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We have in our town, population about 40,000 no les than 20 hairdressers and as many nail bars and eyebrow clinics for the ladies.
Last time I was in such a place, hairdressers, was about 15 years ago.
Do my own with a set of electric trimmers, much better and a lot cheaper.
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#15. 40,000 in WA John and you’d be in the big smoke . It used to be 20,000 for city status but probably gone up since then. JS
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Just $10 a haircut for pensioners with our barber plus all the gossip. he's the only one in Cooma, population around 5,000. And he's not a Spanish dancer like Cappy's.
Des
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It was 1956 and I was third mate of the “Clan MacFadyen” at Bassein, Burma loading a full cargo of rice for Colombo, Ceylon.
Bassein was not a very sophisticated port and he only things worth buying to take home were paper and bamboo parasols, however while walking through he town I noticed a barber shop and as I needed a decent haircut I stepped inside. The Burmese barber, who was about my age, welcomed me and indicated I sit in the quite large and comfortable chair while he produced a comb and cut-throat razor. When he started, I looked up at a portrait on the wall ahead and realized that it was a photo of a Japanese soldier complete with sword, he also looked remarkably like the barber, so I wondered if he was his dad. I spent the rest of the tonsorial period in a somewhat nervous manner, but the war had been over for some ten years and all ended well.
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Many years ago I went into the barbers and asked for a Tony Curtis, with a DA
He shaved my head to the bone,
I said That's not a Tony Curtis , he says it would be if he came in here.
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Little Tommy,dad there's a man at the door with a bald head.
Dad,tell him I've got one.
Regards.
Jim.B.
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#15 Yes John agreed, the wife does mine has for many years not much left to cut alas. We were flying up to Edinburgh several years ago and needed a trim. usually have a grade four. Well the wife forgot to put the comb in the cutter by mistake. Went from the base of the neck straight up through to the forehead and then shouted out "oh hell" what, what have you done?, I'll pass you the mirror, she says, well I looked like the last of "The Mohicans" in reverse, we were flying in four hours , it was on a Sunday, so plan of action shave down to almost the same level and buy a "Meat loaf and scarf" at the airport. Think I kept it on for most of the time when out. Bit embarassing but hey had worse air cuts at sea when we use to do each others after a few beers lol :)
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There was a winger on the Windsor who for a small fee would cut your hair.
But he was odd, kept a big bag with all the hair he had cut off.
Told us he had been cutting and keeping the hair for about three years.
never did find out what he was going to do with it.
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My father served as a steward on this ship between 1936/37. Great story.
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Made Wigs for the Baldies John! LOL
I too do my own Hair Cutting , when i have some ! LOL Big difference from Years back, when i had the Tony Curtis Style , oh i was a handsome bloke! And so say all of us ! ;)
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