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What's the most expensive thing you bought, other than for real estate, car or major investment?

What's the fastest you've ever been in a car?

What's the longest car trip you've taken? (Was it like the movie "Vacation"?)

How high (in altitude) have you been while still having your feet on the ground?

What's the most you ever drank? (How high (in alcohol) have you been?)

What's the most you've ever spent in a restaurant?

What's the most time you've spent without talking to a live human?

What's the highest number of slices of pizza (extra large) have you eaten in one sitting?
  • Profile picture of the author Buddd
    Hey Kurt,

    Most expensive item I've purchased - A marriage license

    Fastest speed in a truck - 120 mph

    Longest car trip - Brownsville Texas to Plentywood Montana. Like the vacation movie - hell no!

    Highest altitude on foot - 5700 feet

    Most I ever drank - Can't quite remember, it was all too complicated.

    Most spent in a restaurant - About $400

    Time spent without talking to another live human - 10 months, 11 days and 4 hours. I spent one year at a camp in the NWT, no other people for 125 miles, did chat on a sat phone once every two weeks.

    Highest number of pizza slices - depends on whether it's cut into 8 or 12 pieces, lol!

    Bud
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  • Profile picture of the author Andie
    Love that first answer budd LOL!!
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      The most expensive thing I ever bought was an old music synthesizer back
      in the early or mid 80s. I don't remember the exact price but it was a
      Yamaha CS60. I think it was around $1,250.

      I've actually purchased quite a few music synths in the last 25 years or so
      that all cost around that same price. For all I know, some may have been
      a little more but the CS60 stands out because it was my first really big
      purchase.

      I also got (might want to look up the original prices for these)

      Yamaha DX 7
      Korg Wavestation
      Korg Triton Rack
      Yamaha CP 20

      Most of the stuff I got recently, even my Boss 8 channel digital recorder
      was pretty cheap. Technology has come down a lot in price over the
      years and stuff that cost thousands 25 years ago can be gotten for
      hundreds now and able to do a whole lot more and sound a whole lot
      better.

      My normal "high end" purchases are like $300.

      No, I don't spend a lot of money on stuff.

      ** EDIT ** Okay, the original price tag of the CS 80 was $6,900.
      So the CS 60, which was just 2 oscillators less, if I remember
      correctly, had to be more than $1,250. I think it was probably
      around $2,500 after the discount when I bought it from Rondo
      Music.

      In any case, I am quite sure the CS 60 was the most expensive
      thing I ever bought outside of my home and all the cars I
      bought.
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  • Profile picture of the author daleron
    25 seconds on the clock please

    What's the most expensive thing you bought, other than for real estate, car or major investment?

    Kolher & Campbell High Gloss Ebony Black 6' Baby Grand Piano w/customized Sound Board $13,899.95

    What's the fastest you've ever been in a car?

    A minute and a half in the back seat with my high school sweetheart when I was 17

    What's the longest car trip you've taken? (Was it like the movie "Vacation"?)

    Detroit to Phoenix: two week trip, went up through South Dakota, seen Mt. Rushmore, the badlands, driving down towards Phoenix went through Yellowstone and Yosemite. Then on the drive back (36 hours non-stop) went through Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri.


    How high (in altitude) have you been while still having your feet on the ground?

    don't know?

    What's the most you ever drank? (How high (in alcohol) have you been?)

    I think, 8 bottles of Budweiser, 2 jack and cokes and some green liquid that the barmaid had concocked

    What's the most you've ever spent in a restaurant?

    don't eat out much, maybe $200

    What's the most time you've spent without talking to a live human?

    days and days

    What's the highest number of slices of pizza (extra large) have you eaten in one sitting?

    6

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  • Profile picture of the author derekwong28
    What's the most expensive thing you bought, other than for real estate, car or major investment?

    A. Three luxury watches, of around $8000 each I bought over 10 years ago with a view to some investment potential. One was Vacheron Constantin whose movement was the most beautiful I have ever seen. Another was an IWC automatic skeleton that was just so beautiful and intricate to look at. The last was an Omega De-Ville Co-axial escapement limited edition. It was first ever mass produced watch with the Daniel's co-axial escapement and mine had a serial no. of 33 out of production of 99. I would be very dissappointed if this watch is not worth over $20,000 today.

    What's the fastest you've ever been in a car?

    A. Around 100mph, I do not have high performance cars

    What's the longest car trip you've taken? (Was it like the movie "Vacation"?)

    A. Drove from Benidorm to Torremolinos in Spain

    How high (in altitude) have you been while still having your feet on the ground?

    A. Somewhere in the Swiss Alps

    What's the most you ever drank? (How high (in alcohol) have you been?)

    A. Either a Bloody Mary or Vodka Orange

    What's the most you've ever spent in a restaurant?

    A. Never spent more than $100 per head. Biggest bill (excluding wedding banquet) ever paid was less than $400 for 16 persons. Most Chinese don't drink alcohol at dinner and that is why our restaurant bills tend to be much lower than yours.

    What's the most time you've spent without talking to a live human?

    A. Probably a day

    What's the highest number of slices of pizza (extra large) have you eaten in one sitting?

    A. Just a complete pizza
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  • Profile picture of the author Rashvin
    What's the most expensive thing you bought, other than for real estate, car or major investment?

    A goat...nah must be a watch of something..

    What's the fastest you've ever been in a car?

    160mph

    What's the longest car trip you've taken? (Was it like the movie "Vacation"?)

    Around 500km with...with a bike! Was awesome and pain in the butt!

    How high (in altitude) have you been while still having your feet on the ground?

    How high is Everest?

    What's the most you ever drank? (How high (in alcohol) have you been?)

    Well I don't drink alcohol...nothing religious

    What's the most you've ever spent in a restaurant?

    About $150

    What's the most time you've spent without talking to a live human?

    30 minutes... I talk alot!

    What's the highest number of slices of pizza (extra large) have you eaten in one sitting?

    Only 2 slices
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    What's the most expensive thing you bought, other than for real estate, car or major investment?

    Dog.


    What's the fastest you've ever been in a car?
    150 - but I was not on open road - it was a straight track and there wasn't any race going on - I just got to drive a friend's dad's farrari on a straight track a few times.

    What's the longest car trip you've taken? (Was it like the movie "Vacation"?)
    5,000 or 6,000 miles. I was all over the North - hit both E. and W. coast on that one.

    How high (in altitude) have you been while still having your feet on the ground?
    14,269 ft. Climbed Mt. Antero

    What's the most you ever drank? (How high (in alcohol) have you been?) I'd have to replicate one of the best nights I'll never remember to be able to calculate that one -- I've always wondered how much I drank that night myself.

    What's the most you've ever spent in a restaurant?
    Me personally - only about 50 bucks -- but I had a few dates spring an intimidating wad on dinner before

    What's the most time you've spent without talking to a live human? Not all that long. I only stay in the wilderness without changing locations for 3 or 4 days max at a time - and between locations there are at least stores and gas stations where there are live people. I'd say 4 days at the most.

    What's the highest number of slices of pizza (extra large) have you eaten in one sitting?
    I'm just one of those "eat the whole pizza" people. So however many slices is in a whole pizza. Excellent binge food.
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    When the Roads and Paths end, learn to guide yourself through the wilderness
    Beyond the Path

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  • Profile picture of the author JDArchitecture
    What's the most expensive thing you bought, other than for real estate, car or major investment?

    My first PC. $2250 in 1992 I sure would love to be able to spend half of that on a new laptop today!

    What's the fastest you've ever been in a car?

    110 MPH on the brand new Foothill Freeway in LA, circa 1975. It was empty.

    But I much prefer daleron's thinking on this...

    Zero to !!! in about 15 minutes -- In the back of a station wagon during my first summer home from college.

    What's the longest car trip you've taken? (Was it like the movie "Vacation"?)

    Van full of college kids. San Luis Obispo, CA to Eugene, OR. YeeeHa!

    How high (in altitude) have you been while still having your feet on the ground?

    Sensimilla brownies... oh wait, altitude? Uh, ultimately, laying on the floor.... no, wait... make that the ground. Yeah, under a pine tree on campus one night after a student senate meeting. Yep, sure was fun watching the unsuspecting dean and other staff enjoying the treats.

    That was a long, long time ago.

    What's the most you ever drank? (How high (in alcohol) have you been?)

    Which time? Who can remember?

    What's the most you've ever spent in a restaurant?

    $600+...ouch!

    What's the most time you've spent without talking to a live human?

    2 days I think. Would love the chance to do that again!

    What's the highest number of slices of pizza (extra large) have you eaten in one sitting?

    ONE.... Didn't bother to cut the damned thing.
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