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

Racer X 69 · 05-21-2022, 05:41 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by slartibartfast01

I wish it was $4/US gallon here. I make £1.78/ litre equivalent to around $5.3/US gallon.

I see where I made the mistake. I multiplied by 1.78 as if it was dollars, not pounds.

**StiffLegged** · 05-22-2022, 12:54 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

…It was a bit tricky picking up the broken frames with honey laden comb, while the bees were busy robbing honey.

But I got it done.

By coincidence we got a look at my nephew’s bee hive yesterday, which has been going for all of four weeks. With all the tree blossom lately the bees have got off to a good start and we brought a small sample home. Shop-bought honey simply cannot compete for taste!

MarkJerling · 05-22-2022, 02:31 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Stopped to fill the Ram after work today, before leaving the city and heading home.

$157 for just over 21 and a half gallons of diesel.

It is feeling like Europe around here.

Oh, and why two receipts? The credit card companies won’t allow more than $125 for each sale.

Come on, man!

I see your $5.90/gallon and raise you $5.96 to $11.86/gallon.

Having said that, that's "only" US$7.59.

MarkJerling · 05-22-2022, 02:34 AM - **5 Likes**

Our son graduated Thursday. He's front right (our left, looking at photo) in the first photo.

Attached Images

**StiffLegged** · 05-22-2022, 07:37 AM - **2 Likes**

He looks just like you, albeit slightly more svelte. And his mum looks proud too!

tim60 · 05-22-2022, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by StiffLegged

By coincidence we got a look at my nephew’s bee hive yesterday, which has been going for all of four weeks. With all the tree blossom lately the bees have got off to a good start and we brought a small sample home. Shop-bought honey simply cannot compete for taste!

Do you hold to the local honey to beat allergies theory?

tim60 · 05-22-2022, 10:40 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by StiffLegged

He looks just like you, albeit slightly more svelte. And his mum looks proud too!

He looks like he would fit better inside a armoured vehicle.

slartibartfast01 · 05-22-2022, 12:48 PM - **1 Like**

The price of fuel is nothing compared to the price of beer at the USPGA Championship. $18 for a can of Stella Artois

**StiffLegged** · 05-22-2022, 12:59 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by slartibartfast01

The price of fuel is nothing compared to the price of beer at the USPGA Championship. $18 for a can of Stella Artois

18 dollars for a tin of Wifebeater? Dear dear!

**StiffLegged** · 05-22-2022, 01:01 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by tim60

Do you hold to the local honey to beat allergies theory?

No, they’re over a hundred miles away - and in Engalund - so not local at all. Scots bees are a tougher lot.

Racer X 69 · 05-22-2022, 02:06 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by tim60

Do you hold to the local honey to beat allergies theory?

I do.

I suffered from hayfever and pollen allergies in my late teens, early twenties. Mom started keeping bees about the time I was 25. Been eating nothing but the honey her bees produce ever since. My seasonal allergies ceased by the next season, and have not bothered me since.

Oh, and honey has been given freely from my mother ever since, more than forty years.

She isn't really keeping bees anymore, although there is an active hive the on her property. She does have a bunch of two and a half, and five gallon pails of honey, and I keep finding boxes of jars filled with honey and labeled with the business she had. Most of it is sugared up, but a brief dip in a double boiler and it looks like the day it was extracted from the comb.

It wouldn't be a stretch to say I will never have to buy honey.

Racer X 69 · 05-22-2022, 02:11 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by slartibartfast01

The price of fuel is nothing compared to the price of beer at the USPGA Championship. $18 for a can of Stella Artois

Stella from a can?

Sacrelige!

There is only one way to enjoy a Stella.

And it absolutely must be frosty cold.

MarkJerling · 05-22-2022, 05:23 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by StiffLegged

He looks just like you, albeit slightly more svelte. And his mum looks proud too!

"Svelte". G, thanks!

MarkJerling · 05-22-2022, 05:27 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by tim60

He looks like he would fit better inside a armoured vehicle.

Must be all that svelteness!

lesmore49 · 05-22-2022, 08:00 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Our son graduated Thursday. He's front right (our left, looking at photo) in the first photo.

Congrats to your son, and what a fine family pix celebrating your son's achievement.

05-22-2022, 02:31 AM - 1 Like	#96798
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Stopped to fill the Ram after work today, before leaving the city and heading home. $157 for just over 21 and a half gallons of diesel. It is feeling like Europe around here. Oh, and why two receipts? The credit card companies won’t allow more than $125 for each sale. Come on, man! I see your $5.90/gallon and raise you $5.96 to $11.86/gallon. Having said that, that's "only" US$7.59. Attached Images Last edited by MarkJerling; 05-22-2022 at 03:08 AM.

05-22-2022, 07:37 AM - 2 Likes	#96800
StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,632	He looks just like you, albeit slightly more svelte. And his mum looks proud too! Last edited by StiffLegged; 05-22-2022 at 07:42 AM.

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05-21-2022, 05:41 PM - 1 Like	#96796
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: 28,073	Originally posted by slartibartfast01 I wish it was $4/US gallon here. I make £1.78/ litre equivalent to around $5.3/US gallon. I see where I made the mistake. I multiplied by 1.78 as if it was dollars, not pounds.

05-22-2022, 02:34 AM - 5 Likes	#96799
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Our son graduated Thursday. He's front right (our left, looking at photo) in the first photo. Attached Images

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tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,755	Originally posted by StiffLegged By coincidence we got a look at my nephew’s bee hive yesterday, which has been going for all of four weeks. With all the tree blossom lately the bees have got off to a good start and we brought a small sample home. Shop-bought honey simply cannot compete for taste! Do you hold to the local honey to beat allergies theory?

05-22-2022, 10:40 AM - 3 Likes	#96802
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,755	Originally posted by StiffLegged He looks just like you, albeit slightly more svelte. And his mum looks proud too! He looks like he would fit better inside a armoured vehicle.

05-22-2022, 12:48 PM - 1 Like	#96803
slartibartfast01 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,931	The price of fuel is nothing compared to the price of beer at the USPGA Championship. $18 for a can of Stella Artois

05-22-2022, 12:59 PM - 3 Likes	#96804
StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,632	Originally posted by slartibartfast01 The price of fuel is nothing compared to the price of beer at the USPGA Championship. $18 for a can of Stella Artois 18 dollars for a tin of Wifebeater? Dear dear!

05-22-2022, 01:01 PM - 1 Like	#96805
StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,632	Originally posted by tim60 Do you hold to the local honey to beat allergies theory? No, they’re over a hundred miles away - and in Engalund - so not local at all. Scots bees are a tougher lot.

05-22-2022, 02:06 PM - 5 Likes	#96806
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: 28,073	Originally posted by tim60 Do you hold to the local honey to beat allergies theory? I do. I suffered from hayfever and pollen allergies in my late teens, early twenties. Mom started keeping bees about the time I was 25. Been eating nothing but the honey her bees produce ever since. My seasonal allergies ceased by the next season, and have not bothered me since. Oh, and honey has been given freely from my mother ever since, more than forty years. She isn't really keeping bees anymore, although there is an active hive the on her property. She does have a bunch of two and a half, and five gallon pails of honey, and I keep finding boxes of jars filled with honey and labeled with the business she had. Most of it is sugared up, but a brief dip in a double boiler and it looks like the day it was extracted from the comb. It wouldn't be a stretch to say I will never have to buy honey.

05-22-2022, 02:11 PM - 2 Likes	#96807
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: 28,073	Originally posted by slartibartfast01 The price of fuel is nothing compared to the price of beer at the USPGA Championship. $18 for a can of Stella Artois Stella from a can? Sacrelige! There is only one way to enjoy a Stella. And it absolutely must be frosty cold.

05-22-2022, 05:23 PM - 1 Like	#96808
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Originally posted by StiffLegged He looks just like you, albeit slightly more svelte. And his mum looks proud too! "Svelte". G, thanks!

05-22-2022, 05:27 PM - 2 Likes	#96809
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Originally posted by tim60 He looks like he would fit better inside a armoured vehicle. Must be all that svelteness!

05-22-2022, 08:00 PM - 2 Likes	#96810
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,349	Originally posted by MarkJerling Our son graduated Thursday. He's front right (our left, looking at photo) in the first photo. Congrats to your son, and what a fine family pix celebrating your son's achievement.