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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6195 on: January 28, 2015, 04:31:11 PM »
A new refrigerator a nice side by side.  It was in the  scratch and dent  isle with a couple marks, nothing on the front,  and some missing shelving it was originally $1598 marked down to $600 we got it down to $475.  Only real bitch was I had to take one door off to get it in the kitchen
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6196 on: January 28, 2015, 09:58:49 PM »
I wonder what happened to the shelves that went missing? You definitely got a bargain. My fridge cost more than that and it is puny.
A haircut. Short at the back, long at the front.
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Indeed, I was thinking that when I wrote it. Business at the back, party at the front.

It is the first time I have had a proper style.

Today I bought a memory foam pillow - I will see how I sleep tonight. I also did food shopping.
Most of the nights I love my memory foam pillow. Bought one last summer. But now and then I toss it aside and use my feather pillow.

I find that the memory foam pillow feels completely different in summer and winter. So, if you find that you do not like it, you can store it for a few months, and try again when the weather is cooler.
I think I will like it a lot more in winter. My head somewhat sinks into it and gets very warm. So I sleep on the very edge of it.

Today I bought cat food, lots and lots of cat food.
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6197 on: January 29, 2015, 11:45:37 AM »
A linear algebra book.

Do they come in any other shapes?

:tard:  Maybe, but linear is hawt.
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6198 on: January 29, 2015, 06:47:23 PM »
Insulation, sheet rock and paint along with the necessary labor.
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6199 on: January 29, 2015, 09:01:54 PM »
Insulation, sheet rock and paint along with the necessary labor.

Are you using conventional fiberglass batts or something else?  Any details would be good it's the business I am in and am always curious about how things are done in other parts of the country
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6200 on: January 30, 2015, 12:01:18 AM »
Insulation, sheet rock and paint along with the necessary labor.

Are you using conventional fiberglass batts or something else?  Any details would be good it's the business I am in and am always curious about how things are done in other parts of the country

Fiberglass batts and some blown insulation.  The spray foam isn't too popular here.  BTW - the duct work came out spectacular on the leakage test.  We've passed all the rough-in inspections.
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6201 on: January 30, 2015, 12:59:11 AM »
Insulation, sheet rock and paint along with the necessary labor.

Are you using conventional fiberglass batts or something else?  Any details would be good it's the business I am in and am always curious about how things are done in other parts of the country

Fiberglass batts and some blown insulation.  The spray foam isn't too popular here.  BTW - the duct work came out spectacular on the leakage test.  We've passed all the rough-in inspections.

I'm not a big fan of spray foam except for airsealing, I feel it's used a lot when it isn't necessary and installed by poorly trained people who can pretty much   destroy your house if they screw up, I have seen it happen .  I mostly install blown in insulation and fiberglass batts.   Good to hear it's going well :thumbup:
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6202 on: January 30, 2015, 09:15:32 AM »
More coffee for the keurig.

This thing is a money pit...and I can't say I'm all that impressed with the coffee it makes either, the iced tea is nice though.  :apondering:

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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6203 on: March 03, 2015, 11:44:53 AM »
 A pack of small torsion springs, some wire bushings and a EKE 21V 150W light bulb from McMaster-Carr
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6204 on: March 04, 2015, 12:23:31 AM »
A telescope.
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6205 on: March 04, 2015, 11:51:52 AM »
A telescope.

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Or at least tell us the specs.

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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6206 on: March 04, 2015, 12:01:14 PM »
2 VS pocket mirrors in a freaking pattern I hate, they got rid of the one I liked  :headhurts:...yea I need a VS 'hello Hannah stop spending all yo money on that page' But I'll give them away more then likely...I think I have enough VS stuff, honestly it's ridiculous! 

I need to get some stuff on Land's End or something because I need comfortable professional looking pants, shirts (some of the VS shirts are good, but a lot of them have writing on them) Seeing as I will by the end of 2015 have an IT job after my two A plus tests are passed...yea I need some work clothes in my arsenal...I'm also losing fat weight (though still weigh the same) and have changed shape so I might just go to the nice Goodwill and get clothing there as my size changes...

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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6207 on: March 04, 2015, 03:41:19 PM »
A telescope.

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Or at least tell us the specs.

It's this one. A 6" mirror with a quite short focal length so fast f/5 optics. Small enough to actually be able to move the damned thing around when needed, and large enough to be useful for deep sky observation.

I considered getting a Dobsonian but since I probably want to do some astrophotography, this one was better suited for the task.
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6208 on: March 05, 2015, 05:54:39 AM »
Meds for me and Ceilidh. They were expensive, especially the Caltrate, so now I am broke.
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #6209 on: March 09, 2015, 10:53:34 PM »
I've been needing a new backpack for adventures, and bike riding and walking during inclement weather- every time it rains a little I have to wrap my books and laptop in plastic bags...it is barely water proof and does not hold my books as well anymore.

So I bought myself a used French military F1 day pack (25 bucks)- it'll be for daily use, but also has loops for an extra pack on bottom and top if i want to go camping. Its waterproof and looks excellent for carrying books.










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Forget practicality, or your experience....can you just....imagine?

It's there. It always was.