OK, my check-in wasn't early (it was after midnight in my timezone), but just in case: I confirm I have completed the mission, no shaving related purchases in 2021, can I go home now?
Those On Leave from this patrol have their two weeks before re-signing. And, given my late start for the 2022 thread, we're going to extend sign-up thru January as long as folks haven't bought anything beginning today. Except the re-uppers. They get their two weeks as per usual.
Stan - Still In (I'm buying nothing and so running straight thru)
Congrats to everyone who played this year! Doubly so to those that survived the year. Even if you played but didn't make it through, it's still a win. I bought something in my first 4 years of trying the sabbatical until I succeeded in 2015. Now I hardly buy anything at all.
First task for this year is to relearn how to use my Parker Variant after extended idleness. First shave on 2.5 with a Personna Lab Blue produced a half a dozen nicks and weepers plus a fire from the alum block. Day 2 and 3 were moderately but not much better. I decided to blame it on the blade instead of technique and switched to a Crystal today. The alum block test was much easier to handle today and the bleeders may have been re-opened existing nicks. I have some recollection of really liking this razor but maybe it wants to make me pay for lack of attention. Onward to the remainder of 2022!
Ship's log; Final roll call for all the crew. Half way through final check in and still waiting on seven crew to complete the mission. You must confirm your status between 1st -10th January 2022 to have successfully completed the mission. Seventeen of the crew have checked in.
Ship's log; Final roll call for all the crew. Three quarters of the way through final check in and still waiting on seven crew to complete the mission. You must confirm your status between 1st -10th January 2022 to have successfully completed the mission.
The following have not checked in; @henrickd , @mikelz777 , @5Cantonas , @EB Newfarm , @VerbaVolant , @wmadoty , @jamesearthdrum
Ship's log; Final roll call for all the crew to complete check in and still waiting on four of the crew to complete the mission. You must confirm your status between 1st -10th January 2022 to have successfully completed the mission.
The following have not checked in and are missing in action; @5Cantonas , @VerbaVolant , @wmadoty , @jamesearthdrum