I left work a few minutes early so I could run up to the barber shop before heading home. I arrived at about 4:50, and saw two women cutting hair. One told me that someone would be right with me. At 5:00 they both said that someone is scheduled to work at 5:00 and would be here shortly. After that, they both just left. I sat alone in the barber shop not sure what I should do. I had thoughts of throwing on an apron and shaving the head of the next person to come in, but figured that wasn't the best idea. Ten minutes later a woman rushed in acting flustered and yelling about how bad the traffic was. She glanced in my direction and said, "I'll be right with you" then disappears into the back room. She comes out ten minutes later (now 5:20), and invites me back to sit in the chair. The terrible traffic stories continue as she begins to cut my hair.
She is shaking with frustration as she speaks, and gets so worked up that she cuts her finger with her scissors. She either doesn't notice how bad it is, or doesn’t notice at all. I however quickly notice as her blood is now dripping into my hair. I quickly point out the blood dripping from her finger. Unfazed, she gets a wet towel, sits it on the counter in front of me, and periodically wipes her finger on the damp cloth. The bleeding continues. I finally suggest she go get a band-aid. She agrees and disappears to the back room before coming back with a band-aid only mostly wrapped around her finger. She must have had a difficult time putting it on by herself. Because the band-aid isn't completely on, the sticky portion of the band-aid is exposed. As she continues to cut my hair, my hair begins to stick to her band-aid. I am doing my best to get out of the chair at this point saying that my haircut looks fine. When she says, "You know. I used to cut Jerry Sloan's hair all the time. He used to live up here you know. I would always watch the Jazz games and be distracted by the fact that I was never able to make his neck line even. He likes his hair longer." I have no response to her comments. I now have blood and band-aid glue in my hair, and possibly an uneven neck line, so I make a quick exit.
My claim to fame, and link to Coach Jerry Sloan? I got my haircut by the same woman who used to cut Coach Sloan's hair. Wonder why he quit going there?
06 October 2008
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