Quote Originally Posted by Mephisto View Post
...One visit took me to my uncle, a barber for some thirty years. I showed him two of my razors which he examined with a thumb nail test. He declared that 'They were not right.' I wanted to pick his brain some but he was in relaxation mode-drinking some grain alcohol and watching the races. So no luck there...
That's a great passage of writing.

I find I'm getting better at the thumb pad test and the leg hair test. Pity he wasn't up for talking. I think some people don't know what treasures they have tucked up inside their brains...