I learned something about women today

MossRoad · Mar 7, 2005

I have never seen a "barber shop" (nor would I choose to frequent one if I found it) that did peticures. 

Don't you remember that episode of the Andy Griffith Show when Floyd hired a manucurist(Barbara Eden)? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

(OK, maybe not.. we were one year old /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif)

Bob_Skurka · Mar 7, 2005

Heck we didn't even have TV until I was about 7 years old. And I remember when the neighbors got COLOR TV. Batman was much better on their TV set.

Youare · Mar 7, 2005

For women it's not the destination that matters as much as the journey. Getting one's hair done is more of a social adventure and someone fussing over them. The stylist also is there to help them feel better about the whole world and their place in it.

Randy

MossRoad · Mar 7, 2005

We had one, but I wasn't allowed to watch it. It was only used for the news. My parents bought their first color TV after I moved out. Come to think of it, they also bought their first riding mower, leaf blower, snow blower and snow plow on a 4X4 landcruiser after I moved out, too. Hey, I think they were using me for cheap labor... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Back to barbers...

My grandpa was a barber. My dad had his barber's license but was an architect. My uncle was a barber. My mom use to cut my hair because she didn't like the way they did it! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

I've been cutting my own since 1986. Wife trimmed up the back. Now that I'm almost a full member of the Friar Tuck look alike club, I can't see giving someone $20.00 to "style" what's left! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

TOMLESCOEQUIP · Mar 7, 2005

What the heck is "wave"?
 Wave is perhaps what you get when your "MOJO" is gone !!! They know you're not a threat anymore !!!

TOMLESCOEQUIP · Mar 7, 2005

Members of the "Carhart Clan" like myself, retain their "Mo-JO" forever.........................(you need to get some before it's too late for you !!)

bontai_Joe · Mar 7, 2005

I took my daughter to the hair "Salon" a while back to get fancied up for a big party. I was just gonna wait until she was done, pay the bill and be on my way, but 40 minutes later, I had a severe estrogen over dose from the smell, the piles of Cosmo magazine, and the conversation. I had to go out side and down to the next store to check out auto parts and tools. I came back 10 minutes later with my head much clearer. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif I used to go to the local barber until he closed on Saturdays, and then I bought my own clippers. Now he is open again on Saturdays, but I found I can buzz off my hair in less than 5 minutes with the #3 spacer and be done with it for another 5-6 weeks. I don't have enough hair to style, so why pay $20-30 at a salon, or even $10-12 to a barber. And I would never invest 40 or more minutes on a haircut unless the girl was absolutely OUTSTANDINGLY beautiful, and even then, I'd probably pass.

Bob_Skurka · Mar 7, 2005

I was just gonna wait until she was done, pay the bill and be on my way, but 40 minutes later, I had a severe estrogen over dose from the smell, the piles of Cosmo magazine, and the conversation. 

LOL, after my haircut I walked out the front door of the salon, made a hard left turn and walked into Mid Town Hardware to get back to a dose of reality and a bag of nuts and bolts for a project.

Mid Town Hardware, in downtown Lowell, is one of those old hardware stores with EVERYTHING packed in there somewhere. This is the kind with a basement and an upstairs so if you can't find what you need, they call one of the "kids" to run up (or down) and get you the part. Believe it or not, I walked in there a couple years ago and needed a 15" windshield wiper assembly for my Avanti convertible . . . they had 1 left in stock. It was a perfect match (except it wasn't broken like the one on my car) It was dusty as heck, but it was in perfect condition under the dust.

bczoom · Mar 7, 2005

( but 40 minutes later, I had a severe estrogen over dose from the smell, the piles of Cosmo magazine, and the conversation.)

I'm impressed you lasted 40 minutes. I'd get out before the smell stuck to me and caused embarassment in the hardware store.

Av8r3400 · Mar 7, 2005

I couldn't agree more! I bought my Wahl trimmer 10 years ago for $20. I put on the #1 comb, start at my chin and go all the way over to my collar. Takes about 5 minutes every 2 weeks. The last "salon" I went to (15 yrs ago) charged me $25 for the same thing. Never again, I said and bought my first trimmer. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

buckle97 · Mar 7, 2005

I joined the JROTC at my high school in 9th grade. They required my hair be kept "neatly trimmed". I always had longer hair (never a buzz cut) growing up, so when my mom took me to get that first buzz cut and they charged $10, she said "never again" /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif She bought a pair of Wahl clippers for $17 at Kmart. I quickly learned to cut my own hair and have been doing so ever since.

Lawrence

Dozernut · Mar 7, 2005

All right, a mans thread!! Dissin women, Carharts, Hardware stores and Barbers. Need a tractor mentioned, oh I guess I just did /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif. Red Green would be so proud!
Hey Bob, wear your Carharts to the salon next time, the estrogen will bounce off of you like bullets off of Superman /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif.

Bob_Skurka · Mar 7, 2005

I don't own Carhartts /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif In fact I had previously admitted that I didn't even know what they were. I had to look them up on the internet to figure it out. From what I can tell, they will clash with my Hawaiian shirts!

Durbob · Mar 7, 2005

( I don't own Carhartts /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif In fact I had previously admitted that I didn't even know what they were. I had to look them up on the internet to figure it out. From what I can tell, they will clash with my Hawaiian shirts!

)

Just put the Hawaiian shirts and the Car-Harts in the wash at the same time and they will be a perfect match. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

JOELENAHAN · Mar 7, 2005

My father has been a barber for about 40 years. At this present time, he charges $5.75 for a haircut. I don't think that he has raised the prices in the last 10 years. The irony in this situation is that I married a licensed barber and cosmetologist. I still go to my father, not because he is my father, but because I feel that she is "rough" with my head when cutting with cutting my hair. I think that an "old time" barber is the way to go. It is a dying profession for males since there are so many beauty shops available nowadays. My father loves what he is doing, and unfortunately, I cannot see him ever retiring because he loves his job so much.

CtRick · Mar 7, 2005

I go to a local school for barbers and stylists. They charge $7 and usually do a decent job. You occasionally get to be someone's first haircut, but I'm not afraid to shave my head bald if necessary /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif. My wife, on the other hand, has to go to "Maria" and pay her $150 every six weeks /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif. Oh well, I just had to have a tractor /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif.
Rick

Dozernut · Mar 8, 2005

Bob
There is a first for everyone, not knowing about Carharts is nothing to be ashamed about, I bet you could teach me a few things I know nothing about.
Personally I think Carharts and Hawiian shirts would be a match made in heaven. Can you imagine the trend you would be setting at deer camp? Why that would fit right in with the annual flatulence competition. You know, best in volume, aroma and tonal quality /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. Why a Hawaiian shirt would add a touch of class to the event. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Yes there is a lot of class in a deer camp and to think you could further it with a simple shirt. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

duber34 · Mar 8, 2005

"Yes there is a lot of class in a deer camp and to think you could further it with a simple shirt."

And a very nice haircut. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Duber

EastTexFrank · Mar 8, 2005

I'm staying out of this one, only because I can relate to just about every post on so many levels and besides, my wife can read so stop giving out deer camp secrets. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif