Newb from the Shenandoah Valley in VA

Discussion in 'Welcome Center' started by Shamrock, Nov 29, 2013.

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  1. Shamrock

    Shamrock Active Member

    I've been shaving for almost 40 years, but only truly began shaving a couple weeks ago. Picked up a Merkur 23C (long handle), and samples of blades, pre-shave oils, and shaving creams, and have begun the process of figuring out what is MY setup. My shaving experience has gone from "getting this over as soon as I can" to "wish I had more time to do this;" it really is therapeutic, and I am a full fledged convert...and it appears I'm going to be a shaving addict as well - just purchased 2 Rolls razors and a Merkur Solingen from an eBay seller, and find myself scouring forums to educate myself on this new experience.

    Anyway, thanks for all the future help I'll be requesting.
     
    Shamrock, Nov 29, 2013
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  2. Shawna

    Shawna 1000 Music Tag Bonus Points Awarded!

    Welcome to the Den! Enjoy your stay here and Happy Shaving! :signs046:
     
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  3. Ryan B

    Ryan B Knight of the Soapocracy

    Welcome, nice to have you here.
     
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  4. BigT

    BigT Well-Known Member

    Welcome to the Den!
     
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  5. Aimless1

    Aimless1 Active Member

    Welcome to TSD! Glad you found us.
     
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  6. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Hi! Welcome to the Den.
     
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  7. soapbuddy

    soapbuddy Mistress of Lather

    Welcome to The Shave Den!
     
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  8. Shamrock

    Shamrock Active Member

    Thanks everyone - I'm loving this site, and learning so much just having lurked until now. Can't imagine how much better it will be as I become more active here.
     
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  10. 178-bplatoon

    178-bplatoon Well-Known Member

    :signs046: to TSD Shamrock.......I hope you enjoy it here....:)

    :happy096: on your decision to try "traditional" shaving...I think you'll find it "VERY" rewarding!! Double :happy096: on getting 2 Rolls Razors....I can see your RAD is moving along nicely..:happy088:

    Like you I shaved for over 34 years (10+ days a month) mostly for work and in all of that time I "HATED" shaving.:angry032:..It was an expensive, painful, unrewarding experience and I absolutely looked forward to retirement and "NEVER" having to shave again..:) Until around 2 years ago I discovered "traditional" shaving!! Well I've since retired, but I now shave "EVERY SINGLE DAY" and "LOVE IT"!!!:love029: I hope you come to enjoy shaving as much as I now do....:D
     
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  11. Shamrock

    Shamrock Active Member


    Oh, I have a full blown RAD...gotta say, I had never looked forward to shaving...until now!
     
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  12. Tdmsu

    Tdmsu Well-Known Member

    Welcome to the Den!
     
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  13. Shamrock

    Shamrock Active Member

    Ugh, a Spartie LOL. (Lived 25 years in MI, and am Maize and Blue through and through). Well, props to a good year for that school up north...looks like beating the Buckeyes is our bowl game this year - on to next year sigh...

    Thanks for the welcome tdmsu

    (This concludes the hijacking of my thread...carry on) ;)
     
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  14. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    Welcome to the den! I feel the same way about what shaving use to be about. Now. My whiskers can't grow fast enough.
     
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  15. 178-bplatoon

    178-bplatoon Well-Known Member

    Remember once you have "FULL BLOWN RAD" it's no longer an addiction, it becomes a way of life...:happy088:
     
    178-bplatoon, Nov 30, 2013
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  16. Tsalagi44

    Tsalagi44 Active Member

    Welcome from Southwest Virginia!
     
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  17. Daytonkb

    Daytonkb Well-Known Member

    Welcome! Glad to see you on this side of the shaving world!
     
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  18. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Welcome to The Den!
     
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  19. FacialCarnage

    FacialCarnage Well-Known Member

    Welcome to TSD!
     
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  20. Erik Redd

    Erik Redd Lizabeth, baby, I'm comin' to join ya.

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