I..... do not discuss things I do in the bathroom with company.
Are You Mocked For Your Shaving Choice and Hobby?
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No one mocked me until I told them @Lockback has been using a RazoRock Game Changer 0.68P with barber pole handle and I still don’t. My Game Changer JAWS 0.84 with the same handle wasn’t close enough. I now only leave my home at night lest children gut punch me or
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I wouldn't say that I've been mocked.
My close friends, all enjoying today's fashion of wearing full beards know about my hobby but consider it one of those eccentric things.
Years ago, when I was new in our hobby and would spend hours on B&B, one weekend evening stepped into the den where my computer was and asked, "Why don't you watch porn like other men?"
My close friends, all enjoying today's fashion of wearing full beards know about my hobby but consider it one of those eccentric things.
Years ago, when I was new in our hobby and would spend hours on B&B, one weekend evening stepped into the den where my computer was and asked, "Why don't you watch porn like other men?"
I don't let many people know!
And the ones that do know have been respectful about it.
But who knows what they say about it when I'm not around, LOL!!
And the ones that do know have been respectful about it.
But who knows what they say about it when I'm not around, LOL!!
I have converted a few people to DE shaving and better soaps. However, most people, including my wife, just roll their eyes and say, "Whatever" or "That's nice" like I'm an annoying child they want to go away. My wife does love her Henson and she has settled on La Toja stick because it is easy for her to use.
Other than that, I'm alone. A lot of my characters in my books shave with a straight razor, but other than that, only B&B gives me an outlet for my disea...er...hobby.
Other than that, I'm alone. A lot of my characters in my books shave with a straight razor, but other than that, only B&B gives me an outlet for my disea...er...hobby.
Short answer is no. But I taked about it only with a few people and most of them were like:”ok then”. 
But I converted my brother in law partially (just DE + can goo + AS nothing else).
But I converted my brother in law partially (just DE + can goo + AS nothing else).
More precisely, you were Mached.I was mocked for years!
With my Mach 3 razor!
I've never been openly mocked... but I have seen a few eye rolls, including from our youngest son and his wife. Ironically, the younger son is the one who got me started on traditional wet shaving back in February of 2022.
It's funny when I give him something shaving related. They look at each other and give each other that "look". I find it amusing. I think they know, they created a shaving monster.
It's funny when I give him something shaving related. They look at each other and give each other that "look". I find it amusing. I think they know, they created a shaving monster.
I learned very early on that proselytizing about wet shaving generally elicited the "glassy eyed stare".
I stopped pretty quickly.
I stopped pretty quickly.
Most people don't care. My wife and son think I'm crazy. Mentioned it to one guy at work and he gifted me 3 soaps that contained lanolin that didn't agree with his skin. He also gave me a shaving brush and gillette new type with Franken handle and a few blades .
I later gifted the brush some blades and the razor to someone else to try. He was using 4 or 5 bladed carts and was getting razor bumps and burn. He now loves the razor and his skin has cleared up.
I later gifted the brush some blades and the razor to someone else to try. He was using 4 or 5 bladed carts and was getting razor bumps and burn. He now loves the razor and his skin has cleared up.
Hobby, collection, or is what you do with extra income, because your are, or worked hard in life.
Some people are workaholics, and never get time to enjoy what them put aside until retirement.
Good friend always love Model 1911 when he was Navel AirCrew, he retired. Had income to buy best 1911’s. Went to range 3 days a week.
How he spent spoils of years of running business 24 x 7 x 365. Only days he took off were SuperBowl Sunday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Some people are workaholics, and never get time to enjoy what them put aside until retirement.
Good friend always love Model 1911 when he was Navel AirCrew, he retired. Had income to buy best 1911’s. Went to range 3 days a week.
How he spent spoils of years of running business 24 x 7 x 365. Only days he took off were SuperBowl Sunday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Most of folks who I have coffee on Tuesdays just seem to like the path of least resistance. They all like to use cartridge razors or electric razors(path of least resistance) and that is hard for folks to change over because it works. Some have tried and had to much blood when younger because they did not have a clue how to shave and did not want to learn is my impression. So I basically just don't talk about any more with them!
But a couple of weeks ago I got a knock on the door and a retired co- worker who I worked with & car pooled for many years showed up at the door and he knew I collected razors and gave me 2 from a garage sale(his hobby), a brand new Merkur goatee trimmer razor and a Roll's razor from the 1920's(rough shape) but still a nice gesture. The bunch I hang around all remember their dads using Gillette or Schick injectors many years ago and they reminisce a little about it !
Have some great shaves!
But a couple of weeks ago I got a knock on the door and a retired co- worker who I worked with & car pooled for many years showed up at the door and he knew I collected razors and gave me 2 from a garage sale(his hobby), a brand new Merkur goatee trimmer razor and a Roll's razor from the 1920's(rough shape) but still a nice gesture. The bunch I hang around all remember their dads using Gillette or Schick injectors many years ago and they reminisce a little about it !
Have some great shaves!
My wife loves my shaving activities... She often inspects my cheeks after I've completed a shave. I feel so sorry for @Rosseforp .... I can't imagine struggling for a time slot to have the solace of a quiet, calm, Zen shave.
My missus just rolls her eyes if I bring up shaving.
She does leave me alone for my shave So there's that
She does leave me alone for my shave So there's that
My SO likes the results of my morning routine, but she also sometimes gives me grief when more stuff shows up at the mailbox. I now choose when I collect my mail and which door I come back in to the house with my newly arrived booty. As far as my other friends go, I never mention wet shaving first.
One thing I talk about is the meditative process of shaving, how it involves all the senses except taste (and sometimes even that). But yes, I've been ridiculed once. I ruminated on it for several days, I even shaved over it. In the end I decided the guy was a jerk.
Damn, I would hold onto that there Rolls, in another 25 to 40 years it be worth about three quid, I'm sure there is only nine hundred thousand of them for sale on any given day.
Never been ridiculed yet, but always queried ''what? as in shaving razor, like?'' ''what? them twisty ones like grandad had?''
Most are at least a little interested if I have the spoils from that days mail run to show them, some are totally wrapped ... i must have good friends, oh and the dog, he's always interested, I tell him all about the new acquisition, he listens intently ..... for the food bag to rustle, knows how to make me feel good about the purchase, bastid!!
ERS4
My exploding razor knows secrets
My friends knew I was a wet shave fan, and it even attracted a few to join in, they are in their bathrooms of course.
So occasionally someone will discuss with me about DE options or new news.
Even my wife started using DE, she doesn't really care about the difference between the razors, just thinks it's better than the cartridges she's used to.
Of course, the part that I have a hard time getting used to is watching half-naked men shaving on the computer.
I still have to do this to get some razor info.
So occasionally someone will discuss with me about DE options or new news.
Even my wife started using DE, she doesn't really care about the difference between the razors, just thinks it's better than the cartridges she's used to.
Of course, the part that I have a hard time getting used to is watching half-naked men shaving on the computer.
I still have to do this to get some razor info.
Doesn't get discussed, really. The missus does think it's cute that grown men bicker on forums about soap bases, though.
