The Haircut (another little episode of life in a small town)
It was 8:10 AM and the Curl & Swirl should have been open ten minutes earlier. That is to say that by now the two sisters who make their living in this tiny clip-joint (formerly liquor store) tucked in the back side of the local mini-mart should have been half finished with the two men waiting. The door was unlocked, so they’d gone in. They just didn’t find anybody else there.
“I’ll give you a hair cut if you give me one,” suggested one of the patrons, but before they finished chuckling about that idea, the girls appeared.
Him: Where the hell ‘ya been?
Hairdresser #1: My car wouldn’t start.
Him: Well where the hell is Jake?
Hairdresser #1: He went to work.
Him: So what the hell’s wrong with the car?
Hairdresser #1: I think it’s the fuel pump. We replaced the fuel filter.
Hairdresser #2: Well does it run once you get it started?
Hairdresser #1: Yeah.
Hairdresser #2: (sarcastically) Well then it obviously can’t be the fuel pump.
Him: Where’d ya get gas?
Hairdresser #1: From Bruce’s.
Him: (Nods. Apparently Bruce is a trusted source.) Does Jake’s truck run?
Hairdresser #1: Yeah.
Him: Okay, so tomorrow tell him you’re gonna take the truck and he can drive your goddam car.
Hair cut, problem solved, he shuffles off to straighten out the rest of the world.
Friday, March 16, 2007
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9 comments:
LOL! That's right let the man deal with the car problem. I would, I may be a feminist in most things but I hate it when my car doesn't work properly.
I agree. LOL
I love a small town where the clip joint door wasn't even locked. They could just walk in and wait!
I absolutely love small towns! People are so funny, everyone knows everyone...there are no secrets!
Last night on our local news a girl talking about a shooting she'd witnessed said, "I wish I could give you a better description of the guy but he was wearing a tan coat.
What?
Lol! Now ain't that just like a man!
Wonderful advice. That is so funny.
I luuuv that advice. just so happens on tuesday i'm taking spouse's vehicle and he can drive my goddamn car...it needs work!
I am by no means a gearhead, but "won't start but runs when started" seems to SCREAM an electical problem, like alternator/generator or battery.
Or the battery is not getting enough juice, like because of corroded cables.
Be careful of those AAA @$$holes nowadays, 'cause no matter what is wrong with your car, they try to sell you a $75 battery when they jump your car nowadays.
(Jeez--all this wisdom I am sharing and I don't even get a haircut!)
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