Thread: Hello from Northern Ireland

Originally Posted by Phrank

Lathered up with some Proraso and took the DE for a spin last night for the first time.

I used a Lord Super Platinum blade, and aside from the Gillette being very small, it really gave a great shave, no nicks or cuts!!

Also, was very cool at how close and comfortable a shave it gave, can see using it more!

Downside is, I now have nothing to fear, but fear itself, and snakes....

Glad you finally manned up and used the SAFETY razor
You forgot to mention in your list of fears:
Kittens
Teddy bears
Getting your candy stolen by a baby

10pups is thinking of trying a shavette, over in the shavette forum. You should head over and give him some encouragement.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Glad you finally manned up and used the SAFETY razor
You forgot to mention in your list of fears:
Kittens
Teddy bears
Getting your candy stolen by a baby

10pups is thinking of trying a shavette, over in the shavette forum. You should head over and give him some encouragement.

No...not going to encourage 10pups, frankly, I'm terrified of shavettes....

Originally Posted by Phrank

No...not going to encourage 10pups, frankly, I'm terrified of shavettes....

My wife is scared of clowns, so a 10 pups avatar and shavette together would probably do her in.
It would be like a giant bird running at me with a Stanley knife.
I have a few other fears too, but as I am afraid that you will laugh or be mean I am not telling you what they arre.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

My wife is scared of clowns, so a 10 pups avatar and shavette together would probably do her in.
It would be like a giant bird running at me with a Stanley knife.
I have a few other fears too, but as I am afraid that you will laugh or be mean I am not telling you what they arre.

Ha! Me it's deep water or water I can't see the bottom of and being pinned or enclosed in tight spaces. I once ran about 30 metres over the debris cover surface of water in sheer fear. A mate behind me thought it looked like a fun thing to do and promptly sank through up to his torso within a step. We had to cross the river and I panicked about it.
Enclosed spaces is a fairly recent phobia that I have no idea how it raised it's insidious head, but be warned. Panic and violence can be expected if you throw me into a narrow tunnel, force me to go caving in anything other than large caverns or put handcuffs on me (one way of keeping on the right side of the law I suppose. Although I would feel sorry for the arresting officer if he went against my request to leave the cuffs off.)

There ya go. I'm not afraid to be made fun of for my fears...


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

Ha! Me it's deep water or water I can't see the bottom of and being pinned or enclosed in tight spaces. I once ran about 30 metres over the debris cover surface of water in sheer fear. A mate behind me thought it looked like a fun thing to do and promptly sank through up to his torso within a step. We had to cross the river and I panicked about it.
Enclosed spaces is a fairly recent phobia that I have no idea how it raised it's insidious head, but be warned. Panic and violence can be expected if you throw me into a narrow tunnel, force me to go caving in anything other than large caverns or put handcuffs on me (one way of keeping on the right side of the law I suppose. Although I would feel sorry for the arresting officer if he went against my request to leave the cuffs off.)

There ya go. I'm not afraid to be made fun of for my fears...


Mick

Ok, yes the ocean and deep water in general terrifies me, which is a shame, the ocean is ok if it is no more than hip deep AND I can see the sand. I am not brilliant.at.heights, but I can overcome that one. I also really don't like birds very much, it's the fact that they are feathery and have beady eyes, small birds are ok I suppose, but they need to be really small, and I have a somewhat irrational fear of the dark, not when I am in company or at a location, it is moving around in the dark on my own that does it. They are some of the more rational ones.

Originally Posted by MickR

Ha! Me it's deep water or water I can't see the bottom of and being pinned or enclosed in tight spaces. I once ran about 30 metres over the debris cover surface of water in sheer fear. A mate behind me thought it looked like a fun thing to do and promptly sank through up to his torso within a step. We had to cross the river and I panicked about it.
Enclosed spaces is a fairly recent phobia that I have no idea how it raised it's insidious head, but be warned. Panic and violence can be expected if you throw me into a narrow tunnel, force me to go caving in anything other than large caverns or put handcuffs on me (one way of keeping on the right side of the law I suppose. Although I would feel sorry for the arresting officer if he went against my request to leave the cuffs off.)

There ya go. I'm not afraid to be made fun of for my fears...


Mick

Don't think anyone can make fun of those fears Mick, they're pretty rational.
Don't think I have any real fears, any irrational one anyway. A lot of people here have a fear of guns but I've always liked them, though with a very healthy respect for them.
One thing I don't do though is sit with my back to the door of a pub. Call it fear or habit or superstition

Originally Posted by Bigirishkev

Don't think anyone can make fun of those fears Mick, they're pretty rational.
Don't think I have any real fears, any irrational one anyway. A lot of people here have a fear of guns but I've always liked them, though with a very healthy respect for them.
One thing I don't do though is sit with my back to the door of a pub. Call it fear or habit or superstition

Having spent some time in Northern Ontario doing some outdoor camping and ice fishing in February, extreme cold and hungry bears get's my fear up...but being from Toronto, BobH probably has lunch with bears and thinks -30 is balmy...

Originally Posted by Bigirishkev

Don't think anyone can make fun of those fears Mick, they're pretty rational.
Don't think I have any real fears, any irrational one anyway. A lot of people here have a fear of guns but I've always liked them, though with a very healthy respect for them.
One thing I don't do though is sit with my back to the door of a pub. Call it fear or habit or superstition

I always like to see who is coming, and.I always try to park facing outwards, just in case. My.wife.hates the reverse park, but it has lots of benefits apart from making quick getaways.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I always like to see who is coming, and.I always try to park facing outwards, just in case. My.wife.hates the reverse park, but it has lots of benefits apart from making quick getaways.

My wife also hated the reverse park but I think that's because she can't do it.
Do you also sleep on the side of the bed closest to the door?

well just a quick comment before I'm off to work. I guess I'm just a giant wuss as I share most all but the clown fear. Height's are the worst and tight space. I get like Mick with both and deep dark OH F*** !! What's in there water too.