[BlindTlk] Cutting your own hair

[Michael]

They are the combs that you snap on the clippers to create different 
cutting lengths

On 4/7/2020 3:32 PM, Pamela Dominguez via BlindTlk wrote:
> What are you talking about guards?  Pam.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Michael via BlindTlk
> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 3:22 PM
> To: Sam Jackson via BlindTlk
> Cc: Michael
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Cutting your own hair
>
>    When I lost my sight 12 years ago my dad took me to the barber shop
> and the barber asked my dad how I wanted my hair cut.  That was the last
> time I had my hair cut by someone else.  The instructions tell you to
> use three guards with different lengths, the shorter one of the three
> cutting from the bottom of the neck to the middle of the head, the next
> longer one from there to the top, and the longest one cutting the top of
> the head.  It is simple, and I figure I have saved over a thousand
> dollars and tons of frustration.  I use bump dots to identify the
> differing guard lengths.
>
> On 4/4/2020 7:39 AM, Sam Jackson via BlindTlk wrote:
>> Good morning!
>> I do this all the time. If I leave a small amount of hair, my 
>> daughter points it out to mme, and usually a pair of scissors does 
>> the trick with removing what's left. Take care, be safe!
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Apr 3, 2020, at 5:58 PM, Cory McMahon via 
>>> BlindTlk<blindtlk at nfbnet.org>  wrote:
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>>> I love your outlook!
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: BlindTlk<blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org>  On Behalf Of Humberto 
>>> Avila via BlindTlk
>>> Sent: Friday, April 3, 2020 5:28 PM
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>>> Cc: Humberto Avila<humberto_avila.it104 at outlook.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Cutting your own hair
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> In my opinion, there is nothing that can stop any Blind person from 
>>> cutting his / her own hair, if sighted people can do the same. I 
>>> would love to try that some day myself. My Mom does a fine job with 
>>> this, so in a sense, too, I'm lucky I am now living with her. :)
>>>
>>> Have a great day and remember, vision is not required for success, 
>>> even hair-cutting!
>>>
>>> “Positive thinking leads to a positive attitude which leads to 
>>> positive actions which lead to positive outcomes.”
>>> — ME
>>>
>>> On Apr 3, 2020, at 2:16 PM, Edward Green via 
>>> BlindTlk<blindtlk at nfbnet.org>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I hope you're all well.
>>>
>>> Here in London, all non-essential shops are shut, including barbers.
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm thinking that as long as you're happy to have a clipper cut, 
>>> there's no reason why you can't cut your own hair with clippers, 
>>> particularly if you're prepared to have it the same length all over.
>>>
>>> However, before I try this, I'd like to know whether or not I'm 
>>> right ...
>>>
>>> Does anyone do this?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Ed
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