Hoomi
03-09-2007, 03:13 PM
Nope, this isn't a post with links to porn sites or other such vices. This is actually ON TOPIC!
Silly idea, huh?
I swung into the LHS last weekend to pick up the April issue of RCH. Now, even though I'm still learning the nuances of flying my Axe EZ, I'm already starting to get the urge for a step-up heli.
You know how it goes; a few successful flights with the trainer, and that little voice on your shoulder starts whispering. "You're ready for the big leagues! Nitro helis! Spektrum Radio! Youtube videos! Writing for RC Heli magazine!"
Granted, on the other shoulder is the opposing little voice that watches you land and whispers, "Don't quit the day job just yet."
Anyway; while I'm at the LHS, I'm looking over the currently sparse selection of helis in stock (Can you say "Inventory Tax time", boys and girls? I knew you could!), and what to my coveting eyes should appear but an MX400, blow-out priced at $75.
Seventy-five smackeroos for a new-in-box MX400! Holy leapfrogs, Batman! That's like a step-up from the step-up I've been jonesing for!
The little voice of temptation was doing backflips on my shoulder. "$75?! $75?!" he yelled. "You can't pass that up! You've spent more than that on gasoline in a weekend before!" He was more excited than a Labrador Retriever with its own tennis-ball pitching machine.
My practical voice was a bit more reserved. "That is a good price," he said. "But what does it include?"
The temptation guy was swinging from my beard. In his excitement, he'd fallen right off my shoulder. "Who cares what it includes? We can always buy the other stuff later!"
"What's this 'we' stuff?" Practical said. "You're too busy playing to earn any money. Besides, look at the package. This is an unassembled helicopter kit that recommends the buyer have experience in assembling and setting up an RC helicopter. We don't have any of that!"
"We can learn!" Temptation said, hanging from my beard with one hand while trying to poke at Practical with the pitchfork in his other hand. "We didn't have any experience in flying an RC heli at all, and as I recall, you thought that was a good reason to not buy the Axe EZ! If it were up to you, we wouldn't even have that to play with!"
"You cheated on that one; you recruited help." Practical dodged the flailing pitchfork by climbing up on my ear.
"Did you say something?" the LHS guy said. "I thought I heard a squeaky voice."
"Um, no," I said. "I think maybe it was just an odd harmonic from the nitro cars outside." I headed to the back of the shop to look at the additional parts the MX 400 would need.
"RC heli: $75," Temptation said. "Brushless motor: $55. Speed Control: $35. 6 Channel Helicopter RC radio: $220. Having an MX400 to fly: Priceless."
"You left out some parts," Practical pointed out.
"Shut up," Temptation hissed, stretching as far as he could with the pitchfork.
"Axe CP, ready to fly: $200," Practical whispered into the ear he was hanging on. "Besides; isn't that the heli you wanted to read the review on in the magazine anyway?"
"Don't listen to him!" Temptation yelled. He lost his grip on my beard and fell into my shirt pocket.
"Why don't we just get the magazine and go?" Practical settled back onto my shoulder, speaking with a soothing voice. "Wouldn't you rather read reviews and make sure that what you buy is really what you want first, anyway?"
I carried my magazine to the check-out counter, ignoring the angry swearing coming from my shirt pocket.
"Is someone getting cussed out?" the LHS guy asked as he scanned the magazine's barcode. He looked around for the source of the noise.
"Probably just someone playing their rap too loud," I said. "Say, are you guys going to be getting any more Axe CP's in stock soon?"
"They're on backorder, but we will be getting some. They're a nice little helicopter."
"That's what I hear." I smiled and took my change, stuffing it in my shirt pocket atop Temptation.
Out of the corner of my eye, I thought I saw Practical making a rude gesture towards the pocket. Say, was that an RC Heli sticker stuck on the back of his robe?
Silly idea, huh?
I swung into the LHS last weekend to pick up the April issue of RCH. Now, even though I'm still learning the nuances of flying my Axe EZ, I'm already starting to get the urge for a step-up heli.
You know how it goes; a few successful flights with the trainer, and that little voice on your shoulder starts whispering. "You're ready for the big leagues! Nitro helis! Spektrum Radio! Youtube videos! Writing for RC Heli magazine!"
Granted, on the other shoulder is the opposing little voice that watches you land and whispers, "Don't quit the day job just yet."
Anyway; while I'm at the LHS, I'm looking over the currently sparse selection of helis in stock (Can you say "Inventory Tax time", boys and girls? I knew you could!), and what to my coveting eyes should appear but an MX400, blow-out priced at $75.
Seventy-five smackeroos for a new-in-box MX400! Holy leapfrogs, Batman! That's like a step-up from the step-up I've been jonesing for!
The little voice of temptation was doing backflips on my shoulder. "$75?! $75?!" he yelled. "You can't pass that up! You've spent more than that on gasoline in a weekend before!" He was more excited than a Labrador Retriever with its own tennis-ball pitching machine.
My practical voice was a bit more reserved. "That is a good price," he said. "But what does it include?"
The temptation guy was swinging from my beard. In his excitement, he'd fallen right off my shoulder. "Who cares what it includes? We can always buy the other stuff later!"
"What's this 'we' stuff?" Practical said. "You're too busy playing to earn any money. Besides, look at the package. This is an unassembled helicopter kit that recommends the buyer have experience in assembling and setting up an RC helicopter. We don't have any of that!"
"We can learn!" Temptation said, hanging from my beard with one hand while trying to poke at Practical with the pitchfork in his other hand. "We didn't have any experience in flying an RC heli at all, and as I recall, you thought that was a good reason to not buy the Axe EZ! If it were up to you, we wouldn't even have that to play with!"
"You cheated on that one; you recruited help." Practical dodged the flailing pitchfork by climbing up on my ear.
"Did you say something?" the LHS guy said. "I thought I heard a squeaky voice."
"Um, no," I said. "I think maybe it was just an odd harmonic from the nitro cars outside." I headed to the back of the shop to look at the additional parts the MX 400 would need.
"RC heli: $75," Temptation said. "Brushless motor: $55. Speed Control: $35. 6 Channel Helicopter RC radio: $220. Having an MX400 to fly: Priceless."
"You left out some parts," Practical pointed out.
"Shut up," Temptation hissed, stretching as far as he could with the pitchfork.
"Axe CP, ready to fly: $200," Practical whispered into the ear he was hanging on. "Besides; isn't that the heli you wanted to read the review on in the magazine anyway?"
"Don't listen to him!" Temptation yelled. He lost his grip on my beard and fell into my shirt pocket.
"Why don't we just get the magazine and go?" Practical settled back onto my shoulder, speaking with a soothing voice. "Wouldn't you rather read reviews and make sure that what you buy is really what you want first, anyway?"
I carried my magazine to the check-out counter, ignoring the angry swearing coming from my shirt pocket.
"Is someone getting cussed out?" the LHS guy asked as he scanned the magazine's barcode. He looked around for the source of the noise.
"Probably just someone playing their rap too loud," I said. "Say, are you guys going to be getting any more Axe CP's in stock soon?"
"They're on backorder, but we will be getting some. They're a nice little helicopter."
"That's what I hear." I smiled and took my change, stuffing it in my shirt pocket atop Temptation.
Out of the corner of my eye, I thought I saw Practical making a rude gesture towards the pocket. Say, was that an RC Heli sticker stuck on the back of his robe?