why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

Racer X 69 · 05-08-2021, 11:17 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by CharLac

I guess he didn't win in '54 eh?

With such an epic victory, why go for a repeat?

Racer X 69 · 05-08-2021, 11:19 AM - **3 Likes**

The price of building materials is getting out of control.

lesmore49 · 05-08-2021, 11:20 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by CharLac

He comes tomorrow to do the cuts and I have been watering constantly; as a matter of fact, I am due to do it again!

Good idea the cuts. We had them done to our garage cement floor and foundation. Out here, as with Ontario....we need concrete cuts for summer expansion (temps can go to 40 C above) and winter contraction 40 below.

**StiffLegged** · 05-08-2021, 11:50 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by CharLac

I guess he didn't win in '54 eh?

Originally posted by Racer X 69

With such an epic victory, why go for a repeat?

Au contraire: the '54 medal was finally awarded, many years late.

bertwert · 05-08-2021, 05:11 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by rod_grant

Yes - with milk (real tea) or green tea or some herbals, usually peppermint.

Originally posted by Racer X 69

I like chamomile, with honey, in the evening, and Darjeeling, with honey and cream in the morning.

Black tea in the morning (loose leaf, as it should be) with just a splash of milk.

Bengal Spice at other times of the day - I really enjoy this one, having 3-4 mugs of it a day if I'm not careful.

bertwert · 05-08-2021, 05:13 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

The price of building materials is getting out of control.

We're still building here, the price of 2x4s is ridiculous, and you're calculating out every inch before buying them, and ways of cutting 8 footers or 12 footers to be cheaper, rather than just buying excess as you would before...

bertwert · 05-08-2021, 05:14 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by CharLac

Well, time to water the driveway if mother nature hasn't done it for me and build a set of stairs.

Mother nature has done plenty of watering here yesterday, endless rain and mudpits.

bertwert · 05-08-2021, 05:15 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by RoxnDox

Farewell to efficiency, for sure!

Efficiency is just a highly developed form of laziness

bertwert · 05-08-2021, 05:16 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

frog?

Yeah, this thing here:

(No need to thank me

)

bertwert · 05-08-2021, 05:16 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by CharLac

My brother worked for a firm refurbishing F18s.

Refurbishing F18s, that's a long term stable job here in Canada...

Racer X 69 · 05-08-2021, 06:45 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by bertwert

Bengal Spice at other times of the day - I really enjoy this one, having 3-4 mugs of it a day if I'm not careful.

That looks tasty, gonna have to add it to Mrs. Racer's grocery list.

bertwert · 05-08-2021, 07:03 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

That looks tasty, gonna have to add it to Mrs. Racer's grocery list.

Mmm, it certainly is. They claim it's their decaf response to chai tea, however I find it tastes much different (better!) than chai, decaf or not. It's also fairly sweet as is, I certainly would not add sugar too it at all (or any tea, but that's another matter), and strong if you leave the teabag in the cup (mm mm, love all that cinnamon, I always do that, so the last gulp is super duper strong for a tea).

Racer X 69 · 05-08-2021, 07:07 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by bertwert

We're still building here, the price of 2x4s is ridiculous, and you're calculating out every inch before buying them, and ways of cutting 8 footers or 12 footers to be cheaper, rather than just buying excess as you would before...

Wait.

I thought y'all used the metric system up there?

Like this:

We're still building here, the price of 50.8x101.6s is ridiculous, and you're calculating out every inch before buying them, and ways of cutting 243.84 cmers or 365.76 cmers to be cheaper, rather than just buying excess as you would before...

Somehow it just doesn't sound right.

Oh, and I thought you were building the house with straw bales?

bertwert · 05-08-2021, 07:19 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Wait.

I thought y'all used the metric system up there?

Like this:

We're still building here, the price of 50.8x101.6s is ridiculous, and you're calculating out every inch before buying them, and ways of cutting 243.84 cmers or 365.76 cmers to be cheaper, rather than just buying excess as you would before...

Somehow it just doesn't sound right.

Oh, and I thought you were building the house with straw bales?

The house exterior walls are timber frame with straw bales, yes. Interior walls are 2x4 walls or some are 2x2 walls (cheap to rip a 2x4 and get twice as much out of it...

)

As far as metric system, we use imperial for lumber, weight and height, small distances (ie, "the bear was only 12 feet away!" or "it's a couple inches across"), and all sorts of other things.

For example, I'm about 170# and 5'10" but saying I'm 77 kg and 178cm just sounds plain wrong!

bertwert · 05-08-2021, 07:22 PM - **4 Likes**

In other news, I'll get my first stab in the arm for defence against the ~~evil hocir~~ coronavirus on Monday, as the province has decided to take a community immunization approach in our small town by now opening the vaccine up to everyone 18+ in the local area.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
why I will buy a K3	chicagojohn	Pentax K-3 & K-3 II	80	09-18-2016 08:42 AM
Suggestion Neutralize the 'why I won't buy a k-3' thread	crewl1	Site Suggestions and Help	61	10-04-2014 05:08 PM
Why I Won't Be Buying A K5IIs	Racer X 69	Pentax K-5 & K-5 II	40	02-03-2014 08:12 PM
Why I don't buy Pentax lenses	keyser	Pentax SLR Lens Discussion	44	12-20-2012 01:58 AM
I feel so old: 8 things the facebook gen won't buy	Nesster	General Talk	27	04-22-2012 11:01 AM

05-08-2021, 11:17 AM - 1 Like	#88126
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by CharLac I guess he didn't win in '54 eh? With such an epic victory, why go for a repeat?

05-08-2021, 11:19 AM - 3 Likes	#88127
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	The price of building materials is getting out of control.

05-08-2021, 11:20 AM - 1 Like	#88128
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,342	Originally posted by CharLac He comes tomorrow to do the cuts and I have been watering constantly; as a matter of fact, I am due to do it again! Good idea the cuts. We had them done to our garage cement floor and foundation. Out here, as with Ontario....we need concrete cuts for summer expansion (temps can go to 40 C above) and winter contraction 40 below.

05-08-2021, 11:50 AM - 2 Likes	#88129
StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,617	Originally posted by CharLac I guess he didn't win in '54 eh? Originally posted by Racer X 69 With such an epic victory, why go for a repeat? Au contraire: the '54 medal was finally awarded, many years late.

05-08-2021, 05:11 PM - 1 Like	#88130
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by rod_grant Yes - with milk (real tea) or green tea or some herbals, usually peppermint. Originally posted by Racer X 69 I like chamomile, with honey, in the evening, and Darjeeling, with honey and cream in the morning. Black tea in the morning (loose leaf, as it should be) with just a splash of milk. Bengal Spice at other times of the day - I really enjoy this one, having 3-4 mugs of it a day if I'm not careful.

05-08-2021, 05:13 PM - 2 Likes	#88131
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by Racer X 69 The price of building materials is getting out of control. We're still building here, the price of 2x4s is ridiculous, and you're calculating out every inch before buying them, and ways of cutting 8 footers or 12 footers to be cheaper, rather than just buying excess as you would before...

05-08-2021, 05:14 PM - 2 Likes	#88132
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by CharLac Well, time to water the driveway if mother nature hasn't done it for me and build a set of stairs. Mother nature has done plenty of watering here yesterday, endless rain and mudpits.

05-08-2021, 05:15 PM - 4 Likes	#88133
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by RoxnDox Farewell to efficiency, for sure! Efficiency is just a highly developed form of laziness

05-08-2021, 05:16 PM - 1 Like	#88134
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by Racer X 69 frog? Yeah, this thing here: (No need to thank me )

05-08-2021, 05:16 PM - 1 Like	#88135
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by CharLac My brother worked for a firm refurbishing F18s. Refurbishing F18s, that's a long term stable job here in Canada...

05-08-2021, 06:45 PM - 1 Like	#88136
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by bertwert Bengal Spice at other times of the day - I really enjoy this one, having 3-4 mugs of it a day if I'm not careful. That looks tasty, gonna have to add it to Mrs. Racer's grocery list.

05-08-2021, 07:03 PM - 1 Like	#88137
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by Racer X 69 That looks tasty, gonna have to add it to Mrs. Racer's grocery list. Mmm, it certainly is. They claim it's their decaf response to chai tea, however I find it tastes much different (better!) than chai, decaf or not. It's also fairly sweet as is, I certainly would not add sugar too it at all (or any tea, but that's another matter), and strong if you leave the teabag in the cup (mm mm, love all that cinnamon, I always do that, so the last gulp is super duper strong for a tea).

05-08-2021, 07:07 PM - 2 Likes	#88138
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by bertwert We're still building here, the price of 2x4s is ridiculous, and you're calculating out every inch before buying them, and ways of cutting 8 footers or 12 footers to be cheaper, rather than just buying excess as you would before... Wait. I thought y'all used the metric system up there? Like this: We're still building here, the price of 50.8x101.6s is ridiculous, and you're calculating out every inch before buying them, and ways of cutting 243.84 cmers or 365.76 cmers to be cheaper, rather than just buying excess as you would before... Somehow it just doesn't sound right. Oh, and I thought you were building the house with straw bales?

05-08-2021, 07:19 PM - 1 Like	#88139
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Wait. I thought y'all used the metric system up there? Like this: We're still building here, the price of 50.8x101.6s is ridiculous, and you're calculating out every inch before buying them, and ways of cutting 243.84 cmers or 365.76 cmers to be cheaper, rather than just buying excess as you would before... Somehow it just doesn't sound right. Oh, and I thought you were building the house with straw bales? The house exterior walls are timber frame with straw bales, yes. Interior walls are 2x4 walls or some are 2x2 walls (cheap to rip a 2x4 and get twice as much out of it... ) As far as metric system, we use imperial for lumber, weight and height, small distances (ie, "the bear was only 12 feet away!" or "it's a couple inches across"), and all sorts of other things. For example, I'm about 170# and 5'10" but saying I'm 77 kg and 178cm just sounds plain wrong!

05-08-2021, 07:22 PM - 4 Likes	#88140
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	In other news, I'll get my first stab in the arm for defence against the ~~evil hocir~~ coronavirus on Monday, as the province has decided to take a community immunization approach in our small town by now opening the vaccine up to everyone 18+ in the local area.