Paola Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 e*"]I have still not got over what I paid today to have my hair cut and coloured. £122 That is what I usually pay. Anything from £100 - £150. Having said that I usually go about every 12 weeks. OH is worse then I am. He has a new colour and cut everytime. I never know what will be coming home to me He has been blonde, black, blue, red (not all the same time ) to name a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 That sounds good Paola - any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Back on Topic I pay £30 for a haircut at Tony and Guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Exactly! Now what can I buy with all the money I've saved! a big hat?? Phil Phil, that is just so rude! You haven't seen my hair. sorry Ginette - you tee'd it up so nicely I just couldn't help myself! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 actually, thinking about this as I put out the bins - this kind of discussion says a lot about us as people. many things can be described on one level as simply functional... we have a haircut or else it gets too long we buy a car so we can get from A to B we have a kitchen so we can cook stuff to eat we have a bathroom so we can get clean BUT - most of us choose a subset of these things (and other things) to be more than just functional - we use them to prove/enhance our self-worth in some way. They are invested with emotional significance. a haircut becomes - a treat, a symbol that you are "worth it" (the advert hits a core truth - and as such is very clever) - it's a symbol of self esteem a car becomes a status symbol - proof of what you earn and therefore by extension - what you are worth?? (and also an extension of something else in the case of men, I'm told..) a kitchen and bathroom can become very much like the car - proof of our status/spending power/class - or very much like the haircut - my space for pampering - a treat... I want that wet room because I'm worth it. it doesn't divide up easily male-female - but most of us choose something that others view as merely "functional" and invest it with a whole lot more meaning. it's not right or wrong - it's just how we are for me... errr... it's not hair or cars or house-stuff - it's probably tools! Power tools!! drills are not just a functional item for drilling a hole - they are expressions of raw power - and the more powerful the better (even if it does mean drilling right through into next door!) I buy them because I'm worth it! The chainsaw is the ultimate - I'd use it to cut my toenails if the missus would let me! not really sure where that came from - doing the bins is a philosophical adventure for me! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 You're not alone Phil, I love my power tools too, especially my chainsaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 you and me Clare - we're both worth it!!! fancy a juggling act?? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 But they've both got beards..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 shave it off with the chainsaw... that's what I do... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Well, I know Phil hasn't got a beard, but I've not met you Clare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I'm sure you've seen the photos LJ - no beard here. Well not yet anyway, but with the way my hormones are going I wouldn't rule it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Now you might guess why it takes me an hour to get ready in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 a car becomes a status symbol - proof of what you earn and therefore by extension - what you are worth?? (and also an extension of something else in the case of men, I'm told..) There is a man in Stratford who drives a pink Mini Any thoughts Phil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 errr..... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 My Boy drives a battered old white Astra - obviously doesn't need to prove anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 errr..... Phil Phil - Speechless???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 a car becomes a status symbol - proof of what you earn and therefore by extension - what you are worth?? (and also an extension of something else in the case of men, I'm told..) There is a man in Stratford who drives a pink Mini Any thoughts Phil? is it like this one?? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 - errrrrr - not quite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Is that your car Phil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Is that your car Phil? it's my pride and joy! do you like it? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Love it! But I really admire how well dusted you keep it - I'm very impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Love it! But I really admire how well dusted you keep it - I'm very impressed! I do it every day - I carefully lift those whimsies one-by-one and dust their little bottoms.... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 How virtuous! Do you do houses too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 How virtuous! Do you do houses too? houses??? when there are a thousand whimsies to dust??? whatever next? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
