Episode 142
Morning 6-Pack - One Room, One Year: What We Definitely Won't Miss!
Ever thought about taking a year-long vacation from the world? Well, one dude named Skip Boyce is going full hermit mode! He’s locked himself in a room, streaming the whole shebang like it’s a reality TV show. I mean, who needs cable when you’ve got Skip’s year of ‘me time’? This fella’s got the whole setup: gym equipment, a bathroom, and enough snacks delivered by his wife to fuel a small army. But hold up, he’s ditching the junk food and soda—seriously, no soda? What’s next, no Netflix? As we dive into this wacky scheme, we can’t help but wonder if Skip’s onto something or if he just needs a hug. And hey, we’ve even cooked up a Morning 6-Pack of things we wouldn't miss if we were trapped in isolation, like that shirtless neighbor watering his lawn. Honestly, it's a whole vibe!
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A:I'm Haystack.
Speaker A:And a man has decided to change his life to be happier, to be healthier, to lock himself in solitary confinement for one full year.
Speaker A:And that's apparently going to make him happier and healthier somehow.
Speaker A:He's 49 years old and he's launching a year of isolation project where he stays locked in one room.
Speaker A:He's three weeks in.
Speaker A:He's live streaming the entire thing on social media.
Speaker A:That's what this is.
Speaker A:It's a social media stunt.
Speaker A:I don't even really want to say his name, but you can Google it easy enough.
Speaker A:It's Skip Boyce.
Speaker A:Oh, his name is Skip.
Speaker A:No offense to Skip, but that's enough for me to know everything I need to know.
Speaker A:His name is Skip.
Speaker A:He will stay in one room in his house unless there's an absolute emergency for an entire year.
Speaker A:And apparently he did a bit of carpentry or something.
Speaker A:And so he's built this room to handle this.
Speaker A:It's, you know, he's got the bed, he's got some gym equipment.
Speaker A:He lives in Utah.
Speaker A:And so he actually, he has family.
Speaker A:All those kids are adults.
Speaker A:His isolation room is kind of separated from the rest of the house.
Speaker A:It's got a bathroom and a shower and live streaming set up because again, this is a stinking social media stunt.
Speaker A:That's a one year stunt.
Speaker A:He's not allowed to have unhealthy foods or drinks, especially soda, no alcohol or drugs.
Speaker A:And working with a virtual trainer to get in shape.
Speaker A:He's apparently tasked his wife with providing food.
Speaker A:And a lot of people are warning him that isolation to this degree is not healthy, but he thinks it's.
Speaker A:Look, this sounds dumb, right?
Speaker A:I mean, it really sounds dumb.
Speaker A:But in defense of Skip, the more you think about it, the more maybe it's not so dumb.
Speaker A:Especially when you consider anything from today's top six list of things that we would not miss if we locked ourselves in one room for a year.
Speaker A:Our morning six pack are the top six things that we would not miss if we locked ourselves in one room for a whole year.
Speaker A:Coming in at nine.
Speaker A:Number six, our neighbor who waters the lawn shirtless.
Speaker A:Don't miss that at all.
Speaker A:Number five, getting upcharged and badgered for unnecessary crap every time you just go to get an oil change.
Speaker A:Number four, anything that comes out of our spouse's mouth after they say, you won't believe the day at work I had today.
Speaker A:Number three, that guy at work who's always clicking his pen.
Speaker A:Click, click, click, click, stop it.
Speaker A:Number two.
Speaker A:That screen that pressures you to tip when you check out the number one thing we would not miss if we locked ourselves in a room for an entire year.
Speaker A:Judgmental looks from others for drinking at noon.
Speaker A:It's five o'clock somewhere.
