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Stupidest purchases while on lockdown!

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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
  • My hairstyle hasn’t changed at all. I shave my head with a double edged safety razor every morning (and do my face every second morning).
  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,680
    edited April 2020
    As far as stupidest purchase, probably a house takes the cake for me. 
  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    Bald is beautiful. I shave my mug clean
    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

  • ColtsFan said:
    Bald is beautiful. I shave my mug clean
    Frequency? What do you use? I’ve been through ‘em all, including all manner of Headblades and Omnishavers, but the DESR really takes the cake. 
  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    ColtsFan said:
    Bald is beautiful. I shave my mug clean
    Frequency? What do you use? I’ve been through ‘em all, including all manner of Headblades and Omnishavers, but the DESR really takes the cake. 

    2-3 times a week. I reserve the safety razor for my face :). Mach 3 on the noggin.

    Had a Headblade years ago...It was meh.
    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

  • @ColtsFan: Whatever works for you. Use to use a Mach 3 then a Quattro. If you haven’t tried it before, give the safety razor a go on the dome. Once I started, I decided I’d never go back. Closer, with less irritation and cuts - even against the grain. It might help that I use an adjustable razor though and have dialed in the perfect cutting height and pass direction for each area of the head. 
  • RRog17
    RRog17 Posts: 573

    Bought this mask several weeks ago. 
    Then find out....from China.
    Still not here. Very dumb!
    Canton, GA
    LBGE, Joe Jr., 28” Blackstone
  • Battleborn
    Battleborn Posts: 3,699
    As far as stupidest purchase, probably a house takes the cake for me. 
    We were on that path when this hit. We stopped, hoping that the market here will be more buyer friendly in a few months. Kinda feels slimy waiting on other people's misfortunes, but I can live with it, with potentially 10's of thousands of dollars on the line.
    Las Vegas, NV


  • RRog17
    RRog17 Posts: 573
    Cut my own hair though. 
    Canton, GA
    LBGE, Joe Jr., 28” Blackstone
  • rekameohs
    rekameohs Posts: 264
    ... so I bought some Wahl clippers (not cheap ones) and guards and learned to cut the back and neck. I use the clippers on the sides a bit, but the top is still done with scissors.

    I inherited (and still use) the Wahl clippers my Dad used to give me crew cuts back in the '60s, out on our carport.  If any friends came by, he would cut their hair too.  Today, if you did that, you would probably get sued.
    Raleigh, NC
  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    As far as stupidest purchase, probably a house takes the cake for me. 
    We were on that path when this hit. We stopped, hoping that the market here will be more buyer friendly in a few months. Kinda feels slimy waiting on other people's misfortunes, but I can live with it, with potentially 10's of thousands of dollars on the line.
    That’s not preying on other’s misfortunes.  You’re anticipating the market will move.  If you bought now, it could be you that takes the dip.


    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
  • As far as stupidest purchase, probably a house takes the cake for me. 
    We were on that path when this hit. We stopped, hoping that the market here will be more buyer friendly in a few months. Kinda feels slimy waiting on other people's misfortunes, but I can live with it, with potentially 10's of thousands of dollars on the line.
    We considered this, but our context may be a little different. We live in a very hot market (bidding wars abound with 60% of houses selling well above asking) that is also traditionally quite stable because a huge proportion of residents here work for the federal public service (job security). We had already sold our current house with a late June close date and needed to find another. We were thinking that at least in the short term, the market would dry up completely (which it has - no new listings in our target area over the last few weeks). Once it frees up, I expect that there will be a lot of renewed competition for places, some seeking purely to invest in real estate (“the new gold”). Guess time will tell how it all plays out. 

    One thing’s for sure - we are convinced the virus contributed very significantly to us securing this home. We were able to squeeze into an extremely desirable area only because there was only one other party bidding, keeping the cost lower than it would have been otherwise. Had we bought a month earlier, the home would have had dozens of interested parties and would have well exceeded our comfort zone. 

    Good luck with the search!
  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,791
    time to dig out the Wahl kit swmbo used years ago to cut kids' hair.
    canuckland
  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    rekameohs said:
    ... so I bought some Wahl clippers (not cheap ones) and guards and learned to cut the back and neck. I use the clippers on the sides a bit, but the top is still done with scissors.

    I inherited (and still use) the Wahl clippers my Dad used to give me crew cuts back in the '60s, out on our carport.  If any friends came by, he would cut their hair too.  Today, if you did that, you would probably get sued.
    @rekameohs, Dad always cut my hair too (and my brother's). Don't remember the clipper brand, but I still have them somewhere. Not as good as my current Wahls, but they do still work, 65-ish years later!

    If yours ever die, I highly recommend the Wahl Senior. A bit over $100 now, but a quality product.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,894
    @GrateEggspectations - congrats on the buy and best of luck with the new job.
    Better to be lucky than good any day  =)
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,540
    edited April 2020
    I picked this clipper up last year. Night and day difference from some of the lower end clippers available at big box stores. It's paid for by the 6th haircut. Hard to go wrong with a nice set of clippers. 


    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
  • Battleborn
    Battleborn Posts: 3,699
    As far as stupidest purchase, probably a house takes the cake for me. 
    We were on that path when this hit. We stopped, hoping that the market here will be more buyer friendly in a few months. Kinda feels slimy waiting on other people's misfortunes, but I can live with it, with potentially 10's of thousands of dollars on the line.
    We considered this, but our context may be a little different. We live in a very hot market (bidding wars abound with 60% of houses selling well above asking) that is also traditionally quite stable because a huge proportion of residents here work for the federal public service (job security). We had already sold our current house with a late June close date and needed to find another. We were thinking that at least in the short term, the market would dry up completely (which it has - no new listings in our target area over the last few weeks). Once it frees up, I expect that there will be a lot of renewed competition for places, some seeking purely to invest in real estate (“the new gold”). Guess time will tell how it all plays out. 

    One thing’s for sure - we are convinced the virus contributed very significantly to us securing this home. We were able to squeeze into an extremely desirable area only because there was only one other party bidding, keeping the cost lower than it would have been otherwise. Had we bought a month earlier, the home would have had dozens of interested parties and would have well exceeded our comfort zone. 

    Good luck with the search!
    It was kind of the same way here, home prices were overinflated due to all the new business going on in the city. We are confined, by the wife, to a certain school zone. With 1/3rd of the Nevada's economy completely shut down and months to years of recovery following, we should be able to find a good deal.
    Las Vegas, NV


  • lousubcap said:
    @GrateEggspectations - congrats on the buy and best of luck with the new job.
    Better to be lucky than good any day  =)
    Thanks Frank! Lucky is right. It sure feels that way to be facing a promotion in the current environment, during a time when so many others are facing hardship (assuming the job doesn’t fall through!).
  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    lkapigian said:
    Haircuts Meh, new world problems............Norelco for me every AM,easy peasy 
    Wait... aren’t you the guy wearing panties... on his head??

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
  • Hoster05
    Hoster05 Posts: 312
    I have said for years that I just need to shave it off but cant come to grips with it.  However this pandemic has me ready to do so.  My wire straight hair right now looks like i got electrocuted.  Of course thats the sides and back, the top is mostly gone....
    Mankato, MN - LBGE
  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,216
    Anyone shaving their head with a Mühle R41? Asking for a friend. 
  • Hoster05 said:
    I have said for years that I just need to shave it off but cant come to grips with it.  However this pandemic has me ready to do so.  My wire straight hair right now looks like i got electrocuted.  Of course thats the sides and back, the top is mostly gone....
    Doing it while isolated or on vacation is nice. You get to become comfortable with it on your own before showing the new look to others. 
  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Anyone shaving their head with a Mühle R41? Asking for a friend. 

    Probably Scottie, but depends on what head you're talking about....
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    I love lamp..
  • Anyone shaving their head with a Mühle R41? Asking for a friend. 
    Just look for the guy who’s been scalped. 
  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,894
    lkapigian said:
    Haircuts Meh, new world problems............Norelco for me every AM,easy peasy 
    @lkapigian Been a face shave Norelco fan for several decades.  Those shavers last dang near forever.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Stupid purchase thread > haircuts > bald people shaving head > shaving > anus or overalls?
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
  • ColtsFan said:
    This is probably the prettiest thing ya'll have seen in weeks. Clean as a whistle 


    And no beard! You clean up nice, you handsome devil you. 
  • Botch said:
    I'm about ready to order a home-barbering kit...
    Wilma already did.



    Flint, Michigan