Urgent non-Sale Sale - please read

[EBK]

I already have a ton of boards waiting for me to build, but my wife happily gave me her blessing to buy more for a good cause.

[jimilee]

I already have a ton of boards waiting for me to build, but my wife happily gave me her blessing to buy more for a good cause.

Please tell me you're just kidding and you bought them becuse you can.


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[jessenator]

"I'm doing my part!".gif
(I didn't know how gauche it would be to embed that actual GIF in this thread, given world events, so hopefully y'all get the reference without it…)


*…realizes he just bought nearly all Genius level boards after years of soldering skill atrophy*

[alanp]

You talked me into it, Brian.

(... not that he had to try very hard.)

[EBK]

you bought them a use you can.

I'm having trouble parsing this. 

[matmosphere]

you bought them a use you can.

I'm having trouble parsing this. 

I'm guessing spellcheck is to blame.

Maybe 'a use' was supposed to be because?

[jimilee]

you bought them a use you can.

I'm having trouble parsing this. 

I'm guessing spellcheck is to blame.

Maybe 'a use' was supposed to be because?

Bingo!


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[EBK]

I bought for multiple reasons.  My wife always supports my hobby, but she doesn't understand it ("What are planning to do with all of those pedals?"  ).  She and I both understand helping human beings who are needlessly suffering.  Brian made helping easier.  So, although I could have bought these boards before, my wife was enthusiastic about it this time. We'll be doing more to support the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and elsewhere (probably doing a lot through our church, which does a ton of this work and effectively coordinates with lots of other organizations), but participating here was an easy first step.

[jimilee]

I bought for multiple reasons.  My wife always supports my hobby, but she doesn't understand it ("What are planning to do with all of those pedals?"  ).  She and I both understand helping human beings who are needlessly suffering.  Brian made helping easier.  So, although I could have bought these boards before, my wife was enthusiastic about it this time. We'll be doing more to support the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and elsewhere (probably doing a lot through our church, which does a ton of this work and effectively coordinates with lots of other organizations), but participating here was an easy first step.

I was just giving you a hard time about obtaining permission. sorry for the confusion.


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[madbean]

I bought for multiple reasons.  My wife always supports my hobby, but she doesn't understand it ("What are planning to do with all of those pedals?"  ).  She and I both understand helping human beings who are needlessly suffering.  Brian made helping easier.  So, although I could have bought these boards before, my wife was enthusiastic about it this time. We'll be doing more to support the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and elsewhere (probably doing a lot through our church, which does a ton of this work and effectively coordinates with lots of other organizations), but participating here was an easy first step.

Yeah, it has been on my mind a lot. I guess I realized that if I can spend a few hundred dollars on the Danelectro I bought a couple weeks ago then I can do this too. I don't do much giving other than the few fundraisers we've done in the past here. The older I get the more I realize there's not really much of anything I want or lack in terms of comfort. So I think this is a beginning for me to start doing better. Honestly I havent even told my wife we're doing this, haha. She'll be cool with it.

[jimilee]

I can't believe this is going on. A developed country is invading another developed country. That just blows my mind. They're not even in the desert. It seems so archaic, like the return of the Cold War.


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[madbean]

I'm going to end the sale tonight at 11:59 CST. It's been a great turn-out so far and since we seem to be getting close to my "matching limit" I think it's fair to call this a big success. You guys have absolutely rocked this.

I'll have a final update on the total raised and info on the donation by the end of the weekend. You guys have made a difference here. A very real one. Be proud.