Being a fully paid up cheapskate, I shall make do with the current one until it falls apart.
It's hanging up in the garage and is liberally spattered with paint as testimony to my industry.
It will no doubt be pressed into use in the Autumn when the back garden fence needs the treatment.

It's times like this when the ghosts of my Yorkshire antecedents tap me on my shoulder and say 'Tha' done well, lad'.:blush:

While I'm on the subject, a Yorkshire mate of mine uses the phrase 'He'd skin a flea for a shilling'.
I used to think it was contempt, but now I'm pretty sure it's an expression of admiration for thrift.

There will be a small charge for this post.

Not to worry, they just print more money to cover it. ;)

And we luddites who don't trust the electronical systems.
Good for you, a most commendable improvement over your spendthrift days.

I can't beat that, although I did have a similar one for 5p that rocked Tesco to its very foundations the other week when I redeemed it.

I sold my 03 motorcycle for $100 more than i paid for it 3 years ago

What percent ROI is that?

So did you buy low, or sell high?

I got a good deal at the time, justified buying an older bike by telling myself I could sell it for what I paid. I was not wrong. I did put about $800 into it over the years, with the amp, speakers, new tire and battery... But I also kept the windshield and saddle bags...

It turned out pretty well over all.

Now I have a newer {07}version with 2k miles.

Sure you put money into it, but got a bunch of miles out of it, didn't you?
I seem to remember you saying it was saving you a lot of gas.:confused:

I only put 4500 miles on it, actually. I've ridden the new one 1200 since I got it last September. But yeah, 45mpg beats the piss out of 11.3 mpg

ok. 4,500 miles at 45 mpg is 100 gallons or about $300, if I remember my historical gas prices correctly. Add to that the $800 and subtract the $100 profit when you sold, an that's about $1,000 for 4,500 miles. That's about 22 cents a mile. Not counting any insurance you had to pay, that's actually pretty good. As a comparison, the IRS mileage deduction rate is 56 cents a mile but was probably around 45-50 cents a mile during that time frame. I'd say you made out well financially and any fun you had was just the icing on the cake.

I live for the icing


Oh, and gas around here has been in the 3.39-3.69/gal range for a couple years
... But then I use high test, so make that closer to $4

None of you has mentioned the satisfaction LJ got out of it, until the last post. That's ROI as well, probably the best kind.

It was kind of cool having 2. I had buddies ride the other one a couple times...

Oh, I need to remember to take it off my insurance.... And transfer my SMRT tag to the new bike.

1. The conservatory roof no longer leaks. Yes, you’re quite right, it doesn’t take very much to make me happy.

The conservatory is showing signs of age and a leak started at the edge of one of the roof panels.

So, it was off to Wickes (Home Depot clone) for a cartridge of silicone sealant, clipped it into the gun and applied the treatment. Smoothed it off with the back of a plastic spoon and hoped for the best.

In the early hours of Friday morning we experienced a massive thunderstorm with a deluge of Biblical proportions and not one drop penetrated the conservatory roof. Let joy be unconfined!

As an added bonus, the water butts which were almost empty were substantially replenished.

At 0230, and at the height of the storm, I stood under the car port and watched the the lightning and enjoyed the air that had been cooled by the torrential rain.

I’ve put a couple of lightning images on IOTD recently but I hope that you’ll excuse another one here. It was also taken during the above storm.

http://s17.postimg.org/dhux6wu4f/Lightning_Io_W.jpg



2. Dad had his cataract operation a few days ago. I knew that it would be done on a day surgery basis, but when I dropped him at the hospital at 0730 I didn’t expect to receive a phone call just after 1030 with news that he was ready to be collected.

He was sporting a barcoded wristband that bore a striking resemblance to an airline baggage tag and I remarked that he had only narrowly avoided being flown to Tokyo.
He wasn’t wearing his hearing aids so I’m afraid that one missed its target.

All seems to be going well although the administration of different eye drops up to ten times a day has required a fair amount of planning and attention to detail.

It was his eighty-ninth birthday this week and, at his request, I bought him a number of books. He does a lot of reading and I think life would have been intolerable had his sight deteriorated to such an extent that reading became difficult or even out of the question.

The only downside is that he is already becoming even more adept at spotting jobs that need doing and delegating them to you know who.

3. Banked my tax rebate cheque!