Welcome aboard, @R Thorpe!
Are there ladies in your life who will sometimes accompany you in your lovely, sky-blue Speedster?
My wife and our three daughters have made for some uncommon additions to the usual emergency arsenal of Fix-A-Flat and an extra belt. Here's what I've learned...
If you'll be transporting the fairer sex, invest in and keep in your trunk (frunk, boot, whatever we're calling it these days) a nice, fleece-lined bomber jacket in a lady's size.
Tuck into its sleeves a scarf, a stocking cap, and some warm gloves.
Lay in there a nice heavy blanket for her legs, and brother, you'll be a cool-weather HERO.
Who can know the workings of a woman's internal thermostat?
No one, that's who.
One can never tell when her thermometer will read "How much longer will we be out here?"
Also, next time you're at Walgreens or CVS, grab a little bunch of those little black ponytail holders (they come in a package of 20 or so) and toss the lot into the passenger-side door pocket. Now, when her hair's flying about, and you casually say "I think there's something in your door pocket that can help," by gosh she'll think she rubbed a lamp and you popped out.
Finally, as long as you're in Walgreens, grab a small bottle or tube of sunscreen and a pair of cheap aviator sunglasses, or some of those big Jackie Onassis jobs, and tuck those into the door pocket with those ponytail holders, and she'll always be protected.
Let's be heroes, boys.
