Buffalo barber is ready for Western New York region to enter Phase Two of reopening

Buffalo barber is ready for Western New York region to enter Phase Two of reopening

Barber shops and hair salons are part of Phase Two of reopening, and for one Buffalo barber, he's already been bombarded with requests for appointments.

THE REBOUNDBUFFALO IS OURCOMMITMENT--TO GUIDING YOUTHROUGH THISPANDEMIC.AND TODAY --MORE BUSINESSES INPARTS OF WESTERNNEW YORK--COULD BEGIN RE-OPENING ONCE AGAIN."PHASE TWO" OF THESTATE'S "REOPENINGPLAN"--IN THEORY, SHOULDBE STARTING IN THEFINGER LAKESREGION--THOUGH THERE'SBEEN NOANNOUNCEMENTFROM THEGOVERNOR.BUSINESSES LIKEBARBERS, SALONS,PROFESSIONALSERVICES, REALESTATE AND FINANCIALINSTITUTIONS --IN ORLEANS,GENESEE ANDWYOMING COUNTIES --COULD REOPEN.BUT THAT PROCESSWON'T START UNTIL ATLEAST TUESDAY--FOR THE REST OFWESTERN NEW YORK.SO ALL NEW FOR YOUTHIS MORNING --JEFF SLAWSON ISFINDING OUT WHAT ITWILL TAKE --FOR ONE LOCALBARBER TO OPEN HISDOORS--WHEN PHASE TWOBEGINS.IT'S GONNA BE CRAZYWHEN WE GET BACK TOIT.AFTER MORE THENTWO MONTHS IN THEDARK, THE LIGHTS AREABOUT TO COME BACKON AT DARK HORSEHAIR STUDIO.

OWNEREDWARD FIBICH SAYSHE'S ALREADY BEENBOMBARDED WITHREQUESTS FORAPPOINTMENTS.IN 12 HOURS I BOOKEDOUT A WEEK SOLID.DARK HORSE AND ALLOTHER BARBERSHOPS AND SALONSARE PART OF PHASETWO -- AND APOTENTIAL TUESDAYOPENING MEANSFIBICH IS ENSURINGHIS STUDIOS INDOWNTOWN BUFFALOAND EAST AURORAARE CLEAN AND SAFE.IT STARTS AT THEDOOR.UPON ENTRY WE'REGONNA HAND SANITIZEAND HAVE PEOPLEWASH THEIR HANDSFOR TWENTYSECONDS.EVERY CUSTOMERMUST WEAR A MASK --AND FIBICH SAYS DARKHORSE WILL ALSO BECHECKINGTEMPERATURESANYONE OVER 99.5WE'RE GOING TO HAVETO TURN AWAY.ONLY ONE CUSTOMERPER BARBER ISALLOWED IN AT A TIME-- ALL CHAIRS AT DARKHORSE'S LOCATIONSARE SET 7 FEETAPART.

ALL BARBERSWILL WEAR GLOVESAND MASKS AND ALLEQUIPMENT WILL BEWIPED DOWNCONSTANTLY WITHDISINFECTANT.WE'RE GOING OT BEUSING THATRELIGIOUSLY TOSANITIZE EVERYTHINGANYONE COULD HAVETOUCHEDIT'S ALL TO MAKECUSTOMERSCOMFORTABLE.SO WHEN THEY SIT INTHAT CHAIR THEY CANPEACEFULLY GET AHAIRCUT AND TRY ANDFORGET WHAT'S GOINGON RIGHT NOW.DARKHORSE WILL BEONLY DOING HAIRCUTSAT BOTH THEIRLOCATIONS AS THEYCAN HAVECUSTOMERS REMOVETHE MASKS FORBEARD TRIMS--- FIBICHSAID HE SUGGESTSANYONE LOOKING TOGET A HAIRCUT TOSTART TO LOOK NOWAS APPOINTMENTSARE BOOKING UPFAST.

AS OF NOW THEEXPECTATION ISPHASE TWOBUSINESSES WILLSTART OPENING NEXTTUESDAY.

IN BUFFALOJS 7EWN.