Who knows diamonds?

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Clearly Sean just wanted some helpful advice on buying a diamond, not history lessons or opinions on the evils of diamonds!

They're pretty.
The girls like them.
Sean's girl likes them.
Sean wants to buy one for her.

Seems pretty simple to me! And I think it's humorass that people bawk at the idea of spending thousands of dollars on an engagement ring while they spend thousands of dollars per year on reef aquariums! Priceless.

So what I'm gathering is....Birk's, Spence or Costco.

[muck]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

They're pretty.
The girls like them.
Sean's girl likes them.
Sean wants to buy one for her.

You forgot a few..

They're pretty.
The girls like them.
Sean's girl likes them.
Sean wants to buy one for her.
Sean buys one for her.
Sean's girl says yes.
Sean gets married and buys an oversized house in the suburbs with the wraparound veranda with the white picket fence and gets a dog, 2 cats and has 2.3 kids in the next couple years.
Sean also trades in his HumVee for a Ford Focus and commutes daily (yes 7 days a week) to his crummy job downtown which is 20 minutes away (but always seems to take an hour and a half in rush hour traffic) just to pay off the extravagent wedding and the oversized house and feed his family.
Sean is never the less the happiest man in the world as his girl is happy. A happy wife is a happy life.


On a serious note... Congrats Sean. Hope you have a wonderful life together.

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

And I think it's humorass that people bawk at the idea of spending thousands of dollars on an engagement ring while they spend thousands of dollars per year on reef aquariums! Priceless.

Hehehehe You picked the wrong person to accuse of spending thousands of $$ per year on a reef yet skimping on engagement rings. We've got one of the lowest tech 120g mixed sps/lps/softie/bta reefs on this board. No sump, no skimmer, no fuge, no auto-top off systems, no canisters filled with chemicals, no wave thingies, no high end powerheads, no reactors of any kind. Highest tech stuff we have are a 6 stage RODI unit for use with chloramine-treated tapwater, a Hamilton MH and PC lighting system, a Pinpoint pH probe and monitor, a refractometer, alk/Mg/Ca test kits, and, oh yes, THE turkey baster

BTW, Sean, very best wishes for a long and happy life with your bride-to-be

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Originally Posted by Beverly

Hehehehe You picked the wrong person to accuse of spending thousands of $$ per year on a reef yet skimping on engagement rings.

I knew this was a dangerous statement! No, Beverly, I wasn't accusing you! I was just stating that it's generally a very expensive "hobby"