What (besides politics) irritates you?

[GSUdawg521]

Originally Posted by zajDmB1

I guess, but I mean, I know literally the very basics of car maintenance. Mainly because I haven't driven a car regularly in 12 years. A car like that you probably have to like monitor all this shit every day, do this that and the other thing that I'd forget/be too lazy to do. Then my car explodes because I took shit care of it. That's what happens, right?

I would hope that if I was spending that much on a car that I would't have to worry as much about things going wrong.

[unccrombie]

Originally Posted by zajDmB1

I guess, but I mean, I know literally the very basics of car maintenance. Mainly because I haven't driven a car regularly in 12 years. A car like that you probably have to like monitor all this shit every day, do this that and the other thing that I'd forget/be too lazy to do. Then my car explodes because I took shit care of it. That's what happens, right?

it's just like every other car. don't be dumb enough to put 87 octane in a car like that or forget an oil change.

Originally Posted by GSUdawg521

I would hope that if I was spending that much on a car that I would't have to worry as much about things going wrong.

no

[GSUdawg521]

Originally Posted by unccrombie

it's just like every other car. don't be dumb enough to put 87 octane in a car like that or forget an oil change.



no

Not sure if you understood my point, since you just lolguy'd. But I'd be much more confident that a $100,000 vehicle is going to run like it's supposed to, versus a $20,000 car that might be more prone to issues. I don't mean to say I wouldn't be worried, just that you're paying for a much better quality vehicle.

[unccrombie]

Originally Posted by GSUdawg521

Not sure if you understood my point, since you just lolguy'd. But I'd be much more confident that a $100,000 vehicle is going to run like it's supposed to, versus a $20,000 car that might be more prone to issues. I don't mean to say I wouldn't be worried, just that you're paying for a much better quality vehicle.

my Audi is no more reliable than a Ford out of the box. It's all how you maintain/use it.

[zajDmB1]

Originally Posted by GSUdawg521

I would hope that if I was spending that much on a car that I would't have to worry as much about things going wrong.

It's less about the car going wrong and more about me or others going wrong with the car .

The anxiety would come from human error, not worrying if the car itself would break.

[Drwbllz]

Wasp stings. Just went out to mow the lawn, bumped a log just over the property line on my neighbor's lawn and got swarmed. I got stung at least a half dozen times during my sprint to the other side of the yard where the garden hose is. Probably would have been much worse had it been not for my mongoosian reaction speed.

[TheLastStop123]

what's a normal price to pay for a wedding/honeymoon? I'm in my buddy's wedding in October and he was just telling me they are expecting the whole thing to cost around $50k and that just seemed insanely high to me.

[scrock25]

There's really no normal when it comes to such things.

[scrock25]

... can't wait for the next 10 pages of posting about how much weddings suck and are antiquated and how everybody wants a pizza and beer party in their back yard and to save the money from the honeymoon to buy a house...

[unccrombie]

Originally Posted by scrock25

There's really no normal when it comes to such things.

agreed...

[zajDmB1]

Originally Posted by TheLastStop123

what's a normal price to pay for a wedding/honeymoon? I'm in my buddy's wedding in October and he was just telling me they are expecting the whole thing to cost around $50k and that just seemed insanely high to me.

For a wedding of like 150-200 guests, that's about normal, if not low.

How many guests is he expecting?

[TheLastStop123]

Originally Posted by zajDmB1

For a wedding of like 150-200 guests, that's about normal, if not low.

How many guests is he expecting?

He's expecting about 175-200 I think.

That is crazy to me that that's about normal. Damn!

[scrock25]

Originally Posted by zajDmB1

For a wedding of like 150-200 guests, that's about normal, if not low.

How many guests is he expecting?

I had a wedding with about 200 guests and didn't even come close to $50k.

Of course a lot of that has to do with location. We did whole hotel reception thing too, didn't cut many corners when it came to cost. DJ, photog, videog, flowers, cake, etc...

[unccrombie]

Originally Posted by zajDmB1

For a wedding of like 150-200 guests, that's about normal, if not low.

How many guests is he expecting?

depending on the location, it could be extremely low. I've been at $100k weddings for ~100 people

[mr. testaverde]

Originally Posted by unccrombie

my Audi is no more reliable than a Ford out of the box. It's all how you maintain/use it.

i disagree. most "normal" level cars (read: not super luxury Lamborghinis, etc) are not on the same level of reliability as their brethren. some cars are just built better than others

Originally Posted by TheLastStop123

what's a normal price to pay for a wedding/honeymoon? I'm in my buddy's wedding in October and he was just telling me they are expecting the whole thing to cost around $50k and that just seemed insanely high to me.

yeah there's no normal for weddings. all about location

[zajDmB1]

Originally Posted by scrock25

I had a wedding with about 200 guests and didn't even come close to $50k.

Of course a lot of that has to do with location. We did whole hotel reception thing too, didn't cut many corners when it came to cost. DJ, photog, videog, flowers, cake, etc...

Well yea, true. I guess I'm basing this on weddings I've been to, which for the most part have all had live bands, been in places that probably cost a good amount to rent, etc. So maybe I'm just in a bubble of pricier weddings. But I mean, food alone for 200 guests can easily top $10K even at $50 a plate, not to mention liquor, so shit can get up there pretty quick.

But you have more experience than I do, I'm just going on what I've heard from friends/family stuff.

Originally Posted by unccrombie

depending on the location, it could be extremely low. I've been at $100k weddings for ~100 people

Also, yea, you can go either way for sure. You could easily spend $25k on flowers alone if you really wanted to .

[smokew11]

average wedding in my area for about 150 people is about $30k

[unccrombie]

Originally Posted by mr. testaverde

i disagree. most "normal" level cars (read: not super luxury Lamborghinis, etc) are not on the same level of reliability as their brethren. some cars are just built better than others

I'm going to disagree on that, as would most german owners

[Climb2safety]

Originally Posted by unccrombie

depending on the location, it could be extremely low. I've been at $100k weddings for ~100 people

I assume that was a pretty killer wedding?

[UNC41]

About 160 people attended my wedding about a year and a half ago. It didn't come close to $30k, let along $50k.

[unccrombie]

Originally Posted by Climb2safety

I assume that was a pretty killer weding?

nothing from a magazine.

[M. Steng]

Originally Posted by scrock25

... can't wait for the next 10 pages of posting about how much weddings suck and are antiquated and how everybody wants a pizza and beer party in their back yard and to save the money from the honeymoon to buy a house...

Right on, scrocks

Originally Posted by smokew11

average wedding in my area for about 150 people is about $30k

We just sent out our invites this weekend and had 147. Our anticipated cost when all is said and done is around $50k, but we are having a band which is making that number way higher, in thanks to my parents' generosity. I'm also factoring in groomsman/bridesmaid gifts, hotel, transportation, etc. Only going on cost per person, if every single person showed up, we'd be around $20k.

[YouNeverKnow25]

but there's no way they all show up right? the person our venue assigned to us to help with planning told us to only expect between 2/3 and 3/4 of the people we invited to come, but that may have been after meeting us personally and realizing how awful we are

[M. Steng]

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25

but there's no way they all show up right? the person our venue assigned to us to help with planning told us to only expect between 2/3 and 3/4 of the people we invited to come, but that may have been after meeting us personally and realizing how awful we are

No, there is no chance every person shows up and that's what we're banking on. I think conventional wisdom is that about 10-15% of guests don't end up coming for your standard wedding. We're getting married on the Sunday before Columbus Day, so I'd expect that to knock off a few of the fringe people (like friends we haven't talked to in a while).

[zajDmB1]

I'll stand corrected, then, I guess $50K isn't as normal as I thought.

[M. Steng]

Originally Posted by zajDmB1

I'll stand corrected, then, I guess $50K isn't as normal as I thought.

You have to think, we live one of (if not the) most expensive parts of the country, everything is adjusted for our area to be more expensive in total dollar amounts. I'm sure it's all relatively proportional to local/regional wealth.

[zajDmB1]

Originally Posted by M. Steng

You have to think, we live one of (if not the) most expensive parts of the country, everything is adjusted for our area to be more expensive in total dollar amounts. I'm sure it's all relatively proportional to local/regional wealth.

Yea, though I was kinda keeping that in my head. I was more going by the number of people. I assumed that when you get to 175+ it added up quicker. I was thinking that I've heard that halfway decent food costs minimum $50/plate, so 200 people give or take some kids, is at least $10K for food alone. I don't know how much wedding booze packages are, but my club rings over $15k with 200 people on a floor, and that's with them actually buying drinks, let alone having it paid for by others. But I guess people maybe don't spend $10K on booze

I guess even if you did $10k on food, $5k on booze, $5-10K on a band, a couple grand on the venue, etc, it's still probably doable around $30k.

[YouNeverKnow25]

you save a lot of dough making it a cash bar too

[tyler3440]

Taking a shit only to realize no toilet paper is left on the roll. Every time I realize this when its too late.

[unccrombie]

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25

you save a lot of dough making it a cash bar too

you also end the night with 0 friends.