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I personally can't wait for barbershops to open up again. Getting a fresh haircut, as shallow as it may sound, has always given my self-esteem a bit of a boost. I won't even attempt cutting my own hair because I know it wouldn't be anywhere close to what my barber does. It doesn't help that I have beard also.
I wonder how much business barber shops will lose. Many people have been buying hair clippers and doing their cuts themselves. The last time I went to a barber shop was back in 2009. I have saved thousands of dollars over the years by doing cuts myself, and it's great being able to do it on my own time and not having to drive somewhere and wait.
For years, I have been trimming just the sides with a Wahl electric clipper, in order to extend my haircut intervals at the barber shop, and that has always worked well for me. Tomorrow, I am going to attempt to do the entire head with a new Braun trimmer that I bought at Costco. Hopefully I can do as good a job as you have apparently been able to do.
I do have a bit of experience, as I gave my father all of his haircuts for the last 5 years of his life, and even my skeptical sister-in-law was impressed with the results. And, if it doesn't turn out so well, then I will just have to wait until my barbershop reopens, so that they can repair it.
I took a long walk today, as has become my habit, and from the traffic on the roads, you would think NJ was already open. It was around 2:30 - 3:30, and except for the absence of schoolbuses, you'd have thought it was any pre-COVID day.
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... as long as they are prohibited from using the same brush to remove stray hairs from everyone's face.
When we moved from NYC to NJ in the '50s, my mother was shocked to see that NJ barbershops used the same soft brush over and over on every customer's face, while that type of practice was prohibited by the NYC Dept of Health. And, despite the passage of several decades, that unsanitary practice still holds true with many shops.
The last time that I had my hair cut (in late February), I was prepared to tell the barber to stay away from my face with that oft-used brush, but--to her credit--she only used a paper towel to clear stray hairs away from my face. But... will all barbershops be as health-conscious if they are not forced to be?
I don't have much haircut experience since I always had my hair cut by my dad, but I noticed this a lot in Great Clips and Sport Clips. The amount of things they use on your face is ridiculous and redundant. They are constantly putting powder or one of those rough hair brushes. Sports Clips especially wastes laundry water, because they use wash cloths on people's face to get rid of hairs. The only other thing they clean up is the floor full of hair.
I'd say the first things to reopen should be dentists and barbers/hair salons. Those providers can wear masks/PPE and still do their jobs safely.
Next would be to allow all types of construction.
I think (hope) that by June 1, the medical capacity should be high enough to handle any mini-spikes. Fingers, toes, and eyes crossed that remdesivir is a solid treatment option.
I'm fine with continuing social distancing & wearing a mask.
People can do some sort of trimming of their hair at home, but now I realize why they should open up in the next phase, because hair salons are being hurt the most since they don't offer a takeout service like restaurants.
The problem with keeping schools and daycares closed it that is makes it nearly impossible for families with two working parents to return to work. Regardless of what the official guidelines are, I don't see myself changing by habits much other than visiting some friends in family. I don't see myself sitting in a restaurant for dinner at least for a few more months.
Lol I didn't even think of that! I always thought it would make sense to close schools for the remainder of the year, but parents gotta get back to work!
I personally can't wait for barbershops to open up again. Getting a fresh haircut, as shallow as it may sound, has always given my self-esteem a bit of a boost.
I wonder how much business barber shops will lose. Many people have been buying hair clippers and doing their cuts themselves. The last time I went to a barber shop was back in 2009. I have saved thousands of dollars over the years by doing cuts myself, and it's great being able to do it on my own time and not having to drive somewhere and wait.
I actually bought my $65 Wahl Clipper and trimmer kit from Harmon's one week ago and I was very lucky, because one day later, I already saw a shortage of clippers in every store. Even the $65 Wahl Clippers are sold out since people are so desperate. I also bought a large handheld mirror so I can see the back of my head. There is no shortage on mirrors, but I've seen more mirrors being bought. Everybody is doing the same thing pretty much. I did not do a full haircut, because my parents judge me for cutting my own hair, but I did a trimming and it looks good. Eventually I am going to learn how to do full faded hair cut. It's gonna be pretty cool.
None of the planners make any sense - testing to re-open as a concept makes no sense because of social distancing 50% population does NOT have the virus; thus they would test negative and be allowed to work; and they would test negative for antibodies and will catch the virus when exposed to that statistic that says 1 in 30 are asymptomatic so people will get false sense of security by first testing negative, going back to work getting exposed, not getting re-tested due to capacity, now 14 days later start having symptoms and boom the state is lock down again..
+1
... as long as they are prohibited from using the same brush to remove stray hairs from everyone's face.
When we moved from NYC to NJ in the '50s, my mother was shocked to see that NJ barbershops used the same soft brush over and over on every customer's face, while that type of practice was prohibited by the NYC Dept of Health. And, despite the passage of several decades, that unsanitary practice still holds true with many shops.
The last time that I had my hair cut (in late February), I was prepared to tell the barber to stay away from my face with that oft-used brush, but--to her credit--she only used a paper towel to clear stray hairs away from my face. But... will all barbershops be as health-conscious if they are not forced to be?
Is it possible to use that UV light? Maybe have a device that you would insert that brush for x-amt of time between customers, providing that it does the job
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