Thread: Cra*p!!! I've got RAD!!!

A cure, absolutely! Start collecting Shelby's or Corvettes!! With those payments, you'll forget about your RAD!!
RAD's how I cured my SAD (Shelby AD)! Wife's very happy now that my toys come in little boxes instead of garages.

Howard

In my experience at least, RAD is rather like being drunk. There are lots of myths and suggestions on how to make it go away but at the end of the day TIME is the only solution. Eventually, you'll buy enough razors or develop other ADs that will replace RAD (i.e. PAD pipe acquisiton disorder, CAD cigar acquisition disorder, etc.) and your RAD will go into temporary remission. Not to worry though, it will be back as soon as you see one razor and think, "Gee, it's only one and it's a really nice razor too." Not unlike a recovering alcoholic who after a period of sobriety decides he can go to a bar and have just one beer.

The trick with wives and girlfriends is to convince them that 1. You're not really spending that much money (I know but it's just a little fib ) 2. Your disease is harmless compared to what "some guys" do (i.e. vintage cars, young hot mistresses, etc.) 3. (now we're proceeding towards desperate rationalization) Tell her you're trying to look and smell nice for her. And if all the above fail there's always "The Nuclear Option". It goes like this. "What!? I have too many razors? Are you kidding me, look at all your ____ (fill in the blank shoes, makeup, knick-nacks or whatever you can easily justify). Have you ever heard me say a word to you about that? No, in fact I think I've even bought you several. I'm not saying...I'm just saying."

Originally Posted by SirStropalot

A cure, absolutely! Start collecting Shelby's or Corvettes!! With those payments, you'll forget about your RAD!!
RAD's how I cured my SAD (Shelby AD)! Wife's very happy now that my toys come in little boxes instead of garages.

Howard

Ha!!
My old AD was guitars, I can get 100-200 razors for the price of one of those!!

Originally Posted by rodb

Ha!!
My old AD was guitars, I can get 100-200 razors for the price of one of those!!

Not if you want to collect Filarmonicas for example :P
SirStropalot if nothing else you know that you are not alone :

Originally Posted by rodb

Ha!!
My old AD was guitars, I can get 100-200 razors for the price of one of those!!

With logic like that how can you miss?
Pure Genius!!!

1OldGI is right, the most common cure is time, and as it turns out, space...
The various AD's tend to go away after a while, sometimes shifting to others, sometimes just hibernating for a while.
Take comfort in the fact that there is always someone else even more bitten than yourself.

But hey, getting new gear is always fun, and how in the world are we gonna keep practising honing without new arrivals every week??

My wife does not understand why I need more than one straight razor. She thought it was a waste of money despite her having a hundred pair of shoes when she only wears one pair at a time.

She actually told me that I am selfish for not selling some of my razors and using the money for a family vacation.

On January 10th of this year I filed for divorce. Problem solved, no more wife bitching and no more extra funds for my RAD.

I just support my gf's AD's thus she seldom questions mine. I have helped her nearly acquire all of the MAC makeup brushes and whatnot. I also go with her to makeup and clothing stores with not so much as a grumble. A small sacrifice to watch her enjoy her hobby goes a long way.

Mine has MAC brush fever at the moment too! - they're not even badger!!

Originally Posted by bonitomio

Not if you want to collect Filarmonicas for example :P
SirStropalot if nothing else you know that you are not alone :

I usually buy in the $20-$30 range and restore, but very true with those!! Not that I could ever buy one, but a 1959 Gibson Les Paul can go for $150k+!!