Hit the Jackpot!

[fishdudein]

8) Wow. as some of you may know from another thread, I have been negotiating to purchase a set of 10 used 15 gallon tanks, things finally fell into place this weekend. I got all 10 tanks, strip lights, glass covers, foam filters, tubing, gravel, plastic plants, other stuff I haven't looked at yet for $100 US. And they delivered it to me! They've been stored in a shed, need cleaned up, but I would clean them anyway, so no big deal. Earlier this week, severe storms came through this area, tornadoes did a lot of damage. A tree growing next to this shed fell, thankfully the other way or all these tanks would be history! I'm like a kid at Christmastime! Woo hoo!
My wife, bless her heart, thinks that the 30 some tanks that I already had were more than enough, but she tolerates my indulgences. Today when she got off work she wanted to go to a nearby small town that was having their annual festival where everybody in town has their yard sale. Yep, you guessed it , I walked away from there with three more 10 gallons, bought 2 for $1 each, third one I paid $2 for. I love her to pieces.
Just wanted to share this with you all, this is a wonderful time of year(in the northern hemisphere) to pick up used equipment for just a little money. I'm off to the fishroom now...........

 

[-cAtFiSh-]

i hate u right now

 

[cutechic]

That's wonderful, fishdudein! Congratulations at finding such awesome bargains.

Your wife must love you a lot

 

[fishdudein]

Yeah, she does, cutechic. And the feeling's definitely mutual. Nobody else would put up with me, I'm sure She can take or leave the fish, though, she tolerates them because it's what I enjoy doing. That's why when we bought our new house, it had to have a place for me to put the fishtanks, this was at her insistence (well, no argument from me either), MTS was taking hold again even at that point, I had 2 tanks in our living room, 1 in our bedroom, 1 in kids room, sometimes 1 in the kitchen. Now all tanks are in converted garage, my fishroom. I can do all the stuff I've always wanted to do but never had the space for. Of course, I don't really have the funds to do this with new equipment, so as I said, I've been waiting for this time of year to come along! Hunting for tanks and equipment this way is "almost" as much fun as a trip to the lfs!
catfish, don't be hatin' me! This is a disease, I tell you!! I can't help it. I suffer from a severe case of MTS coupled with severe gloating. And it's contagious, every one of you out there could be infected too.