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Every once in awhile we hear about some horror story of a "bad hair day" gone worse, simply because of people not thinking about a few common sense precautions. Rather than me telling my own hair horror stories (of which I have a reputation for being a bit "long-winded" - LOL), I'll simply list my favorite HAIR SAFETY RULES, below:
1) avoid getting too close to candles, a roaring fireplace, or a hot stove -- especially if your hair is down & loose
2) tie your hair back when using mechanical tools or any other kind of machinery, including when trying to do car or home repairs, gas or electric powered leaf-blowers, lawn mowers, weed-wackers, etc.
3) when riding on a bus or train (or any other form of public transportation), do NOT unthinkingly toss your hair over the back of your seat -- rather: pull your hair forward over one of your shoulders, so you are able to see all of its length (and protect it from unknown idiots sitting behind you, who might think it "funny" if they cut some of it off with scissors).
Anybody else have any Hair Safety Reminders they'd like to add to my list? I'm sure there are plenty more than just the above-listed 3!!
Happy growing -- but just be sure to stay AWARE, and be SAFE!
- Ken
Very wise to remind us. I thought of that when lighting the gas burner in my chapel. Keep the head and hair well back, use a kitchen type lighter and bring the lighter flame to the burner before switching on the gas. I once had a flare-up in my short-haired days, and it singed my eyebrows. The smell of burned hair is not very nice!
Another thing to think about is when the wind gets up. I either wear a hoodie and stuff my hair into the hood, or tie it up. Not so many knots next time you comb or brush it.
Corrosive chemicals need to be watched as with idiots I've read about putting hair-removing chemicals in shampoo bottles. Indeed, the three points are very wise: heat, mechanisms and tools, badly-intentioned or unintelligent humans - and I would add bad weather and outdoor sports.
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More good advice. When it is very windy i'll bun/braid/pony tail/pig tail the hair.
Great Post, Ken
Good reminders any time of the year, but especially during the holidays. Well laced Eggnog and Candles are a particularly bad combination.
Thanks for Sharing and may everyone have a fun and safe holiday.
Walter
I would add in college I drank very heavily and then took mass transit home very much under the influence. Never had problems with hair. (by then i'd had long hair so long that being careful was a natural occurence, on auto pilot as they say.)
I would add that over the 41 years taking mass transit i've never had concerns about having my hair loose and hanging down the back.
Good advice
More good advice.
I've been riding mass transit for alot of years (41 years). I wear my hair back and loose much of the time, never had a problem. The key is to be aware of your surroudings, and if there is any doubt pull your forward. Also having mass transit jam packed makes it difficult to that. Also watch what those around you are doing.
Yeah hair tends to get caught in the seat belt on your car when you release the belt.
Good advice.
And always hold onto your hair when closing a car door!
I would probably add "Be careful with your hair if you have a standing fan turned on".
I have one at home to cool down the bathroom and every time I walk right by it and the fan is turned on I try to be careful to avoid my hair from getting in it .
Ken already said that but just to add another example, if you smoke be careful when you light up a cigarette.
Absolutely. I'm very careful around fans.
I would add vacuum cleaners to that. My wife got her hair caught in the brush of our vacuum cleaner while using the hose to clean under a dresser. She lost some length from that.
Yes, I learned that one the hard way. Some of my "bangs" are still
shorter than the rest.
In my first full-time job one of the engineers said that he used to have long hair, but had an accident at work with a drillstand. Never got any more details, but it sounds gruesome. He seemed to take it as evidence that long hair was dangerous per se, and never grew it long again, but it's enough just to be careful, IMHO.
Whenever I'm doing yard work near low hanging branches and brambles I will wear a hat. I've been snagged one too many times!
Bruce
Caution always when doing Science demos involving flames...I've singed a few eyebrow hairs doing a couple of demos ;-)
... wise words indeed ... once-upon-a-time-1-year-ago, I was at a friends for a BBQ - it was GAS: ( OH DEAR ) - she went to light it, with a match, & waited too long before igniting it, after turning the gas on ... 'SSSHHHHWWWWOOOOFFFFF' - up went the gas, in one enormous & HOT plume ... I was 1. metre from the BBQ, sitting at the table nearest the BBQ - my friend lost her eye-brows & most of her hair at the front: ( no skin burns - just hair loss ) - God's angels wings were wrapped around me that day - as despite the heat & gas explosion right next to me = no injury was sustained to my person & not one hair singed ( NOT ONE ) ... so my nomination is GAS BBQ's ... thx. for the timely safety reminder Kenny: ( you wise ol' sage ewe ) Lol ! CEM. ~~;0)~
As I said, when lighting butane or propane gas, have the lighter flame near the place where the gas will burn before switching on the gas. If what you use to light the gas fails or goes out, switch off the gas and ventilate the room before trying again. An accident can happen so quickly and so unexpectedly.
Anthony
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Earlier this year I lost some hair due to my own carelessness with a soldering iron. I didn't even notice it until hours after the incident.