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Old Mar 25th 2020 | 9:10 am
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Gas at Costco a few moments ago.



 
Old Mar 25th 2020 | 9:26 am
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I’ve just cut hubby’s hair with the new hair clippers I ordered. I was a little nervous because I’ve only used hair clippers on our dog and that was 10+ years ago. I’ve done a better job than the normal place he goes to...even if I do say it myself.
 
Old Mar 25th 2020 | 9:31 am
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I’ve just cut hubby’s hair with the new hair clippers I ordered. I was a little nervous because I’ve only used hair clippers on our dog and that was 10+ years ago. I’ve done a better job than the normal place he goes to...even if I do say it myself.
OH has been doing mine for the past twenty years, and perfectly so.

I went to a barber December before last, only because I had a couple of hours to lose and fancied a hot towel razor shave.
 
Old Mar 25th 2020 | 9:34 am
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I laugh everytime I am indisposed on the loo and out of the corner of my eye I see a puppy charging past the door with
I thought you were going to describe this
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Old Mar 25th 2020 | 9:50 am
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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
Gas at Costco a few moments ago.



Oh haven't seen prices like that in, not sure I ever have seen gas in Canada that low. It was around 0.65 if I recall when I first moved to Canada and only went up from there, we are down to the 0.95 cent range in Vancouver, a good 50 cent drop in the last month.
 
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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
Gas at Costco a few moments ago.


And you can bet your bottom dollar that the oil companys are still making a profit even at that price, which shows how much we are being ripped of at the pumps year in year out. This crisis will bring alot of things to the surface that we have paid through the nose for and just accepted it. Its sad that it had to be a global pandemic to start to open peoples eyes to how they are just pawns in the rich mans game of chess.
 
Old Mar 26th 2020 | 5:07 am
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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
Gas at Costco a few moments ago.
wow.
I was paying $1.50 not so long ago.
 
Old Mar 26th 2020 | 5:19 am
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Originally Posted by Danny B
wow.
I was paying $1.50 not so long ago.
Someone posted a picture taken last year at the end of March in Vancouver and prices were 1.57-1.60 range, and today anywhere from 0.92 to 0.98 range, even a month ago it was around 1.45-1.50 range. Never seen such a huge drop before so quickly, but without commuters, the demand has plummeted as have oil prices.
 
Old Mar 26th 2020 | 9:55 am
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Originally Posted by Danny B
I badly need a haircut, thank god I'm staying at home so no one has to see me.
My hairdresser, she visits, rang me to say she was unable to visit for the forseeable future, but she would get in touch when she would be able to visit again.
 
Old Mar 26th 2020 | 10:16 am
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I have run out of internet I think, it is so dead everywhere today.
 
Old Mar 28th 2020 | 7:28 am
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I'm immersing myself in the classics = I'm on my 3rd Caesar.
“You know what the trouble about real life is? There's no danger music.”
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Old Mar 28th 2020 | 1:50 pm
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Originally Posted by caretaker
I'm immersing myself in the classics = I'm on my 3rd Caesar.
“You know what the trouble about real life is? There's no danger music.”
Jim Carrey - The Cable Guy

If Jim Carrey were the option...tomorrow wouldn’t be in my future! I really can’t bear him, as opposed to my husband, who thinks! Ace Ventura can do no wrong Stupid character
 
Old Mar 28th 2020 | 4:53 pm
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I’ve just cut hubby’s hair with the new hair clippers I ordered. I was a little nervous because I’ve only used hair clippers on our dog and that was 10+ years ago. I’ve done a better job than the normal place he goes to...even if I do say it myself.
Photo of the back of his head or it didn't happen. What number did you use out of interest? It is a bit of an art I think.

I've been clippering MrBEVS head for the past 16 years since we came to NZ really. A barber tried to give MrBEVS scalp a side parting and that put him off.

Now the thing is do I let himself cut my own hair ?
 
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Looking back to February, glad I decided to get my hair cut in February, or I would have to shave it all off. lol
 
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I don't smoke anymore but I really miss the ritual of opening a soft pack.
 


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