{"id":9697,"date":"2023-07-23T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=9697"},"modified":"2023-09-17T19:21:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T18:21:44","slug":"health-wellbeing-haircut-fixing-specs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=9697","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH &amp; WELLBEiNG: Haircut, &amp; fixing specs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9763-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9698\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9763-769x1024.jpg 769w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9763-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9763-768x1022.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9763-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9763-1539x2048.jpg 1539w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9763-scaled.jpg 1923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Had a haircut today, at one of the local Turkish barbers. I like that I get a coffee before\/during my shearing, and a hot face towel and neck, shoulder and arm massage after. Nice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9764-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9699\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9764-769x1024.jpg 769w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9764-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9764-768x1022.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9764-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9764-1539x2048.jpg 1539w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9764-scaled.jpg 1923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today marks the first time &#8211; despite always asking them to do so &#8211; that they actually left the hair atop my head alone completely. Usually they can\u2019t resist trimming it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also ordered a new pair of testacles\u2026 we, I mean <em>spec<\/em>tacles, from the local SpecSavers. Whilst there I tried to get them to fix my very buggered current pair. They tried and gave up! The arms were bent out of whack (downwards), by about 60\/70\u00b0!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9769-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9701\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9769-576x1024.png 576w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9769-169x300.png 169w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9769.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They did give me some free mini-screws, so I could try fixing the damn things myself, at home. I wish I\u2019d taken a before pic! They were in an awful state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the photo above you can see where I had to saw a groove into the underside of the hinge. This allowed me to get a tiny screwdriver and remove a broken piece of thread (resting atop the hinge in the same pic) that had broken off when the specs got bent out of shape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9762-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9762-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9762-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9762-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9762-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_9762-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The fixed discs and groovy saw. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last pic is the fixed specs, with the superb little craft saw that did such a great job. These old discs are just for distance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My new pair &#8211; ready in 7-10 days time &#8211; with be bisexua\u2026 et, I mean bi<em>focals<\/em>! Plus they\u2019ll have an anti-glare coating. Something I\u2019m often too broke or cheapskate to pay for. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Had a haircut today, at one of the local Turkish barbers. I like that I get a coffee before\/during my shearing, and a hot face towel and neck, shoulder and arm massage after. Nice! 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