Have you noticed how much people accomplish in their car while driving down the road? Doing things while driving has taken “Get R’ Done” to a whole new level. I am not sure why, but the busy lives of our nation has forced this craziness; I’m convinced.
It takes me forty five minutes to get out the door, dolled up, and ready to greet my day, work or play. I cannot seem to fathom how women put on mascara while driving and looking in their rearview mirror, one hand on the wheel. Lipstick – that’s different; I understand lipstick. Any woman worth her salt can put on lipstick in her sleep.
There is nothing like a good newspaper article over a hot cup of coffee in the morning. Never in my life will I figure out how to read a newspaper, or a book, while driving. Drinking coffee shouldn’t happen, but I get that.
People eat in their car. The car has replaced the kitchen and dining room tables for many families. Let’s not exclude single people; they practically live off carry out. People get in car wrecks over spilt pop and hamburgers that slip out of their buns while being shoved into the mouth of their driver. I wonder how fattening this is.
I personally enjoy car singing. I even throw in a finger snapping, hip bouncing move when the song is really good. I blew out one of my speakers during a recent car party. Now I just turn up the volume a bit more to make up for it. Have you ever caught someone singing in their car at a red light? It is hilarious, especially if they realize you just caught them and they give you ‘that look’. I know I’ve been caught and I used to care, I don’t anymore. I’m over 50, I consider the entertainment factor and it all makes sense.
Guests are always welcome passengers and I had an especially fun one recently. Did you know that laughing hysterically can be a driving detriment? Laughing too hard can cause us to lose focus on the road. I don’t know about you but back seat drivers freak me out. I get knee jerk reactions, miss my turns and change lanes without looking, just because they said to do it. Thirty four years ago during one of my driving days on the learner permit; I couldn’t help but notice a beautiful home and pointed it out to my mother. What I didn’t realize, as she was yelling, I was driving right towards the house, going off the road. I did get back on track that day, realizing we cannot steer into everything we look at. I am so glad I figured that out.
I had a mosquito in my car recently. Where in the world did that thing come from in November? I was trying like crazy to kill the pesky bug and it was getting away. After about four tries, my back seat driver suggested I was petting the thing. This struck a funny bone out of nowhere. I was laughing hysterically. One more lesson learned – do not pet bugs while driving, just let them be.
Well I better pull over; I need to check my email.
