Shaving Rough

People who know me from other forum follies know I was active assembling shaving kit for several homeless vets with many generous donations; said category not that far from my own circumstances. I encountered two gentleman- and they deserve said title today, met earlier in warmer days. Roy and Jack are 60 something like me; Jack wheelchair bound. We kept crossing paths, literally as I do a lot of walking. I had packed another two 55Gal trash bags full of recyclables the 30 minutes military pace in a light rain and entered the market to redeem my voucher. First order of business was to do my business and OMG the door was locked. I did some yoga leg crossing to keep THAT chakra from releasing energy. I finally lost all decorum and knocked.
Door opened, and Roy and Jack were inside shaving and taking impromptu spit baths. Their clothing was soaked. I met them back outside with a gift of roast chicken and rolls, hot coffees and some quarters for the nearby laundromat. I knew they would desperately need to wash and dry their 'layered look.' I found out this style is affected as much for armor from physical assault and knifings. Jack owns a older PUMA straight and his strop is a leather belt with toothpaste as medium. They manage a pretty thin gruel from dispenser soap. That straight is also his defensive carry' deeply hidden but accessable while Roy packs an old kitchen knife.
I left them at the laundromat having lunch and walked home, grabbed some soaps and one remaining synthetic brush donation, turned around and found them just wheeling out the laundromat. The irony, they paid more attention to their hygiene and clothing than most of the folks I saw. Personal
appearance and cleanliness is actually one of the biggest shames homeless must endure. We walked together down to a vehicle storage lot where I know the owner. There's an older RV, apparently abandoned with a blown engine and he's waiting to get a 'pinkslip' from the DMV. I negotiated the last of my ill gotten gains to let them stay there a few days and warm up. I walked home, by now staggering like a legionaire trying to make Fort Zinderhoff.
Now I have to hustle cash again to fullfill some overdue obligations. But I'm dry, fed and showered with hot water.
We have it good folks. I stole a decent straight for all of $2 from a nearby garage sale a few days past. Jack said to visit. He wil show me how to use the thing without slitting my throat.

With the modern world and the modern just out of highschool punks, personal appearance is absolutely nothing. Sadly the satisfaction of a good shave is meaningless to them, not from lack of having tools to shave. Truly, a person who spends 20 dollars to buy a t shirt before work everyday just to have a clean one to wear,, has no inability to purchase a weishi or rimei on amazon or ebay....


When I was in basic, it was hilarious to see the looks of horror on the little kids being forced to shave. The indignation they suffered at having to shave. The few of us older men, we laughed so hard at them and their inability to understand that those 5 minutes in the bathroom were the last good moments of the day till we were told to hit the racks that night.

When I entered the Army at 18, I didn't even know what a doop kit was. I still had almost a year before shaving was even an issue with me.

The Red Cross was passing shaving kits out to all the new recruits because that is one of the few things the Army did not issue back in '68

That act of kindness had stayed with me to this day and over the years I did volunteer work with the RC in Indiana and Illinois.

Some young people may not give any concern, others simply may not have ever been taught, and that is on us older generations.

Don't forget that not shaving has become a political statement by many. Far to many.

I'm a radical environmeddler, human rights activist, pacifist. I wear a suit and tie and can read a french menu. I dance tango and calm wild horses. I have my prejudices in appearances and personal standards. I never, ever judge another's political bent or morallity by the lack of a chicom made red tie and flag pin.

Don't forget that not shaving has become a political statement by many.  Far to many.

And this is new? I recall a song released in the mid 1960's. A great line in that song is "I almost cut hair". Another great lyric from the same song is "Let your freak flag fly".

Me thinks someone may have some rose colored glasses on...

Not shaving is not a political statement as much as a fashion statement. Be careful judging folks you don't know based on things you don't understand.

I work with a few hipsters who have the ugly beard syndrome, I ignore them as its just stupid to simply grow a beard to piss someone else off. Nor do I care about the guys who think they NEED to have a beard in order to work in a factory.

What gets me pissed off, is the geniuses who actually grow a beard or goatee or whatnot as a way to stick it to the "man" by having a non conservative appearance. I never personally understood the logic that makes a person decide to do something simply because their particular viewpoint on something will make them dress a certain way.

I work with a few hipsters who have the ugly beard syndrome, I ignore them as its just stupid to simply grow a beard to piss someone else off. Nor do I care about the guys who think they NEED to have a beard in order to work in a factory.

What gets me pissed off, is the geniuses who actually grow a beard or goatee or whatnot as a way to stick it to the "man" by having a non conservative appearance. I never personally understood the logic that makes a person decide to do something simply because their particular viewpoint on something will make them dress a certain way.

What is your problem, Minuteshaver?  All you do is complain, put down, or counter any statement with something negative.  We have men here who are completely clean shaven, some have just a simple moustache, some have nicely trimmed goatees, and some have full on beards and/or moustaches.  Some shave their heads.  All are valid, for whatever reason they choose to go in the direction they have chosen.  Fine, you don't like a lot of facial hair; we get it.  Some of us do and, in most cases, it has nothing to do with any sort of political statement.  

In the time you have been on DFS, we have not learned what products you use, why you may or may not like them, what shaving techniques help with your daily shave, or seen any questions from you asking for help with a particular shaving problem.  How about posting some of those in the proper threads.

From time to time many of us post a complaint and that is understandable.  We're only human.  However, that is not the main reason we are here.  We're here for the enjoyment of our common hobby.  Why not join us in that enjoyment?

Must be a troll. He had a very strange comment, with no knowledge whatsoever, in his Physical Store Front thread.

We've seen this before.

Must be a troll. He had a very strange comment, with no knowledge whatsoever, in his Physical Store Front thread.

We've seen this before.

Oh horror of horrors. Someone doesn't share your views on something so they become a troll? How rude and disparaging.


I have no issue with facial hair itself. I don't care if someone only shaves themselves into a goatee or a nice set of burnsides. They still have some pride in their appearance.