Quote Originally Posted by GMichael View Post
Would you rather drive cross country with a tire that has a can of fix-o-flat in it or on 4 new tires? Sure, you may never have a problem with that tire, but if you had a choice, which would you pick?
Spoken like a true middle class person who only has to open a
checkbook to buy anything.
If you use a can of "fix flat" you can get that tire plugged for fifteen
bucks or less. QUITE often the price of four new tires is out of reach,
so its not even an issue.
As much as I ENJOY THIS HOBBY, there is always something
more pressing. In an age when gas for work is 160 a month,[I]plus[/I
the gas to get around, with groceries costing a small fortune,
if something is working I tend to not mess with it.
THERE are targets of opportunity, like 29 bucks for a hundred dollar tuner, an EMO AMP FOR 250 BUCKS(haven't seen it that
cheap again).
RUNNING my sub on a receiver channel worked fine, didn't bother
me at all, didn't hurt the sub, not the first time I have done it.
And if I had not had a plate amp fall into my lap, I would be probably still be set up that way.
BEING type two diabetic I need pills just to protect my kidneys.
Pills and test strips, hundreds of dollars a month, visits to the
doctor every three months. You can't get kidneys at RADIO
SHACK.
I DO HAVE a meager HT "budget" but you have to prioritize,
and if something works you don't mess with it.
I SEE where the non technical minded might be more nervous
than someone who built his own stereo for a class project once,
but it didn't bother me a bit.