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

GrateEggspectations

ColbyLang said:

alaskanassasin said:

where does the wad of cash go?

Less than 10% of people actually carry cash these days. My father on the other hand, has never used a debit card/ATM card in his life. Old school money clip front pocket

I carry cards but, like your father (and like mine), also carry some cash in a (Swiss Army) money clip in the front pocket. Love that money clip. Has come in handy on so many occasions and is small enough that it is non-threatening. I don’t even know it’s in my pocket. The only downside is that I always need to make a concerted effort to swap it for a regular money clip ahead of flights. 

JohnInCarolina

GrateEggspectations said:

It’s been years since I’ve seen Canadian currency.  Is that... Queen Elizabeth?

Wolfpack

John- wait till you see/feel the new plastic bills

JohnInCarolina

Wolfpack said:

John- wait till you see/feel the new plastic bills

I’m not sure when I’ll next have US currency.  I never carry any cash.  Not because of any real preference one way or the other on my side, I just never find the need for it these days.  We even pay the neighborhood kid who babysits for us with Venmo.

Botch

ColbyLang said:
My father on the other hand, has never used a debit card/ATM card in his life. Old school money clip front pocket

How did your father make out during the worst of the pandemic?  There were some places around here that wouldn't accept cash.  

ColbyLang

Botch said:

ColbyLang said:
My father on the other hand, has never used a debit card/ATM card in his life. Old school money clip front pocket

How did your father make out during the worst of the pandemic?  There were some places around here that wouldn't accept cash.  

Zero issues. He has a old school house account at his local grocery store. He could email them an order, they’d email when it was ready. He’d pull up and they would load it, charging it to his account. I don’t mean that he has zero cards, just no debit or ATM. 

kl8ton

You can opt for clip or strap with the ridge.   This is titanium.  There are now knock offs for 15 bucks.  

Lit

Stopped by Atlanta Hobby on the way home from the skate park with my son to get him his first real rc car. This thing is really fun.

GregW

Lit said:

Stopped by Atlanta Hobby on the way home from the skate park with my son to get him his first real rc car. This thing is really fun.

Really cool. I bet he will have a lot of fun.

kl8ton

Lit said:

Stopped by Atlanta Hobby on the way home from the skate park with my son to get him his first real rc car. This thing is really fun.



We have a couple.  Need to get them fixed.  We've done some upgrades. Would like the xmaxx that thing is a beast! 

Botch

Wolfpack said:

John- wait till you see/feel the new plastic bills

My first plastic loonie was a pretty big surprise, especially the clear/see-thru section.  Was in Waterton Nat'l Park photographing bears and eating poutine (two years ago?)  

Lit

kl8ton said:

Lit said:

Stopped by Atlanta Hobby on the way home from the skate park with my son to get him his first real rc car. This thing is really fun.



We have a couple.  Need to get them fixed.  We've done some upgrades. Would like the xmaxx that thing is a beast! 

They are crazy. This is a beginner one and it flies. Love how it has different modes. Racing mode it will do a backflip if you squeeze the trigger but training mode it wont even pull a wheelie but will still run 20 plus. My boy is only 4 so it works great for him. 

GrateEggspectations

JohnInCarolina said:

GrateEggspectations said:

It’s been years since I’ve seen Canadian currency.  Is that... Queen Elizabeth?

Sure is. Just one of the many privileges of being a part of the Commonwealth. 🙃

At least her stern and disapproving face deters me from foolish purchases. 

Gulfcoastguy

It has arrived at the stealership, probably while I was at Nola’s crawfish boil.

johnmitchell

Congratulations nice looking ride. Safe travels..

nolaegghead

Sweet ride!

nolaegghead

Friend of mine gave me this sheet panel lift.  Free!

nolaegghead

And works sideways

Botch

nolaegghead said:

And works sideways

That's for sheetrocking the walls.    

Canugghead

nolaegghead said:

Canugghead said:

Replacing my 20+ yo 3.5 ton Craftsman floor jack (it got sluggish and I messed up trying to fix it  ) 

I bought that same exact floor jack maybe 4 years ago.  It was on sale at Costco.  Has some aluminum in it, still heavy, but zero problems so far.

wimp 

ColtsFan

Lit said:

kl8ton said:

Lit said:

Stopped by Atlanta Hobby on the way home from the skate park with my son to get him his first real rc car. This thing is really fun.



We have a couple.  Need to get them fixed.  We've done some upgrades. Would like the xmaxx that thing is a beast! 

They are crazy. This is a beginner one and it flies. Love how it has different modes. Racing mode it will do a backflip if you squeeze the trigger but training mode it wont even pull a wheelie but will still run 20 plus. My boy is only 4 so it works great for him. 

I've had several RC trucks through the years. Mostly nitro powered. They are a lot of fun! Ironically, I was looking at the Revo 3.3 nitro the other day online. Getting the itch again

Botch

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GrateEggspectations

nolaegghead said:

Friend of mine gave me this sheet panel lift.  Free!

By definition, this *free* acquisition does not meet the criteria for this thread. Just sayin’. 😉

Still cool though!

dbCooper

Illumination for the patio, mounted around perimeter of a pergola.  I'm typically not a fan of home "smart-devices", but got swayed by these.  From a phone app you can control brightness, a full spectrum of white color temps and any color of the rainbow.  18 bulbs on a 36' string, $70. at Costco.

Waiting on darkness to see what they do.

Gulfcoastguy

Spent the afternoon buying the VW.

Gamecockeggman

dbCooper said:

Illumination for the patio, mounted around perimeter of a pergola.  I'm typically not a fan of home "smart-devices", but got swayed by these.  From a phone app you can control brightness, a full spectrum of white color temps and any color of the rainbow.  18 bulbs on a 36' string, $70. at Costco.

Waiting on darkness to see what they do.

Keep us posted as I am in the market

Eoin

Gulfcoastguy said:

Spent the afternoon buying the VW.

Is it the same as here where the buying process involves informing you of all of the important additional things you 'need' like finance, gap insurance, wheel and tyre insurance etc.

Gulfcoastguy

Eoin said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Spent the afternoon buying the VW.

Is it the same as here where the buying process involves informing you of all of the important additional things you 'need' like finance, gap insurance, wheel and tyre insurance etc.

Yep, but I let them stretch it out because my new vehicle was charging all the while on their electricity. I didn’t buy all of the extra insurance, maintenance plans etc. My down payment and trade in were more than sufficient to make gap insurance a waste of money. I did let them finance it at 3% for the remainder though.

Scott805

This topic is costing me as much money as Big Green Egg accessories.  Just had to buy a Trayvax wallet and now want to buy string lights at Costco!

Eoin

The buying bit is the new jaws. The rest of it is a rebuild. This was my grandfather's vice, a Parkinson quick release. Everything worked and I still used it, but the jaws were badly rounded off and the whole thing was rust coloured. A guy on ebay makes jaws to order for old vices, you can see how battered the vice is now the jaws have square edges. Lots of slack in the sliders, but the screw / half nut are good and the QR works perfectly.