Downsides of being cheap, sharing examples

[Bob DBF]

@Bob DBF: Sounds shockingly familiar. They multiply, don't they?

I always picked up Sherwoods for spares, since I dive them. And then it started when I bought a bag of gear for $30 to get a bend-o-matic, and found a Cyclon, that started me down the road to perdition.

 

[Robert H. Diver]

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“Sure, what part of the training would you like me to leave out.”

 

[ibj40]

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I had a financial advisor decades ago when I was CFO of a high growth municipality.

His motto was “Price, Speed, Quality; Chose Two.”

I always opted for Quality as a given, and then we negotiated the other two.

 

[ibj40]

There are no downsides to being cheap, if you think there are downsides, you aren't recognizing the value of character building.

When I was in my 30’s, I was a competitive distance runner (frequently top 3 in my age group).

I had a partner who wasn’t as competitive but would indulge me for training runs.

In the middle of the Summer, if I heard that there was a Heat Advisory, I’d call him right before lunch and just say: “Character Building.”

He’d meet me at the locker room and we’d knock out ten to fifteen miles.

A shower and lunch at the best local Mexican restaurant set us both up for a productive afternoon.

 

[OceanEyes]

Whenever I think of being cheap about anything related to diving it brings to mind one of The Far Side by Gary Larson cartoons; “Don’s Discount Shark Cages.” I won’t post a copy of it here as I’d violate his ©, but if you’re not familiar with it a quick internet search should yield an apropos though comic version.