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The Sudsy Soapery Unscented Tallow
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Blackland Vector/Schick ProLine (14)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

Good afternoon, Cadre. It seems that I am always rooting against the teams favored by my fellow Cadreians. Saturday was fun because Penn State won, while arch enemy Ohio State lost. Not sorry, @Majorrich, for it is righteous and just.
Sunday was even better, though sadly only one Ohio team lost. Naturally it was Cleveland, but I’ll leave it at that because the less said about The Mistake on the Lake, the better.

The Steelers took care of perennial Bad Guys, the Raiders, who are currently in Las Vegas for the money, but history shows they’ll go anywhere offering a few more bucks. Enjoy them while you can, @heysi. Big Steeler crowd at Allegiant Stadium, some observers said they were the majority, and the cheering bears that out. FTR, I will only root for the Evil Raiders under two circumstances:

1. A Raiders win would help the Steelers, and
2. John Madden (whom I like) rises from his grave and accepts that The Immaculate Reception is legitimate.

Have a wonderful day, Cadre! 😇
 
I'm originally from Los Angeles.....I learned long ago not to trust the Davis family. But at least we got a stadium out of the deal. If the raiders ever leave.......someone will come and play here.
 
heysi said:
I'm originally from Los Angeles.....I learned long ago not to trust the Davis family. But at least we got a stadium out of the deal. If the raiders ever leave.......someone will come and play here.
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Yes, the Davises were pariahs in the league. Don’t know how they’re perceived since Al’s long gone. Allegiant Stadium is nice, and large enough to accommodate all the Steelers fans when they come to town. 😉

In all seriousness, I’m rooting for the Dodgers to beat the Yankees should they meet again this fall. As a Red Sox fan, I always root against the Yankees. With the Red Sox only 18 World Series championships behind them now, I’ve no wish for them to win another now that it’s so close.
 
This is a tough night of football for me. Really , it’s simple. Normally, I root against the Jets because they beat the Baltimore Colts in SB3. I was born in Baltimore and grew up a Unitas fan, and I lost $2 on that game. 🤬 Additionally, their current QB was the QB on the Packers when the Steelers ran out of time in SB45, robbing us of a well deserved 7th Lombardi trophy. Unforgivable. But I can’t go with Buffalo tonight because they are 3-2 while the Jets are 2-3. Therefore, Buffalo must lose so they are both 3-3 because the Steelers are 4-2. Clearly, I am torn. The best I can hope for is that the Jets QB has a terrible game, but the team wins anyway. Not enjoying this. 😤
 
The Sudsy Soapery Unscented Tallow
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Blackland Vector/Schick ProLine (115)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

Nice shave with today’s gear. Have a wonderful (rest of the) day, Cadre. 🙂
Graybeard57 said:
The best I can hope for is that the Jets QB has a terrible game, but the team wins anyway. Not enjoying this. 😤
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Well, I didn’t get my wish Monday night in fact, the opposite. Jets QB played well enough to win, but the kicker missed three FG. Jets lost by three points. 👎
 
The Sudsy Soapery Unscented Tallow
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette 1940s Aristocrat/Wilkinson Sword black (1)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

After so many uses of the Vector and its well worn blade, I decided that it was time for a MAJOR OVERHAUL of gear. Every time I pick the Aristocrat back up, I wonder why I ever put it down. It’s my favorite DE by far - it has the perfect combination of smoothness and closeness I’ve ever experienced. Why the Thursday evening shave? I have people coming over tomorrow morning to adjust my garage door, and I refuse to get up early to shave. Never more.

Hope you all had a great day. 🙂
 
The Sudsy Soapery Unscented Tallow
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette 1940s Aristocrat/Wilkinson Sword black (2)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

Happy Saturday, Cadre. A most satisfying shave this afternoon. Gorgeous fall day: cloudless sunny skies and 70F/21C. Let’s all have a terrific weekend! 👍
 
The Sudsy Soapery Unscented Tallow
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette 1940s Aristocrat/Wilkinson Sword black (3)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

Didn’t have time to post yesterday’s save. Explanation follows.

A Sunday shave following a Saturday shave?! WTHeck is going on here? Well, it’s simple: I needed a shave Saturday, and I had an early appointment today so I shaved right before the Steelers game last night. I mean RIGHT before - my last pass + cleanup was at the kickoff.

Now I have a 12:30 appointment to get ready for. Have a great start to your week, my friends. 👍
 
Oops, shaved yesterday , but never got around to posting it:

The Sudsy Soapery Unscented Tallow
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette 1940s Aristocrat/Wilkinson Sword black (4)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

Today:

The Sudsy Soapery Unscented Tallow
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette 1940s Aristocrat/Wilkinson Sword black (5)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

Thoroughly enjoyable couple of shaves. Am digging it. 😃 The great philosopher John Sebastian once told us, “You’ll shave today, you’ll shave tomorrow as well…” Curiously, he also told us, “We’re gonna tease you a lot, ‘cause we got you on the spot…”. 🤔
 
The Sudsy Soapery Unscented Tallow
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette 1940s Aristocrat/Wilkinson Sword black (6)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

A splendid shave on a splendid fall Saturday afternoon. It’s a bright and sunny 60F/16C today; hope it’s nice wherever you are. Haven’t heard of any weather “event” disasters lately, so hopefully all is well for everyone.

Where is @heysi and his World Series coverage? I was checking in off and on last night to keep track of the score of game 1. It was tied 2-2 after nine innings, and it was almost 11:30 here, I was tired and went to bed. The Evil Yankees™️ went up 3-2 in the top of the 10th inning, then the Dodgers loaded the bases and won the game with a walk off grand slam, the first ever in WS history! While I slept. 😩
 
It kept the Yankees from scoring a run. Karma - Baltimore lost a playoff game in Yankee Stadium in the 1990s to fan interference. Oh dear me! 🤣
 
Graybeard57 said:
It kept the Yankees from scoring a run. Karma - Baltimore lost a playoff game in Yankee Stadium in the 1990s to fan interference. Oh dear me! 🤣
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Ah, I did have it wrong. Jeter got a home run at home that should have been off the wall against Baltimore in 1996. I’m gonna have my memory checked out. It’s still karma, and the Yankees have more reconciliation to pay out. In that I was correct.
 
I've been holding my tongue. For fear of jinxing anything. But yeah.....that Grand Slam Walk Off was spectacular. I'll be doing a full review sometime next week.

(trust me.....I'm living and dying with each pitch)
 
heysi said:
trust me.....I'm living and dying with each pitch
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I know that feeling all too well. I’ve rooted for the Red Sox since 1967, when I was 10, finally saw them win when I was 47. A 2-0 Series lead is good, but not a guarantee. As an ad hoc fan of your Dodgers, I don’t think my cheerleading can cause them any harm. I’ll root with my fingers crossed as well. 🙂

The Sudsy Soapery Unscented Tallow
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette 1940s Aristocrat/Wilkinson Sword black (7)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

Good day, Cadre! It’s a crisp, comfortable, and sunny fall day here. It’s going to be coldish for tonight’s game, but both teams are accustomed to it, so it shouldn’t matter much.

The Wilkinson blade is holding up surprisingly well, so perhaps I’ll get another couple of shaves from it. Have a great day, Cadre. 😀
 
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