A Tuesday flap over whether Beaumont mayor Becky Ames violated the city ban on the opening of nail and hair salons can be easily explained according to Ames.
“I did nothing wrong,” said Ames.
“I went by to pick up product.”
Tensions over stay at home orders and the closing of retailers led to a furor on social media. The story published exclusively by the Philip Klein Southeast Texas Political Review featured pictures of a woman who appears to be Ames in a seated position – wearing a mask.
Ames says it IS her, and says the salon (which was not named) was NOT open at the time. Ames tells 1813News the nail tech never stood near her or touched her. She says the tech was six feet away.
The incident was at about 1 p.m. today according to Ames. The mayor says she went into the closed and hot salon for only about five minutes to get acetone solution. She says she had never used the “powder” before and asserts the tech showed her how to use it from a distance.
What do we know? The mayor was at the council meeting by 1:30 so the furor may be the fastest scandal in history. We know people demand personal accountability from their leaders. And we know Mayor Ames has explained HER SIDE of the story while acknowledging that she should be accountable. The city order allows the pick-up of products right now. And the mayor says the tech voluntarily offered to help. 1813 is no apologist for the mayor’s office, and maybe you’re still mad at her. But does it look like she got her nails done?
In that picture,it doesn’t look like she had them taken off. Is she too dumb to use google? Or did she think she was above the rules?
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Doesn’t look like it. Why not worry about something important instead of taking our mayor out whom I’m sure has had many sleepless hours. What have you been doing to volunteer to help our community?
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People are getting ridiculous. Who was there to take pictures?
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It does take longer than 5 min to remove that much product especially if it’s powder…she was probably soaking a good 15 min!
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It’s not a matter of if her nails were done, it’ was participating in the banned service! She went there to PICK UP Acetone (which everyone else has purchased at the local drug store to soak their own nails), when offered to soak, she should have refused! When she obtained her “FREE” product with 2nd instructions! The initial conversation should have described what to do, where to purchase, and send pic for follow
– instructions if needed. But, NO! You’re on your way to Council Meeting and rather than – text “I’m here” and your package is delivered curbside – OK, you get out of your car to Pick Up your package and find a “Show and Tell” is set up for you and you go along with it! Soaking to remove the gel nails take much longer than 5 minutes – post polish removal! More had to be done besides handwashing or those nails would have really been a topic at the meeting!
1. Poor judgement by Mayor
2. Session cut short only when another was noticed in the building
3. Salon Owner – Fine + Notification to State Salon Licensing Board.
4. Mayor to pay fine for Salon Owner – as she participated in the banned service that she enforced willinly!
I am sure this and more is going on by Nail, Beauty, and Barber Salons throughout the county –
Rules must be adhered to or the consequences must be met!
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A CLOSED BUSINESS, YES THEY ‘HELPED’ TO PROVIDE HER A SERVICE SHE CAN DO FROM HOME LIKE EVERYONE ELSE AT THIS TIME.
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Something is going on- nails and no roots??? I know what my roots look like!
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I believe that both Becky and the nail tech should be fined! Obviously she was seated soaking her nails inside a nail salon. She should be leading by example for those of us that CANNOT work!
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She could have bought acetone at Walmart. She did get them done because the nail salon tweeted about a private nail appt with the mayor.
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I never had my nails done. No one else was in the salon. I did nothing wrong……….
And to add insult to injury – the little girl that was excited to see the mayor at her salon – and snapped the picture and put up the header above – well…she no longer has a job. She got fired.
How many people were in the salon?
Two (Mayor and nail tech), three(little girl who snapped the picture) or more?
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She should be held accountable! The rules say “pick up” , not go in, sit down and have someone tell you how to use acetone! She is One of the rule makers!
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