What Are You Buying Right Now? (non-OT version)

TEXASBGE2018

Fair point @Ozzie_Isaac and if I had enough money to own a couple hundred grand worth of horses ya sure my mindset might be different But I don't. I am talking about the family dog here, not a show horse that earns me money. Were I in a scenario where I can afford to feed, and care for a $50k show horse you can bet your ass I'm gonna spend the $5k on a procedure. Again that's a cost benefit analysis for me. But I also feel that teaching your kids to take care of their stuff is important whether that's a dog or cat or a fancy iphone. Sometimes a harsh lesson is needed. Maybe I'm old school, oh well.

Ozzie_Isaac

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Fair point @Ozzie_Isaac and if I had enough money to own a couple hundred grand worth of horses ya sure my mindset might be different But I don't. I am talking about the family dog here, not a show horse that earns me money. Were I in a scenario where I can afford to feed, and care for a $50k show horse you can bet your ass I'm gonna spend the $5k on a procedure. Again that's a cost benefit analysis for me. But I also feel that teaching your kids to take care of their stuff is important whether that's a dog or cat or a fancy iphone. Sometimes a harsh lesson is needed. Maybe I'm old school, oh well.

Hopefully no hard feelings.  We have a different view point and different experiences.  I definitely appreciate you sharing and explaining.

What you might find funny is I do have a notional limit, but my wife has no limit for the family dogs, even the little poorly breed facebook Jack Russel terrier she bought for show quality money. (Who happens to be just about the sweetest dog you could ever meet).

Langner91

Group hug?

JohnInCarolina

Langner91 said:

Group hug?

Ozzie_Isaac

Roshambo?

Botch

Pretty intense thread for this last page, brought back some sad memories.
I spent over $1,000 for surgery for one of my 9-yr old Corgis, vet couldn't find anything and he was gone a couple weeks later.  His litter-mate brother moped badly and was gone less than 4 weeks later.  
 
Could I set a dollar amount on when to pull the plug?  No, I couldn't, and kids weren't even involved in my case.  
 
Generally, I'm a loner and hate most people.  But, I get way too attached to dogs (this was true as a kid back on the farm) and after losing my Corgis, I decided it was best just to live alone.  Which kinda sucks in its own way.  

Ozzie_Isaac

Botch said:

Pretty intense thread for this last page, brought back some sad memories.
I spent over $1,000 for surgery for one of my 9-yr old Corgis, vet couldn't find anything and he was gone a couple weeks later.  His litter-mate brother moped badly and was gone less than 4 weeks later.  
 
Could I set a dollar amount on when to pull the plug?  No, I couldn't, and kids weren't even involved in my case.  
 
Generally, I'm a loner and hate most people.  But, I get way too attached to dogs (this was true as a kid back on the farm) and after losing my Corgis, I decided it was best just to live alone.  Which kinda sucks in its own way.  

Not liking your post because the content, but because I get it.  I like animals more than most people.  One sure fire way to never be invited back to my house is to complain about dogs, dog hair, dog toys, etc.  They live here.  You are a guest.

You should check out onw if my favorite sub-reddits:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BabyCorgis?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

alaskanassasin

Savage @TEXASBGE2018 your dog must suck.

alaskanassasin

The cost benefit argument is weak man. You wouldn’t own a pet to start with if that was your reasoning. 

Canugghead

I don’t know much about this model, in case anyone wants to take a look. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Canugghead said:

I don’t know much about this model, in case anyone wants to take a look. 

Nice!  Looking forward to the review.

Canugghead

For GWN

HeavyG

Canugghead said:

I don’t know much about this model, in case anyone wants to take a look. 

That is an excellent price.

I'm sure you'll like it. A year ago I bought an Avid Armor Chamber Vacuum Sealer Model USV20 which is probably from the same factory as the Anova. They are almost identical in physical specs with the exception of the location of the buttons/gauges and I know the Anova has some preprogrammed steps for some recipes that might be useful. The interior chamber appears identical and the bags the Anova uses are the same dimension as the large bags for my Avid. The large bags are a bit unusual in that the opening/sealing is along the longest side/dimension of the bag.

I've been very pleased with mine. I like that it is small and lightweight. It's easy to carry around from the garage to the kitchen unlike most chamber vacs that have oiled pumps and weigh a ton and are best left in one place or put on a cart.

Canugghead

HeavyG said:

Canugghead said:

I don’t know much about this model, in case anyone wants to take a look. 

That is an excellent price.

I'm sure you'll like it. A year ago I bought an Avid Armor Chamber Vacuum Sealer Model USV20 which is probably from the same factory as the Anova. They are almost identical in physical specs with the exception of the location of the buttons/gauges and I know the Anova has some preprogrammed steps for some recipes that might be useful. The interior chamber appears identical and the bags the Anova uses are the same dimension as the large bags for my Avid. The large bags are a bit unusual in that the opening/sealing is along the longest side/dimension of the bag.

I've been very pleased with mine. I like that it is small and lightweight. It's easy to carry around from the garage to the kitchen unlike most chamber vacs that have oiled pumps and weigh a ton and are best left in one place or put on a cart.

I already own a vp215, you’re right about weighing a ton and needing a heavy duty cart. 

Anova’s programmed functions look very useful, will have to simulate it manually if I can figure out what each program entails. I can set seal time to zero to turn off seal bar heater.

ColbyLang

Ozzie_Isaac said:

ColbyLang said:

Pre kids…..$21,000 over a 3 year span on a Weimaraner…….and that’s without the monthly pharmacy run for his congestive heart failure meds. Do I win?( Except maybe for Ozzie with horses)

You win for dogs by a country mile.

Just this discussion makes me superstitious and I have been knocking a wood all afternoon.

2 bloat surgeries and a congestive heart failure diagnosis. He had a vet cardiologist. He was my first kid. Still miss that damn dog

Thatgrimguy

I just ordered the 20CM Silver lined https://www.soy.com.tr/product/52/saucepans

I also got a lid.   

Spent too much time drinking whiskey watching https://youtu.be/33ddRK_jG6E

Ozzie_Isaac

ColbyLang said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

ColbyLang said:

Pre kids…..$21,000 over a 3 year span on a Weimaraner…….and that’s without the monthly pharmacy run for his congestive heart failure meds. Do I win?( Except maybe for Ozzie with horses)

You win for dogs by a country mile.

Just this discussion makes me superstitious and I have been knocking a wood all afternoon.

2 bloat surgeries and a congestive heart failure diagnosis. He had a vet cardiologist. He was my first kid. Still miss that damn dog

Sounds like you did right by him.  I still miss all the ones who have passed.  Only one was I not with when they were euthanized.  That is a longer story that to this day makes me very sad and angry at the same time.  I will never forgive the person who put my dog in that position.

billt01

Ozzie_Isaac said:

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Fair point @Ozzie_Isaac and if I had enough money to own a couple hundred grand worth of horses ya sure my mindset might be different But I don't. I am talking about the family dog here, not a show horse that earns me money. Were I in a scenario where I can afford to feed, and care for a $50k show horse you can bet your ass I'm gonna spend the $5k on a procedure. Again that's a cost benefit analysis for me. But I also feel that teaching your kids to take care of their stuff is important whether that's a dog or cat or a fancy iphone. Sometimes a harsh lesson is needed. Maybe I'm old school, oh well.

Hopefully no hard feelings.  We have a different view point and different experiences.  I definitely appreciate you sharing and explaining.

What you might find funny is I do have a notional limit, but my wife has no limit for the family dogs, even the little poorly breed facebook Jack Russel terrier she bought for show quality money. (Who happens to be just about the sweetest dog you could ever meet).

My wife would bury me if it were between me and our black lab

@DuckDogDr I'm sure is familiar with the procedure necessary to "rebuild" her back knee after a torn meniscus and MCL chasing a squirrel off the porch.

She's 9 and moving like a pup again...

Vets says to take care of the other one..60% of these blow out the other knee..

I am certain our wives would get along swimmingly.

SonVolt

I don't get attached to animals the way some of my friends do. I'd give my life for my kids. A dog? Yeah, about $1,000 is my limit and that's only if the dog is relatively young.  

Gulfcoastguy

Shopping new tires and my dealer has a 4 for 3 deal. Any opinions on Pirelli Skorpions? It’s that or the Bridgestone Alenzas. The Alenzas are what I have and haven’t held up very well.

Legume

I had Scorpions on an F150 about 7 years ago and the wet road traction wasn’t good at all.  I replaced them with Michelins which were much better.  I would take recent reviews and ratings from tire barn and discount over my comments, I’m sure the tires are different now than they were then.

Legume

Legume said:

I had Scorpions on an F150 about 7 years ago and the wet road traction wasn’t good at all.  I replaced them with Michelins which were much better.  I would take recent reviews and ratings from tire barn and discount over my comments, I’m sure the tires are different now than they were then.

It could have been a few years longer than that and on an Isuzu Trooper now that I think about it, but I do remember the wet road traction being a problem.

TEXASBGE2018

Gulfcoastguy said:

Shopping new tires and my dealer has a 4 for 3 deal. Any opinions on Pirelli Skorpions? It’s that or the Bridgestone Alenzas. The Alenzas are what I have and haven’t held up very well.

Never had scorpions on a truck but had them on my wife's rx350. They are decent. If you have "I don't give a shite" money put Michelins on. But be prepared to replace them in a year or so cause the treadlife sucks on every Michelin tire Ive ever bought. They are however the best handling tire out there. I had a set of cooper tires on my 4runner that I just sold. Had them for almost 50,000 miles and still had 1/3rd of the tread when I sold the truck.

Legume

I’ve had great tread life with 5-6 different sets of Michelins on suvs and trucks. Usually 50-60+ depending if my car or my wife’s.  The only time I didn’t they were original equipment on a ford truck and when I went to replace the reviews for that model all sucked.  They weren’t much of a retail tire, mostly oem model, lower grade and cost to Ford I suppose.

fishlessman

Just put michelin, really nice on wet roads. Kumhos came off at 70k, would have gone another30k but the dry rot was crazy. The kumhos are inexpensive but there's no real tread for snow and heavy rain and the ride is hard with them

Gulfcoastguy

Legume said:

Legume said:

I had Scorpions on an F150 about 7 years ago and the wet road traction wasn’t good at all.  I replaced them with Michelins which were much better.  I would take recent reviews and ratings from tire barn and discount over my comments, I’m sure the tires are different now than they were then.

It could have been a few years longer than that and on an Isuzu Trooper now that I think about it, but I do remember the wet road traction being a problem.

Well wet road traction is very important around here. I guess that I will check with the Goodyear store tomorrow.

Legume

If you have a discount tire, I’ve always had a good experience with them.

HeavyG

I've used a lot of Michelin X radials on various vehicles over the years and never had any that didn't get at least 50K miles. Good on ice, rain, great on the beach.

JohnInCarolina

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Shopping new tires and my dealer has a 4 for 3 deal. Any opinions on Pirelli Skorpions? It’s that or the Bridgestone Alenzas. The Alenzas are what I have and haven’t held up very well.

Never had scorpions on a truck but had them on my wife's rx350. They are decent. If you have "I don't give a shite" money put Michelins on. But be prepared to replace them in a year or so cause the treadlife sucks on every Michelin tire Ive ever bought. They are however the best handling tire out there. I had a set of cooper tires on my 4runner that I just sold. Had them for almost 50,000 miles and still had 1/3rd of the tread when I sold the truck.

Your experience with Michelins could be the type of tires you put on.  There is quite a bit of variation in life across their family.

In my experience they have the very best tires.  But you pay for them, no question.

TEXASBGE2018

JohnInCarolina said:

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Shopping new tires and my dealer has a 4 for 3 deal. Any opinions on Pirelli Skorpions? It’s that or the Bridgestone Alenzas. The Alenzas are what I have and haven’t held up very well.

Never had scorpions on a truck but had them on my wife's rx350. They are decent. If you have "I don't give a shite" money put Michelins on. But be prepared to replace them in a year or so cause the treadlife sucks on every Michelin tire Ive ever bought. They are however the best handling tire out there. I had a set of cooper tires on my 4runner that I just sold. Had them for almost 50,000 miles and still had 1/3rd of the tread when I sold the truck.

Your experience with Michelins could be the type of tires you put on.  There is quite a bit of variation in life across their family.

In my experience they have the very best tires.  But you pay for them, no question.

Edit: I should add I had alignments done regularly on the 4runner in case some of you might think that was the culprit.

Maybe so, but I dunno. I don't drive aggressively at all and my experience with Michelins has always been with the LTX MS2s which is Michelins top rated truck/suv tire. On my 4runner I've put (3 sets) and the Gx460 (1 set so far)  Great grip, crap tread life. Have never gotten more than 30k miles out of them. Last set I put in the 4runner lasted 26k miles. Every time I've replaced them under warranty because they are supposed to last 60k miles. That helps in the cost but it's definitely not a fluke that I've purchased 4 sets and they all wore out within about 30k miles.