What are you doing today ??

[kiwikrasher]

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

[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.

[Kwacky]

Muppet

[Frankie]

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

[Cav]

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!

[D41]

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.

[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

[C00kiemonster]

I have to say it doesn't look bad at all.

[Cav]

It doesn't.. but the story is funny. Its great to think that Jess is annoyed about it too haha

[Kwacky]

[StMarks]

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 )..

[kiwikrasher]

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

[kiwikrasher]

Who’s that?

[Kwacky]

Have you never seen Full Metal Jacket?

[Frankie]

[kiwikrasher]

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

[Jack]

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 .

[D41]

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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.

[Kwacky]

I didn't know that Jack. I'm off to do some reading on it.

[Cav]

Went to the Forest of Dean for the morning