The "I just bought..." thread.

[jmagg]

Black friday deal for real

 

[MrSquished]

When one pair of gray Camper Peu wear out, I buy one more pair. My main go to kick. These are the S-tier casual sneakers. This time came in a very bright shiny silver box, very fancy

 

[manly]

Wow I thought the rates here in Ontario were high. Leave it to California for making things more expensive than even here in Canada lol.

That's what our rates look like: https://www.hydroone.com/rates-and-billing/rates-and-charges/electricity-pricing-and-costs

As Ajay already pointed out, at a glance, your rates are just below the U.S. average.

 

[MrSquished]

@MrSquished

Will you be getting/already have the new AirPods Pro? Interested on your take if they are worth the price or just snazzy marketing from Apple?

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There's no point in getting the apple buds if you don't have an iPhone. They really tie down things to their ecosystem, including supporting far less codecs. If you have an Apple phone then they're good if you have an Android you can do much better at that price.

If you have an Android let me know I keep up on true wireless earbuds and audio gear all the time. Just would need your budget and what features you need the most - mostly for music or making phone calls on the go or just phone calls in the house if noise cancellation and ambient modes and things like that matter to you or a more sound quality. Etc

 

[igor_kavinski]

If you have an Android let me know I keep up on true wireless earbuds and audio gear all the time.

Same features as the ones I pasted for the Airpod Pro in less than $250 for Android. Possible?

 

[MrSquished]

Same features as the ones I pasted for the Airpod Pro in less than $250 for Android. Possible?

Yes of course. You have a lot of great options. What features are your priority. You have lots of choices.

Probably the best all-rounder are the techniques AZ 80. The Sennheiser mTW3 are excellent all rounder but the four is coming out soon. Jabra has options if you really are into voice call quality. You have other major players like bose and Sony but also a lot of smaller players like denon, Noble.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Jordan 5 A Ma Maniere, Dawn
Jordan 1 Dia de los Muertos
Jordan 3 Wizard

Merry Christmas to me lol.

 

[bbhaag]

Purchased a new Barcalounger Kester sofa and matching loveseat about 8 weeks ago and they arrived today. Got a tentative layout for the living room but it might change as we get used to the new furniture. Also purchased a new Eangee floor lamp for corner.

 

[Ajay]

Purchased a new Barcalounger Kester sofa and matching loveseat about 8 weeks ago and they arrived today. Got a tentative layout for the living room but it might change as we get used to the new furniture. Also purchased a new Eangee floor lamp for corner.

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Very nice. I love the living room too!

 

[bbhaag]

Very nice. I love the living room too!

Thanks, we like it to although it has taken a lot to get it to where it is.

 

[lxskllr]

 

[Stiff Clamp]

Hatsan AirTact ED .22 cal air rifle - just a break-barrel. I don't want to buy CO2, or spend much.


some sort of jigsaw

 

[skyking]

3 pair of Red Wing's custom moldable insoles and 6 pair of their long boot socks. Buy 2 get 1 free sale.
20' carbon fiber extension pole. I will use it to test out a 5G booster.

Cordless Dremel and tools for trimming dog nails etc.

Spectra Precision magnetic laser receiver.
Work will reimburse me this one. Get the laser set up, slap that on the stick and set the bucket flat over a known elevation and get to grading a flat pad, or set up the slope and floor of a trench and do the same to dig 1% trenches for plumbing.
Lights are big and visible from the seat. 6 levels of precision.

 

[snoopy7548]

3 pair of Red Wing's custom moldable insoles and 6 pair of their long boot socks. Buy 2 get 1 free sale.
20' carbon fiber extension pole. I will use it to test out a 5G booster.


Cordless Dremel and tools for trimming dog nails etc.

Spectra Precision magnetic laser receiver.
Work will reimburse me this one. Get the laser set up, slap that on the stick and set the bucket flat over a known elevation and get to grading a flat pad, or set up the slope and floor of a trench and do the same to dig 1% trenches for plumbing.
Lights are big and visible from the seat. 6 levels of precision.

You're gonna trim your dog's nails with a Dremel?

 

[lxskllr]

I use a chainsaw for the cats. Well... I would if I could catch them. By the time I've got the saw out, fueled, oiled, sharpened, and started, the cats have disappeared.

 

[sdifox]

I use a chainsaw for the cats. Well... I would if I could catch them. By the time I've got the saw out, fueled, oiled, sharpened, and started, the cats have disappeared.

you cut cats with chainsaw?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Those poles look interesting, can they be daisy chained? I could see that being decent to make a cheap tower with guy wires, although it would be hard to aim anything on it once you start to get that high. I want to play around with a cell booster myself at some point on my property. Was looking at the price of Wade comm towers, and they're like 10 grand lol. Rohn are popular in the US but couldn't find any place here to buy but I imagine they're not cheap either.

I should probably look at trimming my cat's claws... my old cat had no claws and I got used to that so never had to trim claws before. My orange cat seems to keep his pretty dull from playing and using scratch post but the black one's are ridiculously sharp lol. I have a huge slice on top of my hand from my attempt at giving him a belly rub. Fall for it every time.

 

[skyking]

Those poles look interesting, can they be daisy chained? I could see that being decent to make a cheap tower with guy wires, although it would be hard to aim anything on it once you start to get that high. I want to play around with a cell booster myself at some point on my property. Was looking at the price of Wade comm towers, and they're like 10 grand lol. Rohn are popular in the US but couldn't find any place here to buy but I imagine they're not cheap either.

I should probably look at trimming my cat's claws... my old cat had no claws and I got used to that so never had to trim claws before. My orange cat seems to keep his pretty dull from playing and using scratch post but the black one's are ridiculously sharp lol. I have a huge slice on top of my hand from my attempt at giving him a belly rub. Fall for it every time.

we have a spare 100' comm tower at work that has to come down, but the labor and shipping are horrendous.
In all likelihood I will probably gas axe the bottom a bit and pull it down with the excavator and scrap it. It is very sad but the
~$1800 to get a crane in there is not justified for speculative purposes.

 

[Red Squirrel]

we have a spare 100' comm tower at work that has to come down, but the labor and shipping are horrendous.
In all likelihood I will probably gas axe the bottom a bit and pull it down with the excavator and scrap it. It is very sad but the
~$1800 to get a crane in there is not justified for speculative purposes.

Yeah decommissioning towers to keep them ends up often not being worth it, unless the buyer pays for that process and does it themselves but then there's the liability issues. I sometimes see local ads for small ham radio towers that need to come down, so at some point I need to buy some climbing gear, and learn how to use it properly, then if I see such an ad I could go for it. For small towers it can be done by hand with a gin pole the same way it goes up.

 

[igor_kavinski]

but the black one's are ridiculously sharp lol.

What's wrong with it? From my observation of a lot of cats, they wake up in the morning, do stretching exercises and then scratch something, a tree or in your case the scratch post. Why is your cat not doing that? Maybe take it to a cat psychiatrist? Or just have a one on one with it, staring deep into its eyes and telling it to use the scratch post. Do it daily till it understands.

 

[Red Squirrel]

What's wrong with it? From my observation of a lot of cats, they wake up in the morning, do stretching exercises and then scratch something, a tree or in your case the scratch post. Why is your cat not doing that? Maybe take it to a cat psychiatrist? Or just have a one on one with it, staring deep into its eyes and telling it to use the scratch post. Do it daily till it understands.

Oh he does play and use the scratch post, but he's not as active since he's older, like 6-7 years old, so probably at that stage where he's slowing down a little. I do need to bring him to the vet though, they already got a stool sample from when I registered him but I have not physically brought him in yet. I only had one cat carrier at the time.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Oh he does play and use the scratch post, but he's not as active since he's older, like 6-7 years old, so probably at that stage where he's slowing down a little.

Give him fresh organ meats to eat. Then watch him become hyperactive

 

[gorobei]

You're gonna trim your dog's nails with a Dremel?

these came out like 20 years ago. there are tons of brands/models now.

cutting claws/nails can be painful if the soft fleshy core of the claw hasnt receded back from constant trimming. by grinding the tip you are far less likely to ever get close to the core. good luck if your cat doesnt like high pitched noise though.

 

[lxskllr]

I still have to pay for it, and pick it up, but it's all but mine...

 

[highland145]

When you put frozen hookers in it, make sure over a wide river.

Connecticut man who put wife in wood chipper released from prison 20 years early

A Connecticut man convicted of killing his wife and feeding her body parts through a wood chipper has been released from prison nearly 20 years early

www.boston.com

Well, shit, he should have gotten the needle.