Mars and Venus #47

My grandfather died a quarter century ago, but the things I learned at his Ideal Barber Shop still seem important:

1. Be more frugal than vain. A $10 haircut should last three months, not merely until the next "bad hair day."
2. "Barbers" are not "stylists." If you want style, go to a beauty parlor.
   
3. If your time is so valuable that you must call ahead for an appointment, your life is over-scheduled. Sit down, leaf through a three-month-old copy of Field and Stream, and wait your turn.
4. Listen to the old guys. They know more than you do and tell it more colorfully. Warning: do not play checkers with the old guys for money.
   
5. Never fall asleep in the chair. You might intend it as a sign of trust in your barber, but it's rude to stonewall a conversation.
6. Never pass up the chance for a hot-lather, straight-razor shave.
   
7. Measure twice; cut once.