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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: 93spada on December 01, 2017, 08:57:21 AM
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugal
....I'll buy a $5 watch 5 times before I would buy a $25 one......
Your turn!!!!!
Paul
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...that my idea of fun anymore is garage and estate sales. Also I refuse to buy fuel when I fly. :grin:
GliderJohn
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I don't b bb bbbuy something I can make. :evil:
Well not really.
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I'm so cheap that I've had a running 42 year battle with the most beautiful and understanding woman in the world over where to set the thermostat in the summer and winter. It's come at a terrible emotional cost but my electric bill for an all-electric 3200 sq ft house is $170 a month so there's that to console me.
Lannis
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KLR650
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I learned how to read the per unit pricing at the grocery store.
We need a ....."Cheap".....emoji.
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A "cheap" emoji for a Guzzi site? Wouldn't that be redundant?
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I often hurt my thumbs from squeezing the last miligram of tooth paste from the tube
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I'm so cheap I found a (somewhat) matching shade of red fingernail polish out of the :thewife: stash for touch-up use on Norge boo-boos...
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We have a winner. :evil:
KLR650
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KLR650
DR650
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I'm so cheap I only shop the Mall of America when they are closed.
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I am not really cheap, I just suffer from a rare ailment, fundsalow. But , I will gladly buy a lightly used item rather than new, anytime. I've almost gotten used to my new partial. LOL
Pop
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Does "motorcycle poor" count?
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From Pop:
I've almost gotten used to my new partial. LOL
New or slightly used? :grin:
GliderJohn
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Like when my wife says its 50% off and I say if we don't buy it we save 100% :thewife: :boozing:
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New to me, glider.
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I get my fuses and relays from the junkyard.
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You guys are simply to loose with your money , a true Guzzista carries a toothpick to dig the last little bit out of a generic chap stick .
Dusty
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You guys are simply to loose with your money , a true Guzzista carries a toothpick to dig the last little bit out of a generic chap stick .
Dusty
A TRUE Guzzista wouldn't invest in a toothpick. He'd recycle the plastic nozzle tube from the WD40 can after puncturing the bottom to get at the last of the oil.
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A TRUE Guzzista wouldn't invest in a toothpick. He'd recycle the plastic nozzle tube from the WD40 can after puncturing the bottom to get at the last of the oil.
A true Guzzista would make his own WD 40 from fish he or she caught using a tree limb and a cork bobber made from an old wine bottle found in a dumpster , a hook made from an old safety pin , and a piece of old bread as bait .
Dusty
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A TRUE Guzzista would marginally enhance a hole in the beach and wait for the tide to cycle. All that corking and tree limb stuff cuts into one's loitering time. :rolleyes:
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A TRUE Guzzista would marginally enhance a hole in the beach and wait for the tide to cycle. All that corking and tree limb stuff cuts into one's loitering time. :rolleyes:
We're cheap , not lazy :laugh:
Dusty
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A TRUE Guzzista would have a dog-eared, grease-stained copy of Guzziology, a six-pack, and no candy-ass computer or internet access... :boozing:
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A TRUE Guzzista
frugal...economy minded...parsimonio us
at a football game when everybody gives 3 cheers...Guzzista gives two
when the brakes go out on the Guzzista's car he/she drives all over the road trying to hit something inexpensive...
when the Guzzista's kids aren't looking at anything he makes them take their glasses off !! ROFLMAO
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I get my fuses and relays from the junkyard.
That's good and I believe you.
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We're cheap , not lazy :laugh:
Dusty
A TRUE Guzzisti knows that loitering and lazy are not the same thing. Loitering is the revered, red-suspendered tao of energy conservation whilst awaiting opportunity, enlightenment, and free beer. We train for that trifecta. We commit to it. Lazy is sleeping in when there's riding to be done, or looking for a hotel after only 6 hours of sleet and twisties. That doesn't take any training or commitment.
But even with apostolic dedication, proper loitering takes years to perfect. That's why you see so many successful loiterers starting as teenagers. They achieve one or maybe two of the trifecta, but gains are slow and imperfect, with many hidden speedbumps along the way. But if they apply themselves diligently, decades of dedication later they will be every bit as proficient at the tao as any one of us.
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^^^
I'm guessing your high school philosophy teacher didn't buy that either David :evil:
Dusty
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I'm so cheap I'd consider getting another basket case with a title to get my other basket case on the road that doesn't have a title.
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I'm so cheap I rent the vowel.
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There is cheap, and then there is stupid cheap. I'm so cheap I've been known to blow 100 bucks while trying 6 different ways to save 50. I hate overpriced stuff.
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I bought a set of used front brake discs for $40 recently, versus ten times as much for new ones. I figured that means I'm closing in on true rock bottom 'frugality'. They apparently have only 7000 miles on them and it seemed like a worthwhile gamble. I'm now awaiting delivery on Monday.
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I'm so cheap I rent the vowel.
I'm chpr , :laugh:
Dusty
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Like when my wife says its 50% off and I say if we don't buy it we save 100% :thewife: :boozing:
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I'm so cheap that I've had a running 42 year battle with the most beautiful and understanding woman in the world over where to set the thermostat in the summer and winter. It's come at a terrible emotional cost but my electric bill for an all-electric 3200 sq ft house is $170 a month so there's that to console me.
Lannis
Back in the 80's when I was in Her Majesties Submarine Service, I used to turn the heating off, on the day I went to sea on patrol. The missus wasn't too pleased about it by all accounts and got one of the neighbours to turn it back on. :violent1:
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Saturdays and Sundays, I ride over to a friend's house for football. I cook and they provide the beer and provisions. :shocked:
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I'm so cheap the 700 didn't start, isn't it wonderful !! But it said 12.5 volts. Charge for now, new one next year. It still works w/a charge, why buy one.
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I'm so cheap I cut my own hair.
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I'm so cheap I get my wife to cut my hair.
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I don't cut mine. :whip2:
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I don't cut mine. :whip2:
Same here, but I do trim my beard w/it's out 3 inches.
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....the last new bike I bought was in 1981 and that was a leftover 80 yamaha XT250.
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GliderJohn knows it's more frugal - and more fun - to get your aircraft's energy out of the atmosphere rather than from a fuel tank.
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....the last new bike I bought was in 1981 and that was a leftover 80 yamaha XT250.
"New?" Is that in the frugal Guzzisti lexicon?
I bought my current daily driver in 1978. Some assembly required.
Same here, but I do trim my beard w/it's out 3 inches.
Me too. Do you use a store-bought tool, or do you just lean in on a hot campfire? I do the latter. Trims the eyebrows at no extra cost. There's your guzzi content. :thumb:
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I bought a set of used front brake discs for $40 recently, versus ten times as much for new ones. I figured that means I'm closing in on true rock bottom 'frugality'. They apparently have only 7000 miles on them and it seemed like a worthwhile gamble. I'm now awaiting delivery on Monday.
Responding to my own quote, they're hardly worn, not scored at all, and after installation today I find they work great. Not a hint of pulsing. Being 'frugal' is an art form... and it's sure great when the art works out :grin:
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I'm so cheap I go the KFC and lick other peoples fingers :boozing:
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From Bluerobotz:
I'm so cheap I go the KFC and lick other peoples fingers :boozing:
I think we may have a winner!
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I am so cheap I wont spend other people's money.
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From Bluerobotz:
I think we may have a winner!
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I'm 66 and still fretting about what to spend my confirmation money on.... :undecided:
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I was wondering when someone was going to chime in about cutting their own hair.. HaHaHa..I have been cutting my own hair with a "Flowbee" for over 20 years. My wife does the trimming around the ears, and the neck with a small electric beard trimmer.
I cant even imagine how much $$$ I have saved over the years!
Anyone else here use a Flowbee, or a Robocut hair cutting system?
Rick.
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I was wondering when someone was going to chime in about cutting their own hair.. HaHaHa..I have been cutting my own hair with a "Flowbee" for over 20 years. My wife does the trimming around the ears, and the neck with a small electric beard trimmer.
I cant even imagine how much $$$ I have saved over the years!
Anyone else here use a Flowbee, or a Robocut hair cutting system?
Rick.
I looked it up to see what a "Flowbee" was.
Several Youtube videos and testimonials later, I'm very sure that the $17 I pay a nice lady to cut my hair and trim my beard every 6 weeks or so is Money Well Spent, even in GuzziMiserLand ....
.... even if that IS $3000 in 20 years! Even for an ugly old sod like me.
Lannis
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A true guzzista has an angle grinder! Cheaper to cut it off! Makita make it neater
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A true Guzzista...
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Re: Home Made Parts
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2017, 10:05:52 PM »
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ACC yes thats it, i have the stock bags. Not the hb. I have seen those amd while they aren’t terribly expensive, i dont think a homebuilt set would be too hard. I wish i could borrow a set to cooy with some welding rod to get the shape :grin:
I would love any pics of anyones home made designs.
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Rob
"There's Guzzi Cheap, then there's Stupid cheap" - Fotoguzzi
1984 California II
Sorry Rob
Couldn't resist
Paul
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More Quotes.....
Lannis, Your still in.
Chuck, Sorry, Your out!!
Re: observations NGC
« Reply #27 on: December 04, 2017, 07:15:03 PM »
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Quote from: Lannis on December 04, 2017, 07:10:55 PM
I only use one kind of soap. Once the bar is too thin to lather up good, I get out a new bar, "glue" the old one to it in the shower and let it dry till the next shower, and it's all one piece, lathering up like a good 'un.
That's the procedure I wrote up to get my invitation to the Moto Guzzi club.
Lannis
That's what I was taught to do when I was a kid on the farm. I'm rich, now.. (comparatively) and throw it away. :smiley:
(Probably Dorcia sticks it on hers.)
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Chuck in (Elwood) Indiana/sometimes SoCal
Paul
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I'm in your camp Lannis. That 40 minutes or so on a Saturday morning is one of the most effective ways to put you in a good mood the rest of the day.
The smell of Pinaud clubman, the hot towel and straight razor trim and and all the weekly gossip worth every penny of that 20 dollar bill. Once a month I foget the word frugal and go for it :grin:
Paul B