Wife wants me to cut my hair

Al_Smith · December 17, 2011, 04:56:17 PM

I never did have extremely long hair although for about two years it was about shoulder length .About 20 or so years ago I got tired of fooling with it .

Never had a flat top probabley never will .I get a charge out of people who have hair but make it look they don't . Can't for the life of me figure why in the world somebody would shave their noggin .However it's their head they can do as they please with it .

zopi · December 17, 2011, 09:21:02 PM

Wife wishes I would cut mine...but after twenty years of being told how when and seldom why, I think I am entitled to be a slob for awhile.

beenthere · December 17, 2011, 11:46:31 PM

I never have equated long hair with being a slob. That be two things I learned today. ;)

OneWithWood · December 18, 2011, 08:55:53 AM

RR, only cut it if you want to cut it.
Once upon a time I had rather long hair. I kept it in a braid that came down to my waist. When I did cut it I kept the braid. It is still hanging on a peg downstairs.
When I retired, I retired my barber as well ;). I won't let it get as long as it was because it becomes a safety issue around chainsaws and other rapidly rotating bits

Heck, who am I kidding? I don't think I can grow it as long as it was, nor as thick :

Chuck White · December 18, 2011, 09:12:18 AM

I have always wondered how anyone with long hair (women included) could safely work in an industrial setting.

When I was in the Air Force, I had to go to the machine shop for something one day (I forget what) and about 20 minutes before I got there, one of the women that worked in the shop got her hair snagged in a drill press and it not only pulled the hair, but also took about 2½ inch piece of scalp.

It's just hard for me to visualize long hair (I'm not talking about shoulder length, I'm saying middle of the back) working around sawmills, chainsaws, PTO shafts, etc.

But then again, it should be hard for me to visualize this because my hair has never been over 3-4 inches long! ;D

SPIKER · December 18, 2011, 11:40:49 AM

Quote from: Chuck White on December 18, 2011, 09:12:18 AM
got her hair snagged in a drill press and it not only pulled the hair, but also took about 2½ inch piece of scalp.

It's just hard for me to visualize long hair (I'm not talking about shoulder length, I'm saying middle of the back) working around sawmills, chainsaws, PTO shafts, etc.

it is not hard to do, one you keep your hair away from those things, and also your head in general!

Back in High school body shop I had shoulder length hair and one of my biddies had similar length hair. He was running a Die Grinder and did similar to that girl, snagged his hir right in front of his face hair line with it, running 15K rpm will wined up 5" or hair in a heart beat the grinder smashed him into the forehead left a nice bruise as well as a dime/quarter size missing hair. no scalp damage lucky...

My hair is sensitive to movement had mine close to a fan just prior to cutting it all off as my maintenance supervisor asked me to cut it back some. Working in the pottery was HOT DUSTY and really really humid year round and after 3 years my hair was pretty poor shape anyhow so I cut it off more for me than his request. Just too hot and heavy swimming or getting out of the tub even with a full head of wet hair builds up some neck muscles...

mark

Brad_bb · December 18, 2011, 12:10:21 PM

Such human hair, acting as a thermal insulator, reduces the heat transfer coeffecient. h = q/(A*ΔT)
where
q = heat flow in input or lost heat flow , J/s = W
h = heat transfer coefficient, W/(m2K)
A = heat transfer surface area, m2
ΔT = difference in temperature between the solid surface and surrounding fluid area, K

Cutting said hair would improve thermal effeciency. Thus comfort and productivity should increase proportionally as well as social interactions with customers and the community. A by product of this process may also be additionally loveydovey and whoopi. ....from and Engineering perspective.

Corley5 · December 19, 2011, 05:52:26 PM

I had my hair shoulder length once upon a time long ago. No dreds. I like my hair combed. I went to the barber shop the day before I had to appear in court ;) ;D I've been into low maintenance ever since. I have the barber leave just enough to run a comb through

Raider Bill · December 20, 2011, 09:00:56 AM

I'm lazy. Decided a pony tail was too much work so I now use a number 2 all over and call it done. Lasts a few weeks to a month.

5quarter · December 20, 2011, 01:09:06 PM

For many years I wore my hair to the middle of my back. Then one day my young son observed that Daddy had "girl" hair. Got it cut the next day and that was the end of that. ;)

martyinmi · December 20, 2011, 06:45:35 PM

Quote from: 5quarter on December 20, 2011, 01:09:06 PM
For many years I wore my hair to the middle of my back. Then one day my young son observed that Daddy had "girl" hair. Got it cut the next day and that was the end of that. ;)

That exact same thing happened when I was 44 and my son was 4. Almost 6 years with short hair now.

OneWithWood · December 21, 2011, 10:41:55 AM

You all missed an opportunity to educate your kids :D

Cedarman · December 21, 2011, 10:29:58 PM

I know of a caver that got her hair caught in her rappel rack going down a pit. Went to cut her hair out. Grazed the rope with the knife and that was it. She fell to her death. There was a movie out a few months ago about a bunch of cavers and one scene showed the same thing. Better to lose scalp than a life.

martyinmi · December 21, 2011, 10:53:15 PM

Quote from: OneWithWood on December 21, 2011, 10:41:55 AM
You all missed an opportunity to educate your kids :D

I believe I seized an opportunity to lead by example :D

Radar67 · December 22, 2011, 10:27:44 AM

Quote from: Cedarman on December 21, 2011, 10:29:58 PM
I know of a caver that got her hair caught in her rappel rack going down a pit. Went to cut her hair out. Grazed the rope with the knife and that was it.

I had to cut a girl's hair on a 54 foot rappel tower once. I had a climbers safety knife to prevent this type accident. The girl was none too happy with me when she got to the ground. It's sad to hear about incidents like this Cedarman.