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Ain't tax returns great for GAS?


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Just did a lunchtime runner with my bass player. He got a new Yammie TRB 5 string something or other, and I picked up a new Traynor K4. Had my eye on it for awhile,and had a few issues with my KC350 at last weekends gig, so..... ;)

 

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Congrats Danny boy.. welcome to the world of ongoing GAS...

 

 

 

Now we have to work on The Gas man himself. After he made such a splash with the desire for the RED board he is backing down from the idea. He has a big mean woman at home that scares him. hehe

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Don't remind me :mad:

 

I had to spend my tax return last year (a decent chunk, actually) with stuff for the apartment (I had just moved in and needed some stuff).

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:cool:

 

Jimmy,

 

These things take time and must be handled with extreme care.

 

You've been over to my place and seen my toys. I think that you'll agree that before I buy anything, I've got to make some room available.

 

And regarding the "big mean woman at home that scares him" remark...

 

You don't need reminding that North Carolina has an Equitable Distribution Act which means that an equal division of the marital property is mandatory and a distribution is not subject to reversal on appeal unless the court abused its sound discretion.

 

In other words, if I buy that RED board, and then somehow screw up, SHE GETS HALF. If my math is correct, that's 36.5 keys. :o

 

Because you're my friend, I'll keep that remark about "big" and "mean" just between us. I know you were kidding. But if she happens to read this SHE WILL KICK YOUR ASS TO MYRTLE BEACH AND BACK. :mad::evil::P

 

And you wouldn't want our forumite friends to find out you've been smacked up side the head by a 5'5" 110 lb. lady, would you? :rolleyes:

 

I didn't think so.

 

And just for that... YOU are buying the beer tonight. :cool:

 

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While I would have liked to have put mine (oops, I mean "ours") into my XK3 fund, I instead used it toward the mortgage. Damn. Knocked 5 months off the term of the loan, though.

 

Dan,

What problems did you have with your KC350 (I have the same amp...)?

 

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I think its nice when folks loan money , interest free, to the government

 

Our government certainly makes wise use of it

 

 

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In other words, if I buy that RED board, and then somehow screw up, SHE GETS HALF. If my math is correct, that's 36.5 keys.

 

We already know you would not end up in that predicament. However, the scenario means you would be left with an Alesis Micron when the dust settles. :D:cool:

 

 

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I think its nice when folks loan money , interest free, to the government

 

Our government certainly makes wise use of it

 

 

I tend to agree with you here. I like to have things line up about even, if I can. My weekend gigging has unfortunately led to me owing money the past few years, but I'm not complaining too much. No GAS money from a tax return for me! Time to sell something. :idea:

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You guys call it what you want. I call it creative accounting, and as a result, I have a brand new spanker today. :rawk::thu:

BTW, why don't we have a Keith Emerson smiley stabbing a Hammond?

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Tax return? Whats a tax return? :( I owe ,I owe so its off to work I go, dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum I owe I owe .

 

 

Exactly. Independent contractor status all over the place. I have to buy stuff just so I have stuff to write off so I owe less! There's the twisted logic.

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Tax return? Whats a tax return? :( I owe ,I owe so its off to work I go, dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum I owe I owe .

 

 

Exactly. Independent contractor status all over the place. I have to buy stuff just so I have stuff to write off so I owe less! There's the twisted logic.

 

 

I hear ya brother,I didn't have enough to depreciate this year and got nailed. So I had to buy stuff I can barely afford ,so it will cost me less in taxes. Its twisted logic allright :freak:

I think its the master plan of the goverment to keep the economy going.

 

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I actually have a rather nice return headed my way for once.....it seems I usually break even or owe slightly. However, with the relatively recent acquisition of a Nord Stage and RP-X, it comes at the rare moment when I am very content with my rig(s). So no GAS.........although that four-voice synth with those cool blue lights would look mighty nice in my music room!

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My alimony payments to the ex add up to a big juicy tax deduction and a nice refund. I just moved into a house and I can't cut the grass with my Minimoog, so I applied the refund to a brand new garden tractor.
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My alimony payments to the ex add up to a big juicy tax deduction and a nice refund. I just moved into a house and I can't cut the grass with my Minimoog, so I applied the refund to a brand new garden tractor.

 

HP? Make? Color? There are few things better in life than cutting the grass on a garden tractor with a cold one!

 

:thu:

 

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My alimony payments to the ex add up to a big juicy tax deduction and a nice refund. I just moved into a house and I can't cut the grass with my Minimoog, so I applied the refund to a brand new garden tractor.

 

HP? Make? Color? There are few things better in life than cutting the grass on a garden tractor with a cold one!

 

:thu:

 

Regards,

Joe

 

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NICE!

 

Continuously Variable Trans? I borrow my father-in-law's Deere.

 

Gang mower??!! I am jealous. I got a 3 acre horse field that I do with a Brush Hog and a big Deere (750). Takes two and a half hours, and it may be in my future this weekend. Gotta get some horses boarding so they can eat the stuff.

 

You know, you can get a little comfort fan for your Deere, and a canopy. Deere makes nice machines.

 

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My alimony payments to the ex add up to a big juicy tax deduction and a nice refund. I just moved into a house and I can't cut the grass with my Minimoog, so I applied the refund to a brand new garden tractor.

 

HP? Make? Color? There are few things better in life than cutting the grass on a garden tractor with a cold one!

 

:thu:

 

Regards,

Joe

 

17HP John Deere X300. I have two acres of lawn to mow. I have a tow-behind set of ganged reel mowers on the way, that will finish two acres in no time. But I needed a hefty tractor that could handle the load, pulling those things requires muscle.

 

http://www.wgmltd.co.uk/listings/john%20deere%20x%20300%20plain%20image.jpg

 

Schweeeeet lawn tractor, dude! A riding mower is on the top of my GAS list for non-music stuff. I've been pushing for nearly 15 years now and it takes forever with all the grass I have. I let the grass go to moss for a number of years, but the wife has gotten me back into keeping it up. A lawn is a vicious cycle...you spent precious time and lots of money in the fall aerating it, seeding it, fertilizing it. Then you hope for plenty of rain. The grass grows and you spend all your free time mowing it. Then it turns dry in the summer and half the grass dies, unless you're lucky enough to have irrigation or can keep up with dragging hoses around the yard. Then you start over again in the fall.

 

But I'm getting me one of those lawn tractors one of these days!

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17HP John Deere X300. I have two acres of lawn to mow. I have a tow-behind set of ganged reel mowers on the way, that will finish two acres in no time. But I needed a hefty tractor that could handle the load, pulling those things requires muscle.

 

wouldn't be cheaper buying few cows to mow your grass, and you'd have milk too...

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Yes, variable hydrostatic transmission. I prefer standard but I can get used to this.

 

Mowed the grass today, it was getting high. Just the front lawn, then dusk set in. That tractor was a good investment, did a good job. Without that ganged mower set, I estimate it would take nine hours to cut two acres, that mower set should reduce that by 1/3. I don't want to spend my entire weekend mowing lawn.

 

I hoped to find a used John Deere but only a narrow range of models fit my needs. I was having zero luck - they don't come up for sale often and when they are for sale they are gone fast. So I opted for a new tractor.

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17HP John Deere X300. I have two acres of lawn to mow. I have a tow-behind set of ganged reel mowers on the way, that will finish two acres in no time. But I needed a hefty tractor that could handle the load, pulling those things requires muscle.

 

wouldn't be cheaper buying few cows to mow your grass, and you'd have milk too...

 

Yeah, and I'd have lots of beef too!

 

Funny thing is, my boss at work suggested buying a herd of sheep :D

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I tried not to loan them any money, but I bought a lot of stuff in December. Turns out, I loaned 'em about three grand. The keyboard rig is all set for the moment, but I still have more GAS than that.

 

Sounds like you guys have some nice spreads! You make me feel real good about how much time and money I don't spend on the lawn.

 

I love beef. I'm sure it's why space aliens steal cows. But hacking up a cow sounds like more work than mowing the lawn.

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Nice tractors guys. What should I get to mow my lawn out here in L.A.?

 

 

 

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