Thread: Portsecurity

Originally Posted by sharptonn

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That's just my Good Conduct medal from the Coast Guard Reserve. It kind of explains my user name. Spent 10 years at small boat rescue stations at the Jersey shore. Best job I will ever have. Glory days...

So....you didn't rock the boat, in short.

Originally Posted by outback

So....you didn't rock the boat, in short.

Or X years of undetected crime as they used to say up here.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Or X years of undetected crime as they used to say up here.

Bob

What they don't know...

Originally Posted by outback

So....you didn't rock the boat, in short.

Haha. I like that. One of my Navy buddies told me as long as I am 6 feet tall, if the boat sinks I can always walk ashore.

Originally Posted by Portsecurity

Haha. I like that. One of my Navy buddies told me as long as I am 6 feet tall, if the boat sinks I can always walk ashore.

Welcome Craig. Glad to have you aboard. My dad was a navy man ( Normandy vet ) He would have loved that.
You've got a good start there. Some nice razors to work with. I assume you have a good strop also? That is a very important skill to learn for maintaining your edges. Read lots of instruction posts and watch videos in areas that you're weak on. Lots of knowledgeable people here can help if you have questions also.

Welcome Aboard Portsecurity!

I'm still Active Duty CG, station in the San Francisco Bay area right now - Glad to see another Coastie here

The rabbit holes are indeed plentiful - I've only been using a straight for a little over 2 years and will never go back.

Semper Paratus shipmate!

Originally Posted by cwomg

Welcome Aboard Portsecurity!

I'm still Active Duty CG, station in the San Francisco Bay area right now - Glad to see another Coastie here

The rabbit holes are indeed plentiful - I've only been using a straight for a little over 2 years and will never go back.

Semper Paratus shipmate!

Semper paratus! I love running into Coasties, and its kind of amazing how many of us there are given how small our service is. Are you at a small boat station? We had a CWO running ours for a few years. I really respected that guy. Loved crewing on 41s and 44s. What a great job, best I will ever have! Many times my crew and I would say I can't believe we get paid to do this! I also love SR shaving, and have trouble resisting collecting way more straights than I "need." Great to connect with you.
Craig

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Welcome Craig. Glad to have you aboard. My dad was a navy man ( Normandy vet ) He would have loved that.
You've got a good start there. Some nice razors to work with. I assume you have a good strop also? That is a very important skill to learn for maintaining your edges. Read lots of instruction posts and watch videos in areas that you're weak on. Lots of knowledgeable people here can help if you have questions also.

Thanks Paul. Stropping is an area I have lots of room for improvement. I usually save SR shaves for the weekend when I have time to strop and time to focus on not cutting myself! I feel a little more confident in my stropping as I am getting deeper into this, less likely to just grab my shavette.