Just Another Sunday: Bike Problems and Rice Plantations

Newberry Plantation Satellite Map 1

There's a lot to love about living in the South Carolina Lowcountry, but one of the most interesting for me is the history, both natural and human, that abounds anywhere you bother to look. Yesterday was a great example. I went out with a friend for a 3 hour bike ride, but blew out a tire a bit more than halfway and didn't have what I needed to fix it, so we had to wait for my wife to come pick us up. I had my blowout on the Harriet Tubman Bridge that crosses the Combahee River in Beaufort County. Instead of waiting on the bridge, we headed over to the boat landing beside the bridge and down to the dock to hope for a breeze to keep the mosquitoes at bay. That mostly worked and as I was sitting on the dock, I realized where I was: just across the Combahee from a former rice plantation. I've been interested in the rice plantations in Beaufort County for a bit, but even more lately since I've spent a great deal of time driving between Beaufort and Charleston on Highway 17, … [Continue reading...]

DorcoUSA Razors Review, Dollar Shave Club, and a Discount

Pace Trial Pack and Discount Coupon for DorcoUSA

Last month, I ran out of blades for my Mach 3 razor. My folks generally give razor blades as stocking stuffers and I can't remember the last time I had to pick up blades on my own. Jesus, these things are expensive. Even with the Amazon Subscribe and Save discount, the Mach 3 replacement blades are $2.06 each and if you want the Turbos, you're at $2.75. A few months back, I heard about DorcoUSA, the company that supplies the Dollar Shave Club's razors. Dollar Shave Club hit it big with their viral video, and they're a huge savings over the cost of Mach 3 blades, but if you're going to be cheap, be really cheap and buy the blades directly from the supplier. So, I've been using the blades for a few weeks and they're really as good as anything else I've tried. My only caveat is that I'm using the 6 blades right now and that's a really large razor head. Honestly, I think 6 blades is overkill. But I picked up a sample pack with 6, 4, and 3 blade heads, so I thought I'd give the high … [Continue reading...]