Greetings from Sunny Glasgow

GorbalsRazor said:
Hi there,

I've been lurking for a week or so, so I thought I'd best say hello. I'm from Glasgow, as I've noticed quite a few forum regulars are. (Before you ask I don't follow the fitba.)

I've used a mach3 most of my shaving days, but it usually irritated my neck quite a lot. A few years ago, like Dylan, I went electric (Judas!) but all that did was give me a hot red neck instead of a wet one.
About a year ago I bought a brush and went back to the mach3, which got me a closer shave than the electric.
Like lots of people I happened upon Mantic59's youtube videos while looking for very obscure, specific pornog... er shaving tips. Yes, that's it.
I decided to try DE shaving, and got one of the black plastic Wilkinson Sword razors and the hateful Blue Bowl of Doom, and seven or so months later I'm a reasonably seasoned traditional shaver. I've never had, and doubt I ever will have, a BBS shave; I've not got the skin or the beard for it, but I'm slowly getting better.

I've managed to stave off the worst of the acquisition disorders, but I've still managed to pick up 5 DE razors, 1 SE, 2 brushes, and I have 8 unopened soaps/creams and 7 opened ones. I've only got about 250 blades though, so I'm starting to get twitchy. Frosty looks and declarations of insanity from my beloved finance director have kept spurious purchases to a minimum. On an entirely unrelated note, has anyone else used the Amazon Locker system? You can get stuff delivered to the Co-Op and as long as it fits inside a rucksack no one need know.
I've even started to finish whole tubs of things. For every one that falls two shall rise in their place!

I have spent a bit of time on The Other Forum, I dare not speak it's name in case I get banned, but I thought that the Brit perspective might be of more use to me. My nearest Target store being a whole ocean away, but I could walk to Boots or Superdrug.

I'm a scientist by trade, so hopefully I can chip in on some of the discussions about soap chemistry or metallurgy of blades etc.

Anyway, enough rambling, pleased to meet you all,

Stephen
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Welcome to T.S.R. Sunny Glasgow? I guess that was last Tuesday, you're talking about.
 
Welcome from another resident of "sunny Glasgow" and also another former organic/medicinal chemist too!

Moved out of the lab around 4.5 years ago but still some good memories!

I would suggest a Glasgow meet-up with all the members declaring their location to be here but you know we'd all be trying to outdo one another's BBS effort that day and end up pulling out at the last minute due to red, sore faces that no balm or potion would relieve! Would be nice thought to finally meet another person in real life who doesn't think you're a weirdo instantly when you happen to mention you "read on a shaving forum".....
 
Guys, if you fancy a meet up you can use our office / warehouse at Executive Shaving, heck we will even put up some refreshments. Let me know. T: 0141 880 3040.
 
I would be interested to know how many members there are from Glasgow! There seems to be a good few anyway..

I used to live in Shawlands, i'm now Robroyston in the North East of the city.
 
Re: RE: Greetings from Sunny Glasgow

Gerry said:
Guys, if you fancy a meet up you can use our office / warehouse at Executive Shaving, heck we will even put up some refreshments. Let me know. T: 0141 880 3040.
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That's a very kind offer Gerry. I was at Silverburn the other day admiring your new concession stand. It looks much more difficult to shoplift from.
 
GorbalsRazor said:
I have spent a bit of time on The Other Forum, I dare not speak it's name in case I get banned, but I thought that the Brit perspective might be of more use to me.
Anyway, enough rambling, pleased to meet you all,

Stephen
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Hi Stephen,

You may be surprised to know about TSR members in general. By and large, they are all damned and banned over at you know where. Yes, I am talking about the smart forum.

Here you got the shaving forums dregs......none of em allowed anywhere else anymore. They are mostly a real bunch of degenerates. Oh, certainly no offense meant towards all those deadbeats.

Being from Chicago and a sensitive MIdwestern person, I have been exposed to many awful things here. First day I joined there was 5 private messages with pictures of guys stuffed in their 'gimp suits'. I had never heard that term before!

Anyway, just keep what I said to yourself. You seem like a nice guy and.....oh, set your preferences to 'Ignore' for the member called Mikael. Do not respond to him.

Martin


Oh crap, there is a small amount of facetious humor that's crept into this post.
 
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