Thread: What are your friends/familys reaction to you shaving w/straight rzrs

Originally Posted by edhewitt

So the new career is treating you well?

I tried responding with a post typed on my cell phone but I don't see it here. I'm using a laptop now with temporary WiFi service at a truck stop.

The trucking right now is kind of like a boot camp during the training phase. I drive fine, but I have trouble backing up and with all the official stuff you have to do with paperwork and computerized reporting. That's why I rented WiFi. We don't drive until about 5:30 PM tomorrow, and I'm going to try and bone up on these "finer points" of the job.

The trainer is a taskmaster, but is interested in straight shaving and I gave him a razor to get started. It's hard to give a shaving lesson "on the run" because we are driving as a team and while one sleeps the other is driving. I told him not to attempt to use it until he receives some instruction either from me or watches a video. I sure carved myself up during those fledgling first attempts when I became a straight shaver, but as I explained to him my shaving experiences over a 40-year period really motivated me to learn how. I started with a straight in March 2010 and even though I solved this instrument quite some time ago, I still think I'm improving as time goes by.

I've been away from home since mid-September which is why I haven't been on the forum too much.

Originally Posted by CaliforniaCajun

I tried responding with a post typed on my cell phone but I don't see it here. I'm using a laptop now with temporary WiFi service at a tuck stop.

The trucking right now is kind of like a boot camp during the training phase. I drive fine, but I have trouble backing up and with all the official stuff you have to do with paperwork and computerized reporting. That's why I rented WiFi. We don't drive until about 5:30 PM tomorrow, and I'm going to try and bone up on these "finer points" of the job.

The trainer is a taskmaster, but is interested in straight shaving and I gave him a razor to get started. It's hard to give a shaving lesson "on the run" because we are driving as a team and while one sleeps the other is driving. I told him not to attempt to use it until he receives some instruction either from me or watches a video. I sure carved myself up during those fledgling first attempts when I became a straight shaver, but as I explained to him my shaving experiences over a 40-year period really motivated me to learn how. I started with a straight in March 2010 and even though I solved this instrument quite some time ago, I still think I'm improving as time goes by.

I've been away from home since mid-September which is why I haven't been on the forum too much.

Come down under mate, get you backing up a road train. Once you‘ve nailed that you‘ll be able to parallel park a single trailer quicker than the soccer mums at the shops:-)

Here ya go. My cousin in law was driving this one the other day. He still could be on the road as far as I know.





Mick

My mother and friends don't really think it is a good idea. They think i will hurt myself. They think I should use some disposable razor ... A thing i will not do for sure. For now I am using a safety razor and I practice with the straight razor only on my face. When I will get used to it i will try on my neck and eventually do all the shaving with the straight.

I was just at Thanksgiving dinner, and a number of people asked me about straight shaving. My bro-in-law and sister-in-law, thought I was absolutely insane. He literally shuddered, and said he thought it was stupid and dangerous. I tried to explain that people shaved like this for hundreds of years, that if you actually watched it done, you'd see how straight-forward it is (see what I did there '-))

He would have none of it, neither would his wife or several others, I didn't bring it up, they asked if I was still stupid enough to be shaving that way...the SWMBO stood up and said she really likes the shave, that my skin was looking much better, and it was kinda cool.

Of course my 84 year father-in-law laughed at them all, he said it was a shave, not defusing a bomb, and that he hadn't had a straight shave in years. Now, he's coming down to our house next weekend, and don't know whether I'll let him anywhere near my blades??? Hopefully he'll forget...can just imagine...Phrank killed Grandpa!!!

I get a bunch of people telling me stuff like "not in a million years" or "you'll never catch me doing that" or "are you f**king crazy."

I find the first two reactions strange because I've never once told someone to shave with a straight if they didn't have an interest in it.

Some wag said.."The very idea gives some folks 'Involuntary testicular retractions'." Makes some sense to me but then I like to try different things and enjoy as much of the processes as possible. My family is neutral considering the kids are due to inherit the stuff.
Snuff said!
~Richard

Originally Posted by Seguragr

I get a bunch of people telling me stuff like "not in a million years" or "you'll never catch me doing that" or "are you f**king crazy."

I find the first two reactions strange because I've never once told someone to shave with a straight if they didn't have an interest in it.

Strange would be a comment like 'You might put yer eye out', well not likely of course, unless you really are a bit demented, in which case all other comments are fairly valid.

Originally Posted by Geezer

Some wag said.."The very idea gives some folks 'Involuntary testicular retractions'." Makes some sense to me but then I like to try different things and enjoy as much of the processes as possible. My family is neutral considering the kids are due to inherit the stuff.
Snuff said!
~Richard

My 7 y.o was watching me yesterday morning. It was fairly quiet as the other two kids were eating their breakfast, and so she could hear the sound of the razor. She said to me, "Daddy does that hurt?" I said' "If it hurt sweetheart I wouldn't do it. Does it hurt to get a haircut?" "No". "Well, it's much the same as getting a haircut, except a lot closer to the skin."

She was thinking that was a bit funny because a haircut that close would mean you'd be bald...Well...Yes...Helloooo?!


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

Strange would be a comment like 'You might put yer eye out', well not likely of course, unless you really are a bit demented, in which case all other comments are fairly valid.



My 7 y.o was watching me yesterday morning. It was fairly quiet as the other two kids were eating their breakfast, and so she could hear the sound of the razor. She said to me, "Daddy does that hurt?" I said' "If it hurt sweetheart I wouldn't do it. Does it hurt to get a haircut?" "No". "Well, it's much the same as getting a haircut, except a lot closer to the skin."

She was thinking that was a bit funny because a haircut that close would mean you'd be bald...Well...Yes...Helloooo?!


Mick

Kid logic and humour is brilliant, I never cease to be amazed at some of the connections

Originally Posted by MickR

I'll remove your toilet paper for you and replace it with newspaper and grass. Just so I can be a billionaire.


Mick

LOL! Good stuff mate!