Thread: Crossroads

Obie, You do speak for many of us "Geezers !" A couple major surgeries, Loss of coordination, weakness, and shakiness all play a role as to what our shave method of choice is. Loss of mobility of the neck makes some methods painful if not downright dangerous due to reduced blood flow to the brain.

All this doesn't seem to stop us old phartz from adding to our collections by any story possible.

The advantage we have is, unlike many of our old friends and acquaintances, we still have a life to Kvetch.
Be well and prosper!
~Richard

27? Well very soon one of those digits are going to apply to me with an added 0.

My roots? Heavens no. You be talking about electric razors and I left those behind at least 25 years ago.

Like many of you I've had to limit straight shaving too. DE's have become my modus operandi however I think the current crop of stainless razors are superior shave wise than the older models. If stainless doesn't suit you they have aluminum razors and razors with titanium parts which made the instruments much lighter and easier to wield. The new Razorock Slant is one such example and I think it's the best I've tried.

Really the old vs the new argument is no different than similar discussions with straight razors and many other things when you think of it.

The only crossroads I've come to is the decision to try and simplify my life and go back to the basics when feasible. (Of course that doesn't apply to shave soaps and related).

No such crossroads yet but I can see it coming by the time I hit 30.

Bob

I used the same Slim and Fat Boy that I purchased new for $1.98 at my local pharmacy for nearly 52 years, including two tours in Vietnam, until I discovered the forums. Since then I've tried at least 100 vintage and new DE's, SE's, and straights, and an equal number of soaps and brushes. I've never used a cart. It's been great fun, but I can get just as good of a shave from one of my vintage Gillettes and one of the pucks of Old Spice that I have tucked away, and using them brings back fond childhood memories of watching my grandfather and father shave with a vintage Gillette.

You guys are making me feel younger. Thanks!

Richard I am much along the same lines as you, I have never used a cartridge, and only used the cheap single blade disposable in boot camp. After I brought my new 2$ Gillette Fatboy with me all the way to the land of bad things, so for 45 years I carried my DE till straights came along. But I still shave with them every now and then.

I lost my Fatboy about 3 years ago in a hotel and bought another,mother promptly had it plated, it,ll be with me till I,m 35! Old Arty is starting to get to my hands, with age and at least 15 broken bones in my wrist and hands so I wonder when my straight adventure will be over, but since I,m 27 too I guess maybe a few longer yet. Tc