I have been lurking here for a while, wondering whether I was going to give this thing a try, and yesterday morning I went for it, and things went surpisingly well. Thanks SRP forums!

Yes, there was blood, but very little more than when I used a safety, and it was just my first time, but toward the end of the shave I felt I was getting the hang of it and I started realizing "this is why people do this!"

I really wanted to say thanks to the Senior and Newbies who post here, by lurking I was able to learn a lot from you all. I purchased a shave ready razor from a member here at SRP, I read the WIKI, read the newbie sections, and basically followed the recommendations and it went much better than I expected and I am excited to shave today.

Thanks again!!