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Article #5Re: Stewardess with Beard Problem - Help!
From: dejablues
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:26
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:26
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After looking at the whois and the crossposts, and keeping in mind this might be a troll: Have you consulted your physician? "Althea Thompson" <altheafirstclassfa@usmajorairline.us> wrote in message news:cshl70hfq8t6691dkctu0pujli1fmcupn3@newsgroups... > Hi, my name is Althea and I'm a flight attendant for a major US airline. I'm > 60 years old. I've just recently finished going through menopause. I'm > happy the hot flashes and the mood swings are over, but it seems menopause > has left me with a little present...a moustache and a beard. I've tried > everything, from plucking and shaving to bleaching and waxing. I even tried > electrolysis but it hurt too much, and the hairs still came back, they just > took a little longer. So I gave up on that. The problem now is the hairs > are growing in more rapidly and coursely as time goes by. This is > especially a problem when I have to go away for several days at a time, as I > do several times a month since I mostly work long overseas flights. I > wonder what passengers think when they notice their female flight attendant > has a beard at the end of their overnight flight to Europe. I don't have > time before we land to sneak away to the lavatory and shave with a razor and > foam, it takes too long and besides the other F/A's would wonder what I'm > doing in there so long when I need to be out preparing the galley and cabin > for landing. But if I use an electric razor they can hear the racket > through the door and then they'll really wonder what's going in there. They > might think I'm pleasuring myself with some mechanical adult toy! The > last thing I need is a planeful of gossiping flight attendants snickering > and whispering behind my back. For other mature ladies out > there, how have you handled this problem, and what works for you? > > Thank you, > Althea
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1165da,e032e28100204073 X-Google-Attributes: gid1165da,public X-Google-Thread: 109a35,e032e28100204073 X-Google-Attributes: gid109a35,public X-Google-Thread: 1153d9,e032e28100204073 X-Google-Attributes: gid1153d9,public X-Google-Thread: 113ee0,e032e28100204073 X-Google-Attributes: gid113ee0,public X-Google-Thread: f5d9a,e032e28100204073 X-Google-Attributes: gidf5d9a,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-04-12 16:28:04 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!news2.telebyte.nl!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!pcp01375754pcs.selrsv01.pa.comcast.NET!not-for-mail From: "dejablues" <dejablues@comcast.net> Newsgroups: alt.support.menopause,aus.aviation,rec.travel.air,alt.disasters.aviation,alt.tasteless Subject: Re: Stewardess with Beard Problem - Help! Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:26:20 -0400 Lines: 42 Message-ID: <c5f8m3$114oi$1@ID-172312.news.uni-berlin.de> References: <cshl70hfq8t6691dkctu0pujli1fmcupn3@newsgroups> NNTP-Posting-Host: pcp01375754pcs.selrsv01.pa.comcast.net (68.80.66.56) X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1081812483 1086226 I 68.80.66.56 ([172312]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165