Tommy

beats the shit out of a Crosley. DO IT!

SOLD 1/1/14 - thx!

fun stuff, kudos to the OP

Updated OP with new pricing

this thread is a kess

My wife and I met in High School, 2004 just before leaving for college. She had already commited to FSU and I to UCF, this of course was decided before we met. During the last few months before summer we would often go to the beach in Ft. Lauderdale at 11 at night and just lay on a blanket for hours watching the stars and talking. We loved it and we were very much in love. Our entire first year was spent commuting to eachothers respective college every few weekends to be with eachother. The summer following freshman year we found out that we were pregnant and it was a very scary time in our lives (also very happy too). After three months we announced our big secret and our families were so supportive and happy for us, much to our surprise. I moved home and we got an apartment together, a 1 BR 1 BATH condo in a 55+ community. Life was simple and looking back we had so much expendable income then. I started working with my dad laying concrete for $500 a week and she managed her father's office doing secretary work. I saved nearly $3000 fairly quickly back then (with no debt). She had sent me pictures of her dream ring before so I knew more or less what she liked. I ended up finding the exact ring at a local jewler and just picked out the rock. I ended up selecting a 3/4 carat diamond with a perfect cut and the purest clarity you can buy. That small diamond was shinier than a larger rock with less clarity. The band had several more diamonds inset on both sides and by the end I put an additional $2500 on a 0% interest card which I paid off in 3-4 months. For the proposal she was nearly 8 months preganant, we went to the exact spot on the beach where we had gone in high school and laid out on the blanket just hanging out together. She wanted to go for a walk along the water so we went and that's when I finally drummed up the courage to drop down on one knee and pop the question. I completely surprised her and she burst into tears immediately. It was a great moment for both of us. We have been married 6 years and together 10. we have three great little boys at home now too. Needless to say it all worked out great. Takeaways: Wait 24 hours to tell the inlaws & don't put too much pressure on the proposal - do something you and her will be comfortable with. I agree with atticus' comment above, but again your situation may be different. My wife never wore jewelry and is somewhat the tom-boy of her 4 sisters. However, she still gushes over her ring to this day. The ring is definietly an expression of financial security and motivation to always provide for her. Women these days can be independant but deep down they all love the feeling that their man will do anything and everything to make sure "everything is alright". Also, like mentioned above it definitely puts her father at ease knowing that his daughter will be spending the rest of her life with a man that (and it seems petty) is financially stable enough to drop 2-3 month's salaray on something as silly as a ring. The ring is more of a symbol than an object. Congrats to you both

Update: I just hooked these upand I think they work well for the small space they're in. Not huge sound but just enough for what I needed them for. Even at the $99 price point these are hard to beat.

For Sale: A handful of promo cassettes, sealed, from early 2000. GlassJaw (Promoting EYEWTKAS. Has the songs Pretty Lush and When One Eight Becomes Two Zeros) Smashing Pumpkins Sepultura (sealed) Stone Temple Pilots Rob Zombie Papa Roach First PM gets it for $15 PPD Thanks

Finally got around to spinning S/T. 1. I forgot how much I loved this album 2. The remastering for vinyl sounds great. I'm excited to hear OOTV based on what others have said on this board

Hey guys, been in the market for new speakers to fit inside my expedit so I had <12" H to work with. I grabbed a set of Polk T15 speakers at Best Buy today for $99. Reviews are very positive but I havent hooked them up yet since we have family over for the holidays. Anyone had any experience with these particular speakers? if so, what are your thoughts?

I bought the $8.43 "Like New" and it arrived yesterday "Brand New" in shrink (clear LP). What a steal!

Love seeing all the praise for Frengers and ATGHK, but am I the only one who thought No More Stories was near perfect as well. That record still blows my mind to this day (especially the way they recorded the first track, 2 separate songs layered backwards on top of each other).

No Freaking way!! I was just talking about wanting this album YESTERDAY on another topic here on these boards

That site is classic, just like this old gem

bahahahah, someone high five this man please!!

Yep, the GIF was almost immediately created after that aired.

Speaking of bad teams blowing their (potential) playoff run, this is how it feels to be a Dolphin fan today...