Impulse buys........

[Chas.Alpha]

11 hours ago, joeypots said:

At the harbor when I was a kid there was a lovey boat, Coquette. She pulled a long a dinghy,

Coquette’s Tender Behind. 

Classic.

Drum porn. I have fewer drums than I want and more drums than I need.

Like I said, I've paired down over the last 10 years. The L&L's are the only kit I have left. I think the only snare drum I wish I hadn't sold was an 8x14 Radio King with the aluminum war badge. It was so original that it had the original calf head and slunk stamped with "Manny's Drum Shop" in NYC. Clamshell strainer with the original arm that tended to break... WMP, of course.

 

10 hours ago, Grateful13 said:

Some great instruments in this thread!
 

My biggest “impulse” buy this year was a 1960 Les Paul Junior. One of these has been on my radar for years but I finally found one this year for a price that was too good to think twice about, at least by 2022 standards (I bought an even nicer vintage Gibson a few months before so I wasn’t really in the market). The plastic knobs are replacements but otherwise no breaks and all untouched electronics. This thing absolutely screams.

Oh, now that is SWEET!!!

[LLC]

9 hours ago, Fuzz said:

Oh, I think we can come up with better names for a fishing boat:

• Unsinkable II
• Myott
• Fishizzle
• Master Baiter
• Aquaholic
• Joint Venture (since it is owned by the 3 of you... and the kids are going to be partying on it )
• Net Fish & Chill
• Crusty Seamen
• Knot 2 Bad
• Playbuoy
• Nauty Buoy
• Boatox
• Titan Uranus
• Tunadude
• Petit Corona or Demi Tasse (since it is a small boat)

 

LMAO. Best list ever 😂

[ha_banos]

Mine was a holiday. Well we decided on a 3 week driving tour of Tuscany. And in the end it was a rental rather than a buy...

[Lamboinee]

Marty Log electrostatics, center, and sub, with Denon receiver And what ever the newest lg tv that can game120hz at 4k no prob surprisingly. Great sound with excellent sound stage. Not the absolute greatest for more digital/edm music, by still very good. 

[KnightsAnole]

I rode an ebike for the first time, was so unexpectedly surprised and impressed by it, that I went out and bought one that afternoon. Best 2k I’ve dropped in years.

[Thirdcoastwatch]

Bought this for my dad who just retired.    He worked his butt off and never buys nice things for himself.    3 weeks in and he loves it.    

[poorman]

[helix]

On 11/25/2022 at 9:05 AM, KnightsAnole said:

I rode an ebike for the first time, was so unexpectedly surprised and impressed by it, that I went out and bought one that afternoon. Best 2k I’ve dropped in years.

My second Voltbike Yukon. Its a beast riding the gravel . Not really an impule buy this time , the first one was. 

[KnightsAnole]

4 hours ago, helix said:

My second Voltbike Yukon. Its a beast riding the gravel . Not really an impule buy this time , the first one was.

Nice bike man, I’ve loved mine. I had it for about a week before I ripped the whole thing part. Took the rear hub motor and controls off to use on another bike and now I’m waiting for a mid drive. I’m building a  custom 72volt water and air cooled battery + mid drive is 1.5k watts. Should top out at around 45-50mph.

These things are so easy and fun to work on. It’s like being a kid again.

[nKostyan]

Precision drilling machine for home workshop. 1977 year of manufacture, new without operation. Honest 100 kg of cast iron and not one Chinese part. Right now, precision bearings alone will cost half of what I paid for it.
P.S. One nuance: this is the third drilling machine in my household 🙂

[Kaptain Karl]

Not exactly a buy, but for the second time in 5 years I got ambushed with a puppy at my parents. My cousin’s frenchie had a litter and they couldn’t find a home for this girl after 5 buyers fell through, so now we have puppers #2! 

[Chibearsv]

9 hours ago, Kaptain Karl said:

Not exactly a buy, but for the second time in 5 years I got ambushed with a puppy at my parents. My cousin’s frenchie had a litter and they couldn’t find a home for this girl after 5 buyers fell through, so now we have puppers #2!

No way you could pass that one up.  Nice pup

[Digi]

On 11/26/2022 at 10:51 PM, nKostyan said:

this is the third drilling machine in my household 🙂

Hey, what are you gonna do?  Stuff needs holes!

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7 hours ago, loose_axle said:

For me it was splurging on this print of Stormbirds over the Reich by Robert Taylor for the new apartment. Signed by Adolf Galland no less. The actual thing is off being framed but can't wait to have it up.

What's the etiquette on these things? Could that be considered Third Reich glorification? I guess it can become a conversation piece rather quickly...

[Corylax18]

3 hours ago, loose_axle said:

For me it was splurging on this print of Stormbirds over the Reich by Robert Taylor for the new apartment. Signed by Adolf Galland no less. The actual thing is off being framed but can't wait to have it up. 

 

21 minutes ago, Jeanff said:

What's the etiquette on these things? Could that be considered Third Reich glorification? I guess it can become a conversation piece rather quickly...

Yes. Please help me understand.

I totally understand this type of artwork, photos of my grandfathers B-24 Liberator are plastered all over my house, but why ME-262s? Of all the airplanes and all the pilots that have ever flown anywhere on the planet, why a Nazi Ace? What is the allure?

 

[Puros Y Vino]

In regards to the ME-262 post. I cannot speak authoritatively on the eligibility of the post, even as a mod.  We mods may have to regroup on this one.  My personal thoughts are this. 

I don't think it really qualifies as Nazi memorabilia.  Full on German Swastikas, propaganda posters, medals, SS lightning patches, etc are definitely the relics of the Fascist fringe out there.  As a machine of war, the ME-262 holds a historical/engineering interest as what could have been the worlds first, jet fighter.  For me, it is no different that having a picture of a Spitfire, Corsair, Lancaster (my personal fave) hanging on the wall.  Lots of German military vehicles, planes, etc can be found in any hobby stores as models.  Whether it be the Bismarck, Panzer tanks, Junkers planes, etc.  Those speak to the German military forces.  Nazis were a whole other ideological and political layer that rode on top of that military might. 

If it were solely up to my discretion, I'd be ok with a post showing that plane.  I don't think that qualifies as Pro-Fascist.  I welcome any insight and counterpoints. 

And yes, I see the Swastika on the tail.  (that part, does make it controversial)

[JohnS]

12 minutes ago, Puros Y Vino said:

If it were solely up to my discretion, I'd be ok with a post showing that plane.  I don't think that qualifies as Pro-Fascist.  I welcome any insight and counterpoints.

The Porsche Type 12 and Volkswagen Type 82E (i.e. 'the people's car') represent fantastic feats of engineering and production for its time. Today, Porsche and Volkswagen continue to have people who admire these cars without acknowledging the Nazi party's role in bringing these cars into existence.

I'm sure @loose_axle feels the same way about the ME-262, I mean, from a aircraft engineering perspective. At least, that's the way I see it.

[Chas.Alpha]

I weighed in a couple of weeks ago about great saxaphone solos because I am an old sax player. My bio clearly points out that aviation is my true passion. The one freedom you have with flying (unless you're in combat) is the ability to turn off everything on the ground and enjoy the peace of the air. While a monstrous political party may try to stamp their brand on these feats of engineering, at the end of the day, there would be no modern jet travel without these leaps forward. 

No V2, no cell phones or satellite weather...

 

[SpecialK]

one of my hobbies is enduro and motocross and trying to collect anything I can find from the 70's.. I've not been that successful however..

I found a 70's Bultaco Jersey and my father in law found a Steve McQueen auction shirt from his estate auction after his death.. Steve McQueen is the  Holy grail of 70's motorcycle culture as far as I'm concerned..

[Fuzz]

11 hours ago, Corylax18 said:

 

Yes. Please help me understand.

I totally understand this type of artwork, photos of my grandfathers B-24 Liberator are plastered all over my house, but why ME-262s? Of all the airplanes and all the pilots that have ever flown anywhere on the planet, why a Nazi Ace? What is the allure?

 

Adolf Galland was a German ace. He never joined the Nazi Party. Not everyone who fought for the Axis were Nazis.

And to be honest, I also have prints of both Allied and Axis aircraft at home. No glorification of Facism/Nazism, I just like WW2 era aircraft.

[BrightonCorgi]

Just picked up this Alessi french press the other day.  Their website had a Black Friday sale with 25% off which made the cost of this coffee press only slightly absurd.  This pic is from this morning; the first time using it. 

Previous to the Alessi, our french press has been in use since the mid 1970's.  Had to replace the beaker a few times.

 

[El Presidente]

Jesus, some of you really need to grow up a tad. 🙄

[loose_axle]

Yerss. I'd just like to apologise unreservedly for my remarks the other night. America is a great nation, swell dudes and dudettes, I am sorry for what I said. 

Alrighty. Off to grow up. Cheers all. 

[JohnS]

11 hours ago, loose_axle said:

Yerss. I'd just like to apologise unreservedly for my remarks the other night. America is a great nation, swell dudes and dudettes, I am sorry for what I said. 

Alrighty. Off to grow up. Cheers all. 

Yes, you have to appreciate this type of reply in public. Very commendable! 👍

[cgoodrich]

This was my splurge this year. Didn’t drop as much coin as many here, but it took a lot of fortitude to pull the trigger.