Hey from Vancouver Island - new/old member

Not really a new member but the return of an old one. After a 5 or so years of beard and a proper straight shaving hiatus, I decided it was time to go back to clean shaven. We moved about 4 years ago and the shave den was all boxed up and stayed that way until a couple weeks ago.

The straights were in great shape and still had a shave ready one. Off came the beard and thankfully, my head remained attached and nobody was harmed in the first full shave in 5 years.

It's nice to be back to the straight razors. I missed it a lot.

So, uh.. hey everybody! Looking forward to old and new faces.

Welcome back Brian. Just right in and have fun. Some folks are still around from 5 years ago.

Welcome back.

Bob

Glad to hear that you gave up the beard for your straight razors, Brian. Welcome back to SRP!

Hello Brian, welcome back to SRP.

Welcome back

Welcome back to the forum.

Hello. There are a few BC folk here these days and a lot of other Canadians mixed into the crowd.

Thanks everybody! Great to be back. Now I gotta see what I've missed over the past.... crikey... 8 years since my last post (I just looked).

So...uh, what's new? ;)

Welcome back! I'm sure you'll find it's still a great community.

Welcome back, Brian. Wow...five years, that's a fair bit of time. Just like riding a bike though, eh.!

So how'd the wife take to the beard being gone.

Hello Brian
Welcome back to the forum.

Pete <:-}

Welcome back.

Eight years. Wow. I bet a lot of new soaps on the market in the last eight years. Make room in your bathroom. Check out Oleo and Wholly Kaw soaps.
Plus you have a lot of reading to do to get caught up on the forum. A lot of changes happened recently but its still the same friendly place with good members.

Like me, I think she was stunned by my face. Not sure if in a good or bad way, but for about 3 days I'd be doing double takes walking past a mirror saying "who the %&^% is that?".

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Eight years. Wow. I bet a lot of new soaps on the market in the last eight years. Make room in your bathroom. Check out Oleo and Wholly Kaw soaps.
Plus you have a lot of reading to do to get caught up on the forum. A lot of changes happened recently but its still the same friendly place with good members.

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In theory, I'm trying to keep things small. We'll see how long that lasts. I had to purge some funky soaps and creams in the Great Shave Den Unpack of 2019. Trying to keep things that will store in the bathroom drawers, instead of taking over the whole bathroom counter top.

Hello, welcome backup. I have to visit Vancouver Island, one of my nephews migrated from Belgium to Port Alberni some year agora.

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Originally Posted by YoWan

Hello, welcome backup. I have to visit Vancouver Island, one of my nephews migrated from Belgium to Port Alberni some year agora.

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Thanks! The island is great...hope you get lots of time to explore. If you're getting to Port Alberni, make sure you go visit the west coast (Ucluelet and Tofino and more). It's pretty amazing.

Welcome back. :)

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Originally Posted by BrianP

Like me, I think she was stunned by my face. Not sure if in a good or bad way, but for about 3 days I'd be doing double takes walking past a mirror saying "who the %&^% is that?".

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Welcome back from SE Washington State USA.

Dan Haggerty (who played 'Grizzly Adams' on the TV series had his beard for over 20 years and one day he shaved it off. None of his family recognized him! :dropjaw:

My son grows what I think is a very 'scroungy looking' beard but every once in awhile he'll show up and want to use his straight razor and other shaving gear to shave it off--so I hold out hope! :angel:

I hope you enjoy your shaves. :tu