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[hindle xiii]

My mind's wandering a bit this afternoon and pondered:



If you were given a hundred quid to spend today, what would you do?



It's not exactly a life changing amount but at the same time not something to sniff at.

Would you buy something for yourself or give it away? Spend it on something essential or pure indulgence?

There's only one rule - you can't save it.

A light-hearted topic for the day-dreamers.

(note: this thread is purely hypothetical!)

[High Peak Rhino]

Actually I was given £100 by the father in law the other week as a gift from the excess he made by downsizing.

As we were in Whitby for a few days, I ended up using it on general spends.
Should have done more with it and I'll now give it some more thought.

[Futtocks]

I'd be off to my local second-hand record shop, leaving just enough of the £100 for a nice bottle of whisky.

[l'angelo mysterioso]

put it towards a guitar

[Li0nhead]

I would put the spare £100 on £50EW at 17:45 at Kempton On a horse named Dvinsky in the race named: (7f Class 5 Betdaq Dvinsky Record-Equalling 217th Run Handicap (3yo plus)

[hindle xiii]

I would buy the combined cheesemaking kit, for both hard and soft cheeses, from this site. And milk with the spare £2.50!

(This is what got me thinking about the idea for this thread in the first place)

[Saint Billinge]

I'd give it to our Stu for his soon to be born first child.

[Futtocks]

I would buy the combined cheesemaking kit, for both hard and soft cheeses, from this site. And milk with the spare £2.50!

(This is what got me thinking about the idea for this thread in the first place)

Blesséd are the cheesemakers...

[hindle xiii]

Blesséd are the cheesemakers...

I'm itching to get into it, sort of an ideal hobby. T'was what I bought 5-books on the other week! And not World War II as you guessed

(I was dubious that was some kind of back-handed compliment with cultural references!)

[Futtocks]

I'm itching to get into it, sort of an ideal hobby.

Bit pongy, mind.

And, with British cheese currently enjoying a golden age of quality and variety, you'd better be up to standard!

Edited by Futtocks, 12 September 2012 - 03:41 PM.

[T-Dub]

Id buy the wife something, shes much maligned these days,especially during the rugby season

Maybe a ticket for Wembley next season?

[WearyRhino]

Id buy the wife something, shes much maligned these days,especially during the rugby season

Maybe a ticket for Wembley next season?

Perhaps you could take her for night away in a nice bed and breakfast.

[Old Frightful]

I would put the spare £100 on £50EW at 17:45 at Kempton On a horse named Dvinsky in the race named: (7f Class 5 Betdaq Dvinsky Record-Equalling 217th Run Handicap (3yo plus)

Probably would have gone for Zing Wing myself...

[Li0nhead]

Probably would have gone for Zing Wing myself...

Luckily nobody gave me £100.

[T-Dub]

Perhaps you could take her for night away in a nice bed and breakfast.

Not a bad idea.
You're a York man, whats the Judges Lodgings like these days?
Last time we went was in 1996 on the eve of Superleague. It was splendid, last time we passed it looked a bit shabby.
(That might be some sort of metaphor)

[chuffer]

Yeah, night away in a hotel sounds good....either that or new clothes/shoes for the bairns

[WearyRhino]

Not a bad idea.
You're a York man, whats the Judges Lodgings like these days?
Last time we went was in 1996 on the eve of Superleague. It was splendid, last time we passed it looked a bit shabby.
(That might be some sort of metaphor)

Shabby is one word for it. These days it's one rung above Weatherspoons on the drunks front.

[westhuller]

I'd be off to my local second-hand record shop, leaving just enough of the £100 for a nice bottle of whisky.

never mind the whiskey just buy vinyl and then more vinyl.

[Severus]

I've got a friend who has turned into a vinyl bore. Don't get it myself, doesn't sound any better than digital (my friend has a PhD in audio acoustics and admits that himself), takes up more room and is less convenient.

On the £100 question I like handles suggestion. Perhaps buy something that involves a task or hobby, mecano, ukele, kitchen gadget, paint by numbers set, knitting equipment etc.

[Wolford6]

Don't, like I do, go to a local auction, see something you like and start a collection.

My ongoing collections:
- floral teapots
- floral plates, dishes, jugs and vases
- carnival glass
- Dunoon mugs
- assorted figurines

Do start or continue a decent tool collection.