oh may not be the place to air this but anyway,,,,,,,,as i have decide after our recent trip that fulltime grey nomadding isn't for us just yet, maybe in a few years time,, but for the moment it'll be a month here and a month there and so on,, with that in mind i've decide to add to my toy collection,, not here in lies my delemma,, i find myself in a position to either buy a road bike (900cc) sort of a harley look alike but with out the price tag of a harley or a boat,, now the bike would more or less just be for myself,, the bide isn't all that much into bike although she said she'd go for a cruise on it with me every now and then but as i said it would mostly be for me,, now on the other hand we have a boat, something to use on the murry river which is about 45 mins from our home here in adelaide,, i said i could get 1 that could be used for skiing,, not that i ski, as well as a bit of river fishing and just plain mucking around with,, have a family get togeather picnic once a month or somethig when the weather is good,,i asked the kids what they thouught and ,, "can we borrow it"" was the reply,, well no you can't "oh well i guess a picnic once a month or so would be ok" was the reply,, dam kids always want what they can't have,, so now i'm torn between getting something mostly for myself or getting something that maybe the whole famlily might get a bit of fun out of for awhile,,,,
Fairy-Nuff said
08:50 AM Oct 14, 2011
Get the boat and when the kids ask 'can we borrow it', answer "of course you can, so long as we can come with you". You will have some great family days, or they will stop asking. Ha Ha.
snapper49 said
09:02 AM Oct 14, 2011
no brainer really family always first
Smokeydk said
09:17 AM Oct 14, 2011
Think.......boat....think...storage....licence......fuel.......rego.....and all the safety things....and what you going to tow behind it
beachball57 said
09:24 AM Oct 14, 2011
Smokeydk wrote:
Think.......boat....think...storage....licence......fuel.......rego.....and all the safety things....and what you going to tow behind it
have storage,,,have licence,, fuel yeh ok rego yeh ok,, looking at a package with all the "saftey things" and already have a 4wd as a tow vehicle,,, and as for towing bhind the boat,, anything that floats i guess......would need fuel and rego on a bike as well so that isn't really a concideration
beachball57 said
09:25 AM Oct 14, 2011
snapper49 wrote:
no brainer really family always first
yeh i thought so too, but i thought i'd put it out there
_wombat_ said
09:45 AM Oct 14, 2011
is that the boat behind you in your avatar?
beachball57 said
10:09 AM Oct 14, 2011
_wombat_ wrote:
is that the boat behind you in your avatar?
i wish
Rip and Rosie said
10:44 AM Oct 14, 2011
what size boat you looking for?
-- Edited by Rip and Rosie on Friday 14th of October 2011 10:45:34 AM
Gosh that is a difficult choice, we have owned a big Harley Road bike and a sail boat, they both offer different fun. Our daughter gets sea sick and didn't like the boat too much, although we did do some fun times on it together as a family...The Harley was loads of fun and she liked hoping on it with her Dad, to be dropped off somewhere.
I think you should buy what you have to have...and enjoy it. It is a fun time to be able to buy fun toys....good luck...
Cheers Sharon
Gerty Dancer said
01:17 PM Oct 14, 2011
Go the boat BB. You'll have more together time with your bride, whether or not you invite the kids!
Ma said
01:18 PM Oct 14, 2011
Must be great to have the choice BB. Good for you. Go with your gut feeling I reckon.
dazren said
10:42 PM Oct 14, 2011
How much you thinking of spending ??? Maybe you could ''split it'' ??? and buy a lesser boat, and a lesser Bike ?? just a thought ?? dazren
chris & terry said
12:27 AM Oct 15, 2011
Bike riders are temporary Australians.
terry
Cruising Granny said
07:12 PM Oct 15, 2011
What a pickle to be in! Your money, your time, your family.
beachball57 said
10:35 PM Oct 15, 2011
Cruising Granny wrote:
What a pickle to be in! Your money, your time, your family.
it's to fill in time until we work out if we want to be full time nomads or just part timers,,, have decided to go with the boat,, looking for a ski boat to "bomb" around on the river with which is only 45 mins from home,,, the kids all think it's a great idea,, just have to find one we like that's in our price range
_wombat_ said
09:33 AM Oct 16, 2011
part quote 'the kids all think it's a great idea,, just have to find one we like that's in our price range'
no brainer really
family always first
have storage,,,have licence,, fuel yeh ok rego yeh ok,, looking at a package with all the "saftey things" and already have a 4wd as a tow vehicle,,, and as for towing bhind the boat,, anything that floats i guess......would need fuel and rego on a bike as well so that isn't really a concideration
yeh i thought so too, but i thought i'd put it out there
is that the boat behind you in your avatar?
i wish
what size boat you looking for?
-- Edited by Rip and Rosie on Friday 14th of October 2011 10:45:34 AM
I think you should buy what you have to have...and enjoy it. It is a fun time to be able to buy fun toys....good luck...
Cheers Sharon
Must be great to have the choice BB. Good for you. Go with your gut feeling I reckon.
terry
it's to fill in time until we work out if we want to be full time nomads or just part timers,,, have decided to go with the boat,, looking for a ski boat to "bomb" around on the river with which is only 45 mins from home,,, the kids all think it's a great idea,, just have to find one we like that's in our price range
part quote 'the kids all think it's a great idea,, just have to find one we like that's in our price range'
kids can be really expensive these days