I decided to go out to see if I can dig my car out. I was amazed that the plow came by and replowed so that it was easy to get into my car. I only had to kick away the powdery snow from my driver's side tire and was able to free my car. It literally took less then five minutes. Yippee!

I guess you need to change the blades Paul.

I'll try it tomorrow with a new dispy and see if it feels the same. If so, maybe a new bag is in order. But I threw out today's "switchblade". May mean the rest of the blades in my current bag are tougher like today's. I've never dealt with changing a blade on a Gillette DisposeABLE before.

thank you so much Joe.having a great time with it so far.glad to be away from the auto industry.constant negative energy there.nobody likes it when their car is broken and frustrated folks usually take it out on the folks trying to fix it..they can all ride the bus..

all good Paul.daily encouragement will help..

thank you Joe.

fabulous start to the month gents..

Thanks for being gracious about it Gary, but like I said, I corrected the unintentional omission. Also, I was a car salesman many years ago so I know that story all too well. Have a great day!

tech tuesday
late 50s brit made canadian market full brass tech
7 oclock black
yaqi silvertip
hssc forge tallow
forge a/s
adg profumo



good day gents.
feb 1st.new month.
starting it out with a newly found tech,late 50s brit made canadian market model.
made from all brass/nickel plate.
canada stopped producing razors in 54/5 and made blades only.
england and the u.s exported razors in after that.
brit/euro versions of this razor usually had the aluminum handle .



.smooth 2 passer in the usual manner
fabulous weight and balance.
feels like all the other post war versions to be honest but fine all the same.
lovely forge lather with their new tallow base,built with the yaqi silvertip,nice soft dense brush.but with some backbone.
capped it off with the matching witch hazel based splash.
lovely post shave .
the adg profumo isn't an exact match but in the same vein,pairs nicely.
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awesome.

will be playing with favorites when i can,unscented when i can't
and everything in between.
some special arrivals coming soon.
may have to miss a work shift tomorrow due to predicted large snowstorm.
i am sure they will understand..we'll see.

happy tuesday everyone.


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..so it's all your fault for selling me this pile of junk i now have to spend $$ on..i missed work and my kids sick and i need the car back in an hour.how much does the transmission cost again?..blah blah blah..

Great shave and awesome info Gary! I pray that the storm won't be too bad.

I am thinking Bob Hope's signature song, Thanks for the Memories.

ahh yes..did i forget the crap bosses that complained when they missed their sales target.."you worthless mechanic you"..how can we make you more efficient? .what's wrong with you?,Bob can change a transmission in 5 minutes....sorry ,inside voice..and my favorite.."CUSTOMER WAITING"..starting a 3 hour booktime job ,half hour in,they need the car in an hour,is it doable?.memories indeed...there is a shortage of new folks coming into the trade..i wonder why..and i see a great irony in it..on a serious note..i had a lot of fun times,built some great cars,and met some lifelong friends.to the higher ups that made $$ thousands off my back..well they know where they are going..

thank you Joe.rain by thursday morning so it shouldn't affect my friday shift.

February 1 SOTD

Good afternoon!



Shavette Shave # 327
Parker SRB Shavette
Rockwell 1/2 DE Blade (2)
Semogue OC Super Badger Brush
Stirling Christmas Eve SS and AS
Maggard's Alum Block
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 27.5 hrs

Dome Shave:
Mühle R41 with Rockwell DE Blade (?) and is not pictured.
Same software as my face shave


Keeping with the massive snow still on the ground, I decided to use the Stirling Christmas Eve set. I just love this scent so it is one of my favorite soaps.. My head and face shaves resulted in a BBS on top and near BBS on the rest. Did get a micro dot weep on stache area, but I kept shaving without any worries. It was stopped at the end of shave. Alum provided sting free application on all areas. Witch hazel and the matching juice finished this shave. I would say it was a great start of the month for me. Take care guys.

fine start to the month Joe..

Thanks Gary! It's great when shaves go so well.

Thank you Joe

You could choose to be different, buck the system and forgo paying your Great Uncle. Nice shave despite the bump along the way.