At this price, my hair salon is surely a cut above the rest

I'm never that keen to get my hair cut. I let it get to the point where I can barely stand it, and then make the trip to get it done.

With our wedding coming up fast, Ellen decided that it couldn't wait any longer, and I had to get it cut immediately. She made an appointment, and we were going, and that was the end of the discussion.

We caught the bus out to her parents' apartment, and after a cup of tea, she led me around the corner to a small portable building. This, it soon became apparent, was the hairdresser's salon.