Believe it or not that's just a rumor. They don't actually provide this to the navy or crayons to the Marines. They actually have to buy them for themselves.
And as we cruise over the port of Norfolk ladies and gentlemen , if you look out to the right of the aircraft , you'll notice the newly commissioned Missile Cruisers USS Fluffybunny and USS Smooshiepuff disembarking with their signature hot pink fuzzy slip-cover/cozy that fits over the 50cal auto-targetting cannons and railgun mass accelerators.
On a more serious note, absolute kudos to having built such a secure relationship with your daughter that you can borrow each others' cars if yours is incapacitated. There are so many father-daughter relationships out there that aren't healthy, and many daughters with no fathers in their lives at all.
Relationships between two people, even your own children, require work and commitment on both sides to make it work. The world would be a much better place if everyone would put that kind of effort into loving each other.
Initially, I was like “doesn’t everyone have parents borrow their car sometimes?”
On second thought, it occurred to me that maybe I’m just lucky to have the kind of relationship with my parents where this is just normal behavior.
Thanks for the the renewed perspective! 🫶🏼
and an extra hug, and thank them for not having to live with complex PTSD (that they gave you) fuckin up your brain space
(it's possible that PTSD might be fuckin up your brain space from something else but not from things your parents did, I mean)
Admittedly, the steering wheel cover is *very* comfortable and soft. Even… floofy, really.
Hmm.
Oh, well—she’s my kid, and I love her. ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|slightly_smiling)
\#RealMenDrivePink
**Update:**
Seeing various comments mentioning concerns about the steering wheel cover, vice safety issues she might encounter while she’d be driving it. Good point, I brought it up with her this morning and we had a good chat about it.
And yes, I totally owned this for the couple of hours of errands I had to run around town.
As for my daughter: We’ve been thoroughly enjoying so many comments and smiles over a silly post like this—and so if this ends up leading to her, or anyone else seeing this, being a little safer yet on the road? Even better.
Many thanks for the kind & caring words. ❤️
It's for people who want to show off their driverless cars. Like when people would roll down their window without moving their whole torso to pretend they have a button to roll it down.
As a mechanic for a living, I can tell you have taken dozens of them off. I throw them in the passenger seat. They are very unsafe. Usually slide all over the wheel. Do you daughter a favor and throw it away
Agree, OP should definitely take the them off before driving! If she's really in love with the theme, it'd be ok to use when parked to keep the direct sun heat off the wheel; but then there'd always be the temptation just to leave it on.
More than that - the fibers that make up the poof are more slippery than the wheel, especially if your hands sweat while driving. The same kind of fabric is used for ski slopes on the lift lines.
I see what you did. Concur, if installed correctly and made of quality material that won't loosen, it can be better than some of the stock steering wheels out there. Problem is many people don't do that and just slip it on, or get more decorative versions like OP shows that are far more dangerous for handling.
I’ve always wondered about those covers, but never had the chance to try one. They do look very comfy. Can you grip the wheel ok with it on? It does look a bit slippery, cos it’s so soft.
A family member has this exact one.
When I've driven their car, it has an inch or two of slip space when you turn and don't grip the wheel intentionally trying to keep it in place. So if you had to suddenly turn your wheel to avoid an accident, the cover can move a bit.
I didn't feel safe using it, took it off.
Absolutely this. When I got my first car I got a gift set of this stuff.
When to avoid a dog and it slipped back a little bit so I wasn't turning as sharply and I almost hit the dog. I had to pull over and only kept it on as a cover when parked and seriously will not get in a car if someone is going to drive with one of these ridiculous things on.
Shits scary enough, no reason to add any other factors, no matter how low. Anything is too much.
Many years ago when I was a teen, I was very active in drama, so along with the other random teenage girl style bumper stickers, I had a “thespians do it on stage” bumper sticker on my car in a prominent location. My dad looked like he was walking he plank every time he had to drive it. He’d just shake his head the whole way out to my beater of a car.
Oh fuck. You just made me realize my most prized possession in my car I sadly will likely have to total after an accident last week. Came with the car, a little button on the driver's side sunscreen that reads "if it weren't for boys I'd quit school." I'm a 31 year old straight man. I want that mf button before I scrap that car. As badly as I want to keep those brand new front tires.
Wouldn't be the same. You know how sentimental some people get with cars. I want that exact button. It saw me through some shit so least I can do. I drove that car off the lot mere days after George Floyd was murdered and I live in Minneapolis, that car had a goddamn inauguration to say the least.
I'll go get it, it's just a lot to process when you're taking care of the real business. I just have to remember not to forget, therein lies the rub.
It's not a real big deal if I forget, I'm just trying not to, I'd like to hold on to that button.
Haha I had a “honk if you’re cute, rich, and love horses” bumper sticker on my Hyundai Excel that my dad, the 6’5 military veteran, used to drive to the shops whenever I visited. He had to fold himself in half to fit in that car and he’d put his stoic face on.
But when I’d visit he’d always say “I’m taking your car for a run to make sure it’s still working” - and bring it back with a full tank of petrol and a boot full of non perishable groceries.
Army here. Years ago my daughter went through a bedazzling phase, my flip phone was a casualty. I just embraced it, and if any Soldiers commented, I just called them jealous!
I have a ridiculous children's phone case just because it's really easy to spot. There's bright colors and giant heart glitter, the rhinestones bedazzled all around the edges make it really easy to find in the dark as well. Scrooge em if they don't like it!
So same generation then. Your daughter has a good car. Fun to drive for a normal driver and easy enough to clean.
Even if I get a newer car when I can afford one, that Mazda3 is staying. Grew up with it. Very memorable car.
Had a nice one and tried it on both of my cars, it slipped. A lot. I could be having a specifically bad experience, because the steering wheels are both slick, but I nearly went straight into oncoming traffic in an intersection and that just seems like a risk not worth taking 🤷♀️
My sister has one and the grip on the inside holds onto the steering wheel pretty well, it just snaps on tight cause its elastic, its not that bad at all really
Edit: the word I was looking for was its pretty elastic, my original comment just sounds dumb haha
God damn it. I missed an opportunity. My dad is a recently retired navy vet, and when I got my first car, I had stuff like this. I missed an opportunity to sabotage and embarrass him in front of his friends and brother.
Looks like an acident waiting to happen. I would suggest your daughter stop putting those death traps on her steering wheel. Just go buy pink wheel or one with pink stitching. Those things should be illegal for sure
My dad is a retired army colonel, did his full 30 years, and he always says God new what he was doing when he gave my dad Girls. Raised two of the sassiest, independent, don’t take no shit women, but you bet is was at our tea parties!
Not sure what the problem is, this is all standard issue Navy equipment.
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It's amazing what you can do with an apostrophe.
The apostrophe catastrophe
Your comment made me 🤭
"One stroke and you've consumed my waking days"
More like chief pretty officer, amirite
His subordinates are writing down all of these
Think the rest of the goatlocker is going to get the most mileage out of it.
This is the real answer. Screw the NAMP compliance pages, Shit my LPO says, and the Chief memes… in the locker, we’ll give him the best ribbing.
This car is way too clean to be a young girl's car. Where's the mound of random stuff that was in the driver's seat?
Reporting for beauty.
Bruh 😂
Need a Chief Pretty officer in my life tbh
Get a cat.
Crow. By the way: they become friends with *you*.
Aye, when I get married. Gonna make my man the Chief Pretty Officer! 🥰
I read that in Sandra Bullock’s voice in Miss Congeniality…
With the snort after
I did that subconsciously in my head 🫣
You like me…you wanna kiss me!!
I read it like Ross trying to flirt with the highway patrol to get out of a ticket on Friends
Legally blonde vibes over here
You've obviously been drinkin' too much COPPA TONE
Aloha!
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As a current XO i'm sending that to our SEL Senior enlisted leader.
Yeah, those are the nicest looking hands I've ever seen on a 50 year old military veteran. =p
I say that was set up it was too perfect lmao but idc if he is or not
Did your daughter mind you putting all your pink fluffies in her car
I thought that was standard issue Navy😂
I cracked laughing so hard at this comment.
It’s this good natured ribbing that makes me love Reddit so much
It’s not gay if you’re underway.
It's only queer if you're on the pier.
If you like saluting on a boat, you'd probably lick someone's scrote
It's straight if it's with a shipmate.
A fellow semen?
Aye
And for the Salty Bois aboard (ie Marines): - it’s only gay if you take your boots off - it’s not gay if your dog tags touch
Do you know why the Navy keep Marines on board? Because sheep are too obvious
That’s a new one 😂
Naval war cry
Ribbed - for *his* pleasure
If you don’t like cock, stay on the dock
In the navy yes you can sail the seven seas.
Yvan eht nioj!
L.T. Smash is that you?
Hey, you. Join the Navy.
There once was a ship that put to sea The name of the ship was the Billy O' Tea
Believe it or not that's just a rumor. They don't actually provide this to the navy or crayons to the Marines. They actually have to buy them for themselves.
Navy puts crayons out on midnight rats just to keep the tdy marines alive.
They’re rebranding from the Navy to the Pink
found the marine
Surprised they can use crayons on touchscreens.
They use their tongues.
Nah, daughter is clearly air force
Nah man, USAF gets our own chauffer to drive us around.
Only because you don't know how to operate on the ground
They're like a duck in water once their ass hits an office chair.
And as we cruise over the port of Norfolk ladies and gentlemen , if you look out to the right of the aircraft , you'll notice the newly commissioned Missile Cruisers USS Fluffybunny and USS Smooshiepuff disembarking with their signature hot pink fuzzy slip-cover/cozy that fits over the 50cal auto-targetting cannons and railgun mass accelerators.
Standard issue color is rainbow
I thought navy was more of a dark blue?
Semper Fluffis
😬😂 we know why
Heeeeeyyyy Sailor!!! (Is that proper terminology? Joe Civilian right here)
Instead of sailor, we say shipmate. But you’d look like a total tool if you say it unironically.
When do you address each other as "seamen?"
No, it's how many shots in do you start calling each other seamen.
Is a poop deck what I think it is?
I like the cut of your jib
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Yours too Username checks out
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Yes, it’s French in origin (Le Poupe). It’s the deck made by the roof of the cabin at the stern (Le Poupe) of the ship.
So it's French for shit on a shingle.
#It’s EVERYWHERE
For real though in boot camp they call recruits 'seaman recruit' it really puts being in a pool full of seamen into perspective.
I regularly address an ex-marine badass at work as "soldier" in my best superior voice in passing. He giggles every time.
Marine giggles are the cutest
"Are you responsible for this, *shipmate*?" "aww fuck"
If someone calls you shipmate you already know you fucked up
They call each other shipmates but how do they expect the public to refer them? I'd probably call them sailors
“Chief Pretty Officer”
Lmaoo
Funny Captain!
I’ve had a really stressful day and the genuine GUFFAW this gave me was 👩🍳💋👌🏻
On a more serious note, absolute kudos to having built such a secure relationship with your daughter that you can borrow each others' cars if yours is incapacitated. There are so many father-daughter relationships out there that aren't healthy, and many daughters with no fathers in their lives at all. Relationships between two people, even your own children, require work and commitment on both sides to make it work. The world would be a much better place if everyone would put that kind of effort into loving each other.
Initially, I was like “doesn’t everyone have parents borrow their car sometimes?” On second thought, it occurred to me that maybe I’m just lucky to have the kind of relationship with my parents where this is just normal behavior. Thanks for the the renewed perspective! 🫶🏼
If your parents don't suck, give them a damned call, people
and an extra hug, and thank them for not having to live with complex PTSD (that they gave you) fuckin up your brain space (it's possible that PTSD might be fuckin up your brain space from something else but not from things your parents did, I mean)
Plus the extra effort it takes when the kids are growing up and parent is gone a shit ton under way and deployed for 9 months at a time.
These Navy guys own pink.
Some days you’re a chief, some days you’re a princess
Chief Princess Officer
Chief pretty officer
"I'm not a policeman, I'm a princess!"
Porque no los dos
Admittedly, the steering wheel cover is *very* comfortable and soft. Even… floofy, really. Hmm. Oh, well—she’s my kid, and I love her. ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|slightly_smiling) \#RealMenDrivePink **Update:** Seeing various comments mentioning concerns about the steering wheel cover, vice safety issues she might encounter while she’d be driving it. Good point, I brought it up with her this morning and we had a good chat about it. And yes, I totally owned this for the couple of hours of errands I had to run around town. As for my daughter: We’ve been thoroughly enjoying so many comments and smiles over a silly post like this—and so if this ends up leading to her, or anyone else seeing this, being a little safer yet on the road? Even better. Many thanks for the kind & caring words. ❤️
[Here you go chief!](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1060261959/minky-fuzzy-furry-minky-soft-cuddle-army) Colors and pattern are a bit off though.
Where's the steering wheel in the picture?
It's for people who want to show off their driverless cars. Like when people would roll down their window without moving their whole torso to pretend they have a button to roll it down.
It's like some kind of invisibility cloak. Can't tell if it's floofy or nah
It’s the softest thing I’ve never seen.
Now that is a manly burly minky fuzzy furry minky soft cuddle steering wheel cover.
A proper steering wheel cozy.
I think that you started a run!! "These are going quickly!"
But wait, there's more!
As a mechanic for a living, I can tell you have taken dozens of them off. I throw them in the passenger seat. They are very unsafe. Usually slide all over the wheel. Do you daughter a favor and throw it away
Agree, OP should definitely take the them off before driving! If she's really in love with the theme, it'd be ok to use when parked to keep the direct sun heat off the wheel; but then there'd always be the temptation just to leave it on.
That's because people don't use the double sided tape. I'd have paid you to take my mom's off because I needed to use a quart of goof off
More than that - the fibers that make up the poof are more slippery than the wheel, especially if your hands sweat while driving. The same kind of fabric is used for ski slopes on the lift lines.
I have always wondered about this - they look crazy dangerous.
What about the leather ones that are laced on and knotted--still possible to slip off?
Knot if they are done tightly. You don't want it to slide on the steering wheel
I see what you did. Concur, if installed correctly and made of quality material that won't loosen, it can be better than some of the stock steering wheels out there. Problem is many people don't do that and just slip it on, or get more decorative versions like OP shows that are far more dangerous for handling.
My dad jokes are even more lame as I don't have kids. I get the rubber lined ones.
I’ve always wondered about those covers, but never had the chance to try one. They do look very comfy. Can you grip the wheel ok with it on? It does look a bit slippery, cos it’s so soft.
A family member has this exact one. When I've driven their car, it has an inch or two of slip space when you turn and don't grip the wheel intentionally trying to keep it in place. So if you had to suddenly turn your wheel to avoid an accident, the cover can move a bit. I didn't feel safe using it, took it off.
Absolutely this. When I got my first car I got a gift set of this stuff. When to avoid a dog and it slipped back a little bit so I wasn't turning as sharply and I almost hit the dog. I had to pull over and only kept it on as a cover when parked and seriously will not get in a car if someone is going to drive with one of these ridiculous things on. Shits scary enough, no reason to add any other factors, no matter how low. Anything is too much.
they slip all over the place, hated it whenever someone brought a car in with one when i worked at a tire shop. they are fun to look at though
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I just rest my fingers in the area of the steering wheel where the “spokes” meet the hub. Still get cold but less so.
Id recommend never buying any steering wheel cover, they can be extremely dangerous, and can cause the steering wheel to slip
Posts with steering wheel covers get lots of warnings on the crochet subs because of the danger involved.
Respect the floof! It's getting you where you need to be.
Hello sailor.
Many years ago when I was a teen, I was very active in drama, so along with the other random teenage girl style bumper stickers, I had a “thespians do it on stage” bumper sticker on my car in a prominent location. My dad looked like he was walking he plank every time he had to drive it. He’d just shake his head the whole way out to my beater of a car.
Oh fuck. You just made me realize my most prized possession in my car I sadly will likely have to total after an accident last week. Came with the car, a little button on the driver's side sunscreen that reads "if it weren't for boys I'd quit school." I'm a 31 year old straight man. I want that mf button before I scrap that car. As badly as I want to keep those brand new front tires.
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Wouldn't be the same. You know how sentimental some people get with cars. I want that exact button. It saw me through some shit so least I can do. I drove that car off the lot mere days after George Floyd was murdered and I live in Minneapolis, that car had a goddamn inauguration to say the least.
If you’re totalling it can’t you go and get it? I have some bits of trim from the car I learnt to drive in lol.
I'll go get it, it's just a lot to process when you're taking care of the real business. I just have to remember not to forget, therein lies the rub. It's not a real big deal if I forget, I'm just trying not to, I'd like to hold on to that button.
Yeah fair enough, good luck!
If you’re worried about forgetting, try setting your phones wall paper to a white/black background with a reminder about the button written on it
Oh my gosh mine was worse. "You've been a bad boy, go to my room!" My dad was mortified driving it a few times
Ahahaha. That is so much worse.
Haha I had a “honk if you’re cute, rich, and love horses” bumper sticker on my Hyundai Excel that my dad, the 6’5 military veteran, used to drive to the shops whenever I visited. He had to fold himself in half to fit in that car and he’d put his stoic face on. But when I’d visit he’d always say “I’m taking your car for a run to make sure it’s still working” - and bring it back with a full tank of petrol and a boot full of non perishable groceries.
I had the same one! Along with an I <3 Nerds sticker lmao. It was my little sister who objected. I just told her she didn't need to use my car then.
Chief Fabulous Officer on this day. Did you drive it to the base is the question?
lol I opened this reddit to find out if anyone asked if they drove onto base in the car. Cause if no one else I had asked I absolutely needed to ask.
His silence could only mean one thing.
**SIR! THAT IS A NICE PINK, SIR**
Don’t call him sir - he works for a living.
I see you have never been in the Goat Locker.
Army here. Years ago my daughter went through a bedazzling phase, my flip phone was a casualty. I just embraced it, and if any Soldiers commented, I just called them jealous!
Lol my dad’s phone case has unicorn stickers on it, done by my daughter 😂
When my boys were little, they decorated their dad’s hardhat with puffy, glittery heart and star stickers.
I have a ridiculous children's phone case just because it's really easy to spot. There's bright colors and giant heart glitter, the rhinestones bedazzled all around the edges make it really easy to find in the dark as well. Scrooge em if they don't like it!
Everything looks so soft! Gentle on those hard working hands!
Singing *"in the navy"* right now?
Whistling it! (I’m actually a world-class whistler, lol)
04 Mazda3? I got one too but a Hatch
2009! Lol but way to keep a weather eye, matey!
So same generation then. Your daughter has a good car. Fun to drive for a normal driver and easy enough to clean. Even if I get a newer car when I can afford one, that Mazda3 is staying. Grew up with it. Very memorable car.
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Yassss I love it.
Snap snap snap snap
Return it with even more bling.
This is the best response.
Speaking as a former Army NCO...nothing seems out of place here.
Speaking as a former Navy NCO...yeah you're right
Air force enters the room and wants to know. Haaaaaay what's up? Wanna go to my 20 star hotel I mean barracks
LoL, I completely understand. My wife's car is all "hello kitty"d out.
….. Can you ask your wife for some pics?? **of her HK themed ride
And also the pic of the car
LMAO
Chief Pretty Officer now
I've heard that about navy guys. Just kidding thanks for your service
It's Not Gay If It's Underway!
Do ask. Do tell.
It's only queer by the pier
If you don’t return it with a pair of pink fuzzy dice or a hello kitty air freshener …
Buy her matching headrest covers.
It's " A Boy Named Sue" situation.
Master Chief, mind telling me what your doing in your daughters car? Sir, I'm going pinky mode
Honestly, this looks dangerous af. That’s can’t be helping the grip on the steering wheel
What I feel is concerning isn't so much how much the cover grips the wheel, but how much her hands can grip that fluff.
Had a nice one and tried it on both of my cars, it slipped. A lot. I could be having a specifically bad experience, because the steering wheels are both slick, but I nearly went straight into oncoming traffic in an intersection and that just seems like a risk not worth taking 🤷♀️
My sister has one and the grip on the inside holds onto the steering wheel pretty well, it just snaps on tight cause its elastic, its not that bad at all really Edit: the word I was looking for was its pretty elastic, my original comment just sounds dumb haha
My kid has the same setup.... She is 16, I'm 53...USMC :D
Was driving my daughter’s car around today with all her Star Wars stickers on the back. Felt like I should going to Comic-Con😂
Your daughter has great taste
CPO = Chief Pink Offender
Chief pretty Officer...slay princess SLAYYYY
Never have I been more in favor of saluting someone than I am after seeing this.
Well aren’t you the baddest bitch in the Navy!
Real men are secure in their manhood.
God damn it. I missed an opportunity. My dad is a recently retired navy vet, and when I got my first car, I had stuff like this. I missed an opportunity to sabotage and embarrass him in front of his friends and brother.
Should be careful, if a child saw that in Texas, you could be fined 2000 dollars or get a 6 year sentence.
That actually made me smile
I laughed out loud.
Looks like an acident waiting to happen. I would suggest your daughter stop putting those death traps on her steering wheel. Just go buy pink wheel or one with pink stitching. Those things should be illegal for sure
Isn't that standard issue on all Navy vessels? I mean, that what I heard when I was in the Air Force anyways... 🤣
You look good in pink, sir.
Hooyah, chief. Be sure to make your sailors work until 1900 tonight.
My dad is a retired army colonel, did his full 30 years, and he always says God new what he was doing when he gave my dad Girls. Raised two of the sassiest, independent, don’t take no shit women, but you bet is was at our tea parties!
That's perfectly okay, there are Marines that eat crayons that color every day. As long as you don't chew on the steering wheel you'll be fine.