I Will Never Do It Again

• I Will Never Do It Again by Sooner Steve on 01 Feb, 2010 08:48
• I am an everyday shaver.  I have missed only one day of head shaving since I went sly 2.5 years ago.  This past weekend we had a huge ice storm in Oklahoma. My work was cancelled on Friday.  I did not shave on Friday or Saturday i.e. I went from Thursday morning to Sunday morning without shaving.
  
  HUGE MISTAKE!  Even though I used a brand new blade, hot water, etc., I had the worst case of razor bumps you have ever seen.  It looked like I had been caught in a hail storm the welps were so bad on the back of my head.  Took all day for them to go down.
  
  Lesson learned - never will I miss a day of shaving ever again. 
• #1 by D.A.L.U.I. on 01 Feb, 2010 08:51
• You guys got electricity again?  Sounds like a real wopper of a storm.
• #2 by mangosink12572 on 01 Feb, 2010 10:30
•  Steve  - - - -I did the same thing a couple of weeks ago  - - -and I will never skip a day again  - -Mine started with a slight "horse-shoe" and that was enough for me  - -  We are ment to shave every day for a good bald look - - - -and a smooth dome     -
  
  You have had some rough weather in Oklahoma  - -this winter  - - -
• #3 by Dome of Steele on 01 Feb, 2010 15:05
• I remember the big blizzard in OK about two years ago SSteve.  It knocked out power in some parts of the metro for 8 DAYS!! 
  And it just so happened to be finals week.  I studied criminal procedure and Evidence law by candlelight, what a nightmare. 
  
  OKC always gets that nasty mix of freezing rain, sleet and ice that takes down the trees and power lines.
   
  Lesson learned on skipping a day, if I skip a day or two I'm just sure to let my head soak in the hot shower awhile and exfoliate to soften up those bristles. 
• #4 by Sooner Steve on 02 Feb, 2010 07:26
• Hey Dome of Steel.  Studying evidence and criminal law is another thing I would not want to do again.  Don't miss those law school study days.   
• #5 by Mazzle on 25 Feb, 2010 11:06
• Wow, I'm the opposite.  If I shave every day, I get razor bumps.  I have to wait until the hair starts popping through everywhere.  The most frequent I can shave without razor burn is every three days.
• #6 by usmcpelon on 25 Feb, 2010 12:54
• I know what you're talking about steve.  I have gone without shaving several times, and the same thing happens.  The irritation is so bad that it prevents me from shaving the next day.  I learned a valuable lesson.
• #7 by bartman on 25 Feb, 2010 13:29
• I have had this happen myself. I can go a day but if it goes past 2 days I have to break out the electric shaver. I have no choice for my sensitive head feels like the skin is being ripped of my scalp even with a new blade.
  
  So I shave mostly everyday. but if not out comes the electric shaver. I can either wait till the next day for the blade or just go over my head with the blade after the electric shaver works it down to a bladable length.
• #8 by stemikger on 13 Mar, 2010 07:13
• Hey Steve,
  
  I'm on the opposite side of the spectrum.  I only do it once a week becuase to me it defeats the whole purpose of simplifying my life (which is one of the main reasons why I love the whole head shaving thing). 
  
  Also, when I did try and do it more often then that, I got too irriated and just decided to stick with the once a week ritual.  Also, I know I'm in the minority here, but I like the look with a shadow. I'm not into the shiney look, so it works out for my taste.
• #9 by Magoo on 13 Mar, 2010 08:13
• Stemiker , I side with you  I look to simplify my life and less often works for me. But to each his own.
• #10 by Rob on 05 Apr, 2010 10:37
• I've hardly ever missed a day, but when I do, the bumps do tend to make an appearance.  So I just gotta shave every day for comfort!  (well, that's my excuse and I'm stickin to it! )
• #11 by SlyBaldDude on 04 May, 2010 11:11
• Every now and then I skip about three days.  Just enough to get some fuzz going.  When I shave on that forth day it is the smoothest shave ever and it stays slick longer ..
• #12 by BillOnBass on 04 May, 2010 11:49
• I'm with Mazzle on this one.  I have to wait every other day or every third day to shave else I'll get the razor burn.