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

lousubcap

Just placed an order with OakBarn beef.  @dbCooper posted about the operation a while back and I jumped then and now again.  Glad to help a growing small business. 

Legume

I replaced a dying Microsoft surface with a Mac book air about two weeks ago.  The only two complaints I can come up with is 1) Netflix doesn't have an app for the mac laptop and so I can't download content for flights, and that's not even an apple thing, it's Netflix. 2) they really don't want you to see their file system - I struggled after transferring files from windows to figure out where everything is and ensure it was all there.

ColbyLang

New spikeless golf shoes. Adidas UltraBoosts. 

REB17

MJG said:

I’m done carrying or pushing my clubs. 

https://us.mgigolf.com/products/mgi-zip-navigator-at-all-terrain

Bought this exact same cart 2 yrs ago. Best purchase ever made. Play in a regular group of 12 and all but 3 have this quad MGI

TechsasJim

Looking at the Yeti Load out box.  Would make for a great range box + travel box.   

Canugghead

Someone bought my Frankenstein Large egg earlier this week!

Ozzie_Isaac

Canugghead said:

Someone bought my Frankenstein Large egg earlier this week!

Excuse me brother formerly colonized, but I believe this thread is "What did you buy?" .... Not what did you sell.  We may need to defer to @nolaegghead for a proper adjudication of your post.

(But congrats on the sale,. hopefully they join the forum)

Langner91

Canugghead said:

Someone bought my Frankenstein Large egg earlier this week!

What made it a FrankenEGG?  Was it metric?

Canugghead

Langner91 said:

Canugghead said:

Someone bought my Frankenstein Large egg earlier this week!

What made it a FrankenEGG?  Was it metric?

several broken or repaired components but still works

YEMTrey

Sun shade for the roof of the car. 

Canugghead

Learned something new.

Picked up a used 15QT chafing set today. The protective blue film on the base stainless steel platform was brittle and stubbornly stuck. My usual hairdryer trick didn't work, folks on ewe tube advocate heat gun, steamer, acetone, plastic scraper and what not.

SWMBO came to the rescue, try hot water honey, voila, no tools needed (unless you boil water in BGE), just pour and peel, worked like a charm!

Brought back to its former glory with some elbow grease, not bad for less than 20 loonies tax included. Going to use it for serving large protein; the dome lid should work better than the Costco flat lid for steaming whole packer Montreal Smoked Meat too. 

Ozzie_Isaac

An Ipad so I can use the forum again.

billt01

Ozzie_Isaac said:

The M2 Pro comes with 4 Thunderbolt 4 ports, which was important to me.  Although, I can't actually afford to buy 4 Thunderbolt 4 cables.

Although, I don't want  to buy 4 Thunderbolt 4 cables

FIFY

LOL

Ozzie_Isaac

Watching to much youtube.

Ozzie_Isaac

HeavyG

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Do you know something we don't? You thinking things will go sideways at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (fooking Rooskies)?

alaskanassasin

Like the winter of 86-87’ when I couldn’t eat the snow?

Legume

Do you usually eat the snow?

JohnInCarolina

Legume said:

Do you usually eat the snow?

Knowing @alaskinassassin, probably only if it's yellow. 

alaskanassasin

Legume said:

Do you usually eat the snow


as a youngster I absolutely ate snow, we played in the snow all day everyday. My elementary school literally has a sledding hill behind it.

kl8ton

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I am reminded of a guy I talked to in Carlsbad NM a few years ago.  His job:  Moving drums of radioactive waste from one cave to another....deeper cave.  IIRC, it was waste from the 40's and 50s.  

Legume

alaskanassasin said:

Legume said:

Do you usually eat the snow


as a youngster I absolutely ate snow, we played in the snow all day everyday. My elementary school literally has a sledding hill behind it.

Makes sense - I did the same when I was a kid and went to Tahoe.  I wasn't paying attention to the years you posted.

alaskanassasin

Legume said:

alaskanassasin said:

Legume said:

Do you usually eat the snow


as a youngster I absolutely ate snow, we played in the snow all day everyday. My elementary school literally has a sledding hill behind it.

Makes sense - I did the same when I was a kid and went to Tahoe.  I wasn't paying attention to the years you posted.

Probably lost many on that one but I was tagging along with @HeavyG nuclear plant reference. When Chernobyl melted down we did not get to play outside much because of potentially radioactive snow. 

lousubcap

Being old I recall playing in the snow in the late 50's early 60's when both us and the Soviets were doing atmospheric testing of atomic bombs.  I remember the media broadcasting the path of the "cloud".  There was more concern for the milk coming from cows who could eat the pasture grass from the fall-out than anything else.

I now glow in the dark but not because of the snow. 

HeavyG

lousubcap said:

Being old I recall playing in the snow in the late 50's early 60's when both us and the Soviets were doing atmospheric testing of atomic bombs.  I remember the media broadcasting the path of the "cloud".  There was more concern for the milk coming from cows who could eat the pasture grass from the fall-out than anything else.

I now glow in the dark but not because of the snow. 

Ahh yes... the good old days that gave us all Strontium-90 in our food supply.

Mark_B_Good

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Picked up a roomba for the pool.  Kind of excited

Ozzie are you happy with your purchase. I ended up buying a different brand Solar Breeze, Ariel ... power dead after 3 days of use, won't turn back on. Their customer service is terrible, really poor return rate on messages ... so I returned it. 

Is this one making you happy, or does it have it's issues?

Ozzie_Isaac

Mark_B_Good said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Picked up a roomba for the pool.  Kind of excited

Ozzie are you happy with your purchase. I ended up buying a different brand Solar Breeze, Ariel ... power dead after 3 days of use, won't turn back on. Their customer service is terrible, really poor return rate on messages ... so I returned it. 

Is this one making you happy, or does it have it's issues?

I am extremely happy.  It has been in the pool non-stop for about a month without issue.

Customer service is very responsive and easy to deal with.  The basket that shipped with the unit was missing a gear to drive the debris paddle wheel. I didn't realize it for a few days.  Once I realized it I called and left a voicemail and also sent an email that evening.  They responded first thing the next morning.  They sent an email response and also called to make sure they understood my issue. They sent me an entire new basket immediately.  I had it a few days later.

Mark_B_Good

OK cool, I'm processing a refund with these other guys ... really I can't say anything great about Solar Breeze's customer service ... I've been dealing with them to fix bad products for OVER 1 month ... first unit would fully charge ... stayed 24h in the same spot, never moved. Returned that to the pool shop, got a new one ... worked well for 3 days, it rained on the 4th day, and I came home to find it DEAD. I thought at first it was simply the overcast sky that wouldn't allow the unit to charge ... so next day, I left it to charge in FULL SUN the entire day ... DEAD, wouldn't power on at all, tried to reset electronics using a procedure they had in the Operating Manual ... NOTHING ... Warranty claim. They took a few days to get back to me, and said they were sending a new unit ... waited a week, nothing ... emails, phone calls, nothing, no response. Lost my Sh%T and told them not to bother, and sent back the unit to the pool shop for a full refund.  They then called back apologizing they had a glitch in their system ... would work to correct the issue, sold me a new unit at a discount ... things were okay for a few days, they pushed out an order which I paid for, got a shipping notification ... it was bliss.  Then, nothing ... check shipping status ... label created, nothing after that ... days pass, more emails, phone calls - messages (they NEVER once in the over 10 times I called them answered the phone) ... DEAD.  It's been 10 days since it was supposed to "ship" and it still says label only created.  No one bothers to call back, or respond to emails ... after spending USD 500 (discount price) ... you'd think they'd at least take 10 seconds to respond to an email.  

Anyhow, I'm done ... I'd recommend anyone that wants to buy from this company review my story before making any decisions.

Once the refund is processed, I think I'll give the Betta SE (2023) a go. Thanks.

Ozzie_Isaac

@Mark_B_Good the betta should handle rain no problem.  They even say it is waterproof and don't need to move it even when water features like water falls or fountains are running.

Canugghead

GWN Maple Leaf charcoal deal. Calling @Mr1egg @poster @GrateEggspectations @paqman @Mark_B_Good @CTMike
Join their mailing list and get $10 off first order of $75+, free shipping to boot. Sale ends tomorrow.
They are $28.99 at crappy tire.
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