Okay, that’s quite a cool memento. I might not mind that.

You might want to move your memories some place else a little safer. You know, just in case you have an incident with your water heater.

I think human parts are a hard no for me, but I’m general good with anything, though usually much less so if the product isn’t being produced incidentally.

This means cow leather is generally a okay, but crocodile is something I’ll shy away from.

For me, it’s less about spending money to “pay to win” your way to a higher skill level in a sport via “equipment doping” and more about how much more enjoyment you can get out of it. Below a certain grade and quality, equipment starts to actively get in your way compared to a comparable fairly priced alternative. I’m not going to completely overspend on it, but if I’m not otherwise strapped for cash, I’m not going to grit my teeth and bare it. You can always earn more money, but you can never get your time back. And life is just too short to be cheapening out your experiences like that.