the Barbershop Lookout

went to pick up tix at 10:30am for a live music show in the evening but didnt check to see when the boxoffice opened. turned out i had until noon, so i decided to get a new haircut to pass the time…

as i arrive for the trim, i find there aren’t any spots on the rightside but the other has plenty. since i have to backtrack to the boxoffice anyway, i pull into a private parking lot and turn around. while turning around in the lot, i saw the local parking enforcement half a block to the right and he is printing out tickets at a furious pace. i wait in the lot and wait for him to pass by so i can get a spot in front of the barbershop. amazingly, in that half a block, this guy cranked out up 6 tickets. the Enforcer is now front of the barber shop setting up for his 7th when the door of the shop busts open and out flies 2 barbers, the owner of the shop plus the vehicle-next-in-lines owner. they exchange a couple of words with the ticket jockey and he pardons the patron, skipped over the vehicle and starts in on the next vehicle. i remain in the lot until the officer is 2 blocks to the left, grab an empty spot and headed into the barbershop. this is 1 of the last real Barbershops that I know of, a bastion of Manliness and Talc. where the issues of the Day are pontificated on, the employees taste in music is Questioned and where Memorabilia is hung showing professional sport team triumphs alongside the town ones. there are always a few guys just hanging out there, shooting the breeze as they seem to have nothing better to do. they also employ a Sweeper here, he keeps the floors clear from clippings but is idle until the Barbers have finished and the Cleancut have vacated the chairs.

on this day though, the Sweeper has his head poked out of the shop door (on the Owners request) the Sweeper has been keeping a vigilant eye on the truck for me, in an attempt to keep me from receiving a $100.00 ticket for: parking on the street during a snow emergency. the snow hasn’t started falling yet but I guess the Enforcers of this town are trying to meet this months quota, I mean, keep the streets clear… on my way out, tossed the Barber and my Lookout each a 5, wished everyone in there a Merry and a Happy and Healthy… and began my trek back across town.

heres your HA for today, its an old one but it still makes me laugh~

~Life is Short, Get into it~