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   > I prefer being clean shaven.   
      
   I would if it wasn't so much daily humdrum effort, & I didn't have such a   
   faty  face. . .   
      
   > After three days I have a 5 o'clock shadow.   
      
   If I could go two days apart for sgaving, I'd keep clean-shaven, too.   
      
   > The boss relaxed the rules a couple of years ago and allowed employees to   
   > have beards.  I think that looks awful for security people who are seen by   
   > the public.  Call me old-fashioned.   
      
   I'm with you; Iu guess we're both old-fashioned; sanme for bus drivers.  I   
   like to sees a crisp uniform & clean shaven, & no damned earphones listening   
   to the  hockey game on their pocket radio -- you need to be johnny-on-the-spot   
   when  someone has a question, &/or you're calling out transfer points (not   
   that most  bother any more)   
      
   Yup, the tuinmes they are a-changing! *sigh*   
      
   I try to roll with them, but it's harder for some than others.   
      
   I have preferences, but so what? We all do. .    
      
   If the majority are against a change, it tends to change back or to some   
   thing  else entirely.   
      
   We even had a 12% sales tax canceled a few years ago, through well-rganised    
   public momentum!   
      
   > And don't get me started on the ones with piercings, rings in their ears,   
   > tattoos and the rest.  Some look like security should be keeping an eye on   
   > them.   
      
   Yup, I hate when someone has a tongue piercing & they're Sylvester the Cat    
   spit-lisping all over my food or coffee!   
      
   I know what the tongue piercing denotes, & no thank you, I'm good. I don't    
   allow hardware near Russel. (Russel the Love Muscle)   
      
   >> I have one of those one-handed electric ball shavers for my skull   
   > I have never understood why some men shave their heads and grow a beard.   
      
   To each their own; I get a horridly itvvhy scalp & my last dermatologist    
   recommemnded I keep it bare & allow UV to cook it as much as possible --i.e.    
   don't wear a hat, even on cloudy days.   
      
   As I said, my beard hides my fat pallid cheeks.   
      
   > No idea where new barbers are trained.  Probably some overprice   
   > hoity-toity beauty school.   
      
   Was chatting up a cutie near the vocational college; she was a foreign   
   student  here taking hairdressing & learning English -- she paid $20K/year   
   tuition just  for the hairdressing course, & found free ESL English clases, to   
   save money for paying for supplies & living money!   
      
   > I may get into trouble for this.   
   > Several summers ago (before I retired the first time) this guy was on   
   > campus saying he visiting from San Francisco and asked if there was a barber   
   > shop near by.   
   > There were two across from campus and I pointed them out saying "The one   
   > on 16th St is black and the one around the corner on 4th Ave is white".   
   > (That is their main clientele).   
   > He gave me a strange look and said ok and I went on my way.   
   > I chuckled to myself for an hour wondering what kind of story he would   
   > tell the folks back in SF.   LOL   
      
   Not your problem--nmp trouble to worry abnout getting into; just walk away;   
   you spoke naturally without prejudice or agenda. It was up to him to ask for    
   clarification, like "how does it matter what colour they are?"   
      
   I go out of my way to not give offense, but I do not accept responsibility   
   just because some people choose to TAKE offense.     
      
   I'm sorry you misunderstood me; & I'm sorry you're the type to assumne the    
   worst about someone.  Have a nice day. . . . somewhere else!   
   --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5   
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