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Mar 28, 2018
Just like what they used to sell at the BIG Box store...
1 of 1 found this helpful These are the disposable double-blade razors with pivot head, and extra lubricatiion strips boxed exactly like those previously sold at one of the big membership stores. (Perhaps they're the remainders from that store that were available in wholesale quantities after they were replaced with another, more expensive, product.)
The handling and shipping of these sometimes cause a "head' to pop off the handle ... but these are easily replaced by snapping them back on (just look at one that is normal to get the idea how to orient the 'fallen off' head). Rarely, it is possible that a handle might have gotten damaged, but simply recycle a handle from a used razor by replacing the old head with the "orphan" head, if necessary. (Note I had 2 or 3 razors where head had become separated -- obvious by the rattling of the box. No big deal -- and not a reason to downgrade the product.)
Beyond that, they are what they are ... a fairly decent, cheap razor from a top manufacturer. When my new supply is depleted, I'll buy these again, if they're still available in this efficient packaging.
Jul 25, 2018
Excellent reference with the number of scheduled trains near their modern peak.
This is an excellent reproduction of this issue of the Official Guide of the Railways. While it is not a "collector's item" (as the original copies of various years are), it IS an excellent reference work, with most of the rail road passenger listings near their peak levels of "modern" service. The streamliners and truly fast trains are listed. Indeed, it allowed me to check an assertion made in a book about the Harvey House services that claimed that the Santa Fe "Chief" held the record for the fastest long-distance train. (While it is possible that was true on the date the Chief began service, the City of San Francisco covers 2263 miles (Chicago-San Francisco) in 1939 in 39-3/4 hours (56.93 MPH average) and in 1945 in 39-1/4 hours (57.9 MPH), the Santa Fe Chief covered the 2222 miles on its route from Chicago to Los Angeles in 40.5 hours at an average speed of 54.86 MPH.) Excellent speeds for both trains -- at a time when many competing trains covered the same city pairs at speeds at an average of 49 to 51 MPH.)