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  • P Pete OHanlon

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    Luc Pattyn
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    regular dinosaurs or premium? :confused:

    Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

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    • D Dalek Dave

      Wait till you take up golf! £300 for a driver, £300 for a set of decet irons. £150 for a bag, then add in the balls, tees and towels. Of course the shoes aren't cheap, my Footjoys were £115. So maybe £1000 and you haven't stepped onto a golf course yet! Membership is £800 a year, plus £25 green fees per round. Then we go to other courses and that can be expensive. I played the Celtic Manor 2010 Championship course, and that is £75 for a round. On the other hand, as any other member who plays golf will tell you, you don't even notice the expense when you are listening to the ping of the driver as your ball sweeps away from you in a dead straight line and finishes 300 yards away. There is no feeling like sinking that 30ft putt for a birdie or pitch from 50 yards that ends up a foot from the hole.

      --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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      That's one of the reasons I never took it up, fraid I would get addicted. Another reason is my son would always try to get me to go with him with the excuse; Him: Dad you ought to go it's so relaxing and we have a good time. Me: Son what happened to your club why is it bent like that? Him: I don't want to talk about it.

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        regular dinosaurs or premium? :confused:

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        Unleaded - he wouldn't want to brain damage kiddies.

        Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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          Unleaded - he wouldn't want to brain damage kiddies.

          Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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          Well, the benzene that got substituted isn't particularly harmless for the brain either. :doh:

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          • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

            That's one of the reasons I never took it up, fraid I would get addicted. Another reason is my son would always try to get me to go with him with the excuse; Him: Dad you ought to go it's so relaxing and we have a good time. Me: Son what happened to your club why is it bent like that? Him: I don't want to talk about it.

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            Dalek Dave
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            Always throw your club down the course, it saves you walking back to get it! It is good exercise though. (Although when you are playing in the wind and the rain in the middle of winter you can think of better places to be!) It is a totally obsessional game and easy to get addicted to, ask any wife, they are known as 'Golf Widows[^]' I am trying to convince Michelle to take it up so we can spend more time together.

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            • R realJSOP

              I just added up all the money I've spend on the car. NOT counting the car itself, I'm less than $50 shy of $10K - so far.

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              I wonder what the cost of a bullet-hole repair is. Do they give you a discount on volume ? best, Bill

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              • D Dalek Dave

                Wait till you take up golf! £300 for a driver, £300 for a set of decet irons. £150 for a bag, then add in the balls, tees and towels. Of course the shoes aren't cheap, my Footjoys were £115. So maybe £1000 and you haven't stepped onto a golf course yet! Membership is £800 a year, plus £25 green fees per round. Then we go to other courses and that can be expensive. I played the Celtic Manor 2010 Championship course, and that is £75 for a round. On the other hand, as any other member who plays golf will tell you, you don't even notice the expense when you are listening to the ping of the driver as your ball sweeps away from you in a dead straight line and finishes 300 yards away. There is no feeling like sinking that 30ft putt for a birdie or pitch from 50 yards that ends up a foot from the hole.

                --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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                Chris C B
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                If ever I go broke, I might take up golf. I have a 50* foot sailboat in the local marina. Mooring fees $4k p.a. Insurance $3k p.a. Annual haul-out + anti-fouling $2k p.a. General maintenance $2k p.a. Incidental costs (outboard petrol, water-maker filters etc. etc. ad infinitum) $1k p.a. This winter I flushed the diesel tanks, so they will have to be refilled - one thousand litres - about $2k nm.p.g under power = 2 I only mention this because I am just now recommissioning her for the summer season, and the bills are rolling in! X| * This is an exaggeration - she is actually only 49 feet 7 inches. :-\

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                  If ever I go broke, I might take up golf. I have a 50* foot sailboat in the local marina. Mooring fees $4k p.a. Insurance $3k p.a. Annual haul-out + anti-fouling $2k p.a. General maintenance $2k p.a. Incidental costs (outboard petrol, water-maker filters etc. etc. ad infinitum) $1k p.a. This winter I flushed the diesel tanks, so they will have to be refilled - one thousand litres - about $2k nm.p.g under power = 2 I only mention this because I am just now recommissioning her for the summer season, and the bills are rolling in! X| * This is an exaggeration - she is actually only 49 feet 7 inches. :-\

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                  Dalek Dave
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                  All of a sudden I feel better about my golf expenses! :)

                  --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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                  • D Dalek Dave

                    Wait till you take up golf! £300 for a driver, £300 for a set of decet irons. £150 for a bag, then add in the balls, tees and towels. Of course the shoes aren't cheap, my Footjoys were £115. So maybe £1000 and you haven't stepped onto a golf course yet! Membership is £800 a year, plus £25 green fees per round. Then we go to other courses and that can be expensive. I played the Celtic Manor 2010 Championship course, and that is £75 for a round. On the other hand, as any other member who plays golf will tell you, you don't even notice the expense when you are listening to the ping of the driver as your ball sweeps away from you in a dead straight line and finishes 300 yards away. There is no feeling like sinking that 30ft putt for a birdie or pitch from 50 yards that ends up a foot from the hole.

                    --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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                    Gary R Wheeler
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                    I think my 'hobby' is a lot more affordable. $115 every six months for running shoes, plus fees for whatever races I run. Fees range from $3 for Ohio River Road Runners[^] club events to $105 for the Flying Pig Marathon[^] which I'm running next weekend. I probably spend around $400 a year.

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                      I think my 'hobby' is a lot more affordable. $115 every six months for running shoes, plus fees for whatever races I run. Fees range from $3 for Ohio River Road Runners[^] club events to $105 for the Flying Pig Marathon[^] which I'm running next weekend. I probably spend around $400 a year.

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                      Running is not a hobby, it is a chore :) I swore the day I left the Army that I would never run again, and so far I haven't. I used to run marathon distances, but usually in boots and 'Greens', so I was fit as elephant, but in the intervening years I have slothed my way to middle aged unfitness, and very happy I am too.

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                      • R realJSOP

                        I just added up all the money I've spend on the car. NOT counting the car itself, I'm less than $50 shy of $10K - so far.

                        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                        I personally would have put the money into a V8 instead of personalizing the car. But then again I would also rather get a '69 instead.

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                          I personally would have put the money into a V8 instead of personalizing the car. But then again I would also rather get a '69 instead.

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                          Dalek Dave
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                          Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                          I would also rather get a '69 instead

                          Yeah, me too.

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                            All of a sudden I feel better about my golf expenses! :)

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                            Chris C B
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                            ...and so you should! :) Not only have I eased you conscience, but if you let your good lady see my post, you can point out to her how cheap your golfing really is. However, I suggest you do that just after you have bought a new set of top bats clubs. :laugh:

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                            • D Dalek Dave

                              Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                              I would also rather get a '69 instead

                              Yeah, me too.

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                              Deserves more! :-D

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                                I just added up all the money I've spend on the car. NOT counting the car itself, I'm less than $50 shy of $10K - so far.

                                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                Brisingr Aerowing
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                                When I first read the title of your post, I thought you had been electrocuted! Then I read your post. How much did the car itself cost?

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                                  When I first read the title of your post, I thought you had been electrocuted! Then I read your post. How much did the car itself cost?

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                                  $21.5K

                                  ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                                    Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                                    I would also rather get a '69 instead

                                    Yeah, me too.

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                                    Henry Minute
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                                    As an accountant you should know that a 69 is now an 81.08, Don't forget the VAT. After all it is a luxury!

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                                      I just added up all the money I've spend on the car. NOT counting the car itself, I'm less than $50 shy of $10K - so far.

                                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                      JimmyRopes
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                                      Twin 50 caliber machine guns and armor plating add significantly to the cost, as well as compromise fuel efficiency. :rolleyes:

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                                        Running is not a hobby, it is a chore :) I swore the day I left the Army that I would never run again, and so far I haven't. I used to run marathon distances, but usually in boots and 'Greens', so I was fit as elephant, but in the intervening years I have slothed my way to middle aged unfitness, and very happy I am too.

                                        --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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                                        Gary R Wheeler
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                                        That shows how present-day attitudes arise from the choices we made and the places we found ourselves when we were younger. In my 20's I was a pack-and-a-half a day smoker and didn't exercise. I quit smoking when my wife was pregnant and started running at age 30. That was 20 years ago, 'and very happy I am too'.

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                                        • C Chris C B

                                          If ever I go broke, I might take up golf. I have a 50* foot sailboat in the local marina. Mooring fees $4k p.a. Insurance $3k p.a. Annual haul-out + anti-fouling $2k p.a. General maintenance $2k p.a. Incidental costs (outboard petrol, water-maker filters etc. etc. ad infinitum) $1k p.a. This winter I flushed the diesel tanks, so they will have to be refilled - one thousand litres - about $2k nm.p.g under power = 2 I only mention this because I am just now recommissioning her for the summer season, and the bills are rolling in! X| * This is an exaggeration - she is actually only 49 feet 7 inches. :-\

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                                          Give us some pictures. Sailing is my other passion, but I can afford photography more than a boat. I used to have a 27 footer and loved it.

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