Is there something wrong with me?

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Originally Posted by milehiscott

Seriously?! I'm only 41, so I think I'm too young for "The Old Coots Club." However, I seem to be going backward in technology. I prefer my music be played on vinyl. I hunt with a muzzleloader. I prefer to fish with a bamboo fly rod. Now, I just bought a straight razor.
I just bought a Dovo "Prima Klang" with a 3" strop from SRD. I know with Christmas presents flying around, it will take a few days to get here. Yet, I'm "kid at Christmas" excited to get it.
Should I seek professional help?

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I know I've found the right spot. This site is awesome!

If it hasn't already been brought up.No.....there is nothing wrong with you. Be comforted by the fact that when we get the mother of all solar flares that knocks out all the wonderful electronic gadgetry that everyone relies on,they'll be lookin to all of us for lessons on how to tie a shoe. let alone read and write.Course....I'll miss my computer cause I won't be able to keep in touch wif all youse guys see.. ha ha. I'm 47 and no we ain't old...heck I still listen to loud rock like I was 20 sumpn .Grunge isn't dead and neither is the Beatles so there all you emo kids out there! Welcome home son heh heh .:):):):):medvl:The Blade is Family !!

Steam,
Real trains sounds like a cool hobby. What size are they? Are they like the Lionel type or the kind you can ride on? Where are you in CA? My wife is from the North Bay area. I’d love to see the trains sometime.

John m,
True dat.

Night,
LOL!! I still listen to my music loudly also. It just doesn’t seem as loud to me anymore. (What ya’ say?)

Hello Scott,
The Bamboo rod school I went to is JD Wagner Rod Builder. It was great, it was in Sandusky Ohio at a fly fishing club. Beautiful accomodations (gourmet meals, nice room) a trout stream snaked it's way therought the club. We could fish while not in class. Igt was 5 days and you take home the blank ready for urathane and wrapping guides. I had graphite flyriod building experience and this brought it to the next level.

Dale.
Email me if you like? [email protected]

Chiming in with my 2 cents worth...

just be grateful your old-cootness is confined to straight razors!
I'm 46 and seriously into tube radios, film cameras, old coffee percolators, diesel trucks (stick-shift, naturally) etc - and I still listen to hardcore emo/grunge (when there's no one around) played from vinyl through a tube amplifier!

Be proud of your 'eccentricity'!

Adrian,
What kind of trucks? I have an '01 Dodge Cummins 4x4 with a 5 speed.

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Originally Posted by milehiscott

Adrian,
What kind of trucks? I have an '01 Dodge Cummins 4x4 with a 5 speed.

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Well, right now it's an '85 Chevy Suburban K10 - automatic transmission but a manual 4x4 with a 6.2L V8 diesel that has absolutely NO electronic controls. In times past, I had a Land Rover Series III diesel for much the same reasons.

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Originally Posted by LAsoxfan

A gin martini, eh? I'm quite partial to a Sapphire, Bombay, or Beefeater's, VERY dry (8:1 at most, usually just go in-n-out w/ the Noilly Prat), and a single olive.

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Your taste in Gin is sublime--a dash of olive juice is great too.

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Originally Posted by steammaker

I build real steam trains in my home machine shop that run on coal and water and smoke a real pipe (Dunhill). I like to be off-the-grid to wind down. I also keep going backwards in technology at home, even though I teach high school computers. I like classic drinks: Rob Roy, Sidecar, Manhattan, and yes...Martinis. (A martini is always with GIN!!!!!)

Welcome to the classic way of doing things. You are very sane.

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Steammaker--your taste in pipes is exquisite and you are correct--A martini is always with gin.

You're at the right place.
I'm 47 and I also fish with bamboo flyrods. (hence my screenname)

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Originally Posted by bamboozle

You're at the right place.
I'm 47 and I also fish with bamboo flyrods. (hence my screenname)

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What's your favorite (so far)?

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Originally Posted by AdrianJ3

Well, right now it's an '85 Chevy Suburban K10 - automatic transmission but a manual 4x4 with a 6.2L V8 diesel that has absolutely NO electronic controls. In times past, I had a Land Rover Series III diesel for much the same reasons.

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A 'Burb with a oil burner?!?! NICE!!:mexwave:

sounds like I have a twin.:beer2:

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Originally Posted by flyfishingta

sounds like I have a twin.:beer2:

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I'm not sure if I should be frightened or happy.:beer2::beer1:

Funny thing....it takes longer to shave (at least for me (I just started too)) but it's true what they say...."Shaving is no longer a chore, you'll look forward to it". It's almost addicting.

i agree.. you're or on the right track.. don't worry brother.. we are all retrophiles in our own right.

what you need is a vintage blade..


welcome to srp!

Actually, what I need is vintage blood because I'm running out of my own.

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Originally Posted by vthomlinson

i agree.. you're or on the right track.. don't worry brother.. we are all retrophiles in our own right.

what you need is a vintage blade..


welcome to srp!

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Just what I need. Another time consuming, expensive hobby. :banghead: :gaah:

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Originally Posted by ace

Actually, what I need is vintage blood because I'm running out of my own.

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Replace it with Scotch. You'll do fine.

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Originally Posted by itsmikey

Funny thing....it takes longer to shave (at least for me (I just started too)) but it's true what they say...."Shaving is no longer a chore, you'll look forward to it". It's almost addicting.

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I believe it. A roommate a few years ago got me into using a brush for lather. Shaving became less of a chore and more interesting. I'm looking forward to a SR shave.

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Originally Posted by milehiscott

What's your favorite (so far)?

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My "go to" rod is an Edwards 8 1/2', 6wt. that casts very nicely. My wife also fly fishes and lately she has taken a liking to my 8', 5wt. Winston bamboo rod. I knew it was only a matter of time before she started using bamboo.
I also drink Highballs. For those of you who don't know what it is, it's an older drink, whiskey and ginger ale. I like CC and ginger.

I'm in process of building a Dickerson 8013. Should be fun to fish if I can ever get some time to work on it.

hmmm....I think the OP struck a chord with most everyone on this forum.

At a ripe old 25 years old I can say I love "antique" shaving, wooden bows without wheels, flyfishing (although I've never gotten my hands on a 'boo rod), old music, old books, a good mule, "seasoned" cars that would make the EPA gag, trying to build a lapstrake canoe out of mahogany, and heating with wood.


Seems like everything took a wrong turn sometime in the last century...doesn't it?

Welcome.

I'm retro, just not that retro.

Don't drink, can't stand fishing and don't like music.

My car is a 1993 that was paid for years ago. Took out the radio and the AC long ago to save weight.

Dang shame I'm only 39. I shudder to think how I'll be at 80.

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Originally Posted by pz93c

Welcome.

I'm retro, just not that retro.

Don't drink, can't stand fishing and don't like music.

My car is a 1993 that was paid for years ago. Took out the radio and the AC long ago to save weight.

Dang shame I'm only 39. I shudder to think how I'll be at 80.

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Dood,Dude, No music?????????????? Do you find anything on this planet interesting??:):):):):):)

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Originally Posted by milehiscott

Seriously?! I'm only 41, so I think I'm too young for "The Old Coots Club." However, I seem to be going backward in technology. I prefer my music be played on vinyl. I hunt with a muzzleloader. I prefer to fish with a bamboo fly rod. Now, I just bought a straight razor.
I just bought a Dovo "Prima Klang" with a 3" strop from SRD. I know with Christmas presents flying around, it will take a few days to get here. Yet, I'm "kid at Christmas" excited to get it.
Should I seek professional help?

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Shoot, I'm only 29 and I'm anxiously awaiting becoming a codger. I ride steel bicycles (and am currently trying to learn how to weld to build my own), I don't currently fly fish with a bamboo rod (student loans and kids...) but I've been setting aside spare funds to save up to build my own, albeit I might start with learning how to wrap graphite. I do like to fish with one of my father's when I'm up visiting him. I mostly listen to bluegrass these days.
I've been finding that no matter how great the destination is (great shave, in this case), the journey is 90% of the fun, if you just take the time.

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Originally Posted by bharner

I don't currently fly fish with a bamboo rod (student loans and kids...) but I've been setting aside spare funds to save up to build my own, albeit I might start with learning how to wrap graphite. I do like to fish with one of my father's when I'm up visiting him.

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I think grass is easier to wrap than plastic. The corners hold the threads.
You are absoltly correct, the journey is a BIG part of the fun.

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Originally Posted by milehiscott

I think grass is easier to wrap than plastic. The corners hold the threads.
You are absoltly correct, the journey is a BIG part of the fun.

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I always wrap some grass before i start working on my fly rod,they come out better that way. Just Kidding , I couldn't resist:):)

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Originally Posted by nessmuck

I always wrap some grass before i start working on my fly rod,they come out better that way. Just Kidding , I couldn't resist:):)

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Are yours the rods with the psychodellic patterns?";"

I'm a bit late coming into this thread but welcome brother! I also share many of the traits mentioned. Love to fish, squirrel hunt, wear a fedora, carry a pocket watch, read real books, smoke pipes, drink gin and scotch, own ALL of Sherlock Holmes, play the banjo and mandolin, and shave with an item that will get me thrown off of any airplane in town. Oh yeah, I'm 63 so I've come by it the long way. Again, welcome to the addiction.

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Originally Posted by nessmuck

Dood,Dude, No music?????????????? Do you find anything on this planet interesting??:):):):):):)

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I shave with a straight razor. It's about 200 years old.

My DE, originally my great granddads, is 95.

My daily carry is 93 years old.

My shotgun about the same.

My watch is 42 years of age.

My main lighter 70.

The research to find the perfect bit of kit is what interests me.

Music just doesn't trip my trigger, even old music.

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Originally Posted by pz93c

My daily carry is 93 years old.

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What in the wide world of sports is that old and small enough for a daily carry?

Sent you a PM.

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Originally Posted by milehiscott

What in the wide world of sports is that old and small enough for a daily carry?

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Let us in on it, smokeless or blackpowder ???????????????????????

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Originally Posted by milehiscott

What in the wide world of sports is that old and small enough for a daily carry?

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I'm going to guess either a 1911 or one of the sweet little S&W pocket .38's.

It's a custom 3" Colt model 1917 in .45 ACP. It's a cannon.

We've started looking for a new house. Is it wrong that I am looking at the master bath with shave gear in mind?

I don't think that's wrong at all. My wife has a great set up in our house, but I'm relegated to a small bathroom with a free standing sink and it's a pain. If you can keep the wife happy, more power to you!