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  1. 02-22-2010, 10:23 PM #1
    Oldfalguy
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    Default Greetings from Texas

    I'm 53 and have owned my str8 for many years (seldom used) but after being here I really realize how far I was off on my thinking on a lot of things-
    Foremost, silly me thinking it would be shave ready when I got it, much less 15 years later.

    I bought a cheap strap and razor and then some Norton 220/1k & 4k/8k/ stones and used the cheap razor to learn cause I was afear'in.skeered too

    I now merely think I am starting to get it..way off from being there-
    Only get to use a str8 every 2-3 days at most since when I do it takes a while longer for the need to strike me-

    Still a bit of a coward around the chin and throat but the rest I get
    real close and sometimes succeed in getting a BBS on the sides 1 out of 4 times. Like anything else, practice and a preparation, the later where I am failing right now- can not get a lather worth a darn with just soap and don't know diddly about cremes-

    So glad to be here and learning.

    Mark
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  2. 02-22-2010, 10:42 PM #2
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    Welcome, Mark. This is a great place to learn! I'm wondering if you're near my part of Texas
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  3. 02-22-2010, 10:53 PM #3
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    Welcome to SRP.
    Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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  4. 02-22-2010, 11:25 PM #4
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    Welcome to SRP enjoy the site and if you have any questions feel free to ask. If you don't mind what part of TX you from?
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  5. 02-23-2010, 02:51 AM #5
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    Default Hey Fellas

    I am an Austin escapee/refugee whose been seeking
    asylum in Round Rock for 19 years.
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  6. 02-23-2010, 02:57 AM #6
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    Love your road side signs, "Don't mess with Texas." Kinda says it all. I travel from the tundra to Texas every year to visit some very good friends and have a wonderful time in the big state with the big heart.

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  7. 02-23-2010, 03:58 AM #7
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    Hopefully you didn't come south only to find some north slipped in the way- this has been a pretty cool winter for us- 19 deg. here in central texas where we are used to maybe a few 31's here and there then back up to 75 in the winter. Finally got a little rain, been scarce for 2 years around the highland lakes- Almost full now, crossed fingers it stays that way- darn near out 4 months ago.
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  8. 02-24-2010, 02:00 PM #8
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    From Houston, Welcome Mark! Don't be skeered, but do be respectful of the blade. You'll do just fine, and richmondesi is a great source of advice. Don't be skeered of him, either!!
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