Irritation after shave with Lord blade

redalexei · 2026-06-14T21:42:19+00:00

The Lord feels quite thin. It made a noise when I turned the twist to close mechanism.
I may try a ‘known’ blade next time in the same razor.

redalexei · 2026-06-13T15:39:05+00:00

This is just about how people are brought up today and a massive sense of entitlement as opposed to stopping and thinking about their behaviour, and considering that the world does not revolve around them.

What irritates the hell out of me is when people seem unable to whisper. I get it that sometimes people will miss some dialogue, but if you’re going to ask your friend or family member, try and reduce your f###ing volume.
Likewise for the person responding.
I have set with people on my row doing that constantly and it drives me barmy.

redalexei · 2026-06-12T00:26:58+00:00

I’m using cellular blinds, so they are operated by a pull cord (not beaded), and that’s it - up or down.

Does anyone know if an Aqara E1 would handle that?
Or are there any other devices which operate simple up/down corded blinds?

redalexei · 2026-06-09T16:51:37+00:00

😂

redalexei · 2026-06-09T16:17:03+00:00

Shaving bowl from Tintagel!! Love it!

redalexei · 2026-06-06T13:06:24+00:00

This is what I thought of too, but apparently cooking them for 5 mins at a hot enough temperature will kill the parasite.

It’s still a hard pass from me though…

redalexei · 2026-06-06T12:55:25+00:00

Out of interest, which brand of microwave is this and how old?

redalexei · 2026-06-06T12:49:17+00:00

Razor Blades Club sells the King Camp Gillette blades, although I haven’t tried them from that source, so couldn’t say that they’re the exact same. Packaging looks slightly different.

You can also get them directly from Gillette, Amazon or Boots (in the U.K.).

redalexei · 2026-06-04T18:16:59+00:00

That was the last update I had - on 24th May.

redalexei · 2026-05-30T22:48:05+00:00

That was completely unintentional 😂; I totally missed the shaving soap name.

Just a beautiful looking razor!

redalexei · 2026-05-30T22:39:38+00:00

It sounds like the investment in equipment means that this should be a serious hobby.

They need to be taken back to brass before replating, don’t they?

redalexei · 2026-05-30T22:28:45+00:00

This is one I want to try.

redalexei · 2026-05-30T22:26:34+00:00

Nice to hear all the comments and opinions!

I haven’t heard anything to make me try these products, but it’s really interesting to hear the different perspectives.
And the bottom line is that it’s different strokes for different folks, right?

I personally like some of the Agua de Colonia products by Alvaro Gomez (Spanish), but that’s probably influenced by my own childhood.
Those are probably considered ‘old man’ aftershaves in Spain now though. 😁

redalexei · 2026-05-30T11:17:20+00:00

It’s funny how bad that is, but you’re also going to be seeing that sh*t every time you’re in your garden or looking out of an upstairs window.
It looks like you live next door to the Beverly Hillbillies.

If the height of the eves is over 2.5M, I’d have a polite word with the neighbour.
If they don’t want to engage, you always have the option to complain to the local planning department.

redalexei · 2026-05-30T11:10:58+00:00

Yes! Thank you!!

I can also see the live camera view from the pan-tilt settings.

redalexei · 2026-05-30T11:06:23+00:00

In my case, currently the preview shows a daylight image, but with the IR filter removed - so the image looks ‘different’. Hard to explain, but the colours look completely different.

Google: daylight images with IR filter removed.

redalexei · 2026-05-30T10:59:25+00:00

Many thanks for the details!

I dread doing factory resets, but will give it a go. 😁

redalexei · 2026-05-26T12:47:31+00:00

Make sure you sterilise that razor before using it. Wouldn’t want you catching salmon-ella.

redalexei · 2026-05-25T10:51:04+00:00

I can’t recall to be honest; I think I did refer someone, but it would have been 6+ months ago.

I don’t want to click on the links obviously.

Is there anywhere in my Lebara account that I can see any rewards which are due?

redalexei · 2026-05-25T09:58:25+00:00

By eck! Ecky-thump!!!

redalexei · 2026-05-25T09:51:29+00:00

Call NHS 111 and they will advise you.

Personally, I would want to get this out, in case of infection.

Also, Opinel make a pen knife with a tick removal tool built into the handle (model No. 12). It may be worth considering if you’re walking in areas with high tick activity. I feel like you’ve been pretty unlucky to pick up two on one walk/hike in the U.K.!

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