Quote Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr View Post
For me shaving was always SUCH a chore

With a straight...

1) I get to pamper myself a little first thing in the morning.

2) I am a perfectionist and a blade care gets me my "perfection fix" early in the day.

3) There is something very zen about concentrating on shaving.

4) There is something very manly about straight shaving.

5) Zen and manly is a wonderful combination. Sort of like smoking a pipe or practicing your jurus. (martial arts word)

6) The wife used to ALWAYS be in my way when I was shaving, not any more.

7) I get to threaten with a straight razor anyone who bothers me while I'm shaving.
Beautiful list. Sheer beauty. I started to compose my own list of reasons, then figured I should go through the rest of the posts. This hits the nail right on the head.

-Jorge