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Yes, but that was for having it done on Air force 1 while sitting on the tarmac of LAX.
Secret Service shuts down ALL aircraft movement (including takeoffs and landings) whenever the President is onboard Air Force 1.
So, for the time he was waiting for his haircut, getting his haircut, thanking the guy… no one was allowed to land, taxi or takeoff.
That is why it created the stir.
Haha Should we both go long in the haircut market?
But maybe the answer is yes. Prices tend to go up for services like this, where productivity improvements are limited. Doctors, teachers, pastors, drivers, soldiers…
It’s called the Baumal Effect.
When I was deployed to the desert (in the 2000’s) the haircut guys would give a shoulder rub (ok) and then massage your eyebrows.
That was odd.
I have. It’s been at least two years for me.
You know the old saying, “A bad haircut is like wearing an ugly dress…every day.”
Absolutely! My hair appointments took priority over everything else and I’d change my doctor before I’d change my hairdresser.
The below are observations, and are not meant to be taken as argumentative.
Tips probably began as alms/appreciation, graduated to niceness, and ultimately calcified into expected. Our addiction to ‘progress’ is such that this can happen almost instantaneously – as you point out in your Uber example.
With coffee, tipping appeared along with the imported coffee model – though I don’t know that Italians throw extra money at their sullen college-going baristas (although I think I’ll apply for a research grant after I post this).
Waitresses earn their tips fair and square. They take (usually) two rounds of orders, bring food in a timely manner, and fetch extra request things on the fly. They help with children, the old, and the pissy. They are expert ‘flirters’ who make men feel looked after and women feel respected (waiters walk a similar tightrope).
It is estimated that some 20% of women who transition to males do so because they can no longer afford salon rates.
Good luck with that.
This is one of the very funniest comments. And probably an easier study to get funded than the question about Italian baristas. Europeans definitely don’t throw as much money at anyone for gratuity, and waitstaff doesn’t get 20%.
I wear mine really, really short. You can see my scalp no problem.
My wife has been cutting my hair for 57 years. She’s not very good at it, but I’m not very fussy about it either. Now that I’m almost bald, I care even less.
As long as the dog don’t bark, you are doing ok.
You should definitely tip your wife. I’m not sure if that’s in cash, but you’ve probably been good at dishing out some gratitude since she’s kept you around for more than five decades. :)
Ha ha.
Lois, she married above her station, so she’s always been grateful to me for lifting her up. Thus, she doesn’t expect a tip because she’s been given so much already.
I kid. A little.
Oh, Kent, Kent, Kent…. This just shows the skill of your brilliant wife that she’s allowed you to feel that good. Man. Give that lady whatever she wants. She’s a goddess.
OK, Lois Lane, now the real question that everyone has been reluctant to ask: What’s it like sleeping with Superman? I mean, he’s the man of steel and all. People have been wondering about this for decades.
You may yet have occasion to regret giving them this idea.
Well, Kent, it’s not disappointing. I’ll say that much. Superman is quite a dream when you’re sleeping, let me tell you. And he’s got good hair, too. ;)
Very circumspect, Ms. Lane. All you can say about sleeping with Superman is that it’s “not disappointing” — and that you love that coal black hair of his, with its little curl on his forehead.
I was hoping you were a kiss-and-tell kind of girl.
Never, Kent! Never!
But remember that wonderful super hero can fly, right? Recall that Superman often goes all around the world with his beloved in his arms. So… I will also say this… When I’m awake, I certainly enjoy the ride. ;)
Plus he must use good products because that coal black hair of his stays perfectly in place.
Enough with this talk, Joker!
My actual husband goes to Super Clips. He is baffled by my hair care bills. But he really IS a super man.