The "I just bought..." thread.

[IronWing]

Stick your finger in it!

Those things can rip the leg off a puma.

 

[highland145]

Stick your finger in it!

Don't start that crap.

 

[Kaido]

Stick your finger in it!

I stuck a piece of paper in it & they snapped right shut!

 

[Kaido]

I got to see them in the wild a couple years ago, really cool plants.
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You know, I've never ever thought about them existing in the wild! Some things just blow my mind that they exist out in nature, like Venus fly traps & hamsters

 

[IronWing]

You know, I've never ever thought about them existing in the wild! Some things just blow my mind that they exist out in nature, like Venus fly traps & hamsters

Ecology | NC State Parks

Natural resources Get plant and animal checklists at the park office.

www.ncparks.gov

 

[Geekbabe]

A new mouse for my MacBook Pro, the old one died

 

[Captante]

Chefman 1.8l Electric kettle w/tea infuser ~ $29 @ Best Buy (on sale)

*(Best Buy link)

Bought in place of ordering the bottled (expensive!) Japanese green tea I switched to after quitting coffee due to stomach problems.

Works very well and has no issues going straight from brewing to the fridge after cooling off some. Four tea bags make a nice strong pot... I have not tried loose tea leaves yet. Boils a full pot of cold water in 5-6 minutes.

ALSO has RGB (lol) which indicates temps by color !!

 

[Scarpozzi]

$164 normal price....got this from amazon warehouse for $80+tax.

Fall/Winter projects:
I'm going to look into fixing an HVAC unit I have in a house that been out of commission a decade....or replacing it. The house has a long list if other things going on. This is just one of them.

I'm going to install a mini split in another house.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Bought $100 of gas yesterday. Truck was half empty lol.

I hope EV trucks come down in price over the years, I want one but not at current prices.

 

[herm0016]

18 ft bayliner capri with a 2.3L ford inline 4. 1988. 100 hours on it. in great shape and all the plugs were pulled when it was put up. its been sitting a while but i dont see any reason it wont run. i did turn it over. with a nice trailer, life jackets, ropes, tube, the works.

 

[pcgeek11]

18 ft bayliner capri with a 2.3L ford inline 4. 1988. 100 hours on it. in great shape and all the plugs were pulled when it was put up. its been sitting a while but i dont see any reason it wont run. i did turn it over. with a nice trailer, life jackets, ropes, tube, the works.

So you bought a hole in the water to throw money into.

 

[Scarpozzi]

18 ft bayliner capri with a 2.3L ford inline 4. 1988. 100 hours on it. in great shape and all the plugs were pulled when it was put up. its been sitting a while but i dont see any reason it wont run. i did turn it over. with a nice trailer, life jackets, ropes, tube, the works.

With those things you just want to drain/swap the gear oil to make sure it doesn't have water in it and change the impeller pump since all of those engines are water cooled. Typically the impellers cost $15-40 and the marine grease and gear oil will run you another $30.

Of course you also want to do a regular engine oil change too on the engine.

I really enjoy working on outboards just for the outdrive stuff. If the outdrive is big, consider using a loose ratchet strap connected to the trailer loops on the stern to "catch" the outdrive so it doesn't drop and hit the ground. I also use them when getting it back in position. You can ratchet the outdrive back into position with minimal effort and it will hold it in place while you tighten the nuts. My 90hp Mercury 4 cycle outboard is pretty heavy...not sure how I could have done the job solo without that trick....I got a lot weaker after running 3 marathons and losing muscle mass in my arms from running so much.

 

[herm0016]

@pcgeek11 yea, but a small one. got it for a good deal.

@Scarpozzi its an I/O OMC cobra. ill order an impeller. gotta find a manual for it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I've never bothered carrying a wallet, always found they were too bulky but you know what's not bulky? The segway to this post's sponsor, Ridge Wallet. I just bought one.

Now that we're going to need ID pretty much everywhere along with vaccine papers figured it was time to get a wallet. They're trying to push everything to be app based but hopefully there will be a way around that though.

 

[Ajay]

New 9th gen iPad (10.2” screen). $209 w/ trade in. Nice upgrade from my old iPad 2 air. Oh, and the battery lasts longer than 90 minutes when watching videos.

 

[Stiff Clamp]

a tongue drum. 12" diameter. hollow steel drum. sounds kind of like a high-pitched gong, or doorbell. it was half the price of a professional model.

 

[Captante]

I've never bothered carrying a wallet, always found they were too bulky but you know what's not bulky? The segway to this post's sponsor, Ridge Wallet. I just bought one.

Now that we're going to need ID pretty much everywhere along with vaccine papers figured it was time to get a wallet. They're trying to push everything to be app based but hopefully there will be a way around that though.

You got the Covid vaccine, they should be able to "scan your ID" anywhere you go now, no ??

 

[Red Squirrel]

You got the Covid vaccine, they should be able to "scan your ID" anywhere you go now, no ??

Yeah as of Oct 22 we're forced to install an app that will track us, but I think you will still need to show ID. Honestly not sure how it will work. Maybe the fact that it's on your phone counts as ID since your phone is yours?

Not a fan of all the social media tracking crap either. I try to do what I can to block all of that. Hard to tell how successful I am though, they have tons of tricks. Recently upgraded my phone to one that supports Graphene OS so got rid of all the google stuff.

Not sure how the government app will work, I will probably just put it on my old phone and hope it works without a data plan.

There's also a possibility that there is a card you can get that does not require an app, so hoping that will be the case.

Either way it's looking like showing ID everywhere is going to be the norm now, so figured it was time for an every day carry wallet.

 

[IronWing]

Now you just need to build an old timey saloon, and hire some entertainers to sing oldies, but goodies, like "She'll be coming around the mountain".

On a serious note, that’s really good acting in that scene.

 

[UsandThem]

On a serious note, that’s really good acting in that scene.

Yeah, this season of Miracle Workers wasn't nearly as good/funny as the previous two seasons, but this scene was hilarious.

 

[Kaido]

I've never bothered carrying a wallet, always found they were too bulky but you know what's not bulky? The segway to this post's sponsor, Ridge Wallet. I just bought one.

Now that we're going to need ID pretty much everywhere along with vaccine papers figured it was time to get a wallet. They're trying to push everything to be app based but hopefully there will be a way around that though.

Nice! I have one like that, it's a slim wallet off Amazon:

Amazon.com

I don't keep much on me:

1. Driver's license
2. Credit card (don't use debit card anymore, they've found too many skimmers where I live)
3. $20 cash (I rarely use this, but just in case, I have cash for backup)
4. Tile tracking card (I misplace stuff like it's my job, yay ADHD!)

Apple is updating the Wallet app to store vaccine cards soon:

Apple Wallet to store digital COVID-19 vaccination cards, other health records

Apple Wallet will soon let you store your COVID vaccination card right in your iPhone or Apple Watch. The feature will be part of an upcoming update to IOS 15.

abc7news.com

I have some type of knockoff Leatherman multi-tool on my keychain, along with a Tile tracker square (I swear these things grow legs!), and that's about it for my on-person EDC, along with my phone!

 

[Kaido]

a tongue drum. 12" diameter. hollow steel drum. sounds kind of like a high-pitched gong, or doorbell. it was half the price of a professional model.

Those are so cool! I saw some amazing performances on TikTok with that thing!

 

[skyking]

4+ acres of raw land to possibly subdivide half of and retire on the other half. I will take new pictures Sunday, weather permitting.

 

[sdifox]

New lawnmower blade

 

[lxskllr]

This came today. Air powered throwline launcher...