Fast, how unexpected: Brevet Nemea 2018
Yeah, sure, we will take it easy
Been there, done that, but maybe it's time for some repetitions. Last
Sunday I was riding the "Nemea" Brevet again, which I had done 4 years
ago. Another repeat: I was going to be riding with George again. And
same as for my last brevet (Tatoi), I had to travel from Naxos to get
to the start.
The plan was: We are going to take it easy, because George is not in
shape. But then, even the best plans go to hell when fun arrives on the
scene. Actually it was George having fun, since he found out after the
first few kilometers that his form wasn't that bad after all. So we
went fast, how unexpected.
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Haircut
... or rather: no haircut
I wanted to have my hair cut at my preferred barber yesterday, but his
shop is closed "for a few days". I like this kind of sign, you could
actually leave it on indefinitely, as there is no indication when the
"few days" start. The guy had some health problems a year or so ago, so
I hope it's not related to that. I like going there, because he knows
how I want my hair cut, so there is never any discussion about what
fashionable thing I might want.
The downside is that he is slow. Not as slow as the last barber I went
to in Athens, who was slow on an epic scale - I would calculate in at
least an hour to spend in there, but slow. Some years back in Athens I
used to go to a really old barber. He was excellent, and he was damn
quick. I never timed him, but I think I'd sometimes get out in 5 minutes
or so, with a perfect haircut. But like most of these old fashioned
barber dudes, he got pensioned. Actually, looking back, I went to about
3 barbers in Athens in a row who then each got pensioned after a while.
