Funny yet serious question with long hair.

[Tim Donahoe]

A little hat will do in a pinch.

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Let's do the Time Warp again!

Richard O'Brien

[viiking]

Long hair is dangerous! As a child of the 70's I had rather long hair well past my shoulders. Didn't bother me too much when driving my Dad's bug.

But, don't do this!

I was working on an old cast iron 6 cylinder head lapping the valves. There used to be a reciprocating tool you put in your drill that rotated the valve head to and fro to lap the valves so you didn't have to use the old rubber headed manual one. As I am quite short-sighted I took my glasses off and got really close to the head to see how the valves were going. What happened next?

My wife heard the cries for help raced outside and burst into uncontrollable laughter.

There I was with a cast iron cylinder head stuck to my head with my fingers totally entwined by hair on the trigger with the drill starting to smoke. My long hair had got pulled into the armature, my head got pulled toward the head and I was trying to release the trigger.

She finally pulled the cord from the outlet and laughed at the sight of the poor sod with a heavy cylinder head stuck to his scalp. Some minutes later after some judicious use of the kitchen scissors, the two heads were separated. I had lost a few follicles but otherwise unhurt.

I was lucky and now shudder at what can happen with ties, belts and long hair with machinery. Needless to say, I was much more careful for the rest of my life and yes I still have a fair bit of hair.
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1968 1500 RHD Lotus White Beetle since birth. In the hospital for major surgery
1966 Lancia Flavia Pininfarina Coupe - in the waiting room
Discharged: 1983 Vanagon, 1974 1800 Microbus,1968 Low Light,1968 Type 3

[Q-Dog]

I always keep a couple of hair ties handy in my pocket or on my keyring. Can't drive the buggy or convertible without at least a hat. In the buggy I usually tie my hair and then tuck it down into my collar.

Also try to put my hair up under a hat or bandana when working around rotating power tools.
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Brian

'69 Dune Buggy
'69 Beetle Convertible
'70 Beetle

[68IHscout]

What would a woman/girl with long hair do in this situation?

[Zundfolge1432]

[creative native]

My hair is long, about half the length of my back. Being Native American, having long hair is a significant aspect of my cultural identity. I will not judge other's paths, but I will say that I am not a hippie. While many of my people love muscle vehicles like Mustangs and Harley-Davidsons, most people on the rez couldn't afford those cars, so like several elders in my family, I got a Volkswagen. I call my Super Beetle Sun Bug "Učikę·wářʔu·yʔ," which means "Big Beetle" in our language.

I have always had the long hair situation driving an ACVW and most always keep my hair in a knot, braid or multi-banded ponytail. I also keep my bandana in the glove box for extended trips to prevent stray hairs from flying around. Like most Native men I know, I do not blow dry my hair, so keeping wet hair in a knot is ideal to prevent a long, wet ponytail from getting my Sun Bug corduroy upholstery wet.

[Cusser]

[Busstom]

[EverettB]

[Tim Donahoe]

As far as I know, I have no Native American blood in me, but I also do not blow dry my hair. Most long haired men I’ve ever known do not style their hair, so blow drying seems a waste of time—especially since you can always go for a spin in the bug and let it dry naturally.

When I rode motorcycles, the act of blow drying would have been even more absurd.

I live in an area of California where shoulder-length hair on men is quite common, especially guys my age who are retired and no longer have an employer telling them how they should look. But lately, I’ve noticed more and more young guys here in town with shoulder-length, or longer, hair. They’ll cut theirs in a few years, I suppose, as fads come and go. But not me. Why bother? Like the song says, “It stops all by itself.”

Tim
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Let's do the Time Warp again!

Richard O'Brien

[Zundfolge1432]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lk2KHajp4Y

[Tim Donahoe]

Zund, I still have that album.

Tim
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Let's do the Time Warp again!

Richard O'Brien

[Zundfolge1432]

[viiking]

"Give me a head with hair... long beautiful hair-air...."

I think we are starting to all show our age here. I can remember my first 8-track being "A Bat out of Hell".

It's true about for some of us older guys who now having retired can let their hair grow as "Jesus wore-it". Kids will find it laughable about how long haired guys were discriminated against in employment back in the '70's.

My wife and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary on the 10th (during another COVID lockdown in Sydney) and looking back at our wedding photo the other day I remember I had to have a hair cut before the wedding. But it was still past my shoulders after the haircut. Luckily I still have lots of hair but it has a strange colour in it now.
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1968 1500 RHD Lotus White Beetle since birth. In the hospital for major surgery
1966 Lancia Flavia Pininfarina Coupe - in the waiting room
Discharged: 1983 Vanagon, 1974 1800 Microbus,1968 Low Light,1968 Type 3

[Cusser]

[viiking]

Wow. You were rich. Colour photos! We only got black and white. Haha
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1968 1500 RHD Lotus White Beetle since birth. In the hospital for major surgery
1966 Lancia Flavia Pininfarina Coupe - in the waiting room
Discharged: 1983 Vanagon, 1974 1800 Microbus,1968 Low Light,1968 Type 3

[creative native]

[creative native]

I found my "Déjà Vu" 8-track. I had a Sapphire 8-track player in my '66 21 window.

This is my Sun Bug keyring. Jack Torrance drove a Beetle also.

[Cusser]

[Busstom]