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Friday, April 26, 2024

Michigan residents driving to Indiana for haircuts

Credit: FOX 47 News Michigan
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Michigan residents driving to Indiana for haircuts
Michigan residents driving to Indiana for haircuts

Indiana's stay home order shut down The Hair Center and other salons for seven weeks.

Now, Lee Ann Snyder is seeing people drive hours just for a haircut.

ONE BORDER SOME PEOPLE DON'TMIND CROSSING RIGHT NOW -- THESTATE LINE INTOINDIANA.SOME MICHIGANDERS ARE HITTINGTHE ROAD -- IN HOPES OF AHAIRCUT.FOX 47'S CODY BUTLER HEADEDSOUTH DOWN EYE-69 TO ANGOLA,INDIANA... WHERESALONS ARE BOOKED OUT A WEEK INADVANCE.HAIR SALONS IN INDIANA HAVE BEENOPEN FOR A WEEK NOW AND STYLISTSSAY THEY ARE SEEING A LOTOF PEOPLE COME SOUTH FROMMICHIGAN.IT WAS INSANE.LEE ANN SNYDER HAS CUT HAIR INDOWNTOWN ANGOLA FOR MORE THAN 40YEARS.

INDIANA'S STAY HOME ORDERSHUT DOWN THE HAIR CENTER ANDOTHER SALONS FOR SEVEN WEEKS.NOW SNYDER'S SEEING PEOPLE DRIVEHOURS JUST FOR A HAIRCUT.WE'VE HAD PEOPLE FROM LIVONIA,ANN ARBOR, I THINK NORTH OFLANSING ON THE NORTH SIDE.JON PURRELL DROVE FROM READINGIN HILLSDALE COUNTY TO GET HISHAIRCUT THIS MORNING.GOSH IT'S PROBABLY BEEN 13WEEKS SINCE I'VE HAD A HAIR CUTAND IT'S GETTING OUT OF HAND.AND HE'S NOT ALONE.THE PHONE WAS RINGING OFF THEHOOK THIS MORNING WITH PEOPLETRYING TO BOOK APPOINTMENTS.ESPECIALLY FROM MICHIGAN.

THEYARE LIKE 'CAN I GET IN FOR AHAIRCUT ON SATURDAY?'

AND WE'RELIKE 'NO.

IT'S GOING TO BE NEXTWEDNESDAY.'SHE'S HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO MAKEUP SOME MONEY SHE LOST ... BUTSHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THEEXTRA TRAFFIC FROM MICHIGAN.IT DOES MAKE ME A LITTLENERVOUS, I'M NOT GOING TO LIEABOUT THAT.

THE ONE'S ESPECIALLYFROM THE BIGGER CITIES.PURRELL IS HAPPY HE'S FINALLYABLE TO SIT IN THE BARBER'SCHAIR.I'VE BEEN SHAGGIER THESE LASTFEW WEEKS THAN I WAS IN COLLEGEBACK IN THE 70S.SALONS IN INDIANA AND OHIO AREREQUIRING CUSTOMERS TO MAKE ANAPPOINTMENT BEFORE THEYCOME IN.

IN ANGOLA, IN, FOX 47NEWSGOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER'SSIX-STEP PLAN FOR SAFELYREOPENING THE STATE'SECONOMY..

DOESN'T SPECIFICALLYSAY WHEN SALONS CAN RE-OPEN.WE REACHED OUT TO THE GOVERNOR'SOFFICE FOR CLARITY..

BUT HAVEN'THEARDBACK.PROTESTERS ARE PLANNING A RALLYCALLED "OPERATION HAIRCUT" ATTHECAPITOL TOMORROW AFTERNOON.ORGANIZERS SAY... THEY WILL BEENCOURAGING SOCIAL DISTANCINGAN

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