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LanternWaste

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65. 7.1 Is getting out of bed each morning worth that same risk?

Sun May 10, 2020, 06:55 PM

May 2020

Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Point being, when we rely on ablative absolutes (in common parlance, bumper stickers masquerading as a valid premise, such as yours), we allow the hobgoblin of little minds to fester far more quickly than a a virus.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] CTyankee May 2020 OP

7) Is getting my haircut worth the risk of dying? ret5hd May 2020 #1

+1 Alex4Martinez May 2020 #3

Or do I leave my house for any reason short of medical emergency or fire? CTyankee May 2020 #4

When you go for a walk in the woods be sure to leave the shoes you iemitsu May 2020 #10

Even the safest haircut is much riskier than a trip to the supermarket. LeftInTX May 2020 #23

7.1 Is getting out of bed each morning worth that same risk? LanternWaste May 2020 #65

Go ahead. The risk of unnecessary contact in the midst of a pandemic is not... ret5hd May 2020 #74

8) do I actually look better in a ponytail? TheCowsCameHome May 2020 #2

I am 80 years old and gray. I would shave my head but I would scare myself. CTyankee May 2020 #8

Then send him a check, wrap your hair in a bun or ponytail, TheCowsCameHome May 2020 #15

I am very much data driven, and have shown the extraordinarily low death rates Celerity May 2020 #39

Thank you for the data. I am very much impressed with good data and you have persuaded me CTyankee May 2020 #49

it is a very poor risk/reward ratio, IMHO, and I suffered myself with hair issues for ages during Celerity May 2020 #54

I really don't much care about my hair. And I don't mind being in. I am writing another book and CTyankee May 2020 #58

what is the subject matter of the book? Celerity May 2020 #59

The relationship of art and music all throughout Western art since pre-Renaissance times... CTyankee May 2020 #62

I hope you include some attention to Dadaism and the musical avant garde Celerity May 2020 #70

I will certainly look at this! Dada is a fabulous art movement, albeit short, and very important CTyankee May 2020 #95

Give him a call and see what practices he is following. Blue_true May 2020 #89

Is the air conditioning turned off and no fans allowed? FreeState May 2020 #5

good point. Thank you for your helpful advice. CTyankee May 2020 #9

that isn't a good point.......... Takket May 2020 #45

Ah, I see what you mean. Thank you for the clarification. CTyankee May 2020 #50

if my hairdresser is opened this month Skittles May 2020 #6

Bless You!! Nictuku May 2020 #18

+ JI7 May 2020 #78

Here is what my salon is doing.. luvs2sing May 2020 #7

Excellent checklist. Thank you very much. CTyankee May 2020 #12

I have an appointment on 23 March if we move to phase 2 dsc May 2020 #26

ten months is a long time to wait Skittles May 2020 #83

sorry mean 23 May dsc May 2020 #87

Just because he is taking precautions in his shop... womanofthehills May 2020 #92

I've gone to the Kenny Rodgers look, on my way to Willie Nelson. dem4decades May 2020 #11

I'm in between SCantiGOP May 2020 #25

My tentative plan is to get my hair cut the day after we throw Trump out. brewens May 2020 #33

Don't go jimfields33 May 2020 #13

Do you have a metric for your own situation? CTyankee May 2020 #16

My metric is to limit as much face-to-face interaction as possible. Drunken Irishman May 2020 #24

We are not even at 10 percent testing across the country jimfields33 May 2020 #28

and when do you plan to "go out and get my ___ done"? CTyankee May 2020 #41

When it's safe. I can't believe this. jimfields33 May 2020 #60

Your response seems rather shrill and overly-emotional relative to the sincerity of the question. LanternWaste May 2020 #66

I will jimfields33 May 2020 #68

I'm not the person who made the comment - but I feel the same way. Ms. Toad May 2020 #40

I was getting a bit antsy about my toenails growing uncomforably up against my shoes so I was CTyankee May 2020 #46

It will open eventually - Ms. Toad May 2020 #47

My nail salon is very good ...doing the social distincing and masked gloved etc... Demsrule86 May 2020 #51

our nail salons aren't opening just yet. Hair first. CTyankee May 2020 #55

Nice. I have been doing my own hair but boy I do need some work...we shall see. Demsrule86 May 2020 #61

I don't pay attention to my hair much. I like the gray and I kinda wish I had more gray...I use CTyankee May 2020 #63

I don't have grey but I put highlights and such in my hair. Demsrule86 May 2020 #82

Hey, CT. sheshe2 May 2020 #14

That's the risk - plus, you don't know what the social distancing has been for their other clients. Drunken Irishman May 2020 #19

Remember during the first years of the AIDS epidemic, when we were warned that we would tblue37 May 2020 #36

That's exactly what I've been saying. AirmensMom May 2020 #64

Besides, who's gonna see me? nt tblue37 May 2020 #75

There is that. AirmensMom May 2020 #76

I can't risk my mother. sheshe2 May 2020 #38

Agree - so my Republican cousin tells me his barber is seeing clients in his home womanofthehills May 2020 #93

I guess it depends on one's own level of personal safety. CTyankee May 2020 #27

The 'client' is my mother. sheshe2 May 2020 #48

None of these precautions matter. Drunken Irishman May 2020 #17

thank you. that makes sense, except for the face thing. Why do we wear face masks anyway if CTyankee May 2020 #31

Face masks can limit its spread... Drunken Irishman May 2020 #35

Ohio's doctor Acton puts it this way: Ms. Toad May 2020 #44

+1 uponit7771 May 2020 #72

Mine is in a shop by herself essme May 2020 #53

So, she only sees you? Drunken Irishman May 2020 #56

Biased inferences illustrate little... LanternWaste May 2020 #69

lol Drunken Irishman May 2020 #73

+1, Time + distance + space + ventilation in this is not good. uponit7771 May 2020 #71

I had a hair cut True Blue American May 2020 #20

It just really isn't worth your life. Squinch May 2020 #21

Would you say the same about home aides for elderly clients? CTyankee May 2020 #34

Are your aides well trained? Do you see them practicing Squinch May 2020 #37

some services are necessary Skittles May 2020 #85

A combo of the above replies is my advice... BigmanPigman May 2020 #22

Next week SCantiGOP May 2020 #30

Active cases. Tenngal May 2020 #29

You don't know how many active cases there are in your neighborhood. Squinch May 2020 #32

We Can Find Out Positive Tests by Zipcode Here In IL ProfessorGAC May 2020 #52

You can wait another month or so to see how things edhopper May 2020 #42

No vanity trips for me in times like these, I'll be a hippie again first! lol Baclava May 2020 #43

I bought a can of Aquanet. I'm just keeping my hair from Politicub May 2020 #57

I wouldn't do it. That said, are all clients required to mask and disinfect hands upon entering? hlthe2b May 2020 #67

I wouldn't chance it! sueunderh May 2020 #77

Buy a gift card/certificate or any products they might be selling at the salon JI7 May 2020 #79

I hear the virus ponytail will be WhiteTara May 2020 #80

I would tell my mother, who is 86 and in excellent health.. Marrah_Goodman May 2020 #81

Just dress appropriately LiberalArkie May 2020 #84

I am going in Virginia on Saturday. It's by appointment with distance from other customers. phylny May 2020 #86

Not one of my friends would risk getting a hair cut - so womanofthehills May 2020 #94

Ventilation and goggles to begin with... OhioChick May 2020 #88

How about masks and gloves? And goggles etc. Meowmee May 2020 #90

How many other customers come and go in that enclosed space? LAS14 May 2020 #91

Oddly enough. I have gotten used to cutting my own hair. clutterbox1830 May 2020 #96