Pub or Haircut first?

mercalia · Post by **mercalia** » 4 Jul 2020, 10:03am

pwa · Post by **pwa** » 4 Jul 2020, 10:06am

Neither.

Pubs aren't open here (Wales), and I'm not sure about barbers but I cut my own anyway.

tatanab · Post by **tatanab** » 4 Jul 2020, 10:07am

Neither. I'd only go to a pub to meet cycling friends and that seems too difficult at the moment. I've been clipping my own hair for a couple of months. I imagine the back may look askew but I cannot see that so don't mind. Perhaps I will persist with this and save myself £120 a year.

Cyril Haearn · Post by **Cyril Haearn** » 4 Jul 2020, 10:45am

Last visited a hairdresser in 2002 :wink:

Last visited a pub 1999? (not sure)

philvantwo · Post by **philvantwo** » 4 Jul 2020, 10:52am

I bought my own clippers about 20yrs ago and use them every 2 weeks. Used to go to the Wetherspoons about once a month for 6 or 7 pints of Abbot ale, haven't really missed that to be honest.

peetee · Post by **peetee** » 4 Jul 2020, 11:03am

I cut my own hair and, although I haven’t formally decided to give up alcohol, I’ve only had about 3 unit this year.

gbnz · Post by **gbnz** » 4 Jul 2020, 11:07am

Hmm, I was in the barbers queue at 08.05am this morning. And it was great, by 09.34am I'd actually made it to the head of the queue and was able to move forward off the pavement and into the barbers

And as for a pint? Perhaps one in the next 2-3 months

mjr · Post by **mjr** » 4 Jul 2020, 11:08am

I truly don't know. I've a haircut booked in about a week (barbers appt only) but may go to a pub if the 6 I'm in at either "pedal and picnic" tomorrow or "pedal and chat" on Tuesday evening decide to call at a beer garden.

Cyril Haearn · Post by **Cyril Haearn** » 4 Jul 2020, 11:19am

gbnz wrote:Hmm, I was in the barbers queue at 08.05am this morning. And it was great, by 09.34am I'd actually made it to the head of the queue and was able to move forward off the pavement and into the barbers

And as for a pint? Perhaps one in the next 2-3 months

I understand visiting the barbier has other uses, not just care and maintenance of the human machine :wink:

al_yrpal · Post by **al_yrpal** » 4 Jul 2020, 11:40am

Went to the Little Bakery just around the corner for a fry up this morning with my friend Tony. Look like Robinson Crusoe at the moment, barbers in for a shock, :shock:

Al

Lakelander · Post by **Lakelander** » 4 Jul 2020, 11:40am

Neither.
I shave my head and will be waiting for the madness to die down before visiting our pubs.

Oldjohnw · Post by **Oldjohnw** » 4 Jul 2020, 11:42am

I will not be at the hairdresser's for many more months. My wife has an appointment in three weeks as it is so fully booked. She keeps my hair sort of tidy.

We kept making a modest payment to the hairdresser as she needed income but we stopped when the self employed scheme kicked in.

gbnz · Post by **gbnz** » 4 Jul 2020, 11:46am

Cyril Haearn wrote:
gbnz wrote:Hmm, I was in the barbers queue at 08.05am this morning. And it was great, by 09.34am I'd actually made it to the head of the queue and was able to move forward off the pavement and into the barbers

And as for a pint? Perhaps one in the next 2-3 months

I understand visiting the barbier has other uses, not just care and maintenance of the human machine

Perhaps, but it's avoiding the 6" high crewcut midride which had become critical!

rjb · Post by **rjb** » 4 Jul 2020, 11:54am

Swmbo always cuts my hair and she keeps an eye on it from the back of the tandem. :lol:

I had to give hers a trim a couple of weeks ago to keep it from obscuring her vision. She has now got an appointment at the hairdresser's in 2 weeks time, I don't think it's related. :lol:

As for the pub the village pub is showing no signs of reopening. I don't miss it and I haven't had a unit of alcohol since the lockdown. What I do miss is the community cafe which is so small inside that they can only have one table of 3 people to achieve social distancing. Outside they could accommodate 9 people but there is no shelter and it's in a conservation area so unlikely to be able to erect awnings, so it's staying shut probably until next summer.

NATURAL ANKLING · Post by **NATURAL ANKLING** » 4 Jul 2020, 12:07pm

Hi,

pwa wrote:Neither.

Pubs aren't open here (Wales), and I'm not sure about barbers but I cut my own anyway.

Must be at least 20 years or more now queueing for hours and then they want £3.50 for about 10 to 15 minutes work.
Started with the mains electric trimmer, overheated or wore out can't remember which.
Got two rechargeable hair and beard trimmers, the Lidls one came with a li-on battery and £12-£15, probably outlast me.
It's not rocket science I find.

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