A Hairy Situation

Odd stories make my days much more interesting. It gives me and the reporters around me lots to laugh at, and this story was definitely one of those. Sausage takes on whole new meaning for me, and soon you will find out why. I even have a grossed out expression on my face as I write this.
Usually when someone gets their hair cut, the hair usually gets thrown away or if it's enough hair it can be donated. Did you ever think about hair being used to clean up the BP spill in the Gulf? Hair is being put in nylons and used as hair booms to have the oil stick to it. It forms a hair sausage... yuck. Now picture hundreds of them stacked up. Double gross. They couldn't call it a hair boom or something less disgusting? Nope. I guess they are improvising. I will give them credit for that. If they help, great. But don't make touch one, please.
Oddly enough I found five salons and one pet grooming place in Jackson participating. There is a list on the website that shows you every place involved. Check it out. But really your first reaction will most likely be laughter followed by disgust once you see the pictures.

Here's my story...

Hair from local salons being sent to help clean up BP oil spill
By Sarah Schuch

Customers usually watch their hair fall to the ground after it’s cut and then it’s swept into the trash. Now, it could be heading for the Gulf of Mexico.

Salons all over the country are donating extra scraps of hair to an organization called Matter of Trust, which is making booms to help clean up the BP oil spill. The hair is stuffed into nylons and then covered by an orange mesh, creating a boom that floats in the water.

Five local hair salons and one pet grooming business are involved in the effort.
Annette Bartlett, owner of Jackson Hair and Nail Co., 1310 W. Michigan Ave., signed up to help six or seven weeks ago and has already sent four boxes of hair to help the cause.

“It’s a horrible thing that happened, so if it works why not (send it)?” she said.

Read the rest of the story here. You know you are intrigued!