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- Thread starter GearNoir
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Somebody has a gnarly case of RAD 
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Lol, luckily most of this stuff gets to go back home to someone else...otherwise I’d be in trouble!Somebody has a gnarly case of RAD
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
You never said where the Weck came from. @The Monkey ? He has a deep collection of razors.
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
The SE OC? Yes, it’s John’s. He does have some gems of the razor world!
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Shave #219 (331 Open Blade Shaves) of 2019:
Gear: RR Game Changer .68, Astra SP blade, RR Big Bruce synth brush, Tabac soap, generic witch hazel, Thayer’s Medicated, and BB Pinaud Clubman Fresh AS to finish!
Surprise! I’m already up and at work!
I’m quite the mix of old school and new today! Old school drugstore shave while sporting my SW: Rogue One K2SO shirt. Hip or strange? You decide!
Got that shave in with the GC sooner than expected. Almost forgot I was supposed to open at work. I was pretty proud of my choice to prep my GC for use last night, because boy was I bleary eyed this morning! Nice shave with the Tabac and GC though. Thankfully I don’t mind Tabac’s scent too much, because the lather is way too good!
So obviously an early day at work, which is nice for a change, as it’ll give me all of what’s left of the day with the family. Not much going on otherwise that I know of. Spent most of the day yesterday channeling my inner @Dave in KY and power washing the heck out of stuff, probably more of the same today as the neighborhood starts to wake up. I also get the fun job of serving some of our spunky seniors group that meets Wednesday mornings for fellowship; they are a fun bunch!
Have a great Wednesday all!
Gear: RR Game Changer .68, Astra SP blade, RR Big Bruce synth brush, Tabac soap, generic witch hazel, Thayer’s Medicated, and BB Pinaud Clubman Fresh AS to finish!
Surprise! I’m already up and at work!
I’m quite the mix of old school and new today! Old school drugstore shave while sporting my SW: Rogue One K2SO shirt. Hip or strange? You decide!
Got that shave in with the GC sooner than expected. Almost forgot I was supposed to open at work. I was pretty proud of my choice to prep my GC for use last night, because boy was I bleary eyed this morning! Nice shave with the Tabac and GC though. Thankfully I don’t mind Tabac’s scent too much, because the lather is way too good!
So obviously an early day at work, which is nice for a change, as it’ll give me all of what’s left of the day with the family. Not much going on otherwise that I know of. Spent most of the day yesterday channeling my inner @Dave in KY and power washing the heck out of stuff, probably more of the same today as the neighborhood starts to wake up. I also get the fun job of serving some of our spunky seniors group that meets Wednesday mornings for fellowship; they are a fun bunch!
Have a great Wednesday all!
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Thanks for taking the time!
Seniors can be interesting. Having lived for so long, they pretty much speak their minds.
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
That they do! They’ve earned that right to an extent!
I guess the early morning wake up had me more groggy that I was aware of lol! I mean...I was testing you. Congratulations Dave you’re the only one that passed...
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Shave #220 (331 Open Blade Shaves) of 2019:
Gear: Gillette NEW LC, Astra SP blade, Schick M Adjustable, Supply blade, RR Big Bruce synth brush, DRH Sandalwood soap, generic witch hazel, Thayer’s Medicated, and Pinaud SR AS to finish!
A bit sore this morning. I guess it takes a while for all those micro vibrations from the pressure washer to set their claws into your muscle...
Well, with yesterday’s awesome shave mail, I just had to put both razors to use today! I was pleasantly surprised and not disappointed! Doing my research on the NEW before requesting a trade, there’s a lot of back and forth about how some folks feel on its aggression level. I’m please to say, with proper angle, this NEW LC is actually decently mild-mid aggressive and quite smooth. This will definitely see more use than the Piccolo! Of course...my GC OC is out for delivery today, so...there may be den in-fighting. The Schick performed excellently for the clean up pass and I'm glad. I was a bit worried upon receiving it; it didn’t come with a blade loaded and when I did get one in, the adjustable safety bar exposure looked off. In comparison with John’s I was able to note that his actually does the same thing, just the opposite side - one end of the bar gives slightly more exposure than the other. Must be something to do with how Schick made the spring assembly. All seems well though overall. The razors cleaned up fairly well and the shave was great!
Early closings today and tomorrow at work, but tomorrow at least is going to be a bit of a rush to get things done on time, with a couple large events going on. Might do a little more pressure washing this afternoon. I’ve been taking care of some of the older sections of the campus that are mostly red brick and concrete that have had a bunch of dirt and algae build up over the years...it’s looking really nice!
On one final note...today is the 16th Anniversary for the missus and me! A special dinner or something may be in order!
Happy Friday all!
Gear: Gillette NEW LC, Astra SP blade, Schick M Adjustable, Supply blade, RR Big Bruce synth brush, DRH Sandalwood soap, generic witch hazel, Thayer’s Medicated, and Pinaud SR AS to finish!
A bit sore this morning. I guess it takes a while for all those micro vibrations from the pressure washer to set their claws into your muscle...
Well, with yesterday’s awesome shave mail, I just had to put both razors to use today! I was pleasantly surprised and not disappointed! Doing my research on the NEW before requesting a trade, there’s a lot of back and forth about how some folks feel on its aggression level. I’m please to say, with proper angle, this NEW LC is actually decently mild-mid aggressive and quite smooth. This will definitely see more use than the Piccolo! Of course...my GC OC is out for delivery today, so...there may be den in-fighting. The Schick performed excellently for the clean up pass and I'm glad. I was a bit worried upon receiving it; it didn’t come with a blade loaded and when I did get one in, the adjustable safety bar exposure looked off. In comparison with John’s I was able to note that his actually does the same thing, just the opposite side - one end of the bar gives slightly more exposure than the other. Must be something to do with how Schick made the spring assembly. All seems well though overall. The razors cleaned up fairly well and the shave was great!
Early closings today and tomorrow at work, but tomorrow at least is going to be a bit of a rush to get things done on time, with a couple large events going on. Might do a little more pressure washing this afternoon. I’ve been taking care of some of the older sections of the campus that are mostly red brick and concrete that have had a bunch of dirt and algae build up over the years...it’s looking really nice!
On one final note...today is the 16th Anniversary for the missus and me! A special dinner or something may be in order!
Happy Friday all!
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GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Thanks Tim!
16 years...wow! Your wife must be a saint.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Happy Anniversary Noir's !!!!!