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Just a minor dilemma. Found a nice squat rack and Olympic weight setup for my basement. Has pulleys for row and pull down.  Would kill part of my car budget.l, but would start saving me over gym membership in a year. Arrrgh. So hard adulting. 

Buy the car. Squat using the car itself. There is no dilemma. 

In reply to Appleseed :

This will work. If it doesn't. Keep trying and eventually it might.

If it doesn't work, start selling off parts until you can squat it. 

In reply to Appleseed :

Perfect strategy.

Sounds like a big complicated setup.  Can you get away with just a barbell and bumper plates?

In reply to ProDarwin :

Of course I can. But they're nearly the same price.  

So this was all mental masturbation.  

Did my taxes.  

Owe $3000.  Thanks Obama.  Will have to use work gym. It's not bad. Just crowded. 

Equipment costs money and takes up space.  Your maker gave you all you need to acquire great strength.

In reply to 1988RedT2 :

I do enjoy bodyweight exercises and do plenty   also have a spin bike in the basement. 

I just miss lifting.  I've been an off and on lifter for 20 years. Life keeps getting in the way of consistency. 

Fueled by Caffeine said:

So this was all mental masturbation.  

 

Did my taxes.  

 

Owe $3000.  Thanks Obama.  Will have to use work gym. It's not bad. Just crowded. 

Hopefully you were "joking" but come on! Obama's not responsible for the Republican's tax bill that has resulted in an 8% average drop in 2018 tax returns.

It's not. It's a saying for anything bad that happens is to "thank" Obama.

I can't find my car keys! Thanks Obama!

In reply to Appleseed :

Oh, I'm familiar with the expression. it wasn't used in the context of lost keys, it was blaming Obama for a Republican tax cut that happened after he left office.

My first time ecountering it was a few months after Obama took office, when I met a man who blamed Obama for the loss of his job.

Asked him what kind of work he did. He sold newspaper ads. Now, there's a healthy industry with a bright future!

In reply to Floating Doc :

I'm taking the smiley at it's word, that it was used as a joke, extra-funny for exactly the situation you note. But I get jumpy about that, too.

In reply to Ransom :

Good, thanks for talking me off the ledge

I have several good friends who are rather conservative.  I enjoy saying "Thanks Obama" to them whenever something approved by conservatives goes sideways.

Not trying to flounder the thread any worse than it already is, but:  1. Yes, I got a smaller return this year.  2. I had less taxes taken out of each check, so a smaller return only seems like a big deal because "I'm getting $XX more in my paycheck each week" doesn't have the same impact as "I'm getting $XXXX less in my return this year".  AFAIK, I still paid less taxes last year. 

kazoospec said:

Not trying to flounder the thread any worse than it already is, but:  1. Yes, I got a smaller return this year.  2. I had less taxes taken out of each check, so a smaller return only seems like a big deal because "I'm getting $XX more in my paycheck each week" doesn't have the same impact as "I'm getting $XXXX less in my return this year".  AFAIK, I still paid less taxes last year. 

Oh no! You're approaching this logically, and using facts! Now what's going to happen? 

Floating Doc said:

Now what's going to happen? 

This thread will get locked.  :P

"Thanks Obama" great again.

Ok I'll stop

TOGA TOGA TOGA!!!!

Jeez... it was a joke people..

The taxes changed and I failed to change my witholding, (my wife also went back to work)..