odd
odd

@bradenslen Hi, Brad, and happy solstice! Just wondered if the appointment with the very personal hairdresser vent ok?

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bradenslen
bradenslen

@odd I'm a coward! I'm procrastinating until my hair turns to full hippie length. It is getting annoyingly long (for me at least.) I'll probably wait until after the New Year before cutting it myself.

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fgtech
fgtech

@bradenslen I told my son (9) that he can cut my pandemic hippie hair after Biden is inaugurated. I’m a little nervous about the haircut but will be so relieved after inauguration that it won’t matter.

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bradenslen
bradenslen

@fgtech I like the post "inauguration" part, it adds another procrastination rationalization I can use. I'm stealing that. Thanks. :-)

I have these nightmares about going full hippie: 1. I'll wake up wearing love beads and Ho Chi Minh sandals, and 2. my car will turn into a vinatge flower power VW van with the 8-Track blasting freedom rock. ;-)

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odd
odd

@bradenslen If you go full hippie, then procrastination will be a part of the lifestyle, won’t it, so no more worries, right? 😉 I may have told this story before, but, the first time that I cut my own hair, I was going for a George Clooney/TV Pastor mix, and I totally ruined it in the back. But instead of cutting it down short, I went to a professional hairdresser to try to save the stumps. When she saw my “do”, she said shocked “Who’s cut your hair???”. Then I told her it was someone in the family that wasn’t very good at it. 😂 I was happy that she didn’t explore the matter further. 💇🏻‍♂️

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Cheri
Cheri

@bradenslen My first car was a yellow 1973 super beetle named Herman. Flower Power!

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fgtech
fgtech

@bradenslen Yeah, the love beads are kind of annoying but those sandals are super comfy!

The Subaru has not yet transformed into a VW bus. Will let you know if that happens, though I might get stuck trying to navigate these snowy dirt roads without the all-wheel drive.

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fgtech
fgtech

@Cheri My neighbor’s old VW van is named Henry. ✌️

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fgtech
fgtech

@odd Thanks for restarting this thread! We might need a pandemic hippie hair emoji. 🦠☮️💇‍♂️

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odd
odd

@fgtech I’m quite far from hippie hair at the moment, it’s more like hobo chic, or 8 months laid off army veteran. @bradenslen

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Ddanielson
Ddanielson

@bradenslen @odd @fgtech @cheri I’d love to wake up a hippie if it meant I had hair again! I already have a ‘88 VW Vanagon, though it’s not cool like the ‘67 air cooled my Dad had (which I borrowed for camping). I also had a Beetle. Since I am hair challenged, clippers work fine.

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odd
odd

@Pilchuck Haha, yes, I’m starting to get hair challenged myself! I’ve never owned a beetle or camper van, but my dad was VW-people, until he switched to Toyotas for good. In my mind I can see myself as a carefree hippie, but in reality I’m probably too shy to pull it off though. ☮️✌🏻😌

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jessekelber
jessekelber

@odd @Pilchuck @Cheri @bradenslen Aaahhhh...hair. I remember that. Sorta. I’m in the “clippers work for me” camp, though they don’t touch my beard, which is now gray enough to be seen from a distance.

Also, may not have a Westy or anything, but am on my 5th Subie and have a big ‘ol steal your face sticker and a plate frame that says “let there be songs/ to fill the air.”

That enough hippy cred for this audience?

;-)

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bradenslen
bradenslen

@odd @fgtech Amazon has some sort of back of the neck guard/guide thing that you wear when cutting so you get a straight line on the back of your neck. I might order one.

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bradenslen
bradenslen

@Cheri I liked those super beetles. My Dad had one which I'd borrow when my car was in the shop, which it often was. It was quite good in snow too, but the alleged heater and defroster left a lot to be desired on those 12 degree F. days commuting.

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bradenslen
bradenslen

@jessekelber @Pilchuck @fgtech I have a Subaru too. If there were hippies today I think a Subie would be their iconic vehicle. Cos cup holders.

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odd
odd

@bradenslen Might work! The way I do it is to cut it all up to where I can see it, almost at the top. It might give off a Neo-Nazi vibe for a week, but then it looks quite OK. @fgtech

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Ddanielson
Ddanielson

@bradenslen @jessekelber @fgtech Based on observation in Seattle, I think the Subies are indeed the spiritual successor to hippie VWs.

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jessekelber
jessekelber

@Pilchuck @bradenslen @Cheri I used to live 1/4 mile from Carter Subaru in Ballard. #1 volume Subie dealer in the country. Trying to tell them which one was mine got...tricky.

“The one with the roof rack...wait.”

“The one with the rack and the Dead sticker...shit.”

At least I don’t have a ponytail anymore...

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