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    Managed to break two pairs of scales before 7:00 AM today. 1 vulcanite, 1 celluloid. I wonder if this is possibly a SRP record, certainly my personal best.

    Time for more coffee, it's just too early for bourbon. Maybe.
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    My sympathies stimpy52. Rough morning. Thins could only get better. Just curious, did you tried another razor or said not today?
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    I suggest this drink. It has tea and orange juice in it so it is over qualified as a breakfast drink.

    3 oz Schnapps
    3 oz rum
    6 oz water
    Juice from one orange
    1 tea bag (black)

    Preparation:
    Heat ingredients together in a saucepan until boiling. Let simmer for 5 minutes, and serve. Sugar to taste.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 10Pups View Post
    I suggest this drink. It has tea and orange juice in it so it is over qualified as a breakfast drink.

    3 oz Schnapps
    3 oz rum
    6 oz water
    Juice from one orange
    1 tea bag (black)

    Preparation:
    Heat ingredients together in a saucepan until boiling. Let simmer for 5 minutes, and serve. Sugar to taste.
    Hmmm... add a pickled egg and you've got my usual breakfast.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Luis View Post
    My sympathies stimpy52. Rough morning. Thins could only get better. Just curious, did you tried another razor or said not today?
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    I've only got one more junker with good scales left. My self-confidence is shaken but... I've never been one to learn from my own mistakes, I'll give it a shot a little later.
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    I had a morning like that a while ago. One of the scales I broke was from a pair. I hear your pain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 10Pups View Post
    I suggest this drink. It has tea and orange juice in it so it is over qualified as a breakfast drink.

    3 oz Schnapps
    3 oz rum
    6 oz water
    Juice from one orange
    1 tea bag (black)

    Preparation:
    Heat ingredients together in a saucepan until boiling. Let simmer for 5 minutes, and serve. Sugar to taste.
    I know a similar recipe; except you use whiskey instead of schnapps, omit all the other ingredients and don't boil it.

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    I busted two scales and cracked one hard to find blade in single day, but not before 0700 - you may have a record there! Sounds like a good time to walk away and dive into something that won't break. …alcohol does sounds safer at this point - but only if you lock the door to your shop. I've come up with some really interesting ideas after a few fingers of scotch, only to find that the idea looked a lot better on paper (or in my head) - it seems scotch and my workshop don't mix well.

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    Sorry to hear about that!
    But a record? nah, not even close!
    A couple years back I decided to het a cordless Dremel to do a little final polishing and what not on a few NOS razors of very reputable brands.
    Let's just say they are now all part of my "horror cabinet" for major no-no's in restoration...
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    Workshop + 2 Fingers of Bourbon = 2 fingers of band-aides
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