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Partially discharged Mar 16th 2018 2:06 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 

Originally Posted by Pizzawheel (Post 12464098)
I was just thinking about that but agree it's not a luxury. Especially with near-teenagers....

My luxury is beer related. I only buy at the beer store/LCBO/dep or drink in a pub craft ales and usually just IPA these days. Gone are my days of drinking canadian swill beer. Life is too short to drink crap beer. I was at an 'establishment' recently to celebrate the 2nd time around nuptials of a friend and the 'establishment' just had Labatt's products and I opted for a 7 up.

I also won't eat any of that flourescent orange cheese that comes in a shrink wrap or that tasteless French's mustard. I'd rather have a hamburger naked than have that stuff on it.

Another somewhat related luxury is the fact that I won't shop at Walmart due to their race to the bottom business practices that kill the small businesses that were established before they came to the edge of the city.

Other than that I look for a bargain like everyone else.

Partially discharged Mar 16th 2018 2:07 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 12464091)
You are Justin Trudeau and I claim my $5.

What did not2old do to be foisted with that insult. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Pizzawheel Mar 16th 2018 2:18 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 
I'm doing the u-brew gig at the moment, $80 gets you 24L of canadian-equivalent; $85 gets you 24L of craft equivalent.

It's rude not to!

Also it only lasts about 6-8 weeks so is clearly preservative free.



Originally Posted by Partially discharged (Post 12464117)
My luxury is beer related. I only buy at the beer store/LCBO/dep or drink in a pub craft ales and usually just IPA these days. Gone are my days of drinking canadian swill beer. Life is too short to drink crap beer. I was at an 'establishment' recently to celebrate the 2nd time around nuptials of a friend and the 'establishment' just had Labatt's products and I opted for a 7 up.

I also won't eat any of that flourescent orange cheese that comes in a shrink wrap or that tasteless French's mustard. I'd rather have a hamburger naked than have that stuff on it.

Another somewhat related luxury is the fact that I won't shop at Walmart due to their race to the bottom business practices that kill the small businesses that were established before they came to the edge of the city.

Other than that I look for a bargain like everyone else.


Danny B Mar 16th 2018 2:45 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 
Modifications and upgrades for my car. Few hundred here, few hundred there, occasional grand for a bigger turbo. I hope my Wife doesn't ever read this.

Oakvillian Mar 16th 2018 3:53 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 
Proper coffee. Illy or Lavazza espresso beans, ground in a decent burr grinder, and brewed in a steam pressure machine. Takes a little time and effort, but well worth the result.

Although I suppose it's not really that much of a luxury - it's probably significantly less expensive, and certainly much less time-consuming, than buying a mediocre coffee from any of the various drive-through emporia.

Oink Mar 16th 2018 4:55 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 
My Toto Neorest toilet. Shame it doesn’t have somewhere to store biscuits.

Former Lancastrian Mar 16th 2018 5:20 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12464223)
My Toto Neorest toilet. Shame it doesn’t have somewhere to store biscuits.

Well dependent on the room between your shoulders when sat on the bog and the enclosed wall wouldn't a small shelf suffice or a thin profile medicine cabinet affixed to the wall do the job for storing biscuits?

Atlantic Xpat Mar 16th 2018 5:52 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12464223)
My Toto Neorest toilet. Shame it doesn’t have somewhere to store biscuits.

"...warm water cleansing, heated seat and air deodorizer .." Good grief, Who knew such things were available, we truly do live in the age of discovery.;)

Oink Mar 16th 2018 6:20 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 

Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat (Post 12464260)
"...warm water cleansing, heated seat and air deodorizer .." Good grief, Who knew such things were available, we truly do live in the age of discovery.;)

I make a lot of Indian influneced recipes, so these features are an absolute godsend.

Partially discharged Mar 16th 2018 8:05 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12464269)
I make a lot of Indian influneced recipes, so these features are an absolute godsend.

TMI

spouse of scouse Mar 16th 2018 8:15 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 

Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat (Post 12464260)
"...warm water cleansing, heated seat and air deodorizer .." Good grief, Who knew such things were available, we truly do live in the age of discovery.;)

Could have done with one of those when I was gold prospecting in the Australian desert. Had to make do with digging a hole in the ground and a placing a frame and plastic toilet seat over it.

That doesn't work too well when you construct your dunny in the dark, and find out on first use that it's on an ant hill.

misplacedheidi Mar 16th 2018 8:33 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 

Originally Posted by Oakvillian (Post 12464183)
Proper coffee. Illy or Lavazza espresso beans, ground in a decent burr grinder, and brewed in a steam pressure machine. Takes a little time and effort, but well worth the result.

Although I suppose it's not really that much of a luxury - it's probably significantly less expensive, and certainly much less time-consuming, than buying a mediocre coffee from any of the various drive-through emporia.

Lavazza beans and my Jura coffee machine, F50.

macadian Mar 16th 2018 8:57 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 
Being in company free of PC orientated folks!

Novocastrian Mar 16th 2018 9:20 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 
Living in Europe No brainer..

scrubbedexpat091 Mar 16th 2018 9:38 am

Re: What's your luxury?
 
Mine is free and natural...sleep.


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