Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 4,001 Posted March 28 (edited) Was needin' a haircut two weeks ago. Put it off too long, and now that barbershops are shuttered for the duration I'm startin' to feel like Cousin Itt... and there's no relief in sight. Anyone ever used a Flowbee?? So... Flowbees are not to be found, everyone was out of clippers, but I ordered an off-brand set from Amazon. Took almost four weeks to get here. After a fortifyin' libation or two, I charged it up, supplemented it with my kitchen shears, and using the old rear-view mirror from my Dodge Ram I went at it. Before After I'm pretty sure I've paid for worse... but the best part is, my hats fit again~!! Edited April 26 by Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perro Del Diablo 1,429 Posted March 28 Missed my haircut 5 years ago hope I can get through next few weeks 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 8,908 Posted March 28 Haven't had a haircut since June of 2002. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texas Lizard 914 Posted March 29 For all of you who have had a hair cut in good long time...Months or years....Did you have anything to cut then??? Maybe like you send out the rug for cleaning.... Texas Lizard 1 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 19,729 Posted March 29 23 minutes ago, Texas Lizard said: For all of you who have had a hair cut in good long time...Months or years....Did you have anything to cut then??? Maybe like you send out the rug for cleaning.... Texas Lizard Not much. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 420 Posted March 29 Get the $25 Wahl kit from Walmart and a hand-held mirror and you can do it yourself very nicely. I just bought my 3rd one in 55 years (last one broke pieces from outer casing when it fell from shelf during our earthquake last July, and finally became unreliable). The haircut $$ I've saved has funded some of my gun hobby..... No vacuum needed. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 8,908 Posted March 29 56 minutes ago, Texas Lizard said: For all of you who have had a hair cut in good long time...Months or years....Did you have anything to cut then??? Maybe like you send out the rug for cleaning.... Texas Lizard Got my last regulation Navy haircut a few days before my retirement ceremony. Toughest part was getting it past my ears. Braided it comes to about the top of the hip pocket of my jeans. Unbraided it is even longer. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Major General Shagnasty 94 Posted March 29 Well boys I got ya on this one, my wife has a Solon here at home that I built for her when we bought the house 9 years ago. Just got a hot shave and a hair trim, not much just a little to off the sides, trim the mustache and goatee, sure feels good when the hot towel hits is on your face. Oh ya and don't forget the lilac water. 2 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 16,550 Posted March 29 I am in the same boat Hardpan. Needed a haircut last month but put it off. I think my hair is actually growing faster than normal. I have decided that until the lady that cuts my hair can open her shop I will just sheep dog it. 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perro Del Diablo 1,429 Posted March 29 6 hours ago, Texas Lizard said: For all of you who have had a hair cut in good long time...Months or years....Did you have anything to cut then??? Maybe like you send out the rug for cleaning.... Texas Lizard Yup mine is thick and full and wavy. Reaches to center of my back. The brown can still be seen amongst the grey. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noz 1,616 Posted March 29 When it touches my ears it has to be cut. The hole in the top keeps sliding down. I'm afraid if I let the hole slide much more I'll lose my eye brows. 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 5,060 Posted March 29 (edited) I used to cut my own hair, a little thin on top but lots elsewhere. Ten years ago I switched to a barber he's a friend and gun aficionado . I guess I'll have to go back to cutting it myself. It's a real pain in the neck, LITERALLY sometimes! Edited March 29 by Rye Miles #13621 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fence Cutter 536 Posted March 29 I've cut my own hair since 1999. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 19,729 Posted March 29 8 hours ago, Major General Shagnasty said: Well boys I got ya on this one, my wife has a Solon here at home that I built for her when we bought the house 9 years ago. Just got a hot shave and a hair trim, not much just a little to off the sides, trim the mustache and goatee, sure feels good when the hot towel hits is on your face. Oh ya and don't forget the lilac water. Straight razor? Back about 1988 or so I found a barber who did those. Treated myself to one. Fantastic. Only time I ever had a professional shave me, but I thought it was something I should have at least once. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forty Rod SASS 3935 5,380 Posted March 29 18 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: Haven't had a haircut since June of 2002. Cousin Itt! Izzat you? 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Shoer 27979 174 Posted March 29 18 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Was needin' a haircut two weeks ago. Put it off too long, and now that barbershops are shuttered for the duration I'm startin' to feel like Cousin Itt... and there's no relief in sight. Anyone ever used a Flowbee?? I'll give you a hair cut hardpan , anything for a friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 420 Posted March 29 (edited) I began 'freelancing' in 1961. Had a few professional episodes along the way, maybe half dozen, just to set a shape to follow. At one point I tallied up the savings. Haircuts varied from $2.25 to $15. A "Flowbee" sounded like some kind of sexual aid.... Edited March 29 by Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 4,001 Posted April 26 On 3/29/2020 at 12:45 PM, Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 said: I began 'freelancing' in 1961. Had a few professional episodes along the way, maybe half dozen, just to set a shape to follow. At one point I tallied up the savings. Haircuts varied from $2.25 to $15. A "Flowbee" sounded like some kind of sexual aid.... Well... might enhance one's chances... but then again, just might have the opposite effect! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yul Lose 5,802 Posted April 26 I got tired of hearing about my shaggy appearance and my wife dug these out of a closet so I gave myself a haircut. Actually it started out as a beard trim and after screwing up trimming the hair above my ears I pretty much went all in. The Flowbee cut didn’t last long enough anyway. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texas Lizard 914 Posted April 26 3 minutes ago, Yul Lose said: I got tired of hearing about my shaggy appearance and my wife dug these out of a closet so I gave myself a haircut. Actually it started out as a beard trim and after screwing up trimming the hair above my ears I pretty much went all in. The Flowbee cut didn’t last long enough anyway. Guess you going to need a new hat....One that fits.... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 420 Posted April 27 Cool, Yul! The summer cut...... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 1,488 Posted April 27 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. I know just enough about cuttin' hair to be dangerous. The fur on my ears is grown out long enough to have a distinct catlike appearance. I'll risk trimming that off. I'll shave the rest of my face, all but the mustache, and that's absolutely the extent of my tonsorial aspirations! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 463 Posted April 27 Mines back over my ears again. Susie will have to take another crack at it, I guess Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
