I bought my WAHL beard trimmer almost 10 years ago.

Some of you may think this is a joke, given my sparse growth. It is no joke.

I used my dear WAHL so much - I relied on it. Shaping, smoothing, and for the last few years it kept a perfect length on my pseudo-beard.

But this morning, for the first time for the last time, I dropped him. He hit the tiles, and shattered into a million (or two) pieces. Tiny bits of plastic smashed apart, never to be joined again.

And in an instant, he is gone.

What a crapper of a way to end the year.