Thursday, December 30, 2010

a little off the top....

One of the more stressful things about moving to a new city is the issue of a barber. It's reassuring to have a regular barber. After years of visiting the same barber, he or she goes "the usual?" No fuss. No muss. The haircut always looks the same. When finding a new barber, it is totally a shot in the dark. When they ask how you would like your hair cut, you try to explain something that you've never had to explain before and hope for the best. Today was my day.
I discovered that barber shops don't have websites. I went by name and location out of the phone book. Bo's Barbershop across the street from Fort Campbell sounded like an old school shop so off I went. I walked in and there were a total of 12 chairs - 6 on each side. I took my number (#54) and I noticed that they were on #40. Yikes. I hunkered down for a long wait but the assembly line was pretty efficient. I asked my barber not to cut it too short - just clean me up and it came out perfect. $11 and a $4 tip. Cool. One less worry associated with the relocation!