Barbershop Lifesaver

In the movie High Plains Drifter Clint Eastwood plays the nameless cowboy who is one of the origins of the term Cowboy Safety.

He has arrived in town and goes to the saloon. Local residents at the bar do not welcome this newcomer. Who he is and what he knows are of no value to them.

He goes to the barber shop for a shave. He is in the chair and shaving cream is on his face. The men at the bar come in with evil intentions. The nameless cowboy is saved because he has a loaded handgun in his lap and he knows how to use it.

We wonder today why we have so many safety and security lapses when we spend large amounts of money and time on "safety." What is it spent on? To provide repetitive and     redundant "safety training."

If the High Plains Drifter based his safety on that he would have died in the barber shop. A stack of training cards from classes given by people with no experience would not have saved him.

David Sneed