Recent content by Pennywise

Really? $200? Running?That's amazing, you could clean up buying any that appear in Alberta for that price, there are a lot of yanks that would make it worth your while. Under $200 sounds like scrap value, honestly.( at 800 Lb.) https://www.smokstak.com/forum/threads/lister-diesel-engines.2484/...

Yeah, I've rarely sent $ to hold an item. The last was $50 to show good faith on a $500 item. I always tell myself that I stand a good chance of losing it, if so can I afford the loss? The biggest risk I ever took was on a beautiful aircooled diesel engine, a Lister 7.5 VA. At the time it was a...

I jumped on this and sent a PM. He said "someone is coming down to pick it up" :( If it falls through he'll notify me. Hope I get a shot at it....

Yeah, I don't gamble either although will drop a couple of bucks on a lottery ticket once in a blue moon. A couple of relatives have had issues with poorly controlled gambling, it's sorta hard to un-see the car wrecks...

And fast forward 20 years....in 1996 a co-worker won 6.2 million in the 649 draw. He enjoyed his wealth for 20 years or so until he passed away, sadly. But rumor has it that he couldn't take any of it with him..... But his widow was/is very merry.

I recall a local man won $100K in one of the first Ontario lottery draws in the mid 70's. I remember so well because he blew it all in 2 years, give or take. First off he had a custom home built on my street. Lot was too small, & the neighbourhood wasn't the best. Then he bought a 6 unit apt...