Silversleuth Loc: San Francisco Bay Area

Fortunately new camera bodies and lenses look enough like the old ones, they don't get noticed.

clint f. Loc: Priest Lake Idaho, Spokane Wa

The response at my house is “oh, that old thing.” We don’t need permission from each other for purchases but sometimes I notice asymmetrical eyebrows.

bonjac Loc: Santa Ynez, CA 93460

Yep.

nadelewitz Loc: Ithaca NY

Besides being drunk enough to buy it, where do you get a Russian MIG serviced?

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

The manufacturer will probably claim it's out of warranty.

Ikonta531 Loc: Minneapolis

I gotta admit, I used to sneak purchases in the house late at night. Cameras and gear could go in the briefcase, but sometimes the impulse for a great deal was overwhelming. Back in about 1975, I couldn't resist the urge to buy a 1947 Wurlitzer jukebox, complete with original vintage 45s. I took it apart in the garage and hauled the pieces down to the rec room. Turns out the turntable, motor, spindle and changer mechanism was all one big piece that weighed over 100 pounds. Somehow I got it on my back and down the basement it went. The final assembly took until 4 AM, and I hooked it up to the light switch with a record already on the platter. When she went downstairs at 7 AM with a load of laundry and hit the switch, it lit up with all its post-WWII resplendency and Frank Sinatra's "Witchcraft" came booming up the stairs. After a long silence, I heard her come up the stairs and down the hall to the bedroom. "You a**hole" was her only comment. "But I only paid 50 bucks!" was mine. She learned to love it, especially when I helped her stock it with her favorite 45s. Years later, I sold it to my friend the pharmacist for $2,500 and shared it with her. The lesson is, if you share the booty, the more you can get.

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

ROTFLMAO was talking to a Jet owner at an Air Show - he was telling us about how much it cost fly his - He bought one and had to fly it home 4 hour flight at $1,000 per hour - his wife gave him a grilling about a $4,000 charge on their credit card.

rmm0605 Loc: Atlanta GA

Great one, Bob!

DIRTY HARRY Loc: Hartland, Michigan

When my wife and I were in Russia a number of years ago we saw several Mig 21s all over the place... most in parks... looked like someone just dropped it off at the park, no explanation, no plaque, no explanation, just sitten there not doing nutthen. the strangest we saw was a Mig 21 parallel parked along side the road at a (couple of) parking meters with a car in front of it and one behind. it. Didn't notice if the meter was expired but didn't see any tickets on the windshield. It's kind of sad seeing aircraft like that in that condition

DickC Loc: NE Washington state