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What new toys have ye?

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OK I am not usually a show off but I am as happy as a kid in a candy store with my new Milwaukee tools. Part of my job is building decks with my uncle and I had been using Hitachi tools. I decided it was time to invest in quality so I got this set. The only thing is in spite my uncle having his own tools he likes to use mine. I guess he will just have to continue using the Hitachi stuff because this is mine!

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 25
Dunno why.....
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Around these parts (central Illinois) bars are making money, farming isn't. It's all about what the grain is used for and by whom.

I haven't drank since 1991 and I have a brown thumb, my air plant died and my silk flowers wilted, so bars and farming are out for me.

P.S. Nice set of tools, JC. Much more reliable than the Makita junk I've had to replace over and over. (and don't even get me started about Sears Craftsman.)

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 25
"Buying a Bar" always sounds 'better' than "buying a farm"....

Dunno why..
End of Jafo's quote

Because milk [cows, goats, sheep, llama] doesn't get people inebriated [pissed, sozzled, tanked] and coming back for more 'happy' times propping up a bar.

:-"

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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting JuniorCrooks, reply 23
Now I am extremely jealous.
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Never be jealous of anybody, Junior. Most of these folks you see with 'stuff' don't 'own' a damn thing, they're just 'renting' from a mortgage or finance company. So whether you have a little or a lot, long as it's YOUR name on the paperwork, title, deed, reciept, etc., that's all that matters.  ;)

Quoting Philly0381, reply 24
Show a grown man a picture of a bar and don't give the address, you are evil.
End of Philly0381's quote

Careful there, John, you don't strike me as the Harley riding, pickup truck driving type, bro....  :)

Quoting Jafo, reply 25
"Buying a Bar" always sounds 'better' than "buying a farm"....
End of Jafo's quote

Had a farm before (GA), raised a few cows, some corn and tobacco but considering the time and work involved (especially after the Mexicans started charging more), didn't make much off of it. I still live out in the country but now I just have a big ole yard, medium size house and a little ole garden to tend to.  :sun:

 

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 26
Around these parts (central Illinois) bars are making money, farming isn't. It's all about what the grain is used for and by whom.

I haven't drank since 1991 and I have a brown thumb, my air plant died and my silk flowers wilted, so bars and farming are out for me.
End of Wizard1956's quote

I rarely ever drink myself, I don't smoke and drunks get on my nerves quick so it probably wouldn't be a good fit anyway. The couple leasing it now loves it (and their customers love them), they're responsible for any upkeep/maintenance/damage caused by patrons, any legal liability for 'over' service, under age, permits, etc. and the renters seem happy so long as I get paid my due every month, I reckon it's a win-win situation. Still, I'm not allergic to making money and there's a HUGE markup on beer, overpriced frozen junk food, cigarettes, pool tables, games, juke box, etc.  :|

Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Soooo, If you've worked hard, saved your pennies and maintained a good credit rating, with property prices plunging 60%, 70%, 80% (U.S....don't know about the rest of the world) from forclosures and 'motivated' sellers and 3-4% loans, if there was EVER a prime time to buy a home, property, etc., THIS is it but it won't last forever....  :|

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting navigatsio, reply 30
if there was EVER a prime time to buy a home, property, etc., THIS is it but it won't last forever....
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... because the way things are going downhill economically, you won't be able to give property away.... nobody will have the cash for deed transfer costs/associated taxes, etc.

The bubble HAS burst worldwide.... just not all the air has escaped yet.

But when it does.... the 30's will seem like a picnic in comparison.... and very few will be drinking beer... if anyone's still making it.

So, make hay while the sun shines, right?