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[FoolKiller]

Got a shipment of new food supplies in.

Yup, Real smart selling a lighter at a petrol station.
What could possibly go wrong?

Absolutely nothing in the entire history of petrol stations in the US. They sell cigarettes, charcoal, and propane too. And sometimes, fireworks are sold under a tent in the parking lot.

 

[Beerz]

Yup, Real smart selling a lighter at a petrol station.
What could possibly go wrong?

You mean if I go visit you guys there and I go to a gas/petrol station, I will not find any cigs/lighters/etc.? What a let down. And I thought you guys were cool...

Absolutely nothing in the entire history of petrol stations in the US. They sell cigarettes, charcoal, and propane too.

^^ This.

And sometimes, fireworks are sold under a tent in the parking lot.

But not this. Wow, really?

 

[FoolKiller]

But not this. Wow, really?

We love our Independence Day fireworks. Some states don't allow certain types of fireworks, but what is allowed is often being sold under pop up tents in gas station parking lots. It's a seasonal business, so the only permanent facilities are a storefront connected to the warehouse. There will be one or two of those in each major city and then the rest are sold out to the tent vendors.

All that said, the gas station pumps have so many safety checks built in that it is rare for any fire to reach the underground tanks. To get a fire you need a major leak or some umpty just spraying fuel all over the place, and at that point even a hot car exhaust is a fire hazard. I've never once heard of a gas station fire accidentally caused by a firework. I have seen a fireworks store/warehouse catch fire. Those are fun times and can shut down nearby highways.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

More stuff for the landscaping / yard project. Almost finished with the projects I want to do this year. It has been so nice to just put money toward cosmetic landscaping this year. This is the best my yard has ever looked.

• (10) 4x8 pressure treated Lattice (This stuff can get expensive quick)
• (2) Gutter brackets
• 10' Gutter downspout
• Hosta
• Red Pianese
• Adjustable 360 degree sprinkler head and adapter
• Sprinkler T

 

[MXH]

GAME went bust in Sweden this month and had a clearance sale, with 70% off on everything today. Picked up these classics for $5 on the way home.

 

[pokemonfan58]

So while I wait for next week to get my PS3 back, I went to the game exchange store today and bought Mortal Kombat 4 for only $15 plus a new memory card which in total was $20. Although I got rid of my PS1 many many years ago, it is still possible to go back and play my PS1 games since my PS2 and 3 is backwards compatible. Still gonna need that memory card though. Also can someone tell me what the switch in the front of my new memory card is for?

Is this for to switch the ports without having to take out the memory card from the magic gate or does this mean that this memory card is compatible to save both PS2 and 1 game data? If this switch means the memory card can save both PS2 and PS1 game data that would be pretty neat.

 

[ildd]

All that said, the gas station pumps have so many safety checks built in that it is rare for any fire to reach the underground tanks. To get a fire you need a major leak or some umpty just spraying fuel all over the place, and at that point even a hot car exhaust is a fire hazard. I've never once heard of a gas station fire accidentally caused by a firework. I have seen a fireworks store/warehouse catch fire. Those are fun times and can shut down nearby highways.

There's a firework warehouse about four miles from my house that always puts on a pretty decent show on new years/4th of July. I'm not quite sure how but in the 'offseason' they convert it to a scare house...and for whatever reason people actually pay to go through it.
Ironically, in the nearly 17 years I've lived here, they've only had one incident. It was from a chainsaw.

 

[Shaun]

You mean if I go visit you guys there and I go to a gas/petrol station, I will not find any cigs/lighters/etc.?

Nope every service station sells those.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

 

[Kitten]

Purchased an Iphone 6 case. Plus extra shipping so it can get here tomorrow. I tend to drop phones once inawhile. Damn Paws.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

So this just happened. Purchased the digital version of F6 Ultimate edition.

 

[Sprite]

Music blowout!

The Orb - Moonbuilding 2703AD - Vinyl

Jurassic Park - Soundtrack from Mondo - Vinyl

Boxtrolls - Soundtrack from Mondo - Vinyl

Zombie Flesh Eaters - Soundtrack from Mondo - Vinyl

Leftfield - Alternative Light Source - CD

 

[gtuned]

142$ for 12 Cars.

 

[Venom800tt]

Look at what just arrived from France:

And a random shopping spree at the local hobby shop:

 

[cbarbosa]

Look at what just arrived from France:

1/18 GT Spirit I presume... Been trying to get one of these on local shops, but no sucess so far...

 

[D.Kadettdriver]

 

[Venom800tt]

1/18 GT Spirit I presume... Been trying to get one of these on local shops, but no sucess so far...

GT Spirit indeed. I pre-ordered the model directly from GT Spirit, before they sold out of pre-orders.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Sekonic L-398 light meter for $40 off ebay. They go for ~$200 new.

 

[Daniel]

You bought your avatar?

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

You bought your avatar?

Did you excitedly wait to post that until I changed my avatar 3 days after I made that post?

 

[Dennisch]

Just ordered 2 roller blinds. Custom made in Germany.

With shipping costs 2 of them are still 100!!!!!! Euro cheaper than having 1 made in the Netherlands.

****ing ridiculous.

 

[Terronium-12]

Upgrading from my old (and still going somewhat strong) Maha Powerex rechargeable batteries; I have never known batteries to be sexy... until now.

2,550 mAh, good for 500 recharges. Of course I picked up the charger, how was I not going to do that?

And some dental floss because toothage.

 

[Astroboy2215]

Bought myself BF4 premium

 

[Valkyr1313]

May have gone a bit crazy at the hobby store

and

 

[FoolKiller]

One of my rare digital music purchases.

 

[Omnis]

I have a Snowflake. Very similar to this. It's incredible fun for the few minutes its battery lasts.

 

[Valkyr1313]

I have a Snowflake. Very similar to this. It's incredible fun for the few minutes its battery lasts.

Heh, yeah battery life isn't brilliant, but they are super fun to fly!

 

[SVX]

 

[photonrider]

@SVX - Dang it, man, big Congrats!

Uh . . . I'm dropping the challenge now, okay? Too *koff busy and all that.

Talking about purchases - while my shopping for Mattel goodies is a sporadic effort at best, it begins to pile up and eventually I find myself with several boxes of unsorted models - Hot Wheels and Matchbox, of course - and if I don't get to sorting it out into 'To be Opened', 'Put away in Package' and 'Extras.' it starts to get to the point where doing that is not 'Play' but 'Work'. So I dive into the storage area where these things are stored and try to make a start:

Muscle cars with muscle cars, fantasy cars on a side, construction vehicles here, cop cars and firetrucks in that clump, cars with flame livery over here, put the bikes and planes over there . . . stop looking at Arachnorod . . .

. . . the thing is I might come to one of those packages marked for 'Opening' and then I get stuck:

Should I open it right now or get back to work? If I open it, I won't get back to sorting.

So, back to work.

Have fun with the wheel, my good chum - you deserve it. Enjoy!

 

[bluemoon_19]

Got this after seeing it on @TB s post 👍