LWW's list of things every man, and many women, should own at least once in a lifetime (Page 2): I've had twenty-three of them.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I've had twenty-three of them.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Bill 45 wrote:

Don't have the money to own a sport car.

The time to own a sports car was up through the 1960s. They were plentiful and relatively inexpensive. English sports cars were king, and drivers waved to each other. There were weekly gymkhanas and road rallies. I had several MGs and an XKE - old one that needed major work.

Bill 45

jerryc41 wrote:

The time to own a sports car was up through the 1960s. They were plentiful and relatively inexpensive. English sports cars were king, and drivers waved to each other. There were weekly gymkhanas and road rallies. I had several MGs and an XKE - old one that needed major work.

Many, many years ago I saw XKE kick a Corvette's ass big time.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Bill 45 wrote:

Many, many years ago I saw XKE kick a Corvette's ass big time.

it was a fun car to drive.

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

How about adding a full set of darkroom equipment (including a darkroom)?

Don's Leica Loc: Asheville, NC

Interesting list. Quality handmade items at the top of mine, such as:
Tools from Europe and USA so I can make and repair almost anything.
Two 4-wheel drives.
Two lightweight motorcycles.
Amateur radio equipment.
Leica cameras and telescope and binoculars.
Masi bicycle made in Italy.
Twinworks kitchen knives.
Hand-push lawnmower.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I didn't have many, no interest in most. I did have the sports car for my first car in the '60s. I was looking at an MG Midget or Austin Healy Sprite, But the dealer had a used Datsun 2000, a two seater convertible which was slightly larger and more powerful than the British cars, and probably more reliable. My father tracked down the original owner who turned out to be middle aged and not a hard driver, so I got it. I also had manual SLRs for my first cameras, a Nikkormat and an original Nikon F. And my family insisted on real maple syrup, and I have stayed with it all my life.

FrankR Loc: NYC

No interest in many on the list, like cowboy boots and a pickup. No use for at least one, the grill, I live on the 12th floor. I’ve got a couple of passports with every page full of stamps, the first thing I ever bought with money I earned, and dirt from the warning track in center field from old Yankee Stadium. Still have the Lionel trains my parents gave me at Christmas when I was nine, and a bullfighter poster I took off the wall of some bar in Torremolinas. I’ve got suits, always have, including a couple that were custom made. None fit as well or looked as good as my Dress Blues.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

LWW wrote:

I do understand that everyone can't afford to own ... (show quote)

Your list has its ups and downs, and properly so. Proper is the word that gives rise to disagreement. A properly fitting leather jacket to a man who races motorcycles is entirely different than a properly fitting leather jacket for fashion maven in NYC. Your inclusion of liquor is off-set by the lack of a "proper" cigar. What will be your purpose to use tools made from hands? Western boots mean something entirely different to someone living in Bejing than someone living in Cairo. Trophies? Some men place them in cases with their other trophies. Other men give them a credit card and tell them to go shopping. Your love of the clutch is as bygone as the clutch. I gave up my seats to a professional sports event when prices went up and quality of play went down. A properly tailored suit and a properly fitted fedora belonged only to Harlan Fengler, and he is departed.

Thanks for the complexity of your Sunday morning post, lots of fun. But the fun stops at your insistence on defacing the greatest symbol in history. Exterminating a BASEBALL from any distance using any form of cannon is NOT fit for this or any other list. You live in the Mecca of Baseball and should know better! Blast away at all the pointy-ended balls you want but leave BASEBALLS to their legions of lovers. And thanks for including the original cooking device. Great morning reading!

Abo

LWW wrote:

I do understand that everyone can't afford to own ... (show quote)

A good motorcycle and a good motorcycle and did I say a good motorcycle.

Chris

The no's Cowboy boots, telescope, trucks, sports tickets and guns.
Definitely yes to the convertible sports cars. I'll add good quality Camera equipment and travel

Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

I have been very fortunate to have had and still have many of the items on the list. I wish I could give up the motorcycle but some things are harder to get away from even if you know it is time! The only thing not on the list that I notice is a "bible" especially if it is used for more that a place to put important papers.

berchman Loc: South Central PA

Country Boy wrote:

I have been very fortunate to have had and still have many of the items on the list. I wish I could give up the motorcycle but some things are harder to get away from even if you know it is time! The only thing not on the list that I notice is a "bible" especially if it is used for more that a place to put important papers.

If it's not a Gutenberg bible it doesn't belong on the list.

Don W-37 Loc: Bangkok, Thailand

I'm happy with 24 out of 30! But still working on it. 😁
Cherrs,
Don

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

davidrb wrote:

But the fun stops at your insistence on defacing the greatest symbol in history. Exterminating a BASEBALL from any distance using any form of cannon is NOT fit for this or any other list. You live in the Mecca of Baseball and should know better! Blast away at all the pointy-ended balls you want but leave BASEBALLS to their legions of lovers. And thanks for including the original cooking device. Great morning reading!

What are you talking about?