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04-09-2021, 03:29 AM #11
I seldom count the minutes I spend shaving because I consider them as precious. If I waste the moments counting I am losing moments enjoying them. Here's a few words of wisdom about time.
"If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves." Maria Edgeworth
"There are two days in my calendar: This day and that Day." Martin Luther
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes." James 4: 13-14
So don't waste your time worrying about what moments are spent on the things that you love. Rather, cherish them and count them as a gift...shaving while you cherish.Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend. PR 27:17
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04-09-2021, 07:13 AM #12
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04-09-2021, 10:17 AM #13
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04-09-2021, 12:21 PM #14
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Precisely, if speed is what matters, there are faster ways to shave than with a straight.
I am just not willing to sacrifice the quality and enjoyment of a shave for the sake of saving a few minutes.
Having said that, about 1½ years ago I did a comparison over a few weeks for curiosity’s sake and found that a typical 2½ pass shave with a prepared (stropped the evening before before) straight razor took around 22 mins from the moment I opened the tap until the time I had cleaned the brush and dried the razor, while a similar shave with a safety razor under otherwise identical conditions took about 13 mins.
As one would have to factor in straight razor (honing and stropping) maintenance for a true comparison, the safety razor seems to be the winner here, but - as said before - time is not what matters to me in a nice, enjoyable shave.
BLast edited by beluga; 04-09-2021 at 02:31 PM. Reason: typo