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The Journey Is the Destination ...
'Not All Who Wander Are Lost.' - J.R.R. Tolkien.
Kids are launched.
I've a streak of wanderlust and nothing holding me anywhere ...
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Good for you also still have the need for speed....
I would love to get on a bike again..My last ride was a guy losing control of his bike..This was on a bike track I attended most Sundays..I couldn't get out of the way in time..He turned his bike so as not to collide with me..Unfortunately the side of his bike smashed into my right knee..I should have scars galore for proof but I don't
I didn't ride again..I looked at it like I can only control me I can't control idiots..My knee was a mess for too long for my liking..It was excruciating to put up with..If I ever get with a guy who rides I would love to be a passenger..I could handle that..Who know's gain my confidence again and maybe ride once again
Sometime when squatting & lunging with weights on my back I get a very deep sharp pain in that right knee of mine
Merc do you drive.
I was in one on Friday 13 1985 coming home for a football weekend. A Nissan 280z blue hit on the front drivers side of the dodge challenger I was a passenger in it and lifted into their car into a roll and slide down the road on the roof. All 3 victims were drunk and speeding coming for the game at PSU. I was somewhat in shock. Pushed us into the shoulder we was a stand still. They hit us about 60 miles hr. I refused anyone to touch me. I was fine just steamrolled in my mind. The memory is remarkable.
I no longer drive..Back then I was whizzing around driving a manual..I loved it..I wasn't driving during those accidents I was involved in..I was a passenger..I was hurt n all three accidents..I didn't claim compensation once..I need my head examined
I have my own taxi driver every Friday afternoon..He speaks broken English..Every time he pulls up at the taxi rank to help me put my groceries in the back of his boot..He's very dramatic when he see's me..Throws his hands on his head then throws his hands in the air..In broken English he says omg here she is..I hope I have my headache tablets with me
I'm a terrible passenger because I'm bloody petrified
Over years I have had 2 car accidents. One was bad for expenses (mine); and the other one was bad for an injury (mine - since recovered, some scars). Does this make me reluctant or nervous to drive - no way!
Can't you get your confidence back, to start driving again? Are the nerves that bad? Are you waiting for Self Driving Cars?..........
Hi, merc
Over years I have had 2 car accidents. One was bad for expenses (mine); and the other one was bad for an injury (mine - since recovered, some scars). Does this make me reluctant or nervous to drive - no way!
Can't you get your confidence back, to start driving again? Are the nerves that bad? Are you waiting for Self Driving Cars?..........
I was a passenger in all those accidents..Why do I need to drive?..I have legs..I have buses & trains..i have boats & ferries..I have planes..Why do I need to drive?..I would love more than anything to be able to be a passenger where I can enjoy the journey.
I was talking to a lady once, who told me she (willingly) forfeited her licence (handed it in herself); because driving made her "extremely nervous", and she could not overcome this...
merc,
I was talking to a lady once, who told me she (willingly) forfeited her licence (handed it in herself); because driving made her "extremely nervous", and she could not overcome this...
I know how she feels..It's a real phobia
Merc that's terrible had not luck at all. My road dog border collie was a trip in vehicle. She went everywhere I went. Move my keys she was at the door ready if we weren't going nowhere. She's gone. You have had some rides in vehicles. I see well auto collisions are accidents. My Friday 13th is top dog. the others are somewhat phonomal with having bad luck if no luck at all.
I'm so sorry you lost your best mate
I love driving on road trips, (new places/roads/countries, etc). Sydney driving/traffic, much less so. I don't have a car atm, and don't really miss it....
merc,
I love driving on road trips, (new places/roads/countries, etc). Sydney driving/traffic, much less so. I don't have a car atm, and don't really miss it....
Even if I did drive..I would prefer to power walk
Hey, merc, not trying to make you paranoid, or anything.....professor
Why would you do that to me?
ok, but if you thought about the risks behind everything, you wouldn't get out of bed in the morning (which is often said)...
Don't spin things to try and make yourself look clever...My phobia is being a passenger in a vehicle..That's it..Where you get everything is beyond me
not necessarily, but there are ways around these things....
You like to gamble that's fine..I will bet my house that I lead a very fulfilling life compared to you.
I was partly raised in a TAB, so that is not surprising. Life is unfilled? not really. Life stymied because of covid?...isn't everyone's?
I was raised in tabs..Race tracks..Illegal SP bookmaking..Your point is?
@merc never thought about it in the driving sense, and that car was a write-off, believe me! Lucky I didn't find the matches too. The shark on the other side of the wave at Maroubra the pothole in Manly harbour beach, other near-death experiences.
I was involved in two bad car accidents on Parramatta road..The accident where we rolled a few times and skidded upside down on the roof where it stayed upside down was on Mamre Crescent or Road St Mary's..I was trapped upside down in a bad way..Everyone else got out and were okay..It's this last accident I can't shake off to this day
It's in the DNA, merc.....
Speak for yourself it's not in my DNA..
People have an aversion to things which they do not understand, in many cases....
I just concern myself with my own backyard
It's time for the National Anthem..Mic likes this to be done when 100 posts are made..I'm a bit late
'girt' - how quaint! Who has ever used 'girt' apart from quoting the anthem?
Yep
Wasn't me trust thou art.
Merc it was all planed.. Review the first comment in this video.
Wasn't me trust thou art. laugh
I have tears from laughing..I can't stop laughing
Mic wears those hats..I wonder if they're his relo's