Thread: Hey Guys.

I feel like I'm at an AA meeting.

Hi, my name is Jay and I've become addicted to straight razors.

I've been a member of the B&B forum for a while. actually I found the SRP first. I was starting to try to shave with my grandfathers old straight and was looking for info. I lurked around here for a while then found B&B and got interested in the DE's. I started collecting them, got a bad case of DE RAD and stopped using my straights. Only going back in the last month.

Now my original goal of re-learning how to use a straight (you might say my sanity) has returned so I'm back where I started.

So this is just a way to introduce myself. I live in Texas, near Houston. I work as a lab tech for a petrochemical company (quick duck to avoid thrown tomatoes). and I'm looking forward to learning a lot here. I've ordered Lynn's DVD and started watching it last night.



Jay

Welcome over here Jay,

I see nothing wrong working for petrochemical company - anything for getting those razors paid for. Speaking of which - do you think TIPTLE would fix your RAD? There was a speculation recently that the way to avoid RAD is to get the razor you want, but that was quickly dismissed.

Cheers

Welcome! Glad your here.

Welcome aboard, Jay!

Welcome! Good news: once you realize that straights provide a superior shaving experience to DEs, you'll also realize that you no longer need all those DEs you've accumulated . . . so you can sell them to fund your straight RAD.

Originally Posted by gugi

Welcome over here Jay,

I see nothing wrong working for petrochemical company - anything for getting those razors paid for. Speaking of which - do you think TIPTLE would fix your RAD? There was a speculation recently that the way to avoid RAD is to get the razor you want, but that was quickly dismissed.

Cheers

I'm afraid I'm going to reinforce that result. I find myself spending a lot of time at Maestro Livi's site and at Mr.Williams site trying to figure out "which one next?"

Originally Posted by SteveS

Welcome! Good news: once you realize that straights provide a superior shaving experience to DEs, you'll also realize that you no longer need all those DEs you've accumulated . . . so you can sell them to fund your straight RAD.

I've already started. I'm going to be selling most of them I think. There will be a few I keep..

Welcome! Lots to learn and this is THE place to learn it!

Greg

Originally Posted by gugi

There was a speculation recently that the way to avoid RAD is to get the razor you want, but that was quickly dismissed.

Yeah I think I helped dispel that particular myth after extrensive research!!

Originally Posted by Steelforge

Yeah I think I helped dispel that particular myth after extrensive research!!

Given the way you keep selling off your high-end razors, most of us are wondering what you are going to buy with the money

Originally Posted by Bruno

Given the way you keep selling off your high-end razors, most of us are wondering what you are going to buy with the money

I imagine more high-end razors! Seems to me Iwan's got this thing going.... with a single outlay on a high end razor, he can re-sell, recoup most of the money, to buy and try another new high-end razor. That way he gets to try the world's best razors for a minimal sum.

Tell me I'm wrong Iwan!