NUMBER ONE
Sean took over the business from his father when he
was twenty, after working his way up from sweeping the floor, so when the
pandemic forced a shut-down he was devastated. No money coming in and rent still
going out – a disaster.
As the rules slowly relaxed he bought masks and gloves,
deep-cleaned the premises, posted a notice.
On The Big Day there was a long queue – his clients
hadn’t deserted him after all. Unwilling to turn anyone away, he let them in
four at a time, shampooed them quickly and sped along the line, giving every head a number one.
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I have literally no idea what Todd Foltz'a photo is, but to me it looks like a line of bald heads. Once that idea was in my mind, the rest was easy - possibly fuelled by the fact that today I made a hair appointmentfor the first time in months.
Thanks to Rochelle for hosting us on her blog, https://rochellewisoff.com/
I liked what you saw in the pic
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil x
DeleteAny barbers that has managed to survive is in for boom time in the next few weeks!
ReplyDeleteMy husband is champing at the but!
DeleteI was delighted to get on the hairdresser's waiting list. They're studiously avoiding saying how long it is, but there's light at the end of the tunnel.
ReplyDeleteI have an appointment for July 22nd 🙂
DeleteThe quickest way. Enjoyed that.
ReplyDeleteGreat story! If everybody feels important, no wonder Sean's clients did nit desert him.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Gabrielle.
DeleteFrom what I hear guys are waiting for the pubs to open and ladies the hairdresser!
ReplyDeleteA question of priorities, I guess
Well, my husband wants both - though I can't see what's wrong with the haircut I gave him!
DeleteDear Liz,
ReplyDeleteI hope the women didn't mind getting a number one. ;) Nice one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Ha! Barbers usually cater just for men in the UK
Deletewas he a barber or something? looks like it.
ReplyDeleteCorrect!
DeleteHopefully he's now got a son to sweep the floor - It'll certainly need it after that lot!
ReplyDeleteHere's mine!
All that post-virus hair will fill several bins!
DeleteThank God business is booming for him.
ReplyDeleteJustjoyfulness
I think he'll be pleased when it settles down to a steady flow of customers rather than a flood!
DeleteFunny and fabulous and true!
ReplyDeleteThanks Doodle!
DeleteI thought the photo looked like bald coconuts. And I think the pandemic has done a lot for the natural look. Great read!
ReplyDeleteMy hair is very long nowm but I have an appointemnt booked for next month.
DeleteI go on Tuesday! Now to decide if I keep the streak or dye it...
ReplyDeleteLovely take, Liz
Is it a natural streak? If so, keep it = people pay fortunes for one of those!
DeleteI chose to keep it! But what we've done, as my hair is rather long is to give me dark streaks mixed in with the silver to remove that growth line, so to speak... I rather like it :)
DeleteI got my hair cut two (?) weeks ago. It was marvelous and my hair dresser took every precaution because his husband is super compromised. I trust him. Great take on the prompt. I was getting weary of reading stories about Covid but your last line brought a smile. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the compliment. You were lucky to get a haircut before the official announcement!
DeleteIt's the little things in life that are missed the most I find. It would be blah to be holding out for a hair dresser. I just let mine grow - lucky me.
ReplyDeleteMine has grown too, but I shall be glad to have it properly shaped!
DeleteI loved that you saw bald heads. Your story is delightful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dawn!
DeleteHa ha! I read the story before looking at the photo. Good one!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Helen!
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