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Argonia31-Mar-14 3:54

Argonia

31-Mar-14 3:54

Oh i looove not shaved beard. I am talking about max month old beard. There is so much pain you can give to your loved one when he angers you only one finger against the hair path of growth. Its fun to play with Laugh | :laugh:

About the itching as far as i know it should be itchy for some time but i am not sure you should ask someone with more experience.
Don't shave it. You can harass your wife with tickles from your beard Poke tongue | ;-P

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Marco Bertschi31-Mar-14 4:09

31-Mar-14 4:09

Two weeks are a great shaving cycle. Not too long, not too itchy. I gotta change my profile picture here back to a beardy one... Or a picture of me at all Blush | :O

Honestly, I feel sorry for men without beards (and for girls with beards) - It protects from the cold, sun burns and if I shave I feel somehow naked. I let mine grow, I join the air force by June 30th. having a beard saves me ~10 minutes of sleep in the morning because I don't have to shave Laugh | :laugh:

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Argonia31-Mar-14 4:15

Argonia

31-Mar-14 4:15

Marco Bertschi wrote:
I join the air force

I am so envy right now. Do you get to actually pilot any aircraft or you are going only for the dishes ? Sigh | :sigh:

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Marco Bertschi31-Mar-14 4:23

31-Mar-14 4:23

It's in between Laugh | :laugh:

I will be in a team building radar rigs, like this one[^] for example.

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Argonia31-Mar-14 4:26

Argonia

31-Mar-14 4:26

And I though air forces pilot air crafts. In what delusion I was.

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Marco Bertschi31-Mar-14 4:29

31-Mar-14 4:29

Air Force is a broad term, and in the Swiss jargon the Radar people (but also mechanics and airplane cannoniers) are a part of the Air Force. Simply because it would be too small if they didn't count the support people, I suspect.

Edit: To order myself back into the original topic, I did the deed and have now a beardy profile picture.

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Jörgen Andersson31-Mar-14 4:39

Jörgen Andersson

31-Mar-14 4:39

Cool, I made my service in one of these[^].

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Marco Bertschi31-Mar-14 4:42

31-Mar-14 4:42

I hope to get on a TAFLIR[^], but chances for that are low.

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Jörgen Andersson31-Mar-14 5:15

Jörgen Andersson

31-Mar-14 5:15

Ah, a target allocation radar. Way better than a search radar, you can shoot back. Smile | :)

I remember when I made my service, our radars were brand new and we still had engineers from Ericsson running around doing whatever on the Equipment.
This was at the time of the first gulf war, and what was on everybodys mind then was stealth planes and how super they were supposed to be according to all news.
So I asked one of the engineers, "Tyhe F-117 is supposed to have a radar cross section of a Robin, will that be a problem for us?"
The engineer laughed out loud and told me that "When you see a Robin that does 400 knots, you shoot it down". That was an eye opener that I remembered when they had one shot down over Bosnia.

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S u n s h i n e31-Mar-14 5:02

31-Mar-14 5:02

In addition to being itchy faced, I'm now green with envy

S u n s h i n e31-Mar-14 4:56

31-Mar-14 4:56

Sleep deprivation is one of my reasons too for starting this

Jörgen Andersson31-Mar-14 4:22

Jörgen Andersson

31-Mar-14 4:22

I knew there must be someone liking it.
I keep mine trimmed to a weeks length.

My wife doesn't like it though. Poke tongue | ;-P

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Marco Bertschi31-Mar-14 4:30

31-Mar-14 4:30

Jörgen Andersson wrote:
I keep mine trimmed to a weeks length.

Pics or it didn't happen!

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S u n s h i n e31-Mar-14 5:07

31-Mar-14 5:07

Its nice to have a lady's opinion
The Mrs seems to like it so far, but the kids dislike it for the very reason you mentioned. I guess they'll get accustomed to it eventually. Assuming I don't get fed up first and get rid of it

chriselst31-Mar-14 4:00

chriselst

31-Mar-14 4:00

I've never gone more than two weeks without shaving because of the itching. Last time I got up at half two in the morning to shave because it was annoying me so much.

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Marco Bertschi31-Mar-14 4:37

31-Mar-14 4:37

S u n s h i n e wrote:
It really is a lot of trouble isn't it? Is it supposed to itch so, or have I acquired a few fleas too?

Judging by my profile picture I'm competent when it comes to having a beard - It itches at the start, but you'll learn to ignore it and it will soon be gone. My longest attempt was about one month, and then I got pissed off because I needed to shave it back to shape - Tedious work which I don't like. You will soon be used to it and not want to shave it anymore.

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter31-Mar-14 4:41

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

31-Mar-14 4:41

Marco Bertschi wrote:
My longest attempt was about one month

I have it about 22 years - I used to cut it shorter ever 2-3 months, but since married I do it in every 2-4 weeks...

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Marco Bertschi31-Mar-14 4:43

31-Mar-14 4:43

I use to shave it back to a combination of a 'stash and an Xtra wide goatee.

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BotCar31-Mar-14 4:42

BotCar

31-Mar-14 4:42

In my experience, it only itches when it's too short. Stick with it for a while longer.

What is this talk of release? I do not release software. My software escapes leaving a bloody trail of designers and quality assurance people in its wake.

BobJanova31-Mar-14 4:51

BobJanova

31-Mar-14 4:51

It itches when it's bristly, when it gets a bit longer you can treat it like on-top hair and as long as you keep it washed properly it shouldn't itch any more than your scalp does.

S u n s h i n e31-Mar-14 5:00

31-Mar-14 5:00

That isn't very reassuring since my scalp itches too (only when it's dry)
I've considered shaving my head too, and usually go for a military style cut

Eddy Vluggen31-Mar-14 8:55

Eddy Vluggen

31-Mar-14 8:55

S u n s h i n e wrote:
That isn't very reassuring since my scalp itches too (only when it's dry)

There's no bacon in your scalp when you eat.

It stops itching after a bit; if you want some extra comfort, try a good shampoo on your cheeks.

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Corporal Agarn31-Mar-14 5:03

Corporal Agarn

31-Mar-14 5:03

What is this mystical substance "on-top hair". I have not had that for over 30 years!