Shaving: old style techniques are better?

Ok, its a post about shaving. Slightly off topic, but since i want to
share it, i will post it anyway.
Having shaved only electric since i began shaving some eight years
ago i was not getting along with my shavers. i own a tree headed
Phillishave and because that wan is a bit worn out i bought a Braun
Cruser 3. The Phillishave is quick and reasonable smooth, but
expensive to replace. Since i need a new shaving head and the
batteries are going bad, i decided to go with a Braun. It works, i get
really smooth, pain free. But. BIG BUT: i takes me about 3 times the
time to shave than it used to take me with the Phillishave. Not ideal.
But i used it anyway for some months now.

Until last week i came across an article about wet shaving. Not the
typical Mach 5 quad bladed ultrasonic hyper cartridge fed unit but a
old style double edge safety razor. And the user where really positive
about it! It also has some weird advantages, its cheaper: blades go
for about 15 euro for a 100 pack. It's smoother than electric and they
say even smoother than the modern cartridge blades. And user report to
have less skin rash and are less prone to get razor bumps. Add the
distinct cool looking razor, nice and shiny chrome, which feels like
it would last for a lifetime. In fact, i probably does since many
enthusiasts buy vintage razors from the 40's and 60's online. There
are of course downsides, you CAN cut yourself even if its called a
safety razor, and it takes up more time.

It was left intrigued, just had to try it. I decided to buy a new
Merkur 11c razor and some blades from a number of brands. Added a
Brush and some soap. I went for a new unit because i dint feel like
cleaning someone's gunk, and i would have no idea if it is in good
working order.

Upon receiving the unit 2 days later it was time for my first wet
shave ever. Looked up a how to and was ready to go. First pass, a bit
nervous about possibly cutting myself i went for it. Felt nothing!
"Must be doing something wrong, why didn't it scrape of the hair? " i
was thinking. Than i checked the area...NO HAIR. it was way better
than i expected. Finished up the rest, didn't bleed once. Ok granted:
i forgot some hairs, because i am not used to the whole stretch and
scrape routine. but it was great :) The next day shave was even better!

Needless to say, im hooked!

how's it hanging: the preferred way to hang a roll of toilet paper

The definite answer to the question nobody seems to answer: What is the correct way to hang a roll of toilet paper? For those who are now scratching there head; any roll can be hung in two ways: 

What is correct? well officially there is no really "wrong" way, as long as it doesn't drop on the floor you are golden. However; one method has some benefits over the other. If, god forbid, you somehow made a mess of yourself while using the first batch of toilet paper (hopelessly underestimated the toilet paper needs for example), you end up with foul hands. in that case correct hanging over the roll can be of vital importance. If the roll is positioned as displayed in figure A, you are likely to end up touching the wall while trying to grab a fresh sheet. This is not good, since it can transfer "dirt" on a non disposable product (the wall). Therefor the preferred way of hanging a roll of toilet paper is displayed in figure B. This way minimizes the risk of any wall touching to occur.

Toilet brush: M.I.A.

Imagine this: you are at a friend's place and have to go to the
toilet. So far so good, but than you realize you have to go no. 2. A
full service if you wish to call it that. Upon reaching the smallest
room in the house it is time to think ahead: Check the ventilation
facilities and the presence of artificial air fresheners. Toilet
paper, CHECK. It seems like you are good to go! but wait...NO BRUSH,
and you have the feeling it's going to leave more skid marks than a
drag race.
There is however a simple solution, it only takes a little planning.
Drop a few sheets of toilet paper on the projected landing area (use
educated guesses and experience here). The sheets effectually create a
"Sled" for the "material" and therefor eliminates traction of the
"material" versus the toilet bowl, thus preventing skid marks.

Out of air freshener: What would Macgyver do?

You did something that stinks. Really stinks, even for yourself. Since this seems to happen a lot lately you ran out of freshener, again. As you look at the clock you realize that your date can arrive any minute now. The windows are open but the smell seems to stay around. You ask your yourself; What would macgyver do? The answer: light some matches.
Just strike them and blow them out quickly. The smell of the burnt match head will mask the unwanted smells. The trick is to blow them out quick because the burning smell is to obvious.

Question: Do you have any great tips on alternative air freshener? if so, please leave a comment.

Welcome

This will be the future home of many toilet related tips and tricks. Why? well, for something we HAVE to do, i found that there is not a whole lot of information available. Because of the misty secrecy surrounding toilet activity, useful knowledge is wasted. While a toilet is good for all kind of wastes, knowledge is never to be wasted! 

ill try to update this blog with new post regularly, so please come back :)