My father fronted me an “advance” on an inheritance from another relative. Back in January, my wife received a settlement from a car accident from 3 years ago, and we used that to pay off our credit cards, and a few loans, which left this money for…fun. So, I decided it was time for some new toys.
First was a Savage Mark II BV .22 rifle & 3-9x32 scope. Yes, it’s a gun and not a “toy”, but I am only using it for target shooting. I’m no hunter (not that I could get anything larger than a rabbit with it anyway) I just like “plinking”. There’s a watermelon in my kitchen that no one has cut into, and I think it may be going bad…
Next up was an upgrade for my camera outfit. I had been using a Canon Rebel XT for years, but decided I wanted more resolution. I checked out the new T1i, but I would have been paying extra $ for video features I would never use. So, I opted for the 12MP Rebel Xsi. Really nice camera with tons of adjustability & tweaks. I thought about going with a Nikon, but I already had a good amount of $ in Canon lenses & a flash. I wanted to get just the camera body, but I could only find it as a “kit” with a 18-55 IS lens. I got the kit on sale at BB for $700. The body without lens is $650. Right away I put up the kit lens for sale on eBay, figuring if I got $50 for it, I would break even. As I write this, the bidding is already up to $111.00, so in a sense, I made money doing it this way.
I also got an Alpine car radio/CD player that accepts a USB thumb drive, which I use with a 16gb thumb drive with all the songs I would want to listen to while driving on it. Very nice
I also got…well, you’ll have to see in the “Loudspeaker” section.
