Posted on 06/17/2021 7:17:00 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
As I slide my finger into the hand grip, a rubber ring clamps down on my knuckle to hold it into place. It’s a gentle reminder that I should be moving as little as possible...
as I watch the tiny brush head trace an almost-perfect outline of my nail before continuing to fill it in with color in a mesmerizing loop, I reluctantly admit to myself that this is, almost certainly, the future.
For starters, a robot painting your nails is fast and cheap. The shellacking of a deep maroon cost me $8 and was done within 10 minutes. Plus, you don’t need cash to tip a robot.
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—”Sometimes, we need a stranger to tell us what a friend won’t.”
My wife said it was not that noticeable, and said nothing so I would not be embarrassed! Plus it would grow out quickly.
FWIW, I don’t go fishing during a thunderstorm or do much of anything outdoors when lightning’s about. My parents did not raise a fool. Nor will I ever undergo any surgery by any robot in this lifetime!
I’ve been fully disabled since 1989 due to one drunk driver and 2 subsequent failed back surgeries.
Anybody or anything comes near me with a scalpel again will get to meet my close, personel friend-Mr. Walther...
Not no but HELL NO!
*shrug*
many people romanticize the past, but I know that it was hot, stinky, brutal, unjust, with no antibiotics or basically any modern medicine.
I’ll pass. Fast forward me to the future please :)
Nail people I have been to are kinda socially strange. I don’t know why. It’s different than going to a hair dresser or seamstress.
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