It was in the 50s in NE PA today so I rode my Sporty to work, 55 mi each way. The trip home was dark and quite windy, an adventure for sure. Before I left work, my wife called and asked me to pickup her prescription, she is sick with a bad cold.

When I finally got to the drug store after about an hour fifteen ride, the place didn't look too busy, so I figured I'd leave my gear on and just head in and pick it up. I make my way to the back of the store and give my name, and a 10 minute wait begins.

I'm wearing textile/mesh jacket & pants, neck scarf, full face helmet, and winter gloves. Mr. Tough Guy. I also have ear plugs in, so I can't hear much. While I'm waiting I pulled out my phone, and I see a voice mail from the wife. Great. I know I won't hear it with the helmet & plugs. I check text & email, nothing there. I know she is trying to catch me at the store to pick something up. I figure there's only way I'm going to hear this message: crank the volume all the way up and hit speakerphone.

I glance around...there's a growing crowd behind me...pharmacists in front of me. She probably wants some ginger ale or something. How bad can it be? I tap the icon to play it.

At full volume, there's my wife...
HI HONEY CAN YOU PICKUP POISE FEMININE PADS, THE PINK BOX OF 48, WITH WINGS, THEY'RE IN THE INCONTINENCE SECTION...
and on she goes.

I am punching the phone at this point trying to stop the message, but of course the screen won't respond. I'm like ABORT!, shaking the phone, blowing on it, trying to muffle it.

Well at least everyone got a good laugh. That's me...MR TOUGH GUY BIKER DUDE, lol. You can't make this stuff up.

 

Hahahaha!
I thought that stuff only happened to me!

 

OH Goodness.......I just read this to my wife ....still laughing...thanks guitarfish!!!

 

You're also not getting any tonight either Mr. Tough Guy Biker Dude....

 

I think most of us have had a similar experience. Thanks for the laugh!

 

Funny story!

 

Too funny. I feel your pain LOL!!!

 

Oh Yeah, the things we do for love. Many moons ago My beloved wife was sick as a dog and her period started, so being the kind hearted man that I am I threw on my leather jacket and rode my Honda 750 to the grocery store and bought the tampons she wanted. It seams like there were two dozen people that I worked with saw me carrying the hole plugs to the counter, Oh Well.

 

I think you guys need to look at it differently. Why be embarrassed? Everyone knows the pads and tampons aren't for you. It makes you look like the caring, sensitive, loving man you are to shop for the important things your wife/SO needs.

 

Yeah, 30 years ago I was embarrassed buying that stuff for my wife. Last week my daughter in law asked me to buy some on the way home, no big deal.
Funny story though, Guitarfish.