Still in.
I'm still in.Sorry for the delay, gents. I went camping for four days and then had a lot to deal with when I returned home.
It looks like we're a small group this month, and getting smaller! We've had three people fall out, which means it's time for...
Roll Call!
1) @FoolishMortal
2) Flintstone65 - out (7/6: SE razors)
3) @Timeclo
4) @RTM
5) @Sotiris_A
6) pbrmhl - out (7/6: Aftershave)
7) @Owen Bawn
8) @Schnitzel52
9) @bjm
10) @Stuart Ganis
11) @Malort
12) StratMan - out (7/13: Soap and aftershave)
13) @Chef455
If you're one of the gents who succumbed to the call of the wild, feel free to play along at home and we'll hope to see you next month.
Huh - you guys always come up with the most interesting challenges to the spirit of the rules...Hello friends,
I haven't joined the July GRUME because I've started learning to make my own shaving soap. It is a new endeavor.
Does buying supplies for this type of thing count against a GRUME? Or is it just buying already made software and hardware?
Huh - you guys always come up with the most interesting challenges to the spirit of the rules...
Here's what I think:
Others are free to express their opinions, of course. And keep in mind that you, the gentleman, are responsible for honestly evaluating your actions and intent with respect to the spirit of the GRUME. I offer the thoughts above to help you guide yourself through the process.
- If this is a business venture, and you use the product only to test its fitness for sale, you're fine
- If you are about to run out of soap and you're buying supplies to make your own so that you'll have enough, you're fine
- If you have soaps - and you're not going to give them away and rely solely on your own soap - and you're making soap because it's fun and you'll have more soap, you're out for the month in which you purchased the soap-making supplies
Good luck with your new hobby/endeavor!
Huh - you guys always come up with the most interesting challenges to the spirit of the rules...
Here's what I think:
Others are free to express their opinions, of course. And keep in mind that you, the gentleman, are responsible for honestly evaluating your actions and intent with respect to the spirit of the GRUME. I offer the thoughts above to help you guide yourself through the process.
- If this is a business venture, and you use the product only to test its fitness for sale, you're fine
- If you are about to run out of soap and you're buying supplies to make your own so that you'll have enough, you're fine
- If you have soaps - and you're not going to give them away and rely solely on your own soap - and you're making soap because it's fun and you'll have more soap, you're out for the month in which you purchased the soap-making supplies
Good luck with your new hobby/endeavor!