Shaving Your Legs Can Be Deadly!

Maryn · Oct 22, 2010

I inherited my husband's old one, bought it new blades, and have used it for years now.

Poor Joyce! Does laughing make you hurt worse? Because I know a married couple our age who enjoyed some romance in a hotel shower, until the towel bar gave way and she went down hard, breaking both her elbows and one foot...

Maryn, hoping Joyce feels lucky in comparison

joyce · Oct 22, 2010

Maryn said:
I inherited my husband's old one, bought it new blades, and have used it for years now.

Poor Joyce! Does laughing make you hurt worse? Because I know a married couple our age who enjoyed some romance in a hotel shower, until the towel bar gave way and she went down hard, breaking both her elbows and one foot...

Maryn, hoping Joyce feels lucky in comparison

Thanks for the laugh! I could just see that happening. I can only imagine telling the ER what happened. Which made me think about something that happened to a friend of ours a few weeks back. His wife died over a year ago and he met this lady who has monkeys. Well, they were getting it on and one of the monkeys ran up between his legs and bit him on the balls. He had to go to the ER and was actually hospitalized over night. He could barely walk for several weeks because they were infected, swollen and needed draining. I told him his dead wife sent the monkeys to get revenge because she was a jealous soul. I can't even imagine telling the ER that a monkey almost bit my family jewels off.

Susie · Oct 22, 2010

((((((HUGS))))) Joyce gently! With a herniated disc myself and back pain I can so relate to your agony. I so wish you didn't have to go thru that and to have that hairy leg still, is just ... wrong. You take care, know I'm thinking of you 'n prayers sent.

joyce · Oct 22, 2010

Thank you Ms. Susie dear.

Caitlin Black · Oct 22, 2010

There's IPL if you don't care for the electric needles of electrolysis. Here's an Australian page which explains some of IPL: http://hairfreeplus.com.au/FAQ just expand the sections you want to read more about. It's not extensive but it gives you some idea of what to expect.

Currently I can't find a price list... maybe I haven't looked hard enough? But I looked into IPL a couple of years ago, and IIRC it was cheaper than electrolysis (and not painful, which is what really attracted me to it).

I'll keep looking for a price guide, cos I'm sure I found one last time I looked...

But I'm linking you to IPL because maybe you can find a local place that does it?

(And why I'm considering IPL is because I HATE my facial hair, and hate shaving even more... so IPL treatments might be just what I'm looking for, if I can ever afford it.) ETA: I need a job.

brainstorm77 · Oct 22, 2010

I ALWAYS manage to nick a bit around the ankle.... :Soapbox:

sassandgroove · Oct 22, 2010

NeuroFizz said:
Men are more than willing to assist women in need...particularly in the shower. And we do have razor experience.

my hubby has a beard, so not so much.

Sorry about your pain. I imagined bleeding out when I read the thread title. Glad that didn't happen.

Silver King · Oct 22, 2010

When I remodeled my wife's bathroom some years ago, I included a seat built into the shower wall where she could sit and shave her legs. Of all the work that went into the bathroom, that seat is what she likes best.

For safety reasons, maybe that's something Joyce would consider building inside her shower area.

Rowan · Oct 22, 2010

Posted by Joyce:

...The dog stood by cheering me on as I looked like a walrus trying to right myself. It must have truly been a cute sight.

I'm laughing WITH you (er, the dog)...not at you. What an image!

My dogs would've hopped around me like a pair of fools, even if I were shrieking in pain. But they're poodles--very familiar with clippers--so for them it'd be like payback.

Later, they'd realize if I'm out of commission, that means no food....

Posted by Joyce:
His wife died over a year ago and he met this lady who has monkeys. Well, they were getting it on and one of the monkeys ran up between his legs and bit him on the balls. He had to go to the ER and was actually hospitalized over night. He could barely walk for several weeks because they were infected, swollen and needed draining. I told him his dead wife sent the monkeys to get revenge because she was a jealous soul. I can't even imagine telling the ER that a monkey almost bit my family jewels off.

Oh, monkeys are evil, vicious little creatures! All I can think about is that woman who got her face and hands ripped off (among other things) by her boss's chimp. Gives me the chills. I have a chimp phobia...

Paul · Oct 22, 2010

well, you might think y'all have it tough - but spare a thought for Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

(alive and well, apparently)

joyce · Oct 22, 2010

Silver King said:
When I remodeled my wife's bathroom some years ago, I included a seat built into the shower wall where she could sit and shave her legs. Of all the work that went into the bathroom, that seat is what she likes best.

For safety reasons, maybe that's something Joyce would consider building inside her shower area.

You're such a good guy! My first line of defense is recognizing I'm not Ms. Bendy 2010. Bending and stretching has obviously become a dangerous, occupational hazard for me. I know my hubby would love the idea of shaving my legs for me. Like I said before, I'm not sure how much shaving he would get done. The pups in this house have now turned to mature dogs, but we still howl at the moon.

Silver King · Oct 22, 2010

I know it goes against the grain in some cultures, but one sure-fire way of avoiding injury in the shower for some women is to simply forgo shaving altogether.

My mom never did (French) nor the women on my dad's side (Italian). I remember my sisters pining for the blade, and they weren't allowed its use until their late teens, I believe.

My wife has gone through periods where she's stopped shaving for long stretches of time. I don't know what brings it on, but she still looks and feels great either way, so I don't mind.

rhymegirl · Oct 22, 2010

Silver King said:
When I remodeled my wife's bathroom some years ago, I included a seat built into the shower wall where she could sit and shave her legs. Of all the work that went into the bathroom, that seat is what she likes best.

For safety reasons, maybe that's something Joyce would consider building inside her shower area.

Wait a minute, your wife has her own bathroom?

Silver King · Oct 22, 2010

rhymegirl said:
Wait a minute, your wife has her own bathroom?

Yes. I have a separate one also. And we have two other bathrooms for everyone else.

rhymegirl · Oct 22, 2010

Silver King said:
Yes. I have a separate one also. And we have two other bathrooms for everyone else.

Holy crap!

That would be heaven to have my own bathroom.

Rowan · Oct 23, 2010

joyce said:
You're such a good guy! My first line of defense is recognizing I'm not Ms. Bendy 2010. Bending and stretching has obviously become a dangerous, occupational hazard for me. I know my hubby would love the idea of shaving my legs for me. Like I said before, I'm not sure how much shaving he would get done. The pups in this house have now turned to mature dogs, but we still howl at the moon.

Agreed!

and... :yessmiley

brainstorm77 · Oct 23, 2010

joyce said:
The pups in this house have now turned to mature dogs, but we still howl at the moon.

I love this line.

tjwriter · Oct 23, 2010

I keep trying to think of something to say here, but I'm at a loss.

I don't shave my legs often, though. I don't really have enough hair that's dark enough to be visible, so it's not worth it most of the time, imo.

chatsworth · Oct 23, 2010

You know...if all the women of the world (or at least the countries that shave) would unite and say "NO MORE", the men would have to just shut up and put up with it! lol...I say that but in truth, I find myself rubbing my legs a lot after I shave...I like the feeling of it!

Ol' Fashioned Girl · Oct 23, 2010

night-flyer said:
....I wonder if anyone has actually died from trying to shave.

Lord Carnarvon?

Maryn said:
This is when you treat yourself to a decent electric shaver--lots of sales and even coupons as Christmas approaches, BTW--and shave in the safety of a dry place with a seat of some sort.

Maryn, at that point

OFG, long beyond that point... and now inspired to go shopping for that appliance.

kayleamay said:
I have a lumbar spine that needs refurbished too. But NEVER FEAR. I read an article last week about the use of robotic exoskeletons for people with damaged spinal cords. Soon we can all be like Iron Man.

And, covered by an iron skin, we will no longer need to shave!

Shaving Your Legs Can Be Deadly!

Maryn

I Tried

joyce

I'm really shy...

Susie

Thanks, special friend for my avi!

joyce

I'm really shy...

Caitlin Black

Wild one

brainstorm77

practical experience, FTW

sassandgroove

Sassy haircut

Silver King

Megalops Erectus

Rowan

Paul

joyce

I'm really shy...

Silver King

Megalops Erectus

rhymegirl

It's a New Year!

Silver King

Megalops Erectus

rhymegirl

It's a New Year!

Rowan

brainstorm77

practical experience, FTW

tjwriter

Emerging Anew

chatsworth

Ol' Fashioned Girl

Hand? What hand?