What's the last thing you bought?

[Hal-9000]

side of the box

"Pets are wonderful. And lazy."

the inventor is advocating some sort of payback against animals? :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Chicken shawarma wrap

[DemonGeminiX]

5 pair of "dress" pants at a buy 2 get 3 free sale. 2 shirts, and a navy blazer, all on sale as well. Still, the total came out to around $300.

[Hal-9000]

I read that as 2 skirts initially and was all ready to get out the ol pic folder :lol:

apologies for lacking tolerance right from the get-go

[Pony]

Makita 16g electric metal nibbler

http://i.imgur.com/9VMSEMb.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

Technically, I didn't buy anything cause I didn't have to pay for it myself, but I won a $50 gift card to Bass Pro Shops and picked up a few boxes of Brenneke home defense low recoil 12 gauge shotgun slugs and a few boxes of Remington High Velocity slugger 12 gauge shotgun slugs. They didn't have anything else that I'd be willing to purchase. I can get the handgun and rifle ammo cheaper at Cabelas, and Cabelas doesn't have the shotgun shells that I picked up. And I'm not much for fishing or camping, so whatever... shotgun slugs it is.

[Hal-9000]

I lost some weight so one kilogram of assorted cheesecake slices.


:thumbsup:

[Godfather]

Been doing some research on the best office/gaming chair (https://www.highgroundgaming.com/best-pc-gaming-chairs/) with a good value for a LONG time... because I suck at pulling the trigger. My current office chair has fake ass leather that's flaking off, and the wife has notice it getting tracked around the house :lol:

Finally pulled the trigger on this baby because it finally came on sale. They have about 6 main models (https://www.dxracer.com/ca/en-ca/pages/choosedxracer/) designed primarily based on your height/weight, and within each model there's a few slight variations in the material, so I went with the higher end one for another $50. My buddy has one and it's insanely comfortable for the price, more so than the $900 office chairs they recently brought into our office.


https://uploads.dxracer.com/item/aaaf031f-8704-4272-b3fc-c8a540cbe91c/title/956.jpg
https://www.dxracer.com/ca/en-ca/product/1/gaming_chairs/formula_series/oh-fh08-ng/

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Went to Walmart and bought about $60 worth of personal items (toothbrushes, deodorant, soap, shampoo, etc) to donate to the Houston flood victims. One of the local TV stations is doing a big collection at the Salvation Army on Wednesday and we're trying to help and do our part. It's not a whole lot, but you can actually get a lot for your money at Walmart.

[Goofy]

Went to Walmart and bought about $60 worth of personal items (toothbrushes, deodorant, soap, shampoo, etc) to donate to the Houston flood victims. One of the local TV stations is doing a big collection at the Salvation Army on Wednesday and we're trying to help and do our part. It's not a whole lot, but you can actually get a lot for your money at Walmart.Good guy Greg :tup:

[DemonGeminiX]

There was a rattle on the underside of my car so I took it in to have it looked at. Something was rusted and it had to be replaced. I can't remember what he said it was. I just know I didn't hear him mention "catalytic converter". My A/C freon was low (.3), so that had to be recharged. I had my brake fluid exchanged since the manual says to have it done every two years and I've never had it done once (the car's a 2006). I finally got the windshield washer pump replaced. And my alignment was out of whack, so I had that done.

Total price for all 5 things: $520.

[DemonGeminiX]

2 batteries for my smartphone. I've got 3 and 2 of them are currently bulging. So they must be replaced.

[Pony]

Bought an external usb tuner to hook my antenna to the laptop. Gonna try this route til next spring when hopefully the perfect AIO cord cutting solution is available.

[Pony]

Bought an external usb tuner to hook my antenna to the laptop. Gonna try this route til next spring when hopefully the perfect AIO cord cutting solution is available.

So far so good, the Tuner works well, the software is just OK. Doesn't have an integrated Guide, you have to look at a separate guide and manually set up recordings. Fortunately Windows Media Center in W7 and W8 can be set up with a guide that has one click recording. I'm looking into using Plex to remotely stream live TV, DVRed shows and other Media from my house to the island using my home PC or laptop. Will post a review when I get it set up.

[DemonGeminiX]

Halloween candy: Snickers, M&Ms, Reese's Cups, Smarties, and Blow Pops.

[KevinD]

Boss Katana 2x12 100 watt. I was able to cash in enough hotel reward points that it didn't cost me anything at all, free shipping too. It arrived at the house today. Too bad I'm still at work for another week, lol

[DemonGeminiX]

Let me know how you like it.

[KevinD]

Well, just got home this evening. Unboxed the amp, ran both my LTD and Strat through it. Didn't really play around with the built-in effects too much other than delay and reverb. Have to say, it sounds great to me. On the 0.5 watt setting, just about right for practice. 50 watt is way loud for home use, and 100 watt is just absurd. Pro guys could easily gig with this.

Right now, have it in the guesthouse /music room, running mp3 music through it at about 1/3 max output on 100 watt to break speakers in. Gonna turn it up to about 90% after the world series is over. First dislike is I have to download boss tone studio in order to turn on the noise gate. On lead or brown gain settings, noise is bad. Feedback city, but once playing, sounds damned good. Ran through my limited Malcolm Young licks. Very, very sweet.
http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/20171024_173424_zps6lvuxm92.jpg

[Hal-9000]

Well, just got home this evening. Unboxed the amp, ran both my LTD and Strat through it. Didn't really play around with the built-in effects too much other than delay and reverb. Have to say, it sounds great to me. On the 0.5 watt setting, just about right for practice. 50 watt is way loud for home use, and 100 watt is just absurd. Pro guys could easily gig with this.

Right now, have it in the guesthouse /music room, running mp3 music through it at about 1/3 max output on 100 watt to break speakers in. Gonna turn it up to about 90% after the world series is over. First dislike is I have to download boss tone studio in order to turn on the noise gate. On lead or brown gain settings, noise is bad. Feedback city, but once playing, sounds damned good. Ran through my limited Malcolm Young licks. Very, very sweet.
http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/20171024_173424_zps6lvuxm92.jpg

Friend of mine had an old 100 watt Fender amp that shook the ceiling and fixtures in his house. He also had an original Gibson Les Paul original 1960 cherry sunburst guitar (which I got to play from time to time), so that probably helped with the overall pristine, beautiful, awe inspiring, LOUD sound that came out of his setup :lol:

[Hal-9000]

Two boxes of Life cereal for 6.97 :thumbsup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Two boxes of Life cereal for 6.97 :thumbsup:

Cinnamon Life is better :hand:

[Hal-9000]

Cinnamon Life is better :hand:

https://i.imgur.com/388bHo9.jpg

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/388bHo9.jpg

:beatdown:

[Hal-9000]

hate crime :(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

hate crime :(

:beatdown:

[Hal-9000]

:-k

You hit surprisingly hard for a pantywaist that eats Cinnamon Life. What's for lunch, dainty little watercress finger sandwiches with the crusts cut off? :-s

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:-k

You hit surprisingly hard for a pantywaist that eats Cinnamon Life. What's for lunch, dainty little watercress finger sandwiches with the crusts cut off? :-s

:overkill:

[Hal-9000]

You remind me of North Korea...big talk, little penis :rofl:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

3 Poki bowls

[Hal-9000]

is that a new Cali weed thing? :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Its raw tuna in spicy sauce and rice

https://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/ufBGcWYxCqK7YCVd8tw6mQ/348s.jpg

[Muddy]

Whats your weight running these days, Porky?

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Not good :lol:

[Muddy]

Im 208..

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Me too, maybe 210

[Muddy]

Come to the gym with me..

[Hal-9000]

Im 208..


Me too, maybe 210

I'm currently 196 without dieting :dance:

If I put my mind to it I could get down to 190 I think :-k


You don't need the gym, just shift around your meals and meal times...I was eating a fuckton before bed and found if I ate the same fuckton a couple of hours earlier in the evening, I lost some pounds.

Okay, don't listen to me :lol:

[Muddy]

You need to lift, Bro.. If you want to be #swole.

[Hal-9000]

I do Yoga and bike riding...arms/shoulders/body have leftover muscle mass from my Oreo and fried egg regimens :tup:

[Muddy]

http://i67.tinypic.com/2r2q0bl.jpg

[Hal-9000]

I finally found a good recipe for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I made 60 of them last weekend and finished the works in four days.

Oatmeal does a body good :thumbsup:

(and two cups of chocolate chips, 1 cup of butter, 1.5 cups brown sugar...it's all good) :lol:

[Muddy]

http://i67.tinypic.com/nv5irn.jpg

[Hal-9000]

you nasty man :lol:

[Muddy]

http://i64.tinypic.com/2111dmp.jpg

[Muddy]

http://i65.tinypic.com/10f3twy.png

[Hal-9000]

holy homo Muddy, you have those at the ready? :lol:

[Muddy]

hahaha... right off the gay yoga folder in my hard drive..

[Hal-9000]

careful on that image search history...Red had to change his name and move to the UK


:lol:

[Muddy]

I definitely have a clear cache when you log off setting applied..

[Hal-9000]

Come to the gym with me..


http://i67.tinypic.com/nv5irn.jpg


http://i65.tinypic.com/10f3twy.png

cache is only one aspect...there may be other forms of proof

*takes screenshot*

[Hal-9000]

Let's bury these posts...




Butter Chicken and Basmati Rice from M&M Food Market. Only 7.99 for 2lbs, which makes two meals for me :yumyum:


https://i.imgur.com/dJIAUzs.jpg

[Muddy]

http://i66.tinypic.com/qyhf85.jpg

[Hal-9000]

:lol:

[Muddy]

You see the finger slips so it doesn't slip? Nice.....

[Hal-9000]

:pray:

https://i.imgur.com/Yg9V1GM.jpg

[Muddy]

Did you know you can buy a 50 gallon barrel of lube from Amazon?

[Hal-9000]

I just shut that rather disturbing image search tab down :lol:

[Muddy]

Thats for when you want to cram an entire Smithfield Ham up a womans ass in one fluid movement.

[Hal-9000]

you made me look up your very location-centric ham


:lol: agreed

[KevinD]

Bought the footswitch to go with my amp. Also free via gift card.

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/20171027_163744_zpsce6adyaa.jpg

[KevinD]

Actual money spent, bought the wife a new sectional couch, a chair (will go in daughters room, and circular lounger thingie.

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/20171027_212835_zps7wvd7tfs.jpg

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/20171027_212848_zpszh8cxurr.jpg

[Goofy]

circular lounger thingie.


Tech talk

[KevinD]

:shrug:
I still dunno what the heck it called, lol. She had a wicker lounger somewhat like it when we were dating. It was called a Papa-San iirc.

[KevinD]

Does it count if I didn't actually buy it? (even though I had intentions to buy something like it, but a bit cheaper?)

[Godfather]

Does it count if I didn't actually buy it? (even though I had intentions to buy something like it, but a bit cheaper?)

:lol: Aboslutely... I have a half dozen things in my amazon cart at all times. I find I change my mind about half of it and just keep window shopping. My wife constantly rolls her eyes at how long it takes me to pull the trigger.

[KevinD]

Weeeeeelllllll, in this case it's a bit different, lol. About a year ago, I gave my mother a cheap fender acoustic guitar I had bought and no longer needed, as she wanted to start learning guitar too. She came down today, and wanted to go to the guitar store to get a new good guitar I'd been promising her that I'd buy for her. Think $500-750 range.while we were in there, she went to the acoustic room, and came out with a $1400 Taylor. I was playing on a D'Angelica semi hollow electric I'd had my eye on for a bit.Out of my budget though at $1100. To my utter astonishment, she proceeded to buy both and said Merry Christmas (the d'angelico for me and the Taylor for her). To say I was floored is the understatement of the year. I'll post pics of the gits later after I upload them to an image host. Mine is very,very nice, but that Taylor? It's to die for.

[Griffin]

Henry Golden Boy .22 LR for my granddaughters 12th birthday.
I'll have to put a pic in the Girls with Guns thread when we go shoot it.

https://assets.henryusa.com/uploads/rifles/H004-Golden-Boy-hero.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

Weeeeeelllllll, in this case it's a bit different, lol. About a year ago, I gave my mother a cheap fender acoustic guitar I had bought and no longer needed, as she wanted to start learning guitar too. She came down today, and wanted to go to the guitar store to get a new good guitar I'd been promising her that I'd buy for her. Think $500-750 range.while we were in there, she went to the acoustic room, and came out with a $1400 Taylor. I was playing on a D'Angelica semi hollow electric I'd had my eye on for a bit.Out of my budget though at $1100. To my utter astonishment, she proceeded to buy both and said Merry Christmas (the d'angelico for me and the Taylor for her). To say I was floored is the understatement of the year. I'll post pics of the gits later after I upload them to an image host. Mine is very,very nice, but that Taylor? It's to die for.

Taylor's are fantastic guitars.


A free-standing pull up bar.

[KevinD]

I posted pics in my teh guitar thread. I'm going to take the D'Angelico back. It's a great guitar, i'm just not bonding with it. Shrug. Plan is to give the Ibanez EKM10T a try. It seems to be more suited my taste. Unfortunately the store has to order it, so won't have it in my grubby hands until week after thanksgiving.

[Pony]

16 feet of angle steel
3.4gal/min pump with 45PSI pressure switch
Pump heatsink
4" Pex Tubing
Misc plumbing fittings
Filter assy
Misc hardware and electrical

*some assembly required.

https://i.imgur.com/93O3JCh.jpg

[lost in melb.]

http://i64.tinypic.com/2yvvy11.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

Are you gonna put a card in the spokes?

[Godfather]

:lol: That brings me back DGX, we used pop cans sometimes too


Really nice bike melb.

[Muddy]

http://i64.tinypic.com/2yvvy11.jpg

Were you properly sized for the bike or did you just buy it? Arent you like 11 feet tall or something?

[DemonGeminiX]

No, he's only 10' 5".

[Hal-9000]

Are you gonna put a card in the spokes?

I just finished (last Friday night) re-reading IT.


:lol: Hi Ho Silver, Away!

[Godfather]

Signed up for one of those meal-prep delivery things, Hello Fresh? It was 50% off the first week with no obligation to continue after, so basically $39 for 3 meals for 2 people with all the ingredients/instructions. Thought it'd be fun and easy a few nights a week to try with the wife, but after the first week it goes up to $80 for the same 3 meals for 2 people, which is probably too expensive for me to continue.

[deebakes]

but it's under $20 per person you hippie, way less than what you pay at your local whole foods food counter :hand:

[Hal-9000]

Signed up for one of those meal-prep delivery things, Hello Fresh? It was 50% off the first week with no obligation to continue after, so basically $39 for 3 meals for 2 people with all the ingredients/instructions. Thought it'd be fun and easy a few nights a week to try with the wife, but after the first week it goes up to $80 for the same 3 meals for 2 people, which is probably too expensive for me to continue.

It's like Blue Apron or Nature Box.

Nature Box offers all sorts of wholesome snacks and a large discount on the first shipment. They don't tell you that you're put on a contract and they automatically bill your card something like 50 a month whether you order or not.

Going to the bulk section of Superstore never looked so good for snacks...

[Godfather]

Ya I've looked at Nature Box because it's always getting plugged on podcasts but it's stupidly priced.

I dont think Blue Apron is in Van yet, but it's the same idea. I think there are a few other companies doing the same thing, but they're all fairly expensive, you're just paying for convenience and variety.

[Hal-9000]

I like the idea of a premeasured meal with a recipe because I can't cook shit, but after reading about the various services you can run into everything from the wrong order to bad ingredients to meals that just don't fill you up or taste like crap.

Since I've been living on my own I can shop well and average 3.50-4.00 per meal if I'm careful. But most of it isn't fresh and I buy at places like M&M foods and the frozen aisle at Superstore :lol:

I made a crockpot roast with spuds, carrots, onions, mushrooms, garlic, celery and that was a pretty big deal for me :lol:

[Godfather]

There's a website I like, Budget Bytes, this chick loves cooking cheap and tasty meals. It's not your mom's meatloaf either, nice international recipes and good ideas that also don't require you to go buy $9 of some spice you'll never use again.

She's also posting lots of meal prep recently which is a cool idea, but I can't eat the same meal all fucking week, I'd shoot myself by Thursday :lol:

https://www.budgetbytes.com/

Top 25 of the year:
https://www.budgetbytes.com/2016/12/top-25-recipes-2016/

[Hal-9000]

Bookmarked and thanks.

I found if you do some reading, not every frozen food is loaded with preservatives and garbage. Stouffers makes these bags of chicken and vegetables called Skillet Sensations and you either nuke them or cook in a pan on the stove.

I've tried lots of M&M's foods and while not everything is great, I still swear by the Butter Chicken and Basmati rice when on sale. For 7.99 you get 907 grams (two pounds) and that's two meals for me. They have some breaded chicken strips on sale for 14.99 and you get 3 pounds...

but I know what you mean about the same thing....I eat nothing but chicken for a month straight in various forms. While healthy, I do feel the wings and feathers sprouting :lol:


Gotta hand it my Ma. She made something different every night for decades and it was all good. Red meat, chicken, fish, three sides with every meal.

You don't know what you had until it's gone :(

[deebakes]

thanks gf, good link :tup:

[Hal-9000]

I bought Silent Hunter III, a U-boat simulator from the early 2000's :lol:

only 9.99 and holy crap, completely in depth if you'll pardon the pun. You have to use a notepad and tools to come up with a firing solution for torpedoes :shock:

Some pieces of software rock and are built to last :thumbsup:

[DemonGeminiX]

A 55" LG 4K HDR LED TV

[Muddy]

There's a website I like, Budget Bytes, this chick loves cooking cheap and tasty meals. It's not your mom's meatloaf either, nice international recipes and good ideas that also don't require you to go buy $9 of some spice you'll never use again.

She's also posting lots of meal prep recently which is a cool idea, but I can't eat the same meal all fucking week, I'd shoot myself by Thursday :lol:

https://www.budgetbytes.com/

Top 25 of the year:
https://www.budgetbytes.com/2016/12/top-25-recipes-2016/

Thanks, some of it is Vegan.. That would be a big change for us carniverous reptiles.

[Godfather]

Thanks, some of it is Vegan.. That would be a big change for us carniverous reptiles.

Ya Vegan is a bit much, but I do kind of unintentionally eat vegitarian meals once or twice a week and it doesn't hurt.

I really like her Dragon Noodles recipe. It's like an easier version of making Pad Thai. I do add a few more ingredients to the sauce (usually ginger, garlic, sesame oil and onions on top of the sriracha, soy and brown sugar). It's my wife's favorite dish I make :thumbsup:

https://www.budgetbytes.com/2012/08/spicy-noodles/

[Hal-9000]

brand new winter tires and rims, Blizzaks :thumbsup:

[KevinD]

Bought my wife and myself a new used truck: 2015 Chevrolet Slivarado 1500. It's a LTZ, so leather and all the bells and whistles, including and sunroof. I got it for a real good price due to end of year and month ssles, as well as that dealership is a club sponsor (for my Camaro club) so an additional 15% off. I'll post a pic later. Too dark now

[Teh One Who Knocks]

A furnace :meh:

[KevinD]

Ugg. I hate spending money on house stuff, lol. I’ve got to fix our washing machine before it goes completely out. Bearing is going bad, and really gotta get off my arse and replace the eaves and soffits.

[RBP]

Boots, non-slip shoes, tactile gloves. It's freaking cold.

[Hal-9000]

Boots, non-slip shoes, tactile gloves. It's freaking cold.

Yeah it went past -30 yesterday for us too.

Asshole rich brother gives me another lame gift for Xmas citing - We didn't have much money this year...and then I catch him shopping for a winter jacket that's in between 600 and 850 dollars depending on the site, for himself.

I said - Hey maybe don't fly here and rent cars next year. Save some money and pass along those savings with our gifts (for me and my sister).

The drama continues :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:popcorn:

[Hal-9000]

He's such a dick, he doesn't even respect me enough to tell me when they were arriving or leaving for this visit. Something I may need to know as I'm running the house! :x

So, this morning he's all nice and suddenly treating me like a human. Then he says - Hey, we're leaving on Friday. Can you follow us downtown so we can drop off the rental car and then drive us to the airport? I respond - Sorry, I'm tied up Friday afternoon. If you would have told me sooner it would have been no problemo :tup:

I am busy Friday but could get out of it in a heartbeat if I want :lol: Fuck him

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Good for you :thumbsup:

Too bad you have to wait until Friday for them to GTFO though.

[Hal-9000]

Not like I'm counting the seconds or anything...

(251,800 seconds)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:lol:

[Hal-9000]

I have to get this out and then I'll stop complaining about my waste of a sperm load brother.

I tell my family I don't want to celebrate Christmas this year and want to be alone.
Brother disrespects this and comes here...to celebrate Christmas. He has three other offers at other places to do this.
I don't have a job, he makes about 130k a year.
I decide to suck it up and get everyone nice gifts. I buy French Press coffee makers and strainers to clean them with, plus clothes for people.
I tell him specifically - I quit drinking coffee, and it was ironic I got a few people French Presses (along with a handy how-to instruction sheet from researching them).
I tell him specifically the day he arrives - I don't need or want gift cards, I don't drink coffee (second time) and money would probably be the best thing I could receive, thank you.
He goes shopping while he's here on Christmas Eve (because he's so disorganized and doesn't think about others first).
Open my gift from him and his wife (dual income family, she makes a bundle doing hair at an upscale a salon) and it's a....

...cheaper version of the same French Press I gave them :( If you don't drink coffee, in a nutshell...you need to buy whole beans, you should buy a specific type of bean grinder called a burr grinder, and a person could get snobby and use a scale/timer/etc to make this type of coffee properly. It's not hard, but think espresso or specialty coffee rather than the normal pot 'o sludge.

Did I mention I'm trying to quit drinking coffee? :|

Then I find out he got my sister a 25 dollar gift card to Tim Hortons! :lol: Same thing I got from him last year. I would be livid if I was her. She makes fudge for an army of people, sends multiple gifts with the fudge, and sends people like me a check for 100 dollars on top of it all, and this is a 'slim' Christmas in terms of giving according to her. Her son just had a baby a few days before Xmas, so even with that HUGE distraction, my sister is a total giver and a very kind person in terms of Christmas.

Then my asshole...umm..then my brother says to both of us - Sorry it was tight Christmas for cash for us this year and it's reflected in the gifts we had to give.

Two flights out here return at Christmas time - 989 bucks
Car rental for 6 days - over 300 bucks
Money spent here on 'their food' since they arrived (both are BIG eaters) 200 dollars

1500 at least...

Combined total of gifts for his only brother and only sister - 45 dollars.

Whew, that was a lot and I usually don't put Christmas in monetary terms like this. You give what you can. Like my Dad taught me, giving a nice, thoughtful present is the best present you can give yourself. If he's watching my brother right now, he would be ashamed of him.


/rant :)

[Muddy]

Isnt he the guy that looks like an overweight Michael Caine?

[Hal-9000]

Isnt he the guy that looks like an overweight Michael Caine?

my brother? I don't think I've ever posted a picture of him here.

I only take pictures of the ones I love :)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Maybe you can make him a going away cup of coffee....with a touch of rat poison in it :shifty:

[Muddy]

One of them "the help" cakes..

[Hal-9000]

Maybe you can make him a going away cup of coffee....with a touch of rat poison in it :shifty:

:lol: Coincidence....him and I just had a very long, serious conversation about life since I made that post.

I got a misty eyed talking about my Mom and Dad and Christmas is general.

I got my Mom four nice sweaters and some chocolates. Since she's in a dementia care facility, she may not even wear the clothes as things go missing, other patients wander around and take stuff etc...it's normal. Him and I saw my Mom on Xmas, gave her the gifts and I said - This one is from me and Dave (my brother), because he didn't even buy her one.

So today, he just said to me like two minutes ago - Here's a 20 to help with Mom's gift :)

Okay I'm going to be an ass again .... The clothes I bought my Ma were in excess of a 100 dollars :lol: fully realizing she may never wear them and that she won't understand where they came from.

I am miles from perfect and part of me feels like shit for even explaining the cost of gifts on a forum....but I sleep fine at night and am glad I don't share any of his Patrick Bateman genes.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I guess him giving you a $20 is at least a little bit of progress :-k

[Hal-9000]

I guess him giving you a $20 is at least a little bit of progress :-k

His daughter, my niece....gave me a prepaid 50 DOLLAR Visa gift card.

Me in loud voice - THANKS SNOOKI (my nickname for her) THAT WAS SUCH A NICE THING TO DO FOR YOUR UNCLE HAL!!!!

I have no shame in these matters :lol:

[Hal-9000]

Okay, I'll stop. Christmas shouldn't be about cost.

But I will quote myself because my Dad was a beautiful man.

"Like my Dad taught me, giving a nice, thoughtful present is the best present you can give yourself."

:thumbsup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Don't feel bad about complaining, I have the same issue with on of the wife's kid's and her husband. Cheap fucking bastards they are.

[Hal-9000]

Don't feel bad about complaining, I have the same issue with on of the wife's kid's and her husband. Cheap fucking bastards they are.

If you can't...you can't. But my brother lives in a different tax bracket and when I saw him online shopping on his laptap for a winter coat that approached 1000 dollars...and he had just given me the we don't have much cash for Christmas line ....he's making a choice, not trying to live within a budget.

Like I said to my sister (who has to mediate between the two of us) "My gift to him this year will be brand new locks on the doors."

she said - Nooooooooooo, you can't do that hal :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

If you can't...you can't. But my brother lives in a different tax bracket and when I saw him online shopping on his laptap for a winter coat that approached 1000 dollars...and he had just given me the we don't have much cash for Christmas line ....he's making a choice, not trying to live within a budget.

Like I said to my sister (who has to mediate between the two of us) "My gift to him this year will be brand new locks on the doors."

she said - Nooooooooooo, you can't do that hal :lol:

But that's the thing, they can. They aren't wealthy or anything like that, but they have a double income and no kids and they bot make decent money. So it's not like they are eating ramen and hot dogs kinda people :lol: They show up at the Christmas get together with the whole family and they sit there and collect the gifts that everyone gets for them and they give out...absolutely nothing. Not even a card. They sit there and watch the gifts pour in and do absolutely nothing in return. It pisses me off to no end and I have a hard time biting my tongue about it every year.

[Hal-9000]

But that's the thing, they can. They aren't wealthy or anything like that, but they have a double income and no kids and they bot make decent money. So it's not like they are eating ramen and hot dogs kinda people :lol: They show up at the Christmas get together with the whole family and they sit there and collect the gifts that everyone gets for them and they give out...absolutely nothing. Not even a card. They sit there and watch the gifts pour in and do absolutely nothing in return. It pisses me off to no end and I have a hard time biting my tongue about it every year.

That's some cold shit right there man. My sarcasm module would be close to exploding and I would say something for sure :lol:

STORES CLOSED IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THIS YEAR?
BANK HOLDING YOUR MONEY BECAUSE OF THE UPCOMING DRUG TRIAL?
BOTH OF YOU CONFINED TO HOSPITAL FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS?
NEW RELIGION THAT DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO PASS PRESENTS, ONLY RECEIVE THEM?
BOY THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A TOUGH CHOICE. KETCHUP SOUP FOR YOU AND THE OTHER ORPHANS INSTEAD OF GIFTS FOR US?
IRS DOING AN EARLY AUDIT AND YOU CAN'T MESS THINGS UP BY GIVING TO CHARITY...CHARITY BEING YOUR RELATIVES IN THIS CASE?


How very sad for the both of you. It must hurt emotionally on a level we will never understand, not to give a small gift at Christmas :(




:lol: don't get me started

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Believe me, It's not that I don't WANT to say something, but for the sake of not starting a HUGE fight with my wife (although when we discuss it in private, it bothers her quite a lot too) I just maintain my vow of silence. :lol:

[Hal-9000]

It's a good policy and you've learned the skills necessary to being a good (and current) husband :lol:

[Godfather]

Bought a UV sanitizer for phones (and whatever else fits in the box) for my wife :lol: She's always complaining her phone must be disgusting after a day at work, and it's apparently proven to zap 99% of germs so what the heck!

I've already sanitized phones, keys, watches, wallets :lol: I definitely like this thing more than her.

https://www.amazon.com/PhoneSoap-Sanitizer-Universal-Charger-Phablets/dp/B016PB1H54

[deebakes]

be careful how you say that, it reads as though you like the sanitizer more than you like her :rofl:

better would be 'i definitely like this thing more than she/ze does' :tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Bought a UV sanitizer for phones (and whatever else fits in the box) for my wife :lol: She's always complaining her phone must be disgusting after a day at work, and it's apparently proven to zap 99% of germs so what the heck!

I've already sanitized phones, keys, watches, wallets :lol: I definitely like this thing more than her.

https://www.amazon.com/PhoneSoap-Sanitizer-Universal-Charger-Phablets/dp/B016PB1H54

Had one of those for awhile. The wife bought it not too long after seeing it on Shark Tank.


be careful how you say that, it reads as though you like the sanitizer more than you like her :rofl:

better would be 'i definitely like this thing more than she/ze does' :tup:

Did you just assume and limit her pronouns? :-s

[Pony]

X22 Backpacker stock for my 10/22 Takedown.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6npd2WbJTw

F-U to my friend that found this and sent me the link, I really didn't need to spend the money.

[Hal-9000]

26 piece tupperware set


Welcome to Adult-ville, pop 1 :)

[Pony]

Mine's more fun.

[Hal-9000]

Yeah but mine can keep cooked rice fresh for 30 days, unlike your fudgepacker stock thingy

[Pony]

My food will ALWAYS be fresh. :nana:

[Hal-9000]

Oh yeah I forgot. All of the supermarkets have closed down there forcing you to shoot your dinner.

Must be tough being on the hunt of the wild and fierce 6 point buck Macaronis :fu:

[DemonGeminiX]

:nono:

Don't underestimate the 6-point buck Macaroni's. Those little bastards can be fierce.

[Pony]

Tonight I just trapped a couple hotdogs and picked a few chocolate cookies from the tree that were ripe.

[Pony]

:nono:

Don't underestimate the 6-point buck Macaroni's. Those little bastards can be fierce.

So what do you think about the stock? It's for my 10/22 Takedown. On sale for $88. I thought it was pretty neat.

[KevinD]

Very cool. I range of mods available is one of the things I like about the 10/22

[Godfather]

Really cool looking, I've been wanting a different stock for my 10/22 too.

[DemonGeminiX]

So what do you think about the stock? It's for my 10/22 Takedown. On sale for $88. I thought it was pretty neat.

The Military Arms Channel did a review/demo of it. It looks awesome.

[Godfather]

Bought myself a 30th B-day present (well the wife did too)

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81YD-1hGtGL._SL1500_.jpg

https://www.amazon.ca/Breville-BES870XL-Barista-Express-Espresso/dp/B00CH9QWOU

[RBP]

$600 coffee maker. :lol: Nice treat for your birthday.

I got you a new mug to celebrate.

https://i.imgur.com/qoRPUEg.png?1

[Godfather]

$600 coffee maker. :lol: Nice treat for your birthday.

I got you a new mug to celebrate.

https://i.imgur.com/qoRPUEg.png?1

https://i.imgur.com/xEcygUa.gif

[RBP]

https://i.imgur.com/xEcygUa.gif

Will you take Hal and I to a strip club?

https://i.imgur.com/vAiuQeW.gif

[Godfather]

Sure, we throw toonies at them now because we don't have singles, you'll love it :lol:

[RBP]

Sure, we throw toonies at them now because we don't have singles, you'll love it :lol:

I'll just slide it in the coin slot. That's how I roll. Rico Suave style.

[Godfather]

https://boardgamegeek.com/camo/16ff41b669fd3256069b58500621b0968459ceb8/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f4f6a49786972 392e676966

[DemonGeminiX]

3 boxes 12 gauge shotgun slugs
3 boxes 5.56 NATO rifle rounds
1 box 9mm hollow point ammo

[Godfather]

Here's my new toy in action! I'm a happy camper today :lol:


https://i.imgur.com/PG5Qmw4.mp4

[Hal-9000]

What a dick. I get excited because I got a 30 dollar French Press while GF gets Starbucks at home :x


:lol: looks cool man, I'm jealous

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/5866jz0.png

New work boots

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/Ex4rfso.png

It's actually the wife's...the lease on her Pathfinder was going to be up in a couple of months, so we went down Saturday to look at options. Either buy out the lease or lease something new. Buying out the lease or leasing a new Pathfinder would have put us in the $400+ per month payment (the existing lease on the '15 Pathfinder was $278/month) and we didn't want to go up that much in monthly payments. So we looked at something a little bit on the smaller side and decided on the Rogue. Now that we only have 2 giant dogs instead of 3, didn't need quite as much room for animal transport either :lol:

Amazing what happens when you go into a dealership on the last weekend of the month and you're the first customer of the day. The Rogues we looked at were all fully loaded, it was crazy what they all have now. And at first, even the numbers on the Rogue were going to be more than we really wanted to spend. So, after taking up plenty of the salesperson's time, we were about to walk because we told him that we needed to go discuss things. Then he said, okay, what if I can get a deal with no money down and the lease payment under $300/month? We both said 'done' with a laugh. And guess what? They were able to do the deal even though prior to that he wanted money down and a payment in the $340/month range on a 3 year lease. Then, they didn't have the first color that she wanted, but they had a black one which she said was okay. That one had even MORE options on it than the first one we looked at. Still didn't change the deal we got. Just hold out and those bastards will agree to almost anything. :lol: It probably helps that now we've gotten 4 vehicles from that same dealer now.

The Rogue she got has all the bells and whistles you can imagine and then some. Pretty happy with the deal. Little smaller vehicle, but didn't really need the full sized Pathfinder anymore. So even though it took the better part of our Saturday, it worked out well.

[Goofy]

Damn rich folk and their new cars [-(

[Hal-9000]

https://i.imgur.com/Ex4rfso.png

It's actually the wife's...the lease on her Pathfinder was going to be up in a couple of months, so we went down Saturday to look at options. Either buy out the lease or lease something new. Buying out the lease or leasing a new Pathfinder would have put us in the $400+ per month payment (the existing lease on the '15 Pathfinder was $278/month) and we didn't want to go up that much in monthly payments. So we looked at something a little bit on the smaller side and decided on the Rogue. Now that we only have 2 giant dogs instead of 3, didn't need quite as much room for animal transport either :lol:

Amazing what happens when you go into a dealership on the last weekend of the month and you're the first customer of the day. The Rogues we looked at were all fully loaded, it was crazy what they all have now. And at first, even the numbers on the Rogue were going to be more than we really wanted to spend. So, after taking up plenty of the salesperson's time, we were about to walk because we told him that we needed to go discuss things. Then he said, okay, what if I can get a deal with no money down and the lease payment under $300/month? We both said 'done' with a laugh. And guess what? They were able to do the deal even though prior to that he wanted money down and a payment in the $340/month range on a 3 year lease. Then, they didn't have the first color that she wanted, but they had a black one which she said was okay. That one had even MORE options on it than the first one we looked at. Still didn't change the deal we got. Just hold out and those bastards will agree to almost anything. :lol: It probably helps that now we've gotten 4 vehicles from that same dealer now.

The Rogue she got has all the bells and whistles you can imagine and then some. Pretty happy with the deal. Little smaller vehicle, but didn't really need the full sized Pathfinder anymore. So even though it took the better part of our Saturday, it worked out well.

Congratulations and isn't it amazing the amount of leeway in the auto leasing and buying world?

I swear, after buying a few used and two new cars...there's like a 5 grand swing at times if you stick with it :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Damn rich folk and their new cars [-(

Did you say something peasant? :-s

[Goofy]

:sad2:

[Muddy]

Did you say something peasant? :-s

:lol:

[Godfather]

Congrats on the new whip dude! My buddy has a Rogue, real nice vehicle.

I have to remember to go car shopping at the end of the month :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/rT5Mz9D.jpg

Wife's phone is having issues so pre-ordered this. Supposed to start shipping some time late next week. And on T-Mobile they are running a special, trade in an eligible device (which the wife has) and get the new S9 for half price. Can't pass that deal up.

[Muddy]

Weber original Kettle Premium charcoal grill..

[Godfather]

Weber original Kettle Premium charcoal grill..

I love Weber grills, great choice.

[RBP]

Lance makin' it rain up this club!

https://i.imgur.com/YKcI1Yg.gif

[Muddy]

I love Weber grills, great choice.

Thanks..! I also got the chimney starter, cover, briquettes, and coal baskets..

[RBP]

Thanks..! I also got the chimney starter, cover, briquettes, and coal baskets..

I got a George Foreman grill for Christmas. :hand:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Pixel 2XL

Front facing speakers are back !!!! :cheerlead:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

A new water heater :meh:

[DemonGeminiX]

:empathy:

[Pony]

Did some wheelin' and dealin' yesterday, a friend wanted to borrow my pressure washer. I won't normally lend it but decided to anyway as I've been kicking around getting a more powerful one. He called to tell me how great the thing runs, I said $150 and it's yours... he paused and said $125? SOLD! I bought that one used 4 years ago for $100 and probably put an additional 100 hours on it.

Went looking for a new one, I was going to get another Troy Bilt with Honda engine as the one I'd just sold was VERY good to me. Then I saw a Generac on clearance at Menards (last one) for $299. Lets hope Generac lives up to it's name.

So basically I went from a used, beat up Troy Bilt 2600psi to a new Generac 3100psi for $200 out of pocket. I'm pretty excited to pick it up to day and run it through it's paces.

https://i.imgur.com/8s44Krx.jpg

[Goofy]

I just bought a second hand acoustic guitar on ebay :oops:

Been playing a bit more recently and fancied something new, read a lot of good reviews about the Seagul S6 (made in Canada). They retail over here at around £500, one was on ebay for £200 or nearest offer, i made a cheeky bid of £150 thinking that the guy would probably come back with an offer around 175 or so but he accepted my bid of 150 :)

[Muddy]

Did some wheelin' and dealin' yesterday, a friend wanted to borrow my pressure washer. I won't normally lend it but decided to anyway as I've been kicking around getting a more powerful one. He called to tell me how great the thing runs, I said $150 and it's yours... he paused and said $125? SOLD! I bought that one used 4 years ago for $100 and probably put an additional 100 hours on it.

Went looking for a new one, I was going to get another Troy Bilt with Honda engine as the one I'd just sold was VERY good to me. Then I saw a Generac on clearance at Menards (last one) for $299. Lets hope Generac lives up to it's name.

So basically I went from a used, beat up Troy Bilt 2600psi to a new Generac 3100psi for $200 out of pocket. I'm pretty excited to pick it up to day and run it through it's paces.

https://i.imgur.com/8s44Krx.jpg

Does Generac manufacture their own motors?

[Pony]

Does Generac manufacture their own motors?

Yes, I believe so. I was really going to get something with a Honda motor like my last one but Generacs reputation is really good with generators and the reviews for this were higher than most other brands.... We will see. It has a two year warranty and I run my pressure washers hard.

[Hugh_Janus]

food for tomorrow

[Teh One Who Knocks]

$700 worth of tires for my truck :meh:

[KevinD]

I just bought a second hand acoustic guitar on ebay :oops:

Been playing a bit more recently and fancied something new, read a lot of good reviews about the Seagul S6 (made in Canada). They retail over here at around £500, one was on ebay for £200 or nearest offer, i made a cheeky bid of £150 thinking that the guy would probably come back with an offer around 175 or so but he accepted my bid of 150 :)

That's a wonderful guitar. I've tried a couple, and like them, but, wierd enough, the headstock totally turns me off, thus, I still have my cheapo yamaha. I've just broke down my riding mower (with 600+hrs on it) for the last time. Gave it to a friend and bought this:
<a href="http://s450.photobucket.com/user/kmdracer/media/20180525_122447_zpslzmcxbyl.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/20180525_122447_zpslzmcxbyl.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 20180525_122447_zpslzmcxbyl.jpg"></a>

[Godfather]

That's a wonderful guitar. I've tried a couple, and like them, but, wierd enough, the headstock totally turns me off, thus, I still have my cheapo yamaha. I've just broke down my riding mower (with 600+hrs on it) for the last time. Gave it to a friend and bought this:
<a href="http://s450.photobucket.com/user/kmdracer/media/20180525_122447_zpslzmcxbyl.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/20180525_122447_zpslzmcxbyl.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 20180525_122447_zpslzmcxbyl.jpg"></a>

Oh baby that's a beautiful machine, I spent HOURS on one of those in my college landscaping days :lol: I'd bet $50 the first thing you did with it was cranck one handle forward and the other hand back to whip it around in circles :lol:

[Goofy]

That's a wonderful guitar. I've tried a couple, and like them, but, wierd enough, the headstock totally turns me off, thus, I still have my cheapo yamaha. I've just broke down my riding mower (with 600+hrs on it) for the last time. Gave it to a friend and bought this:
<a href="http://s450.photobucket.com/user/kmdracer/media/20180525_122447_zpslzmcxbyl.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/20180525_122447_zpslzmcxbyl.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 20180525_122447_zpslzmcxbyl.jpg"></a>
Nothing wrong with Yamaha's, i have one myself and it plays great :)

[Muddy]

That's a wonderful guitar. I've tried a couple, and like them, but, wierd enough, the headstock totally turns me off, thus, I still have my cheapo yamaha. I've just broke down my riding mower (with 600+hrs on it) for the last time. Gave it to a friend and bought this:
<a href="http://s450.photobucket.com/user/kmdracer/media/20180525_122447_zpslzmcxbyl.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/20180525_122447_zpslzmcxbyl.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 20180525_122447_zpslzmcxbyl.jpg"></a>

A frikkin' beauty!!

[KevinD]

Oh baby that's a beautiful machine, I spent HOURS on one of those in my college landscaping days :lol: I'd bet $50 the first thing you did with it was cranck one handle forward and the other hand back to whip it around in circles :lol:

You'd have lost, lol. First thing was full forward... (Scott voiceover: I'm givin er all she's got, cap'n!!)

[DemonGeminiX]

A little less than $400 of car maintenance/service

Cooling system fluid replacement
Transmission fluid replacement
Power Steering fluid replacement

And an oil change.

Yay.

[KevinD]

New tires for the Camaro, and some used factory Recaro front seats for it too. That took all of my car play money for the year. Had 4 trees removed, house leveled, soffits are being replaced, house painted, then new standing seam roof. Fuck, I'm gonna have to work as bunch of ot to build my liquid funds back up.

[Hugh_Janus]

two pairs of running shoes

[DemonGeminiX]

I bought a Kliq Ubertuner.

[Fodster]

PS4

[Hugh_Janus]

https://youtu.be/YaG5SAw1n0c


also, food for tomoz

[Teh One Who Knocks]

A new windshield :meh:

Paid for it out of pocket - cost $208.35

Had I filed a claim with my insurance company - $250 deductible

:shakehead:

[DemonGeminiX]

I found a used Fulltone OCD v2 on Ebay for $100.

I'm a fan of the crunchy... so yeah, I bought it.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I had to Google that because when you said crunchy I thought you were talking about a candy bar or some kind of snack food :oops:

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

$100 for a used candy bar off of Ebay. Hell, why not?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It could have been a vintage candy bar...or a whole case of them or something [-(

[DemonGeminiX]

It could have been, I suppose. It still doesn't make it any less funny though. :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Trust me, I'm laughing with you, not at you. The idea tickled me. I don't expect everyone to know all of the guitar effects pedals out on the market.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Trust me, I'm laughing with you, not at you. The idea tickled me. I don't expect everyone to know all of the guitar effects pedals out on the market.

Tickle this! :beatdown:

[KevinD]

But, that full tone is a sweet one.

[DemonGeminiX]

A 40-Watt Weller soldering station. :meh:

[DemonGeminiX]

A watch press. :meh: And my pinky still hurts.

Also, 2 gls 10 ft straight plug guitar cables. They have good reviews and were considerably less expensive than the really good cables. If I ever get into a band again, I'll splurge and get the really good ones.

Also, a guitar spanner wrench. I'm gonna replace the pickups, the pots and switches, and all of the wiring in the Ibanez RG. I'm gonna need that wrench to pop off the knobs.

[DemonGeminiX]

A new cheap watch. Because I have the shittiest luck in the world right now. :rolleyes:

[The Monk]

A another new lens for my camera....

[KevinD]

2 tickets to see Robert Cray Dec 7th. Been trying to go to his show for years, but have always been working when he comes through Houston.

[Muddy]

Nice Kev.!

[Hugh_Janus]

some fud

[redred]

last sunday 10K on a 2nd hand (2 year old) car

[lost in melb.]

Seriously looking at upgrading my Sony Xperia Z5 compact to Pixel 3. Like the size and look of it. Not too phablet

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I'll probably upgrade to it too. I have had the first two. On the 2 they added the front facing speaker again, which was my whole reason for switching to htc then they ditched it.

[lost in melb.]

I'll probably upgrade to it too. I have had the first two. On the 2 they added the front facing speaker again, which was my whole reason for switching to htc then they ditched it.

I hear you. Really like the front stereo speakers that came with my Xperia phones.

The only things I haven't liked about the Xperia series is the sluggish camera and slow software updates. These two things excel with the Pixel.

[KevinD]

Going to try my hand at making a tribute to a bad ass custom shop tele. Got the body in today. Will be a long build, as it's on the sky from the wife type on the $$, and holy heck necks get expensive fast. Going to try a cheap neck first to practice working on.doubt it'll be useable as it's too cheap. Anyhow, got the body on sale for $80 shipped. The color is very, very close to correct. I may not even repaint it.
http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/123_13_zpswbb8xvjy.jpg (http://s450.photobucket.com/user/kmdracer/media/123_13_zpswbb8xvjy.jpg.html)

[Godfather]

Going to try my hand at making a tribute to a bad ass custom shop tele. Got the body in today. Will be a long build, as it's on the sky from the wife type on the $$, and holy heck necks get expensive fast. Going to try a cheap neck first to practice working on.doubt it'll be useable as it's too cheap. Anyhow, got the body on sale for $80 shipped. The color is very, very close to correct. I may not even repaint it.
http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/123_13_zpswbb8xvjy.jpg (http://s450.photobucket.com/user/kmdracer/media/123_13_zpswbb8xvjy.jpg.html)


That's sick. You know Roger Daltrey was on a Maron's podcast recently and was talking about how he and a lot of guys growing up in post-war Britain built their own guitars to start out of scraps and shit they could steal basically, think he said Keith Richards did too. Dalton's first guitar he built from plywood and just copied a friend's spanish guitar as best he could, lasted a couple weeks :lol: I had no clue. Super super interesting listen... just skip the intro because Maron rants about Trump a lot before the guests come on, but it's not an otherwise political interview :lol:

[KevinD]

I'm not in that league, lol. I do plan on doing a relic on the body. Mostly that's why I bought this cheap one. I will see if a spare strat neck fits in the pocket correctly. If it does, and lines up right, I may even use this on full build. This is all mostly to practice on, as I dont want to f-up my good guitars, lol
The neck I'm going to buy is an all parts brand. I've read mostly good reviews on them, and for $130, hard to pass up.

[KevinD]

This is the inspiration for my build.
https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/electric-guitars/telecaster/fender-custom-shop-reissue-1952-telecaster-heavy-relic-mn-purple-metallic

[Pony]

Barq's Red Cream soda.

Saw someone talking about it somewhere, sounded good. Apparently it's a bit hard to come by.

[Pony]

Barq's Red Cream soda.

Saw someone talking about it somewhere, sounded good. Apparently it's a bit hard to come by.

Hmm, Tastes like carbonated bubble gum.

[KevinD]

Got home and started working on the tele body. Got this far, then the buffer broke. Still have more to do.
http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/20181107_155010_zpsepdzw6cc.jpg (http://s450.photobucket.com/user/kmdracer/media/20181107_155010_zpsepdzw6cc.jpg.html)

[DemonGeminiX]

A 6 month car insurance renewal.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Mine just renewed this month, went up again :meh:

[DemonGeminiX]

Mine went up $10.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

A couple of steel shelving units and a steel cabinet for the garage, going to finally try and get things under control out there.

[KevinD]

I've been meaning to buy some of those as well. I have a 34x34 shop/ garage I cant even get my car into with moving shit around. Granted, most of the stuff I have to move is yard equipment and wood working in tools, but that's because so much other junk is in there I cant put that stuff up against the walls out of the way.

[Muddy]

Mine just renewed this month, went up again :meh:


Mine went up $10.

Mine went down.. But my vehicles are also getting older..

[DemonGeminiX]

My car's 12 years old and my insurance has still gone up. :lol:

[Godfather]

Didn't find much for Black Friday... Gift cards were 30% off with my bank's credit card rewards so I bought some Amazon cards, and a couple Starbucks cards to give out at Christmas.


Other than that, I only bought myself some nice Saxx boxers on sale :lol: They're expensive as fuck but soooo much better than the Fruit of the Loom boxers I'd been buying for 15 years :lol:

[RBP]

Oh great, now I have to picture you in boxers.

:wank:

[Godfather]

You know they have that ballpark pouch to cradle your junk, hold it high and tight

[RBP]

You know they have that ballpark pouch to cradle your junk, hold it high and tight

Now your just teasing.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/zVrnk.gif

[DemonGeminiX]

Christmas presents and other shit. I really didn't need to spend the money for the other shit, but whatever. I don't really get anything outside of cash for Christmas, so I'm splurging on myself a little.

[DemonGeminiX]

An old used Ibanez EX370.

My next project.

[RBP]

Two 4-packs of Lawry's beef marinade. I'm in steak and eggs breakfast mode.

[DemonGeminiX]

An old used Ibanez EX370.

My next project.

Dammit. Not the same model year as my old '92 EX370. This one's a '93. Big deal? Yep, the '93 neck is completely different. They can't be swapped. I can't cannibalize the '93 guitar to get my old '92 to play again. So I get to gut the '93 and make it my own. I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and try to fix the '92 neck the hard way. I know, 3rd world problems. But I suck at woodworking and repair, and it'll cost me a boatload of cash to pay someone to do it. The cracks shouldn't be hard, just get some loctite and clamp it up. The warp's a different story. I don't know how the hell I'm going to accomplish that.

[KevinD]

Dont use superglue, use titebond. There are way to fix a warped neck. Some cant be fixed though. Youtube has some good tutorials on how to repair necks/headstock etc. Good luck!

[Muddy]

Another lil boat..

http://i63.tinypic.com/feqids.jpg

[lost in melb.]

Cheese and tomato toastie with garden salad

[lost in melb.]

And another lil airplane...


https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSM_eLtrjYSZJ9WWOnKibz47b27yc7 HenHSl4krP-T9xAwPXQIN

[Godfather]

Anyone snag a good boxing day deal? Amazon.ca is pretty shitty today...

[DemonGeminiX]

Not really, but Boxing Day isn't really a thing down here anyway. I have been looking around for some deals, but I'm not seeing any on the stuff I'm looking at. I don't think I'll see any real deals until after the new year passes in a few days.

[lost in melb.]

Not really, but Boxing Day isn't really a thing down here anyway. I have been looking around for some deals, but I'm not seeing any on the stuff I'm looking at. I don't think I'll see any real deals until after the new year passes in a few days.

Same here. Black Friday deals were better.

[Hal-9000]

I got a good deal on a jug of milk!


:|

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Anyone snag a good boxing day deal? Amazon.ca is pretty shitty today...

Get outta here with your ol' made up holidays :hand:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I got a good deal on a jug of milk!


:|

Me too, $1.99/gallon at Walmart yesterday :dance:

[Hal-9000]

Me too, $1.99/gallon at Walmart yesterday :dance:

You Americans can never complain about the cost of living ever again.

I buy four liters *which is approx a gallon* and the best price we can get is over five dollars with tax and deposit.

ffs we grow the cows right fucking here!!! :x

[Teh One Who Knocks]

You Americans can never complain about the cost of living ever again.

I buy four liters *which is approx a gallon* and the best price we can get is over five dollars with tax and deposit.

ffs we grow the cows right fucking here!!! :x

:empathy:

[Hal-9000]

They gonna catch me sucking off a cow's udder one night and I'll use this little example right here as my defense.


mmmm, free udder

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I had to fill my truck yesterday and had to pay $1.90/gallon :sad2:

[Hal-9000]

Right now there's a difference in gas price between provinces. One province is paying up to 45 cents more per liter than the other. As you know, liters are small and it takes many of them to fill a tank.

There's dudes online trying to calculate if it's economically feasible to drive to the next province, just to fill up their large trucks :lol:

This sort of crap should never happen to a country that exports oil on world levels.

[Pony]

$171.50 for registration stickers for the cars.

[Godfather]

Booked flights to Hawaii for under $400 Canadian each round trip in February! Free accommodation as my uncle is renting a condo there all winter and wants all his nieces and nephews to come visit him badly :lol: Can't wait.

[Hal-9000]

Booked flights to Hawaii for under $400 Canadian each round trip in February! Free accommodation as my uncle is renting a condo there all winter and wants all his nieces and nephews to come visit him badly :lol: Can't wait.

Sounds nice :x

I hope the lava burns your feet as you sleep Justin.

[RBP]

HP Chromebook with an HD touchscreen. I think I am going to switch to a dock for the big monitors, this thing is faster than my desktop on web applications.

[Griffin]

KAHR ST9 TIG

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ST9093TIG-R.jpg

Limited edition. Mines 600 of 1000

[DemonGeminiX]

I found the Foxgear Echosex Baby Delay/Echo pedal used so I pulled the trigger on it.

[DemonGeminiX]

A damn near mint Mesa Boogie Mark 5 1x12 combo amp.

I think I'm gonna be good on amplifiers for a while.

[RBP]

Big Boss 1300-Watt Oil-less Air Fryer, 16-Quart

https://i.imgur.com/cZlFcck.jpg

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Big Boss 1300-Watt Oil-less Air Fryer, 16-Quart

https://i.imgur.com/cZlFcck.jpgAnd? Review? :tapfoot:

[RBP]

And? Review? :tapfoot:

Just arrived! I will let you know!

[Godfather]

I'm so curious. Those air fryers seem too good to be true. Let us know!

[RBP]

And? Review? :tapfoot:


I'm so curious. Those air fryers seem too good to be true. Let us know!

First attempt was great. Just did some chicken breast chunks with a spicy coating and frozen fries. 13 minutes, no preheat, was really good. It's not entirely oil-less since they suggest you have an oil sprayer to lightly coat the items, which I did. That first meal was more of convection oven bake than a fry. Which is really what the device is, a small convection oven. Most of the ones sold are smaller, so watch capacity. The Big Boss is pretty huge.

I am going to try some potato wedges that I would normally fry next and attempt to dehydrate some fruit. But definitely no room heat and no oil smell.

Given that I can do a meal in one container and the cooking speeds are fast, it's the baking equivalent of an instant pot.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I actually think we have something similar somewhere but we've never used it yet :-k

[Goofy]

First attempt was great. Just did some chicken breast chunks with a spicy coating and frozen fries. 13 minutes, no preheat, was really good. It's not entirely oil-less since they suggest you have an oil sprayer to lightly coat the items, which I did. That first meal was more of convection oven bake than a fry. Which is really what the device is, a small convection oven. Most of the ones sold are smaller, so watch capacity. The Big Boss is pretty huge.

I am going to try some potato wedges that I would normally fry next and attempt to dehydrate some fruit. But definitely no room heat and no oil smell.

Given that I can do a meal in one container and the cooking speeds are fast, it's the baking equivalent of an instant pot.


I actually think we have something similar somewhere but we've never used it yet :-k

We have the Tefal Actifry - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tefal-ActiFry-Healthy-Fryer-Black/dp/B01F32KB4O?ref_=Oct_BSellerC_3147531_0&pf_rd_p=3ae255ee-fccf-5b6a-bdbd-1dcd33ae4d98&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=3147531&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=86H80T6VVQ4XY9VQ7BQB&pf_rd_r=86H80T6VVQ4XY9VQ7BQB&pf_rd_p=3ae255ee-fccf-5b6a-bdbd-1dcd33ae4d98

Pretty similar by the looks of things, it's awesome :tup:

[Hal-9000]

Big Boss 1300-Watt Oil-less Air Fryer, 16-Quart

https://i.imgur.com/cZlFcck.jpg


Just arrived! I will let you know!


First attempt was great. Just did some chicken breast chunks with a spicy coating and frozen fries. 13 minutes, no preheat, was really good. It's not entirely oil-less since they suggest you have an oil sprayer to lightly coat the items, which I did. That first meal was more of convection oven bake than a fry. Which is really what the device is, a small convection oven. Most of the ones sold are smaller, so watch capacity. The Big Boss is pretty huge.

I am going to try some potato wedges that I would normally fry next and attempt to dehydrate some fruit. But definitely no room heat and no oil smell.

Given that I can do a meal in one container and the cooking speeds are fast, it's the baking equivalent of an instant pot.

So it's a hair dryer that cooks chicken? :-s

[Godfather]

Had a company come quote carpet cleaning, plus steam cleaning the tile in the shower and then re-sealing the grout and tile and caulking it. Going to cost $300 including tax. I'm pretty happy with that. I could rent a steam cleaner for the carpet for probably $40 but doing stairs is a pain in the ass, and then steaming, sealing the tiny little grout on these stupid small tiles in the shower and then caulking (my least favorite job) the perimeter of the shower would probably take me a whole damn day and I'd likely fuck up the caulking :lol: Take my money.

[Griffin]

I understand. I can ruin a passable project as soon as I grab a caulking gun.

[Pony]

I think that's a good price.

[DemonGeminiX]

I just donated a few bucks to the FurFriends rescue organization. That's my random act of senseless kindness for the week.