Buzz cut
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I sometimes buzz my own hair. If you want a true buzz cut all you need is something which will do just that - buzz it short. You don't need an expensive device to do it. I found a cheapo electric barber clipper with an assortment of teeth guards which control the length. Pick the one you want and go to town. It beats paying someone a relatively ridiculous price for something which takes just a few minutes.
May I also say I'm going to add this to the list of out-of-left-field topics I've seen on this board. The list is long.
May I also say I'm going to add this to the list of out-of-left-field topics I've seen on this board. The list is long.
I don’t recommend doing your own hair. My old man tried that once and it looked like his head was mauled by a brood of angry beavers.
I cut my own hair. Wife cleans up the edges, ears and neck line. Hint: It is best to get the Mrs. Fac to help before too many Corona's. Less bleeding.
maybe the beavers from Ro's signature pics.
There's a poster on this board who could set you up nicely. If only I could remember his name, fairsomething...
Thanks Nittpicker. I can buy an electric trimmer for around $ 30-35.
Dam hair saloon wants $ 22 plus tip for 7 minutes haircut
For some men that’s the only time they can get a woman to touch them.
The only way you should consider cutting your hair is if you only want it the same length all around. Even then, it will likely look like you cut your own hair. I trim my own beard every week, and even though I can see every inch of it, it still is difficult to get it trimmed perfectly even. If you have a wife or girlfriend around, maybe you would have some luck having her cut your hair.
Sports Clips head and neck massage w/ shampoo and warm facial towel >>> Great Clips
Geez, I sound like I need a scone and double machiodo. Hey, they have sports on their tvs.
I’ve gotten my hair cut there a few times. The first time though, my old lady came home from work and said nice haircut.. where did you go? I said sports clips. Let me tell you I thought I saw the devil himself through her eyes.
Apparently, a girl that works on her same floor used to be a stylist. I guess one day they were having woman gossip hour during lunch and she said something about the girls take the guys for a “shampoo” in the back and do other things. So you know women, they believe everything each other says.
It was a WTF moment and lasted about 3 hours to the point where I’m on my knees asking a higher power “why?”
So luckily it blew over that day. But it would only last for a week.
A couple of days later my BIL’s dad passed away. So the viewing came. Well, my BIL’s brother is quite the jokester. We were standing around bullshitting and my old lady comes up after saying hi to my mom. Eddie, an OSU guy, leans in and says, guys... let me tell you about Sports Clips. The massage they give you? You gotta get it. Keep in mind I don’t communicate with Eddie outside of holidays and special gatherings.
OMFG here we go again. And to this day I’m essentially “forbidden” to go there although I think she doesn’t believe that anymore.
I’ve gotten my hair cut there a few times. The first time though, my old lady came home from work and said nice haircut.. where did you go? I said sports clips. Let me tell you I thought I saw the devil himself through her eyes.
Apparently, a girl that works on her same floor used to be a stylist. I guess one day they were having woman gossip hour during lunch and she said something about the girls take the guys for a “shampoo” in the back and do other things. So you know women, they believe everything each other says.
It was a WTF moment and lasted about 3 hours to the point where I’m on my knees asking a higher power “why?”
So luckily it blew over that day. But it would only last for a week.
A couple of days later my BIL’s dad passed away. So the viewing came. Well, my BIL’s brother is quite the jokester. We were standing around bullshitting and my old lady comes up after saying hi to my mom. Eddie, an OSU guy, leans in and says, guys... let me tell you about Sports Clips. The massage they give you? You gotta get it. Keep in mind I don’t communicate with Eddie outside of holidays and special gatherings.
OMFG here we go again. And to this day I’m essentially “forbidden” to go there although I think she doesn’t believe that anymore.
Yeah, that's now made her rotation for future arguments.
My wife cuts my hair every two weeks. We use a simple Wahl clipper set that has more than paid for itself many times over. Aside from the price being right, I love not having to spend the time going to the salon and waiting for a haircut, plus there is a lot less variation in the cut (sometimes I would go and get a nice cut from a stylist, sometimes it wasn't quite what I wanted but there wasn't much I could do once the hair is cut). I don't know that I'd have the fortitude to cut it myself.
No question you are right, but the OP is looking just for a buzz cut. He can be in and out of Great Clips in a few minutes for minimal $.
I was stationed in Korea for my last year in the Army. Where in the United States there would be US civilian workers doing some support jobs, over there they used Korean nationals. The small post I was stationed had a barber shop with maybe two or three female barbers. They offered a neck and shoulder massage (not happy ending) and it was easier to go along with this as opposed to trying to tell them you only wanted a haircut. My role there involved my working a swing shift and I never made up for the lack of sleep during my off time. I went to get my haircut one time and with the neck and shoulder massage I ended up falling asleep. I had been wearing a pair of silk jogging shorts (my PT shorts, not a fashion statement), but going commando. When I woke up from my unplanned nap, I had a towel laying on my lap. For some reason, “Mr. Happy” had decided to come to life and was peeking out of my shorts. I was extremely embarrassed at the time. I’m thankful now that something like this didn’t happen to me today in the US, because I’d be in jail!
I’ve gotten my hair cut there a few times. The first time though, my old lady came home from work and said nice haircut.. where did you go? I said sports clips. Let me tell you I thought I saw the devil himself through her eyes.
Apparently, a girl that works on her same floor used to be a stylist. I guess one day they were having woman gossip hour during lunch and she said something about the girls take the guys for a “shampoo” in the back and do other things. So you know women, they believe everything each other says.
It was a WTF moment and lasted about 3 hours to the point where I’m on my knees asking a higher power “why?”
So luckily it blew over that day. But it would only last for a week.
A couple of days later my BIL’s dad passed away. So the viewing came. Well, my BIL’s brother is quite the jokester. We were standing around bullshitting and my old lady comes up after saying hi to my mom. Eddie, an OSU guy, leans in and says, guys... let me tell you about Sports Clips. The massage they give you? You gotta get it. Keep in mind I don’t communicate with Eddie outside of holidays and special gatherings.
OMFG here we go again. And to this day I’m essentially “forbidden” to go there although I think she doesn’t believe that anymore.
I really enjoyed reading this haha.
Wow my barber charges me $10 + $2 tip I would be in and out in under 10 minutes if I didn't hang out and shoot the breeze for 30 minutes sometimes. I get mine cut every 6 weeks or so.
Buy a pair of clippers from Walmart . .. Number 3 around your sides and back. If you want longer hair on top take a number 4 and go around the edges... .take scissors and trim the top how you like. If you want full buzz no attachment and just go to town. I've been cutting my own hair for years .. But it does help, like someone else said to get someone to trim around your ears and neck.
You're in the "Zone" today Jim. That Sports Chop you mentioned, is it a BYOB type of place?
I’d never let the wife near my head or neck with anything sharp.
I’ve been doing mine for 25+ years in some form or another. A one-length buzz is easy to do yourself, pretty much by feel. Edge work is accomplished by a hand-held mirror in conjunction with a vanity mirror. If you have an old school mirrored medicine cabinet and a side wall mirror, it may work as well. A pair of inexpensive (Wahl , Oster) clippers can last 10+ years with monthly mowings.
I get a cut every five weeks or so. Since i'm still working @ 69, and get so few hair cuts, I give the girls and extra $8-$10 tips. As Jim post earlier "For some men that’s the only time they can get a woman to touch them." 
I know, I'm a schmuck. My wife occasionally reminds me during the Blue-White Game, mixing it with the coeds, that ill be carted off to jail one of these days. It is like being at the beach in the Beaver when the weather is great.
I know, I'm a schmuck. My wife occasionally reminds me during the Blue-White Game, mixing it with the coeds, that ill be carted off to jail one of these days. It is like being at the beach in the Beaver when the weather is great.
