Been there quite a few times a bit later....two good friends used to live a few blocks up the hill....one was smokin' hawt and a Norwegian wild child :)

boots
 

Red Wing boots purchased in 1978. Been in 'em to over 20 countries. Re-soled a half dozen times. Oil 'em up and go.

My large Big Green Egg.
Bought used from Kijiji (like Craigslist) for $400 with a table and a bunch of accessories.
I have used the heck out of that thing with great results and sometimes amazing results...

I have a few things I've gotten my money's worth out of. One is my pair of Frye boots I bought in 1970 for $40. The other is something I didn't pay for. It's a shirt jacket my girl friend gave me in 1960. I still wear each of them occasionally.
Sorry for the side ways pic.



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My wife.

Look closely at the photo and you'll see that you replaced a water heater, not that other thing you mentioned. YukYukYukYuk.

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We're getting ready to replace a gasser of similar vintage... maybe 5-8 years older. I bet they don't make 'em like they used to.

Do gas water heaters generally last significantly longer than electric?

A once-in-a-lifetime deal for me.
 

Bought a house on a 1/2 acre in Menlo Park, CA for $260k.
After the down payment, I had $138 left in my bank account.
Sold 22 years later for $1.85 million.

Cheap thermapen. so pleased with the value I bought a box of them to give out to friends.

RT600C Super-Fast® Pocket Thermometer from ThermoWorks

I have two Thermapens, the older style. One is back lit for winter cooking. Just found my original and after a battery change it is still bang on accurate.

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Stock photo, but I bought a pair of these for $2200 in 1997 which was a TON of money for me at the time. I used and enjoyed them literally everyday for 19 years and they still work great. I have replaced them with thier much bigger brothers last year though.

without a doubt, my wife and three children later with thousands in cost raising them, now have two grandchildren, am a happy camper.

our current house and office building, a ten bagger in value easy, problem is I have to sell them.

My education

I have had several of these... many have suffered broken screens.

I now have the current model and it works well.

RPN forever!

Walmart stock my Grandmother left me when she bought it many many many years ago.

My Makita portable 110v air compressor. 12+ years old and still chugging along.

some great answers!! i cant believe a pair of doc martins are still going..i destroyed my only pair. i was doing car repairs with them..

My Arima 17. I bought it 8 years ago for 7K and it's still worth close to that. I have put maybe 1500 into repairs over the years. I use it about once a week. I have said many times "it could sink tomorrow and I will have gotten my moneys worth out of it".

Dave
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putting on flame suit the three Hyundai Elantra's I have owned, comfortable/cheap/ reliable, never let me down.

The Nissan Versa I'm driving now really makes me miss my Hyundai(s).

My house, huge PITA, needs constant maintenance, has zoning issues, but it has a rental unit and just keeps going up in value.

Rigid Shopvac-$19 on sale at Home Depot about 8 Labor Days ago. It sucks. Period.

Then the interior perimeter drain in my basement.