Thread: My RAD is in remission .... sometimes

So this afternoon Manyrazor had a Puma 95 ending. The razor was basically mint in the box with all of the paperwork and what have you. I was going to bid $230.00. Matter of fact I set it up to bid in one window and watch the time in another. As the amount changed and the seconds ticked by I thought about what I would do with this if I got it.

Because it is mint and vintage I would admire it and wipe it down when it arrived and then I would put it away and look at it maybe once every six months and wipe it down again. I would never use it. So I didn't bid and I let someone else become the custodian of this fine razor.

Had it been used a little .... and something other than a round point ... maybe I wouldn't have been able to resist but I am custodian of too much stuff that I don't use anyway. I don't know how long it will last but lately the mailman hasn't been ringing the bell and no more 'new' boxes that I never throw away to clutter up the pile.

For me the RAD hits in spurts. And when it hits, it hits hard. And then I can't afford to get new razors until I let some go. So I go awhile without buying any and say goodbye to many. And then I need MORE!!!!!!!!!!!

ha ha ha .. good for me that I do not have RAD or HAD ... really I don't feel the need to own as much razors, hones, strops... as I can. For me it's easy and simple I just want to own them ALL and I am doing my best to make that happen .... pretty soon I will post in the WTB section of the classifieds a list with some of the items I am looking after ... I always have this list and pretty much never drops under 50 razors ... even do I find a few items from that list every week. You get the idea.

Amen brother Jimmy!
Finally i feel that my insatiable appetites for stones, is finally abating. It is a good feeling to stay off ebay and let others worry about who is going to get that priceless, extinct stone.....NOT!! LOL!
Okay, so i still have some work to go, but stones are of course, a different matter, compared to straights...at least to me. ;-)

Mac

Originally Posted by McWolf1969

Amen brother Jimmy!
Finally i feel that my insatiable appetites for stones, is finally abating. It is a good feeling to stay off ebay and let others worry about who is going to get that priceless, extinct stone.....NOT!! LOL!
Okay, so i still have some work to go, but stones are of course, a different matter, compared to straights...at least to me. ;-)

Mac

Mac, I was sure stones wouldn't be an issue with me when I got into this. What is attractive about a hunk of rock ? Boy was I mistaken. I still have a hard time with certain naturals and the hell of it is even if I already have similar stones. I went through a similar thing with strops but I am over that .... one day at a time and the hones as well. I hope.

Congratulations and lets see how many hours it will last.At least there is some improvement Jimmy.
Let us know at the end how and what did you do?

I bought a couple of razors last month (a DOVO Bismarck and a Boker Edelweisse) so I'm not even looking at the moment. Spent about £200..!

I really really really really really really want this Wacker I saw but I`m not even looking at the website. If I do I know I'll buy it and I cant justify spending the money at the moment.

Ah well, at least Christmas is coming..!

I watched it too, the same way I would regard a beautiful woman passing in the street. To admire, but not worth the cost of acquaintance.