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The Heysi Missive

heysi said:
At the TSC Con, @CBLindsay had me take a straight razor that was on the member donation table and even gave me a blade to use with it (it uses a disposable single edge blade) and he gave me some advice on using the razor (I've only ever tried a shavette and that didn't go so well). So.......on saturday I decided to give it a try.
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Technically, you don't have a straight razor, it's still a shavette, or a barber razor, or a replaceable blade straight. When you say "Straight Razor" that means one you have to hone. The other one you used before was just a DE Shavette. The one you have now is an AC style shavette.
heysi said:
I was using the unnamed CBL soap that Chris had on the donation table
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Is that the one we said was Oud Minerale, or the other one?
GearNoir said:
What razor was it?
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I believe it's one of the inexpensive Feather clones.
 
What @Spider said.

I like the name replaceable blade straight.

Yeah, I think it was the one you identified as Oud Minerale. Chris wasn't sure...but you seemed convinced. I remain impartial. I'll probably order some Oud Minerale and see if it is the same side by side.

Once again....trust KJ to clear things up.
 
First weekend I've been able to sleep in for about a month. And it was glorious. Completely slagged off all the work I need to do around the house but I felt I'd earned a weekend of just doing nothing.

On the Mother's day front, I'm taking my Mom to a minor league baseball game on tuesday so my brother took her to lunch on sunday. I think coordinating our son duties from this point forward will be the best plan. My daughter didn't call my her mother until later in the evening (and I was reminded of this fact every hour or so throughout the day). Add to that the card my daughter set hadn't arrived in time and I had to do extra husband duty on sunday to keep a Mommy meltdown from occurring. Crisis was averted when I gave her some See's candy.

Today's shave:

Wasn't really feeling like shaving when I woke up but by the time I finished my shower I had changed my mind. Since I hadn't prepped my brush or soaked my soap....I had to improvise. After the lather contest during the TSC Con I learned that a synthetic knot doesn't need to be soaked so I grabbed the RazoRock SnowCap Synth that @Spider gave me (thank you, sir!) and gave it a quick run under the tap. Gave it a squeeze and loaded from the CBL Oud Minerale and in moments...I had a mountain of fluffy lather in my hammered copper lather bowl. All this time and I'm still learning new things. Kinda cool.

RustBoy was my weapon of choice since he's my go-to most mornings. With a Gillette Silver Blue blade, there's little chance of a nick or a cut or a weeper. I can't think of a better marriage of blade and razor.

See ya later.
 
NurseDave said:
And then you need…
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Perhaps you haven't heard the tale of the Fragrance Police at my work.....it is a tale of mystery....accusations....long-winded talks....and clearly no official guidelines. It is subject to many varying factors and whims and its enforcement and implementation are all willy-nilly.
 
NurseDave said:
Ya, hospitals are supposed to be fragrance free zones, my office is not.

So I can clarify. For the weekends you need Tom Ford Oud Minerale for the sophisticated BBQ joints
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I like your way of thinking. Could also be used for the sophisticated brewpubs.......only there aren't any.
 
Feeling a bit.....heartsick today.

On the way to work, we were experiencing some traffic in a spot there usually isn't any. My wife typically looks to see what the issue is while I keep my eyes on the road (safety first). So she spots the issue and its a little dog running along the street and she says, "its a little doggy". I glance over and see him. He's on the sidewalk on the other side of a 6 lane street with a divider running down the middle and he's heading in the same direction as we are. So I say, "he looks ok, as long as he stays on the sidewalk he'll make it to the next corner and head into the neighborhood...he'll be ok"...that's when we pulled almost exactly even with him and he ran into the street and was hit by at least two cars that I saw. I slowed and looked in my rear view mirror to see if he was ok but I saw him in the gutter, not moving.

I've spent the whole morning re-seeing the last moments of this scared little dog go through my mind. Its not something I ever want to see again. I'm only glad my wife didn't see it. She would be inconsolable.

Those of you with dogs (or really any kind of pet), hug them extra hard tonight....I know I am.
 
Never swerve to dodge an animal in the road unless absolutely safe to do so. That is drilled into truck drivers in our safety training. Too many accidents caused by swerving to miss animals, then injuring people. I've killed many animals on the road from domestic to game animals to a few wild. Still, not a pleasant thing.
 
Longhaultanker said:
Never swerve to dodge an animal in the road unless absolutely safe to do so. That is drilled into truck drivers in our safety training. Too many accidents caused by swerving to miss animals, then injuring people. I've killed many animals on the road from domestic to game animals to a few wild. Still, not a pleasant thing.
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I had a white tail deer leap onto my catwalk as I was traveling 45mph on Route 81 near Watertown NY. Tore up my hoses and ripped them from the Glad-hands. Bad day.
 
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