Thread: Safety in the Shave Room

Just this moment, I had a rather scary close call.

I was in the middle of my shave, and my Rogers started to tug instead of cut. I turned, razor in hand, wiping towel in the other, toward my cabinet to swap out a fresh razor.

All of a sudden, I found myself falling. Could not catch my balance, and the thoughts racing through my head... GET THE BLADE AWAY FROM THE BODY! WHY AM I FALLING?! WHAT AM I GOING TO LAND ON?!?

End result is a good sized bruise on my hip and shoulder from landing hard on the floor and towel rack, rogers unharmed thankfully, and my day completely starting off on the wrong track.
As for why I fell? The floor towel. It had somehow gotten "lumped up" and when I turned my foot caught under it and I tripped myself.

I think sometimes we forget to worry about safety. Especially as we become more proficient with our shaving. If I had taken the moment to wipe the blade, and close it, before ever taking a step, at the very least I would have had a free hand to try and catch myself. And certainly would not have had to worry about slicing myself a fresh orifice.
As my good buddy Hans Solo once said..."Dont get ****y kid!"

Be careful guys, dont forget to be safe at all time!

Glad you're ok (apart from the bump!) and the razor made it!

Thats a good point you make, dont just focus on the razor, make sure the whole area is safe as well..!

I'm glad you are ok. But, is it ok if I find this really funny?

Id like to share a close call. Done with face prep and ready to get at it. I didnt notice I left the bathrroom door slightly ajar. Well blade in hand and ready to do some work, in sneaks my girlfriends siamese cat. I wasnt paying attention and the nosey little guy jumped up on to the sink right in front of my hand with the razor. A few inches to the left kitty may have lost an ear or worse, an eye. Now im always double checking door lock before shave.

I totally skipped all mention of cat astrophes I have averted! Mine did a similar jump on the sink, just as I was putting blade to face! forget the cat, it almost cost ME an eye!

Wow! That was a close call. Glad to know that you didn't seriously injure yourself.

I recall an earlier post or thread at SRP about certain things that should be avoided or be very careful about or never do when shaving with a str8 razor. Although some of the safety issues were a bit humorous, such as the warning against shaving naked, I remember taking them to heart when I joined SRP last December.

Perhaps one of the SRP veterans could locate it and re-post it.

Gentlemen:

During the shave, if I need to do any activity that is not part of the actual shaving, I rest the razor on a folded towel on the sink counter. I mean any activity. One little glitch when holding a sharp razor can do major damage, not only to the shaver, but also to the razor.

Heed Magpie's warning, gentlemen.

Regards,
Obie

I do exactly the same as Obie: if I'm not actually shaving, then I put it down in a safe place. Gentlemen, I don't have much of an imagination, but it doesn't really take one to think of some of the things which might go wrong. I don't think you need to go to the lengths of buying a pair of chainsaw trousers ... but take care, please.

My kids (ages 3 & 5) like to watch me shave. I've had a couple of close calls from them opening the bathroom door and bumping me while in mid razor stroke, or else from them bumping me for various other reasons. I like that they get a kick out of watching me shave, and I think it's valuable for them to watch. Perhaps I should look into leashes or a cage for them while I am shaving...
Ok, maybe they don't need to be tethered, but I do know that I need to be extra cautious with them around.
I know this is getting a little bit away from the OP, but I'm curious if anyone else runs into similar problems? I don't really like the idea of locking the kids out of the bathroom for the entire time it takes me to shave.

My 'shave den' is a small downstairs bathroom that is rarely used for anything else except me shaving. The sink is next to the door, I always have a nasty image of what would happen if one of my family opened that door abruptly whilst I was shaving - and as such it remains closed and locked! If I am not actually shaving, I rest my razor on the window sill.