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It's people like me that cause road rage

June 27, 2006

When I see a woman applying makeup while driving, particularly mascara, I get a little miffed. And then I remember that I do the same thing sometimes, and that it's totally a double-standard, but I'm a "safe" driver and I don't know whether that woman is the same. Because when I apply mascara while driving, I'm not looking in the mirror. I'm looking at the road. I'm THAT talented.

My latest talent? I can shave while driving.

It's true! Today I have a follow-up appointment with my orthopedic doctor, and he needs to examine my knee. My previously hairy knee. But on the way out the door this morning, I grabbed my trusty electric razor. And I shaved. In traffic.

Men do it. Why can't I?

Comments

1

I don't have an electric razor. If I did, I'd TOTALLY be doing that. Much to my b-i-l's chagrin, I'm sure.

2

dude i can do it with my gillette mach 3 . . . . ahahahahaha girls are nothing if not adaptive

3

There are somethings that guys can do that it is just WRONG for girls to do the same thing... Shaving is one of them. Next thing you know, you are going to tell me that you pee in a bottle "in traffic."

Not that it isn't wrong for guys to do that... or that I have ever done that... (because Minnesota doesn't have traffic...) BUT the point is... guys could do this... but just because guys can do this, doesn't mean that women should try it.

4

i can do mascara while driving and looking at the road. at one point in time, when i drove a stick shift and was still a smoker, i could smoke, drink a soda, chew gum (i know....eeewww), shift and talk on the phone at the same time. but that is because i was a GOOD driver. if i saw someone else doing that, i would have been so mad...... (i can't believe i used to do that!! what was wrong with me??)

5

It's stories like this that remind me why I am so glad I do not drive on a regular basis.

Oh, I kid! I was relieved to see it was an electric razor - at first I had a mental picture of you slapping your leg up on the dash and lathering up with shaving cream.

(Also, at first glance I thought you said your "rusty electric razor," which - ow.)

6

Good for you for multitasking! :)

7

82% of people think they are an above average driver. This means that 32% of people don't have a frickin' clue.

I don't do anything while I'm driving. No drinking, eating or talking on the cell phone. After all, I've got to keep a hand free to reload.

8

This Man doesn't do it. I only shave once a week whether I need it or not... thank God.

Now you Jes, you sound like a PROCRASTINATOR, which you know the saying, "Takes one to know one"... and I am and I do.

9

You have some skills, girlie!

10

When the doc removed my soft cast yesterday I couldn't believe the amount of leg hair underneath. It was horrible.

I asked them if they offer a free waxing with their cast removal. They didn't find it as funny as I did.

I should have brought my electric razor.

11

I totally would if I used an electric razor. And why is it that my knees can NEVER get shaved properly? They stay hairy, despite my best efforts.

Sigh.

12

Please, all of you: eyes on the road and hands on the wheel! I'll have to remember to stay off the sidewalk when I'm in town.

13

wrong. just. wrong

14

I have a hard time shaving my knees too. Thankfully, I don't normally have visible leg hair unless the light hits it the wrong way. I rarely have my contacts in while I'm in the shower, so this accounts for the inability to shave correctly.

Glad I'm not the only one.

15

I actually don't put on makeup in the car anymore because I will inevitably leave it there and it will melt. Yuck.

;-) Rock on with the shaving. Would have been more impressive if you'd have used shaving cream and a razor. hehe

16

I'm exactly the same.

If I had to count the number of mornings I've driven behind someone doing their 'face' in the rear view mirror...

ARghh...




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