On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:07:59 -0700, robert bowman
wrote:

Gunner Asch wrote:

Id like to *have at least 15 pairs, 20 would be good but by the time
shipping and so forth is added, $40 adds up really quick

From some of your statements, you don't think anything about going to the
range and burning off $40 worth of ammo. I fully understand -- I turn into
a cheapskate at the damnedest moments but then I talk myself back to
reality.

A friend's wife, when he'd bust her chops about some household expense,
would reply "you ****ed more than that down a barroom urinal last night."

I dont go camping much anymore, and Ive not been night fishing in years,
so my lantern usage is largely very limited anymore. But like fire
extinguishers, they are mighty nice to have on hand when you really
really need one.

I found 2 more lanterns this morning....shrug. I had previously stored
a decent quantity of fuel for them back in 1999, Something on the order
of 10 gallons of so, and since then have given away or burned up about 4
gallons.

Ive changed out some of the lantern generators to multifuel, so I can
burn gasoline or oil field "drip gas"(which works surprisingly well in
lanterns)

But to the point...I probably wont need 2 mantles in the next 2 yrs, but
on the other hand, if the economy goes into the toilet, which I suspect
it will, I might need a lot more of them then anticipated. They dont
rot, they dont spoil, and they dont go bad if stored in a clean dry
place...hence my comment that my next of kin (with luck) will be
peddling them at the big He Died of Old Age Big Assed Yard sale in the
distant future. Along with the 12 or so fire extinguishers Ive got
mounted here and there around the property and shops.

If they are gonna sit in a clean dry place for 30 yrs, Id rather not pay
a lot for them, but on the other hand, if I have to use them, Id rather
have some on hand that actually work properly.

Shrug

Gunner

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