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BarnBuster

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It's quiet in here .. TOO quiet

So I will tell the tale of my long-term cheap-ass disposable razor.

I like the Schick "ST" razors ... at least the ones that WallyWorld had 3 or 4 years ago. I like to shave in the shower, so that makes for reliably softened stubble. This is much easier duty for some sharpened steel. Typically i'd get 3 to 5 months of use out of one razor. Then one went 9 months. the next went 15 months. This last one I started in March 2017, and I retired it last week. 19 months off one cheap-ass razor!
It FEELS like an accomplishment.
The new razor I started just gliiiides. But the old one did a credible job, did not nick me so long as I paid attention ... but it lost efficiency. i needed 2x the passes to do the job.
I love "smug efficiency" things like that.
(Let's not discuss the fact that I drive to the store about daily. So the efficiency of my driving is really poor. But my 19-month razor excuses all my other spendy ways. Doesn't it!?)
Nice thing about retirement is NOT having to shave every day. I get a lot of life from a blade (Fusion) too. It is sweet when you use a new one though. That's when I'm prone to nick myself. I'm a "daily, go to the store, library, GoodWill" as well, lol. Fuckit ;)
 

BudmanTX

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Howdy everyone...hope everyone had a decent weekend and stayed safe....

coffee is on, working on my second cup

had a semi productive weekend and 2 flops....eek

the neighbor i help has 2 new calfs, and we also found some baby wild turkeys on his property, wanted to get my gun, but then i saw the male and female being a family, so i didn't pull the trigger so to speak.....

with my 2 flops, my dog got captured by the bob wire fence we have, really didn't cut himself to bad cause of his fur, but did get him right bellow the eye, he looks like now he went a few round with rocky...

second one was, saturday afternoon, sitting on the couch having some coffee heard a crash along the back of the house....went into the back room nothing, and then i went into my little storage area and grow area in the middle of the house.....room was ok, with exception of my flowering closet, now i have a 2 1/2 ft peace missing from the roof.....so i spent most of the day cleaning that up.....ugh...if it isn't one thing, it's another....
 

dangledo

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Ahhh so sweet he looks like Ralphie in Christmas Story.
That's what my wife was going for. It took multiple tries over a 2 day period to even get that smirk out of him. I think she should've went with him crying for the Xmas cards but she did all the work so she wins, again.

Don't remember if i posted this last year but here it is again. She's won best Christmas card twice now. She is already working on next year's idea.

Getting her a new lens for Xmas that she's been wanting for a while now. It's the only time when acting like I'm not listening pays off lol
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Grandpapy

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That's what my wife was going for. It took multiple tries over a 2 day period to even get that smirk out of him. I think she should've went with him crying for the Xmas cards but she did all the work so she wins, again.

Don't remember if i posted this last year but here it is again. She's won best Christmas card twice now. She is already working on next year's idea.

Getting her a new lens for Xmas that she's been wanting for a while now. It's the only time when acting like I'm not listening pays off lol
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Nice Bokeh!;)
 

curious2garden

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Staff member
That's what my wife was going for. It took multiple tries over a 2 day period to even get that smirk out of him. I think she should've went with him crying for the Xmas cards but she did all the work so she wins, again.

Don't remember if i posted this last year but here it is again. She's won best Christmas card twice now. She is already working on next year's idea.

Getting her a new lens for Xmas that she's been wanting for a while now. It's the only time when acting like I'm not listening pays off lol
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You need to get a plow blade on the front of that!! Accuracy makes all the difference. What a cutie he is. She did a great job on that.
 

Sir Napsalot

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I just finished cleaning all the leaves and crud out of the rain gutters- what a nasty job

I'm fixin' to go get some bbq pork chow mein down by the college as a reward
 

too larry

Well-Known Member
It's quiet in here .. TOO quiet

So I will tell the tale of my long-term cheap-ass disposable razor.

I like the Schick "ST" razors ... at least the ones that WallyWorld had 3 or 4 years ago. I like to shave in the shower, so that makes for reliably softened stubble. This is much easier duty for some sharpened steel. Typically i'd get 3 to 5 months of use out of one razor. Then one went 9 months. the next went 15 months. This last one I started in March 2017, and I retired it last week. 19 months off one cheap-ass razor!
It FEELS like an accomplishment.
The new razor I started just gliiiides. But the old one did a credible job, did not nick me so long as I paid attention ... but it lost efficiency. i needed 2x the passes to do the job.
I love "smug efficiency" things like that.
(Let's not discuss the fact that I drive to the store about daily. So the efficiency of my driving is really poor. But my 19-month razor excuses all my other spendy ways. Doesn't it!?)
I shave in the shower too. I use the two razor approach. I have an older one that I use first, then I do the fine tuning with a newer one. Never got as many shaves as that though.

I only shave on Fridays, from the Spring Equinox through the Winter Solstice. So I will have to shave two more times before I have 13 long weeks of freedom. And an itchy too grey beard.
 

too larry

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Yesterday the wife and I went to Torreya State park. My ranger buddy has cleared one mile of blue blaze trail down to the river, but there is a couple of snags overhanging the trail, so it isn't open yet. {But I did get the ok to hike it, I just can't tell anyone} The loggers are coming in soon, so they are going to wait and let them do their thing before opening it up. It's going to be a long time on the other 16 miles of trails.

They are not as bad as we are, but still plenty bad. They are clearing too much from what I've seen. Youth camp #1 is just a big dirt field now. That is where they burned everything. They have one of those big jet things that make the fire burn clean and fast.

We did walk the one blue blaze trail that was open down to Stone Bridge. About a half mile each way.

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too larry

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I stayed at my stealth camp last night. Dug a hole so it's a little safer to have a coffee fire when it's not raining. Was really cold and windy. Did not sleep well. My ultra tight sleeping pad is only R1.3. I have to remember to carry some reflectix next time.

Didn't hit a lick at a snake all day. Took a nap after lunch, got up and came to work an hour early. Didn't realize it until I hit the timeclock. Oh well, my boss didn't bitch. She left an hour early.

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whitebb2727

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Pretty wood ones fitted to my hand- I don't generally make them for sale, sorry

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Nice.

I went digging through deer antlers I have and think I may make a set out of them.

You might want to consider doing it for a bit of cash.

Nice wood grips are $80-200 for nice wood grips mass produced. Double that for hand made ones with exotic woods.

Though I understand. I make a lot of things I won't sell.
 

Sir Napsalot

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Nice.

I went digging through deer antlers I have and think I may make a set out of them.

You might want to consider doing it for a bit of cash.

Nice wood grips are $80-200 for nice wood grips mass produced. Double that for hand made ones with exotic woods.

Though I understand. I make a lot of things I won't sell.
Thanks for the compliment and your understanding. What kind of gun do you need grips for?
 

Singlemalt

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Thanks for the compliment and your understanding. What kind of gun do you need grips for?
I'd imagine there'd be a lot of headaches, responsibilities and pressure if it became anything more than a hobby; take the fun/enjoyment out of it. You'd either have to have factory blue-prints or keep the gun for the length of the project if doing for others
 
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