Told her to trim a little off the back & sides

[1BigDog]

I made two life changing decisions these last few months: 1: I decided to retire next February, 2: I got my last haircut when I made the retirement decision. Gonna walk out of the plant with a pony tail. Screw em.

 

[Ishrub]

I made two life changing decisions these last few months: 1: I decided to retire next February, 2: I got my last haircut when I made the retirement decision. Gonna walk out of the plant with a pony tail. Screw em.

Go you rebel, you!

 

[Tripps]

I made two life changing decisions these last few months: 1: I decided to retire next February, 2: I got my last haircut when I made the retirement decision. Gonna walk out of the plant with a pony tail. Screw em.

I grew one too when I retired, been 20 years, but it might be more trouble than it's worth, we'll see.

 

[breeze]

I made two life changing decisions these last few months: 1: I decided to retire next February, 2: I got my last haircut when I made the retirement decision. Gonna walk out of the plant with a pony tail. Screw em.

I get a haircut once a year whether I need one or not,just like my weekly baths

 

[Ishrub]

Ahem - Post #95 and NOBODY has mentioned their need to visit a BARBER.

Oh, how the world has changed from the smoky, tackle filled, men's mags of my childhood with the wood plank over the famed red leather chair to get my crew cut in the mid 60's to mid '70's.

There was always a thrill when Mum or more usually Dad left you there to wait your turn while you snaffled a look at the latest PIX or POST magazines with the bikini blondes on the cover!

At 5-9 the interest was mainly the comics section but later the Playboys became more evident and of interest!

All very iconic I know but even in Darwin their was a Greek barber from Cyprus who had been in his own 2 chair shop in the ancient arcade since he had arrived on a boat post WWII in the early 1950's. He retired in the late 90's and his son closed about a year before I left Darwin in 2004.

The emergence of Hipster Gentleman's Barber shops trying to hip the past is flawed and at the risk of a fashion cycle fad rather than the long term cultural change which previously decimated their guild.

 

[EasTexRIII]

Ahem - Post #95 and NOBODY has mentioned their need to visit a BARBER.

Oh, how the world has changed from the smoky, tackle filled, men's mags of my childhood with the wood plank over the famed red leather chair to get my crew cut in the mid 60's to mid '70's.

There was always a thrill when Mum or more usually Dad left you there to wait your turn while you snaffled a look at the latest PIX or POST magazines with the bikini blondes on the cover!

At 5-9 the interest was mainly the comics section but later the Playboys became more evident and of interest!

All very iconic I know but even in Darwin their was a Greek barber from Cyprus who had been in his own 2 chair shop in the ancient arcade since he had arrived on a boat post WWII in the early 1950's. He retired in the late 90's and his son closed about a year before I left Darwin in 2004.

The emergence of Hipster Gentleman's Barber shops trying to hip the past is flawed and at the risk of a fashion cycle fad rather than the long term cultural change which previously decimated their guild.

Great post! And kinda my whole point. While my hair was long it looked like sh!t (my wife says) and I didn’t care. Fellers these days put too much importance/impotence on how their hair looks.....

 

[Ishrub]

Mate - no barber or Ladies hairdressers for me for 20 + years. Have shared a great set of US made Wahle dog clippers with my dogs ever since.
Never needed sharpening or blade re-alignment at all.
3 times a year - buzz cut to skin myself with NO silly plastic guide combs and never been cut or nibbled once and trim my ears, eyebrows and beard at the same time.

Before the inevitable comments & queries come - No, I do not proceed any lower than my collar, as my ears have not drooped that low yet, unlike some of you old farts!

 

[BigNorm]

Mate - no barber or Ladies hairdressers for me for 20 + years. Have shared a great set of US made Wahle dog clippers with my dogs ever since.
Never needed sharpening or blade re-alignment at all.
3 times a year - buzz cut to skin myself with NO silly plastic guide combs and never been cut or nibbled once and trim my ears, eyebrows and beard at the same time.

Before the inevitable comments & queries come - No, I do not proceed any lower than my collar, as my ears have not drooped that low yet, unlike some of you old farts!

Is that really you?

 

[BigNorm]

Just chillin

 

[Ishrub]

Is that really you?

No, well over his collar with that flapper - a representative of some of our more esteemed members!

I wonder if your ears keep growing when your dead too, like your fingernails don't!