Zephyr Posted October 5, 2017 Share #1 Posted October 5, 2017 laugh at yourself when you do stupid things? I spent at least a full minute trying to clip into my first pedal this morning before it dawned on me that I was still wearing my cleat covers. I pretty much chuckled my whole way to work. And I recently booked flights and car rentals to attend scheduled meetings only to realize 30 hours later that I booked everything in the entirely wrong city Oops! Double 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted October 5, 2017 Share #2 Posted October 5, 2017 Yes, I can and do laugh at myself. Usually punctuating the moment with obscenities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 5, 2017 Share #3 Posted October 5, 2017 More often than I would like. I also seem to have more opportunities the older I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 5, 2017 Share #4 Posted October 5, 2017 Yes I do so I don't cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted October 5, 2017 Share #5 Posted October 5, 2017 11 minutes ago, Zephyr said: laugh at yourself when you do stupid things? I most certainly do On the one day ride across MI, bike club chick and I pulled into the first rest stop and what did I do? Didn't unclip my left pedal and fell left Of course lots of people around and she snapped a pic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted October 5, 2017 I was kinda hoping for some applicable stories so I don't feel I am the only one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted October 5, 2017 Share #7 Posted October 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Zephyr said: I was kinda hoping for some applicable stories so I don't feel I am the only one. I have more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 5, 2017 Share #8 Posted October 5, 2017 Never! I am not funny in the least, and I am serious at all times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted October 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Never! I am not funny in the least, and I am serious at all times! That is just because you are too busy pondering the answers to the questions the rest of us are afraid (or too centred) to ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted October 5, 2017 Share #10 Posted October 5, 2017 15 minutes ago, donkpow said: Yes, I can and do laugh at myself. Usually punctuating the moment with obscenities. 15 minutes ago, Kzoo said: More often than I would like. I also seem to have more opportunities the older I get. Yeah, ditto to these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 5, 2017 Share #11 Posted October 5, 2017 24 minutes ago, Zephyr said: laugh at yourself when you do stupid things? I spent at least a full minute trying to clip into my first pedal this morning before it dawned on me that I was still wearing my cleat covers. I pretty much chuckled my whole way to work. And I recently booked flights and car rentals to attend scheduled meetings only to realize 30 hours later that I booked everything in the entirely wrong city Oops! Double Never for a full minute, but definitely have done that before. And laughing really is the best way to "get over" something that really is just an insignificant misstep. I remember once rolling up to a stop sign that I normally slowly ease through after checking both directions. I looked left - clear, looked right - clear, started inching forward and glanced left - NOT CLEAR. I tapped the brakes (I was only moving a couple miles per hour), but didn't unclip. Rolled over onto my right side still fully attached to the bike. I was laughing almost as soon I started leaning towards the ground. Nothing I could do about it and I wasn't likely to get hurt. Just my ego getting deflated. Pretty darn funny. Probably chuckled about that for the first 15-20 minutes of that ride. Still makes me smile. Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 5, 2017 Share #12 Posted October 5, 2017 Once, I laughed at myself because I thought I made an error. Turned out I was mistaken. I stopped laughing and went back to being perfect in every way. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted October 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Wilbur said: Once, I laughed at myself because I thought I made an error. Turned out I was mistaken. I stopped laughing and went back to being perfect in every way. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 5, 2017 Share #14 Posted October 5, 2017 Damn those pesky lie detectors! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted October 5, 2017 Share #15 Posted October 5, 2017 42 minutes ago, Zephyr said: I spent at least a full minute trying to clip into my first pedal this morning before it dawned on me that I was still wearing my cleat covers. SPD pedal and cleats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 5, 2017 Share #16 Posted October 5, 2017 If you can't beat em, join em. Yeah, I can and do laugh at myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 5, 2017 Share #17 Posted October 5, 2017 If you can't laugh at yourself, you miss a lot of good jokes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted October 5, 2017 Share #18 Posted October 5, 2017 I laugh at myself all the time. Hell, I reread some of my posts here and laugh at them! I am easily entertained. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #19 Posted October 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, Road Runner said: SPD pedal and cleats. That is what I have on my commuter bike. My road bike has the other ones. Which is why I wasn't thinking about it. (my excuse anyway) It was sunny today, with nothing heavy to take to work so was taking the road bike instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 5, 2017 Share #20 Posted October 5, 2017 went to check the pressure on my seat post. it was crazy high. I aired it down. Then I realized my seat was in the slammed position. Dork! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zephyr Posted October 5, 2017 Author Popular Post Share #21 Posted October 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Dirtyhip said: went to check the pressure on my seat post. it was crazy high. I aired it down. Then I realized my seat was in the slammed position. Dork! This is a double like because a bunch of us roadies have no idea what you are talking about, 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 5, 2017 Share #22 Posted October 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Zephyr said: This is a double like because a bunch of us roadies have no idea what you are talking about, ok, you guys are bigger dorks than I am. hahaha Roadie nerds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #23 Posted October 5, 2017 6 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: ok, you guys are bigger dorks than I am. hahaha Roadie nerds. I resemble that remark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 5, 2017 Share #24 Posted October 5, 2017 25 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: went to check the pressure on my seat post. it was crazy high. I aired it down. Then I realized my seat was in the slammed position. Dork! My seat builds up enormous pressure almost daily. When I release it I feel much better. Those around me, not so much. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted October 5, 2017 Share #25 Posted October 5, 2017 I do try to laugh at myself when I make a mistake, but it's hard to hear over all the people around me. It gets quite tiring by the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 5, 2017 Share #26 Posted October 5, 2017 21 minutes ago, jsharr said: My seat builds up enormous pressure almost daily. When I release it I feel much better. Those around me, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted October 5, 2017 Share #27 Posted October 5, 2017 Yeah I usually can and do. I booked travel on the wrong date once recently. Not too long ago my sister asked me if I could cut down her ski poles. I cut the same pole twice ruining the pole. She laughed it off but I bought her new poles and cut them properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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