January 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Discussion in 'Shave School' started by NCoxSTL, Dec 31, 2017.

?

Any New Year's Resolutions for your shaves?

  1. Go Dark Side and learn straights this year.

    6 vote(s)
    15.8%
  2. Purchase your dream razor and live happily ever after.

    4 vote(s)
    10.5%
  3. Use up some of the excess soaps/creams I've been stockpiling.

    14 vote(s)
    36.8%
  4. Limit purchases of shaving gear to less than 25% of my gross income.

    10 vote(s)
    26.3%
  5. No Buy 2018!

    5 vote(s)
    13.2%
  6. Cookies. Just going to eat cookies.

    13 vote(s)
    34.2%
  7. I solemnly resolve that I am up to no good.

    19 vote(s)
    50.0%
Multiple votes are allowed.
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. BaylorGator

    BaylorGator MISTER Fancypants

    Today I am sporting more cuts than I can remember in my adult life. Fortunately none of them are shave related. Here in Florida, January means it’s cool enough to go outside and clean your grill for the year. When I bought my built in stainless grill, they suggested I get a “service plan” for them to come out and clean it annually. At the time I thought “why should I pay someone to do that when I can do it myself?” Two days, $40 of cleaning supplies and multiple lacerations later and my grill is clean. I wonder if I still have the number for the service guy. He’ll be doing it next year.
     
  2. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    And coffee grounds are just dead plants. Happens all the time, doesn't hurt anything.
     
  3. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    Should get a basket.
     
    Drygulch, Norcalnewb, RyX and 2 others like this.
  4. SharptoothC

    SharptoothC I bite..........

    We have a standard ol' coffee maker at home with a reusable filter. We make one pot in the morning that is just right for the 3 of us who drink coffee. I have a press at work if I want a single cup. No paper waste.

    Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
     
  5. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    I know these days. Glad it's over. They stink.
     
    Drygulch, Norcalnewb, clint64 and 2 others like this.
  6. wchnu

    wchnu Duck Season!

    Next year just buy a new one. Problem solved.
     
    Drygulch, Norcalnewb, PLAla and 3 others like this.
  7. wchnu

    wchnu Duck Season!

    Yup. Work pretty good.
     
    Drygulch, Norcalnewb, PLAla and 2 others like this.
  8. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    Praise the Lord, Adam! That is fantastic news!
     
  9. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    Fantastic news, Steve! Stick with it, and your shaves will continue to improve!
     
    Drygulch, sdguero, Norcalnewb and 4 others like this.
  10. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    I'll let Uncle Fester know. I think he's out of incandescent bulbs. He just doesn't like the taste of CFLs and LEDs.

    1.jpg
     
    Drygulch, sdguero, Norcalnewb and 3 others like this.
  11. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    Happy 2nd Birthday to this handsome dude! He has a great smile!
     
    Drygulch, sdguero, Norcalnewb and 4 others like this.
  12. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    'bout time for another trip to Kentucky. We're a long way from NYC . . . and that is generally a good thing. :)

    My SRX showed up in the mail this week. I'll take your advice and use a fresh blade every time I take it out for a spin. I'll give it a go in the next few days. :happy088:
     
    Drygulch, sdguero, jtspartan and 7 others like this.
  13. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    Better, faster, cheaper, and apparently safer...

    1.jpg
     
    Drygulch, sdguero, Norcalnewb and 6 others like this.
  14. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    1.jpg
     
    Drygulch, sdguero, Norcalnewb and 5 others like this.
  15. BaylorGator

    BaylorGator MISTER Fancypants

    You forgot FREE!
     
    Drygulch, sdguero, Norcalnewb and 5 others like this.
  16. BaylorGator

    BaylorGator MISTER Fancypants

    It’s a built in. With what they charge for the dang things I won’t be buying another one in this lifetime. If it ever wears out, I’m going Charlie’s route.
     
    Drygulch, sdguero, Norcalnewb and 5 others like this.
  17. PLAla

    PLAla Bit Shy of a Full Puck

    SOTD January 14, 2018

    Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
    Blade: GEM PTFE
    Razor: GEM G-Bar
    Brush: Artisan badger
    Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Street Turkish Bath
    Post: Witch hazel, Speick aftershave, Stirling Glacial Unscented balm
    WTG, touch up

    Needed a quick shave today. My best friend and former college roommate is in town with his wife and two children. They're visiting through tomorrow. Their kids are 3 1/2 and 5 months and our little boy is 3. It's pretty wild in our house! No shave yesterday so I had 2+ days to mow down. Really enjoyed the G-Bar with PTFE blade. Smooth and very comfortable. The Jeeves soap is some serious stuff. Slick, protective, etc. Really enjoyable all around.

    Enjoy the rest of your weekend! We are out of school tomorrow for the MLK holiday and perhaps we'll get out Tuesday as well due to some snow concerns here in Alabama. Woo hoo!

    SOTD 1-14-18.JPG
     
    Drygulch, sdguero, Screwtape and 5 others like this.
  18. wchnu

    wchnu Duck Season!

    That's what you get for gettin above your raising....just saying.
     
    Drygulch, sdguero, clint64 and 5 others like this.
  19. wchnu

    wchnu Duck Season!

    Someone spills a bucket of ice and they shut things down.
     
  20. PLAla

    PLAla Bit Shy of a Full Puck

    Amen to that. After the "Snowpocalypse" of 2014 we have been quite jittery in these parts. That was a terrible forecast bust. My wife couldn't get home and ended up sheltering in a church overnight. I was able to leave work and make it to my parents' house (they lived about 5 miles away at the time) and stayed there for two nights. The roads here are so hilly that travel was impossible.
     
    Drygulch, sdguero, Screwtape and 3 others like this.
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page