What have you been doing today?

[securespark]

Covid cut #3 for me today. Just another 15 cuts to go until the clippers have paid for themselves

Blimey! How much were they?
I got some Wahl clippers and they were £15.

 

[EddieM]

Blimey! How much were they?
I got some Wahl clippers and they were £15.

Some of these, but as said I paid double for them at the time. Got scalped, in many ways.

 

[securespark]

No, fair enough. I know many products were very thin on the ground and consequently prices rose.

 

[EddieM]

No, fair enough. I know many products were very thin on the ground and consequently prices rose.

Yep they were all at it, price of hand gel in April was ridiculous. Still we're surreptitiously buying up some reserves of non perishables in case the worst happens.

Our local Sainsbury's was a sad sight back in March/April/May the shelves stripped bare everyday. Used to annoy the hell out of me as people were clearly hoarding more than they needed, throwing away mountains of good food and of course depriving others with their selfishness.

 

[Brigadier]

A lot of suicidal people are fastidious in making sure their affairs are in order before they commit suicide. This is especially true of those who truly want to die and are not doing it as a cry for help. An old school friend had been suffering with depression for a number of years and then 'appeared' to be coming out of it during his mid 40's. He'd smartened himself up, had a haircut and shave and had a happier outlook. He began to appear to have put things behind him. After he and his wife went to work one morning he returned home and used the 'car in the garage' method. His wife found him when she came home at lunch time. As they lived in a secluded area out of town there were no nearby neighbours that may have suspected anything. Besides him in the car were tablets, water and alcohol with a hose through the back window. He had also managed to tie his hands to the steering wheel using cable ties. His own teeth marks were found in one of the ties indicating how he had managed to do it. He was one of the most popular lads at school, not the brainiest or always best at sports etc, just one of those guys who was fun to be with and saw the best in people.

Yes, an apparent contradiction of suicide is those that appear to be "getting better".
IIRC, it was that when at the lowest ebb, they can't muster up the will to do it.
When that lowest low passes however......

 

[sodthisforfun]

Yep they were all at it, price of hand gel in April was ridiculous. Still we're surreptitiously buying up some reserves of non perishables in case the worst happens.

Our local Sainsbury's was a sad sight back in March/April/May the shelves stripped bare everyday. Used to annoy the hell out of me as people were clearly hoarding more than they needed, throwing away mountains of good food and of course depriving others with their selfishness.

I can remember seeing images of elderly pensioners looking at completely empty shelves wondering how the hell they were going to eat. It actually upset me quite a lot I am not ashamed to admit! Not everyone could afford to panic buy, have a car to carry it, have access to try and get a delivery etc and live day by day. The selfishness was astounding, absolutely no regard for anyone else. Sadly it seems to be the way now, with everything.

 

[durhamplumber]

A lot of suicidal people are fastidious in making sure their affairs are in order before they commit suicide. This is especially true of those who truly want to die and are not doing it as a cry for help. An old school friend had been suffering with depression for a number of years and then 'appeared' to be coming out of it during his mid 40's. He'd smartened himself up, had a haircut and shave and had a happier outlook. He began to appear to have put things behind him. After he and his wife went to work one morning he returned home and used the 'car in the garage' method. His wife found him when she came home at lunch time. As they lived in a secluded area out of town there were no nearby neighbours that may have suspected anything. Besides him in the car were tablets, water and alcohol with a hose through the back window. He had also managed to tie his hands to the steering wheel using cable ties. His own teeth marks were found in one of the ties indicating how he had managed to do it. He was one of the most popular lads at school, not the brainiest or always best at sports etc, just one of those guys who was fun to be with and saw the best in people.

Very very sad.Thanks for sharing Conny..I can fully appreciate how,for some,they just cannot shake off ""the black dog"" of depression.

 

[durhamplumber]

but TBH I don't even look in the mirror most days.

Lol...top line..I do not bother that much,other than to check I have not missed bits when shaving.

 

[Brigadier]

TBH I don't even look in the mirror most days.

This reminds me of a great put-down from one former colleague to another, some years ago in an early-morning team briefing.

One guy; a slovenly manc with greasy / wet-head look.
The second; ex-RAF with a sharp trim you could cut yourself on, and workwear to match.
"Manc" was also slack in his work, and was attracting negative attention from a few quarters in that regard.


The exchange went something like this:

"Manc": "I'm here to do my job right, not to mess about with posh haircuts. Most mornings, I just get out and get on with it. I don't even look in the mirror."

"RAF": "Evidently."

 

[Brigadier]

Oh, and today I have mostly been having.........a Covid test.

 

[crystal ball]

Mainly resting after a hard days graft yesterday, but we went to a cycling store to look at a new e bike for Mrs CB, saw a couple that would suit but the sales guy said no new stock until 2021 and then first come etc

 

[Mottie]

Been over the allotment. Haven’t been for a while, just laziness. Lot of stuff in the point of wilting. A good watering sorted them. Picked the last of my tomatoes and beetroot and one fair sized butternut squash.

 

[EddieM]

Tasted my "Pickles with attitude". Approach with caution, tasty but mein got!

 

[conny]

Oh, and today I have mostly been having.........a Covid test.

Hope it comes back negative and whatever you are feeling soon clears up.

Lol...top line..I do not bother that much, other than to check I have not missed bits when shaving.

I usually get a wet shave in the shower, (use an electric one during the week and close wet shave at weekend for my wife's benefit), so without a mirror I feel how smooth it is. Surprising how the littlest hair you miss stands out like a sore thumb.

 

[sodthisforfun]

Oh, and today I have mostly been having.........a Covid test.

How many miles did you have to drive....?!