This barber keeps overhead cost to a minimum, but his clientele seem not to care. Requirement for his business was a towel. a stool, and clippers. Since the tonsorial service was free, older grandson sits patiently while Papa Hayes sees an opportune moment to catch the toddler on the move and slow him down enough to give him a trim. Does the unseen mom care? Not a whit. She has two or three other sons who benefit from Papa’s tonsorial care.
Reminds me of another relative, father of three sons, who said, “If I ever need money, I give all the boys a haircut. Right there I’ve saved three dollars each so I’m up nine bucks.” You know that was a while ago if haircuts were three dollars each!
My dad, Pete, also gave free haircuts. The tonsorial setting was in the well house where there was no mirror, so some of the nephews were a little hesitant knowing their mischievous uncle. He never left one in need however. 😀 And he likely never thought of himself as a tonsorial artist! But he knew he was a good barber.
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M-W’S WORD OF THE DAY – TONSORIAL
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Now he would have saved twelve dollars at least.
Yes, at least. My husband has very nice hair, but he is sure not inclined to dish out the $15 up to get it cut. Consequently it is too long most of the time. I don’t mean on the shoulders too long. But I like it short and curly rather than long and wavy. Well, I get some of both. 😀
Same predicament here us I don’t have much on top. It takes the barber five minutes with clippers, so seems too costly.
My dear wife tried it once and I still had to pay the twelve dollars (to the barber to fix it) 😔. May be it was b her way of saying no.
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Thank you.
You taught me a new word today. Tonsorial. I like it.
I learned it that day also! Oh, we probably both knew it when reading in context, but using it was a different matter. 😀
Absolutely. I thought I knew but looked it up to be sure.