Wanting someone to talk too!

Hi Jessica,
I just had to reply to give you a laugh. I am a 60 year old man and the last time I had a professional haircut was 1968! It cost a pound. You could buy a house for that. I was working as a 15 year old in London with my dad and I got a lot of silver paint in my hair. A local Italian barber washed it all out and then cut it for me. A pound!! I have done it myself ever since. I have a nice big pair of scissors that I use for wallpapering (really) If it's long I cut it then wash it then cut it again. Being a bit of a scruff I don't have to worry about what it looks like. Funny enough it don't look too bad. Am I too old to retrain as a hairdresser? I have my own scissors.
Lee.

Jessicasugar24 said:

That made me chuckle!!

No doubt it you wanted to retrain then you could! Lol!!
The funny thing is my boss is an Italian barber and I could imagine him telling me a story similar!! Haha!!

Have you got diabetes yourself??

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Hi Jessica,
I was diagnosed as type2 several years ago, not sure how long exactly. Two years ago I went on a diet and I have now lost 5 1/2 stones, I think that's about 35 kg in new money. With my weight loss went my diabetes. I am fairly sure I am not 'cured' I just don't need medication and I can eat an almost normal diet with no ill effects. I don't eat what I want because if I did the weight and diabetes would return. I am 100% certain about that. I consider myself one of the very lucky ones. There are many threads on this forum where people question whether there is a cure for type2. I don't know the answer.

I keep asking the jobcentre if I can retrain to do something else. I have been a builder since I left school aged 15. But because I still get the odd job now and then I think they may be reluctant to invest too much money on someone my age who might still be able to support himself. I stll look for other things to do but I am sure you can imagine how difficult it is for me to try and come up with a new way of earning a living when all I know is building. Next time I go in I will ask them about retraining as a hairdresser! I do remember sitting in the barbers chair all those years ago looking at my nice clean hair in the mirror. The barber then picked up a cut-throat razor and with one swipe, and I do mean swipe!, down each side of my face he trimmed my sideburns. :shock: I think that might be the main reason I have never gone to a barber since. Cowardice. :lol:
I am checking the jobcentre website on a different page, better get back to it.
Bye for now, Lee.

Hi Jessica. I think its important to talk to someone who understands, even just to unload a bit. There are loads of ace people going about in here . It must feel quite restricting suffering from celiac and diabetes! If you ever need someone to talk to, just holla!

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Hi Jessica, I am also a diabetic that's had it for 16 years x I think it's good to talk to other diabetics to get tips an just a general chat x


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Thankyou very much, what is your situation do you have type 1? And yes on an off day it's nice to have a moan about it, but nice to speak to people who understand my situation other than people who try to have but don't understand what I mean 100%

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Yeah, type 1, I was diagnosed when I was 11, I'm 29 now. Had ups and downs myself and know how difficult it is.