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I am about 6 months since my last haircut. I am starting to look like I did in Covid lockdown. I can't pay the same as someone with a full head of hair that takes at least twice the time to cut as mine. So, I wait at least doublew the time I should so there's almost enough hair that I get my money's worth. Haircuts around here are expensive at £10. I normally pay around £7.50

I like talking to and cracking jokes with my barber. In addition, he knows exactly what my style of haircut is, does an excellent job, completes the haircut with a full razor trim around the edges, from in front of my ears, to the nape of my neck. And then he holds a mirror behind me to ensure I'm happy with my appearance from the rear. And all that for just $25. I've had $15 haircuts, and they look like $15 haircuts, too. A good haircut makes a good impression on people. I know a lot of older blokes care little about haircuts because they have so little hair left. I've still got a bit of hair, but it is disappearing far too rapidly. I guess I'll have to make a decision in a few years on what to do, when there's little hair left on my head to cut and comb.

Too many things could go wrong with a system like that. You could end up with a mullet.

The news about the U.S. bases damage, is largely correct. The U.S. military themselves have admitted damage has been incurred at 13 U.S. bases in the Middle East, with DoW damage estimations of around US$800M. There are other reports saying the number of bases seriously damaged is actually 17, and the total repair bill for all the Iranian damage is likely to exceed US$3B - and more importantly, take years to rebuild, simply because of the complexity of the equipment in the bases, and the requirement for a lot of electronic replacements, that are still in short supply from COVID-era restrictions. Even many car manufacturers are taking shortcuts in vehicle manufacturing, and leaving out optional equipment that is electronics-heavy, due to the ongoing chip shortage. What our dopey Tangerine Toddler doesn't understand, is that Taiwan may now even make overtures to China to form an alliance, to prevent a Taiwan-China war. This is because Taiwan is starting to realise that their major ally is no longer a reliable ally - and is likely incapable of protecting/supporting Taiwan in the event of a Chinese aggressive military move on them. If that alliance happens, China will then control the majority of the worlds cutting-edge chip manufacturing, and give Trump and his sycophants another dose of heartburn, because America still hasn't got any local chip manufacturing sorted yet. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddq7j48p35o https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/us-bases-uninhabitable-iran-missile-strikes-centcom-force-posture-2026-war/

Sounds like the many inappropriate applications of technology to me. I understand the system but it still doesn't answer why it's needed... and poorly designed

The Iranians don't know the meaning of surrender and will fight to the last man.

The booth is in the middle of the mall on the upper level of Forest Hill Chase. It is operated by a number of Asian ladies, two on duty (two chairs) at a time. You choose the type of haircut you want by tapping on a screen displaying the various types and prices. You insert the notes in the slot and a docket is produced. The docket contains a sequence number. An illuminated sign displays the number of the last customer to enter. eg. My docket said 237. The sign said 232. There are a number of seats outside the booth with the customers no 233, 234, 235, and 236 seated waiting their turn. The Asian ladies don't handle any cash, and the type of haircut you want is printed on the ticket, so conversation is not required. It's quick, efficient, and $10 cheaper than any of the other hairdressers in the shopping centre.

The spot Brent Crude price is still less that the peak post Covid and presumably from the Ukraine war. As I understand, the issue is not the capacity to supply as much as the delivery because most of the ME oil comes out of the Persian gulf through Hormuz. So, it isn't even a case of turn around the ships and go another way. I am guessing there are no alternative ports/terminals they can use for transporting non-Iranian ME oil. According to Google. Iran is the 4th largest behind Saudi, UAE and Ira. These three could boost production and send the oil overland to ports/terminals in Saudi if there are any, and ship through the Red Sea., but the Houthis, who are Iranian backed, basically patrol the waters. The obvious conseuences of this energy crisis is a switch to renewabls and electrification. It may also put pressure on Ukraine as the west may well (as Chump has hinted) start taking on Russian oil - ooh.. wouldn't that bre great for his war chest. Recession is likely, and as the western governments have largely exhiaseted their reserves and debt ceilings, creating the soft landing as per the Covid/pre-Covd times is unlikely to be sustainable, but it may well hold off a full blown recession. Chump, though his alienation of his allies, and the growing resentment to the war at home maibkly because oif the inflationary and recessionary impact it will ahve, will put pressure on him to end it soon. He won't want to concede, so he will either find some "pallatble" story, or he will send the ground trrops in, which there are already reports. I can only see it ramping up at his stage.. Chump will want to end it ASAP and won't back down. And one conseuence is it will hit a critical point where allies of both sides will need to get involved.

Why on earth do you need to buy a docket to get a haircut? What happened to just paying for it?

There's no credible evidence for the above post. The NYT websie itself doesn't appeat to report such damage and destruction (there is a report of the Saudi base being attacked with 13 deaths and 300 injuries to US personnel. But the only references I coud find toi the NYT report in the above were some YT and facebook posts, so I am not treating them as terribly credible at the moment. Of course, there could be some truth to it as the US DoW may want to hide the scale of destrcution, but you can bet your bottom dollar - with the scale of destruction - if there were such reports in the NYT, other outlets would be referencing it in their stories - and there are none. Sorry - but both sides of politics can lie... if Occupy Democrats is anything other than a group of people commentating on politics, anyway. It even may be someone purporting to be them.

China has already won handsomely from Trumps impulsive war - the war in which he cannot now find any allies, as he abused and vilified nearly every ally, he formerly had. https://www.watoday.com.au/business/the-economy/china-has-already-won-trump-s-impulsive-war-20260326-p5zirv.html

Helium always was in short supply, this war is war driving home how little the Earth has, by way of Helium reserves. Because Helium is so light and inert, any Helium produced without capture, escapes into Space, and is lost forever.

Need and MRI? You might have to wait. MRI machines need Helium for their functioning. Guess where a lot of Helium comes from. The global helium supply is currently facing a significant, immediate disruption due to geopolitical conflict, with roughly one-third of global production halted after attacks on Qatar's Ras Laffan facility.

At least supermarkets don't charge you to get the money. Banks hit you if you use an ATM (that's not you bank's).

Can you imagine the amount of destruction to infrastructure in both Iran and the other Arab countries that have been caught up in this madness? How long does it take to clear a bombed electricity generating facility of rubble and then build a new on in its place? Years. We bitch and carry on if our electricity is knocked out by Mother Nature for a day or so. Imgine having to go through a MIddle Estern Summer and winter without air conditioning or heating. Don't forget that the Iranians are not tent-dwelling camel drivers. They are the descendants of one of the longest running urban societies in the World. They are smart, sophoisticated people, despite their religion. They aren't even Arabs. They just follow the same religion. After WWII, the USA poured money into restoring Europe and Japan. One reason was so as not to repeat the errors of the Treaty of Versailles which battered Germany and lead to the rise of Hitler. The cause of the war with Japan was, would you beleive it, the USA trying to stiffle Japan's idea of an Asia run by Asians, not Europeans. Now, the USA is just about bankrupting itself waging an unwinnable war. There will be no money from that source to rebuild Arabia.

I needed $15, a $10 and a $5 note, today to put in a slot to get a docket for a haircut. ATM's don't give $5's and the docket machine does not give change. I went to Aldi to buy a couple of grocery items. I asked the guy on the checkout if I could get $15 cash out. He said, No. Only multiples of $10." I said "I need a $5 note. He said "You'll have to draw $20, and I'll give you 1 x $10 and 2 x $5.". How petty.

I was thinking that when I posted it. This one is not a bonus question, so the normal six letters are not given, you have to guess them all.

Being the best useless garbage makes you the winner.

That's what we've just enjoyed! - Heavy downpour.

Yep , to a T from everything l've seen too that isn't coming out of Donald ducks or any of his obedient side kicks mouths. like l said at the start , the yanks can't understand these people or how they'll fight but these people haven't survived over 2000yrs on luck. Us will be damn lucky to make 500 l reckon and it could be at that hands of someone like this but China hasn't survived 5000 yrs on luck either so. As l said in some thread round here to notice everyone he does go are nothing compared to the US, it's a Putin all over. But these guys, l reckon they'll givem a run and a half and from what you've said they bloody are to. Also saw they've been preparing for the US and this 20yrs and for anything big in general since the 70s. Apparently to they also have over a one million man trained army so if Duck puts people on the ground it probably won't end well for them they reckon. Also listening to Sachs this morning and one other professor and they both agreed Iran could really damage to the US in all this because of their poss' millions of drones and the type of drones they actually are, even take out some of their ships. At any rate , God only knows but one things for sure well two actually in my book. The US won't be getting out of this Scott free but 2ndly, congratulations to on creating new rounds of Terrorism from here to now for decades to come. ps and oh yeah, thanks for running the whole world into the dirt from here too, for probably at least 12mths now but could be much longer.

That's a pretty high ranking.

Well, l'm glad to hear that anyway. But yeah they do , can't work it out something should be done. And they only choose 1 world story whatever they deem worthy on the night you wouldn't have a damn clue about anything watching them. Tv wise l do like SBS though, their world news covers a helluva lot but they also have most main countries individual own news shows too. Love watching all those too even though most of them aren't translated . Also have a few broad channels l watch on Tube but other scattered bits and pieces everywhere as well.

If you think you are safe in Australia, watch these progressive mental health major party voter events. Owners' dash cams. There's hundred of raw videos like this one.

The Iranians are calling this The End of Times and Trump is “al-Dajjāl” – the Muslim equivalent of the Antichrist. https://theconversation.com/a-senior-iranian-cleric-thinks-trump-is-the-muslim-antichrist-who-is-this-figure-al-dajjal-277976

Correct.