I learned something about women today

Bob_Skurka · Mar 5, 2005

I'm 44 years old, basically been to the barber to get hair cuts most of my life, for the past few years my cousin clipped my hair in her basement. So for me, nothing fancy, just a normal haircut. At the old barber shop there were guys. Not too much talking but what there was usually revolved around tools, sports or horsepower, lots of good magazines like Popular Mechanics, Car & Driver, Sports Illustrated and similar periodicals.

So my hair got a bit too long and I didn't have time to get to my cousin's house for a normal clip job. The lovely Mrs_Bob decides to call the stylist at the local she-she-la-la type girly salon. She gets me an appointment for noon and swears they cut guys hair there too. I walk in, look around, and think OH YEA SURE, THEY CUT GUYS HAIR HERE??? Before I can make a hasty exit a woman behind a reception desk says "HI YOU MUST BE BOB"

First, why do they need a receptionist at a place that cuts hair?

So I mumble something and all of a sudden a STYLIST comes up to wisk me away, but first she asks if I want a mocha, a bottled water or something else to drink. UH, NO THANKS. And looking around I figure it would not only cost a bundle, but I also figure I would have to sit on the silly looking chaise lounge chairs they have up by the front windows (and I don't want to risk having anyone even see me in there because I also notice that I am the ONLY guy in the place).

So off I go to the shampoo room with the sylist and she washes my hair. Then a scalp massage. Then conditioner. Another scalp massage. And off we go to another room where I sit at a styling station. The stylist begins cutting. And she has 7 different colors of hair on her head. Seriously 7 different colors. And her hair is standing on end in random clumps of color. I am trusting her to cut my hair?

So then I tune into the conversations around the room. One lady is talking about how "CUTE" the other lady's VW Beetle is. Another comments on how QUIET her car is. Nobody mentioned horsepower, acceleration, or anything else that really matters.

45 minutes after she begins clipping I am out the door. $23 lighter in the wallet. And my hair looks the same as the $10 clip jobs I normally get.

So what I learned is that women accompish very little because they take 45 minutes to do a 15 minute task, they spend over twice as much money to do it slower, and they focus on the wrong things when they discuss things while trying to while away the time that they are wasting.

PineRidge · Mar 5, 2005

Bob I agree with the majority of your post.

I always get my hair cut (at least whats left) at the same corner barber shop as I have for years. I never call ahead I just pop in whenever I feel the need. My last visit was just yesterday. Only when I walked in there were only two ladies on duty (no male barbers) so one young lady cut my hair while all three of us chatted. Somehow the conversation went from Martha Stewart to Michael Jackson to my tractor. Well they had to go and ask me what I had planned for the rest of the day. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif Anyway I think they both enjoyed talking HP and heavy machinery, I know I did.

The ladies were both good at conversation and my clip was done in 20 minutes. Charge was but 9 bucks and I tipped the barber-ess and gave her a smile on the way out the door. I enjoyed the visit, the cut was good, and the ladies and I all enjoyed the chat.

DannyD · Mar 5, 2005

Up till my last Christmas I stood firm on 2 things, I want a lady (preferbly cute and she must know how to talk) to cut my hair, and I get to play boss of the house on my b'day. Well this Christmas I got one of those hair clipper thingys, which as you know ended number one of my firm standing things. Now not having a full head of hair, I got the mustache trim price at the salon, and the lady got the difference in tips.........

db2 · Mar 5, 2005

So what I learned is that women accompish very little because they take 45 minutes to do a 15 minute task, they spend over twice as much money to do it slower, and they focus on the wrong things when they discuss things while trying to while away the time that they are wasting 

I wonder if I could get you to explain this to my wife .

Thanks

Cliff_Johns · Mar 5, 2005

You know, Mike I'd like to know where you get your hair dyed green and cut to look like a hat like in your photo; and all for 9 bucks. Pretty impressive.

As for Bob, is your hair still the same color, or is it blue and orange?

Cliff

Durbob · Mar 5, 2005

It's amazing to me that it took you till you were 44 years old to figure all this out. Us people with Car-Harts have known this for a long time and figured it out early in life. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

JimR · Mar 5, 2005

Hey Bob, You wouldn't want to talk like that to my wife. She'd kill ya. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

You'll love this one. Today I was at the auto parts store to pick up a set of brake pads and rotors. I get to my car and there is a lady checking here oil right behind where I'm parked. I reply that I would love to see my wife do that. She replied with, I know how to open the hood and pull the dipstick. But how do you read this thing. Not to mention that she had the car running. I had all I could do to keep from laughing. So I was a nice guy and explained to her that the car has to be shut off, on flat ground and then you check the oil.

Henro · Mar 5, 2005

So off I go to the shampoo room with the sylist and she washes my hair. Then a scalp massage. Then conditioner. Another scalp massage. And off we go to another room where I sit at a styling station...45 minutes after she begins clipping I am out the door. $23 lighter in the wallet. 

Am I the only one that sees something wrong with this picture? $23 just sounds too cheap for that kind of place! I think it was a set up...that Bob's wife will be paying the balance next time she visits for her turn... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

And can I be the ONLY one that thinks it normal that his wife should cut her husband's hair? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

In my case I can only remember anyone other than my wife cutting my hair or beard twice over the last 30 years!

Until I read Bob's post I thought a woman's place was in the kitchen. Now I see I was wrong. I just did not realize it. A woman's place is also behind the barber's scissors!

Bob, you are only 44, there is still time to turn the tide...I think...for me I started off on the right foot when I got married at 25... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif ...so I can't be sure in that prediction. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

On second thought, I think it my be better just to ignore this post. Just had a flash back of a news report about what can happen if scissors get into the hands of a displeased woman...OUCH!

Better just compliment the wife on her solution to the problem. You might even suggest that you were impressed wth the stylist enough to consider going back for a little highlighting... /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Soundguy · Mar 6, 2005

Not that I cut my hair now.. ( but I used to ). In fact I got my hair cut by a gal that I met on a bowling league. We all bowled on a team, and pretty much all had her cut our hair. That was great, and went on for a number of years. Then I got married.. still no change until the wife finds out I'm not going to a 'shop' to get my hair cut.. but a friends house.

Well.. that ruined that deal.. and I had to go into my wifes hair place... and I don't think they cut mens hair there... I needed my beard trimmed.. the did it with a pair of scisors and a comb.. not a clipper.. like I was used to for the oh.. last few decades. Let me tell you.. I couldn't get out of that place fast enough. The only mags to read were cosmo and red book.. that should have been a warning sign!

Soundguy

GerardC · Mar 6, 2005

( Now not having a full head of hair, I got the mustache trim price at the salon, and the lady got the difference in tips......... )

Excellent gesture. The problem now is that they'll be fighting over you next time you go there /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif. Gerard