As I, for many years, have stayed away from the Barbers and Hair Stylists. I had very long hair down to my waist-line. I too never liked getting my hair cut ever since the day my father came home with
clippers. The horror he put me and my brothers through. Putting a bowl on our heads and cutting around the rim as a guide. This was his funny little joke to himself that he was the barber. After he had his evil laughter fun and all the polirods he can take, he would just shave us bald.

Well, enough about that as I know “Aliens” had a big influence on him when he was abducted back in the 70′s… …Thats another story.

The past years my hair was getting longer and longer. Wife didn’t much like it and she was begging me to get a hair cut and i would never give in. I stood my grounds as I was the one who wore the pants in the house–(when she wasn’t around)–I was King of my castle.

One day my Wife told me that she was planing to go back to school. I asked her for what? She said, “.. to become a cosmetologist”. “Cool!”, I said to her, “…I never knew you had an interest in stars.” “NO YOU Idiot, a Cosmetologist–to become a Hair Stylist”, she replied. I thought that would be cool. If I ever needed a hair cut, it wouldn’t cost me a thing.

Few years past and she was a licensed Cosmetologist. This was good. She started to bring in some money for the household which took a bit of burden off my shoulders. Especially when I was in between jobs.

The day came when I had a job offer and I had to go through an interview. I had to look presentable so a Haircut was in order. Sure, Ill give the Wife a try. She was going to be the first person to give me a haircut in many, many years.

She cut my hair really short. Took almost all of it off. When she was done, she gave me a mirror to look at myself and i was like, “WOW, Thats Me??”. “You look really handsome with your hair all cut off. And, It didn’t even cost you a thing”, she said.

Thats when it Hit me like a tun of bricks. This haircut of mine was NOT free, It was the Most Expensive hair cut in the World.

Here is the break down:
Wifes schooling “I PAYED FOR IT”: $7,000 US dollars.
Wifes favorite sheers “I PAYED FOR IT” : $325 US dollars.
Other sheers “I PAYED FOR THEM”: $785 US dollars.
Clippers–set of 4 different kinds. I PAYED FOR THEM”: $540 US dollars.
And thats not all… I PAYED FOR, almost every lunch while she was in school (est. $6 US dollars a day). I PAYED FOR, parking. ($40 US dollars a month) I PAYED FOR Her License. ($25 dollars) And, I PAYED FOR Her Test to take to get her License. ($85 US dollars).
See!!! It wasn’t Free.. It was the Most Expensive haircut in the World.

Anyways, One good thing came out of all this, My hair was donated to “Locks of Love” Charity.

In closing, These Cosmetology & Barber schools are recruitment stations for Aliens.

Well Done!

I was thinking that recession was a global phenomenon and it affected everyone, but I was wrong…

How could you spend money equalent to 1560 Rs on a stylist (approximations given below)

(30 Rs Per Hair-cut/trimming * 6 times in a year * 2 years) + (approx. 4 (big) Shampoo bottles in a year * 150 Rs each * 2 years) =
360 + 1200 = 1560 Rs

Instead you could have spent Re. 1 on Center Shock, The Electrik Gum and could have saved rest of the money for the more difficult times with The Wife!!!

Regards
Vinay