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Okay, I'd like to inquire... should I be putting either of these (nitrogen, hydrogen) into my tires rather than air? What's the advantage? I have a small SUV, if that matters... Honda CRV.
Okay, I'd like to inquire... should I be putting either of these (nitrogen, hydrogen) into my tires rather than air? What's the advantage? I have a small SUV, if that matters... Honda CRV.
Regular air is already 70% nitrogen. Just use regular air. Hydrogen molecules are really small. If you used hydrogen, it would quickly leak out. Also, hydrogen is flammable.
I check my tires once a month, and my spare at least a couple of times a year. The high pressure compact spares leak at a faster rate than regular tires. If you don't check it on a regular basis, it's likely to be flat should you need to use it. Keeping a canister of nitrogen at home so I could top off the tires would be a real hassle, with fewif any advantages.
Wow - thanks for mentioning - so many gorgeous colors...I could spend a lot of money!
I'm putting another order in today. I just checked their website (not Amazon) and if you spend $50 they don't charge shipping. I picked out five colors in a flash!
.......snipped......... Currently, native flowers for my yard. I have way too many books. Used to collect antique textiles. I have lots of interests and not enough time left. Thank you all for sharing so much intimate, good information.
I consider these things to be splurges that I can ill afford but they make me happy.
My current "splurge" is hanging baskets from HEB (Texas). I went nuts when they got the boston ferns in, and the majesty palms. Then of course I had to buy impatiens for color I lived in ABQ for 10 years and PHX for 3 years, so I'm making up for 13 years of no danged potted plants on the patio Also, the prices here are sooooooooo much better than the past 13 years: under $8 vs $20-$26. Here's its more like the prices I paid back when I lived in FL. The cats love the "jungle" I've created on the large patio my apartment has. Now that we're almost done with tax season, my next "splurge" will be investigating my new hometown, accompanied by a picnic lunch to check out the area parks.
Regular air is already 70% nitrogen. Just use regular air. Hydrogen molecules are really small. If you used hydrogen, it would quickly leak out. Also, hydrogen is flammable.
A minor nip, air is 79% nitrogen.
I agree with just use regular air. I think using nitrogen is a marketing ploy. The idea is air has humidity and 21% oxygen so with time it "oxidizes" your wheel rim (corrosion) that produces leaks to the tire. But we are talking a long period over 10 years or more. I had this happened to me on one of the rim but the car was over 20 years old. The rims looked old and rusty anyway. I ended up replacing all the rims.
I had to check out the definition of splurge since people are posting about free or very low cost things. It has been defined as spending freely or extravagantly. So technically some of this stuff isn’t really splurging...but I love that some of you don’t have to spend a lot to be happy and appreciate what other people would consider little things. In the end, it’s wonderful to want what you have rather than having what you want.
Same here. I've been scratching my head reading some of these comments. Examples such as drinking crappy alcohol to get a buzz on cheaply or DIY car maintenance to save money. Those are actually the antithesis of splurges.
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Maybe I have the wrong definition of "splurge."
To me the definition of splurge sort of comes with the connotation that the expenditure is more money -- a lot more money -- than I'd normally spend. And it's something that doesn't happen often. And there's extra enjoyment or a "having a treat" nature to the purchase. But that's just me. And of course what's "a lot of money" to a person is relative.
I just don't think I'd even consider a purchase that's less than $50 as being a splurge.
For example, I'd never think:" I splurged on a manicure for $20. I would think: I splurged on a necklace for $350.
Actually, I take back the part about a splurge not happening often (then you get into the definition of "often") -- because I do say I splurged on sushi.....because all my sushi orders are close to $100. And I do that on average about 9-10 times. But I still consider that a splurge because I so look forward to it.
I partly agree and partly disagree with what you've written. A splurge by definition has to be something that one ordinarily doesn't spend money on. In addition to the examples I noted above, a couple people have posted about going to thrift stores as splurges. Again, buying something at a deeply discounted price is the antithesis of splurging.
However, I don't think a purchase or an action necessarily needs to be expensive to be a splurge. If you're normally a very frugal person who packs your own lunch when you go out for the day, then going out to eat one afternoon, even at a fast casual restaurant where the total cost might only be $10, could be a splurge. Or if you normally take a thermos of coffee with you, then stopping off at a Starbucks or similar establishment for a froufrou coffee drink could constitute a splurge.
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I lived in ABQ for 10 years and PHX for 3 years, so I'm making up for 13 years of no danged potted plants on the patio 
Also, the prices here are sooooooooo much better than the past 13 years: under $8 vs $20-$26. Here's its more like the prices I paid back when I lived in FL. The cats love the "jungle" I've created on the large patio my apartment has. Now that we're almost done with tax season, my next "splurge" will be investigating my new hometown, accompanied by a picnic lunch to check out the area parks.
