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I look forward to the book "The Ladyboys of Belfast" :lol:
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neocaligatio said:How many of us are in IT do you reckon?
Not me, I do pesticide risk assessments...
On the other hand, I AM a computer nerd, doing mostly mathematical modelling.
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My wife thinks I am losing my marbles and just doesn't get it at all. She tends to go balistic if I refer to my shaving hobby as a "hobby" and all I acheive is messing up the sink...
Still nothing like getting your other half in a strop and then head for the pub.
Cheers Rousey
Still nothing like getting your other half in a strop and then head for the pub.
Cheers Rousey
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My family, colleagues and friends all think I am barking mad. Do I care? No!
This is a hobby to me; hobbies are by their very nature irrational. They are meant to be - to rest the mind from the rigours of more serious business of work or personal stress or whatever.
Is it wholly rational to spend hundreds (even thousands) on equipment to stand on a riverbank to catch a fish that would cost a couple of quid at Asda? As for golf don't get me started on the folly of chasing a ball around a field, dressed like a 1970's pimp and paying 000's in annual fees and equipment costs. As I said irrational. So it should be.
Would you swap your Merkur or Simpson for a Hardy rod or a set of Mizuno clubs? Me neither. Thats a hobby, thats why we're here.
The cost is irrational too, the trick is for us all to keep the costs down then tell everyone else on this forum!
Dissertation over.
:lol:
This is a hobby to me; hobbies are by their very nature irrational. They are meant to be - to rest the mind from the rigours of more serious business of work or personal stress or whatever.
Is it wholly rational to spend hundreds (even thousands) on equipment to stand on a riverbank to catch a fish that would cost a couple of quid at Asda? As for golf don't get me started on the folly of chasing a ball around a field, dressed like a 1970's pimp and paying 000's in annual fees and equipment costs. As I said irrational. So it should be.
Would you swap your Merkur or Simpson for a Hardy rod or a set of Mizuno clubs? Me neither. Thats a hobby, thats why we're here.
The cost is irrational too, the trick is for us all to keep the costs down then tell everyone else on this forum!
Dissertation over.
:lol:
My family think i am barking.....but, SWMBO does not complain, unless the post box is over flowing with "more shave stuff" I really need to get the shavedar sorted...PC
Speaking of ladyboys...I was in a club last night ( in a foriegn country....) & it took me about 5 mins to figure out what was going on. I was stood in the middle of a 3 sided bar, I was surrounded by men, rufty tuffty miners & oilfield types of varying nationalities. On the right were lots of "girls" some fine ones too. On the left were the billy boys. Well at least for a while, as our bros from accross the channel cleaned them out fairly sharpish after the pastis kicked in. :lol:
Speaking of ladyboys...I was in a club last night ( in a foriegn country....) & it took me about 5 mins to figure out what was going on. I was stood in the middle of a 3 sided bar, I was surrounded by men, rufty tuffty miners & oilfield types of varying nationalities. On the right were lots of "girls" some fine ones too. On the left were the billy boys. Well at least for a while, as our bros from accross the channel cleaned them out fairly sharpish after the pastis kicked in. :lol:
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Missus has rolled her eyes a few times when something has turned up which looks a lot like that other thing that turned up a few days ago.
She gets to sniff any new smellies and generally says "soapy" or "powdery" and that's about all. She loves Kouros though which is a bonus as I have worn it since the 80's.
People who know I shave with a straight always ask lots of questions and think I'm a bit dangerous because of it. A fella at work even bought me his Dad's old Puma straight to show me and it was in absolutely perfect condition.
My Father and Step-Father reckon I'm nuts as they threw their old DEs out as soon as cartridges and disposables came along (Sensor and Gillette Blue II respectively) although my Step-Dad has aways used a brush and Palmolive cream.
My brother spends about £100 a month on face-care products but isn't tempted to try DE shaving and is sticking with his Sensor too.
I'm not too fussed about the choice of razor and blade a fella has but wish I could convince everyone of the benefits of using a brush and soap/cream.
She gets to sniff any new smellies and generally says "soapy" or "powdery" and that's about all. She loves Kouros though which is a bonus as I have worn it since the 80's.
People who know I shave with a straight always ask lots of questions and think I'm a bit dangerous because of it. A fella at work even bought me his Dad's old Puma straight to show me and it was in absolutely perfect condition.
My Father and Step-Father reckon I'm nuts as they threw their old DEs out as soon as cartridges and disposables came along (Sensor and Gillette Blue II respectively) although my Step-Dad has aways used a brush and Palmolive cream.
My brother spends about £100 a month on face-care products but isn't tempted to try DE shaving and is sticking with his Sensor too.
I'm not too fussed about the choice of razor and blade a fella has but wish I could convince everyone of the benefits of using a brush and soap/cream.