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  1. Shangas

    Being called by your first name at work

    My first paid job was when I left highschool. I was employed as a first-aid officer by the school P.E. department. The result of this was that I was now working for someone who used to be my first-aid teacher and sport-teacher. The strangest thing was how things changed so fast. As students...
  2. Shangas

    What do you use to shave?

    A DRY shave?!? What be this sacrilege!?
  3. Shangas

    Being called by your first name at work

    First-name basis with all my colleagues. The manager at the shop where I do my stuff always answers to 'Martin'. He'd feel uncomfortable if we called him 'Mr Healy'. Of course, there was the memorable occasion when we had two new, very pretty Chinese girls on staff. They were twin...
  4. Shangas

    What do you use to shave?

    Some people would probably think it sacrilegious, but most of the time, I only shave with a straight-razor, and hot water. I rarely use my brush or soap. If I do, it'd be because I haven't shaved for a damn long time (two weeks or more) and I need to really tackle the bracken before bringing in...
  5. Shangas

    Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) 70th Anniversary This Year!

    I was listening to the local vintage jazz station on the radio, and the presenter reminded me of something. 2014 is the 70th anniversary of that famous golden era musical film, "Meet Me In St. Louis", which I daresay, a number of people here, have seen many times. I know I have. I still...
  7. Shangas

    Vintage Eyeglasses

    Max, you've got a very handsome set of pince nez there. I sometimes wish I still had my pair of clip-on sunglasses. I had a pair when I was younger and I don't know what happened to them. I wish I still had them. They'd be handy on sunny days. -- -- -- -- Talk of the devil. My dad had them...
  8. Shangas

    What do you use to shave?

    Been sick for a week. Finally felt safe enough to put a blade to my throat without slicing my neck open during a coughing or sneezing-fit. That's one week's worth of stubble. No soap or foam or lather. Just hot water and cold steel...
  9. Shangas

    Russian Imax movie on Stalingrad

    I shall watch this movie and see if it's any good. The NYT article seems very optimistic.
  10. Shangas

    Moving to the 40s

    It does not make you strange. It does mean you need spectacles. Because it's spelt "SHEAFFER".
  11. Shangas

    Vintage Eyeglasses

    A lovely set of photographs. You wouldn't have a close-up of those spectacles, would you? I'd like to see them. I wish I could wear a pair of gold-framed spectacles, but sadly my lens-specifications would look ridiculous in such thin frames. My grandmother used to have a pair of gold...
  13. Shangas

    80 Years Old Abandoned Army Barracks

    Maybe I'm being really thick, but I don't understand the issue with the map...?
  14. Shangas

    What's for Dinner?

    Chicken broth, for my cold.
  15. Shangas

    Lounge Musicians - What do you Play and What are you Learning?

    I'm currently learning "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (1933). It's surprisingly easy.
  16. Shangas

    Typewriters

    Oh yeah. I can see why you need a parts machine. Have you tried finding modern substitute nuts for the spool-nuts? That might work. The only thing they have to do is hold the spools in-place so that they turn properly.
  17. Shangas

    Typewriters

    Mickey, you have a lovely 1920s 4-bank Underwood Standard Portable. It's identical to mine! (see my avatar, on left!). What 'pieces' are you missing? And out of curiosity, does the shift-lock on that typewriter work? In my experience, the shift-locks on some portable typewriters seem to...
  19. Shangas

    What's For Breakfast...

    I'm confident of being better by Monday. Although the weather isn't helping much.
  20. Shangas

    What's For Breakfast...

    Tomorrow I'll have porridge and honey and cream for breakfast. The honey should help the cold. If nothing else, it'll taste nice. Thank goodness I'm having a cold now, and not back in the 1940s. As if having a cold isn't bad enough, the British Government sure had a way of making you feel even...
  21. Shangas

    VERY old collar restoration

    Quicklime is nasty stuff. It explodes if it's put in contact with water. I don't want to know what happens when it's put in contact with fire!
  22. Shangas

    My Finest ART DECO Item

    Now that is serious Art Deco styling!
  23. Shangas

    The Monuments Men

    I have heard of it, and I would very much like to see it. I think it would be very funny, but also very interesting.

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