How are you spending your stimulus check?

UncleWede · 04-21-2020, 04:29 PM

Nothing is certain except death and taxes.

upstatedoc · 04-22-2020, 10:35 AM

almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades

1MOREMOD · 04-22-2020, 10:54 AM

A bird in the hand is better than a girl with a bush?

Littlebear · 04-22-2020, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

A bird in the hand is better than a girl with a bush?

A bird in the hand is not better than a hand in the bush.

1MOREMOD · 04-22-2020, 11:08 AM

Yeah if you got chicks with a Bush you're doing it wrong

Ngilbe36 · 04-22-2020, 12:22 PM

Back on topic...
A hot water tank with a DIY install.

DETRoadster · 04-22-2020, 02:41 PM

Well there you have it. 24M Americans using their check to buy booze, weed, and smokes.

https://komonews.com/news/coronaviru...o-survey-finds

rebekahb · 04-22-2020, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DETRoadster

Well there you have it. 24M Americans using their check to buy booze, weed, and smokes.

https://komonews.com/news/coronaviru...o-survey-finds

Can't pay their bills but always have enough money for liquor, smokes, the newest cell phone, & money to get your hair & nails did. Not shocked.

King Rudi · 04-22-2020, 02:43 PM

Decided yesterday that I'm going to spend $300 of my stimulus. I'm going to get a quieter garage door opener. Currently have a Chamberlain screw-drive. This thing is ridiculously loud. As spring continues, I've noticed that due to how my home sits atop the hill, after 2:00 pm the sun shines directly into the photo-eye preventing the door from closing. I have to get out of my car, grab the keyfob door opener, stand between the sun and the photo-eye and then press the button to make the door go down.

King Rudi · 04-22-2020, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rebekahb

Can't pay their bills but always have enough money for liquor, smokes, the newest cell phone, & money to get your hair & nails did. Not shocked.

Don't forget about Beats headphones. It never ceases to amaze me at how many people have expensive headphones that are constantly broke.

DETRoadster · 04-22-2020, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

Decided yesterday that I'm going to spend $300 of my stimulus. I'm going to get a quieter garage door opener. Currently have a Chamberlain screw-drive. This thing is ridiculously loud. As spring continues, I've noticed that due to how my home sit atop the hill, after 2:00 pm the sun shines directly into the photo-eye preventing the door from closing. I have to get out of my car, grab the keyfob door opener, stand between the sun and the photo-eye and then press the button to make the door go down.

So how do you solve that? Mine does the same in the summer from 9:00 AM to noon. Super annoying. In a past house I took the 2 eyes and mounted them to a board, facing each other, then threw that whole POS up into the rafters.

King Rudi · 04-22-2020, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DETRoadster

So how do you solve that? Mine does the same in the summer from 9:00 AM to noon. Super annoying. In a past house I took the 2 eyes and mounted them to a board, facing each other, then threw that whole POS up into the rafters.

I tried placing a piece of opaque, flat stock delrin in front of the eye in order to block the sun, but oddly enough, that didn't work. I have a buddy that installs garage doors/openers. The way he explained it to me is that one eye shoots a beam of light and the other eye receives said beam of light. If the eye that receives light is getting slapped in the face with sunlight, obviously the eye can't see the beam as the sunlight is brighter. He suggested to swap sides of the eyes.

He quoted me a wifi chamberlain unit with a belt drive installed for $300. If I didn't hate the screw-drive, I would just swap the photo-eyes myself and call it done.

DETRoadster · 04-22-2020, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

I tried placing a piece of opaque, flat stock delrin in front of the eye in order to block the sun, but oddly enough, that didn't work. I have a buddy that installs garage doors/openers. The way he explained it to me is that one eye shoots a beam of light and the other eye receives said beam of light. If the eye that receives light is getting slapped in the face with sunlight, obviously the eye can't see the beam as the sunlight is brighter. He suggested to swap sides of the eyes.

He quoted me a wifi chamberlain unit with a belt drive installed for $300. If I didn't hate the screw-drive, I would just swap the photo-eyes myself and call it done.

Ahh, that's brilliant. I'm going to give that a shot today

I have the Chamberlain belt drive. Super smooth and quiet which is nice as our livingroom is directly above. Have had it for about 8 years. Trouble free. No complaints other than that eye thing but sounds like that's not really its fault.

King Rudi · 04-22-2020, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DETRoadster

Ahh, that's brilliant. I'm going to give that a shot today

I have the Chamberlain belt drive. Super smooth and quiet which is nice as our livingroom is directly above. Have had it for about 8 years. Trouble free. No complaints other than that eye thing but sounds like that's not really its fault.

Let me know if that fixes it. Curious about it myself.

DETRoadster · 04-22-2020, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

Let me know if that fixes it. Curious about it myself.

Will let you know in about a week when it stops raining.

BimmerDimmer6 · 04-22-2020, 04:00 PM

What stimulus check?

Conissah · 04-22-2020, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by upstatedoc

almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades

Horse grenades.

all_mota · 04-22-2020, 11:12 PM

Spending it the most American way possible.....

Crimson92 · 04-22-2020, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DETRoadster

Well there you have it. 24M Americans using their check to buy booze, weed, and smokes.

https://komonews.com/news/coronaviru...o-survey-finds

Sigh.... My tax dollars hard at work.

AlpineWhite_SJ · 04-22-2020, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

Don't forget about Beats headphones. It never ceases to amaze me at how many people have expensive headphones that are constantly broke.

Well when food stamps taking care of the ribeyes...

jmg · 04-22-2020, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

Decided yesterday that I'm going to spend $300 of my stimulus. I'm going to get a quieter garage door opener. Currently have a Chamberlain screw-drive. This thing is ridiculously loud. As spring continues, I've noticed that due to how my home sit atop the hill, after 2:00 pm the sun shines directly into the photo-eye preventing the door from closing. I have to get out of my car, grab the keyfob door opener, stand between the sun and the photo-eye and then press the button to make the door go down.

Nothing a paper cup can't solve. Punch a hole in the bottom and stick it on the lens.

AlpineWhite_SJ · 04-23-2020, 12:03 AM

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Yeah if you got chicks with a Bush you're doing it wrong

After the lockdown, it’s gonna be 70s porn bush all over the place

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