:( No new camera next week

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Originally posted by: alpineranger
I don't know about most people, but I find buying home improvement stuff and appliances to be just as fun as buying electronics. And I like electronics.

Agreed. I think I've been to Lowes about 5 times in the past 2 weeks, and have spent over $250 . I'm typically a big electronics guy, but I don't mind spending money on shit for the house. My best deal in my purchases of the last two weeks has definitely been the 4-cycle straight shaft Troy-Bilt trimmer that I bought for $82. It was last year's model, and on clearance at most local Lowes stores for $124, down from $169. After a bit of online snooping, I found one particular Lowes that was pretty close that had it for $82 for some reason. Online is a great way to find good deals, since a lot of products at Lowes are priced differently at each store.

I've also picked up a couple of gallons of paint for the house and new porch swing, a new water hose, new reel housing for said hose, and a few more things for the garden.

 

[DrPizza]

Ended up picking up 5x5 blocks in a contrasting color to serve as a border... adds another 20+ sq ft to the patio. I have a feeling that this is going to be a difficult, but fun, project.
I'll start posting before/during/after pictures soon.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: MrLee

Originally posted by: vi edit

Originally posted by: darkxshade
Don't know why but I find it amusing that money saved up to buy a DSLR ended up paying for bricks...

Homeowning and kids makes you do funny things with money.

I could lease a 7 series BMW for what I pay in daycare a month. I could have $1500 saved up for a new HDTV but if the lawmower goes up in flames or the fridge craps out then I'm shopping in the less fun section of Sears.

Kids suck.

Michael Jackson can vouch for that.

 

[alkemyst]

I'd love to find bricks at $.25 a piece. Looking to have a 10x15 slab poured in front of my workshop and then a 3 foot sidewalk around the one side and back of it so I can move some stuff to the outside of it like my storm shutters, lawn tools, and air compressor.

4 cubic yards of concrete delivered is about $400...

I am debating 24x24 pavers as well for the slabs...I can find them for about $5 a piece. The workshop is 14x16. I will need about 50 or so of them.