What was the last thing you bought?

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Sure, they say "don't let the small size fool you" but it still looks a bit uncomfortable to sleep in.

lol I won't be sleeping in it. It's just to keep my shtuff out of the weather and easily transportable. I was actually looking at getting one of their 6' x 12' models (with factory installed 120v electrical system, interior lighting, stabalizing jacks, and vents) to convert into a little mobile living unit, but I decided against it. It was a damn nice trailer, though.

You moved???

Uh huh. Living in Salt Lake City, now. Had to change my sig to reflect the new climate, too.

And yo. The weather out here... That shit is bananas!


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Oh, and last purchase: Junk food at a gas station close to a job we did today down in Helper, UT.
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[swingdjted]

Nothing against those who love it, but I'll bet it's nice to be out of the South.

Last bought...
I had to make an emergency run for some Frank's RedHot and some wings at the grocery store. I was busy with some important stuff for work, but the debilitating craving stopped me so I had to do it.

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

It's nice here, but I do miss my friends and family.

Last purchase: $7.25 to do three loads of laundry.

[swingdjted]

Coincidence - I just mentioned laundry money in a reply to you in another thread. I should celebrate with a beer. I think I will.

[Too-DAMN-Much]

a pair of boots and some of those gloves that have the velcro thing so they're fingerless and not fingerless, the boots were crappy knock offs (couldn't afford $100+ for a decent pair of cats this year ) so i won't bother mentioning them in more detail.

[swingdjted]

Originally posted by Too-DAMN-Much
some of those gloves that have the velcro thing so they're fingerless and not fingerless

Good for hunting and those other times when mittens are what you mostly want, but fingers are sometimes needed. I have a pair that I stole from my dad, but have no idea where they're stored - haven't seen them since my last move - probably in a taped up box somewhere. Perhaps my dad stole them back when he helped me pack.

Originally posted by Too-DAMN-Much
the boots were crappy knock offs (couldn't afford $100+ for a decent pair of cats this year ) so i won't bother mentioning them in more detail.

I once bought a pair of "Big Mac" boots from Sears that would fit the same description. Insulated, steel shank/steel toe, thick monster tread sole, $35. They lasted far longer than expected and were very useful and comfortable. Sometimes generic works out to be as good/better than name brand.

[Too-DAMN-Much]

yeah i agree for the most part, i doubt these things will last to the nearly three year average i get from a pair of caterpillar boots, but i don't see them disintegrating too quickly either.

[Widdykats]

With Mah Cashmere Turtleneck... prrrrfect.

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Last purchased:

Canon PowerShot A590 IS.
PNY Optima SD cards.
Hidden Hitch 80122 ball mount.
2" Class IV hitch ball. (Mine's beefier than the one pictured :P)
EZ Lock TL-33 trailer lock.
DeadBolt RH3 HitchLock.
Master Lock No.5 padlocks. (2-pack, keyed alike, 5T)
Spare keys for padlocks and hitch lock.
Junk food from Arby's.

I spent too much.

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

I forgot that I needed a new case for my new camera since my old camera case was stolen with my old camera in it. :\

Last purchase:

Case Logic MEQB5 camera case. (Like this one: Pic 1, Pic 2)

[swingdjted]

Originally posted by sgtfuzzbubble99
I spent too much.

It costs less than a replacement for a stolen trailer and contents. Insurance might be a good idea too. How much was the state tag for it?

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Don't know yet. Wells Cargo is still building it for me. It's supposed to be done by the 25th, maybe sooner. I've got my truck insurance through Geico, so I'll just add the trailer when I get it. I can't imagine the that either the tag or insurace are too expensive, but I guess I'll find out!

Last purchased:

PNY Optima RAM (DDR2 667Mhz - 1GB)

Bought two ($18 each at Best Buy) to replace the two 512MB cards in my laptop. Hopefully this will make it a bit faster since the old RAM cards are 533Mhz.

[swingdjted]

What is your FSB on the processor? I think RAM gets faster if it increases but without passing the FSB speed.

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

It's an AMD Mobile Sempron. It runs at an effective 1600Mhz bus speed (I think the Mobile Semprons have the memory controller on-die like the desktop Athlons and whatnot). I bought this laptop in 2006, so it's a little old now. The processor is 1.6Ghz Socket S1. I want to upgrade the processor as well, but I can't find the model I want available as OEM or retail. They seem to be putting all of them into new laptops instead of packaging them for individual resale. I guess I'll just have to end up buying a new laptop sooner rather than later. $36 for doubling my RAM's capacity and increasing its speed at the same time isn't a bad deal, though. I'm hoping that'll keep my laptop running for at least another 6-8 months before I just can't stand it anymore.

[deeder7001]

Don't feel too bad about having an old laptop Sarge. Mine is from early 2003.

[swingdjted]

It looks like (on your processor) there is no "Front-Side Bus" but instead "HyperTransport" rated at 800 MHz, so if the idea holds true, there will be a benefit to increasing your RAM's speed up to 800 MHz, meaning your increase from 533 to 667 will be measurable/beneficial. The way it was explained to me, increasing the RAM's speed beyond 800 MHz wouldn't help the computer any more than RAM at 800 for your processor, unless it were overclocked.

[k_rock923]

dental floss

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

The motherboard in my laptop won't handle RAM speeds above 667Mhz, and I'm still running XP (32-bit), so that's why I got 2 x 1GB DDR2-667Mhz. But you're right; the HyperTransport is 800Mhz (dual channel makes it effectively 1600Mhz, iirc). I've got the RAM installed, but I haven't seen a huge improvement in performance yet. I guess I have to stress it pretty good to see the real benefits.

Don't feel too bad about having an old laptop Sarge. Mine is from early 2003.

The laptop I had before this one was a relic of the Windows 95 era. I upgraded it to Win98se and upgraded the processor to a 700Mhz PentiumII.


Last purchased:
Junk food from McDonald's.

[deeder7001]

I don't see much of a point in getting a new laptop at the moment as I don't do much of anything on it(probably because I can't do much on it).

Last purchase was a dozen donuts.

[swingdjted]

originally posted by either of the above two
I'm not buying a new laptop right now, so I bought some junk food.

Damnit, I have an old Celeron laptop from the early P4 era, and I feel left out. I better go get some food.

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Last purchase:
Junk food from Taco Bell this time... lol

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Just bought these:

[fc*uk]

way too much money to have someone rip a wisdom tooth from my mouth.

Ya know, in a futile attempt to start setting the internet records straight...

Pain scale of everything done:

The tooth cracking >>> tearing the ligaments in my knee >>> post operative jaw/cheek pain (not at the site of tooth removal) due to the dentist trying to make her way that far back in my mouth >>> having an anestetic ring block done on a toe >>> hitting my finger with a hammer >>> breaking my wrist >>> drinking a beer >>> dental surgery performed on extracted tooth.

[Widdykats]

Damn! You're a mess. Take some pills and feel better!

[fc*uk]

yeah, that might have been the pills talking.

I didn't have all that stuff done today ... only the dental parts. Everything else was other incidents.

One of these days I'll figure out what planet I was on that made me think all that was done/happened today.

[swingdjted]

I had to have my wisdom teeth extracted without anesthetic. At the time I had no health insurance, and the guy that did it did it for free because of my bad financial situation.

He refused to give anesthetic because it greatly increased risk of complications, and without insurance, I'd be screwed if that happened. He basically said, take the 1 hour pain of the operation (plus a few days recovery), or take the long term, constant pain of 4 impacted wisdom teeth (which was some of the most unbearable pain I have ever experienced). The operation was hell, the recovery not much better, but it was very much worth it. I had some pretty fat cheeks for a week or so.



Last bought - nothing. I won't be able to buy anything that isn't a necessity for a while now. See another thread. I'll make it soon.

[fc*uk]

Now that does not sound like fun. I was fine with what went on all numbed up. Couldn't imagine it without.

[General Geoff]

Saiga .308 rifle; nothing like ringing in the new year with a Kalashnikov (not literally, I'm not one of those dumbasses who fire shots in the air to celebrate).

[LeadFoot]

16G iPhone. Will: when is syncing gonna be ready?

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Last purchased:

Sunbeam warming blanket (twin size)
Junk food from Arctic Circle

[deeder7001]

Originally posted by sgtfuzzbubble99
Last purchased:

Sunbeam warming blanket (twin size)

A friend at work got one of those for me for Christmas(secret Santa thing). I keep the thing on the lowest setting as it gets a bit warm for me. The thing is awesome to have.

Last thing I can remember buying is some Axe shower gel stuff.

[swingdjted]

^interesting coincidence - I just got a 3 piece axe gift set from my aunt - hair gel, shaving cream, and aftershave.

Last bought - a newspaper (collecting documentation of the school's financial situation).

[namidani]

this new year... i learn how to dress to look attractive.
i bought cool shoes, nice t-shirt, and perfume

[Too-DAMN-Much]

new keyboard, got it yesterday, starting to adjust to it, the wrist rest doesn't come off so it'll take slightly longer than normal, most people go "huh?" when i tell them i'm adjusting, then i explain i realise when i need to correct and backspace nearly without thinking about it and they'll only be able to tell cause i type slower.

anyway, keyboard was replacement for logitech G15 which lasted nearly a year, i'm done with logitech, they're input devices break too soon for me, microsoft only from now on again as soon as the replacement logitech mouse shits out.

Microsoft Sidewinder X6

i like it a lot, no LCD on this one is the only real downside, but it seems like support for that isn't so great anymore, one program wrote it out, not nearly all the new games that come out have it anymore, getting to be less and less usefull anyway, but i'm still sad to see it go.

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Last purchased:

An UltraPod I for my new Canon A590 IS. $14.00
A #SPR4 Fisher Space Pen refill to replace the damaged one in my Parker Jotter. $5.00
A Black Stowaway Fisher Space Pen to keep in my truck's glove box. $8.00
A pair of long rubber work gloves. $5.99
A pair of leather work gloves. $0.99
A pair of clear wrap-around safety glasses. $0.99
A 30" steel alignment/pry bar. $5.00
A watch case opener. $3.00
Ten rolls of 1/2" x 260" teflon thread tape. $0.10/ea
A wooden-handeled wire brush. $0.49
Junk food from Taco Bell. $3.96

[swingdjted]

Another thing about pens - I have trouble finding (even expensive) pens that won't skip or fade while writing in very cold temperatures. The ink just gets thick and doesn't transfer well through the ball point. I'm curious to see if those pen refills are good for that.

[Too-DAMN-Much]

probably ted, that pressurized ink is supposedly able to write and legibly in nearly any circumstances.

could be wrong though, i bet sarge will tell you soon enough either way.

[andr116]

I bought very interesting book!

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

My payday was much more than expected... So, Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to me:

Two books for a friend, but I'll be reading them first:



The Heroic Fantasy book is a collection of 14 short stories, one of which is called Demonsong, by F. Paul Wilson. It's a short story that takes place in the First Age of man (pre-history) in the Repairman Jack universe. That short story is the reason for me getting the book.

Two books for me:



Less than $20 each:



$27 each:


$32.40 each:


$27:

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

I have trouble finding (even expensive) pens that won't skip or fade while writing in very cold temperatures. The ink just gets thick and doesn't transfer well through the ball point. I'm curious to see if those pen refills are good for that.

The Fisher Space Pen will write in conditions that any other pen manufacturer would have nightmares about. The only time I've had skipping issues with any of the Fishers I've owned isn't because of the refill, but rather because of the poor quality paper I was writing on. The fibers in the paper would separate from the sheet and form small blobs on the end of the ballpoint. The pen would never stop writing, though. And of course, when my Parker got jammed into the asphalt, left in the ice and snow for several days, and run over a half dozen times with the ballpoint extended... the Fisher Space Pen refill inside took fatal damage that sealed its fate. That's no fault of the refill, though. If you find yourself writing in less-than-ideal conditions on a regular basis, I highly recommend a Space Pen.

Last purchased:
Dinner at Ruby River Steakhouse. Had the top sirloin and coconut shrimp entree with sides of steak soup and baked sweet potato. O. M. G. *mouth-gasm*