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No waiting at barber shop, step right up

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February 21, 2018, 11:22 AM
RichardC
No waiting at barber shop, step right up
There's always a couple or five guys ahead of me when I get there, but not today ...
And the most current Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue is right there on the table, leering
at me as I walk by.

Frown

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February 21, 2018, 11:28 AM
airsoft guy
I could get there right as he opens, and there's already three dudes ahead of me, one of them rocking a Picard horseshoe, already shaved down to his skull, like he buzzed it before he came in. What are you even doing here, you French motherfucker!? Get outta the chair, some of us actually still have hair that needs to be cut!



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February 21, 2018, 11:46 AM
Georgeair
quote:
Originally posted by airsoft guy:
...rocking a Picard horseshoe...

Always delivering!



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February 21, 2018, 11:53 AM
Aeteocles
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Originally posted by Georgeair:
quote:
Originally posted by airsoft guy:
...rocking a Picard horseshoe...

Always delivering!


+1. Solid performance, as always.
February 21, 2018, 12:17 PM
wolfe 21
Be happy. All my local guys require appointments. I'm talking regular barbers here, not "stylists."


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February 21, 2018, 12:22 PM
lkdr1989
Same here, it's not that they won't do drop-ins, it's that they don't usually have time because of all the appointments!

quote:
Originally posted by wolfe 21:
Be happy. All my local guys require appointments. I'm talking regular barbers here, not "stylists."





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February 21, 2018, 12:28 PM
fiber optic
My barber has a TV on a table across from the chairs, but I take my glasses off for the cut. I can't see the TV because my eyes are myopic. It's a real plight, I say.




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February 21, 2018, 12:29 PM
PHPaul
Of course, if the only magazine on the table was a 3 year old issue of Time, there'd be a line out the door.

I bought my "stylist" a new Oster clipper, she runs it over my noggin about once a month. 5 minutes in the kitchen chair, hop in the shower...done.




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February 21, 2018, 05:26 PM
Black92LX
I took my boy to the barber shop Saturday as Monday was picture day. We got there at 8:35, they open at 8:30, and there were already 11 people there for 3 chairs.
Waiting that long with a 4 year old was not happening. He had a birthday party that afternoon so no coming back. Slid down the road to another barber shop with no toys for the kiddo. He wanted me to get my hair cut first he picks the seat right next to the seat with the SI swimsuit issue on it. I kept waiting for him to pick it up.
He never did. That would have been an interesting conversation with Mom when we got home.


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February 21, 2018, 07:12 PM
Edmond
I rarely go to the barber shop these days. I've save so much money cutting my own hair. However, I do enjoy going on some occasions such as before job interviews, etc. Something about the atmosphere of the barber shop is something every young man should experience.


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February 21, 2018, 07:20 PM
arfmel
Place in Jerkwater wants $20 for a haircut. I wanted a discount because I'm half bald. Barber said it was full price because he needed a "finder's fee". Bastage. Wink
February 21, 2018, 07:39 PM
Rey HRH
I had an old fashioned barber in high school. My group went there for the dirty magazines and he always gave a shoulder massage. His shop was just kitty corner from the San Francisco City Hall.

One of his weekly clients was like Picard, bald with wisps of hair around his half dome. The barber told me he would spend about 10 minutes just snipping his scissors in the air hovering around the guy's head. And he was done.



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February 21, 2018, 08:11 PM
RC
My old barber
Tony - RIP -
was the classic barber
No appointments get in line and wait

If you had the time, it was always entertaining

You could find All kinds of different and interesting guys in there, police, athletes, politicians, factory workers

Once when I was so busy I didn't have time to get in and wait he called me up on a Sunday and said hey I know you have been busy and have not been able to get a cut, come on down and I'll clean you up

He was a great Barber and he will be missed

Now a days the wife does the cut, a little cheaper, a little faster but not as much fun


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February 22, 2018, 05:12 AM
Jager
I prefer a regular barber. I'm old fashioned. And you do meet interesting people in town. Have had a lot of fun in there, joking, talking about just about everything.

About a year ago, came in and it was just my barber, and the Chief of Police, off duty and in civilian clothes getting his haircut. He is a great guy and has completely turned our local PD from a Keystone cops affair into an outfit I am quite proud of. We were just yammering about various stuff and as he was unassing the barber chair I noticed he wasn't carrying. I asked him why not. Says he doesn't care to. I told him not to worry - because I was. Jim, our barber, couldn't stifle his laugh. The Chief didn't know me, but now he does. I told him I appreciated his leadership and since he had begun his tenure, I'd had a handful of exchanges and interaction with his officers (highly positive), and his leadership was having a tremendous effect on our community. I also told him I thought he might have some enemies and carrying might be something that could keep him around longer.

Honestly, I think the Lord watches over him. And his goofy haircut.
February 22, 2018, 10:01 AM
ltbarber
"The spirit of the American Male lives on in the traditional Barber Shop."-Ltbarber


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February 22, 2018, 02:33 PM
Gustofer
There has only been one guy and one woman ever in my life who knew how to give me a good haircut. They were a married couple who owned a little shop in town. They packed everything up and moved to Jerusalem back in the mid 90s though, and about two weeks after they left I bought a Flowbee and haven't looked back. Haven't paid for a haircut in over twenty years and have no intention of ever going back to a barber.


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February 22, 2018, 03:10 PM
Sig2340
quote:
Originally posted by airsoft guy:
... some of us actually still have hair that needs to be cut!


So your avatar isn't you? I'm like sooooooo confused now.





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February 22, 2018, 03:29 PM
jhe888
quote:
Originally posted by wolfe 21:
Be happy. All my local guys require appointments. I'm talking regular barbers here, not "stylists."


Appointments at regular barbers? I haven't needed a barber in years, but you just go in. They get to you in 20 or 30 minutes at most, and you read Mechanics Illustrated and drink crappy coffee until then. It is part of the deal.




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February 22, 2018, 03:35 PM
rsbolo
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
quote:
Originally posted by wolfe 21:
Be happy. All my local guys require appointments. I'm talking regular barbers here, not "stylists."


Appointments at regular barbers? I haven't needed a barber in years, but you just go in. They get to you in 20 or 30 minutes at most, and you read Mechanics Illustrated and drink crappy coffee until then. It is part of the deal.


This has always been my experience. It is what I look for in a barber shop.


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February 22, 2018, 05:29 PM
EasyFire
My barber is drop dead gorgeous. She give an excellent haircut. Nuff said!!


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