Here's a though. Have a "drunk wish list". Put items in it that the sober you would approve of but just can't bring yourself to buy. Then the drunk you can buy from that list with a fairly good chance that sober you won't want to kill you.
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Drinking and Ebay/ Reverb
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Given the nature and tenor of the stuff I see on this forum, I’m loosely convinced that you have to be drunk to post here!
I wouldn't say drunk, but I've definitely posted after a couple of whiskies...
What worries me is I can't work out which posts those were...
No, impulse marriage is the number one killer of marriages.Impulse buying is the number three killer of marriages, behind infidelity and financial struggles. Or it should be.If you can afford it and won't lose your shirt flipping it once the romance ends, no problem.
Did you ever notice that the words Beer and Bass have at least 4 thing in common?
If you're repeatedly drinking yourself into a blackout state and have no recollection of the night's events, please get help.
Trying to balance out your issue with saying "at least i bought something nice" is not helping the issue and only putting yourself deeper in denial.
I did PUI a 1998 Ric 4003 on ebay once but, I did remember it. I just told the wife I didn't so... I'm not sure if that counts.
I enjoy a glass of a good ale or porter, or the occasional straight malt scotch with the tiniest splash of spring water from time to time. But I’m not a drinker. If one of my favorites isn’t available I’ll usually pass on having a drink no matter who else is imbibing. And lately I’ve been passing on it more often even when my favorites are available. My GF is the same way. Alcohol and other substances were never a siren’s call for either of us. We had…um…better and more creative ways of getting our jollies. 
Impulse buys? Sure. I’ve made them. But only because I have a gear fund I kick into whenever I have spare cash. So it’s not like my impulse buys are irresponsible. I know to a very fine degree how much I can reasonably spend in a given timeframe, and I’m good at sticking to my limits.
To repurpose some advice from the NY Racing Association to bettors at the track: “Buy with your head - not above it.”
Impulse buys? Sure. I’ve made them. But only because I have a gear fund I kick into whenever I have spare cash. So it’s not like my impulse buys are irresponsible. I know to a very fine degree how much I can reasonably spend in a given timeframe, and I’m good at sticking to my limits.
To repurpose some advice from the NY Racing Association to bettors at the track: “Buy with your head - not above it.”
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I don't drink and don't ever make impulse buys. I research the hell out of everything I purchase, from toilet paper to bass gear. It ain't easy being me.
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No, impulse marriage is the number one killer of marriages.
I disagree... they say that 50% of all marriages end in divorce. But the other 50% end in death. Just think... you could be one of the lucky ones...
I have a similar story, but it hasn't/won't be repeated.
I have a semi herniated disc in my lower back, where 99%of the time it doesn't bother me. But on that occasion I tweak it just right, it's a brutal experience. I have some pain Meds and a muscle relaxer I take if I've done this, usually once a year or so it seems. They kill the pain, and the muscle relaxer will keep my back from spasms, but I sure wouldn't want to do much more than lay in bed or the couch while under the effects of these pills.
The last time this happened, I self medicated in the typical way, but I was looking at eBay at the time. I do a lot of fishing there for deals, and will put many things on my watch list.
That night I must have been fixated on stickers, they type the kids cover their basses with, (why I was looking at them, who knows, not my typical eBay watch). And I ended up buying about 100 bucks worth of stupid stickers when I thought I was putting them on a watch status.
I didn't realize it until the next day, and my family got a kick out of it. The kids got the stickers...
To add in the fun, everytime my girlfriends daughter wants something on eBay, she says, "hey pilly, why don't you hurt your back and we can shop".
Har de har har.
Besides being the butt of multiple jokes, it wasn't that bad of an experience.
I've sworn off eBay and narcotics. well at the same time....
I have a semi herniated disc in my lower back, where 99%of the time it doesn't bother me. But on that occasion I tweak it just right, it's a brutal experience. I have some pain Meds and a muscle relaxer I take if I've done this, usually once a year or so it seems. They kill the pain, and the muscle relaxer will keep my back from spasms, but I sure wouldn't want to do much more than lay in bed or the couch while under the effects of these pills.
The last time this happened, I self medicated in the typical way, but I was looking at eBay at the time. I do a lot of fishing there for deals, and will put many things on my watch list.
That night I must have been fixated on stickers, they type the kids cover their basses with, (why I was looking at them, who knows, not my typical eBay watch). And I ended up buying about 100 bucks worth of stupid stickers when I thought I was putting them on a watch status.
I didn't realize it until the next day, and my family got a kick out of it. The kids got the stickers...
To add in the fun, everytime my girlfriends daughter wants something on eBay, she says, "hey pilly, why don't you hurt your back and we can shop".
Har de har har.
Besides being the butt of multiple jokes, it wasn't that bad of an experience.
I've sworn off eBay and narcotics. well at the same time....
So, I used to put down a 1.75 or more of whiskey every two days. I never did what you did. But, I did a lot of other horrible things.
I don't drink anymore.
I don't drink anymore.
Oddly enough I sell A lot on reverb and the majority of my orders are made Saturday or Sunday night , weird times to always middle of the night of their time zone.
Once while under the influence of pain medication I bought a broken vintage synthesizer off ebay for a rather princely sum. For whatever reason (probably the pain meds again) I ended up keeping it and for years afterward I got pissed off every time I saw sitting there in my basement, as if it was mocking me. I actually still have it and by now the individual parts are worth more than what I paid so I guess it kinda worked out.
