Thread: Sun March 4rd - Sat March 10th

Good Day Gentlemen. Been a while since I posted anything but im back and hope to get back to sharing regularly again. Todays shave was particularly important to me . I lost my Dad yesterday after a long and painful battle with M.S..He is now out of pain and with my mother again. To take my focus off things ,if only for a bit I grabbed a Temperite that I had never honed and took it to the stones. With my dad (who did not use a straight but was proud that I had taken to it) looking over my shoulder I attained the velvet squeegee edge that some of us have experienced. This was the most satisfying moment in my straight razor history and it resulted in a Kick ass BBS smooth shave! I wont be shaving again till the funeral and I think I wil use the same razor. And so gentelmen I give you the the Jeffrey Jones memorial Hone & shave...
Stones: BBW Coticule natural combo,mystery JNat & Shoubudani Asagi lv5 from JNS
Strop:4 laps on SRD paddle with Cro ox then 50/100 laps on the Tony Miller (Cloth/Leather)
Brush:Omega Boar
Soap/Cream: SRD Sandalwood
Post:Thayers Whitchazel/Caribean Bay Rum
Result: BBS and a Clear Head with a positive outlook...RIP Jeffrey Jones 1947-2012 Love Ya Pop.

Originally Posted by Omega1975

Good Day Gentlemen. I lost my Dad yesterday after a long and painful battle with M.S..He is now out of pain and with my mother again. ...RIP Jeffrey Jones 1947-2012 Love Ya Pop.

Oh my, so sorry to hear that.
My sincerest condolences to you and your family.

Condolences to you and your family. I am sure your dad will be with you always. Tom

Originally Posted by Omega1975

Good Day Gentlemen. Been a while since I posted anything but im back and hope to get back to sharing regularly again. Todays shave was particularly important to me . I lost my Dad yesterday after a long and painful battle with M.S..He is now out of pain and with my mother again. To take my focus off things ,if only for a bit I grabbed a Temperite that I had never honed and took it to the stones. With my dad (who did not use a straight but was proud that I had taken to it) looking over my shoulder I attained the velvet squeegee edge that some of us have experienced. This was the most satisfying moment in my straight razor history and it resulted in a Kick ass BBS smooth shave! I wont be shaving again till the funeral and I think I wil use the same razor. And so gentelmen I give you the the Jeffrey Jones memorial Hone & shave...
RIP Jeffrey Jones 1947-2012 Love Ya Pop.

My joy at my son's accomplishment is tempered by the sorrow you feel at the loss of your dearly beloved father.

Stay positive and take care.

Originally Posted by Omega1975

I lost my Dad yesterday after a long and painful battle with M.S..He is now out of pain and with my mother again.

I'm sorry to hear about your dad, my sincerest condolences.

Originally Posted by Omega1975

Good Day Gentlemen. Been a while since I posted anything but im back and hope to get back to sharing regularly again. Todays shave was particularly important to me . I lost my Dad yesterday after a long and painful battle with M.S..He is now out of pain and with my mother again.
BBS and a Clear Head with a positive outlook...RIP Jeffrey Jones 1947-2012 Love Ya Pop.

You've got my condolences and I wish you and your family all the best!

So sorry to hear of your father's passing. Now he is whole again and with your mother.

Originally Posted by Raulski

I received most of these items for my 37th birthday, yesterday, so the shave was luxurious and fun.

Happy Birthday!

Originally Posted by jhenry

I’m on the top of the world this morning. My son was accepted into the College of Pharmacy’s Graduate Program at Washington State University.

Contratulations to your son! And I'm happy for you too! It fells really good when you children have worked hard and made an huge accomplishment like that!

Originally Posted by baldy

BTW, ONLY 1 WEEK OF CHEMO LEFT FOR HIM.

Glad to hear it Grant. Jacky looks great. We'll be praying for him and the family.

Originally Posted by Omega1975

I lost my Dad yesterday after a long and painful battle with M.S..He is now out of pain and with my mother again.
Love Ya Pop.

Sorry for you loss. At least he's at peace now and no longer in pain.

Sunday Shave
Hot shower, Stephan's,warm oil
Dirty Bird Double
Castle Forbes
Custom Badger
Filarmonica,Doble Temple #13, 6/8 full hollow
MickR Roo Strop
Razorock Aluminum
Pinaud Bay Rum
Vaseline for men.

Picked this razor up from Rene last time we met. He told me he put a nice edge on it for me, he was correct. The edge was buttery smooth and wiped away the whiskers with no problem.

The revolver is a 1982 Smith and Wesson Chief's Special Model 60. It is a model 36 only in stainless steel. When in use, it was loaded with .38 caliber 125 gr. +P Nyclad ammo. It spent many years (22) on my ankle as a second/back-up gun and many years on my ankle while off duty. One day I was off duty and had the little S&W on my ankle while walking in a mall parking lot with my wife and daughter. As we were walking in the parking aisle some bozo decided to drive like an ass and nearly hit us. Needless to say I was not happy but my wife convinced me to continue walking away to avoid trouble. I agreed since I was with my wife and baby but we walked away he began to berate us and then yelled something to the effect that he was going to teach me a lesson. I really had no idea why he was angry at us since he almost ran us over but after hearing those words told my wife to take the baby and leave quickly. I stepped towards him as he sat in the car and began to pull up my pants leg to get to the revolver and looked into his car. Much to my shock he had a Browning 9mm High-Power in his hand. I drew the little S&W from my ankle and after a 2-3 second interaction with him, I had two guns, he had none, neither of which had been fired. After several hours at the hospital (he needed medical attention) and doing paper work,the day finally ended.
The good news was the little Chief was there for me when I needed it. After that day, I never wore it on my ankle again unless it was for back-up purposes while working. Always on the belt from then until this day. One of my favorites to this day.


Enjoy the day

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

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That's a very interesting story. Of course, it's really dangerous here in South Australia where we walk around slapping each other across the face with kangaroo scrotums, but your world seems to me a bit like a TV show.

You know, here in Australia, because you went towards the guy, and arguably could have 'escaped', you would be charged with assault. I know of a case where a guy is in prison for murder because he and his mates went out to their own driveway to confront a known drug dealer who had rocked up several hours after driving by the house and firing several shots into it. One of them 'picked up a heavy object' hit the guy over the head and killed him. They had reported the drive-by shooting to the cops several hours before hand. With the cops due to rock up and investigate the shooting, they decided to bundle the body into the car boot (trunk) and drive up the freeway to dispose of it up north. Unfortunately, the duel fuel system was faulty and the car stalled on the freeway. The last I know the sun's coming up, the cops are on the way to their place to investigate the drive-by, and they're on the freeway in a broken down car with a body in the boot. All three are still inside 20 years later. If they'd have waited till the guy came INSIDE the house, they'd probably be free men...

I hope you remain safe...