What do you do with your hair when it's down and you're:

1. Driving, and
2. Sitting at work

(assuming you ever wear it down)?

It's now long enough that when I lean back on it in nearly any chair, I lean back on enough of it that it doesn't slip free if I move my head around, which feels rather akin to the situation when you're wearing a sheath skirt and try to take a stride that's too big for the skirt. A very annoying feeling. I can't seem to "loosen" it enough so that I still lean against the ends but feel like I have freedom of movement of my head. (Does that make sense?) If I flip my hair over the back of the chair, it always seems to get caught on something. If I bring my hair over my shoulders, it works for just sitting (unless I try to cross my arms in front of me, and then I have to be careful not to catch my hair there, either), but for driving, seems to always get stuck under the seatbelt!

Driving is a particular problem, since buns don't work well (hit the back of the seat and make me sit weird :)), braids don't work well (still long enough for me to lean back on), and I'm kinda lost for other ideas. Maybe I just need to get used to the feeling...

Anyone have any ideas? I'm not ready to give up and always wear it up, since part of what I love about having long hair is wearing it down.

Learning to be a longhair,
Jonobie

to know if anyone does anything different also. The only thing I can come up with is pull it in front over the shoulder. I had an car accident a few weeks ago and lost almost 6 inches when the hair got tangled in the belt :shock: . I know what you mean putting in a bun hits the seat. We seem to do the same things so I am no help at all :oops: Just thought I would let you know what I did.

I have the same problem. I cannot stand to lean back on a bun! I usually wear my hair loose, and if it is catching on anything, then I pull it over my shoulder in the car. If I am at work, then I usually use a pencil or chopstick to put it in a high bun (higher than my chair back.) I can easily slide the stick out and have loose hair again if I need to get up (with loose hair) for anything.

--Cheryl

I put my hair hair over my shoulder also, both when I sit in a car or in a chair. When it is cold (like now) I keep my hair inside my jacket and then when I am driving it does not bother me.

At work when I wear my hair down, it too gets caught on the hardware or fabric of the chair. I brought in a pillowcase from home and slid it over the chair back. This at least keep me from getting caught on my chair.

ahh... the perpetual question!

I find that sweeping the hair up into a bun on the top of my head does wonders. I'm talking a very high bun, sticking straight up. I despise the thought of my hair touching movie seats, and now that they come up so high, this is the only way to do it. I do this bun in the car, at work, in movie seats and painting, and it stays out of the way. Kinda makes me feel like baby Pebbles on the Flintstones, 'cept I don't stick a bone in it!

~magpieDee

Usually when I'm driving, if my hair is down or semi down, I pull it around over one shoulder. I have been a bad girl putting the shoulder belt under my arm to keep it out of my hair. Well... I got caught last week. I got a ticket! Blech. You think I'da gotten partial credit for having it on at all, but nooooo. :rolleyes:

When I'm driving it's over the right shoulder. When someone else is driving it's over the left. When I sit in a high back chair I usually pile it over both shoulders. Either that or at home it ends up in a bun smack on top my head. :)

i drive for work, and i usually wear it in a french/dutch braid. maybe cause it's not quite as long as yours i don't have a problem with my braid getting trapped.

loose hair, that's another story. the seat belt just chews it up no matter how i try to move it to the side.

good question,
heather

I put it over one shoulder too, or the quick braid idea is a good one also. When my hair is longer I can twist it up into a temp bun and it stays as long as I'm not moving around too much.

I wear mine down 99% of the time. I really only 'tail it for saftey reasons when welding or working on cars/equipment. The chair thing doesn't bother me,I may occasionally lean up slightly and tilt my head foreward to pull it up some and sit back against it,so it is "looser".
I have issues with seatbelts and rarely wear them. In the rare case that I do,it's usually over the opposite shoulder.



LONGHAIR

What do you do with your hair when it's down and you're:

1. Driving, and
2. Sitting at work

(assuming you ever wear it down)?

It's now long enough that when I lean back on it in nearly any chair, I lean back on enough of it that it doesn't slip free if I move my head around, which feels rather akin to the situation when you're wearing a sheath skirt and try to take a stride that's too big for the skirt. A very annoying feeling. I can't seem to "loosen" it enough so that I still lean against the ends but feel like I have freedom of movement of my head. (Does that make sense?) If I flip my hair over the back of the chair, it always seems to get caught on something. If I bring my hair over my shoulders, it works for just sitting (unless I try to cross my arms in front of me, and then I have to be careful not to catch my hair there, either), but for driving, seems to always get stuck under the seatbelt!

Driving is a particular problem, since buns don't work well (hit the back of the seat and make me sit weird :)), braids don't work well (still long enough for me to lean back on), and I'm kinda lost for other ideas. Maybe I just need to get used to the feeling...

Anyone have any ideas? I'm not ready to give up and always wear it up, since part of what I love about having long hair is wearing it down.

Learning to be a longhair,
Jonobie

Hi, Jonobie!

I know what you mean about leaning back on buns. I don't like it either. One of the reasons why I wear my hair down most of the time. That and hairline breakage.

Whenever I'm sitting, I always pull my hair to the front, over my left shoulder. It's a habit now. I don't like leaning back on my hair. The idea of the extra friction possibly causing breakage freaks me out.

When in the car, driving, I put the seatbelt on and then pull my hair over the seatbelt. Anything to keep it from being restricted.

You might be right about needing to get used to your hair getting longer. Whenever my hair reaches a certain length, it takes getting used to. :)

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GOOD question . . .

In the car, I"ll get in, buckle the belt, then fling my hair over my right shoulder where it is basically trailing between the two seats and/or over the seat and hanging in the back.

Solution 2: Jaw Clip/ Maximas clip/ hair stick . . . on top of head.

Chair at work! I"m with Biker . . . my hair is always getting stuck in the hardware of the chairs or getting tangled up by the lint from the fabric (seriously!!!). I'll pull my hair over one shoulder (but never both . . . that drives me nutty). Or I'll flip it into a "shorter pony tail" where you kind of partially bun the top, and then let the length hang, but only as far as the shoulders!

I hope that makes sense.

I guess I'm the only person who leaves her hair behind her in the car. I don't like my hair over my shoulder, it gets tangled in the harness and often I'll get hair caught in the doorjam. My car has a sun roof -- my kids laugh when my hair flys out the sunroof. If my hair is behind me, I can keep it in check. I lean forward to give the hair some moving room, then lean back to keep the hair in place.

At work I do the same.

I don't have an issue with leaning on my hair. I love to do that. Am I the only one? I love the way it feels when I get a little tug when I am leaning on it and move my head. Am I weird? It's just the best feeling to me. I guess I've waited such a long time for it to be this long again I am enjoying every little thing that tells me my hair is getting longer. I don't want it to get caught on chair hardware or something like that of course. When driving I pull it to the right and I'm on of those who hooks the seatbelt strap under my left arm. I do worry about seatbelt damage. My hair seems to roll up in it all the time. I really have to be careful with that.

Carolyn - I like leaning and sitting on my hair too, but just be careful OK? All that rubbing and friction, particularly on rough fabrics, can actually damage your hair :( It's a nice feeling, but you shouldn't make a habit of it. It's the same idea as you shouldn't rub your hair with a towel when you dry it I suppose.

For driving and sitting, I either bring my hair over my shoulder, or preferably throw it over the back of the seat. With all my hair behind me it can hang loose and free and natural and not get caught on seat belts, gear sticks, the hand brake, the indicator stalks etc. I'm at the length where nothing in the car is safe LOL!

Carolyn - I like leaning and sitting on my hair too, but just be careful OK? All that rubbing and friction, particularly on rough fabrics, can actually damage your hair :( It's a nice feeling, but you shouldn't make a habit of it. It's the same idea as you shouldn't rub your hair with a towel when you dry it I suppose.

For driving and sitting, I either bring my hair over my shoulder, or preferably throw it over the back of the seat. With all my hair behind me it can hang loose and free and natural and not get caught on seat belts, gear sticks, the hand brake, the indicator stalks etc. I'm at the length where nothing in the car is safe LOL!

I try not to do it too much. I feel like it's kind of a guilty pleasure. :D I try to be really aware of nylon pile fabrics like upholstery. That nylong seems to grab my ends. I do the throw the hair over the back of the seat thing when I am a passenger. Works pretty good and gets air on the back of your neck on a hot day.

In the car if my hair is down I always bring it over my left shoulder.
At work I stand and walk all day so I can't help you there.

My hair is midback length. I usually put it over my shoulder when I drive. I work at home right now so my hair style varies on my activity. During housework or make jewelry, it is usually in a bun or braid. When I write, it is usually down because I love it loose the best. It is relaxing to feel it loose while I write, like a blanket.

Thanks for all the comments! :)

I have noticed that a figure 8 bun bumps the back of the car seat a bit less than a regular bun -- I guess I'm more proficient at winding those! :)

Cheers,
Jonobie

When driving I just pull all of my hair - loose or in a pony - to the front right side. That way it won't tangle with the seat belt or the seat.

When down or even 1/2 up, 1/2 down and sitting I either put it over the back of the chair (works great with our slick wood backed pews) or bring it front. It I am wearing it straight and am not worried about squishing the curls, I will sit as normal lean forward slightly, look down putting my chin on my chest and lean back. This frees up enough so my head doens't feel stuck.

While driving, I generally put it over the back of the seat (headrest and all) and never have trouble getting it caught. I also lean forward a bit after doing this to free up some moving room.

Oh, btw, my hair is about hip legnth if that makes any diff. :)

It had been a long since I had driven with my hair down. I didn't know what else to do except to pull it in front over one shoulder.

...That's the last time I had waist-length hair...and i used to have that snap-back action whenever i tried to check my blindspots. Fun.

Back then my method was to throw my hair up into a high "pony-loop" or loose high bun (like on top of my head...not beautiful, but CAN be sexy, ha ha). I made it loose enough so that when I took it down, I'd just have cool 'sexy waves' and no ponytail bump. (yeah, whatever! I was really just lazy to do anything w/ my hair and just thew it up into some kind of style to get it out of my face...the bf hated it, oops...plus I dind't know how to handle wavy hair back then) Plus it helped to control my hair so that when I got to school, it wouldn't be as frizzy.

I can't stand my hair down in the truck, either. I drive a giant van for work,and the seats suck as far as the spine goes.
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I have a seat support that hugs my back, a curved cushion divided into thirds around my back. It keeps me in place, my back happy, and pushes me out from the seat about 3 inches. So when my hair is up, one way or another, my hair and head don't touch the seat. I also slip a satin pillowcase over the cushion, just in case a strand goes wandering...

1. Driving, and
In a bee butt bun

2. Sitting at work
In a bee butt bun

Even if I don't have a scrunchie handy, I wrap my hair around and tuck it inside of itself to hold it for a little while.