So, let's see ... how long had it been since Dan had had a haircut? He was probably close to needing a haircut when our self-quarantine began, the middle of March, so by the middle of December it had been about 10 months.
He tried to talk me into cutting his hair, but I refused, knowing I'd just make a mess of it. When we went to the kids' house for Thanksgiving, he tried his best to talk Kelsey into cutting it. She was reluctant, and I defended her right to say "NO!" So he came home with all of his hair.
On December 8 he had a regular appointment with our family physician and asked if she thought it would be okay for him to go to a barber for a haircut. She wasn't encouraging; she said it was one of the riskier things to do.
What to do?! He was exasperated with his shaggy hair, and was becoming desperate to cut it. So, thanks to YouTube he was inspired to purchase an Aircut system (similar to the more well-known Flowbee). It's one of those electric-powered devices that sucks up the hair, with a vacuum, and then cuts it to the length determined by the varied-length plastic guards.
I laughed at his purchase, saying it was one of those "As seen on TV" promotions back in the era of Ginzu Knives and Hands-Free Toothpaste Dispensers. But he wasn't to be deterred.
The Aircut arrived early in the morning of December 17, and the two of us went to work on his hair soon after. It took us a couple hours, due to our inexperience and the length of his overgrown hair, but when we were done, it didn't look bad! He's so happy to have his hair off of his neck and ears.
Here are a couple BEFORE pictures:
And the AFTER:
1 comment:
Too funny! I just finished cutting my husband's hair too! This is the second time since February, the last time he really went out on his own and got himself a haircut.
You did well! Annick
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