Ramblings of a MilkCrate

[MilkCrate]

Sorry to hear the news. It's never easy.

Thank you Chris. It’s good to see you pop back in. I hope things are going well for you and yours.

 

[MilkCrate]

Shave Count (DE: 615 SE: 9 SR: 978)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Scuttle: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Gold Dollar
Blade: none
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts costa Oscuro
Soap: Stirling Intrepid Man

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling Intrepid Man

The Deets-
This week I have been using my Torrey with MWF and Florida Water. Some good shaves were had and it’s been awhile since I have used Florida Water. Changed it up today and went with Intrepid Man. When jumping from a vintage razor to a Gold Dollar, you can feel how much heavier the GD is. Nothing wrong with it, just heavier. And if honed right, can deliver a great shave.

20 laps on cotton and 60 on leather and it was go time. I went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Three very smooth passes and I am BBS for the win! Chased that with a healthy splash of the aftershave and everything was right as rain! The fragrance change was nice too. Life is good!

Home Front-
Well, there have been several things going on in our household over the last few weeks. Some I have mentioned and some I haven’t. One thing was the worst sinus infection I had ever had. I had facial swelling (left side) and pain to the touch. I felt like I was also getting an ear infection. The strangest thing was like I had lock jaw on that side. I couldn’t open my mouth. Ten days of soup really kinda sucked. I stayed on my meds and treated the symptoms. I am not 100% yet, but probably 90%. And the tension in my jaw has been loosening daily. I am so excited that my food choices are opening back up.

 

[GearNoir]

Ouch! Glad you’re doing better!

I’ve had similar sinus infection and swelling off and on for years, except it was localized to my nose area. Not fun. Mine was due to an old nose injury though.

 

[woodpusher]

Ten days of soup? How much weight did you drop?

 

[MilkCrate]

Ten days of soup? How much weight did you drop?

7 pounds at last check.

 

[MilkCrate]

7 pounds at last check.

I wasn’t on solids those days. And I guess I may have purged some lingering weight as well. I’ve had a couple days of small bite options since then. And I have been eating so slow that my appetite is probably shrinking too.

 

[Graybeard57]

I am so excited that my food choices are opening back up.

Fruit bites in the jello! Glad you're on the mend, Tim.

 

[MilkCrate]

Fruit bites in the jello! Glad you're on the mend, Tim.

Thanks Bruce!

 

[Fenster]

Glad to hear you are recovering.

 

[luv2shave]

Sorry to hear about the Sinus infection. The one you described is the most painful types.

I've had sinus issues since a long time. Doses of antibiotics and painkillers/ anti-inflammation drugs and their terrible side effects, I finally relented last year and heard my medic to try an ancient Indian Yoga technique called "Jal Neti" - "water culture".
It took away my sinuses infection and inflammation issues for life, hopefully.

You can YouTube it. It's clean warm salt water - salty and warm as much as our tears, introduced from one nostril and allowed you flow our through the other nostril naturally.

When not having any issues I do it two weekend days and I feel much better.

@GearNoir @Longhaultanker @MilkCrate

You might all want to try this out.

 

[MilkCrate]

Glad to hear you are recovering.

Thanks Gerry!

 

[novicewetshaver]

ive had a stomach aliment for the last two weeks, im blaming it on some bad street tacos, but i lost arounf 14 pounds as well hahahaha, glad to hear you are doin better milkcrate.

 

[MarkB]

ive had a stomach aliment for the last two weeks, im blaming it on some bad street tacos, but i lost arounf 14 pounds as well hahahaha, glad to hear you are doin better milkcrate.

We've all been there...

 

[Graybeard57]

@GearNoir @Longhaultanker @MilkCrate

You might all want to try this out.

I have a revulsion to flushing things through my nose. Feels like I'm drowning. If I ever get waterboarded, I'll spill the beans, i.e. reveal all secrets, in about a nanosecond.

 

[MilkCrate]

ive had a stomach aliment for the last two weeks, im blaming it on some bad street tacos, but i lost arounf 14 pounds as well hahahaha, glad to hear you are doin better milkcrate.

I hope you are on the mend as well my friend.

 

[MilkCrate]

Shave Count (DE: 615 SE: 9 SR: 979)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Scuttle: GP Scuttle
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Torrey SR
Blade: none
Brush: ShaveMac Beehive
Soap: Hendrix Classics Emperor Oud (sample)

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Thayers Cucumber WH

The Deets-
Wasn’t sure what scent I wanted today, so I dug through the sample bag and pulled out the Hendrix. Had a very nice three pass, late morning shave. It built up a nice wet lather in the scuttle and the scent is nice. I would like it a bit stronger in the scent department, but maybe the AS kicks it up a notch. No sure.

At any rate, it was a nice shave that I wrapped up with a splash of Thayers. I don’t have an AS to pair with it, so I stopped at the WH. Almost forgot to mention that the soap delivered a nice post shave as well. Welp, let’s see what the day has in store for us. Life is good!

 

[novicewetshaver]

We've all been there...

yout hit the nail on the head haha!

 

[GearNoir]

Hope you find some good rest this holiday weekend Tim!

 

[novicewetshaver]

I have a revulsion to flushing things through my nose. Feels like I'm drowning. If I ever get waterboarded, I'll spill the beans, i.e. reveal all secrets, in about a nanosecond.

thanks, doing much better but i need to get back into straight shaving, looking like a bearded hobo atm

 

[MilkCrate]

Hope you find some good rest this holiday weekend Tim!

Thank you Chris!