And Coin_Master thinks he has problems

[Bearharold]

A guy buys a new Lincoln Navigator for $42,500.00 with monthly payments of $560.00.

He and a friend go duck hunting in upper Wisconsin .
It's mid-winter..............and of course all of the lakes are frozen.

These two guys go out on the ice with their GUNS, a DOG, and of course the new NAVIGATOR They decide they want to make a natural looking open water area for the ducks to focus on, something for the decoys to float on.

Now...................making a hole in the ice large enough to invite a passing duck, is going to take a little more power than the average drill auger can produce.

So..........................out of the back of the new Navigator comes a stick of dynamite with a short 40 second-fuse.

Our two Rocket Scientists....................afraid they might slip on the ice while trying to run away after lighting the fuse (and becoming toast, along with the Navigator), decide on the following course of action: they light the 40 second fuse; then, with a mighty thrust,they throw the stick of dynamite as far away as possible.

Remember a couple of paragraphs back when I mentioned the NAVIGATOR, the GUNS, and the DOG...?

Let's talk about the dog:
A highly trained Black Lab used for RETRIEVING; especially things thrown by the owner.

You guessed it......................The dog takes off across the ice at a high rate of speed and grabs the stick of dynamite, with the burning
40-second fuse......................... just as it hits the ice.

The two men swallow, blink, start waving their arms and, with veins in their necks swelling to resemble stalks of rhubarb, scream and holler at the dog to stop.

The dog, now apparently cheered on by his master, keeps coming.

One hunter panics, grabs the shotgun and shoots the dog.
The shotgun is loaded with #8 bird shot, hardly big enough to stop a Black Lab.

The dog stops for a moment, slightly confused, then continues on.

Another shot, and this time the dog, still standing, becomes really confused and of course terrified, thinks these two geniuses have gone insane!!!!!!

The dog takes off to find cover, UNDER the brand new Navigator.

The men continue to scream as they run.
The red hot exhaust pipe on the truck touches the dog's rear end....................... he yelps, drops the dynamite under the truck and takes off after his master.

Then KA BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The truck is blown to bits and sinks to the bottom of the lake, leaving the two idiots standing there with 'I can't believe this just happened' looks on their faces.

The insurance company says that sinking a vehicle in a lake by illegal use of explosives is NOT COVERED by the policy.
And he still had yet to make the first of those $560.00 a month payments.

The dog is okay....doing fine.

[Jo ann]

They don't deserve that poor dog.

[OZ_IL]

If it was only true!

Mythbusters actually accomplished it, but it took "slightly" more than a stick of dynamite

[Patton]

Good Story!

[Perquimans]

I’m thinking of two words to describe those guys > dumb (another name for two mules!)

[hillbillydigger]

I think the dog needs to be removed from the home and placed with a more intelligent human.

[Kansas Dave]

Thanks, Harold. I needed a good laugh today!

[vexhold]

Speak of new trucks...

Got my wife a brand new GMC Yukon last month and the first payment is coming due on December 25th.

The other night, she decided she would take my daughter out shopping to comfort her from having to miss her dance recital due to getting pink eye that very day.

As she left, I jokingly said "Drive Safe!"

No more than 5 minutes later she comes back in and says "You wont believe what I just did"

Turns out she made it to the end of the block to a stop sign. She crept out to turn and noticed a car coming so she backed up and BAM! she rear front ends a grand cherokee that was behind her.

I asked her if the Yukon beeped at her that something was behind her and she said it did as soon as she hit the vehicle. Glad that feature works so well.

All said and done, the Yukon ended up with a couple scratches about 2 inches long at the bottom of the bumper and the whole front end of the cherokee was smashed and falling apart.

Women I tell you!

[pulltabMiner]

I preacher I know often says "Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story".

This is a good story. And I do love the happy ending "The dog is fine..."

[Coin_Master]

Sounds like a typical day for me...

[joee5]

Hence why I dont have any payments. I buy all my vehicles cash.

[vexhold]

Originally Posted by joee5

Hence why I dont have any payments. I buy all my vehicles cash.

Well, we had the cash to pay for it (and still do), but the world revolves around credit scores, so it is actually a good idea to use credit to pay for at least part of it. We set up an account and financed 12,000 for a year and have 13,000 cash in that acount and have automatic payments set up. It will cost us about 200 bucks more to do it this way, but it looks really good on the credit report. The other 25,000 we paid cash.

Just saying...

[joee5]

Originally Posted by vexhold

Well, we had the cash to pay for it (and still do), but the world revolves around credit scores, so it is actually a good idea to use credit to pay for at least part of it. We set up an account and financed 12,000 for a year and have 13,000 cash in that acount and have automatic payments set up. It will cost us about 200 bucks more to do it this way, but it looks really good on the credit report. The other 25,000 we paid cash.

Just saying...

I gotta disagree with you about the payment. If you wanna build up your credit score get a tank full of gas each week and use the card to build up your credit. So long as you pay it off your building credit. I havent had a car payment since 1992 and my credit score is perfect.

Just saying is all...

[HarveyH48]

Not to mention car payments, also mean full coverage insurance, instead of what you want or need. Don't think insurance payments count on credit scores, unless you are late, or fall behind...

[vexhold]

Not a big fan of insurance, but as my wife and I both use our vehicles for work, we are required to have full coverage and strict limits.

Thats just something you cant get around...

[Rudy]

Originally Posted by joee5

Hence why I dont have any payments. I buy all my vehicles cash.

Originally Posted by vexhold

Well, we had the cash to pay for it (and still do), but the world revolves around credit scores, so it is actually a good idea to use credit to pay for at least part of it. We set up an account and financed 12,000 for a year and have 13,000 cash in that acount and have automatic payments set up. It will cost us about 200 bucks more to do it this way, but it looks really good on the credit report. The other 25,000 we paid cash.

Just saying...

I just bought a new car for the wife. The manufacturer was offering 1.9% interest for 3 years, but more interesting, an additional $500 discount (on top of the other factory discounts) if you took out a loan of at least $7500 and two years. Quick math showed that the $500 additional discount on the price was less than the interest I would pay on the loan if I paid in installments, but, there is no prepayment penalty so I can retire the loan after the holidays.

Since the mortgage is paid off, I figure I could take the loan to freshen up my credit rating. My current credit score is 820.

[vexhold]

Originally Posted by Rudy

I just bought a new car for the wife. The manufacturer was offering 1.9% interest for 3 years, but more interesting, an additional $500 discount (on top of the other factory discounts) if you took out a loan of at least $7500 and two years. Quick math showed that the $500 additional discount on the price was less than the interest I would pay on the loan if I paid in installments, but, there is no prepayment penalty so I can retire the loan after the holidays.

Since the mortgage is paid off, I figure I could take the loan to freshen up my credit rating. My current credit score is 820.

Rudy's SS# is 476-54-9827 if anyone is interested.

Sorry Rudy!

[Rudy]

Originally Posted by vexhold

Rudy's SS# is 476-54-9827 if anyone is interested.

Sorry Rudy!

[Bonesquat]

Originally Posted by OZ_IL

If it was only true!

Mythbusters actually accomplished it, but it took "slightly" more than a stick of dynamite

Yep, saw that episode a while back. As soon as I hear about guys with an SUV, a dog, and dynamite I knew what this was about.

[joee5]

Originally Posted by Rudy

. My current credit score is 820.

You got me beat there Rudy. I'ma at 812 back in May.