The Rolls Razor

Have you heard of the Rolls Razor? It is a non-disposable blade razor with a built in hone and strop in the case. You hone the blade twice a year and strop it before using. A complete description and history can be found at the following link:

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/3541/Rolls_Page.htm

When I was in the army back in the fifties I bought one. Somewhere along the way I lost it. Time has dimmed my memory of what kind of shave you got. When I found a "mint" one on e-bay, I bought it. It was indeed "mint", like brand new, at a very good price, $25.00. I forgot what a lousy razor it was. You are taking your life in your hands to use it and you don't get a very good shave. I used it this morning and of course cut myself. Does anyone out there actually use these things tp shave? I would not recomend using it except in an extreme emergency. Funeral directors could use it to shave corpses because they don't bleed.

My razor will go on display with other collectibles and I can tell people I own a Rolls. I can't help but be reminnded of Arnold Gingrich, the late editor of Esquire Magazine. For years he lusted after a Rolls Royce automobile. He was finally able to save enough to buy a used one. A year's experience with unreliability and vere expensive maintenance was enough and in his words he got rid of "this beautifully made piece of junk". That's how I would characterize the Rolls razor.

Highest Point on an Interstate Highway

I just found a must-go-to destination. The Eisenhower Tunnel on I70 west of Denver.

The Eisenhower Tunnel is one of the longest tunnels in the world It is 8,941 feet (1.69mi) long, with a height of 48 feet, and a width of 40 feet. The Eisenhower Tunnel, at Loveland Pass in CO, is the highest part of any Interstate Highway, in the US. It's probably, is also the highest, vehicular tunnel in the world! The official elevations are 11,013 at the east portal, 11,112 at the midway point, and 11,158 at the west portal, which is likely the HIGHEST altitude tunnel on planet Earth! The ascent approaches, from both West (7% grade) and East (6% grade) are very steep.

I have to go there.