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2020 Shave Purchase Sabbatical - Those Daring Men with their Jaunty Razors & Jalopies

I was cleaning out my shaving stuff after a move and found the plastic Gillette Super Click with the Gillette Super Thin Blade that I got for free as some random add on when I got some blade samples a few years ago. I decided it would be fun to try it out expecting a terrible shave. I have yet to have a metal body razor touch my face in this decade. The blade is held surprisingly well. I've gotten 3 reasonable shaves using the same 2 pass shave I have been using recently.

Hands down the strangest thing with it is the weight and the sound. I have to focus on how much pressure I am using because I tend to push WAY too hard to compensate for the light feel. The noise sounds like a frantic, high pitched, plastic whine. At first it was a little too disturbing, but now it is fun. I plan to use this until it annoys me or until I get the razor(s) I purchased as part of the restock window.

Fun start to the year!
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Stan you may be waiting awhile to get your number. And as for tossing fuel on the fire so to speak another alternative for small motors (chainsaw, lawnmower, airplane tugs... ) is avgas (100LL). Part of every preflight the fuel tanks are checked for water. Some planes have just two places to do this while others have 14 (or more) due to the low spots were water can accumulate. In the old days folks just dumped the small amount of fuel on the ground. I hear that some folks put it in an approved container and it has been known to find its way into all sorts of non-DOT engines.

I know of a few guys that trek out to small airports to get avgas to put in their snowblowers. That’s some dedicated folks who absolutely hate E10!
 

OldSaw

The wife's investment
Introducing the 2020 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Year's End RElief

Inspired by the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Shave Purchase Sabbaticals and all those who were successful, those who are still toughing it out, those who signed up, and those who fell to temptation, @Pepin presents to you, the Badger and Blade 2020 Shave Purchase Sabbatical, aka The Gentlemanly Restraint Until Year's End RElief thread.

This year's GRUYERE story-line will be Those Daring Men with their Jaunty Razors & Jalopies. The theme will be based on that classic 1969 movie Those daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (also known as "Monte Carlo or Bust").


Those Daring Men with their Jaunty Razors & Jalopies

The Great Rally has been announced, London to Vienna, with stops in Paris, Berlin, and Budapest. Who can complete the arduous journey, avoid breakdowns, and dangers to claim the coveted gold trophy. Will you be part of the winners circle who will be awarded the gold Shave Travel Kit, and get to drink champagne out of the gold cup, as the public cheers the winners and commiserates with those who were eliminated.

How will your team do in their 1920's to early 30's vehicles. Who will be able to avoid a dangerous brush with disaster, will the slippery and slick road cause doom for the contestants, who can shave off a few minutes in this great rally. There will be razor's edge tension as they line up at the starting line, and people all over are lathered up with excitement, ready to follow the race in the newspapers and on the wireless.

Rally teams will choose a period car from one of the links below.
Category:1930s cars - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1930s_cars
Category:1920s cars - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1920s_cars

Will you take up the 2020 GRUYERE quest and see if you can succeed in the year-long sabbatical, or will mechanical breakdowns, storms, treacherous conditions, or mysterious strangers waylay you on the road to Vienna.

The sabbatical is open to all ascetics, gluttons, minimisers', denizens of the doghouse, hecklers, reformed treewhalers, Darth Lords, trolls, and folks with nothing better to do. We're all about cheap thrills in the sabbatical. Cure your _ADs ("blank" acquisition disorder), prime your 3017 campaign, learn your current setup, enjoy what you've got, protect your pay-checks: we walk many paths on the same road.

New to restraint? The ground rules are simple: You don't purchase shaving related goods for a calendar year (12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 525,600 minutes). We start when 2019 becomes 2020, and we end when 2020 becomes 2021. It is not for the faint of heart, the Rules cover a wide area, to help with the goal of saving money.

The Rules
  1. Read all of the rules. From #1 through to, and including number 15.
  2. Start and end time are based on your local time zone.
  3. Gentlemanly Restraint is restricted to all items related to shaving and the shaving hobby; though you can avoid other purchases as well.
  4. No purchases of anything to do with shaving are allowed during the restraint period. NONE. No purchases even if you get a gift card to WCS, ebay, Amazon, etc. If you need something you may trade for it; that's why you are a part of a community that can help you out. This also means that you have enough stuff to see out about 12 months of shaving.
  5. Gifts. You cannot ask for, solicit, hint at, etc., gifts in any way.
  6. To clarify, not buying anything means not spending money (or redeeming gift cards) on shaving goods, period. This includes blades, cream, soap, brushes, scuttles, any type of cartridge, aftershave, stone, strop, lapping film, water heater, kettle for the bathroom, shaving related books, pictures, knick-knacks and on and on. You get the idea. You spent money on it? You haven't shown restraint.*
  7. Trades will be limited to two trades a month with non Sabbatical entrants (not counting B&B pass-around boxes), unlimited with those still in the Sabbatical, as shipping does add up. Shipping costs for trades are exempt.
  8. If you have to ask for clarification, you probably should not be doing it.
  9. Plan your year carefully. Think ahead to make sure you have the razors, blades, soaps, creams, aftershaves, scuttles, towels, travel gear, dopp bags etc. for the next twelve months. You can always ask before the start if you are not sure how much you will go through.
  10. You must check-in on the 2020 GRUYERE thread during the specific times listed:
    • March 30th to April 7th
    • June 29th through to July 7th
    • September 29th through to October 7th
    • January 1st through to January 9th 2021
    • However, at other times please feel free to post and let us know how you are doing in your goal of abstaining.
  11. If a shaving item breaks in the restraint and you have no backup handy, one replacement may be purchased as a exception (example if the knot comes out of your brush when traveling, a cheap brush or superglue to fix broken brush is deemed acceptable in the 2020 restraint). Forgetting to pack your gear does not count, that will put you out.
  12. The fine print on the grey areas: Functional maintenance, such as straight razor honing, does not count as a purchased good. Since we're all gentlemen here, we leave it up to you to decide if PIF purchases for others count as purchases.
  13. Gifts you receive are also dicey. Because these and other fuzzy areas may pop up, let's agree to be gentlemanly in our appraisal of still in or knocked out. In other words, you're in until you say "I'm out" and you're out if you spent money! If you buy something, announce what you bought so we can get our vicarious thrills at your expense and strike you from the list in an exciting chapter of our ongoing storyline.
  14. Only if you succeeded in the 2019 Sabbatical, you have from January 1-14, 2020 as restock window.
  15. Read rule number 1.


Group exceptions:
  • ALL Badger and Blade branded items including B&B Group Buys
  • Sue Moore Memorial Auction items
  • Badger and Blade contributor badge
*Oscar Wilde Clause ("Everything in moderation, including moderation"): If you elect to do so, you may state one specific personal exception when you sign up. The personal exception is a onetime one item purchase (one razor, or one soap, or one box of blades). You can also use the Bingle Buddy Gift Exchange as your exception.

What say you? Are you in?!

:pipe::euro:

Thanks for posting all the links to previous sabbaticals. It was fun rereading some of my back to back sabbatical posts in 2012 and 2013.

I think I’m pretty much cured of over purchasing these days. You guys have fun though. Stay strong!
 
Consolidated the list of the sabbatical participants... @ everyone, pls check your entry!

#
Name
Exception
Car
1
Pepin
Vintage razor
Citroën Traction Avant
2
pbrmhl
Stirling razor
Audi Type SS
3
CzechCzar
Stirling's new efficient razor
1933 Duesenberg II SJ Boattail Speedster
4
jim99
Stirling Christmas soap
supercharged 1929 Cord
5
garyTha
No Exception
Austin 12
6
JAHE
No Exception
Audi 920 black drop-top
7
JeffJ
No Exception
Lancia Dilambda
8
deafficianado
Wolfman razor
Bentley Speed Six
9
martym
No Exception
Renault GS
10
tsimmns
Tub WK Fern Concerto Menthol
1929 Alfa Romeo 6C
11
Ruva
No Exception
1936 Ford Model C Ten
12
Ruckin
No Exception
1937 ford pickup
13
Sotiris_A
Shaving scuttle
Bugatti Type 57S
14
AZBronco
Proraso Green
1933 Derby (French car)
15
Invicta
No Exception
Jensen H type
16
VerbaVolant
one stainless razor
Bugatti 55 Roadster
17
Chandu
No Exception
Rolls-Royce Twenty
18
T.Orso
witch hazel
Triumph Gloria Vitesse
19
ByDoms
No Exception
MG 14/28
20
Keen Edge
No Exception
Scuderia Ferrari Alfa 8C-35
21
Emwolf
No Exception
Opel Kapitan
22
AlphaFrank75
Red Tip Rocket refurbished
Mercedes-Benz SSK
23
RTM
No Exception
Bentley 8 Litre
24
02fhhtci
(1) tub of Murphy and McNeil Nantahala
Cadillac 355
25
CJB3
grail razor
Studebaker President
26
GeromimoWSB
No Exception
Packard 8
27
JohnYaddy
OneBlade razor
Datsun type 11
28
wmitchell
No Exception
32 Ford
29
Noodles
Wolfman razor
1937 Cord 812 Phaeton
30
JohnnieTime
witch hazel
Cadillac Series 60
31
bobmsp
stainless steel razor
Dusenberg SJ Speedster
32
Brian C.
No Exception
1937 Ford Convertible
33
mikelz777
No Exception
Mercedes Benz 320A
34
Timeclo
One artisan brush
Mercedes Benz 500K
35
Atlantic59
One pack travel razors
Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Mille Miglia
36
Carm10
No Exception
GAZ-M1
37
5Cantonas
Fatip slant
Chrysler Imperial
38
ShavingPanda
Brush
1937 Jaguar SS
39
Ryanshh
Bingle Buddy Gift Exchange
1936 Lincoln Zephyr
40
Drquantum
DR Harris Arlington soap
1932 Nash Ambassador Eight
41
olegunnar
Travel Cart(s)
Peugeot Type 183
42
Doc_S
strop replacement
Steyr 220 Gläser Roadster (1939)
43
Geneaut
Old Spice Shave Mug
Wolseley Hornet 6 ( 1930 )
44
AKH223
CNC Milled SLOC
Bugatti Type 35B Grand Prix (1925)
45
Chesty
No Exception
Hispano-Suiza H6
46
Earcutter
Mentholated aftershave
Fiat 518
47
Meanpr
Travel Razor
1935 DeSoto Airflow
48
Mr_Houston
Timeless TI 95
1931 Hillman Wizard
49
Azwetshaver
Straight razor
Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster
50
It's Hedley
Grail Razor
Moon-Ruxton 1930 Model C
51
Silky Glide
No Exception
1933 Pierce Silver Arrow
52
MuhleShaver
No Exception
1938 VW Beetle
53
karhu
Semogue Mistura Brush
1928 Morris Minor
54
Thomas Darkblade
No Exception
1925 Mercedes W05 SSKL
55
kaidecologne
Pils 101 NE
39 Opel Kapitän Cabriolet
56
jamesearthdrum
No Exception
1930 KJ Henderson
57
Raven Koenes
Fatip Slant
1939 Fiat 1500 B
58
Neffarious
No Exception
Mercedes Benz 710-SSK
59
Wtd1911
Simpson Chubby 2 or 3 Manchurian
Adler 2 Liter
60
Heron
Shave soap
Datsun 17
61
Esetter
eplate one razor
Morris Oxford
62
bjm
Timeless razor
1930 Cadillac V-12
63
Rvshave
No Exception
'29 Ruxton Roadster
64
_Stormin_
No Exception
32 Duesenberg Model SJ
65
147_Grain
No Exception
Alfa Romeo P3
66
Aziraphale
King Cobra SE
'36 Lincoln K-Series (Zephyr) V-12
 
Dropped in here to have a quick look and got thoroughly confused for a bit.

Pls refer to post #351.
In the meantime garyTha started a PIF-game to encourage all of us to stay strong... it will end later today so we will likely focus again on the race and our aim "restraint" soon :thumbsup:
 
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Consolidated the list of the sabbatical participants... @ everyone, pls check your entry!

#
Name
Exception
Car
1
Pepin
Vintage razor
Citroën Traction Avant
2
pbrmhl
Stirling razor
Audi Type SS
3
CzechCzar
Stirling's new efficient razor
1933 Duesenberg II SJ Boattail Speedster
4
jim99
Stirling Christmas soap
supercharged 1929 Cord
5
garyTha
No Exception
Austin 12
6
JAHE
No Exception
Audi 920 black drop-top
7
JeffJ
No Exception
Lancia Dilambda
8
deafficianado
Wolfman razor
Bentley Speed Six
9
martym
No Exception
Renault GS
10
tsimmns
Tub WK Fern Concerto Menthol
1929 Alfa Romeo 6C
11
Ruva
No Exception
1936 Ford Model C Ten
12
Ruckin
No Exception
1937 ford pickup
13
Sotiris_A
Shaving scuttle
Bugatti Type 57S
14
AZBronco
Proraso Green
1933 Derby (French car)
15
Invicta
No Exception
Jensen H type
16
VerbaVolant
one stainless razor
Bugatti 55 Roadster
17
Chandu
No Exception
Rolls-Royce Twenty
18
T.Orso
witch hazel
Triumph Gloria Vitesse
19
ByDoms
No Exception
MG 14/28
20
Keen Edge
No Exception
Scuderia Ferrari Alfa 8C-35
21
Emwolf
No Exception
Opel Kapitan
22
AlphaFrank75
Red Tip Rocket refurbished
Mercedes-Benz SSK
23
RTM
No Exception
Bentley 8 Litre
24
02fhhtci
(1) tub of Murphy and McNeil Nantahala
Cadillac 355
25
CJB3
grail razor
Studebaker President
26
GeromimoWSB
No Exception
Packard 8
27
JohnYaddy
OneBlade razor
Datsun type 11
28
wmitchell
No Exception
32 Ford
29
Noodles
Wolfman razor
1937 Cord 812 Phaeton
30
JohnnieTime
witch hazel
Cadillac Series 60
31
bobmsp
stainless steel razor
Dusenberg SJ Speedster
32
Brian C.
No Exception
1937 Ford Convertible
33
mikelz777
No Exception
Mercedes Benz 320A
34
Timeclo
One artisan brush
Mercedes Benz 500K
35
Atlantic59
One pack travel razors
Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Mille Miglia
36
Carm10
No Exception
GAZ-M1
37
5Cantonas
Fatip slant
Chrysler Imperial
38
ShavingPanda
Brush
1937 Jaguar SS
39
Ryanshh
Bingle Buddy Gift Exchange
1936 Lincoln Zephyr
40
Drquantum
DR Harris Arlington soap
1932 Nash Ambassador Eight
41
olegunnar
Travel Cart(s)
Peugeot Type 183
42
Doc_S
strop replacement
Steyr 220 Gläser Roadster (1939)
43
Geneaut
Old Spice Shave Mug
Wolseley Hornet 6 ( 1930 )
44
AKH223
CNC Milled SLOC
Bugatti Type 35B Grand Prix (1925)
45
Chesty
No Exception
Hispano-Suiza H6
46
Earcutter
Mentholated aftershave
Fiat 518
47
Meanpr
Travel Razor
1935 DeSoto Airflow
48
Mr_Houston
Timeless TI 95
1931 Hillman Wizard
49
Azwetshaver
Straight razor
Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster
50
It's Hedley
Grail Razor
Moon-Ruxton 1930 Model C
51
Silky Glide
No Exception
1933 Pierce Silver Arrow
52
MuhleShaver
No Exception
1938 VW Beetle
53
karhu
Semogue Mistura Brush
1928 Morris Minor
54
Thomas Darkblade
No Exception
1925 Mercedes W05 SSKL
55
kaidecologne
Pils 101 NE
39 Opel Kapitän Cabriolet
56
jamesearthdrum
No Exception
1930 KJ Henderson
57
Raven Koenes
Fatip Slant
1939 Fiat 1500 B
58
Neffarious
No Exception
Mercedes Benz 710-SSK
59
Wtd1911
Simpson Chubby 2 or 3 Manchurian
Adler 2 Liter
60
Heron
Shave soap
Datsun 17
61
Esetter
eplate one razor
Morris Oxford
62
bjm
Timeless razor
1930 Cadillac V-12
63
Rvshave
No Exception
'29 Ruxton Roadster
64
_Stormin_
No Exception
32 Duesenberg Model SJ
65
147_Grain
No Exception
Alfa Romeo P3
66
Aziraphale
King Cobra SE
'36 Lincoln K-Series (Zephyr) V-12
#4 is a 1937 supercharged Cord.
 
#4 is a 1937 supercharged Cord.

Consolidated the list of the sabbatical participants... @ everyone, pls check your entry!


#
Name
Exception
Car
1
Pepin
Vintage razor
Citroën Traction Avant
2
pbrmhl
Stirling razor
Audi Type SS
3
CzechCzar
Stirling's new efficient razor
1933 Duesenberg II SJ Boattail Speedster
4
jim99
Stirling Christmas soap
1937 supercharged Cord
5
garyTha
No Exception
Austin 12
6
JAHE
No Exception
Audi 920 black drop-top
7
JeffJ
No Exception
Lancia Dilambda
8
deafficianado
Wolfman razor
Bentley Speed Six
9
martym
No Exception
Renault GS
10
tsimmns
Tub WK Fern Concerto Menthol
1929 Alfa Romeo 6C
11
Ruva
No Exception
1936 Ford Model C Ten
12
Ruckin
No Exception
1937 ford pickup
13
Sotiris_A
Shaving scuttle
Bugatti Type 57S
14
AZBronco
Proraso Green
1933 Derby (French car)
15
Invicta
No Exception
Jensen H type
16
VerbaVolant
one stainless razor
Bugatti 55 Roadster
17
Chandu
No Exception
Rolls-Royce Twenty
18
T.Orso
witch hazel
Triumph Gloria Vitesse
19
ByDoms
No Exception
MG 14/28
20
Keen Edge
No Exception
Scuderia Ferrari Alfa 8C-35
21
Emwolf
No Exception
Opel Kapitan
22
AlphaFrank75
Red Tip Rocket refurbished
Mercedes-Benz SSK
23
RTM
No Exception
Bentley 8 Litre
24
02fhhtci
(1) tub of Murphy and McNeil Nantahala
Cadillac 355
25
CJB3
grail razor
Studebaker President
26
GeromimoWSB
No Exception
Packard 8
27
JohnYaddy
OneBlade razor
Datsun type 11
28
wmitchell
No Exception
32 Ford
29
Noodles
Wolfman razor
1937 Cord 812 Phaeton
30
JohnnieTime
witch hazel
Cadillac Series 60
31
bobmsp
stainless steel razor
Dusenberg SJ Speedster
32
Brian C.
No Exception
1937 Ford Convertible
33
mikelz777
No Exception
Mercedes Benz 320A
34
Timeclo
One artisan brush
Mercedes Benz 500K
35
Atlantic59
One pack travel razors
Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Mille Miglia
36
Carm10
No Exception
GAZ-M1
37
5Cantonas
Fatip slant
Chrysler Imperial
38
ShavingPanda
Brush
1937 Jaguar SS
39
Ryanshh
Bingle Buddy Gift Exchange
1936 Lincoln Zephyr
40
Drquantum
DR Harris Arlington soap
1932 Nash Ambassador Eight
41
olegunnar
Travel Cart(s)
Peugeot Type 183
42
Doc_S
strop replacement
Steyr 220 Gläser Roadster (1939)
43
Geneaut
Old Spice Shave Mug
Wolseley Hornet 6 ( 1930 )
44
AKH223
CNC Milled SLOC
Bugatti Type 35B Grand Prix (1925)
45
Chesty
No Exception
Hispano-Suiza H6
46
Earcutter
Mentholated aftershave
Fiat 518
47
Meanpr
Travel Razor
1935 DeSoto Airflow
48
Mr_Houston
Timeless TI 95
1931 Hillman Wizard
49
Azwetshaver
Straight razor
Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster
50
It's Hedley
Grail Razor
Moon-Ruxton 1930 Model C
51
Silky Glide
No Exception
1933 Pierce Silver Arrow
52
MuhleShaver
No Exception
1938 VW Beetle
53
karhu
Semogue Mistura Brush
1928 Morris Minor
54
Thomas Darkblade
No Exception
1925 Mercedes W05 SSKL
55
kaidecologne
Pils 101 NE
39 Opel Kapitän Cabriolet
56
jamesearthdrum
No Exception
1930 KJ Henderson
57
Raven Koenes
Fatip Slant
1939 Fiat 1500 B
58
Neffarious
No Exception
Mercedes Benz 710-SSK
59
Wtd1911
Simpson Chubby 2 or 3 Manchurian
Adler 2 Liter
60
Heron
Shave soap
Datsun 17
61
Esetter
eplate one razor
Morris Oxford
62
bjm
Timeless razor
1930 Cadillac V-12
63
Rvshave
No Exception
'29 Ruxton Roadster
64
_Stormin_
No Exception
32 Duesenberg Model SJ
65
147_Grain
No Exception
Alfa Romeo P3
66
Aziraphale
King Cobra SE
'36 Lincoln K-Series (Zephyr) V-12
 
My Maggard restock shipment lands today. My blades from IB should ship today and I will possibly have them by the end of the week.


AoM; B.O.S.S.;Knight of the Veg Table;MFR2019
 
Still out for delivery from 2019 purchases: Two Yaqi razor heads and a dog bowl/lather bowl. All products appear to be taking the slow boat from China.
 
First week of the year down and still in. Got the NORTH SHORE FB that I had purchased off here before midnight 2020 along with a tub of Stirling margaritas soap that I used together this morning for asuperb shave.

Still waiting on 100 GSB and Voshkod from the bay, along with a OB V1 and two GEM razors. I should be good to go for this year and a few others. Surprised there were only 66 participants. I remember the first year I tried this there were like 120 enter. I guess this Is not for everyone including me in years past.
 

CzechCzar

Use the Fat, Luke!
I have a product that I'd like to PIF...

Caveat is that if you go out, you have to re-PIF the item to a member who is still in the GRUYERE.

Entrants will have to solve one of the below riddles. Paste the list with your username and answer below. I will tell you if you are right.

The PIF will run until most are solved. One entry per participant!

The riddles:

  • I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
  • You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.
  • I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
  • What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
  • You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
  • What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?
  • What English word has three consecutive double letters?
  • A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. Next, she hangs him. Right after, they enjoy a lovely dinner. Explain.
  • I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?
  • A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
  • What disappears as soon as you say its name?
  • How can the number four be half of five?
  • I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
  • What gets wet while drying?
  • A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?
  • What are the next three letters in this combination? OTTFFSS
  • This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.
 
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