Lady members hair question

[teembo]

After a 3-day trip to the south of France Mrs teembo is less than pleased with the rearrangement of her hair by the combination of motorway driving and the mistral.

What do our ladies do to keep their hair in check, short of a flying helmet ?  The hair here is too short to be tied back, but long enough to flap around wildly.

[SM25T]

For Sue .... baseball cap or extra long buff that can be looped around neck and also head as scarf. Both options are secured by Peltor Optime 3 ear defenders.

[Jonathan Kay]

Walking hat.

(My Tilley hasn't blown off yet.)

Jonathan

PS: Where did you get to?

[teembo]

Currently in Provence, heading for Carcassonne soon. VERY hot.  Sat nav in the 12V socket invaluable.

[JNC]

A head scarf ! Sell it to her by saying if it's good enough for Audrey Hepburn  !

[teembo]

Headscarf didn't work.

[Toughie]

A head scarf didn't work for my Boss, either.

'The Boss' now uses one of my old Borneo type (bucket hat, beanie hat, etc.) hats which, she says, is large enough not to crush the coif, but small enough to stay in place.

For 'belt and braces' security, she has also sown two frightfully sweet ribbons on the sides, to enable her to tie it loosely under her dainty chin.  On me, however, it now makes me look like a *%!?"$*!

On grumpy days, however, she simply insists on the half-hood.

I'm considering an intercom and guessing that an added benefit might be that the pudding basins over each ear, along with the connecting strap, might be enough to stop her crowning glory getting in her eyes.  Can anyone here confirm this?

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[Mort]

Baseball cap in Summer, and faux fur trapper hat with ear flaps in Winter, for Mrs M.  

[Julian H]

Short and messy can look sexy!

[Golf Juliet Tango]

Headscarf didn't work.

 

A head scarf didn't work for my Boss, either.

OK. I had wondered if we might have a club headscarf for this situation. I think with two negative reports, I won't follow it up. I'll leave the idea with the horsey brigade (and the Morgan lovers)

[Toughie]

I think a club headscarf is a good idea.  I'd wear one to keep my ear hair from blowing in my eyes.

[Toughie]

Unfortunately, that picture looks nothing like my Boss when she gets out of the car.  And, more's the pity, neither does that expression.

[teembo]

Well, a headscarf did work up to a point, and was fine for cross-country, but turbulence on the motorway meant that limiting friction was exceeded.

[teembo]

Well, a headscarf did work up to a point, and was fine for cross-country, but turbulence on the motorway meant that limiting friction was exceeded.

[Mort]

Maybe Mrs teembo could adopt the Servalan look.  For those not old enough to remember Blake's 7 :-

 

[Kensboats7]

swimming cap or shaved head - less wind resistance, rain drops blow right off and anyway, light is right. Or, just present her with a dozen red roses at the end of the trip!

Xinha uses baseball cap when driving ours in the summer and combines it with a pashmina after dark and on colder days. Not tried in winter yet, but determined never to use the hood.

[Stridey]

In my dreams...

 

In reality...

I did get brownie points recently by buying a lovely silk scarf as a present.

[Tazio]

Ah Servelan, many a young boys masturbatory fantasy...( her words, in a recent Blakes7
)review

She still has the same hair style today....

[Toughie]

Kensboats7,

I admire your determination.    There comes a point at which The Boss simply puts her foot down, and that's usually when I want to put my foot down.

Truth is, when faced with a couple of hours of motorway driving, even I resort to the half-hood for comfort.

As for my own headgear, whist I prefer driving without a hat, on sunny days I find the peak of a baseball cap a huge improvement to dynamic visual acuity, or, as we scientists call it, 'seeing.'  Even with the side screens, however, it never feels quite secure.  One of my flat caps feels more secure, but the shorter peek reduces acuity.  Strangely, I've found one of my panama hats to be the most secure, even at high speeds, despite sticking above the screen (I'm 6' 2", though have lowered floors).  How do the ladies feel about panamas?  Mine refuses as she says it would still crush the hairstyle.
 

[colindavies56]

Do the club do a logo,d mach3,perfect prezzy.

[Delbert]

Why am I thinking  "There is something about Mary"

[Golf Juliet Tango]

Delbert    and   

Do the club do a logo,d mach3,perfect prezzy

Colin, what? (Isn't a Mach3 a razor?) 

[teembo]

We, too, resorted to the half-hood to escape the turbulence but it just got too hot.  Maybe without doors, but that kind of defeats the object.

I found a well-fitting baseball cap to be essential, a small version felt like I was about to lose it all the time, a good peak is a necessity down here to avoid a permanent squint.

[Toughie]

Delbert,

"Why am I thinking  "There is something about Mary"."

Are you suggesting that the solution is a firm hold hair spray?

[Toughie]

teembo,

I've certainly found that the full hood requires no more clothing than a towel.  And perhaps some pine paneling might be in keeping, rather than carpets.  But thus far (I'm still very much a newbie), Ive found the half-hood usually gives a pleasant waft around the back of the neck.

I can't help wondering where your 'down here' is.  For me, I find the late afternoon and evening to be the time a good peak most useful.  As for the latitude, I remember modernist architects needing to keep in mind that in the UK, they should use at least 1m overhang on eaves, whereas in more southern areas they could get away with narrower eaves, as the sun is closer to the vertical for longer.