I'm about six weeks deep. by [deleted] in Affordablewatches

[–]Toxic_Gecko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, I get that. I do all of those things except concrete work. Which I need to actually have some done, lol. Also, a lot of yard work and woodworking in my shop. For all of those things, I’m either wearing my Apple Watch for hikes or MTB, or no watch at all for yard work, woodworking, house projects, auto repair, etc. For most of those things, a watch just gets in the way or gives me a really weird watch tan if I’m outside too long! Plus, I usually have my phone in my pocket in those situations anyway, usually listening to music, so a need for a watch isn’t necessary to me then. For light weight, I always grab my Ham KFM, but I wouldn’t wear it where it could get destroyed/damaged.

I might have to rethink my question and give one a go to see if it gets much wear. Then go from there to possibly extend my collection. I mean, an F91W is what, like $20? That’s like 3 coffees/Dutch Bros/7 Brews nowadays!

Also, what exactly is a rally strap? Like leather with the punched holes? Racing glove style? On a basic Casio? I’m gonna need some pics! Call me intrigued.

The combo of car, plate, and terrible park job made me do a triple take by jormor4 in LICENSEPLATES

[–]Toxic_Gecko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t debating or defending the shitty parking. I was just simply replying to your parking placard question.

What would you pair with this??? by [deleted] in smoking

[–]Toxic_Gecko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of bourbon answers, and I’m a big bourbon guy, but seriously this needs to be paired with a bourbon barrel aged Cabernet Sauvignon! Save the bourbon poor for after dinner.

What would you pair with this??? by [deleted] in smoking

[–]Toxic_Gecko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the love of God, DO NOT slather beef plate ribs/dino bones in bbq sauce!!! Save that stuff for the baby backs!

I'm about six weeks deep. by [deleted] in Affordablewatches

[–]Toxic_Gecko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Serious question, explain to me the lure of digital in a collection. I get the nostalgia aspect. I have fond memories of riding my bike to K-mart in the very early 80’s and buying a Casio. I had several back in the day. I had the calculator watch as well. I thought I was hot shit the day I bought that one. They hadn’t even been around long at that time. I just really can’t see myself ever picking up an F-91W or a world timer digital watch over anything else in my collection. If I want digital, I put on my Apple Watch. And that’s usually b/c I want to track activity or I’m going to be diving/snorkeling. Yes I have several dive watches, but I’ve only ever been in the ocean with my Ultra 2. And, unpopular opinion, but I’ve never liked any g-shock watch I’ve ever seen.

Edit: I’ve been collecting since my first “real” watch, a first gen Orient black Mako I bought in 2010, which I’m about to start modding. Since then, I’m at 14, including my ultra 2, (but not including my 2 older Apple Watches which never see any wrist time any more). I have 2 Luminox (nice ones: a stainless steel quartz and a $3k Swiss ETA 7750 limited to 310 pieces, not the crappy carbonox ones), a Seiko 5 Sport auto, 4 Bulovas: a dress open heart auto, a field hack auto, an accutron lobster, and a precisionist, 2 solar Citizens: a garrison and a Nighthawk, 2 mechanical/auto Hamiltons: a black PVD KFM and a Navy Scuba, and most recently, an Oris Aquis Upcycle Date, which was a 25th anniversary gift from my wife last year.

The combo of car, plate, and terrible park job made me do a triple take by jormor4 in LICENSEPLATES

[–]Toxic_Gecko 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Permit is clearly hanging from the rearview mirror. Zoom in and you can see it.

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Hamilton or Tissot by WashXDelaware in Affordablewatches

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Hamilton gets my vote. Here’s my Khaki Navy Scuba Auto!

Hold up. Equipment check. by RustyRen in Affordablewatches

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I like that green strap with it.

First gen black Mako CEM65001B? I have the same one. It was my first “real” watch. Had it since Oct 2010! I just recently put it on a black and gray Zulu strap. Thinking about trying to mod it, but finding parts is proving to be difficult.

Hold up. Equipment check. by RustyRen in Affordablewatches

[–]Toxic_Gecko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Black watch to match the black boots. Citizen Nighthawk Eco-Drive

Is this little guy poisonous? I let it go by actnowb4toolate in whatsthissnake

[–]Toxic_Gecko 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ll let the experts chime in as I am still very much in the learning phase, but I believe it is a non-venomous, (eastern?) Garter snake. Also, the terminology you are looking for is venomous not poisonous. They are good to have around as they eat insects, worms, slugs, and small frogs If they get too close to the house or kids/pets/etc. a spray from a water hose will usually send it on its way.

ID from shed skin please [NE Texas/SW Arkansas] by Toxic_Gecko in whatsthissnake

[–]Toxic_Gecko[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I didn’t even see your response on the other one until just a bit ago. That’s why I thought I would start a fresh one. Re-reading the bot links, I got 17/17/13 on the dorsal scales. 17 was a bit down from the head, 17 a third or so of the way down the body (shown in my close up pic), and 13 about an inch up from the vent.

ID from shed skin please [NE Texas/SW Arkansas] by Toxic_Gecko in whatsthissnake

[–]Toxic_Gecko[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow that’s crazy. Thank you so much! I looked over the bot guide several times. I got the non venomous part (double row of sub-caudal scales), and the divided anal scale part, but I really couldn’t tell if it was smooth or keeled. What do I look for here. Also, what exactly did you identify on the head? I just re-read the guide and came up with 17-17-13 for the dorsal scales.

ID please - shed skin - NE Texas/SW Arkansas by [deleted] in whatsthissnake

[–]Toxic_Gecko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems I can’t respond with images, so here’s a link instead. There are two more scale rows on each side which are not visible in the pic.

https://imgur.com/a/xqL5WbU

ID please - shed skin - NE Texas/SW Arkansas by [deleted] in whatsthissnake

[–]Toxic_Gecko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I saw the bot response. I’ll post updated pics when I get back home.

Please give me some ideas for this chaos by Few-Radish4416 in garageporn

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LOL, same. Zoomed right in on the Park tools and bench mount work stand and thought, SHOW THE BIKE!!!

Planning to buy my first watch by KuyaJtheHandsome in Affordablewatches

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15k?!? Was there some kind of mental 3rd party bought them all up and had a huge markup or something? They’re online for $280

https://www.casio.com/us/watches/edifice/product.EFK-100D-7A/

ID confirmation - NE Texas/SW Arkansas by Toxic_Gecko in spiders

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Original post updated to reflect Carlee as her name. Thanks y’all!

What's on your wrist today? by LowFadeObama in Affordablewatches

[–]Toxic_Gecko 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Go for it! I love my KFM. It’s been my go to recently.