What's the last thing you bought?

[Hal-9000]

Was out food shopping with the sister and decided to try these from International Patty King. Spicy Jamaican Patties :)


https://i.imgur.com/5i2qsXa.jpg


:|


Little background. I've worked with Jamaican folks and countless East Indian people and we used to go to a place that sold REAL home made patties for lunch :thumbsup:

I should know better :lol: And why the fck they only put 9 in a box? :-s What if you got two or four or six people in the family?

Edible, but can't recommend. 2.5 sections of toilet paper out of 5 :hand:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It clearly says Jamaican style on the box, not traditional Jamaican :nono:


:lol:

[Hal-9000]

It clearly says Jamaican style on the box, not traditional Jamaican :nono:


:lol:

3 out 5 Walmart reviews say - I heated up one and returned the box for a refund :|


Fuck that, I'm keeping them because they were bought with sister-money...the sweetest money in the land :lol:

[Muddy]

http://i63.tinypic.com/2cz8ojp.jpg

[Hal-9000]

I get a box of patties and Muddy buys a boat.

Nothing like getting your face slapped with a dick online :sad2:

[Muddy]

I get a box of patties and Muddy buys a boat.

Nothing like getting your face slapped with a dick online :sad2:

I stole it.... $1,000 from a co-worker.

[Hal-9000]

I stole it.... $1,000 from a co-worker.

shut yo ugly mouth you did not

That's at least 20k and a handy

[Muddy]

shut yo ugly mouth you did not

That's at least 20k and a handy

Nah.. It's a 1976 Aquasport 170... Its a pretty well cared for classic... Prolly worth 3-5k tops..

[Hal-9000]

Nah.. It's a 1976 Aquasport 170... Its a pretty well cared for classic... Prolly worth 3-5k tops..

1976? Looks pretty sweet from here.

You have to remember almost everything up here is about 30% more and something like a boat sold in a land locked province like mine would go for some money.

You still gonna not-name it?

[Pony]

Wow, nice boat for a grand!

I just bought $225 worth of lumber to double the size of my shed.

[Muddy]

1976? Looks pretty sweet from here.

You have to remember almost everything up here is about 30% more and something like a boat sold in a land locked province like mine would go for some money.

You still gonna not-name it?

No names.. Don't want to fuck with the gods.. (The back has been painted so it may have been named before..)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Name it! :x

[Hal-9000]

Put an old car license plate on back :-s

[Pony]

If you didn't buy it with a name on it I think you're safe to name it yourself.

[Pony]

Very Superstitious: 13 Sailor Superstitions

Ahoy Matey!

Seafaring is one of the world's oldest occupations, so it is only natural that in times where inexplicable events have happened, superstitions have played a major role in providing reasons for their occurrence.

The uncontrollable nature of the sea has given way to many a nautical lore, each one as curious as the next. So plunge in if you dare, and discover 13 common sailor superstitions.
1. No Bananas On Board

Aside from their peels causing many comedians to trip and fall down, bananas have long been thought to bring bad luck, especially on ships. At the height of the trading empire between Spain and the Caribbean in the 1700's, most cases of disappearing ships happened to be carrying a cargo of bananas at the time.

Coincidence? Perhaps. Another theory suggests that because bananas spoiled so quickly, transporters had to get to their destination much quicker. Fisherman thus never caught anything while bananas were on board. Another danger caused by monkey's favourite fruit fermenting so quickly, was that in the heat of the storage hull, bananas would produce deadly toxic fumes.

A final theory on the perils of bananas at sea (though there are tons) is that a species of deadly spider would hide inside banana bunches. Their lethal bite caused crewman to die suddenly, heightening the fear that banana cargo was a bad omen.

Many boaters continue to avoid bananas at sea, some even avoiding banana smelling sun tan lotion.

2. No Women on Board

Women were said to bring bad luck on board because they distracted the sailors from their sea duties. This kind of behaviour angered the intemperate seas that would take their revenge out on the ship. Funny enough, naked women on board were completely welcome. That's because naked women "calmed the sea". This is why ships' typically had a figure of a topless women perched on the bow of the ship. Her bare breasts "shamed the stormy seas into calm" and her open eyes guided the seamen to safety.

3. Son of A Gun

Male children born on the ship were referred to as "son of a gun" because the most convenient place to give birth on deck (if you weren't too afraid of having a woman on board) was on the gun deck. Having a male child on board was a sign of good luck.
4. No Whistling on Board

Mariners have long held the belief that whistling or singing into the wind will "whistle up a storm".


5. Red Sky At Night...

"Red sky at night, sailor's delight; red sky in the morning, sailors take warning" the old saying goes. A red sunset indicates a beautiful day to come, while a red sunrise indicates rain and bad weather.


6. Deathly Lexis

At sea, some words must be strictly avoided to ensure the ship and crew's safe return. These include obvious ones like "drowned" and "goodbye". If someone says "good luck" to you, it is sure to bring about bad luck. The only way to reverse the curse is by drawing blood, so usually a good punch in the nose will do.


7. Beware of the Lurking Shark

A shark following the ship is a sign of inevitable death.

8. Welcome the Lurking Dolphins

Dolphins swimming with the ship are seen as a good sign.
9. Don't Sail On These Days...

Don't Sail On Thursdays, Fridays, the first Monday in April or the second Monday in August.

Fridays: Fridays have long been considered unlucky days, likely because Jesus Christ was crucified on a Friday.
Thursdays: Thursdays are bad sailing days because that is Thor's day, the god of thunders and storms.
First Monday in April: The first Monday in April is the day Cain slew Abel
Second Monday in August: The second Monday in August is the day the kingdoms of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed.

Superstitious sailors believe that the only good day to set sail is Sundays.

10. The Pirate's Look, is a Look For Me

A pierced earlobe on a sailor meant that he had sailed around the world or had crossed the equator. Superstitious sailors wore gold hoop earrings because they believed it brought good fortune. Some believed that the gold possessed magic healing powers or that it served as a protective talisman that would prevent the wearer from drowning.

Tattoos were also seen as lucky. Seafarers would usually tattoo a nautical star on their bodies as the North Star represented a signal that they were nearing home.

Cutting ones hair, nail trimming, and beard shaving were seen as big no-nos.

11. Don't Change the Name of the Boat

It's bad luck to change the name of the boat. Boats develop a life and mind of their own once they are named and Christened. If you do rename the boat- you absolutely must have a de-naming ceremony.

This ceremony can be performed by writing the current boat name on a piece of paper, folding the paper and placing it in a wooden box then burning the box. After, scoop up the ashes and throw them into the sea [Source].

12. Pay Your Dues

Seamen that hadn't paid their debts were blamed for storms and any other misfortunate events that would occur on the ship.

13. Avoid Gingers

Red heads were thought to bring bad luck to a ship if you happened to encounter one before boarding. However, if you speak to the redhead before they get the chance to speak to you, you're saved.

In order not to kill our luck with this post we've added one more superstition…

Lucky 14: Don't Kill an Albatross

Seabirds were thought to carry the souls of dead sailors and it is considered bad luck to kill one. However, it is considered good luck if you see one.

[Godfather]

They take the banana shit really seriously. My bro was a government observer on fishing vessels for a year and had a couple stories of new guys getting a strip torn off them for showing up with bananas :lol:

[Muddy]

I have friends that will beat your ass if you put a banana on their boat..

[RBP]

I can't get past "I have friends".

[Teh One Who Knocks]

They take the banana shit really seriously. My bro was a government observer on fishing vessels for a year and had a couple stories of new guys getting a strip torn off them for showing up with bananas :lol:


I have friends that will beat your ass if you put a banana on their boat..

That makes me want to go down to a marina and secretly put bananas on people's boats :-k

[Goofy]

Milk :)

[Muddy]

That makes me want to go down to a marina and secretly put bananas on people's boats :-k

You'd have to definitely be very secret because if they caught you, you would be delimbed..

[Hal-9000]

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

[Hal-9000]

I have to go out and buy some new runners. It's only been four years :-k

Shoes stores are dying as we speak...Wallyworld here I come.

[RBP]

You'd have to definitely be very secret because if they caught you, you would be delimbed..

That would make Lance less... Apeeling.

https://i.imgur.com/9eIORYJ.png?1

[RBP]

City stickers, $35 X 2.

[Hal-9000]

Pair of ghetto runners

[Hal-9000]

That would make Lance less... Apeeling.

https://i.imgur.com/9eIORYJ.png?1

Even the husky thinks that one was a stretch :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That would make Lance less... Apeeling.

https://i.imgur.com/9eIORYJ.png?1:tumble:

[RBP]

Even the husky thinks that one was a stretch :lol:

https://i.imgur.com/StV1q07.jpg

[Hal-9000]

:lol:

Is that scornful Husky or disdainful Husky?


God man it reminds me of you somehow...

[DemonGeminiX]

Boss TE-2 Tera Echo Delay pedal

I got it from an Ebay auction. I guess I shouldn't bitch, because I'm a notoriously ruthless Ebay sniper, but I was hoping to stay south of $80 on this used effect pedal. Snipers came in with 10 minutes left on the clock and pushed it from $70 to $96. Pricks. I guess I should be happy that they didn't push it up above $105 since that was my limit. There was a TE-2 'buy it now' on Ebay for $105 that I would've picked up instead if the bidding went above. As far as I can see, the 'buy it now' is still available. The pedal costs around $150 new (most delay type effects cost around that much or more), and some idiots are asking $180 for it on Ebay. There's one on Reverb that's as low as $90, but whoever's selling it wants $8 for shipping. So I still saved $2, for whatever that's worth.

[DemonGeminiX]

Car insurance
Car registration
A birthday gift for a family member
Amazon Prime (full year... missed the cutoff date to change it to monthly which is what I wanted to do for a short time)
1 month HBO subscription
Cell phone bill
Netflix is waiting for me, but that's an auto-bill, so I'll just see that in the CC charge list.

Mother's Day's coming up, so I'm gonna be dropping some coin for that as well.

Expenditures for 1 day: Around $600. Some of y'all will probably tell me that I got off cheap.

[Godfather]

Car insurance
Car registration
A birthday gift for a family member
Amazon Prime (full year... missed the cutoff date to change it to monthly which is what I wanted to do for a short time)
1 month HBO subscription
Cell phone bill
Netflix is waiting for me, but that's an auto-bill, so I'll just see that in the CC charge list.

Mother's Day's coming up, so I'm gonna be dropping some coin for that as well.

Expenditures for 1 day: Around $600. Some of y'all will probably tell me that I got off cheap.

Car insurance and registration for a full year and you still had budget for all the other stuff? Or just a month of insurance?

[DemonGeminiX]

Car insurance and registration for a full year and you still had budget for all the other stuff? Or just a month of insurance?

Insurance is 6 months. Registration is for the year. I have an older vehicle so it's generally cheaper to insure and tag. It helps that my state's rates are cheaper than most as well.

[DemonGeminiX]

Total cost for insurance was around $245. Registration was around $69.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Total cost for insurance was around $245. Registration was around $69.

:facepalm:

My insurance renewal just came in and it's going up. Again. $1545 for 6 months. :|

And my truck registration was in December. That was around $350 if I remember that right. :|

[DemonGeminiX]

Time to switch insurance companies, look for the lower rate.

[DemonGeminiX]

And don't you have a new truck? My car is a 2006. The older it is, the less it costs to register.

[KevinD]

Samsung Tab 5Se. Will see how I like it later.

[KevinD]

Overall, new tablet is great. One huge dislike is there's no dedicated headphone jack. Instead, Samsung took a page out of iPhone world, and you have to use an adapter. I'm going to replace the battery and charge port on my old note, and give it to my daughter. It's still a great tablet.

[RBP]

:facepalm:

My insurance renewal just came in and it's going up. Again. $1545 for 6 months. :|


Time to switch insurance companies, look for the lower rate.

That sounds really high for one vehicle. We pay just over $1000 for 6 months for 2 vehicles and mine has commercial coverage. Comprehensive on both, a 2014 and a 2016.

[Godfather]

I pay about $1,800 a year for pleasure use of my 2005 mazda3 with $2mil liability, collision and comp, 15 years clean driving. Our province has the highest rates in the country... DGX's premium sounds like a dream.

[DemonGeminiX]

I have:

$50K/$100K body injury liability
$30K property liability
$1K medical payments
Uninsured motorist BI add-on $50K/$100K Non-Ded
Uninsured Motorist PD add-on $30K w/ $250 Ded
Comprehensive $250 Ded (because I live in hurricane country... technically, I'm not required to carry it by GA law)

For my vehicle's age, I'm actually over-paying for extra coverage beyond minimum GA requirements, but I know how people drive around here, and I know if I drop to minimum requirements, somebody's gonna slam into me and I'll be screwed. Also, if I drop comprehensive, a hurricane will sweep through and miss everything except for that one really heavy tree branch from 5 miles away that falls on my car. That's just the kind of luck I have.

I've got AAA, so I don't bother with road side services through my insurance company. My insurance company treats every road side service call as a claim and they raise insurance rates when you use it. I found that out several years ago when my battery died in my driveway and I called the insurance road side service to get a jump start. They jacked my premium up by like $80. Pissed me off like you wouldn't believe. So I dropped the insurance roadside, signed up with AAA and bought a portable rechargeable jump starter that I've used once since I bought it.... on somebody else's car. It works great though. :lol:

[Hal-9000]

I pay about $1,800 a year for pleasure use of my 2005 mazda3 with $2mil liability, collision and comp, 15 years clean driving. Our province has the highest rates in the country... DGX's premium sounds like a dream.

I pay 100 month, full coverage, 2 million liability on a 2014 vehicle with a clean driving record. Most American premiums sound like a dream comparatively.

[DemonGeminiX]

Digitech Freqout Dynamic Feedback creator pedal. Find Pete Thorn's demo of it on Youtube, it's unreal.

Anyway, ProAudioStar was offering it for $70 brand new on eBay (it actually costs $180 new). I don't know why it was discounted so low, but I don't care either. Apparently, the seller has a bunch of them. Maybe they're having trouble moving them and just want to unload? I've bought a bunch of stuff off of him/her/them before, and they have a great rating and I have no complaints, so I'm not overly concerned. Anyway, I checked my credit card rewards and found that I had enough points to get a $50 eBay gift card, so I did.

The pedal costs $180 new. Total cost to me after a deep discount and a gift card: $25 (with taxes included).

[Godfather]

I pay 100 month, full coverage, 2 million liability on a 2014 vehicle with a clean driving record. Most American premiums sound like a dream comparatively.

Truth. I do notice though that they seem to carry much lower liability limits. I know from talking to folks who work at ICBC that they get a claim every couple years that exceed $5 million. If you have a fuck-up and cream a fancy car carrying a doctor, lawyer and their two kids, financially you're fucked without decent policy limits. Some people used to tell me when I was a broker and advised them that the $200,000 minimum liability limit wasn't considered enough by the insurer (I had to tell them that for the record), they'd respond: "whatever I'll just file for bankruptcy I'm not worth anything." But that's presuming the courts just let you off that easily and don't instead decide to garnish your wages for life.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/qG3xjTh.jpg

Here's the policy coverages we have and that premium is for 6 months (it's the same on both vehicles). Plus we carry a $1,000,000 umbrella liability policy over and above what we have for auto insurance. That's an additional $273/year.

As far as minimums go, it's ridiculously low and stupid, another reason why you need to carry high coverages in case you get into an accident with someone that doesn't carry enough. The state minimum for liability in Colorado is only $25,000 per person for bodily injury. $50,000 per accident for bodily injury. $15,000 per accident for property damage.

[Hal-9000]

Truth. I do notice though that they seem to carry much lower liability limits. I know from talking to folks who work at ICBC that they get a claim every couple years that exceed $5 million. If you have a fuck-up and cream a fancy car carrying a doctor, lawyer and their two kids, financially you're fucked without decent policy limits. Some people used to tell me when I was a broker and advised them that the $200,000 minimum liability limit wasn't considered enough by the insurer (I had to tell them that for the record), they'd respond: "whatever I'll just file for bankruptcy I'm not worth anything." But that's presuming the courts just let you off that easily and don't instead decide to garnish your wages for life.


https://i.imgur.com/qG3xjTh.jpg

Here's the policy coverages we have and that premium is for 6 months (it's the same on both vehicles). Plus we carry a $1,000,000 umbrella liability policy over and above what we have for auto insurance. That's an additional $273/year.

As far as minimums go, it's ridiculously low and stupid, another reason why you need to carry high coverages in case you get into an accident with someone that doesn't carry enough. The state minimum for liability in Colorado is only $25,000 per person for bodily injury. $50,000 per accident for bodily injury. $15,000 per accident for property damage.

Old boss's wife was in insurance for 40 years. He always used the example - what happens if you rear end a bus full of orphans and nuns and every person claims injury?


:lol: Extreme but it does make you think. Up here two million liability is common for most policies and one million used to be standard.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

You'd be surprised just how many people run with the state minimum liability only insurance. :|

[Hal-9000]

You'd be surprised just how many people run with the state minimum liability only insurance. :|

Up here I think it's still a little different in terms of most of us have insurance because it's the law :lol: I've heard that some people in the States still feel it's an option. Not sure if that's still true.

Years back cops used to stop us and if your car wasn't registered they would give us a 400 dollar fine. They've lessened that particular fine and give us 24 hours to produce.

But it's still all tied together. You can't register a car without having insurance first.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Up here I think it's still a little different in terms of most of us have insurance because it's the law :lol: I've heard that some people in the States still feel it's an option. Not sure if that's still true.

Years back cops used to stop us and if your car wasn't registered they would give us a 400 dollar fine. They've lessened that particular fine and give us 24 hours to produce.

But it's still all tied together. You can't register a car without having insurance first.

Nope, insurance is required by law here as well. And you can't get your registration here without proof of insurance either.

[Godfather]

Nope, insurance is required by law here as well. And you can't get your registration here without proof of insurance either.

One of the best things they ever did here was basically rolling insurance up with registration. You buy and sign for both on the same piece of paper essentially, so they're one in the same as far as most people are concerned. Seems to make sense to allow/force the insurer to just issue both at the same time for licensed road vehicles :lol: I think in some places you still have to make two difference stops to get registration then insurance? What a pain in the dick.

[Godfather]

Plus we carry a $1,000,000 umbrella liability policy over and above what we have for auto insurance. That's an additional $273/year.



Smart man. Umbrella policies are awesome. And I'd bet you have your homeowner's policy on there too as well as any toys you might have (boat, ATV, trailer, etc)? A lot of people overlook that option but it can save you a fair bit, and in some cases might even offers broader protection that can 'drop down' if the underlying layer won't cover something.

[DemonGeminiX]

Apologies if I'm completely ignorant of how shit works in Canada, but is your registration costs controlled by the federal/national/country government or your individual Province's government? Ours are controlled by the individual states.

Actually that's a bad way to put things. Our insurances are state-based, meaning we can't buy a policy in another state other than the one we live in. I can't buy insurance from a company in Colorado, and Lance can't buy his insurance from a company in Georgia. It's not really controlled by the state. The states don't control how much shit costs, for the most part, it's still a free market, although state laws will effect the cost of things.

[DemonGeminiX]

https://i.imgur.com/qG3xjTh.jpg

Here's the policy coverages we have and that premium is for 6 months (it's the same on both vehicles). Plus we carry a $1,000,000 umbrella liability policy over and above what we have for auto insurance. That's an additional $273/year.

As far as minimums go, it's ridiculously low and stupid, another reason why you need to carry high coverages in case you get into an accident with someone that doesn't carry enough. The state minimum for liability in Colorado is only $25,000 per person for bodily injury. $50,000 per accident for bodily injury. $15,000 per accident for property damage.

Check your credit card perks. You might be able to get rid of your rental reimbursement coverage. My credit card has an allowance for rentals as a perk.

Also, my credit union has a $10000 Death and Dismemberment policy that I took advantage of. Didn't cost me anything. A perk of my credit union. You may want to check into your bank/credit union perks.

[Godfather]

Apologies if I'm completely ignorant of how shit works in Canada, but is your registration costs controlled by the federal/national/country government or your individual Province's government? Ours are controlled by the individual states.

It's the same here, Provincially controlled, so we have some very different systems going on in the country. We have some provinces that have province-run insurance, others where it's fully private, one or two provinces where they have 'no fault' systems which fucks over the lawyers (I'd love to see my province go that route), and then Quebec which has an entirely different rule of law all together and is basically another planet :lol:

This is a tangent but Quebec is so odd... their civil law isn't tort law, based on case law and precedent like all of Canada (and the Commonwealth countries), it's the Civil Code of Quebec like France which is all written down and codified more like how criminal law is. I wonder how many countries have two completely different sets of civil law going on?

[DemonGeminiX]

Each state's civil law is based on common law procedures... except Louisiana. They do some kind of Napoleanic thing, which I really know nothing about and can't really explain. But it's just different. Apparently, Louisiana's similar to Quebec.

[Godfather]

Also because I feel bad for derailing this thread... last thing I bought was one of these coiled grill scrapers. I bought one a few years back after reading a horror story about the bristles from the regular brushes getting into people's food and causing harm or even death in the case of a young boy. This coiled ones donesn't do nearly as good a job, but I notice some now have 2-3 rows or coil so I ordered one to see if it's any better.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71MFspBWYEL._SL1500_.jpg

[Godfather]

Each state's civil law is based on common law procedures... except Louisiana. They do some kind of Napoleanic thing, which I really know nothing about and can't really explain. But it's just different. Apparently, Louisiana's similar to Quebec.

That's super interesting, I'm going to read up on that. My US state history is brutal but they had a strong connection to France at some point right? I only know that because I've heard of some sort of wild Louisiana French Creole language. I've heard of Cajuns and Creoles in that state but come to think of it I really don't know what either means.

[DemonGeminiX]

That's super interesting, I'm going to read up on that. My US state history is brutal but they had a strong connection to France at some point right? I only know that because I've heard of some sort of wild Louisiana French Creole language. I've heard of Cajuns and Creoles in that state but come to think of it I really don't know what either means.

Honestly, I can't speak to the veracity of this, but I think some of the early European Louisiana settlers were from Canada before coming down here. Acadians or some crap like that? Some kind of Eastern French Canadians who came down there for some reason or another.

[DemonGeminiX]

But yeah, we did buy the Louisiana territory from France. I think before that it passed between French, Spanish, and British ownership.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

(4) tickets for Singing in the Rain on Mothers Day

[Muddy]

Flakka

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Smart man. Umbrella policies are awesome. And I'd bet you have your homeowner's policy on there too as well as any toys you might have (boat, ATV, trailer, etc)? A lot of people overlook that option but it can save you a fair bit, and in some cases might even offers broader protection that can 'drop down' if the underlying layer won't cover something.

Yeah, the Umbrella Policy covers everything we have insured under either auto or homeowner's insurance. It's a relatively cheap way ($247 for the year) to get that extra coverage. We're actually thinking of seeing how much extra it would cost to bump it up to $2 million.

[RBP]

Mophie Juice Pack (refurb) on Ebay for $18. Phone case with built in backup battery. They usually run $40-$90.

http://i68.tinypic.com/a4pes1.jpg

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Google-Pixel-XL-mophie-Juice-Pack-Wireless-Charging-Battery-Case-2-950Mah/143220267343

[Muddy]

http://i64.tinypic.com/r8cjlv.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

I bought something from the website not too long ago.

[Godfather]

Cancelled Netflix and bought a subscription to Crave TV which gives me access to HBO, Showtime and Starz. It's a bit steep at $20/month but the back catalogue of HBO alone will keep me busy. I've never seen Sopranos or The Wire which are supposed to be among the best shows of all time.

[DemonGeminiX]

Cancelled Netflix and bought a subscription to Crave TV which gives me access to HBO, Showtime and Starz. It's a bit steep at $20/month but the back catalogue of HBO alone will keep me busy. I've never seen Sopranos or The Wire which are supposed to be among the best shows of all time.

$20/month for HBO, Showtime, AND Starz plus whatever else comes with it is a great deal. HBO alone costs $15/month via Amazon Prime here in the States. I'm jealous.

[Godfather]

Damn I didn't know HBO was that steep! Good to know.

[Muddy]

http://i67.tinypic.com/34rbmes.jpg

[RBP]

Yee Haw!!

[DemonGeminiX]

12" and 21" under cabinet LED lights

[lost in melb.]

<a href="https://imgflip.com/gif/31xcx6"><img src="https://i.imgflip.com/31xcx6.gif" title="made at imgflip.com"/></a>..

[Hugh_Janus]

Cancelled Netflix and bought a subscription to Crave TV which gives me access to HBO, Showtime and Starz. It's a bit steep at $20/month but the back catalogue of HBO alone will keep me busy. I've never seen Sopranos or The Wire which are supposed to be among the best shows of all time.

sopranos is ace

[Griffin]

Pelican Sandbank 100 XP

https://www.pelicansport.com/media/catalog/product/cache/e7dc7ac516fa67161bf8391bb79bedf5/k/w/kwp10p209_sandbankk100xp_iso.png

Haven't had it on the river yet, but have put it on the lake to see how it tracks and stability.

[RBP]

$500 for clothes at JCP.

[Pony]

17" laptop screen

Tub drain

$1200 in steel roofing.

[DemonGeminiX]

17" laptop screen

How much fun are you gonna have?

[Pony]

How much fun are you gonna have?

It's not for me, And from what I've seen online it's really easy on this laptop. Pop the bezel, a few screws and unplug. Hopefully I ordered the right one....

.....People with zero skills have said they did theirs in 20 minutes, It should be a breeze for me.

[DemonGeminiX]

I remember when I tried to figure out how to do it on my old Sony Vaio from the year 2000. I saw the cost and what was involved, and I was all like "Fuck that." :lol:

[Pony]

I think I paid $68 for the new screen. If it works it will be worth it. Even with the 50 bucks I'm charging to install it's still cheaper than buying a new one.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/2bgfPHB.png

We use TiVo boxes at home (one main DVR box and 2 TiVo mini's for the other rooms) instead of the Comcast boxes to save some money because Comcast charges you an 'outlet fee' for every room you have one of their boxes in :rolleyes: But the downside is, TiVo is at the mercy of Comcast for some things and Comcast has decided to declare EOL for the On Demand app that you can access thru TiVo and it ends at the end of the month. There's a Comcast app available for the Roku that you can actually use for live TV as well as all their On Demand stuff, so that's the new workaround for us. The Roku I had was too old to support the Comcast app, so I upgraded and will just move the older Roku to a different room.

[Pony]

Download the Aquatic Life screensaver to turn your tv into a fishtank.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Download the Aquatic Life screensaver to turn your tv into a fishtank.

https://i.imgur.com/uO8dkxW.png

:thumbsup:

[Muddy]

A used bimini top for $50 for das boot.

[RBP]

A used bimini top for $50 for das boot.

I have no idea what that means. :lol:

[Muddy]

I have no idea what that means. :lol:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimini_top

[RBP]

https://i.imgur.com/jKXv3o8.jpg

[Godfather]

https://i.imgur.com/jKXv3o8.jpg

This is an awesome idea, I refuse to take more than one trip from the car with groceries, as do most men :lol:

The downside is that much like all my reusable shopping bags, I'll forget it when I go grocery shopping for sure.

[Godfather]

Most recent thing I bought was an automated cat feeder. My wife's cat is up at the crack of dawn being an asshole until he's fed, and it's brutal in the summer when the sun is up early. We can lock him out of the bedroom but that dick has nothing but time on his hands to scratch at the door.

My wife was being resistant to the idea at first... I said "...is it because you think the cat will love you less if you're not the one feeding him?" I just got a sheepish nod back :lol:

[KevinD]

Two kittens. One 13 weeks old, Male, one 7 weeks old, female. Local pound had a special. 2 kitty's, adoption fees, spay/neuter and first year of shots, $40

[RBP]

Most recent thing I bought was an automated cat feeder. My wife's cat is up at the crack of dawn being an asshole until he's fed, and it's brutal in the summer when the sun is up early. We can lock him out of the bedroom but that dick has nothing but time on his hands to scratch at the door.

My wife was being resistant to the idea at first... I said "...is it because you think the cat will love you less if you're not the one feeding him?" I just got a sheepish nod back :lol:

We free-range feed the kibble and vary the wet food times. We have used automatic feeders; they work well. But I personally think training a cat to eat first thing in the morning is a really bad idea. Don't be shocked if he still wakes you up when you have the feeder.

[Godfather]

Two kittens. One 13 weeks old, Male, one 7 weeks old, female. Local pound had a special. 2 kitty's, adoption fees, spay/neuter and first year of shots, $40

Wow nice! I'm sure the kids are excited.

[Godfather]

We free-range feed the kibble and vary the wet food times. We have used automatic feeders; they work well. But I personally think training a cat to eat first thing in the morning is a really bad idea. Don't be shocked if he still wakes you up when you have the feeder.

I agree re: free feeding. Funny thing is, we've had him around 4 years and feeding was never an issue. My wife usually feeds him and since her morning work schedule changes so often and we're often home late, his feeding times were always all over the map and he never seemed to care. He was casual about eating too, usually still having a few pieces of kibble left by dinner or in the morning.

A couple months back though we got him into the vet. They sedated him and cleaned his teeth, and we had him shaved at the same because he's long-haired and sheds brutally in summer. Ever since he's been just absolutely desperate for food and finishes his entire meals all at once. This isn't the first time we've had him shaved either.

We can't figure out why his eating habits have changed so rapidly, it's bizarre and irritating.

[DemonGeminiX]

A 1-year membership to the 2nd Amendment Foundation. They're the organization fighting the legal battle against the I1639 bill in Washington state.

[KevinD]

Wow nice! I'm sure the kids are excited.

Lol...no kiddos at home anymore. Oldest lives north of Houston, and youngest is in Los Angeles

[DemonGeminiX]

A used Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo pedal. The Tone-Loc series pedals were extremely well made and popular back in the 00s. Too bad they discontinued them.

[lost in melb.]

Tinder Plus upgrade :oops:

[RBP]

Tinder Plus upgrade :oops:

We need stories.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Two Roku Express and a Logitech Harmony 665 universal remote.

[KevinD]

I need to get a new universal remote. My old harmony 700 is wearing out. Other than that, it's been a great remote. I've had it for maybe 8 years or so.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I need to get a new universal remote. My old harmony 700 is wearing out. Other than that, it's been a great remote. I've had it for maybe 8 years or so.

You can either go with the 650 or the 665, they are both replacements for the 700 (which is discontinued) and almost identical. The 665 is a slightly upgraded version of the 650, but for all intents and purposes, they are the same remote. I love them, we have one in every room that has a TV.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

A Ring 2 doorbell and an extra battery pack for it.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

An oil change

[KevinD]

Soon as I get off my ass, I'll be buying an oil and air filter for the mower.

[Godfather]

Went with my wife and bought a used Audi Q5. Really nice vehicle, test drove a few similar cars but this was the winner, and the car she swore from the start of residency that she'd get when she passed her boards, so she's a very happy camper. Once the certified per-owned warranty is up though, that thing has to go :lol:

[Pony]

Went with my wife and bought a used Audi Q5. Really nice vehicle, test drove a few similar cars but this was the winner, and the car she swore from the start of residency that she'd get when she passed her boards, so she's a very happy camper. Once the certified per-owned warranty is up though, that thing has to go :lol:

Yes, expensive to fix but if it turns out to be a really reliable car you might be able to get a couple extra years out of it before the maintenance cost really start to climb. I always did like Audi even though they are a pain to work on.

[fricnjay]

You can either go with the 650 or the 665, they are both replacements for the 700 (which is discontinued) and almost identical. The 665 is a slightly upgraded version of the 650, but for all intents and purposes, they are the same remote. I love them, we have one in every room that has a TV.

I have been using the Acoustic Research ARRX18G XSight remotes for years but they finally stopped supporting them and I LOVED them. I have had 3 because they are so easy to program, do IR and RF, macros and supper easy learning.

With my new media room build I have acquired a Logitech Harmony 1100 to run it. Do you find the Harmony pretty easy to program?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I have been using the Acoustic Research ARRX18G XSight remotes for years but they finally stopped supporting them and I LOVED them. I have had 3 because they are so easy to program, do IR and RF, macros and supper easy learning.

With my new media room build I have acquired a Logitech Harmony 1100 to run it. Do you find the Harmony pretty easy to program?

There's a slight learning curve because (at least with the 650 and 665) you have to program them using the Harmony desktop software to program it. But after you get familiar with using it, it's easy-peasy. I love our Harmony remotes.

[fricnjay]

There's a slight learning curve because (at least with the 650 and 665) you have to program them using the Harmony desktop software to program it. But after you get familiar with using it, it's easy-peasy. I love our Harmony remotes.

The XSight remotes had an online cloud data base you programmed from. You created an account and plugged the remote into the computer using usb. There you built and organized your programs and then you saved it to the remote and the cloud.

Sound similar?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The XSight remotes had an online cloud data base you programmed from. You created an account and plugged the remote into the computer using usb. There you built and organized your programs and then you saved it to the remote and the cloud.

Sound similar?

I can post pix from home of the software, but it sounds similar. It saves all your settings (I think the Harmony software can store up to 6 different remotes) and you just do the changes in the software and when it's ready, you plug the Harmony in with a micro USB cord, it downloads the changes, and it's all set. And the Harmony 650 and 665 can control up to 10 different devices. Not sure about the one you have. But I love the Harmony remotes.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Here's some screen grabs from the Harmony software:

https://i.imgur.com/ZXn1M3ul.png

https://i.imgur.com/R0OpvHXl.png

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[DemonGeminiX]

An Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro

http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Les-Paul/Les-Paul-Custom-PRO.aspx

[Godfather]

That's a real slick guitar, right on.

[KevinD]

An Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro

http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Les-Paul/Les-Paul-Custom-PRO.aspx

Cool. I tried several epiphone lp before I bought my ltd ec401. Some of the epis were quite nice, but for one reason or other, I didnt bond with any of them. I gave my ltd to my brother in law when I bought my gibson les paul tribute. Had I known you were looking for a les paul style, I'd have shipped it to you. If I had kept the ltd, I'd have had to have different frets installed. Let us know how you get on with it.

[DemonGeminiX]

Cool. I tried several epiphone lp before I bought my ltd ec401. Some of the epis were quite nice, but for one reason or other, I didnt bond with any of them. I gave my ltd to my brother in law when I bought my gibson les paul tribute. Had I known you were looking for a les paul style, I'd have shipped it to you. If I had kept the ltd, I'd have had to have different frets installed. Let us know how you get on with it.

I'm kinda weird in that if I can lap the guitar, then I'll adapt to it and get on perfectly fine with it. That rules out odd shapes, like offset or Flying Vs and BC Rich Warlocks, or Ovations on the acoustic side. I just can't get comfortable with those. I do love the look of offset Vs, so it kinda sucks.

If I don't like the sound of a guitar, then it becomes an upgrade project until I'm satisfied with the end result. I'm buying this one used, for about $250 less than it costs new, and it's in mint condition, so I won't feel bad at all if I start gutting it.

[Hal-9000]

green lettuce, romaine lettuce, celery

[Teh One Who Knocks]

green lettuce, romaine lettuce, celery

:snapout:

[Hal-9000]

I have my yearly physical this Monday :hand:

[Hal-9000]

She's going to finger-bang me and turn me into a Punch n Judy show :oops:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:tmi:

[DemonGeminiX]

She's going to finger-bang me and turn me into a Punch n Judy show :oops:

Is she hot?

[Hal-9000]

I always assume the fetal position and moan a little during the prostate exam.

Puts us on a more even level when she's flustered :lol:



Is she hot?



(my doc is a 6 foot attractive brown woman, Muslim, full headgear and dress)

[Godfather]

Alright so lesson learned: Do not order shit that isn't shipped by Amazon.

I ordered this jacket back in early June that looked nice and had decent reviews. It said free shipping but I neglected to notice that it wasn't shipped by Amazon. Didn't fit and quality was shit so naturally I asked to refund it.... then the games started. The seller sent me a few emails in a row offering stupid shit like a 25% discount to keep it 'and give it to someone in need' at first, then 40%, and then after I wasn't responding to that shit they finally said "ok we'll accept it back, you pay for shipping." Whatever, $40 jacket, $12 shipping, that's lame but worth it.

So I ship it back... and I wait, and I wait... and I get a return label in the post. I run down to the post office: The item is returned 'unclaimed.' Canada Post wants another $12 to give it back to me as they've now shipped it back. So I said nope, you keep it. I'm now contacting amazon directly to let them know this company is awfully suspicious with their refunds and isn't accepting return shipping. I'm not sure if amazon will be able to help but worth asking (I think they have that a-z guarantee but I've never had to use it before). Hopefully they'll boot this seller from their platform.

Fuck you.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Alright so lesson learned: Do not order shit that isn't shipped by Amazon.

I ordered this jacket back in early June that looked nice and had decent reviews. It said free shipping but I neglected to notice that it wasn't shipped by Amazon. Didn't fit and quality was shit so naturally I asked to refund it.... then the games started. The seller sent me a few emails in a row offering stupid shit like a 25% discount to keep it 'and give it to someone in need' at first, then 40%, and then after I wasn't responding to that shit they finally said "ok we'll accept it back, you pay for shipping." Whatever, $40 jacket, $12 shipping, that's lame but worth it.

So I ship it back... and I wait, and I wait... and I get a return label in the post. I run down to the post office: The item is returned 'unclaimed.' Canada Post wants another $12 to give it back to me as they've now shipped it back. So I said nope, you keep it. I'm now contacting amazon directly to let them know this company is awfully suspicious with their refunds and isn't accepting return shipping. I'm not sure if amazon will be able to help but worth asking (I think they have that a-z guarantee but I've never had to use it before). Hopefully they'll boot this seller from their platform.

Fuck you.

Yeah, it happens but it's rare. There are gonna be shady people no matter where you buy them from. It's becoming really rare on Amazon to actually find a re-seller that doesn't use Amazon for the shipping, but there's still a few. We had a similar situation when the kid wanted a backpack last year before school started. The one she wanted was ONLY available through a third party seller on Amazon and they did their own shipping. It went back and forth between me and the seller for weeks before I finally had to get Amazon involved and they made good on it by canceling the order and getting my money back.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

A new cookware set to replace the anceint one we've had forever. It pre-dates me and the wife completely :lol: And it's one of those ones with the cheap-ass coating that flakes off. The last straw was the kid dropped one of the glass lids and broke it, and that lid was for 2 or the items in the set.

So this time we splurged and got a highly rated set and a pricey set too, but it should last.

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

Had a coupon for 20% off, so that knocked $120 off that price, so we figured it was a good deal and now was the time to do it. Actually looking forward to getting them. :lol:

[Muddy]

Love you... hate non-stick.

[Hal-9000]

A new cookware set to replace the anceint one we've had forever. It pre-dates me and the wife completely :lol: And it's one of those ones with the cheap-ass coating that flakes off. The last straw was the kid dropped one of the glass lids and broke it, and that lid was for 2 or the items in the set.

So this time we splurged and got a highly rated set and a pricey set too, but it should last.

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

Had a coupon for 20% off, so that knocked $120 off that price, so we figured it was a good deal and now was the time to do it. Actually looking forward to getting them. :lol:

600 for cookware (in the states too...) is a lot of money for a 13 piece set.

I remember when someone came to our place and gave a cookware demo. The cooked an entire meal for us :lol: Non stick and 'waterless' cookware was the attraction. My parents were impressed and bought into it, and I believe we still had some of the pieces right up until my Dad passed, which was probably about 45 years. They were black.

You still had to use some water I recall but the pans did last a long, long time.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

600 for cookware (in the states too...) is a lot of money for a 13 piece set.

I remember when someone came to our place and gave a cookware demo. The cooked an entire meal for us :lol: Non stick and 'waterless' cookware was the attraction. My parents were impressed and bought into it, and I believe we still had some of the pieces right up until my Dad passed, which was probably about 45 years. They were black.

You still had to use some water I recall but the pans did last a long, long time.

When we were looking, there's cookware sets that cost well over $1,000 for the same amount or less pieces.

We decided to pass on the $41 set we found at Walmart.com :lol:

[Hal-9000]

When we were looking, there's cookware sets that cost well over $1,000 for the same amount or less pieces.

We decided to pass on the $41 set we found at Walmart.com :lol:

I got mad at my 3.99 baking sheet because it warped, had stains until my sister clued me in that most of them were close to being disposable :lol:

You live in a different world than me and I realize that. My next great purchase will be a set of plastic measuring cups that have indelible measurements on them.


*your pans look good and will probably last a long time

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I got mad at my 3.99 baking sheet because it warped, had stains until my sister clued me in that most of them were close to being disposable :lol:

You live in a different world than me and I realize that. My next great purchase will be a set of plastic measuring cups that have indelible measurements on them.


*your pans look good and will probably last a long time

It's the same world, that was a lot of fucking money to pull the trigger on :lol:

We have those cheap-ass baking sheets too. You can here them 'pop' in the oven sometimes when they twist out of shape. :rofl:

[Hal-9000]

It's the same world, that was a lot of fucking money to pull the trigger on :lol:

We have those cheap-ass baking sheets too. You can here them 'pop' in the oven sometimes when they twist out of shape. :rofl:

That pop always gets me.

I expect my cookies to be on the fookin roof of the oven sometimes :lol:

[Muddy]

600 for cookware (in the states too...) is a lot of money for a 13 piece set.

I remember when someone came to our place and gave a cookware demo. The cooked an entire meal for us :lol: Non stick and 'waterless' cookware was the attraction. My parents were impressed and bought into it, and I believe we still had some of the pieces right up until my Dad passed, which was probably about 45 years. They were black.

You still had to use some water I recall but the pans did last a long, long time.

AllClad is some of the best cookware you can buy.

[Godfather]

When we were looking, there's cookware sets that cost well over $1,000 for the same amount or less pieces.

We decided to pass on the $41 set we found at Walmart.com :lol:

I think you made a good call splurging a bit for higher end stuff. God knows what the cheap non-stick shit is leaching into our food. That shit makes me nervous and it scratches just when you stack it in your cupboards. If you're going to go non-stick, spend decent coin like you did. Wife and I bought a $200 non-stick 10-piece set from Cambodian Tire when we first moved in together and it did not hold up well at all.

Non-stick definitely has its place. I use cast iron for searing (I maintain you can't make Mexican without cast iron), carbon steel for my wok, but non-stick for stuff that's going to simmer, eggs, rice, any sticky junk really. With the new technology you can even use metal utensils with some of the high end non-stick sets.

I'm a bit of a cookware dork.

[KevinD]

Funny enough, we have some higher end cookware. Non of it is non stick. Other than a made in US pizza/cookie pan. We have various cast iron skillets and Dutch oven types, all pots are heavy gauge aluminum.

[lost in melb.]

Tinder Plus upgrade :oops:


We need stories.

Start with Africa? ;)

https://i.ibb.co/0jkmbyc/Screenshot-20190711-233658.png

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I think you made a good call splurging a bit for higher end stuff. God knows what the cheap non-stick shit is leaching into our food. That shit makes me nervous and it scratches just when you stack it in your cupboards. If you're going to go non-stick, spend decent coin like you did. Wife and I bought a $200 non-stick 10-piece set from Cambodian Tire when we first moved in together and it did not hold up well at all.

Non-stick definitely has its place. I use cast iron for searing (I maintain you can't make Mexican without cast iron), carbon steel for my wok, but non-stick for stuff that's going to simmer, eggs, rice, any sticky junk really. With the new technology you can even use metal utensils with some of the high end non-stick sets.

I'm a bit of a cookware dork.

We have two large cast iron frying pans already. For some things, there's nothing better than a good old fashioned cast iron frying pan :thumbsup:

And with that teflon coating that flakes off on the cheaper stuff? Just tell everyone it's fresh ground pepper. :lol:

[Hal-9000]

We have two large cast iron frying pans already. For some things, there's nothing better than a good old fashioned cast iron frying pan :thumbsup:

And with that teflon coating that flakes off on the cheaper stuff? Just tell everyone it's fresh ground pepper. :lol:

Yeah bring out the special cookware for guests like GF's asshole step-boyfriend-dad in law (?) :lol:

[Godfather]

Bought some dumb stuff on Prime Day

- New headphones for my PC - HyperX Cloud II's... even though I hardly game anymore
- Carwash kit/bucket/shammy set that was 30% off
- Douvet covers that were about half off which the wife liked
- Thermos beer can insulator for the golf bag :lol:
- Some new Under Armour workout shirts
- Erasable Pilot Pens that were on sale (they're actually awesome, not like the old erasable pens from when I was a kid)

[allsmiles]

Paint.

[DemonGeminiX]

EHX Soul Food pedal. Off of Reverb. Mint condition. 2 people had it in their cart when I looked at the listing 10 minutes ago, and I've been keeping an eye on it for like 2 weeks. I was hoping to wait a week or 2 longer but whatever. I wasn't gonna let somebody else buy it. Great price from a decent seller that I've been buying from for the past year and a half. Pitbull Audio. He's on Reverb and Ebay. One of my go-tos when I want guitar stuff.

[fricnjay]

Bought the Nvidia Shield for my media room last night on Amazon. Things are going out of stock quick!

[DemonGeminiX]

Soap... 20 bars

Amazon had it for the same price per bar as Sam's Club. And that's cheaper than Walmart and everybody else around here, so why the hell not? :idk:

[richard3280]

Looking for a dent-puller...found a few on ebay....do they really work?

[lost in melb.]

Paint.


What are you painting?

[lost in melb.]

Swimming togs

[Pony]

Looking for a dent-puller...found a few on ebay....do they really work?

What kind of dent puller and it depends on the dent. The glue on tabs work ok for small round shallow dings.

I've seen people do more damage trying to fix it themselves, if it's a large creased dent it is real easy to stretch the metal and then it takes more work and will cost more to fix in the long run even if it "looks better" because you "fixed it part way".

[Teh One Who Knocks]

You don't pull to make a dent, you have to push in to dent something :shakehead:

[Pony]

What if you pull from the other side?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

What if you pull from the other side?

How are you gonna get on the other side? Are you Antman? :-s

[DemonGeminiX]

He could take the panel off... duh.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

He could take the panel off... duh.

Why would you take the panel off just to dent it and then put it back on just so you can fix it? :facepalm:

[DemonGeminiX]

Why would you take the panel off just to dent it and then put it back on just so you can fix it? :facepalm:

[-(

Because he can.

[Pony]

Why would you take the panel off just to dent it and then put it back on just so you can fix it? :facepalm:

Because if it's not dented I won't get paid to fix it. :nuts:

[Pony]

https://i.imgur.com/S4bf9Bl.jpg

Pulsar 2,200W Portable Dual Fuel Quiet Inverter Generator with USB Outlet & Parallel Capability

[Muddy]

Bought a 2014 Club Car golf cart for the kids.

[Pony]

Also bough a nice stainless grill a couple months ago, 3 Embers grill from Tractor Supply. It's by far the best grill I've cooked on.


Bought a 2014 Club Car golf cart for the kids.

Up here everyone asks why I don't have a golf cart to get around the island. The reason is that even a old beat up cart around here goes for 3-4k. new is 5k. I bought a nice used car for half that.

What are the prices like down there?

[Muddy]

Also bough a nice stainless grill a couple months ago, 3 Embers grill from Tractor Supply. It's by far the best grill I've cooked on.



Up here everyone asks why I don't have a golf cart to get around the island. The reason is that even a old beat up cart around here goes for 3-4k. new is 5k. I bought a nice used car for half that.

What are the prices like down there?

https://i.imgur.com/cKlU4rt.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/oBefx3Z.jpg

[Muddy]

All the stuff on this electric cart was stripped off and put onto a gas cart for me.. Hence, the cord you see plugged in.

[lost in melb.]

Interesting. Funnily enough we get around on golf carts here. Cars are frowned upon and it's on a mountain. I got tired of sharing and got an electric bike.

[DemonGeminiX]

Bought a 2014 Club Car golf cart for the kids.

It's against the law for kids to drive golf carts down in my area. And it's highly frowned upon to drive them around around the streets.

[Muddy]

It's against the law for kids to drive golf carts down in my area. And it's highly frowned upon to drive them around around the streets.

This is for the river house which are all privately owned roads by us the members of the association.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

New Oakley sunglasses

[lost in melb.]

orangeseal

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/DKYsLs5.png

Was tired of buying meat and stuff and putting it into the freezer, forgetting about it and have it end up all freezer burned.

[Godfather]

https://i.imgur.com/DKYsLs5.png

Was tired of buying meat and stuff and putting it into the freezer, forgetting about it and have it end up all freezer burned.

Good call, I hate that. That thing is a great size and price too, may have to get one. With all the chicken and fish I've thrown out over the years it'd definitely pay itself off in time.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Good call, I hate that. That thing is a great size and price too, may have to get one. With all the chicken and fish I've thrown out over the years it'd definitely pay itself off in time.

Yup, used it the same day I bought it. We had some meat that we bought as part of a deal and on Sunday I had to do something with it. And meat is okay in the freezer for a short time, but it seems to go from fine to freezer burned overnight. Not that freezer burned food isn't edible or safe to eat, it is, but it's just not good :lol: After reading the instructions, it was fairly easy to use and I vacuum sealed three packages of meat and it worked great. We may not use this on a daily basis. or even weekly, but like you mentioned, when you consider the waste you end up having from meat that ends up forgotten in the back of the freezer, this will make it last so much longer with little to no waste if it's sealed right.

[brah pitt]

4 seater John Deere Gator

[lost in melb.]

Stupid 15.6" Lenovo laptop. Too heavy, hot and noisy. I should have known...

[lost in melb.]

Samsung S10. Frickken amazing.

[Muddy]

4 seater John Deere Gator

What'd that run you.?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/9Mn61JXl.jpg

An additional security camera for the front of the house.

[DemonGeminiX]

Car insurance

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Two Echo Dots

[Pony]

https://i.imgur.com/O4JTw9s.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Y4HEvzO.jpg

[Muddy]

Bad-ass.. ! ^

[Pony]

Bad-ass.. ! ^

The model that came with battery/charger only came with a 1.5AH battery reported to last only a couple hours on HIGH. I bought the "Jacket only" option for 40 bucks less and bought two 3AH batteries and charger for $89. The 3AH batteries supposedly will last 6+ hours each on HIGH.

Supposed to arrive tomorrow so I'll have it before I head back to work Sun.

I'm pretty excited about it, heard good things from friends and reviews. Almost bought one last year but never did. This year I'm working 5 weeks longer, all the heat and water is shut off in all the houses so I'm spending up to 12 hours between outside and unheated/minimally heated houses.

This past week it was low/mid 40's outside and 50ish inside, I was struggling to stay warm, hopefully this helps.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

This past week it was low/mid 40's outside and 50ish inside, I was struggling to stay warm, hopefully this helps.

https://i.imgur.com/M5IU7PC.jpg

[Pony]

He definitely looks like he's staying warm! :tup:

[Godfather]

Went to Best Buy to use a giftcard on a new laptop for travel. Came home with a blender instead :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Well, you know blenders are equally useful when travelling. Those mixed drinks in the hotel room aren't gonna mix themselves.

[RBP]

Well, you know blenders are equally useful when travelling. Those mixed drinks in the hotel room aren't gonna mix themselves.

More useful than a laptop when traveling. Take a vacation from electronics also.

[DemonGeminiX]

I ordered a new pocket knife from Amazon. A Kershaw. I've been carrying the same Schrade pocket knife since 1997. The blade is absolutely shot. Borderline useless now. If I sharpen it any further, the blade will disappear. I'm retiring it.

[Muddy]

1/2" ratchet and socket set from Harbor Freight..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

A flu shot for me and the kid, although technically it didn't cost me anything because they were covered by my insurance.

[KevinD]

Gibson multi-tool. Didnt really need it, but, in the words of my wife " it was on sale)

[DemonGeminiX]

Let the Christmas shopping games begin. A new smart TV for my Mom.

[KevinD]

State vehicle inspection, oil change, and a case of beer.

[DemonGeminiX]

The Roku Streaming Stick+

$30

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The Roku Streaming Stick+

$30Is that your first Roku product?

[DemonGeminiX]

Is that your first Roku product?

No. I have the Roku Ultra. This one's a gift.

[Pony]

Is that your first Roku product?


No. I have the Roku Ultra. This one's a gift.

Speaking of the Ultra, Lance, you said you can watch movies through USB on yours? I haven't tried mine since it's gotten updates but I know a year ago it would play video but I couldn't get audio. Tried multiple files/formats.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Speaking of the Ultra, Lance, you said you can watch movies through USB on yours? I haven't tried mine since it's gotten updates but I know a year ago it would play video but I couldn't get audio. Tried multiple files/formats.Yeah, I have the Ultra 4K in the living room. I plugged my external HDD into the USB port and I added the Roku Media Player channel and it works fine.

[Pony]

Yeah, I have the Ultra 4K in the living room. I plugged my external HDD into the USB port and I added the Roku Media Player channel and it works fine.

I did all that too and nothing. Maybe I will try again.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I did all that too and nothing. Maybe I will try again.I'll have to try again too, maybe it's changed?

[Pony]

I'll have to try again too, maybe it's changed?

I'd bet It's an issue with mine. I bought it when the current? model first came out. Possibly almost two years now? Funny thing is my ROKU TV it works just fine via USB. Like I said, it's been a long time since I tried it direct wired since all my current movies are streamed to the Roku via a Plex server in the other room.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I'd bet It's an issue with mine. I bought it when the current? model first came out. Possibly almost two years now? Funny thing is my ROKU TV it works just fine via USB. Like I said, it's been a long time since I tried it direct wired since all my current movies are streamed to the Roku via a Plex server in the other room.

I'll try it again this afternoon when I get home from work. Have you checked to see if the firmware is current?

[Pony]

I'll try it again this afternoon when I get home from work. Have you checked to see if the firmware is current?

I haven't checked but I know it did an update in the last few months because it added a couple shortcuts to the end of my apps. I won't be able to check it until the end of the week, I'm off to work for 3 days.

[Pony]

Scratch that, I just checked and many of the movies DO now work. The updates must have fixed it. Pretty sure AAC audio works I think AC3? DTS does not but I think it will do DTS passthrough if I turn on my receiver.

[Muddy]

2 Klipsch 620's and a R-SW120

[KevinD]

Gibson burstbucker 1 neck pickup. To be followed by a burstbucker 2 bridge pickup, and a throbak 50s wiring harness.

[fricnjay]

2 Klipsch 620's and a R-SW120

So got them hooked up yet?

[Muddy]

So got them hooked up yet?

They come in today..! Free shipping.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

They come in today..! Free shipping.

From Amazon? :shifty:

[Muddy]

From Amazon? :shifty:

Not on your life, buddy..! :lol:

[fricnjay]

They come in today..! Free shipping.

So you haven't even got to pull them out of the box. What are you going to run them off of?

[Muddy]

So you haven't even got to pull them out of the box. What are you going to run them off of?

Wires and a sub cable..?

[fricnjay]

No amp / preamp?

[Muddy]

That was the Sony DE945 that I already have...

[KevinD]

The nickel covered burstbucker 1 (neck) already arrived at home. Just ordered the zebra bustbucker 2 (bridge) today. $100 for the bb1, $130 for the bb2, both nib. Just waiting to order the throbak harness once I get home. Super excited as I've played several of the new Gibson les paulstandard 50s and I love the pickups. It's what a lp is supposed to sound like to me. Now I just have to decide if I want to sell the stock 490/498 pickups and PCB harness. Can probably about $150-$200 ,for all the stock stuff.

[RBP]

Just ordered an Occulus Go from Amazon for $149.

https://i.imgur.com/bw3SM5R.jpg

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Just ordered an Occulus Go from Amazon for $149.

https://i.imgur.com/bw3SM5R.jpg:-k

Are you trying to live in the matrix?

[RBP]

:-k

Are you trying to live in the matrix?

https://i.imgur.com/9hpTEBm.gif

[Godfather]

Bought a new custom PC for Black Friday. My favorite little computer store had most of the parts on sale, plus their usual $100 assembly price was half off so I pulled the trigger. Was going to do it myself but for $50, I'll let these awesome nerds do it for me - the last one they built hasn't had a single problem in 6 years *knock on wood*

Went AMD for the CPU and GPU for the first time... just way better prices for parts that benchmark the same or higher than their comparable Intel parts. Hopefully I don't regret it but reviews are good for their new Ryzen processors, and the guy at the store said "AMD is spanking Intel at the moment so do it" and I did.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

New auto/homeowners/umbrella insurance policies. Fucking current insurer (American Family) has fucking raised our auto rates for the last 4 renewals and I've had enough. Switched to State Farm and it's going to be almost $80/month cheaper.

[Muddy]

New auto/homeowners/umbrella insurance policies. Fucking current insurer (American Family) has fucking raised our auto rates for the last 4 renewals and I've had enough. Switched to State Farm and it's going to be almost $80/month cheaper.

I used to have State Farm and loved them.. But damn if I didnt get one ticket and they dumped me..

[Godfather]

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07D377Q6D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1



Bought this AOC monitor on sale. It's not expensive but checks all off all the things I was looking for, 1080p, 144hz, 1ms response, etc. I'll see if I like it, the reviews are great though.

[Pony]

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07D377Q6D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1



Bought this AOC monitor on sale. It's not expensive but checks all off all the things I was looking for, 1080p, 144hz, 1ms response, etc. I'll see if I like it, the reviews are great though.

Does it only show memes and quotes of things AOC has said?

[KevinD]

Just ordered wiring harness for my les paul. Went with Creamtone 57-59 vintage cap style. Also going to try a burstbucker 1 in the bridge and neck.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

An Echo Show 8 and a new Sleep Number bed.

[KevinD]

Give us reviews on the bed...I'm curious

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Give us reviews on the bed...I'm curiousWill do, it will be our first Sleep Number bed. It's scheduled to be delivered on January 4th.

[brah pitt]

Gas for the Tundra.

Thank god its a lease! Gas mileage sucks

[Pony]

176 sq/ft of flooring for my kitchen.

Groceries

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Parts to replace the water shut off for the toilet.

[DemonGeminiX]

A new car battery. I'm a terror with car batteries. :lol:

[Pony]

56' of pvc shoe molding.
18" floor register
Food and supplies to get through the weekend.

[DemonGeminiX]

Handgun and rifle ammo at Cabelas.com. Free shipping for orders over $50. And they have some good ammo on sale right now.

It helps that I get 5X rewards points per dollar spent at Cabelas through my credit card. Those rewards points come in handy at Christmas.

[DemonGeminiX]

New headlight assemblies for the Honda. The old ones have seen better days.

[KevinD]

Going to look at an amp Thursday or Friday when I get home. I'm a bit leery. Its 1/2 the normal used price.

[DemonGeminiX]

Going to look at an amp Thursday or Friday when I get home. I'm a bit leery. Its 1/2 the normal used price.

Which amp is it?

[KevinD]

Blackstar artist 15 combo. I messed around with a new one when they first came out, and really liked it, but couldn't justify $900 at the time. Average used price is $400 or so. This guy in Houston has it listed at $200, local pick up only. I'll see if he'll meet at GC. I'm looking for another 15 watt cleanish amp to run wet/dry with my bassbreaker 15.

[fricnjay]

Blackstar artist 15 combo. I messed around with a new one when they first came out, and really liked it, but couldn't justify $900 at the time. Average used price is $400 or so. This guy in Houston has it listed at $200, local pick up only. I'll see if he'll meet at GC. I'm looking for another 15 watt cleanish amp to run wet/dry with my bassbreaker 15.

Have you ever thought about building your own? I found a guy in Canada (There are plenty of others) that makes various amp kits. I'm thinking of building his TC15 which is a 2ch tube amp. Channel 1 is based of the Vox AC15 and channel 2 based of the Matchless DC30 for about 430 bucks.

[KevinD]

I've actually thought about building an amp quite often. Just haven't done anything other than thinking about it, haha

[fricnjay]

I've actually thought about building an amp quite often. Just haven't done anything other than thinking about it, haha

https://www.trinityamps.com/kits/

https://www.mojotone.com/kits

these are the companies im looking at.

[KevinD]

Mojotone is one that I'd looked at. Just had a look at trinity's

[fricnjay]

Mojotone is one that I'd looked at. Just had a look at trinity's

Ive talk to both of them and the guy at Trinity seemed way more personable. He is even working out a relay board so I can footswitch channels including a jumped channel.

[DemonGeminiX]

Blackstar artist 15 combo. I messed around with a new one when they first came out, and really liked it, but couldn't justify $900 at the time. Average used price is $400 or so. This guy in Houston has it listed at $200, local pick up only. I'll see if he'll meet at GC. I'm looking for another 15 watt cleanish amp to run wet/dry with my bassbreaker 15.

I think I've found it. It looks like he's had it listed for over a year. He's probably just trying to get rid of it and is getting tired of waiting.

[KevinD]

Yeah it's been up for awhile. I have a hard time finding the listing date on reverb now. I messaged the seller, no reply yet. I'll message again Wednesday.

[DemonGeminiX]

Blackstars are solid amps. If you're really skeptical, bring a guitar and cord with you if you go to check it out.

[KevinD]

I'm definitely bringing my Tele. It's the one I'm most used to its sound. The LP, since I just changed wiring and pickups, I'm still getting reacquainted with.

[DemonGeminiX]

Well, I said I wasn't going to buy any guitar shit this year, but the price was good enough to make me a liar. I bought a Digitech Obscura Altered Delay pedal. For less than $100.

[KevinD]

The seller of the amp contacted me this morning. I'll be going to check it out Saturday.

[KevinD]

Bought it. For $200, I think I got an awesome deal. Does cleans to crunchy blues/ classic rock most excellent. https://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/Mobile%20Uploads/20200314_190814_zps05zrimav.jpg

[Godfather]

Bought $200 of groceries... and there were no eggs, regular cheese (just the fancy shit in the deli), rice, flour, paper products or cleaning supplies. Checked a second store for flour because my wife really wants to bake but it's nowhere to be found. I'm hearing restaurants are selling their supplies so I might try looking into that tomorrow.

[KevinD]

Does it count if my Mom bought it for my birthday? I gotta admit, took me by surprise.

[Pony]

Bought $200 of groceries... and there were no eggs, regular cheese (just the fancy shit in the deli), rice, flour, paper products or cleaning supplies. Checked a second store for flour because my wife really wants to bake but it's nowhere to be found. I'm hearing restaurants are selling their supplies so I might try looking into that tomorrow.

I went out this morning at 7am and spent $100. Got pretty much everything I needed. Some shelves were a bit sparse but as long as I wasn't too picky about what brand something was, pretty much everything was available.

[Godfather]

The last thing I bought... a $200 vet bill.

My wife got home from work early today. I started making us sandwiches, nice lunch date right? Wrong.

She goes upstairs to change and somehow, a giant pissed off WASP was in the bedroom... in April. She slams the door shut and I come upstairs with a magazine to swat it (fulling expecting I'll get stung because wasps hate me). Instead, the second she opens the door, the cat goes tear-assing in and snipes the wasp out of mid-air. This is a lazy-ass ragdoll cat that only has interest in playing for 2 minutes a day and wont kill spiders if you put them in front of him, but he nuked this wasp no problem!

So the wasp is dead and the cat goes bolting behind the bed. I look at the dead wasp and sure enough the stinger is gone. The cat is shaking his head and foaming at the mouth. We pin him down and the stinger is lodged in his mouth. On top of that his face is swelling up. We called my sister who is a veterinarian and she said to try force-feeding him Benadryl, but this 15 pound cat is basically an alligator and we can't pin him. He's drooling and shaking froth everywhere like Beethoven in heat. I would've kept trying but my wife was borderline in tears and couldn't handle it.

So... trip to the vet, $200 for them to get the stinger out and give him a shot :lol:

Fuck.

[lost in melb.]

The last thing I bought... a $200 vet bill.

My wife got home from work early today. I started making us sandwiches, nice lunch date right? Wrong.

She goes upstairs to change and somehow, a giant pissed off WASP was in the bedroom... in April. She slams the door shut and I come upstairs with a magazine to swat it (fulling expecting I'll get stung because wasps hate me). Instead, the second she opens the door, the cat goes tear-assing in and snipes the wasp out of mid-air. This is a lazy-ass ragdoll cat that only has interest in playing for 2 minutes a day and wont kill spiders if you put them in front of him, but he nuked this wasp no problem!

So the wasp is dead and the cat goes bolting behind the bed. I look at the dead wasp and sure enough the stinger is gone. The cat is shaking his head and foaming at the mouth. We pin him down and the stinger is lodged in his mouth. On top of that his face is swelling up. We called my sister who is a veterinarian and she said to try force-feeding him Benadryl, but this 15 pound cat is basically an alligator and we can't pin him. He's drooling and shaking froth everywhere like Beethoven in heat. I would've kept trying but my wife was borderline in tears and couldn't handle it.

So... trip to the vet, $200 for them to get the stinger out and give him a shot :lol:

Fuck.

you won't need to watch an action movie tonight, Rambo! :dance: