What did you buy this week?

[old and tired]

He must have spent more than he admitted to...
...He started gambling after his wife died. Blew his children's inheritance....

I have way too many stories about why I hate Las Vegas... I was the executor of my mom's estate and could not account for about $120k and pretty sure that was only the tip of the iceberg. My brother put it to me this way, it was her money to do as she wished... We were not promised anything.

Last words I heard her say was that she really wanted to leave us with a lot of money. Well, if you didn't gamble it away, we would have had some...

Just wanted to add... If you have a gambling problem, just STOP. You will just be digging a deeper hole.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

My good friend is an avid poker player and was on the cover of Card Player magazine one issue. A gambler it's really hard getting honestly out of them and probably true of any addiction but he did admit to me years ago, 1990s, that he gambled away $300,000!
It's always trying to get that lost money back, but the house always wins!
He's 67 and working, no hope to ever retire.

 

[scootr]

When Grandma visited, she wanted to go to the local Indian casino. It was a grand building and when we entered the building I looked down and tugged on my wifes sleeve. You see that gold grout between the floor tiles? Oh yes, she said excitedly. Well, that's what other visitors left here. You have a $100 limit.

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

Maybe I'm wrong about the hotels paying my dad's plane fare, but the other stuff, I'm sure of.

 

[MossRoad]

My mother in-law, up until recently due to health issues, frequents the local casinos. She keeps good track of her winnings. She leaves the house with $150 and comes home with more than that, she won. She rarely has a bad night, usually spends about 4 hours there. She gets a free meal every time she goes there. It could be 7 days a week. Free meal. Once a month she gets free stuff. Small appliances, mostly. If she walks up to the floor manager and asks for some comp money, they'll give her 4 meals and she'll take us to dinner.

Now, we can sit right next to her, at the same exact machine as her, bet the exact same amount as her, and we'll lose $20 in 5 minutes while she'll win $100. I'm still suspicious that they use certain people as winners to lure others to their demise!

(that, or we're just the Charlie Browns of the casino )

 

[kenmbz]

Bought some boiled linseed oil to refinish one of my tables.

A whole lot of party supplies for my sons upcoming high school graduation party too, list seems never-ending.

 

[MossRoad]

The string trimmer attachment I purchased last week showed up. It had 6 parts. 2 were missing and 2 were incorrect. Applied for another one and got return instructions. New one should arrive Tuesday.

At least they got the box correct.

 

[scootr]

I bought a replacement carburetor, fuel lines, and bung kit for $15 from Amazon. Refreshed my Echo SR122 nicely. And some Ethanol Shield for here on out.

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

The appeal of gambling mystifies me. It would mean nothing to me to win a thousand dollars, but I know from experience that I hate losing twenty.

Alex Trebek said pretty much the same thing.

Gamblers are amazing people. The law permits every casino to rig every game, and gamblers should know that, but they still flock to the tables. They see those multi-billion-dollar hotels in Vegas, and it never occurs to them that losers paid for them.

Where are all the huge businesses people finance with gambling winnings?

 

[Santa Craig Cringle]

Back on topic... I purchased a quick hitch from TSC.
Have not tried it yet, but will be testing it out next time I go out to my property.

TSC Tool Tuff Cat 1 Quick Hitch

Reviews are mostly positive, but I did read a few that said they had to modify the top attachment hook to make a wider opening. Hoping that a hydraulic top link on my tractor will make that unnecessary.

I also bought a pin to attach my backhoe thumb. Dealer didn't include it 4 years ago when I bought the tractor, but I never got around to installing it so I didn't realize it. Finally went to install it and the pin was missing. Dealer would not give it to me free 4 years later so I accepted partial fault and bought the replacement ($70). Well, it arrived and it's the wrong pin. Nice.