Covid crisis

[bunyip]

In what we call the Melbourne zone we are in complete lockdown, I have been stuck at home for the past 3 weeks and a bit and looking a bit ragged, I have a full beard that grows rather quickly and generally go for a trim every fortnight, all barbers are closed so I decide that it is time to have a go myself.
1. Pull out rechargeable clippers and fit what they call a 7-9 comb, what these numbers mean I have no idea but it cuts to about what the barber calls a number 3, quite short but neat.
Switch on clippers and it shows 100% charge so proceed with a cut from middle of chin up to bottom of left ear, great, works a treat, now go from middle of chin to bottom of right ear, hit lip so manage a little detour around it and halfway up to the ear and the clippers stop dead, look at display, 0% charge.
Lesson 1. Don't trust the screen, it lies and I am left with what looks like a square root symbol on my face.
2. Put on 'fast charger'
Lesson 2. Fast charge is two hours and expecting company sometime.
3. Company doesn't turn up and clippers charged so back to the beauty (?) parlour and continue, clip away for about 10 minutes and wind up with a pile of beard that is about the size of a polo ball when compressed, dog thinks it is fun to pull to pieces and spread around.
Lesson 3. Dog stays outside when beard trimming.
4. Finish the job and feeling quite pleased with myself until wife arrives home and looks at me in absolute horror, says I look like a deranged bear with mange, goes to get camera until I threaten her with unspeakable acts of violence, she backs down and finishes the job for me giggling non stop throughout the performance.
Lesson 4. I will never make a barber.
Do not try this at home.

 

[Roadworthy]

That's far more hassle than it's worth to have short hair. When my hair gets too long it's time for the rubber banded ponytail routine. When barbers open again they can fix it. I have scissors so trimming my beard is no problem.

 

[ruffdog]

The wife has had me cut her hair twice now. There won't be much left after the 3rd time.:laughing:

 

[newbury]

I cut my own head hair and beard, generally on March 18th, the day after St. Patricks Day, on which I dye it all green.
A few past March 17'ths

 

[Industrial Toys]

Had my Lady friend run the buzzer through my hair twice now. First time, I played the beginning barber scene music from Full Metal Jacket.

I love it. Not sure I will ever go back to a hair stylist again.

Trying to convice a friend to do the same thing, If he ever wants to land a lady in his life, looking like Santa Claus probably isn't helping.

 

[lman]

Something doesn't sound right my. You're locked down at home, but you're expecting company?

 

[Wagtail]

Mate... proper implements for the job.

Electric (plug into a receptacle) Wahl clippers. #3 for the sides of the beard and a #5 for the chin area, then hair scissors (from the Chemist) to blend.

For my noggin I use a Vidal Sassoon 'crew cut', palm held rotary shaver (I set mine to a #2).

Everything is available via your local "Shaver Shop", online, seeing as you're in 'lockdown'.

 

[Wagtail]

Something doesn't sound right my. You're locked down at home, but you're expecting company?

Yeah, it can be confusing.

The city of Melbourne is in a very draconian lockdown. Bunyip lives outside of that 'area' but the rest of his State of Victoria has been put into a less severe lockdown.

 

[bunyip]

We are 1km from the boundary and visitors are 2 daughters coming home from work.
Just to clear up confusion, get caught outside for no valid reason and expect to be $1600.00 poorer.

 

[k0ua]

We are 1km from the boundary and visitors are 2 daughters coming home from work.
Just to clear up confusion, get caught outside for no valid reason and expect to be $1600.00 poorer.

That sounds pretty draconian. Here is my opinion.

It won't work. All the lock-down in the world won't prevent your people from spreading the virus. BECAUSE, you can't stay in lock-down forever. You gotta stick you head out. And when you do, the virus will start up again. What?, no one in your country will have the virus you say? Can't spread what no one has, right? Yeah, sooner or later someone will bring it into your country, and it will spread like wildfire because none of your people have any immunity to it. Ok, maybe you can "wait out the vaccine". Maybe you can. But the damage to your country from the lock-down will take its toll too. Death, injuries, and mental disease. Take your pick. Remember this is just an opinion.