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04/28/2011, 01:33 PM | #1 |
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What's the longest you go without visiting a LFS?
I was just thinking... I used to visit at least once a week, but my focuses are else where right now, and I'm down to once a month just to get food and salt. Obviously there will be some outliers here with some folks who dont have a system currently, but what's the longest period of time you've stayed away from a shop?
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04/28/2011, 01:50 PM | #2 |
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Usually about once a month as well, every time I go I end up spending money that isn't really there on that "must have" frag.
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04/28/2011, 03:04 PM | #3 |
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I haven't been to a LFS in atleast a year or better, they are terrible around here. I should own stock in Fedex and UPS.
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04/28/2011, 03:50 PM | #4 |
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I go about once a month for some reason or another.
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04/28/2011, 04:00 PM | #5 |
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Probably 2 times a month.
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04/28/2011, 04:40 PM | #6 |
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every two to three weeks.
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04/28/2011, 08:19 PM | #7 |
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Who knew there was so much self control around here?
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04/28/2011, 08:45 PM | #8 |
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overdue
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04/28/2011, 10:15 PM | #9 |
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To think about it, I have not been in any LFS in 2-3months. I've always ordered stuff online and for livestock, dont have anymore room to add in.
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04/28/2011, 10:18 PM | #10 |
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3-4 days.
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04/28/2011, 11:07 PM | #11 |
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7 months for me. Then I had to go get salt and some food.
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04/28/2011, 11:53 PM | #12 |
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I once went two years... Then moved to Sacramento went to a store.. a week later I setup a 40g. next week I setup a 135fresh. the next week I tore them both down and sold them and setup a 180g=) now I just took all my tanks down a week or two and Im trying not to go to any LFS's anytime soon..Im planning on probably staying out for a year or two Im thinking at this point.. plus then LEDs should be cheap=)
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04/28/2011, 11:56 PM | #13 |
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I give you 3 months, Dan.
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04/29/2011, 12:08 AM | #14 |
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i dunno I purposedly sold all my skimmers and vortechs and evolutions even my controller to make it so I'd have to spend alot to get back in which I dont have right now.. but yeah your probably right=).. but without having fishtanks i have more money for more motorcycles.. I have 4 but now but I want another quad a cr500 and a YSR50..
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04/29/2011, 08:41 AM | #15 |
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Dan, you may have a "collecting" problem
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04/29/2011, 12:07 PM | #16 |
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you should see the inside of my Barns.. I have 3 small block chevys sitting out there a stepside bed for a 73-87 chevy which I no longer own.. 2 dirtbikes, 1 quad, 1 streetbike, 1 pocketbike, tons of car parts, the back half of a 1927 Hudson sedan.. tons of tools, a small pond I haven't used yet(prefabbed one), a tractor, and the list goes on and on and on.. I probably have about 10lighting systems in my barns and about 5 rubbermaid totes full of fish tank stuff still that I havent gotten around to posting for sale.. Im just sick of the hobby right now and even though I have more time then ever right now(unemployed) lack of money and ambition for the tank lead me to take them all down.. I wanna focus on getting a job and 3 more motorcycles..=) another quad, a Honda CR500, and a Yamaha YSR50 that i'll be putting my 250cc motor in=) Then I should be able to hose fullsize streetbikes with it=)
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04/29/2011, 04:41 PM | #17 |
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04/29/2011, 05:17 PM | #18 |
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Not long enough I think I'm burnt out and want a different hobby
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04/29/2011, 05:18 PM | #19 |
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I am
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