Re: Know any real cheapskates?

Posted by Royse on December 03, 2012 at 18:45:24 from (69.36.49.151):

In Reply to: Know any real cheapskates? posted by Doc 2 on December 02, 2012 at 21:08:17:

My father was a miser.

Added water to ketchup (catsup) bottles to get every little bit out of there.

Cut all the tape on his Christmas presents so he could save the paper.

Spent hours cleaning and oiling every tool he plowed up until it was usable again.

He could make almost anything work without buying parts, and he didn't own

a torch or a welder.

I'm a lot like him, but my time is worth something to me, and I couldn't

get by with out my torch and welder! LOL

My brother has gone overboard in that direction.

To the point that when he rebuilt the motor in his car, he just sanded the bluing

off the crank shaft where the previous bearings had burnt and put new ones in.

No micrometer, no plastigauge, no machine shop.

I probably don't need to tell you how that turned out!

There's a lot to be said for being frugal, but if you can't afford to do it right,

how on earth can you afford to do it twice?

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