So I came to SRP a while ago looking for information on a razor. I had been straight shaving and honing my own razor for many years before that and felt like I had a pretty good handle on it.
Maybe I'm dense or maybe just really determined to find a way on my own. After all, in my occupation that I have done most of my life the core of what I do is address problems and find a way around obstacles autonomously. Then again maybe I am making excuses but more and more as time goes by the more I realize how much I have had to learn. I can see looking back that I have at times been obstanant and sometimes slow to listen. I post this here because I see it most in terms of honing. Once I started listening more and taking good advice my skills have improved rapidly especially over the last few months. Likewise so has my attitude towards my skill level. It's funny to me that this is the case because professionally I often marvel about those who know just enough to think they are an expert. Anyone who is any good at something will get a rude awakening once they realize how much they DON'T know so this is not a new concept for me.
I guess I have thrown a lot of words at getting to the point but the skinny of what I am trying to say is that a number of you have been very patient with me...more than I would have been...and helped me to improve and lose bad habits even when I was hard of listening. I just want to say thank you for that and I will try to pass that forward as much as possible.