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Post by Plainsman on Aug 12, 2022 7:55:48 GMT -5
To be honest, I’ve been giving my guy $15 for a long time. To make up for the fact that I let my hair get unruly before I get it cut. We’re the same age and I don’t want him to retire.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Aug 12, 2022 9:01:19 GMT -5
 Wife been cutting mine for over 55 years, sent her to Beauty school, only thing she couldn’t do is make me beautiful!! 
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Post by trailboss on Aug 12, 2022 10:01:01 GMT -5
Wife been cutting mine for over 55 years, sent her to Beauty school, only thing she couldn’t do is make me beautiful!! Different levels of abilities by Beauty school graduates. When I met my wife she said “My friend is a beauty school graduate and cuts hair” I ended up looking like the dutch boy on the paint can. Around the ease of the pandemic, Fantastic Sam’s went from $15 to $20. I always give a $6-$7 tip. |
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Post by adui on Aug 12, 2022 10:05:20 GMT -5
My haircuts cost me about $30-$40 every two to three years. I cut every two to three weeks to keep it short, the cost is a new set of cheap clippers when we wear the last one out. I put the #4 on and start mowing. When I am satisfied I have my 23 year old daughter trim up the edges and around the ears and I'm done.
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Post by toshtego on Aug 12, 2022 10:50:06 GMT -5
Ugh. Town day. Errands, supplies, haircut. I hate it. Everything cost noticeably more than my last trip to town. My usual $160 worth of supplies was $190. My barber raised his price from $12 to $15. Then I lost my prescription meds in the parking lot. That’s what I get for going into town! (Some kind soul found the meds, took them into the pharmacy and they are mailing them to me.) I sympathize. I hate going into Taos in summer. Too darn hot, too crowded with visitors, too much traffic, too many sour attitudes. Then the price increases! Winter is less of a hassle. Now that the ski resort has been taken over by a Hedge Fund and rebuilt to high luxury standards most the skiers remain up there and do not crowd the town. Some do but not as many as in summer. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 12, 2022 10:52:29 GMT -5
Wife been cutting mine for over 55 years, sent her to Beauty school, only thing she couldn’t do is make me beautiful!! Brad, you are a distinguished looking old gentleman. A true Son of the South. |
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 12, 2022 11:40:20 GMT -5
Not to detract from John’s nice post, but Cajuns have their own culture and do not need the “Southern thing.”  |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 12, 2022 12:18:23 GMT -5
Not to detract from John’s nice post, but Cajuns have their own culture and do not need the “Southern thing.” I will leave that to them to decide. For me, the South represents certain values not always shared elsewhere. Courtesy, respectfulness, duty to others, for example. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Aug 12, 2022 12:51:59 GMT -5
John and Bob thank you for the respect, when I joined the service I was amazed at the rudeness and lack of shooting skills by the Northern boys, they were smart though. Our Company Commander an OldNavy Chief appointed a Chicago boy of a different persuasion hated the Southern boys and if you were weak he jumped on it. I never gave any reason to be hassled, one night about 3 am I went to his bunk and tapped on his forehead, he opened one eye, stiffened and I told him to knock off the old boys from the South crap or the next visit would be very unpleasant. He changed somewhat it was bearable and the Mormon boy he picked on got a little better. I had made up my mind enough was enough, I wasn’t raised to be cruel to people!
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2022 13:59:19 GMT -5
To be honest, I’ve been giving my guy $15 for a long time. To make up for the fact that I let my hair get unruly before I get it cut. We’re the same age and I don’t want him to retire. Same here. The posted price is $9, but I always give him 15 or 20. He's about 14 years older than me. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 12, 2022 17:53:43 GMT -5
To be honest, I’ve been giving my guy $15 for a long time. To make up for the fact that I let my hair get unruly before I get it cut. We’re the same age and I don’t want him to retire. Same here. The posted price is $9, but I always give him 15 or 20. He's about 14 years older than me. That is the way I feel about my M.D. Except, I do not give him a tip. |
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Post by urbino on Aug 13, 2022 0:13:19 GMT -5
I cut my own hair, no charge.
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Post by toshtego on Aug 13, 2022 9:10:34 GMT -5
I cut my own hair, no charge. I tired shaving my head once. Ended up with clumps in the back. Folks said I looked like a Chemo patient. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Aug 13, 2022 9:12:36 GMT -5
I cut my own hair, no charge. I tired shaving my head once. Ended up with clumps in the back. Folks said I looked like a Chemo patient. I hit mine with a razor every 2 days. After about 15 years of practice, I can get my whole head in about 3 minutes. |
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Post by Silver on Aug 13, 2022 10:12:12 GMT -5
Picked more tomatoes and peppers this morning, a daily activity, lately. The extended weather forecast is calling for slightly warmer and drier conditions for the Fall. Will this mean an extended growing season? The interior of the Upper Peninsula had spotty frost overnight. Hmm...
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Post by toshtego on Aug 13, 2022 10:31:24 GMT -5
Picked more tomatoes and peppers this morning, a daily activity, lately. The extended weather forecast is calling for slightly warmer and drier conditions for the Fall. Will this mean an extended growing season? The interior of the Upper Peninsula had spotty frost overnight. Hmm... Bet that did not slow down the mosquitos. I heard they have de-icers on their wings. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 13, 2022 10:44:51 GMT -5
I cut my own hair, no charge. I tired shaving my head once. Ended up with clumps in the back. Folks said I looked like a Chemo patient. You should ride that for all its worth! |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 13, 2022 10:57:04 GMT -5
I tired shaving my head once. Ended up with clumps in the back. Folks said I looked like a Chemo patient. You should ride that for all its worth! People have profited wildly on a GoFundMe with far less to work with. |
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Post by just ol ed on Aug 13, 2022 11:04:37 GMT -5
trim back/sides of neck myself, two mirrors keep same decent. If bald guy with a ponytail ok for Willie Nelson, good for me since live alone. Last time at barbershop, May 2021...grows slow. Come Sept. gals on x-country team have ideas including streaks of school colors, navy & yellow. It's at 4" now. When routine visits, always was good 20% tip.
Ed Duncan, Batavia NY
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 13, 2022 11:58:40 GMT -5
Picked more tomatoes and peppers this morning, a daily activity, lately. The extended weather forecast is calling for slightly warmer and drier conditions for the Fall. Will this mean an extended growing season? The interior of the Upper Peninsula had spotty frost overnight. Hmm... Bet that did not slow down the mosquitos. I heard they have de-icers on their wings. That de-icer is a silly myth. The grappling hooks to drag people back to their lair is TRUE! |
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Post by Gandalf on Aug 13, 2022 20:31:44 GMT -5
Had a great day at the outdoor range today. Nice cool day for once. 100 yards with a DPMS "Tactical Precision Rifle" (a glorified AR15), shooting my own .223cal reloads. Fine tuned the scope. This was the last target of the day - ~50 rounds. The squares are 1 1/8 inches.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 13, 2022 23:10:15 GMT -5
Bet that did not slow down the mosquitos. I heard they have de-icers on their wings. That de-icer is a silly myth. The grappling hooks to drag people back to their lair is TRUE! This made me think of you W.C. Fields story of the mosquito flying off with the small brown baby in it's beak. |
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Post by urbino on Aug 14, 2022 0:17:45 GMT -5
Worked all day. Now having a pipe, and probably about to watch the recorded Dodgers game.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Aug 14, 2022 9:32:17 GMT -5
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 14, 2022 9:34:30 GMT -5
He looks tuckered!
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Post by trailboss on Aug 14, 2022 9:45:53 GMT -5
Great pictures, what a great looking dog!
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Post by roadsdiverged on Aug 14, 2022 10:05:19 GMT -5
She's sleeping in the back seat now. She needs some conditioning and better training.
The best part is she'll hold the couch in place for the rest of the day, IF her sister let's her. We took my dog last weekend and when we got back this one wouldn't let her rest. Theyre both pups, both large, and both rambunctious.
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Post by toshtego on Aug 14, 2022 10:20:02 GMT -5
Happy looking pup. Female Staffies are just so lovable.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 14, 2022 10:27:46 GMT -5
She's sleeping in the back seat now. She needs some conditioning and better training. The best part is she'll hold the couch in place for the rest of the day, IF her sister let's her. We took my dog last weekend and when we got back this one wouldn't let her rest. Theyre both pups, both large, and both rambunctious. They look happy to out of Ga. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 14, 2022 10:54:26 GMT -5
Back to the snake boots. August seems to be Rattlesnake month here. I walk through tall weeds and grass on irrigation duties. Hard to see my slithering friends on the ground since they are well camouflaged. With my swollen legs and feet the boots no longer close but give about 85 per cent coverage.
I try to do my work mid day when the hottest. The snakes should be in their holes and nests staying cool. Early morning is the worse when they come out for a sunbath. Evening is when they come out again to go hunting. So, I try to time around them. Thankfully, here we have mostly smaller Prairie Viridis and not the Diamondback Atrox.
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Wife been cutting mine for over 55 years, sent her to Beauty school, only thing she couldn’t do is make me beautiful!! 
