time to go shopping!

got the income tax return today. i will be ordering my pilot powers by the end of the week. gotta tie up some other financial loose ends first. :dthumb: whatcha gonna spend your return on?

got the income tax return today. i will be ordering my pilot powers by the end of the week. gotta tie up some other financial loose ends first. :dthumb: whatcha gonna spend your return on? Great, now you really can cut them corners. I'm just going to save mine for a rainy day. I may take a lucky lady to a nice restaurant.

Its going into my "bike fund" aka my bank account :lol:

i haven't figured out what i'm going to do with mine yet.:idk:

Its going into my "bike fund" aka my bank account :lol: :iagree: everything i get is going to it

Mine's been gone... well most of it... the rest is going twords my bike and the trip

This guy named "BILL" keep showing up at my house, so I guess I need to pay him and his friends.....:cry:

whatcha gonna spend your return on? Must... Not... Neg... Rep... itgirl! It looks like I might owe for the first time ever this year. Not bad, but no refund. :cursin: :bas:

Must... Not... Neg... Rep... itgirl! It looks like I might owe for the first time ever this year. Not bad, but no refund. :cursin: :bas: OUCH! :sorry:

My wife and I are paying off our bedroom furniture.

Its going into my "bike fund" aka my bank account :lol: I got a nice fat check from ole Uncle Sam. Probably the only time that will happen. But :iagree: it's going into savings till I have enough saved for my bike. Gear will come out of regular paychecks, with anything that's left going to the bike fund.

Well lets see, I paid my winter propery tax bill and the rest went to other misc stuff. $4000 doesnt go very far anymore. :idk:

Well lets see, I paid my winter propery tax bill and the rest went to other misc stuff. $4000 doesnt go very far anymore. :idk: :yikes: give it to me if its so useless... :lol:

Well lets see, I paid my winter propery tax bill and the rest went to other misc stuff. $4000 doesnt go very far anymore. :idk: 4 Grand!?!? :yikes: And I thought I made out pretty good- I wasn't expecting *****!

:yikes: give it to me if its so useless... :lol: I didnt say it was useless, I said it doesnt go very far.

got the income tax return today. i will be ordering my pilot powers by the end of the week. gotta tie up some other financial loose ends first. :dthumb: whatcha gonna spend your return on? Pilot Powers put on today :dthumb: and a new Joe Rocket ballistic jacket for this summer.

4 Grand!?!? :yikes: And I thought I made out pretty good- I wasn't expecting *****! Me either. I got like $100 :lol:

...whatcha gonna spend your return on? What's this strange language you use:scratch: Tax returns... I haven't seen one of those in so long... I forgot what they are.... I've paid in for the last 8 years.... at least this year it's only 400$:cry:

this was me this year.... http://www.nationalinsuranceadvisors.com/uploadPics/uncle_sam_tax_payer_shake_down_hg_clr.gif

this was me this year.... http://www.nationalinsuranceadvisors.com/uploadPics/uncle_sam_tax_payer_shake_down_hg_clr.gif :lol: :withstupi no refund for me...:cry:

:lol: :withstupi no refund for me...:cry: You need some write offs. :lol:

my condolences to those that got raped by uncle sam. we got 7K back this year, 3K of which is mine. i just ordered my PPs today. :nana: i also got a rim striping kit on the way as well.

my condolences to those that got raped by uncle sam. we got 7K back this year, 3K of which is mine. i just ordered my PPs today. :nana: i also got a rim striping kit on the way as well. No mods for the street rod yet?

No mods for the street rod yet? eh...not much to do to that. so far i got a tank bra for it because i got tired of hearing my father-in -law commenting about my zipper scratching the paint. then when i got it, he said it would cover up some of the design. :idk: i just can't win. i'm not gonna dump alotta $$ into chrome for it, so there is basically nothing else that it really needs. i do want to get a grab bar for it yet. but that's about it. besides...my kaw is still my fave. it's more fun to dress up.

the wife is getting her jacket. first gear I think. she got her helmit earlier so...:idk:

eh...not much to do to that. so far i got a tank bra for it because i got tired of hearing my father-in -law commenting about my zipper scratching the paint. then when i got it, he said it would cover up some of the design. :idk: i just can't win. i'm not gonna dump alotta $$ into chrome for it, so there is basically nothing else that it really needs. i do want to get a grab bar for it yet. but that's about it. besides...my kaw is still my fave. it's more fun to dress up. Good idea... Black out EVERYTHING you possibly can...

You need some write offs. :lol: I need to quit being an independent contractor; fortuanately i understand taxes well enough to have a savings acount with what i owe in it.:nonod: I don't worry to much about tax refunds anyway I would rather save my money in accounts that earn interest.:idk:

got the income tax return today. i will be ordering my pilot powers by the end of the week. gotta tie up some other financial loose ends first. :dthumb: whatcha gonna spend your return on? my bike...

As much as I'd love to spend mine, its going straight into the bank. I'd like to buy a house in the next year.... so no toys or presents for me :(

I was given 3k just droped it like a check into the bank... maybe i'll buy a 4 door car..:idk: :yikes: ..I dunno... I did see this nice duplex app...but I dunno...I want some property in downtown LA but :idk: ....

Well my wife has been doing good this year. Right before I bought her a new bike I used some of the tax return to pay off her student loan. Put the rest aside.

I need to quit being an independent contractor; fortuanately i understand taxes well enough to have a savings acount with what i owe in it.:nonod: I don't worry to much about tax refunds anyway I would rather save my money in accounts that earn interest.:idk: That's the way to do it! I did my taxes yesterday... I finally gave up on finding my vehicle registration receipts (oh yeah, you can write those off), so I finished 'em up and sent them in... Getting back $2150... Paying off my Lasik, putting a chunk on my truck and student loans... And the rest is going to my new bike this summer fund...

this was me this year.... http://www.nationalinsuranceadvisors.com/uploadPics/uncle_sam_tax_payer_shake_down_hg_clr.gif I thought you were in Australia why are you paying Uncle SAM?! :lol:

That's the way to do it! I did my taxes yesterday... I finally gave up on finding my vehicle registration receipts (oh yeah, you can write those off), so I finished 'em up and sent them in... Getting back $2150... Paying off my Lasik, putting a chunk on my truck and student loans... And the rest is going to my new bike this summer fund... How did that go for you? What kind did you have? :idk: I have to go to the eye doc Friday so they can say my eyeballs are out of whack. I do not want glasses or contacts. But I also don't want somebody sticking a suction cup to my eyeball and slicing :yikes:

How did that go for you? What kind did you have? :idk: I have to go to the eye doc Friday so they can say my eyeballs are out of whack. I do not want glasses or contacts. But I also don't want somebody sticking a suction cup to my eyeball and slicing :yikes: It's one of the best decisions I have ever made... I got the custom Lasik on December 16th... My story... The day I went in there were about 10 other people there... The waiting room and operating room were separated by about 1/2 inch of glass with the doc sitting facing away from you... You can stand there and look at the monitor in front of him to see what he is doing... pretty cool. The first thing I noticed was that they take this little squeegee looking thing and WIPE OFF YOUR EYEBALLS... Not very comforting, but I couldn't stop watching... I saw them stick the thingy in the guy's eye and all of a sudden they are squeegeeing his eye off again... When it was my turn I went in for a couple rounds of numbing eyedrops... From there they put these plugs in your lower tear ducts... One went in without issue, but the other wouldn't and it hurt and she kept trying and I got pissed and she kept trying and then finally she got a smaller size which went in without issue... :cursin: Then I have to put on this showercap thingy, some goggles around my neck, and some covers for my shoes... I went into the staging area and watched some other guy get led out... Then it was my turn. I sat down on the table thingy and they positioned me next to the machine. They took a second to put in speculums ala Clockwork Orange, which I did not feel. They squirted more numbing drops in along with some wetting drops. At that point I started getting a little nervous as they swung me under the machine... The doc squeegeed my eye, which I could not feel at all (if you want to know what it's like, turn on your windsheild wipers and stick your eye against the window). Then they stuck this thing in my eye and told me to focus straight ahead and everything would get dark. I did and it did... It was at that point in which I pooped a little in my pants. Then I heard a sound like a dentist drill and before I knew it they had cut my cornea... After removing the contraption from my eye and I could see again... That is, until they flipped my cornea flap back and everything was totally blurry... Another squeegeeing and I just focused on the little orange light... The laser sounded like a stun-gun and I could smell some burning (which I later found out is not normal). Less than a minute later, they flipped my cornea back, pushed it into place, and covered my eye... One down. Same process again, but for some reason I got a little antsy during the 2nd one... After some reassurance from the nurses and another skidmark in my drawers it was over... They led me out of the room and into a darkened office in which I was to sit with my eyes closed. I sat... and sat... and sat... for probably 1/2 hour. Then they took me into an exam room, the doc checked my flaps, and sent me packing. I couldn't see CHIT when I left as everything was blurry... My instructions were to go home and sleep for 3-4 hours... I got home, ate some Tylenol PM and crashed out... I woke up about 4.5 hours later with 20/20 vision. I had to wear goggles for 24 hours and for 6 weeks when I slept... I have been back for two checkups and have another sometime this month... Other than some discomfort from over-straining my eyes the first few weeks it has been excellent... The best $2,500 I have ever spent...

:cry: Okay- you had me squirming there... But that's the best description I've heard of the process. Why/how were you straining your eyes? Do you know anything about the all-laser one (intraLASIK/FLVK)? :cheers: Glad it turned out for you! I'm going in for an eye exam today, so I'll see how F'd up my eyes really are. I didn't think they were bad, but I go to get my permit and the asshat says "Oh you're worse than 20/40 I can't let you take the test" for the whole damn building to hear. Needless to say I was pissed, since I drove my ass there, and I've never had a problem, and nobody ever said anything in a million sports physicals. We'll see how this goes...:luck:

I'm saving mine towards a downpayment on a house :dthumb:

I'm saving mine towards a downpayment on a house :dthumb: Holy sheep sh*t! Knight is back posting. :cheers:

haha I can't say how much I'll be here but I'm coming back out of retirement for now

haha I can't say how much I'll be here but I'm coming back out of retirement for now :dthumb:

:cry: Okay- you had me squirming there... But that's the best description I've heard of the process. Why/how were you straining your eyes? Do you know anything about the all-laser one (intraLASIK/FLVK)? :cheers: Glad it turned out for you! I'm going in for an eye exam today, so I'll see how F'd up my eyes really are. I didn't think they were bad, but I go to get my permit and the asshat says "Oh you're worse than 20/40 I can't let you take the test" for the whole damn building to hear. Needless to say I was pissed, since I drove my ass there, and I've never had a problem, and nobody ever said anything in a million sports physicals. We'll see how this goes...:luck: The strain comes from just focusing too much... I think video games gave me the most problem, with the computer being a close 2nd... Also trying to focus quickly between things at varying ranges... I know nothing about the all laser one...

The strain comes from just focusing too much... I think video games gave me the most problem, with the computer being a close 2nd... Also trying to focus quickly between things at varying ranges... I know nothing about the all laser one... Ugh- went to the optometrist... :skep: He tells me my left eye "is shaped like a sideways football, instead of a basketball":wtf: So anyway, he's got me reading charts, looking at a colorblind test, all kinds of junk. But when he dials in those lenses :yikes: I feel like freakin' superman. It's like I've been half-blind and suddenly I can read **** on a wall twenty feet away that's just tiny :crazy: Then they shoot the air jets in my eyes:bonk: not cool. And of course I have to pick out frames:cursin: I hate 'em! Never worn glasses in my life, and they're all whacked out. And I look in the mirror and notice my hair is psycho too:yaewn: And of course I live in the NE, so the roads are crap today.:bash: Can I just go back to bed? PLEASE??

Ugh- went to the optometrist... :skep: He tells me my left eye "is shaped like a sideways football, instead of a basketball":wtf: So anyway, he's got me reading charts, looking at a colorblind test, all kinds of junk. But when he dials in those lenses :yikes: I feel like freakin' superman. It's like I've been half-blind and suddenly I can read **** on a wall twenty feet away that's just tiny :crazy: Then they shoot the air jets in my eyes:bonk: not cool. And of course I have to pick out frames:cursin: I hate 'em! Never worn glasses in my life, and they're all whacked out. And I look in the mirror and notice my hair is psycho too:yaewn: And of course I live in the NE, so the roads are crap today.:bash: Can I just go back to bed? PLEASE?? I had that problem too... I didn't want contacts or glasses... but glasses over a couple hours will give me a huge headache... from the pressure on my nose... so I had to go with contacts... I thought there was NO WAY IN HELL I'd ever get used to putting them in or take'n them out but... honestly... it takes me 2-3seconds to do them... better than the 15-20 mins it took the first couple weeks! :lol: but now I feel soo damn blind with out my contacts or glasses... I thought about the surgery... but just haven't had the time

I had that problem too... I didn't want contacts or glasses... but glasses over a couple hours will give me a huge headache... from the pressure on my nose... so I had to go with contacts... I thought there was NO WAY IN HELL I'd ever get used to putting them in or take'n them out but... honestly... it takes me 2-3seconds to do them... better than the 15-20 mins it took the first couple weeks! :lol: but now I feel soo damn blind with out my contacts or glasses... I thought about the surgery... but just haven't had the time He said something about LASIK might not work for the shape of my eye- something I'll have to research. Do you ride with glasses? I'm worried I'll lose a lot of peripheral vision with them. I found a half-decent frame with very little "frame" So I'm hoping... What is a "lens restriction" on your license??

He said something about LASIK might not work for the shape of my eye- something I'll have to research. Do you ride with glasses? I'm worried I'll lose a lot of peripheral vision with them. I found a half-decent frame with very little "frame" So I'm hoping... What is a "lens restriction" on your license?? no I don't ride with anything but contacts... my glasses give me a headache QUICK... so usually the only time I wear then is after I take my contacts out just before bed... and right when i get up... until I put my contacts in... yeah they said LASIK wouldn't work for my eyes either... but they told me PRK would work...

yeah they said LASIK wouldn't work for my eyes either... but they told me PRK would work... Wha?! Aren't they basically the same thing?

Wha?! Aren't they basically the same thing? no... they're diffrent.... not sure how though... the military doesn't offer Lasik though

Ugh- went to the optometrist... :skep: He tells me my left eye "is shaped like a sideways football, instead of a basketball":wtf: So anyway, he's got me reading charts, looking at a colorblind test, all kinds of junk. But when he dials in those lenses :yikes: I feel like freakin' superman. It's like I've been half-blind and suddenly I can read **** on a wall twenty feet away that's just tiny :crazy: Then they shoot the air jets in my eyes:bonk: not cool. And of course I have to pick out frames:cursin: I hate 'em! Never worn glasses in my life, and they're all whacked out. And I look in the mirror and notice my hair is psycho too:yaewn: And of course I live in the NE, so the roads are crap today.:bash: Can I just go back to bed? PLEASE?? I got glasses when I was 14... Then contacts less than 6 months later... I just couldn't get used to the glasses... Isn't it AMAZING being able to see for the first time in a while? I remember walking out of the doctor and saying to my mom, "holy chit, the trees have leaves again!" And those air jets SUCK!!! I had that problem too... I didn't want contacts or glasses... but glasses over a couple hours will give me a huge headache... from the pressure on my nose... so I had to go with contacts... I thought there was NO WAY IN HELL I'd ever get used to putting them in or take'n them out but... honestly... it takes me 2-3seconds to do them... better than the 15-20 mins it took the first couple weeks! :lol: but now I feel soo damn blind with out my contacts or glasses... I thought about the surgery... but just haven't had the time I was the same way... The first time I put in contacts I think it took me an hour for both eyes... After a couple weeks I was down to 5-10 minutes... After 10+ years I could take them out and put them in one handed, without a mirror and while combing my hair... Took me 3 seconds MAX. He said something about LASIK might not work for the shape of my eye- something I'll have to research. Do you ride with glasses? I'm worried I'll lose a lot of peripheral vision with them. I found a half-decent frame with very little "frame" So I'm hoping... What is a "lens restriction" on your license?? Glasses and contacts have their advantages and disadvantages when riding... Glasses fog, slip, and peripherals can be a problem... Contacts fog, slip, and can irritate your eyes... I have had to pull over to take my helmet off and readjust my contact on more than one occassion... Lens Restriction is a joke IMHO... Basically it says you need to have corrective lenses when driving... I have been pulled over who knows how many times, not once was I wearing glasses and not once did any cop ever even ask me if I was wearing contacts (sometimes I wasn't!).

Yeah I absolutely hate driving with out my glasses or contacts though... especially in that in between light (dusk dawn) but pretty much any low light situation SUCKS with an stigmatizim.

Isn't it AMAZING being able to see for the first time in a while? I remember walking out of the doctor and saying to my mom, "holy chit, the trees have leaves again!" I was the same way... The first time I put in contacts I think it took me an hour for both eyes... After a couple weeks I was down to 5-10 minutes... After 10+ years I could take them out and put them in one handed, without a mirror and while combing my hair... Took me 3 seconds MAX. Glasses and contacts have their advantages and disadvantages when riding... Glasses fog, slip, and peripherals can be a problem... Contacts fog, slip, and can irritate your eyes... I have had to pull over to take my helmet off and readjust my contact on more than one occasion... I've always been able to see just fine. Recently I noticed my right eye dominating, but no big. Distance, up close, no problem. Just staring at a computer all day (in flourescent lighting) and driving in low-light conditions all the time is starting to bug me. I don't have the glasses yet- have to wait a week, but I don't foresee any huge change. If they make work more bearable, I'll wear them. If not, I'll use them to get my permit and forget them. I can SEE just fine, I just can't READ their damn tests.

My friend has a CDL (translation: he's licensed to drive a semi-truck) and when we went to get our endosments they checked our vision. He has a stigmatism and failed the test, so they told him he couldn't ride a bike until he got glasses. Then they handed him back his CDL. :wtf:

I got my tax return back on Monday. When I get the time to deposit it into the bank I will pay off the R1.

I got about 1800 bucks back. Spent 1000 to pay back my parents, spent about 420 to buy a Joe Rocket 2 piece + gloves + boots, and spent the rest to get caught up on bills. On a side note, itgirl, I'm diggin the new AV!!! I must say you look most stunning (read: you're flippin HOT!!!:drool: ).

On a side note, itgirl, I'm diggin the new AV!!! I must say you look most stunning (read: you're flippin HOT!!!:drool: ). why thank you. :hug:

Sweet. I spent mine on a speeding ticket and booze.

spent mine putting my bike back together & some other bs

Turns out the IRS f@@King hates me. I dont make $#!T and I ain't getting $#!T back. F U IRS.

Turns out the IRS f@@King hates me. I dont make $#!T and I ain't getting $#!T back. F U IRS. Check how you have your exemptions set up...

no... they're diffrent.... not sure how though... the military doesn't offer Lasik though Didn't realize the military accepted ANY type of eye surgery. :idk: Maybe I should look into that... Takes me 0 sec to put my contacts in, i just leave em in all the time! Prob not good for me but :idk:

I had to pay taxes this year, so buy my SV stuff so I can get powers for the Honda.

I had to pay taxes this year, so buy my SV stuff so I can get powers for the Honda. Sorry, all I needed was the Gel seat, and that was already "dibbed" How did you like that by the way? Was it worth the money? More comfortable?

Sorry, all I needed was the Gel seat, and that was already "dibbed" How did you like that by the way? Was it worth the money? More comfortable? Yeah I already sold that, it's already on it's new owners bike, sorry. How are you going to be riding it? It sucked in the twisties. I took it off everytime I went up in the mountains and on the dragon. When I rode the bike to work and it was just interstate and major highway riding, it was nice and comfy. You just can't move on it very well in the twisties to get your body over quickly.

Didn't realize the military accepted ANY type of eye surgery. :idk: Maybe I should look into that... Takes me 0 sec to put my contacts in, i just leave em in all the time! Prob not good for me but :idk: yeah it's not good for your eyes... and it's really disgusting... one of the optometry techs showed me a pic of a clean contact and one that was just 24hrs old... all I can say is **** THAT! my contacts come out every night...