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

Wolfpack said:

Need new windows for the house, got the first quote today and dang…

I replaced mine about 5, 6 years ago.  The new ones had solar blocking, which was cool, but the real benefit was how much sound insulating they provided; I live on a somewhat busy street, and the sound was cut at least 50%.  My heating bill was cut about 30%, averaged over the next two years.  
The bill hurts, but for me at least, was well worth it.  

I did replacement windows myself, in my old house, back when I didn't have two nickels to rub together.  I bought two or three a year, starting with the worst ones (West side, second story).  I had 11 to replace, so it took a few years.  It was a great project.  I wish I had done it earlier.  House was quieter, heating bills went down, window treatments didn't fade.  

Second best thing I ever did with that house.


So, while expensive, I would bet you will be glad you did it.

Langner91 said:

I did replacement windows myself, in my old house, back when I didn't have two nickels to rub together.  I bought two or three a year, starting with the worst ones (West side, second story).  I had 11 to replace, so it took a few years.  It was a great project.  I wish I had done it earlier.  House was quieter, heating bills went down, window treatments didn't fade.  

Second best thing I ever did with that house.


So, while expensive, I would bet you will be glad you did it.

I did all of the windows in our first house myself. My highlight was taking out a window while Anne was visiting her mother in Dublin for the weekend. I found that the lintel was an old floorboard, bending under the weight of the brickwork. This put the schedule back a bit, so when she got home, there was a large hole in our bedroom wall. I had failed to clear the DIY before she left (no point, she would have said no).

Give Bob's Watches a look.  They should have what you want.  Solid company to deal with.  I sold them a 1976 Rolex (old here) as no one in the family expressed interest downstream.  
https://www.bobswatches.com/  
Edit:  @ColbyLang

lousubcap said:

Give Bob's Watches a look.  They should have what you want.  Solid company to deal with.  I sold them a 1976 Rolex (old here) as no one in the family expressed interest downstream.  
https://www.bobswatches.com/  
Edit:  @ColbyLang

Is Bob your Uncle?

Picked up some Royal Oak at Walmart this morning for $11 for a 15lb bag. I was paying about $12 at HD but it looks like they went up to $15. Anyhow, I'd say $11 a bag is a good deal in my book! Especially with all the holiday cooking coming up.

Back to business travel. Just booked 2 trips in December, 1 in Jan, and 1 in Feb.

Just ordered a case of black clouds for duck season. $30 per box is pretty high for my standards, I have been paying $14 per box for my usual Winchester Drylok shells. I haven’t seen a box of dryloks online or in store since last year, hell I haven’t seen steel shot on local shelves since last September. With our season opening next week, I didn’t want wait. Gotta pay to play I guess. I can’t wait to be back in the blind with our duck hunting crew, we always have a good time no matter what!

Ozzie_Isaac said:

T-Mobile 5G home internet!!!  Ready to step into 2010.  It was a race for Verizon 5G, T-Mobile 5G, and Starlink.  T-Mobile wins round 1!

Current have 12mbps for $119.

I've been patiently waiting for it the past couple years. The neighboring city has it. I have no issue with high speed internet but just looking to dump Comcast. 

WeberWho said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

T-Mobile 5G home internet!!!  Ready to step into 2010.  It was a race for Verizon 5G, T-Mobile 5G, and Starlink.  T-Mobile wins round 1!

Current have 12mbps for $119.

I've been patiently waiting for it the past couple years. The neighboring city has it. I have no issue with high speed internet but just looking to dump Comcast. 

I cannot get any landline service.  Old utilities max out at 4mbps.  I have a commercial style wifi setup.  Line of sight only to a mountain about 5 miles away.  Super expensive and not very stable, but it is better than the 4mbps from landline.

Botch said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

T-Mobile 5G home internet!!!  Ready to step into 2010.  It was a race for Verizon 5G, T-Mobile 5G, and Starlink.  T-Mobile wins round 1!

Current have 12mbps for $119.

I posted elsewhere that I finally got my service bumped back up to the promised 26mbps.  Let us know what kind of speeds you're getting with 5G; I'm still looking for an improvement.  

Do you have T-Mobile 5G?  They promised a min of 35mbps.

Lowe's near me in Atlanta has $12 bags of B&B mesquite chunk marked down to $3.  Great pickup for kindling/starters for the solo stove (along with a Rutland starter square).

GregW said:

If I were in an area without good internet, I would seriously consider Starlink.
100-200 Mbps with 20ms latency. It's $99 per month. The equipment is $500.
The beauty of it, it's not the cable company
My first broadband cable connection was $99 a month for 1 Mbps

I have a $99 deposit on Starlink too, but the availability is unknown.  T-Mobile has no contract and no hardware fees.  $50/month, cancel anytime with no fee, all I have to do is return the hardware.  I plan to try it for a week before I cancel my other service.

Was going to buy some chicken wings, but at $5.50 a pound, I passed. Wound up with Angus Ribeyes for $9.99 pound.

texaswig said:

I found some really cool portable tables I like. Probably gonna get 3 or 4 of since they are only $700 american dollars each.https://pecosoutdoor.com/products/the-pecos-table

You can't go wrong with those.  We have 4 that we use for TV trays.  They hold my Hungry Man meals with no problem.