It was time. I had been growing this since 2010, the night before my last shift as a firefighter. I had been in the fire service since I was 18. well, I couldn't stay away. I just joined the local volunteer fire department.
I trimmed it for the first time about a month ago and today I just decided it was time for it to go.
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After
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I am still ugly but I am less fuzzy and ugly ;D
:o
Looks very nice! :)
Last shaved July 1975, would scare wife and critters if I did that :D
Time to change you'r avatar.
The title made me think you had an incident with an OWB flashback or BBQ ;) Looks good but you missed some on the sides of your mouth :D
35 years ago they shaved me in the hospital and a couple of my kids did not know me.
My current wife of 23 years has never seen me without a beard.
The last time I shaved I was a teenager on a Tin-Can off the coast of Viet Nam. The Navy said it was OK to grow a beard and I took that as an ORDER to grow a beard.
You look fine sporting that freshly hacked out PCM.
PC
Shaving your beard makes your hair look longer.
You look great!
What does Henry say about it?
Quote from: trapper on January 23, 2017, 10:01:39 AM
What does Henry say about it?
He doesn't like it. He was certain he would not know who I was. :D
When I see me, it is like looking back in time. I think I don't look as old.
Can't stand big beard in VA heat, this was winter few years back.
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Took it down in steps :)
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And yes, I was not sober in this picture ;D
Had mine since the late 70s, shaved it once then and my daughters told me to grow it back quick.
I have had mine since I was 16. It is a great neck warmer this time of the year. ;D
I bet they will ask you for id if you try to buy beer now. :)
I've been contemplating shaving off my mustache for the first time since I've known my wife, buying a straw hat and a denim coat and let her find me sitting in the living room with a mantle lantern lit.
Quote from: Jeff on January 23, 2017, 02:23:50 PM
I've been contemplating shaving off my mustache for the first time since I've known my wife, buying a straw hat and a denim coat and let her find me sitting in the living room with a mantle lantern lit.
That is funny! Let us know how it goes ;D
If you do that, Jeff, you are likely to freak out the dogs.
Back when I was about seven years old, my Dad got all dressed up with a suit, overcoat, and hat. I think he was going to a funeral, but at any rate, he began to walk down the hallway toward us, and our collie, Lassie, would not let him pass her or get close to us. She really did act like she was going to take a bite out of him. :D My Mom yelled to him to kneel down and put his hand out so Lassie could smell him. It worked! Lassie was wagging her tail and we were all cheering. My Dad was muttering under his breath about what a stupid dog, but then he patted her head and told her that she sure did a good job of watching out for her kids.
Yukon I think you did good.I wish I had as much on top as you do.
I last shaved in 1970.It was funny no body noticed.I must not have much of a beard back then.
I shave every day. I cannot stand facial hair on me. Longest I ever went without shaving we were playing war games in Fl. 4 days was all I could stand.
X2 I tried growing a beard once, a concerned friend convinced me to get rid of it before I got picked up for vagrancy. :D
Lose the mustache and you'd be Mr Clean vs Yukon!
My oldest is 25 and she has never seen me without some length of beard, shaved it off the last time about 5 months before she was born. Yukon you look decent either way.
Quote from: Roxie on January 23, 2017, 04:36:33 PM
If you do that, Jeff, you are likely to freak out the dogs.
Back when I was about seven years old, my Dad got all dressed up with a suit, overcoat, and hat. I think he was going to a funeral, but at any rate, he began to walk down the hallway toward us, and our collie, Lassie, would not let him pass her or get close to us. She really did act like she was going to take a bite out of him. :D My Mom yelled to him to kneel down and put his hand out so Lassie could smell him. It worked! Lassie was wagging her tail and we were all cheering. My Dad was muttering under his breath about what a stupid dog, but then he patted her head and told her that she sure did a good job of watching out for her kids.
;D ;D
Ever seen sheep being sheared? When you let the shorn back in the pen, others will butt heads with her few times, the new look confuses them.
I sheared a sheep once. It took me hours. By the time I was done he looks like he was sick or had mange. I had so much lanolin on me water wouldn't come near me. I smelled so much like a sheep my wife wouldn't either. I could walk in a lake and come out dry.
YC, that was interesting. Now let us know when you're finished. :D
Quote from: yukon cornelius on January 24, 2017, 09:29:18 AM
I sheared a sheep once. It took me hours. By the time I was done he looks like he was sick or had mange. I had so much lanolin on me water wouldn't come near me. I smelled so much like a sheep my wife wouldn't either. I could walk in a lake and come out dry.
yeah, same experience, and lanolin burns in nicks and cuts.
Our sheep were smart ;D ;D ;D, glad they are gone.
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:D
When I was young, the first time I saw dad after shaving his winter beard, "I wanted my real dad back." After that mom made sure we watched him cut it off. :D
I'm glad to be rid of my sheep as well. Seemed like they were always looking for new and creative ways to die. The cattle and goats have issues too, but sheep are a whole new level.
Sheep are the only livestock that Cowboy Bob won't haul. He said they won't walk into the trailer, and you have to pick them up and lift them in, like calves. I pointed out to him that he does lift calves, and he said that calves are too young to know, but sheep are just that stupid.
Roxie you have to have Bob ask my old boss about hauling sheep, them two would have a hoot! According to John (old boss) he pulled into some salebarn in Montana early one morning to pick up a load of them, well, long story short you need a sympathetic trucker beside you with a good sheep dog :D.
Quote from: yukon cornelius on January 24, 2017, 09:29:18 AM
I sheared a sheep once. It took me hours.
I used to shear about 75 a day when I was in high school .At nearly 69 years old I can still bend over and touch my knuckles to the ground .
Now on the whiskers .I had had a full beard since my navy days.Submarine service they weren't all that fussy with trying to make you look like a Marine Corps boot with a bald head and a slick face .At any rate my daughter was 14 years old before she ever saw my bald face .
About two years ago I decided to trim up a little and mowed off a bunch of follage into a goatee .My word had the price of razors gone up in price .Not only that but they must have been made with women in mind because they certainly would not cut a mans beard worth a hoot .
Quote from: Al_Smith on January 27, 2017, 05:01:14 AM
Quote from: yukon cornelius on January 24, 2017, 09:29:18 AM
I sheared a sheep once. It took me hours.
I used to shear about 75 a day when I was in high school .At nearly 69 years old I can still bend over and touch my knuckles to the ground .
I can still touch my belt buckle.
I can see the ground, and my knuckles touch it when I fall. :o
Quote from: Magicman on January 27, 2017, 09:56:09 AM
I can see the ground, and my knuckles touch it when I fall. :o
NO COMMENT ;)
Al,
Do your arms feel all stretched out too? I think that is why my knuckles drag the ground.
and I cannot pick up many square bales without feeling long fangered.
PC
I haven't tossed a bale nor sheared a sheep in years .I really don't care if I ever do again .It wasn't bad for a 16 year old ,could make about 50 bucks on Saturday in 1964 .The trend changed in the late 60's.Wool became unpopular and thus the sheep farming in this country pretty much went the way of the passenger pigeon .
Since this is kind of a derail a little tid bit of info .Wool is one if not the only fabric that can retain it's insulating properties even when soaking wet .
Al, I didn't know that about wool.
Quote from: Al_Smith on January 28, 2017, 04:22:11 PM
Since this is kind of a derail a little tid bit of info .Wool is one if not the only fabric that can retain it's insulating properties even when soaking wet .
There is a saying in Boy Scouts about what clothes to take on a winter campout (especially when raining) - "Cotton Kills". That is because wet cotton wicks away your body heat. They are required to wear synthetic or wool clothing at the campouts or they will be sent home.
That explains why our sheep could care less if they are getting rained on while the goats run for their house
Quote from: yukon cornelius on January 22, 2017, 05:10:53 PMI am still ugly but I am less fuzzy and ugly ;D
I use the fuzz to hide the ugly.
I grew a beard at 15, had a mustache only for a few years in my 20s, then I've had one ever since.
Another thing I neglected to mention the fabric is also fire retardant .Old time fire fighters suits were made of wool .
Quote from: Al_Smith on January 28, 2017, 04:22:11 PM
I haven't tossed a bale nor sheared a sheep in years .I really don't care if I ever do again .It wasn't bad for a 16 year old ,could make about 50 bucks on Saturday in 1964 .The trend changed in the late 60's.Wool became unpopular and thus the sheep farming in this country pretty much went the way of the passenger pigeon .
Since this is kind of a derail a little tid bit of info .Wool is one if not the only fabric that can retain it's insulating properties even when soaking wet .
True. Back in my white water canoeing days wetsuits were not available. We used sweaters and wool socks to stay warm.
I have no doubt that these things about wool are true.
God knows what he is doing.
PC
Except brains, He should have given them brains and then maybe they'd have enough sense to come in outta the rain. :D