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Weekly Rant

Okay, I just have a quick rant and then I’ll leave you alone.

So I needed to get my hair cut and I went to the place I usually go to have this service provided. It’s your typical hair-cutting establishment in a franchise place.

I walk in and there are 3 guys waiting and 2 women. I’m looking at the guys thinking that they’re waiting for their wives/girlfriends to finish getting their hair cut because their hair is so short already.

Anyhow, one of the hair-cutting ladies comes out and calls one of them up, I’m thinking, “if my hair was that short, I wouldn’t be here because he clearly does NOT need a haircut”. But, whatever…

Another hair stylist comes and gets one of the other guys. Again, would not need my hair cut if it was this short. It becomes obvious to me that these are Navy guys. Thing I can’t understand is: Why are they spending $12 to get .00001 inch of hair cut off when they could get that done for free on base?

I know what you’re thinking: “It’s because the hair stylists here are women, you dummy”. Well, there are barbers on base that are women and some of them are hotter than the women in this particular shop.

So, please explain that to me. It seems like such a waste of money for them to be there. Not to mention that it took almost half an hour for their haircuts. It seemed to me that this is a lot like watching skinny people be served food and then they don’t eat it… or only take a few bites. Meanwhile, you’re standing in line outside the restaurant starving. It’s just cruel, that’s all.

Okay, I’m done.

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