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Why not mail it to each member of this board? You recieve the bottle, have one sip in Mike's honor and then mail it to the next person.
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Was over at Son #1's place and just got back to this site.
I see that no one has offered to be the first so let it be me. I promise to send it along after one sip to the next member with paid up dues. Yeah, I really will.
PS: Mike, to save you the cost of shipping it to PA, I'll have my Delray Beach SIL pick it up tomorrow. What time do you get back from church in the morning?
jmonroe
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I don't drink Scotch, so whoever wants my turn in the Scotch-sip-chain is welcome to have it.
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I just love your 68 Cutlass. It is a really nice looking car. I always enjoyed driving my grandmother's 68 Cutlass S and was always amazed by (at least at the time) how well it rode.
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My Intrigue also developed that ISS clunk. It was a common problem and typical of GM at the time they did not come up with a good fix. There was for a while a lube kit with grease fitting available from GM but it was not around for very long. Mine was out of warranty when it developed so I bought a spray can of white grease and got at it as best as I could. It seemed to help for a while.
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Soo, how was it? Did it live up to the hype?
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Mike, I would not open that bottle of $1500 scotch. I simply would not do that, it would hurt my soul to think of more than $1,000 disappearing into thin air when I twisted the cap and broke the seal. Especially if you’re not a scotch drinker, which I am not myself. The most expensive booze I have ever purchased was some 10 year old Tullamore Dew for about $50. Irish Whiskey, very unlike scotch, and if you’re a bourbon drinker like me, then Irish will taste much better to you.
And speaking of backsplash, a young man of my acquaintance just bought his first house. The previous owner had put in one of “those” backsplashes, the kind recently pictured here in these forums. It’s the kind of thing that really catches your eye immediately when you walk into the kitchen. I suspect most people will either love it or hate it. I’m not sure it’s something I would want to live with long term, but I would never change out a functional unit just for the sake of appearance. That would be money and energy wasted that I could spend on cars or computers!
Usually, though, such decisions are made by the “better half”. My ex would run me all over town looking at faucets for the kitchen sink until she found just the right one.
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Good idea! Give it about 3 months and if no one shows up who will appreciate it go with Plan B, sending it around to your friends at C&C.
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Mike....kind of reminds me of a dinner party I went to several years ago. The host was serving what allegedly was very expensive caviar and pate. I passed on both. When they told me how expensive it was, I told them....."it could cost a year's salary, I don't like pate nor caviar. Cost has no bearing."
Sounds like you're the same with the scotch. Regardless of the price, you just don't like it. I can relate. I love bourbon but hate scotch....even though both are essentially, whiskeys.
I had some expensive Pappy Van Winkle bourbon at a bourbon bar not too far from kyfdx's abode a few weeks ago. I only had a couple of ounces, but was told a fifth sold for $3K.
I love me some bourbon, but I preferred the bourbon I drink regularly....Michters Small Batch at around $40 a fifth.
I'd sell or regift it to someone who enjoys scotch.
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There were 8 people there, they uncorked the wine and poured it into glasses, one for each person.
My friend didn't know what the custom was so he just drank his right away.
You're supposed to wait until they explain how the wine came to be so exclusive, and then drink a toast.
When they saw he drank his wine before they could do that they asked him to leave.
So, if we get invited to Mike's don't down your allotment before the speaches and announcements.
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My SIL, who I am not a big fan of because of his business habits and poor decision making etc has a son who graduated from university, and got a very good job.
His son was driving a 1989 Volvo with almost 400k miles on it. The car had several $1000 worth of repairs up until then, but, within a year it had a $2000 transmission repair, and a few months later $4000 engine replacement.
My grandson asked for my advice and I said lease a new car. It will be reliable (especially since he has to go to onsite locations), it will look better if one of the bosses sees you, and you can start paying down a car you could drive for a long time. He doesn't care about cars and he is into environment stuff so he wanted a Nissan Leaf. Not my first choice but at least it is new and reliable.
So, he asks his father and the father (my SIL) tells him it would be better just keeping the Volvo. So, about 10 months later the Volvo is garbage. They probably poured more money into it that I don't know about, but they sank at least $6000 into a car that lasted about 20 months....and he has nothing to show for his money.
A new Focus or Corolla, Civic or even Leaf would have cost about $300 a month, and he could drive it until the end of the lease or keep it, probably for 10 or 15 years with the mileage he does. Heck, for $10k he could be driving a lightly driven Cadillac DTS that will last for at least 10 years (with his mileage)!
This was a case of false economizing (as I call it), and it happens all the time.
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older cars are fine, if they are in good shape, and reliable. And sometimes you can run the numbers and make it look good. but at some point, with any car, you need to cut bait and move on.
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hope all better in Miami, mike;
agree with GG-- prefer KY bourbon over scotch; found a four roses thats really nice and not too $$$
test drives: wife looking to replace 10 yo subaru tribeca, that has been a workhorse; wife wants a wagon
Subaru-- they must sell everything as dealer stock seems limited; impreza, outback, forester waga\ons all functional-- just not as nice as my audi
audi-- went for wash so I could clay bar and way A4 later; drove A3, A4-- really nice; sat in RS5-- wow, used
tesla-- drove top end S (P90D) ; ludicris mode is amazing and with the low Center of gravity, corners at speed ; if I have 140K, that would be on the list; the new Tesla 3 should be interesting
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"You purchased your Ford 8 months ago. That means your 3 year 36,000 mile warranty may be expiring soon..."
No information on how much an additional 3 years would cost but I estimate about $1600. Not sure if I want a car that might have a $1600 repair before 75,000 miles.
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Anyone have a suggestion on buying a Fitbit or other similar device?
look at the fitbit site. sometimes the prices are better than the stores, plus good support (returns if needed).
and be real careful measuring your wrist. use the measure tool on the website (you print it out and cut out a marked band). Unless you have really thick wrists, most likely you will not need bigger than a Large.
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I believe there was a recent controversy about them being inaccurate. I personally would do a search on this before buying. Also like many other things, after the novelty wears off many people let them sit in their drawers.
My wife got me one 2 years ago and it was the "old" style with just a series of dots instead of actual numbers. Unless it was hooked up to a Smartphone it didn't really do anything on it's own. It was a pain to charge and it ended up in a drawer.
Then this Christmas my kids got me a FitBit Charge, and it's much more user friendly. I have worn it almost every day since then. It tracks steps and is also a watch. According to it I walk about 12,000-15,000 steps a day. That seems about right since I have 3.5 mile loop I do pretty religiously. Of course it is just a guide. One day while raking my lawn I "walked" over 20,000 steps since I think that arm movement has a lot to do with the step counts.
I turned off the heart rate function so it will hold a charge for almost a week.
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I watched a sales presentation on QVC or HSN this morning pimping for a Sony tracker device. They were trying to cut down the competition without directly saying it. Just like with cars, LOL.
I recommend shopping Amazon especially if you have Prime for the 2-day shipping.
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I love it, of course I use all Apple devices which helps. You can only pair Apple Watch with an iPhone.
How self obsessed are you?
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Mine was normal.
Another friend upgraded their Fitbit and give me theirs (the dots one). I gave it back after playing with it a day, but I don't like wearing watches or jewelry. Glasses are about all I'll tolerate.
Same friend gave us an iPhone4 that sits in a drawer. Not sure why no one has tried to give us a car.
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I have a friend who is down visiting another friend in Fort Lauderdale. This is a friend from Hope Lodge in NYC after the transplant. His wife was a patient there at the same time. We're the two out of maybe a dozen patients who came out alive and thriving. Last I knew there was one alive and struggling but the others are all gone.
All I have to do is say "Hey, Angel. While you're down there why don't you pick up a bottle of scotch for me?"
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Thank God you are still with us, fezo! The world would not be as nice a place without you! God Bless!!!
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I really try to get in a fast walk around our 'hood every day for a half hour. I was thinking a fitbit or similar product would inspire me to push myself. Yes, I know about the novelty wearing off part and I've been guilty in the past of this. I've spent a lot of time on Amazon reading reviews etc.
I have an IPhone6 so the Apple Watch was appealing but they are EXPENSIVE and for the life of me I don't see much benefit since I carry the phone anyway. Just seems redundant but I could be missing something I suppose.
Anyway, THANKS for the input!
I keep a pint of Maker's Mark for medicinal purposes. I think it's 25 years old. Don't get
sick very often where I just need a dose and to go to bed.
But it was imported from Kentucky besides being made there.
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Ha!
I find it funny to read people on my Twitter timeline going on constantly about how they need to up their step count based on what this thing tells them. It is quite bizarre how obsessed they get. But many people have gone totally off the deep end in regard to fitness. Nothing wrong with being fit. I just question the way some people make it the most important thing in their lives.
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