Anyone feel stupid today?

[Cinder Girl]

Then this should make you feel better.

Went to unload the bike from the back of the car this morning. Bike is
there. Helmet is there. Pump is there.

Front Wheel? Nope. Not there.


<arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggg gggggggggg>

~CG

[Andy Chequer]

"Cinder Girl" > wrote in message
...
> Then this should make you feel better.
>
> Went to unload the bike from the back of the car this morning. Bike is
> there. Helmet is there. Pump is there.
>
> Front Wheel? Nope. Not there.

I feel stupid most days.

Like the day I drove off with my helmet and shoes on my roof.

Like the day I spilt beer down this keyboard so it doesn't always give you
the right case.

Like the day I heated ethanol with no gauze and a blue flame.

But, as you say, that's pretty stupid.

Let's hear it for stupid everybody!

Andy Chequer, personification of, reputedly

[John Morgan]

> Then this should make you feel better.
>
> Went to unload the bike from the back of the car this morning. Bike is
> there. Helmet is there. Pump is there.
>
> Front Wheel? Nope. Not there.
>
>
> <arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggg gggggggggg>
>
> ~CG

Yup, been there, done that. I drove 30 minutes to the trailhead and no
front wheel. I get back to my house an hour later and it's laying in the
street where it fell when I drove away with it leaning against the side of
my car.

I've also left my front wheel leaning against my front bumper, which
explained what that awful squealing/grinding sound was when I started to
leave the trailhead parking area.

Add those two to the incident when I tried to park in a covered space with
my bike on the roof rack, and I think I've out-stupified you quite easily.

But yes, thanks for making me feel slightly better. =)

-John Morgan

[Stephen Baker]

Cinders says:

>Then this should make you feel better.

Welcome to FWF.
Most folks assume it means "Frighteningly Wierd Females", but although it is
appropriate in this case <g>, it actually stands for "Front Wheel
Forgetterers", and there are a great many members.......... self included.

Steve

[Sorni]

"Cinder Girl" > wrote in message
...
> Then this should make you feel better.
>
> Went to unload the bike from the back of the car this morning. Bike is
> there. Helmet is there. Pump is there.
>
> Front Wheel? Nope. Not there.
>
>
> <arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggg gggggggggg>

Better that than getting HOME and realizing you left it at the trailhead!
(I was very fortunate it happened in a neighborhood and not somewhere
remote; people across street {who ride} saw it and grabbed it for me.)

Bill "buying 'em a case of beer better than shelling out for a new wheel!"
S.

[Doug Taylor]

"Cinder Girl" > wrote:

>Then this should make you feel better.
>
>Went to unload the bike from the back of the car this morning. Bike is
>there. Helmet is there. Pump is there.
>
>Front Wheel? Nope. Not there.

This will make YOU feel better. I actually did the
drive-into-the-garage-with-bike-on-the rack move the other day. I
can't freaking believe it. After more than 10 years in this sport.
Good thing I'm not a brain surgeon.


--dt

[Westie]

"John Morgan" > wrote in message
news:Y3lMa.85884$%42.69550@fed1read06...
> > Then this should make you feel better.
> >
> > Went to unload the bike from the back of the car this morning. Bike is
> > there. Helmet is there. Pump is there.
> >
> > Front Wheel? Nope. Not there.
> >
> >
> > <arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggg gggggggggg>
> >
> > ~CG
>
> Yup, been there, done that. I drove 30 minutes to the trailhead and no
> front wheel. I get back to my house an hour later and it's laying in the
> street where it fell when I drove away with it leaning against the side of
> my car.
>
> I've also left my front wheel leaning against my front bumper, which
> explained what that awful squealing/grinding sound was when I started to
> leave the trailhead parking area.
>
> Add those two to the incident when I tried to park in a covered space with
> my bike on the roof rack, and I think I've out-stupified you quite easily.

We've got a lovely little insurance advertisement on the TV with exactly
that scenario.
Perky yuppie couple drive perky little SUV smartly into their garage with
two bikes on top.
"AMI. AM I insured? Sure you are..."
--
Westie

[Slacker]

> Then this should make you feel better.
>
> Went to unload the bike from the back of the car this morning. Bike is
> there. Helmet is there. Pump is there.
>
> Front Wheel? Nope. Not there.
>
>
> <arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggg gggggggggg>
>
> ~CG


That really blows! Look on the bright side, now you can get disk brakes :^ )
--
Slacker

[Super Slinky]

Westie said...

> We've got a lovely little insurance advertisement on the TV with exactly
> that scenario.
> Perky yuppie couple drive perky little SUV smartly into their garage with
> two bikes on top.
> "AMI. AM I insured? Sure you are..."
> --
> Westie

Which is why my bike will never be bolted to the outside of a vehicle.

[Chris Hughes]

How about getting up at 5am, driving for an hour to get to your favorite
ride and discover that the chain you took off to clean is still in that
mason jar with about a pint of kerosene to keep it company. Lets see, I've
got 2 spare links in my camel back. Now I only have to find 50 people with
two spare links they are willing to give away.
Chris

"Cinder Girl" > wrote in message
...
> Then this should make you feel better.
>
> Went to unload the bike from the back of the car this morning. Bike is
> there. Helmet is there. Pump is there.
>
> Front Wheel? Nope. Not there.
>
>
> <arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggg gggggggggg>
>
> ~CG
>
>
>

[Cinder Girl]

"Cinder Girl" > wrote in message
...
> Then this should make you feel better.
>
> Went to unload the bike from the back of the car this morning. Bike is
> there. Helmet is there. Pump is there.
>
> Front Wheel? Nope. Not there.
>
>
> <arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggg gggggggggg>
>
> ~CG
>
>
>

Thank you everyone for your support! Sadly, the wheel is not where I left
it. I'm sure it didn't just up and roll away by itself.

Now if everyone can just donate a spare spoke or something I'll get a new
wheel :) I'll even set up one of those begging websites.

Oh well, guess I will just have to go shopping! Surely I can go into the
bike shop and buy *only* the new wheel. Although I do need some new shorts
and a better seat and maybe some nifty new tools .....

~CG

[Penny S.]

Cinder Girl thoughtfully penned:
> "Cinder Girl" > wrote in message
> ...


not stupid just tired. We took the shake roof off today in prep for the 23
bundles being delivered tomorrow.

I am the queen of loading old crappy shakes that have dry rot, lichens, Mt
St Helens ash and Palouse loess all over them, into dump trucks. It was ok
to throw things all day.

Penny

[Trentus]

"B a r r y B u r k e J r ." <Keep it in the > wrote
in message ...
> On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 20:32:48 +1000, "Trentus" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"B a r r y B u r k e J r ." <Keep it in the >
wrote
> >in message ...
> >> The key to not hitting your own garage is simply unplugging the
> >> electric opener from it's A/C source when you leave.
> >
> >That doesn't stop you going through the Macca's Drivethrough.
> >Or any number of other low roof areas one could potentially drive your
> >vehicle into.
>
> So, put 'em on the back! <G>

I do - all 4 of them - and boy does it have interesting effects on
the steering of the vehicle, when the bike-beak loaded with all 4 bikes gets
a bit of a "bounce" going.

Trentus

[Trentus]

"Cinder Girl" > wrote in message
...
> Then this should make you feel better.
>
> Went to unload the bike from the back of the car this morning. Bike is
> there. Helmet is there. Pump is there.
>
> Front Wheel? Nope. Not there.

One obviously silly question - why remove the wheel in the first place?
All my bikes fit on the car with the wheel attached. Even when I have all 4
bikes on the rack at the same time.

I did however drive off for a ride without my helmet in the car - right in
the middle of Magpie swooping season.
That certainly isn't the time to ride without a helmet (if there ever is a
time to ride without one) Those little buggers will on occassion take quite
a peice out of the back of your head with that sharp mongrel beak of theirs.
I was so concerned to be looking around and behind me the whole trip, just
waiting for an aerial attack, that I never really got to even begin enjoying
the ride.

Trentus

[Stephen Baker]

Sorni says:

>'Anna gotta la vida, baby'

Hehe ;-)

"In a gada da vida" may be closer.....

[Stephen Baker]

Sorni says:

>gee, you must be OLD, S.B

And you're not far behind.... ;-P

Steve "almost as young as Sorni" B.

[OsirisBoarder]

ya, i always feel stupid.


I got one.

I head out to the trail, going to meet a few buddys to ride with. So i
start driving down the dirt road, and WaCk, CrUnCh, BaNg A stupid f******
branch hit my bike that was on the roof of the SUV. Slam on the brakes, get
out of the car. not only was the branch totaled, so was the bike. I mean,
this was no ordanary branch, this is a almost 1' diameter branch. The wack:
bike hiting the branch, the Crunch: my bike getting slaudered, and bank, the
branch falling from the sky. Boy do i feal specail. No words could express
my, pain, suffering, sadness, anger (i could go on all day)