Todays trivial dilemma with the power of procrastination

[Levo-Lon]

Shave it off..it will grow again

 

[Crackle]

None of you have convinced me. By the 23rd I might still have the beard but no passport.

my son asked me the other day before I accompanied him to his Uni interview day, if I was going to shave. I told him I'd best not in case I was mistaken for a fresh faced young graduate. He didn't seem to think that would be an issue but I didn't want to take the chance of embarrassing a lecturer by telling him I wasn't doing my A levels.

 

[pawl]

Well it's that kind of day and there's no one in, besides the dog and he's asleep so I must inflict this dilemma on you and bend to the will of your pronouncement. Well probably not the last bit.

I've grown a beard, it's a young beard so it needs time but I'm not sure I'm keeping it, as it's white and the rest of my heed isn't. Not yet anyhow. Still, I fancy I'm looking distinguished and handsome with it and am not yet ready to shave it off.

But.......today, up popped my passport reminder, which runs out soon and if I'm to renew it I must take a picture and yes you've guessed it, do I want to stare at a bloke with a white beard and a black head who at the moment of the picture fancied it was a good luck but a few years down the line, well probably weeks, really wishes he didn't have 10 years of looking at that picture and who will always fancy he can see a look of slight amusement, ranging to suspicion of any customs officer comparing me to my picture.

I mean the current one is of a tired looking bloke, slightly overweight and driving too many miles and working too many hours all with young children, I'll be glad to not be looking at him any more so I don't want another picture like that?

Shave it off and get the the wife to squeeze the blackhead.

 

[User32269]

I had long black hair on passport when I got one at 21. It had all fell out by 27/28...going through border control inevitably led to questioning and searches til I renewed it and had photo looking like a lightbulb with a face.
Realy was a pain!

 

[raleighnut]

Pop into Boots for some of this

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...Beard/&usg=AFQjCNH0TamMZ9Rsd-GCrHGei53TTF9g6w

 

[Crackle]

Pop into Boots for some of this

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CFUQFjAAahUKEwj_8OLQ3oPJAhUBlx4KHeBSBhY&url=http://www.boots.com/en/Just-for-Men/Moustache-Beard/&usg=AFQjCNH0TamMZ9Rsd-GCrHGei53TTF9g6w

For beards; who knew. I couldn't, I already mock a friend for using one on his head.

 

[jefmcg]

For beards; who knew. I couldn't, I already mock a friend for using one on his head.

Got to say, it does work pretty well. But yes, now you have debuted the white beard, you are probably stuck.

(or you could use it the day of the photo, then shave off the evidence immediately afterwards. Your friends will only mock you if you show them the photo)

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Shave your head, keep the beard.

Simples

 

[vernon]

It could be worse

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Where can you get eyebrow dye?

 

[summerdays]

Where can you get eyebrow dye?

Boots.... In both brown or black, good for people with fair hair!

 

[vernon]

Having a radically different appearance buggers up the auto recognition passport gates at I found to my cost on re-entering the UK. I have a beard whereas my passport photo doesn't. I do have a fall back photo on my US visa showing me with a beard but that's not encoded into the e-passport biometric data.

Every cloud has a silver lining though. I was advised by UK immigration to always go for auto recognition as you then get shepherded to the front of the queue of folk choosing to use conventional checking methods.

 

[vernon]

Boots.... In both brown or black, good for people with fair hair!

Do they do eyebrow wigs too?

 

[summerdays]

Do they do eyebrow wigs too?

No ... You go to the zoo where they should lock you up for having creepy crawlies on your face!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Pop into Boots for some of this

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CFUQFjAAahUKEwj_8OLQ3oPJAhUBlx4KHeBSBhY&url=http://www.boots.com/en/Just-for-Men/Moustache-Beard/&usg=AFQjCNH0TamMZ9Rsd-GCrHGei53TTF9g6w

I really need to stop clicking on links from CC, now my internet is going to be full of ads aimed at aging men

 

[Hill Wimp]

I feel its only fair you offer us the before and after.
Before said beard and now.

That way you will get honest and informed suggestions