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Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 06 Aug 2021, 14:40
by kiwikrasher
C00kiemonster wrote:kiwikrasher wrote:So after being in lockdown before I went to work it has been some time since a haircut, so I bought some clippers (we can do click and collect and quarantine staff collect it for us) and watched a barber tutorial on YouTube for a self cut.
Yeah I can do this I thought.
Well turns out the cheap clippers I bought set numbers are no where near what they are in a hairdressers and it all went pear shaped and I now have the shortest haircut I’ve ever had since I did my basic training in the Air Force. It’s about a 3-4 on top and 1-2 on sides.
Let’s say I’ve found the limit of Jess’ humour, she is not impressed
The good news is I probably won’t need another hair cut this year
Prison haircut!
Pretty much! Jess said I look like a criminal
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 06 Aug 2021, 15:02
by kiwikrasher
So I just had a google and my clippers settings are in mm. I assumed a #1 #2 etc related to mm.
So where I went 3 on sides and 8 on top I’ve actually given myself a #1 on sides and a #2.5 on top.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 06 Aug 2021, 15:21
by Kwacky
Muppet
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 06 Aug 2021, 15:45
by Frankie
kiwikrasher wrote:So I just had a google and my clippers settings are in mm. I assumed a #1 #2 etc related to mm.
So where I went 3 on sides and 8 on top I’ve actually given myself a #1 on sides and a #2.5 on top.
This thread is useless without evidence, we need to get to laugh at the results, sorry i mean give encouraging views
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 06 Aug 2021, 15:54
by Cav
Frankie wrote:kiwikrasher wrote:So I just had a google and my clippers settings are in mm. I assumed a #1 #2 etc related to mm.
So where I went 3 on sides and 8 on top I’ve actually given myself a #1 on sides and a #2.5 on top.
This thread is useless without evidence, we need to get to laugh at the results, sorry i mean give encouraging views
You can rest assured that the pictures are brilliant... especially the moment he realised he cocked up!
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 06 Aug 2021, 17:31
by D41
kiwikrasher wrote:So I just had a google and my clippers settings are in mm. I assumed a #1 #2 etc related to mm.
So where I went 3 on sides and 8 on top I’ve actually given myself a #1 on sides and a #2.5 on top.
That is fantastic news!!
I'd just Bic it all off at that point and literally start from 'scratch', so-to-speak.... it'll be back before you know it, Kojak.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 00:39
by kiwikrasher
Ok, might as well let everyone have a good laugh.
So how I started. I keep my hair reasonable short normally anyway so this was getting a bit fluffy for me.
Set the comb to 3 (which I now know was a #1) and did this and went ‘f*ck*
Thought I could recover at that stage and set 8 on top, I really should have thought about why the sides went so short at that stage maybe
Never got a pic of the first run on top but was a bit more expletives and then realised I was committed
End result
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 06:11
by C00kiemonster
I have to say it doesn't look bad at all.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 06:35
by Cav
It doesn't.. but the story is funny. Its great to think that Jess is annoyed about it too haha
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 07:45
by Kwacky
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 08:12
by StMarks
Kwacky wrote:
Uncanny..
Perhaps Kiwi, you could get a poster print of that for your dorm whilst offshore.?
It will stop the other lads taking the piss ( and probably stop them getting a decent nights sleep for the duration too )..
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 09:13
by kiwikrasher
C00kiemonster wrote:I have to say it doesn't look bad at all.
I don’t mind it either tbh, much easier to deal with!
I just FaceTimed my kids. Byron first and he was very polite but could see a little smirk and when I said that now I know what went wrong I could cut his hair when I’m back. “Yeah, I’m not so sure about that” was his reply
Then I call Jorja, and I knew she’d have no filter, so I had the back camera on facing the TV while I told her the story, then flipped to the screen camera. She didn’t stop laughing for about 5 minutes
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 09:13
by kiwikrasher
Kwacky wrote:
Who’s that?
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 09:21
by Kwacky
Have you never seen Full Metal Jacket?
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 09:28
by Frankie
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 10:39
by kiwikrasher
Kwacky wrote:Have you never seen Full Metal Jacket?
Sure I have but would’ve been years ago.. and I’m terrible for remembering movies.
Might have to watch it again in quarantine
Edit: just watched the trailer and yeah definitely seen it. But forgotten enough to make a watch worthwhile again
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 12:17
by Jack
kiwikrasher wrote:Kwacky wrote:
Who’s that?
Private Pyle - part of project 100,000 or MacNamara's Morons , a terrible decision by the US to lower the IQ standards for military personnel , they had a death rate in Vietnam 3 times that of your ordinary GI .
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 12:58
by D41
kiwikrasher wrote:
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Doesn't look too bad.
You know who you remind me of??.....Matt Bellamy, from Muse.... there's a fairly good resemblance, I think.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 13:02
by Kwacky
I didn't know that Jack. I'm off to do some reading on it.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 14:03
by Cav
Went to the Forest of Dean for the morning