Both shops are in the same city - Van Nuys CA - although several miles apart. The shop I went to yesterday is not the shop run by Tommy whom I went to see in August. Tommy's shop is 6 chairs/barbers when at full capacity; the other shop is 3 chairs but only 2 barbers cutting.
Both barbers are older - in their 60's I'd say. From my observations one of the barbers seems to have a lot of guys who want high and tights (the first 3 haircuts he did yesterday morning incl. mine were all H&Ts); the other guy seems to do more of the less severe cuts but they're still plenty short. There is absolutely nothing trendy about this shop - this is a no-frills place and the clietele is blue collar and mostly Hispanic. All ages from teenagers to older gents.
Both barbers wore masks but not all customers did. Nobody brought up the subject. The shop pretty much operated as if there was no Covid going on (except for both barbers wearing masks and there only being 3 waiting chairs; some guys were waiting outside or said they'd be back later).
Foreign-born Latino barbers - both male. I would not go there if they had female barbers. Not my idea of a true barbershop.
No cops at either location. You can call it dubious - what it was is Tommy doing indoors haircuts in August which he wasn't supposed to do per governor's orders. And the other place running at regular capacity (2 barbers) even though only 25% capacity is allowed indoors in CA as of a few days ago. Which is why I have not posted the name of either shop here. Anybody that wants to know can e-mail me (as some already have).
He didn't sneak me in - he was outside talking to his landlord when I arrived and we both entered his shop together. There was nothing clandestine about it and I didn't feel uneasy in the least. I was glad to be able to get a fresh H&T and he was happy to give it to me because it meant money in his pocket.
I've had enough H&Ts in my life to know when I get the 5-ought blade. I didn't quiz Tommy on it but I pretty much knew. After that he used a smaller balding clipper to get the sides even tighter. These guys do a lot of miltary style haircuts as he told me and when I said "high & tight" I didnt need to instruct him any further on how to do whitewalls. This isn't some salon where they hesitate to go (too) short.
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