Your frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need...

[DoubleSix]

Spent 2k on a MacBook Pro with hi res screen.... mainly just surf PH and watch porn on it.

[The Nur]

DoubleSix said:

Spent 2k on a MacBook Pro with hi res screen.... mainly just surf PH and watch porn on it.

[The Nur]

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[RizzoTheRat]

doogz said:

I'm currently talking myself into some night vision. Can't decide if i want goggles or a single eye, handheld scope type thing.

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/... vision

Try and have a go with them first as they can be very variable, I've used a couple of cheap first/second generation (the one in your link is a Gen1) night vision rifle sights and they were utterly st unless you had IR ilumination, while the high end 3rd generation stuff like the PVS14 the army currently use sells for about £3k and really is that much better than the cheap stuff. Dunno if the Gen4 stuff is avaiable yet, when we doing some work on night vision kit about 4 years ago even the UK military couldn't get hold of them as the US military were buying everthing the factorys could produce.

[s1962a]

I have no idea why I bid on this. I don't even have a rackmount or studio

http://www.samsontech.com/samson/products/processo...

[RizzoTheRat]

doogz said:

The piece of kit I'm bidding on has IR illumination. I take it that drastically reduces battery life?

Not necessarily, the illumination is usualy LED so they don't take a lot of power, but obviously they don't give a masive range.

[4keymonsta]

I was looking through a laser forum a couple of days ago after that predator style laser thing was posted in the youtube thread. This thread really isnt helping me keep my money in my pocket.

[DoubleSix]

I'm pretty good at this, much to the GF's dismay, add to previous laptop white elephant;

- Full Logitech G27 wheel and mount set up for GT5 (used twice)

- Trek Fuel-Ex 8 (not used enough)

- Slow cooker (good old Le Creuset is much better)

- Full HD Panasonic TM900 (a 700 would have been fine, but maybe I'll get more use when the kids come along, at which point it'll be dated!)

Aaaaaaaaand, wait for it PHers.....

- Four 18" OEM BMW 208M's with proper winter tyres - I live in the South West ffs what was I thinking!

[eldar]

Our washing machine broke, so I bought a new one, and dumped the old one in my garage.

Later, I decided to fix it, just to see if I could. So I bought a new programmer, £20 quid. That worked OK, so replaced the drum bearings, they were a little noisy, another £12 quid. Now working fine, apart from a drip from the pump which was slightly cracked.

Thanks to this thread, I've just bought a new pump(£16), and I'm going to respray it, once I decide a colour scheme.

Damn the expense, this is exciting.

[The Nur]

DoubleSix said:

I'm pretty good at this, much to the GF's dismay, add to previous laptop white elephant;

- Full Logitech G27 wheel and mount set up for GT5 (used twice)

I forgot to say, I did this exact same thing. Exactly the same.

Anybody interested? It's cheaper than DoubleSix's

[The Nur]

No, it's not. Works with PC though

[DoubleSix]

The Nur said:

DoubleSix said:

I'm pretty good at this, much to the GF's dismay, add to previous laptop white elephant;

- Full Logitech G27 wheel and mount set up for GT5 (used twice)

I forgot to say, I did this exact same thing. Exactly the same.

Anybody interested? It's cheaper than DoubleSix's

I am learning to recognise my illness though Nur, recently I had the dishwasher fixed!, yes fixed!! a £10 part and £50 quid labour rather £500 for new one. Rather eye opening I must say.

I'm waiting for the Hot Tub crew to hold their hands up though.... come on where are you?

[gog440]

The Nur said:

That isn't frivolous, that is D.I.Y and is your god given right. Good on you.


I, on the other hand, just bought 11 shirts and a hoodie from here:-

www.6dollarshirts.com

Very reasonable!

Dammit another t-shirt site, some good ones too

[The Nur]

gog440 said:

Dammit another t-shirt site, some good ones too

Cheap though. 11 shirts, a hoodie (pedobear ) and postage from the States was £90 I think.

[Turtle head]

Disco You said:

My iPad. I use it all the time. But by no means need it.

Totally agree.

[Streps]

Adenauer said:

You, have made me look on Ebay. I am now the highest bidder on a Nico Rosberg F1 car, a M Schumacher F1 car, and this one



You bugger.

There are some amazing looking models available
I just like to treat myself now and again.
I look at the Spark and Minichamps releases on this site.
http://www.leighsdiary.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=12641...

Some good deals to be made on ebay!

[Mr Happy]

I bought one of these (a Logitech Squeezebox Boom) for about £180. It is pretty much only used as a clock.

When I can be bothered to set the alarm to wake me up, I leave it on BBC R1.

I could have bought a clock radio for <£10 but no... not me... I buy an Internet connected radio that doesn't do normal FM (so away from a router or wired internet connection it's about as much use as a chocolate teapot) for almost 18 times the price!

And never use the fecker!

[Cotty]

MagicalTrevor said:

Cotty said:

If you want expensive they do the original artwork for £350
http://www.guyallen-art.com/artwork.php

Must... step... away... from... the... buy... button...

Must admit it would be nice to hang the print next to the original artwork. However a £750 bill on the Elise has reduced my temptation..... today, must hide wallet.

[Matt Harper]

Guns.... way too many guns.

[The Nur]

Matt Harper said:

Guns.... way too many guns.

More info/pics please, that is a hell of a thing to hoard/frivolously purchase