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
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.
Posted by: AmStaff Mom | June 27, 2006 11:05 AM
dude i can do it with my gillette mach 3 . . . . ahahahahaha girls are nothing if not adaptive
Posted by: Katie | June 27, 2006 11:16 AM
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.
Posted by: ben | June 27, 2006 11:36 AM
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??)
Posted by: leahpeah | June 27, 2006 12:07 PM
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.)
Posted by: Lawyerish | June 27, 2006 12:26 PM
Good for you for multitasking! :)
Posted by: Mel | June 27, 2006 08:19 PM
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.
Posted by: Chad | June 27, 2006 11:22 PM
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.
Posted by: eddo | June 28, 2006 09:16 AM
You have some skills, girlie!
Posted by: Faith in Florida | June 28, 2006 10:18 AM
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.
Posted by: Molicious | June 28, 2006 10:37 AM
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.
Posted by: jonniker | June 28, 2006 02:49 PM
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.
Posted by: Lia | June 28, 2006 03:07 PM
wrong. just. wrong
Posted by: steve | June 28, 2006 07:16 PM
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.
Posted by: Amstaff Mom | June 28, 2006 07:48 PM
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
Posted by: Jayleigh | June 29, 2006 06:54 AM
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...
Posted by: buffy | June 29, 2006 07:29 AM