The GIANT hairdoo

[FJ and G]

In Virginia and the rest of the South, it seems like more women wear big hairdoos than anywhere else in the country. If you are wondering what I mean by big hairdoos, watch "The Simpsons" and you will see Mrs. Simpson wearing her big hairdoo.

There's a connection between big hairdoos and trains coming up shortly.

We'll there's this lady who loooks to be in her early 50s who every day sports a big hairdoo. It is always decked out the same way, sort of looking like a tall Talliban Turban. She wears bright red lipstick, and so much eye liner and face powder that it looks like she took a mud bath. Furthermore, you can smell her before you see her because she reeks of cheap rose perfume. I'll return to her in a minute.

On the VRE RR, there are these overhead luggage racks, about 5 feet off the ground. People frequently smack into them, usually when they are tired on the return trip home. You can easily tell when this happens because there will be either a sharp smack or a thud, followed by a mild or not so mild explitive, even from some of the church-goers.

Oftentimes, the rap on the head will be quite painful and the explitives will be followed by moaning.

Well, the other day, the big hairdood lady, who always sits in the same seat 2 cars back from the front, jumped out of her chair, straight into the rack. I was right there to witness it. On the moment of impact, her big hairdoo acted like an airbag, cushioning the blow. But the hairdoo was coiled round and round like a spring. And, the laws of physicals took hold and sprung her straight back into her seat.

There was a surprised look on her face and I had all to do to keep from laughing as she made her exit, wearing a slightly flattened hairdoo in the shape of the rack.

Dave Vergun

[JoeKoh]

Hmm a built in hair bag for safety?cool
stay safe
joe

[Willy2]

LOL! That's is so funny! [:-^]

Willy

[cherokee woman]

FJ & G, if I remember correctly, that hairstyle is called "The beehive". I'm 52, and
NEVER had my hair done in that style. Although, maybe I should have: since I'm
4'7", it would have added some height to me. Oh well, that's life!!

[Kathi Kube]

47 inches, Cherokee Woman? If my math is right —and there's a very good reason I work with letters instead of numbers—that would make you ... um, ... not very tall.

I'm 5'11" and watch my head every time I stand up. Actually, I seem to have more problems walking into walls. Don't ask.

Kathi

[Mookie]

psst Kathi - she is 4 feet 7 inches - your eyesight is failing.

Mook

[dharmon]

psssssssssssst Mook.............I think she ran into ONE too many walls...[;)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Kathi Kube



Actually, I seem to have more problems walking into walls.

Kathi

Are we related? [;)] [:D] [;)]

Bookshelves, walls, hmmmmm. [;)]

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Kathi Kube

47 inches, Cherokee Woman? If my math is right —and there's a very good reason I work with letters instead of numbers—that would make you ... um, ... not very tall.

I'm 5'11" and watch my head every time I stand up. Actually, I seem to have more problems walking into walls. Don't ask.

Kathi

How's the air up there[?]
You are about an inch taller than myself.[:p]
Now, about walking into walls,DON'T ASK![:D][}:)]

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

QUOTE: Originally posted by Kathi Kube



Actually, I seem to have more problems walking into walls.

Kathi

Are we related? [;)] [:D] [;)]

Bookshelves, walls, hmmmmm. [;)]

Yeah,
We are all related!
We are supposed to be "One Big Happy Family"[:)]

[Anonymous]

That story is hilarious....

By the sounds of it, the hairdoo protects her from hurting her head, and the perfume keeps the bugs away. [:D]

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

psssssssssssst Mook.............I think she ran into ONE too many walls...[;)]

No Dan,
I think when she was growing up, she had a brick or two fall on her![:D][}:)]

[tree68]

I think the cushion a hairdo like that obviously provides would be handy sometimes, except for two things: Guys generally don't wear beehive hairdos (never mind Elton John), and I only clear most doors by three inches anyway. Not much room for a big 'do.

Kathi will appreciate the sentiment that appeared with my picture in my high school yearbook - "There was a far away look in his eyes. He was looking at his feet."

[:D]

[Kathi Kube]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

Kathy will appreciate the sentiment that appeared with my picture in my high school yearbook - "There was a far away look in his eyes. He was looking at his feet."

Sweet.

Actually, my height has come in very handy when I've met some railroaders at conventions and tradeshows. Meeting people in a male-dominated field is always easier when you can square your shoulders and look them straight in the eye. (Or better.)

kat

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Kathi Kube

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

Kathy will appreciate the sentiment that appeared with my picture in my high school yearbook - "There was a far away look in his eyes. He was looking at his feet."

Sweet.

Actually, my height has come in very handy when I've met some railroaders at conventions and tradeshows. Meeting people in a male-dominated field is always easier when you can square your shoulders and look them straight in the eye. (Or better.)

kat

Plus at work, when you stand up, you can see over the wall of your Kubical[:D]

[garr]

I always wondered what Lottie Mae did when she wasn't making the "big haired lady" ads for Longhorns. Now I know--she''s riding VRE trains.

Jay

[espeefoamer]

Don't tell OSHA about this. They will pass a law requiring everyone to wear a beehive hairdo.[:0][:(!]

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

I think the cushion a hairdo like that obviously provides would be handy sometimes, except for two things: Guys generally don't wear beehive hairdos (never mind Elton John), and I only clear most doors by three inches anyway. Not much room for a big 'do.

Kathi will appreciate the sentiment that appeared with my picture in my high school yearbook - "There was a far away look in his eyes. He was looking at his feet."

[:D]

You know,
My dad always told me,if hadn't had so much turned down
for a foundation,I would be a tall person.(he was talking about the feet,
which mine were bigger than his.)

[Modelcar]

Tree68....Just noted in your bio you had a Marx train set...That was one of my first one's too....A Union Pacific streamliner...The one with the big radiator grill. Don't remember what it was named...Believe it was green and creme in color. Era: Late 30's early 40's. O27 gauge.

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh

Hmm a built in hair bag for safety?cool
stay safe
joe

Joe,
HAIR BAG[?]
If enough barbers got into this,maybe we could save
some money on haircuts![:)]

[adrianspeeder]

I wack my head on my trannys and diffs a lot.

Adrianspeeder

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

Tree68....Just noted in your bio you had a Marx train set...That was one of my first one's too....A Union Pacific streamliner...The one with the big radiator grill. Don't remember what it was named...Believe it was green and creme in color. Era: Late 30's early 40's. O27 gauge.

Alas, I wish I still had it. [:(] Think it was heavily NYC. I seem to remember a Pacemaker boxcar. I still have the transformer somewhere, though. Dad used it as a power supply for 12 volt projects in the shop, even though it was AC.

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt


You know,
My dad always told me,if hadn't had so much turned down
for a foundation,I would be a tall person.(he was talking about the feet,
which mine were bigger than his.)

My dad said that it took a bigger foundation for a cathedral than an outhouse. (we both wore 13's).