My friend Don Evans used to say, "The difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut is about one week." Which is great, because I used the sheep shearer on myself today. I admit, it is never going to look as good as a professional trim—even after several weeks—but you can pay between $5 and $15 for one of those. If my memory serves, I bought the shearer in 2001 or 2002 for around $35. The way my hair grows, it needs to be cut about once a month or maybe every six weeks—let's say ten times a year. Even if you only spend $5 at the barber, and the days when you could do that are probably over, it would cost about $50 per year to keep fit—on the high end it could be more like $150. So, over the past 6 to 8 years, I've probably paid for the shearer at least ten times over. Plus, if we ever raise any sheep, we'll be able to harvest the wool for free.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Shearing the Sheep
My friend Don Evans used to say, "The difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut is about one week." Which is great, because I used the sheep shearer on myself today. I admit, it is never going to look as good as a professional trim—even after several weeks—but you can pay between $5 and $15 for one of those. If my memory serves, I bought the shearer in 2001 or 2002 for around $35. The way my hair grows, it needs to be cut about once a month or maybe every six weeks—let's say ten times a year. Even if you only spend $5 at the barber, and the days when you could do that are probably over, it would cost about $50 per year to keep fit—on the high end it could be more like $150. So, over the past 6 to 8 years, I've probably paid for the shearer at least ten times over. Plus, if we ever raise any sheep, we'll be able to harvest the wool for free.
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You know, Don used to cut his hair with a Flowbee (http://www.flowbee.com/). But the cost of the Flowbee is significantly higher than the sheep shearers ($99). I have a few spare ball caps that I could send you to help get you through that first post-shear week.
ReplyDeleteI bought clippers while a missionary because I was too cheap to visit the barber. I've been cutting my own hair for over 10 years now and am a believer in the cost savings!
ReplyDeletehummm...I got spanked for cutting my own hair when I was a kid and I don't think I'm over that yet.
ReplyDeleteHe looks like an escaped convict just now, but I guess that's part of the price you pay for savings on professional hair-cutting. Fortunately his hair does grow fast. --The Wife
ReplyDeleteI just cut my hair last night so I'm one week away from a good haircut. --don--
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