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2024 Shave Purchase Sabbatical - The Year of MacGyver

Do we have a final count of succesful participants?

  1. You must check-in on the 2024 GRUYERE thread during the specific times listed
    • January 1st 2025 through to January 10th 2025
does this mean that we check in everyday from the 1st to the 10th? If that’s the case, then I failed to do so. I’ve moved on to 2025 in hopes that I can get rid of all the s$#it that I inherited. 2024 was a success for me. I learned a lot, developed my technique, know what I like and don’t like and, I hope that 2025 will expand on what I learned in 2024.
 

brucered

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does this mean that we check in everyday from the 1st to the 10th? If that’s the case, then I failed to do so. I’ve moved on to 2025 in hopes that I can get rid of all the s$#it that I inherited. 2024 was a success for me. I learned a lot, developed my technique, know what I like and don’t like and, I hope that 2025 will expand on what I learned in 2024.
We would all be out if that was the case. I don't think many checked in. Looks like 20-25 did.

I just noticed the final check-in date had passed and was wondering.
 
I think that the rules should be a bit more clear. I don’t mind checking in on specified dates, and I know I missed a few last year due to retirement and too many things on my bucket list. I would be interested in who all made it. It is no easy feat, and that’s for sure. Again, congratulations to all who endured.
 

brucered

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No final list yet?

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Guido75

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My apologies if my decision to deliberately postpone this post caused a disturbance with anyone, but as I mentioned before I gave the Shed-crew some extra time to clock in based on my experiences with prior check ins.

I also checked the missing people for their logging onto B&B to verify if I need to relist someone (found one who qualified).

So without further ado and as far as I can recall the final list of all those who put to their wits, used their pocket knives and paperclips and stuck through, are:

MacGyvers (37)
2. @KQY61
6. @Bsamps
9. @cryhavoc
11. @Berwick12
10. @LJBraaten
12. @Pepin
13. @reformedshavr
14. @JKaboom
17. @Cafebarian
18. @Jim99
20. @Galaktus
21. @Messygoon
22. @The Blackadder
24. @The Roof Seal
30. @BrandX
34. @iver
39. @La Malice
42. @ChriWilson
43. @Dodger59
47. @byDoms
48. @Rico Suave
50. @snowman
51. @InkStainedWretch
52. @midwestshaver71
53. @Silky Glide
57. @hopper_64
58. @kingfisher
59. @Gaspare
60. @JeffJ
61. @brucered
62. @JWCowboy
64. @Sotiris_A
67. @Whisky
71. @flask28
72. @AZBronco
73. @kjbarth
75. @sirplatypus

I raise my glasses to you and congratulate you for completing such an endeavour!
We have had a success rate of 48% which I actually think is rather decent.

Enjoy your victory as you should. We know from the list below (which includes me as well) that this is not a simple and easy task!

MacGrubers (29)
41. @gurdygurds- re-Tech’d himself [04.01.24]
19. @Markdad2 - lusted for a brush [05.01.24]
36. @Shaun asleep - tripped over a buying button. Yaqi bah! [08.01.24]
23. @Manye - went peanuts over Swedish steel [17.01.24]
70. @phdezra - unwittingly brushed himself off the list [18.01.24]
66. @Jens - Slanted his way to the exit [18.01.24]
4. @ewk - CircumVeyEd his exception and got brushed off [02.02.24]
8. @kaufdrop27 - Forgot his exception and Overlanded two razors [04.02.24]
31. @Noodles - Configured his way to the exit [11.02.24]
26. @Goblin - Didn’t want to cut himself in the fingers by shortage of blades [11.02.24]
27. @Omega48 - Got fruity chills from ordering Vetiver splashes [20.02.24]
44. @Gururajan - couldn’t handle himself [22.02.24]
56. @Halfbeard - Ran into a Bayonetta [22.02.24]
25. @Lil Cooties - Suddenly woke up to a preorder..Yates!! [09.03.24]
69. @Trollky - got spritzed by a minted Grapefruit at the Mill [29.03.24]
33. @awk_m4 - went with “happy wife is a happy life” [14.04.24]
7. @Calyshaver - had a triple failure [20.04.24]
40. @den fly- decided to become New and Improved [22.04.24]
54. @Ribitski23 - Karved himself a nice Simpson brush [06.05.24]
29. @Hannah's Dad - Got high on menthol and went down the Glacier [10.05.24]
49. @BobbyB - Decided to handle his razor differently [08.07.24]
38. @linty1 - fell down a Fox hole and brought home the bacon [28.07.24]
1. @Guido75 - had to assist the LOTH in Supply-ing him with an new injector [24.08.24]
3. @Jayson74 - got his exception until he couldn’t handle that [10.09.24]
15. @Tulsa1977 - got a brush handle from a friend and tied the knot [13.09.24]
45. @RAD patient - Muhled himself some shaving supplies [26.09.24]
63. @bjm - Overlanded his restraint and Karved himself a Bison [01.10.24]
32. @JAHE - Finally ShaveMacGruber’ed himself [04.11.2024]
74. @mgweatherly - Responded to the pack leader and landed a Lupo [22.11.2024]

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Thank you for letting me host this year. It has been instructive, fun and rewarding. The Battlestar Odyssey has commenced as well and is proving to be equally fun.

Cheers everyone,

Guido
 
Hi,

Firstly, congrats to all!

Secondly, my pull tab on my A2 flight jacket gave up the ghost today.

The zipper is fine.

So I threaded a paperclip thru it and that's now the pull tab.

No Swiss Army knife required.

Too late for being a MacGyver fix for 2024....

Stan
 
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