How fast does your hair grow, and...

ROTFLOL. You all have me in stitches.

First, I am perfectly fine with your having told the story about the "plaid pants (trousers)." When I told Karen that I play quite a bit of golf, she asked me if I wear plaid trousers, like professional golfers did in the early-mid 1970s. I laughed and said, "no." (sorry to disappoint you Chris and Uzma, I own no such golf outfit). Shortly thereafter was a photograph in my local newspaper of pro golfer Johnny Miller winning a major tournament in 1973, wearing... plaid trousers. So I scanned it and sent it to Karen. She said that every time I tell her I'm off to play golf, she thinks of that picture, and must somehow equate "Dave" with those plaid trousers. Hee hee.

So guess where I was this weekend? Yep, that's right. I was out on the golf course both days. An out-of-town trip, too. I played really well too, but it was, as Karen writes, "hotter than Hades" here (Florida). Oh, and in case anybody's curious, the mane is restrained during golf! Tuck the braid down the back, ready to go.

Hi Uzma,

ROTFLMAO. Well the long hair world is such a close knit society I am sure that Dave would hear of my plaid comments whether I edited or not. :-) But the good news is that Dave has some knowledge about me that he could trot out for the boards so I guess I should hope that he takes the plaid info as my attempt at humor and teasing. :-)

And actually....I have visions of Dave's long locks flowing in the breeze of a nice day on the links. Although for some reason when I think of plaid I think of a Sean Connery kilt rather than plaid trousers. LOL.

Best wishes,
Karen

Hi Chris,

Thank you so much.

You know.....Dave will probably kill me for unveiling my "plaid" joke with him but hey...I am posting on his long hair board...right? :-)

Hi LiliBeach,

I need to talk to Lyris then because your icon really rocks.

Have a wonderful Sunday. :-)

Karen

Karen Shelton wrote: Dave is a huge fan of golf. He plays golf a lot. One time when we were talking on the phone he mentioned that he had just played golf. I asked him if he wore the "traditional plaid pants" trousers to you Brits...and he laughed and said that the plaid "Johnny Miller golf outfits" were long gone.

There is rarely a weekend goes past without Dave playing golf. I'm sure he has a 'golf outfit' of sorts too, whatever he says... :o)

Hugs back atcha, Karen,

Chris

Hi Uzma,

So here is the Dave "plaid trousers" story......he will probably kill me...maybe not...but here it is...

Dave is a huge fan of golf. He plays golf a lot. One time when we were talking on the phone he mentioned that he had just played golf. I asked him if he wore the "traditional plaid pants" trousers to you Brits...and he laughed and said that the plaid "Johnny Miller golf outfits" were long gone.

Anyway, I still tease Dave about the plaid pants...er trousers....from time to time. :-)

Hope that clears up the mystery.

Best wishes,
Karen

Aha!!

My friend here just told me that in the US "pants" refer to what we Brits call "trousers".

Pants are underwear on this side of the pond..............still...plaid???

Hi Karen

I'm having a great week-end, thanks.

The weather in London today was exquisite.
A perfect spring day.

Wishing you an excellent week-end back.

Uzi

P.S...plaid pants ?!!!?? Seriously?

P.P.S I'm a 1.25 cm growth per month girl.

My hair grows about an inch every 5 weeks. Out of plain curiosity to see which time of my menstrual cycle my hair grows fastest, I have taken to measuring it weekly. It stalls for about 2 weeks after my period, then speeds up till my next period. I can't really attribute it to anything other than family history. My dad is almost 61 and has his hair thinned when he goes to the barber.

Not long ago, I got my first professional trim in 12 years. The shape is holding remarkably well, and my ends look just fine. I figure, with my short term goal being to my fingertips, which is about 48" from my hairline, it will reach this goal by at least thanksgiving if I don't get a trim. Then, I guess it could be to my knees (about 54") about a year or so from now, or roughly 11 inches longer. That is, if it continues to grow. :)

Congrats on the recent hair growth, Karen! Keep those eyes off that boiling pot.

And congrats too to Beatnik Guy on getting past the stalling and back into gear.

One inch per month is amazingly fast, papillon_purple! I used to know someone whose hair grew that fast. Endured a 1 foot "trim" and all returned a year later. Just amazing.

I'd say close to an inch a month.. it might average out, since I starting measuring a few months ago...

I'll second Karen on the "a watched pot never boils" phenomenon. When I was keeping my hair short, I used to complain every time I got my hair cut, 'cause it seemed like it grew once it got cut and I needed another trim. Now that I'm committed on growing my hair past my shoulders, it's taking forever for my front shorter layers to grow out!

20 inches of hair should reach my mid-back.. I'm not really wondering how long it's going to take.. I'm just waiting until my layers grow out, and then I'll let my hair grow as it naturally does..