[overflow] Re: Filk "Elitism"

["Kay Shapero" <kayshapero@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

the Ginger Cat <gingi@world.std.com> wrote;
To: Sandy Tyra <sandy@sa-tech.com>
Cc: <overflow@filknet.org>; <jfd@mich.com>; Nyani-Iisha
<nymartin@netway.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:38
Subject: [overflow] Re: Filk "Elitism"


> On Thu, 10 May 2001, Sandy Tyra wrote:
> > Or the combination.  Airbags are meant to be used *with* seatbelts,
> > not alone.  I am considerably taller than Lee, but the shoulder belt
> > goes across my neck too, if I don't fiddle with the seat position (no
> > amount of fidlling would solve the problem for Lee) and I tend to push
> > the shoulder strap under my arm, figuring it is better to risk a
> > mastectomy than a decapitation in an accident.  the air bag would,
> > hopefully, fill in the gap so that I would lose nothing.
>
> Did a drive down to NYC this past weekend with a friend.  I'm 5'3", she's
> 5' even, we're both somewhat buxom.  If I take my bra off to drive, the
> seat belt will stay nicely between my breasts.  If I leave it on, the
> seat belt tends to slide up and hit me in the neck.  (See, bras are
> designed to make two separate entities into one shelf united by
> elasticized fabric... anyway...)  I've never been able to make the seat
> belt stay down below both breasts.

I'm 5'2, and have an ingenious little gadget that clips onto the seat belt
and moves the cross strap over a couple of inches which is usually enough to
cause the strap to not cross my neck.