I found a cure to kerb my Canon spending!

My newest purchase should see camera money diverted to fishing gear, wakeboards, maintenance, fuel, insurance and holiday bookings on rivers, dams or near the water...

Its gonna be a good summer.... but damn I wish i loved inexpensive hobbies

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lol nice. I sail quite a bit but don't a boat (belong to a club). On another forum one once asked what owning a boat was like the overwhelming respone was it's like standing in a cold shower while emptying your wallet of any all cash while sobbing!

They are fun though, I love the water. Have a blast!

hahaha i like that analogy i might agree but instead of sobbing - grinning...

toughest thing is - im a swimming pool builder and get most work done when the weather is good.. but its oh so tempting to skip work on a nice sunny windless day and go boating... what sucks even more is im my own boss and can actually do that if i choose haha arggggh!

the 1d3 should come in handy with its weatherproofing now... although with the wakeboarding im always wanting to shoot video...

Super-Nicko - Pretty impressive that he can jump that high especially if the wakes are not that big. Congrats on the new boat. I love fishing, wakeboarding, and photography too.

Here is me edging in for a big jump.

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the cure's easy...an empty wallet...

I think you are mistaken. I believe you will find yourself spending more on camera equipment to capture the boating, wake boarding, and fishing that will be going on. I only say that because as a avid boater myself, I am always trying to find a new way to capture the great times on the water.

eeeksNYC wrote in post #8747237
the cure's easy...an empty wallet...

yes, two foreclosed homes in my neighborhood have nice boats in the driveway .

ed rader

Yep, I have a boat also, Its been said that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water to dump money into. But, boy what fun they are.

eeeksNYC wrote in post #8747237
the cure's easy...an empty wallet...

Yep, I agree, the way to curb temptation is to yield to it.

ed rader wrote in post #8747318
yes, two foreclosed homes in my neighborhood have nice boats in the driveway .

ed rader

forever an optimist hey ed

the boat would go before the house... (and before the cameras )

Ah yes. A boat. Another name for a boat- a hole in the water you throw money into, never to be seen again.

Gene

misshotnspicy wrote in post #8746970
Super-Nicko - Pretty impressive that he can jump that high especially if the wakes are not that big. Congrats on the new boat. I love fishing, wakeboarding, and photography too.

Here is me edging in for a big jump.

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I really don't like the cut off head! Sorry...

Buy a house. It'd stop your spending for a while...

...then increase your spending power by many, many multiples when you sell it in 10-15 years time.

I think I need to come there for our winter. It is about 5 degrees C here right now. Getting chilly fast.

You just wrote eleven hours ago that it's going to be a great summer.

Do you live in the Southern Hemisphere?