I was a little ill at them today. Well, not really them, but a client they do a lot of business with.
Left Brain is a mechanical engineer at a local consulting firm, therefore he does a lot of "consulting". And a project he is currently working on is at a chemical plant. At this plant they want everyone to be able to wear a respirator in case of emergency. I'm TOTALLY down with that! I want my hubs to be safe. I know, from Left Brain's previous employment at a chemical plant, that Left Brain could pass a respirator fit test with his goatee. But for some unknown reason the chemical plant that he was VISITING today decided that he needed to shave his face regardless if he could pass a fit test or not. They handed him a razor on the spot.
Before I go on, you need to know that I LOVE facial hair on a man. I think it makes everyone look better....EVERYONE! And Left Brain has had a goatee since his first year of college, when I suggested he try growing one. Since then, I have threatened that if he ever shaved I would divorce him. I have made a huge deal out of it.
So today, when that man handed Left Brain the razor and shaving cream he tried EVERYTHING he could to get out of it. He was only there for a quick meeting after all. Having been in this particular plant many times, Left Brain knew he'd never had to shave before, but this man wasn't giving in. And Left Brain, being the great man that he is, chose to go ahead and shave rather than kicking up a fuss. I applaud him for that, seriously. Because of the shotty razor they gave him, he couldn't stomach to shave his mustache, said it hurt WAY too much because the razor was so dull.
He immediately called to tell me what had happened. And I cringed at the thought! I hadn't seen him sans facial hair in years! And I knew I wouldn't like it!
This is how he arrived home from work, and we've been joking every since that he either looks like a firefighter, an 80s porn star, or a pedophile.
It's really not that bad, but it was fun to joke about.
He was going to leave the mustache, but I BEGGED otherwise. Bare face is MUCH better than just a mustache. He looks so different!
It will be a week tomorrow that this picture was taken, and his goatee is almost grown back! That man's hair grows like a chia pet! In another week you won't even be able to tell that he shaved it off! Thank goodness! It was hard for me to look at him there for a while!
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