Subj : Re: Daylight Savings Time
To   : McDoob
From : Warpslide
Date : Fri Mar 11 2022 18:48:21

On 11 Mar 2022, McDoob said the following...

 Mc> Hmm. Interesting idea. I sometimes suffer from the winter blues myself.
 Mc> Perhaps I should get myself a sunlamp...

I have a few different models of SAD lamps (blue, full spectrum, etc), for me they don't really do much of anything.  If I'm feeling dull or low in energy, five minutes in a low powered tanning bed is all it takes for me to feel awake, alive & full of energy.

I used to go visit a local tanning salon but they had a change in ownership and that's when the high pressure sales tactics started.

Oh, you HAVE to use our lotions and goggles, no outside lotions or goggles allowed.  "Oh, Mr. Harris I see you pay per visit, did you know that if you signed up for a monthly subscription you could blah blah blah?"

After about the 3rd visit under the new management, just before I was about to pay for my 5 minutes, they started on the sales pitch at which point I cut them off and said "I've said no to this the last two times I was here, I'm not going to say yes this time.  Can we skip to the part when I tap my debit card and I can go tan?" - They ignored what I said and continued on their spiel, so I just left.

That's when I discovered there was a tanning booth at my gym that was already included in my membership, so in the long run they saved me money.

I noticed the other day that they're not there anymore.  I'm not sure if their shady practices or covid that killed their business, but either way I was happy to see they're gone.


Jay

.... Half of conversation is listening.

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