I just got a $1000 bonus from work!

[cphilip]

What should I spend it on? Paintball Stuff? :D

Just got the email telling me I am getting a bonus. I assume thats before taxes but still should see like about 700 bucks.... maybe I will just stick it in the bank? NAW!!!!! :p

[Patron God of Pirates]

They pay you that much to hang out on AO!?

;) ;) ;) :P

[Load SM5]

Share the wealth with your buddies, I say.:D We're eatin' well on the long road the the Megameet.

[graycie]

your son's car?

[The Frymarker]

That's great cphil.

Hmmmmm what to spend it on? You could buy a pair of solid gold grips hehe.

[shartley]

What other “toy” do you need (want) for your truck?!?! :D

Congratz

[LawFox32]

yeah you will see about 700 of it; bonus's are taxed 30 percent;

[cphilip]

Originally posted by graycie
your son's car?

Thanks for bringing me back down to Earth...but there for a moment! :(

[krafty]

Schweeeeet!

I got a $2000 bonus last month, and the check ended up being about $1180 after taxes. Ouch.

New kayak, here I come! http://www.dagger.com/product.asp?BoatType=WWKayak&BoatID=230

[cphilip]

Buy a Perception! They made here. We need the revenue! Oh wait seems like they and Dagger merged maybe? Not sure...

[krafty]

Originally posted by cphilip
Buy a Perception! They made here. We need the revenue! Oh wait seems like they and Dagger merged maybe? Not sure...

Yep. Same company, but different facilities (I believe).

[cphilip]

Did I ever tell you I used to Kayak with Bill Masters the previous owner and founder of Perception? Yea he and I were always running the Chatooga back in the 70's together. Back in them days Dagger only made Paddles and he made all the injection roto molded kayaks. Thems was the days!

Oh and I was buying kayak shells for 90 bucks and giving one of the guys a case of beer to fit em out!

Several times I ran clients down the river on over night trips for him. Rafting in like groups of three 8 man rafts acting as the head guide. I was a lot younger then and not as mortal as I am now.

[1stdeadeye]

Originally posted by cphilip
What should I spend it on? Paintball Stuff? :D

Just got the email telling me I am getting a bonus. I assume thats before taxes but still should see like about 700 bucks.... maybe I will just stick it in the bank? NAW!!!!! :p

I wouldn't count on seeing that much. Most employers withhold on bonuses as if they were normal paychecks. If Clemson does that, you'll probably see around $600:( . Taxes stink!

You could always pop for the super ultra deluxe suite at the mega meet. You know the Red Roof Presidential suite!:p

[Kevmaster]

invest it in me phil! i need your donations to make myself...well..fatter!

im too skinny to be a back player!

[Miscue]

You should fly to Vegas, take me out to dinner, and buy a few dances for me.

[xmetal2001]

Originally posted by Miscue
You should fly to Vegas, take me out to dinner, and buy a few dances for me.

I second that, just because I really want to see some pictures from that date....

or do i:confused: :eek:

[-Carnifex-]

You should buy me a new marker, so I don't have to use a spyder.

[SpongeBobSquarePants]

deposit to a xmag, pretty simple. But yea that would prolly go to your sons car.

[sneakyhacker420]

stick it in the bank and have it earn some interest :rolleyes:

but it would best be used in helping to pay for the bills for your sons new car ;)

[InfinatyBPS]

What a coincidence Phil, my dad gave me $40 today:)

[rhetor22]

A big fat warn winch.

[Python14]

Buy lilsnowpixie some paintball stuff so she can play.

That, or get me a new nitrogen system.

[cphilip]

Well I forgot about this....

Decided to blow it! And not on Miscue cause his dancing abilities are somewhat limited right now...

But on THIS for the beast!

http://ebay3.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_7f800aa09b64a7f0f1c20770d93abf12/i-3.JPG

http://ebay3.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_7f800aa09b64a7f0f1c20770d93abf12/i-1.JPG

details here: Sony XVM-R75 7" Motorized Video Monitor (http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?stk_code=sonxvmr75&SVBName=30)

Just need to decide on a DVD player. I will be getting the mounting bezel with this and installing it myself. Interesting project and this thing has a stunning display.

[cphilip]

Oh! and shopping around at places like Best Buy and the like this would run you like $1500 to $2000 installed. Putting it together myself and installing myself it will be about $700 invested. And this is like one of the most expensive video monitor displays you can find too by the way. But Sony quality. And motorized too. Thats how much mark up is on this stuff though. Nonsense!

[cphilip]

Here is a picture of one other fellow I know has done this same model Monitor in same color truck as mine... Gonna see if I can get this picture to attach...

http://community.webshots.com/image5/5/51/97/63655197YEwXzW_ph.jpg

[AutomagBoy]

I dont know.... You dont want to buy something you never use. Whenever I watch T.V. in the car i throw up.

[cphilip]

LOL! (note to self...never let Automagboy ride in my truck while TV is playing)


We shall non stop be playing AGD DVD video's in the back of this thing! :)

[Load SM5]

Oh nifty, I promise not to hurl in you truck. I'll bring some DVD's

[Xen]

Yea all mobile electronics are marked up a lot. As far as sony quality, i have never found a mobile adio / video product frm them that I have liked. Pioneer makes higher quality mobile electronics than sony imo....


but i do enjoy driving behind thoes vans with the mobile video :) too bad its always some crappy disney movie

[cphilip]

Well I did look at Pioneers stuff. But I ran into two problems with what I could find. One is that they seem to only be making one overhead model. It's not realy too bad a price and might could have ended up a tiny bit cheaper on it. But its a flat roof model without a "trim-able" bezel mount making it unworkable in my Truck. or at least it would not fit nice and look nice. And plus the fact that it was a 6.5" screen which was not my choice in size. I couldn't seem to find any other models that they make that would work. They seem to spend a lot of thier effort into Dash mounts and such as that and not much choice in their overhead stuff.

That was true of Sony too though. This one seems to be the only one they are marketing as well. But at least its designed to go into a trim package that can accomadate uneven roof lines. And its at least 7 inches.

I guess the two of them do not want to realy get into that overhead market too much as its crowded with cheap competitors already.

I see that ebay is full of folks selling overhead monitors that they bought that would not work because they were flat roof install only type of hardware. Thats something you have to look into and be carefull you get the unit AND the bezel as well if you have a uneven roof line to work with. And many do not bother to check. And so they end up selling them and no one wants em. You can get good prices on those.

[SHAG]

Hey Cphil,

You know that bonus is going to be issued in Condfederate cash so...

congrats,

nala