Okay, so the mental faculties aren't what they used to be. I used to be a pretty decent math geek, and had no problem doing logarithms and roots in my head. Nowadays, it's all I can do to keep track of the number of shaves I've had on a blade.
In a previous post, I mentioned that I tend to move my blade from razor to razor. Having upwards of a dozen razors in rotation makes for some rather daunting blade-life tracking, so this method works well. That is, until I can no longer count to 4, a time that is rapidly approaching.
So now I use those little numbers, 1 through 4, which the good folks at Derby and Gillette have taken the liberty of providing us with, to keep track of the number of shaves they've seen. All I have to do is place the appropriate number in the upper right hand corner. Works like a charm, although the 2 and the 4 appear upside down. If I see a 1, I know it's a virgin blade. After the first shave and cleanup, the blade goes into the razor I plan on using tomorrow with the 2 in the right spot, and so on.
A mind is a terrible thing.
In a previous post, I mentioned that I tend to move my blade from razor to razor. Having upwards of a dozen razors in rotation makes for some rather daunting blade-life tracking, so this method works well. That is, until I can no longer count to 4, a time that is rapidly approaching.
So now I use those little numbers, 1 through 4, which the good folks at Derby and Gillette have taken the liberty of providing us with, to keep track of the number of shaves they've seen. All I have to do is place the appropriate number in the upper right hand corner. Works like a charm, although the 2 and the 4 appear upside down. If I see a 1, I know it's a virgin blade. After the first shave and cleanup, the blade goes into the razor I plan on using tomorrow with the 2 in the right spot, and so on.
A mind is a terrible thing.
