30 Expensive Purchases That Really Paid Off, As People Shared In This Online Thread

And the guy (I'm one) taking responsibility for the birth control.

And it’s much easier surgery for men than for women.

Yeah, those 19 and counting people disgust me

And reversable, total win win....

Would have been even more responsible in all of those categories to have done it before having kids.

@Allan Breum: you'd REALLY enjoy a novel called 10:59 by N R Baker - brilliant story but also has plenty of facts about how and why overpopulation is the main cause behind every woe humanity is currently facing, including climate issues. It's such an important book, the entire damn world should read it. And no, I'm not the author. It was just one of a very few books I've read that completely changed the way I view everything.

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No need for it, just dont have sex or use condoms

"When we were finished having children= - yup, way to sound like it was your duty to procreate. You should've just refrained from it all together, much more responsible.

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You basically threatened him..you are a horrible person.

This is the one thing that US insurance companies will pay 100% for. I got mine in 2008, the bill was $1000, and I paid nothing. They know that it's more expensive to have children.

Most people I know paid $800-1200 USD.

they can only do that if u r driving the boat while drinking but if its anchored and u r just relaxing they cant say anything. if ur drunk off ur but and all alone thats different. also if its a house boat they cant say anything bc thats saying u cant have a drink in ur own home. my family friends have a house boat and a yacht so i kno all the details about wat cops can and cant do. my family friends took their yacht out at night on their 30th anniversary and were both drinking wine. habor control saw them but bc the boat was anchored and they were having a nice steak dinner under the stars out at sea they soon realized it wasnt drunk teens and left. they have a regular house as well and own private dock the house boat is more for wen they want to get away from soceity and the yacht is more for leisure activities. cops need a very good reasob to take away a boat and if the boat is ur only home they need an even stronger reason to take it bc its the persons home and it means the police r making the person homeless. alot of rules apply simple drinking wont get it taken away bc they r drinking at home. they will get a fine if its their home drinking while operating the boat but more then 1 fine can get it taken away depending on where they r. also cops can confiscate ur home many ppl have been kicked out of their homes for not paying morgage, using it as a drug den, a brothel watever the reason. most homes in forclosure r homes that were confiscated. so yes cops can take ur home even on land. not to mention most of the times ppl get their boats taken away bc of drinking it bc their stupid teenagers kids took their friends out and they were caught drunk while driving the boat bc thats a minor drinking without a liscense to drive it. sailboats r different those u can just drink and drift and ur not a harm to anyone. ive even done that it quite relaxing actually. as long as u arent going at a fast speed they dont care. they r more interested in drinkers on boats with high powered engines zooming around wildly. anyone who uses a boat as a home is safe from everything but nature. assuming they dont committ crimes.

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Time for a new battery.

Just once & it provides much piece of mind that makes life grand!

Sounds like your alternator was bad

I was hoping someone would mention this

I’m thinking this whole post is an example of that by its very nature.

I love that you reference Discworld!

GNU Sir Pterry. 😭

I have a good pair of Timberlands that I have had for years. Very solid, warm boots. I lived in Colorado and worked outdoors when I bought them.

Why not take it to a tailor and get the zipper replaced?

Oh yay, we are building at the moment and went for double glazing. Your post makes me happy.

Bravo! Step it up a notch with insulated shades or curtains. We did 2 banks of windows with motorized honeycomb shades. Did more to cut COOLING load, though heating energy dropped.

Hope your glazier doesn't work for Elon Musk too ! :)

How expensive was it? We have 10 double sized windows and 2 8 foot sliders, and were quoted 10s of thousands of dollars (sight unseen!) a decade ago. Maybe because the frames may also need replacing? And the front fascia due to water/possible termite damage, and then the stucco and texcoat when they remove the old ones....?

So pleased for all those happy with their windows and doors. I'm feeling rather sad about mine. Bought them 10 years ago and they have lasted as long as their 10-year guarantee but are now all failing and I can't afford to replace them. 😢 They should last longer than this (I've had ones that lasted longer before).

Ditto! We had windows older than me (and I'm middle-aged); they were like sieves! We replaced earlier this year and OMG, the difference already! We paid a lot up front, but the reduction in energy costs will have paid all that off within another 24 months at most.

Same, we replaced our entire system since the blower unit was 40 years old! (Daang, Lennox!) Our first electric bill after that was $100 less than the previous year!

Nothing can outlive the Queen. Well, except Keith Richards ;)

Well Toyota's first car was 1933 and the Queen was born in 1926 so...

And the Queen doesn't have that much mileage on her.

That's why I own 2.

Freddy's dead though?

Millions of Yotas WILL outlive Regina! Long live quality equipment!

Which Queen?

Have you looked at truck prices lately? Used work vehicles have jumped tremendously in price since the start of COVID.

Also, it wasn't that old when purchased.