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I Bought A Firetruck

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Re: I Bought A Firetruck

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Post by defrndr »

dsfasfasf wrote: post #171
UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Something tells me that if you got yourself a plane and then posted about it here, you'd get treated a lot more nicely than the OP. The world has become a cynical and mean place. The guy bought a freaking working fire engine, and all people can do is whine endlessly about how impractical and wasteful it is... But yet these same people wouldn't say the same about an aircraft, race car, or similar. Even though those ar…

I want a jet fighter. I wonder if I could get a relatively new one. All weapons would have to be removed of course. It would be the sports car of the air. I would need to get a billion dollars first though so that I could afford top notch maintenance. This would be my expensive toy. Instead of a yacht the new "in" thing could be buying a sport jet. In reality, I like the idea more then the reality of it. If I really…

A billion dollars for a fighter plane. Good lord, this actually brings into context how fucking rich Bill Gates is. This and the fact that he can give every single person on Earth a billion dollars each and still be among the richest people on the planet.

Re: I Bought A Firetruck

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Post by ako »

jchrisa wrote: post #173
carlob wrote: post #21

Is there some sort of crazy game of one-upmanship in the USA as to who can drive the most impractical gas guzzler? First it was stretch limos, then Hummers, then Hummer stretch limos. I wonder if we're gonna see stretch limo fire trucks… Edit (since I'm being downvoted): The story is cool, I just find the fact that he's driving it daily to work completely retarded. What the hell I consider driving a car to work to be…

I sold my car and got the Humvee of bikes, it can carry two loads of firewood, or two kids, or a kid and the plants we got at the garden store. Most of America is batshit crazy but in Portland, Oregon the no-car lifestyle is catching on. Hopefully other cities too. Bike photo! https://mobile.twitter.com/jchris/status/312728928919896064

SUB - Sports utility bike: https://twitter.com/andrkoel/status/208851605599174656/photo...

I've actually driven this bike with complete windsurf and kitesurf set in the trunk.

Re: I Bought A Firetruck

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Post by HeyLaughingBoy »

lsc wrote: post #113
AlexMuir wrote: post #104

I just bought a warehouse. Similar - I always wanted one. I'm going to turn it into a house and put a roof garden on it and put a sweet garage in to fiddle with cars and set up some office space and generally cause havoc in there. I could drop dead tomorrow. It's nice to tick these ambitions off, although my ambitions always seem to make it more likely that I will drop dead tomorrow. (It's in Manchester, UK if anyone…

man, I want a warehouse, too. A buddy just bought one and is renting some space in it to me for ventures and my workshop, and we're doing a joint business venture in another part of it, but it's not the same as owning the place. (That, and he'd not like it if I started sleeping here.)

It's a cool dream. Just be sure you know what you're getting into. This guy ended up having a harder time of it than he expected: http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/shop-management-owner-i...

Re: I Bought A Firetruck

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Post by HeyLaughingBoy »

hariananth wrote: post #42
jlgaddis wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> do firetrucks really need to be that huge? How many thousands of gallons of water can a Prius hold? =)

Don't fire hydrants solve that problem?

Not when you live 10 miles from the closest one, no.

Re: I Bought A Firetruck

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Post by HeyLaughingBoy »

dsfasfasf wrote: post #171
UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Something tells me that if you got yourself a plane and then posted about it here, you'd get treated a lot more nicely than the OP. The world has become a cynical and mean place. The guy bought a freaking working fire engine, and all people can do is whine endlessly about how impractical and wasteful it is... But yet these same people wouldn't say the same about an aircraft, race car, or similar. Even though those ar…

I want a jet fighter. I wonder if I could get a relatively new one. All weapons would have to be removed of course. It would be the sports car of the air. I would need to get a billion dollars first though so that I could afford top notch maintenance. This would be my expensive toy. Instead of a yacht the new "in" thing could be buying a sport jet. In reality, I like the idea more then the reality of it. If I really…

Much cheaper and as much fun to buy an aerobatic airplane. I know you can purchase decommissioned Russian fighters, but I have no idea what they cost.

Re: I Bought A Firetruck

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Post by wheatley »

carlob wrote: post #21

Is there some sort of crazy game of one-upmanship in the USA as to who can drive the most impractical gas guzzler? First it was stretch limos, then Hummers, then Hummer stretch limos. I wonder if we're gonna see stretch limo fire trucks… Edit (since I'm being downvoted): The story is cool, I just find the fact that he's driving it daily to work completely retarded. What the hell I consider driving a car to work to be…

Depends on how far it is to his work, I mean the thing is a novelty. And reducing carbon emissions isn't the point of it. It's about him following his dream of something he's loved all of his life.

Re: I Bought A Firetruck

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Post by hjalle »

defrndr wrote: post #221
dsfasfasf wrote: post #171

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I want a jet fighter. I wonder if I could get a relatively new one. All weapons would have to be removed of course. It would be the sports car of the air. I would need to get a billion dollars first though so that I could afford top notch maintenance. This would be my expensive toy. Instead of a yacht the new "in" thing could be buying a sport jet. In reality, I like the idea more then the reality of it. If I really…

A billion dollars for a fighter plane. Good lord, this actually brings into context how fucking rich Bill Gates is. This and the fact that he can give every single person on Earth a billion dollars each and still be among the richest people on the planet.

wtf happened to the math here?

Re: I Bought A Firetruck

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Post by [deleted] »

tmoertel wrote: post #157
carlob wrote: post #21

Is there some sort of crazy game of one-upmanship in the USA as to who can drive the most impractical gas guzzler? First it was stretch limos, then Hummers, then Hummer stretch limos. I wonder if we're gonna see stretch limo fire trucks… Edit (since I'm being downvoted): The story is cool, I just find the fact that he's driving it daily to work completely retarded. What the hell I consider driving a car to work to be…

> Is there some sort of crazy game of one-upmanship in the USA as to who can drive the most impractical gas guzzler? Not at all. It’s just that in the USA, things are on a different scale, and it makes sense to have larger vehicles. For example, a couple of years ago on eBay I bought a second-hand carrier battle group. Now, if you’re not from the USA, I can already hear you objecting that “it’s impractical” to drive…

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Re: I Bought A Firetruck

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Post by THE_PUN_STOPS »

tmoertel wrote: post #157
carlob wrote: post #21

Is there some sort of crazy game of one-upmanship in the USA as to who can drive the most impractical gas guzzler? First it was stretch limos, then Hummers, then Hummer stretch limos. I wonder if we're gonna see stretch limo fire trucks… Edit (since I'm being downvoted): The story is cool, I just find the fact that he's driving it daily to work completely retarded. What the hell I consider driving a car to work to be…

> Is there some sort of crazy game of one-upmanship in the USA as to who can drive the most impractical gas guzzler? Not at all. It’s just that in the USA, things are on a different scale, and it makes sense to have larger vehicles. For example, a couple of years ago on eBay I bought a second-hand carrier battle group. Now, if you’re not from the USA, I can already hear you objecting that “it’s impractical” to drive…

I had a similar experience buying a MiG-17 as my primary vehicle to commute to work 17 miles away. The DMV was initially not happy about my taking off and landing on quiet highways, but luckily they became more understanding after many letters. How much did you end up paying for your CVBG?
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