post a *PIC* of your latest purchase (can be anything as long as you purchased it)

[MC BumSlap]

Springs for my FL5 Civic Type-R

 

[two wheel tramp]

I bought some cycling capris and a pair of long finger gloves. It’s cold up here!!!

 

[Akira-R]

Finally decided to just get one after years of looking at it. I used to have a different brand of one years ago, but lent it to a friend and haven't gotten it back. The old one was 50 lbs, but as i'm much older, 20lbs it plenty for me.

I'll wear it daily, at home, on walks, going out etc. I have some 5lb ankle weights, but they dig into my ankles at times.

 

[berth]

I'll wear it daily, at home, on walks, going out etc.

And what kind of results are you seeing? What happened when you stopped wearing it?

 

[Akira-R]

And what kind of results are you seeing? What happened when you stopped wearing it?

It's only been half a day. I don't notice much when wearing it. It's not that intrusive other than squishing the collar of my shirt.
But taking it off, my upper body feels crazy light for an hour or so. It also seems to help with my posture for some unknown reason.

 

[Abacinator]

Replenishing my stash

 

[TheRobSJ]

A few recent purchases….

20th (10 married) anniversary coming up next month. We were married in Vegas so a trip back to Vegas to celebrate. And wifey has mentioned wanting to see the super duper enhanced Wizard of Oz, so we’ll be checking out the Sphere experience.

Why have I not bought a heated jacket before? I got one with a second battery so I have no down time. Been pretty awesome this past week with the mornings in the 40s.

There are people that lose a pen before the end of a day. I’m the other guy. I can keep a cheap Bic (I would never, I usually use a Dr. Grip) pen and never lose it until it’s dry. So why not have a pen with some more purpose. Lighted tip for writing in the dark (do I even need this?), laser pointer, and a proper flashlight in the clip.

 

[Enchanter]

New belt. IYKYK.

New brake fluid sweatband.

Getting 570lb Tatanka onto my PttBull stand wasn’t easy and damn near impossible by myself. I discovered that Pitbull recently added an accessory handle extension to address it....problem solved.

 

[two wheel tramp]

My friend got the cutest little balabonnet. So I found a lady who crochets and asked her to make me one in orange with a blue ruffle. It’s just the right size to tuck into an aerostich pocket and bright for when I’m doing backwoods walks, etc. (plus KTM’esque colors).

 

[Abacinator]

Picked up the top 2 bowls at the Alameda antiques faire today for the Mrs.

 

[Rtmac]

Alameda antiques faire today

Oh man, my wife will be pissed if she finds out we missed it.

 

[Rtmac]

I love to tell people that collect antiques "don't worry, someday you'll be able to afford new stuff"

 

[Abacinator]

Oh man, my wife will be pissed if she finds out we missed it.

It's normally the first Sunday of the month but it got rain delayed this time!

 

[ScottRNelson]

New upright freezer

I have had a Frigidaire upright freezer for more than forty years. It has worked great the
whole time until recently when the door seal stopped sealing properly. Air gets in from the
bottom and makes what looks like an upsidedown snowbank at the top. I tried tracking down a
new seal to fix it - it still works after all - but couldn't be sure if the stuff listed from
Google searches would work. A local applicance repair company said that they couldn't fix it.

Okay, maybe we got our money's worth out of that one - time to buy a new one. But this time
frost free so we don't have to go to the bother of defrosting the thing two or three times a
year. The place I bought it offered free delivery to my garage. They charge if they set it up,
but I can do that. So here it is delivered, after taking off all of the packing material.

And here it is ready to go. Just need to wait a few hours for it to get properly cold, then
transfer everything from the old one to the new one.

I figure I can sell the old one on Craigslist for twenty bucks, explaining exactly what
condition it's in, and have someone else haul it off for me. Who knows, with a proper seal
maybe it could last another forty years.

 

[two wheel tramp]

New upright freezer

I have had a Frigidaire upright freezer for more than forty years. It has worked great the
whole time until recently when the door seal stopped sealing properly. Air gets in from the
bottom and makes what looks like an upsidedown snowbank at the top. I tried tracking down a
new seal to fix it - it still works after all - but couldn't be sure if the stuff listed from
Google searches would work. A local applicance repair company said that they couldn't fix it.

Okay, maybe we got our money's worth out of that one - time to buy a new one. But this time
frost free so we don't have to go to the bother of defrosting the thing two or three times a
year. The place I bought it offered free delivery to my garage. They charge if they set it up,
but I can do that. So here it is delivered, after taking off all of the packing material.

And here it is ready to go. Just need to wait a few hours for it to get properly cold, then
transfer everything from the old one to the new one.

I figure I can sell the old one on Craigslist for twenty bucks, explaining exactly what
condition it's in, and have someone else haul it off for me. Who knows, with a proper seal
maybe it could last another forty years.

I live 30+ minutes from town. I have a chest freezer that is one of my most appreciated appliances. Almost up there with the dishwasher.

 

[ScottRNelson]

I live 30+ minutes from town. I have a chest freezer that is one of my most appreciated appliances. Almost up there with the dishwasher.

It's tough enough getting to the back of the random stuff my wife puts in the upright one. I can't imagine what would get buried at the bottom of a chest freezer at my house.

 

[GAJ]

We got an upright freezer a few years back and love it.

So much easier to see stuff and not forget about it.

My wife makes a lot of stock so 1/3 of it is full of bones and veggie cutting and stock frozen in blocks then vacuum sealed.

Home made stock has so many uses and it is almost free.

 

[WoodsChick]

We got an upright freezer when we started taking care of my father-in-law, which happened to coincide with the worst of Covid-related shortages of everything. We figured we’d just waltz into Airport Appliance, or wherever, and pick one up. Not so. We had a hell of a time finding one. As it turned out, Airport Appliance called to tell us they got 30 freezers in, all the exact same model, but they’d save one for us if we wanted. It was the exact model we wanted, so we got lucky.

Every freezer should come with one of those Seal-a-Meal vacuum sealer things. Those 2 items made our lives so much easier while being full-time caregivers, and now I’m not sure how we’d get along without them.

 

[WoodsChick]

It's tough enough getting to the back of the random stuff my wife puts in the upright one. I can't imagine what would get buried at the bottom of a chest freezer at my house.

Can relate! I’m 5’1”, and when we shopped for a new washer a few years ago I had a hard time finding one where I could reach the bottom! No way could I live with a chest freezer

 

[Sharxfan]

New upright freezer

I have had a Frigidaire upright freezer for more than forty years. It has worked great the
whole time until recently when the door seal stopped sealing properly. Air gets in from the
bottom and makes what looks like an upsidedown snowbank at the top. I tried tracking down a
new seal to fix it - it still works after all - but couldn't be sure if the stuff listed from
Google searches would work. A local applicance repair company said that they couldn't fix it.

Okay, maybe we got our money's worth out of that one - time to buy a new one. But this time
frost free so we don't have to go to the bother of defrosting the thing two or three times a
year. The place I bought it offered free delivery to my garage. They charge if they set it up,
but I can do that. So here it is delivered, after taking off all of the packing material.

And here it is ready to go. Just need to wait a few hours for it to get properly cold, then
transfer everything from the old one to the new one.

I figure I can sell the old one on Craigslist for twenty bucks, explaining exactly what
condition it's in, and have someone else haul it off for me. Who knows, with a proper seal
maybe it could last another forty years.

If you wanted to try and fix it and have two freezers I have had good luck finding the original part number and then googling that to get replacements for old appliances. Was even able to find a new door shelf for an old ass Kenmore fridge we had for 20 years.