit and spend time with them.

Also, one of my organizations that I volunteer with for the past 5 years was having a special event fundraiser tonight that was actually right across the street for our restaurant so I stopped by to see them. They invited me on stage to let me say hello to everyone and talk a bit. It's a monthly bingo event and it sells out every time. Over 400 people were there.

I'm now back on site and getting ready to call it a night from online. The Apple Store closes in 5 minutes at 9:00pm CT. They will not reopen tomorrow until 10:00am so you won't see much from me on here until then.

They also have hired in my own personal security which will be with me during the night for the next few days until launch day. There are several bars down the street from the store so I don't normally get to sleep at night until 2:00am at the earliest. I have people come by during the night who harass me sometimes. In fact the first night I camped out, I had someone throwing large stones at my tent when I was trying to sleep. Also I last night when I had visitors, someone threw a bottle of water at one of them and hit him in the head hard and drove off quickly. People just don't have any respect for others now day. Jezz.

The new website me and another user have been working on is now live and running. I'll be posting more updates with pictures on it as the days progress to launch. The link is: www.iPhoneFirstInLine.com

Enjoy, and I'll talk to everyone tomorrow! Goodnight!
Justin
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Wow awesome site Justin! I wish my local apple store was that slow from time to time. :) You have your own body guards now huh? You need to sell that to the ladies my friend. " Hey I'm Justin, I'm on an adventure. Care to join me? Oh don't worry about him, he's my personal body guard. " Your moving up in the world man. Those idiots throwing stuff at you have no idea who you are or what yourndoing there. Don't take it personal. :)
 
Thanks for the update, Justin. Nice looking web site.

I'm glad to hear that the Apple Store is providing security.

Steve
 
jwagoner said:
Alright guys, I'm getting ready to prepare for the live news broadcast. They should be arriving here shortly for setup.

I'm posting this pic of my bedroom desk I took the other day for a friend. This will give you idea of how big of a Apple fan I am.

Will be following the form tonight and will start posting again tomorrow morning.

Enjoy!
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No question about it. From this and countless other posts by jwag, there's can be no doubt: He is in fact a complete media whore.
 
Glad to hear that they are keeping you safe Justin. I imagine that you are being talked about in Cupertino!!!! Of you could always invite your new niece/nephew down - and have the youngest :apple:fanboy waiting in line!

Bring her/him in to the fold and protect her/him from the forces of the evil Android.:cool:

corriewf
Yeah, well that was a hare-brained scheme that popped into my head....

Definitely makes sense about the upgrades. I have been holding on to my 2G - and it sort of pains me how little I will get for it (esp. considering how much I laid out initially). I was being a bit puritanical about not upgrading, but if I had upgraded every year, I was have kept on turning a profit). Oh well..

In any case - I am glad that things are rolling on, however tightly. And congress better....
 
VivaV said:
Sorry to hear that corriewf. Money is just the strangest thing on earth - and being broke (or the fear of it) is bloody awful and overwhelming. Hope that something comes your way soon...
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Don't feel sorry for the sap. He's nothing but a bleeding heart. :rolleyes:
 
VivaV said:
corriewf
Yeah, well that was a hare-brained scheme that popped into my head....

Definitely makes sense about the upgrades. I have been holding on to my 2G - and it sort of pains me how little I will get for it (esp. considering how much I laid out initially). I was being a bit puritanical about not upgrading, but if I had upgraded every year, I was have kept on turning a profit). Oh well..

In any case - I am glad that things are rolling on, however tightly. And congress better....
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Yeah, said last year that there is no way I was going to upgrade this year. I'm not sure how AT&T makes money letting me upgrade with a full discount every year, but thank god they do. I actually lose money not to upgrade and that's crazy. Say whatever you want about apple, but their products have the best resale value of any.

That iPhone 2g is the best looking iPhone ever. I wouldn't have upgraded if i had that beauty either.
 
Geckotek said:
Hey guys and gals, we've had a few inquiries about collecting money to get an iTunes or Apple gift card for Justin. crdean1 has already collected some funds in his paypal account for the goodies he delivered to Justin yesterday.

We will continue to utilize this account to collect toward an iTunes card or an Apple Gift Card (whichever Justin prefers). So if you would like to chip in, please make your donations to the following PayPal account:

crdean1 (at) gmail (dot) com

Please make donations by Monday at midnight. Tuesday afternoon crdean1 will purchase the card and deliver it to Justin.
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Thanks, I sent in some cash.

Justin,

I enjoyed meeting you today, have fun on your vacation. Glad you got a chance today to visit with your favorite charity and see your family.

Stay safe!!
 
Just an FYI. You can avoid having to camp out in line for a few days/weeks by calling around to local radioshacks. They have waiting lists for people who want the iPhone. All you have to do is call and chances are you will be one of the first 10 on the list since people don't know about this. Upgrading customers are getting first dibs and if you ask for white (if they exist on launch day) you will most likely be the first to ask since most people don't really care. I am on the list of 2 local radioshacks in Denver. I will let you know if they call me Wednesday and say they have white ones!!:D
 
AbSoluTc said:
http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/47171/

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/10175794/

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/10179639/

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/10111476/

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/9996639/


Yup. I'm a hypocrite all right. :rolleyes:
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Argggh I hate my self for getting in this argument but what are you talking about? All of those links you posted are about him getting the best deal possible on things that are necessary. The wood burning unit saves several hundred a month but he has to chop all that wood on his own. Thats working hard to save money and he even installed it himself

The ones about Apple equipment is his having to forgo the iPhone 4 even though he wants it bc he cant justify the expense and he sold his notebook to replace it with an iPad.

Could yall please start PMing each other or maybe start a new thread?
 
dtboice said:
Argggh I hate my self for getting in this argument but what are you talking about? All of those links you posted are about him getting the best deal possible on things that are necessary. The wood burning unit saves several hundred a month but he has to chop all that wood on his own. Thats working hard to save money and he even installed it himself

The ones about Apple equipment is his having to forgo the iPhone 4 even though he wants it bc he cant justify the expense and he sold his notebook to replace it with an iPad.

Could yall please start PMing each other or maybe start a new thread?
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Yeah you pretty much nailed it. Wood stoves normally cost about 3,000-4,000. I got mine for $899.00. Then found that one didnt heat my whole house so go another one that was bigger for just a little bit more. It should last me 30 years and give me some energy independence. I have cut and split 8 cords of wood that I found on craigslist from people that had trees that needed to be removed. The 8 cords of wood is enough for almost 3 years. It's not easy to split wood. It isn't easy to haul 8 cords in a station wagon by yourself, but a cord of wood costs 150-200 here. I saved anywhere between 1,200-1,800 by buying a 400 dollar chainsaw. I saved over thousand in electricity bills this winter and all I had to do was some work. It was fun! Also something cool is that the new EPA stoves burn all o2 gases off so it helps the environment.



I called you a hypocrite because you said you hated the negativity in this thread and people judging Justin and then you turned around and passed judgement on me. Let's not ruin this thread. Justin is a cool guy and I don't want him reading out crap discussion. He needs to hear positive things.
 
Geckotek said:
Hey guys and gals, we've had a few inquiries about collecting money to get an iTunes or Apple gift card for Justin. crdean1 has already collected some funds in his paypal account for the goodies he delivered to Justin yesterday.

We will continue to utilize this account to collect toward an iTunes card or an Apple Gift Card (whichever Justin prefers). So if you would like to chip in, please make your donations to the following PayPal account:

crdean1 (at) gmail (dot) com

Please make donations by Monday at midnight. Tuesday afternoon crdean1 will purchase the card and deliver it to Justin.
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Count me in!
 
Alright, I'm done with the bickering in this thread. I'll see you on your site, Justin.

Keep doing what you want, without caring what people think!
 
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