Nataly 38 #1 August 13, 2011 I swear, some of us are just unlucky... On Monday I found extra money in my bank account because my boss felt I earned too little and should therefore be reimbursed for my travels to and from work. On Tuesday (or Wednesday?) I found €25 and some change whilst emptying my pockets to do my laundry. On Friday (market day in Vintimiglia) the train to work was so full we were all crammed in there like in a tin of sardines... I was squished aganst a very handsome man... The more people got on the train, the more I was pressed against this man's muscular chest... Today I could find nothing better to do than to spend the entire day at the beach, which is 5 minutes' walk from where I live... It was really sunny... Some importunate youth even whistled at me, no doubt not realising I'm (almost) old enough to be his mother... And as if all this weren't bad enough, Monday is a holiday... Will someone PLEASE tell me why I moved to this god-forsaken place??!"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godfrog 2 #2 August 13, 2011 You could be really lucky like me and be enjoying the great Alaskan wilderness in a work camp for three weeks in the rain!Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #3 August 14, 2011 QuoteI swear, some of us are just unlucky... On Monday I found extra money in my bank account because my boss felt I earned too little and should therefore be reimbursed for my travels to and from work. On Tuesday (or Wednesday?) I found €25 and some change whilst emptying my pockets to do my laundry. On Friday (market day in Vintimiglia) the train to work was so full we were all crammed in there like in a tin of sardines... I was squished aganst a very handsome man... The more people got on the train, the more I was pressed against this man's muscular chest... Today I could find nothing better to do than to spend the entire day at the beach, which is 5 minutes' walk from where I live... It was really sunny... Some importunate youth even whistled at me, no doubt not realising I'm (almost) old enough to be his mother... And as if all this weren't bad enough, Monday is a holiday... Will someone PLEASE tell me why I moved to this god-forsaken place??! that's all going to change on the 28th, lets hope your attitude doesn'tYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #4 August 14, 2011 Quote I was squished aganst a very handsome man... The more people got on the train, the more I was pressed against this man's muscular chest... ...and???You aren't going to just leave us hanging are you?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #5 August 14, 2011 Quote Quote I was squished aganst a very handsome man... The more people got on the train, the more I was pressed against this man's muscular chest... ...and???You aren't going to just leave us hanging are you? Ya want his number?"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #6 August 14, 2011 Quote Quote I was squished aganst a very handsome man... The more people got on the train, the more I was pressed against this man's muscular chest... ...and???You aren't going to just leave us hanging are you? And nothing... I just enjoyed the moment! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #7 August 14, 2011 Quote that's all going to change on the 28th, lets hope your attitude doesn't Oh, I dunno... 2 weeks in Canadia isn't so bad... Plus there is a strong chance my bf will get a visitor's visa for Sept/Oct and that wouldn't be so horrible either... Then off to Ghana in late Oct/early Nov... Going to West Africa has been a dream of mine for ages so I can live with the fact that I'm going and for a good cause... I don't loathe myself too much for using my technical skills to improve the plight of women in that part of the world... All in all, life basically sucks, but we should try to make the most of a bad situation... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #8 August 14, 2011 Quote Quote that's all going to change on the 28th, lets hope your attitude doesn't Oh, I dunno... 2 weeks in Canadia isn't so bad... Plus there is a strong chance my bf will get a visitor's visa for Sept/Oct and that wouldn't be so horrible either... Then off to Ghana in late Oct/early Nov... Going to West Africa has been a dream of mine for ages so I can live with the fact that I'm going and for a good cause... I don't loathe myself too much for using my technical skills to improve the plight of women in that part of the world... All in all, life basically sucks, but we should try to make the most of a bad situation... Sorry i thought 28th was when you hit Ghana, that's what i was referring to. Hope your attitude is still as good when you get there. Life will be different.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #9 August 14, 2011 Quote Quote Quote I was squished aganst a very handsome man... The more people got on the train, the more I was pressed against this man's muscular chest... ...and???You aren't going to just leave us hanging are you? Ya want his MY number? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #10 August 14, 2011 QuoteSorry i thought 28th was when you hit Ghana, that's what i was referring to. Hope your attitude is still as good when you get there. Life will be different. You seem to take me for some kind of pansy!!! I hardly think I should have much to complain about as I not only volunteered for the mission, but am selling my bike to raise the funds to go... In 2003 I volunteered to spend 6 months in Bosnia... It was hardly la-la-land but a great experience and I'm glad I went."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #11 August 14, 2011 QuoteQuoteSorry i thought 28th was when you hit Ghana, that's what i was referring to. Hope your attitude is still as good when you get there. Life will be different. You seem to take me for some kind of pansy!!! I hardly think I should have much to complain about as I not only volunteered for the mission, but am selling my bike to raise the funds to go... In 2003 I volunteered to spend 6 months in Bosnia... It was hardly la-la-land but a great experience and I'm glad I went. you seen to have misinterpreted my post. but whatever.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #12 August 14, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteSorry i thought 28th was when you hit Ghana, that's what i was referring to. Hope your attitude is still as good when you get there. Life will be different. You seem to take me for some kind of pansy!!! I hardly think I should have much to complain about as I not only volunteered for the mission, but am selling my bike to raise the funds to go... In 2003 I volunteered to spend 6 months in Bosnia... It was hardly la-la-land but a great experience and I'm glad I went. you seen to have misinterpreted my post. but whatever. Oh, I don't think I did... I think you still want to believe I'm a whiney poopy-head instead of the fact that I had one very emotionally painful year... But oh well... Throughout my life I've been known for my drive and positive attitude, so I don't pay too much attention to what a few isolated people think based on the limited knowledge of me they had at the time."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,151 #13 August 14, 2011 Quote Quote Quote I was squished aganst a very handsome man... The more people got on the train, the more I was pressed against this man's muscular chest... ...and???You aren't going to just leave us hanging are you? And nothing... I just enjoyed the moment! But was he squished against your chest, and if so, did he enjoy it?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #14 August 14, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Quote I was squished aganst a very handsome man... The more people got on the train, the more I was pressed against this man's muscular chest... ...and???You aren't going to just leave us hanging are you? And nothing... I just enjoyed the moment! But was he squished against your chest, and if so, did he enjoy it? I'm thinking if she was squished against the front of him, she would have been able to detect if he was enjoying it."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #15 August 14, 2011 Sounds like a great way to meet people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #16 August 14, 2011 Quote Sounds like a great way to meet people. I don't know if he enjoyed it as much as I did... Hard to tell in those circumstances what is a phone, a briefcase, a walking cane or... someone enjoying a spot of squishing!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #17 August 14, 2011 Quote ...enjoying a spot of squishing!!! ROTFLMAO!!!I need to find a way to work that phrase into the next conversation I have."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #18 August 14, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteSorry i thought 28th was when you hit Ghana, that's what i was referring to. Hope your attitude is still as good when you get there. Life will be different. You seem to take me for some kind of pansy!!! I hardly think I should have much to complain about as I not only volunteered for the mission, but am selling my bike to raise the funds to go... In 2003 I volunteered to spend 6 months in Bosnia... It was hardly la-la-land but a great experience and I'm glad I went. you seen to have misinterpreted my post. but whatever. Oh, I don't think I did... I think you still want to believe I'm a whiney poopy-head instead of the fact that I had one very emotionally painful year... But oh well... Throughout my life I've been known for my drive and positive attitude, so I don't pay too much attention to what a few isolated people think based on the limited knowledge of me they had at the time. if that what you think, then you most certainly did misinterpret my post. As some one who recently traveled through Africa and Europe, I can attest that attitude will make all the difference to your experience, hence my post "Hope your attitude is still as good when you get there. Life will be different" But what ever, my main hope is that you do more good than damage. Westerners do have a tendency to screw things up a bit in Africa.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #19 August 15, 2011 Quote if that what you think, then you most certainly did misinterpret my post. As some one who recently traveled through Africa and Europe, I can attest that attitude will make all the difference to your experience, hence my post "Hope your attitude is still as good when you get there. Life will be different" But what ever, my main hope is that you do more good than damage. Westerners do have a tendency to screw things up a bit in Africa. Oh... Right... Oops!!! In that case, please allow me to retract my snarky comment!! Yes, attitude counts for a lot... Even here, I could let my irritation over daily issues with French Administrations get the better of me, but I find that on balance, people find it hard to emmerde you more than necessary when you are abnoxiously cheerful in the face of frustrating situations! For example, I got my phone nicked on the train to work the other day... It was on the way to Monaco, so at lunch time I nipped out to declare the robbery to the local police... Rather exceptionally, it was cold and pouring down with rain and when I got there the officer explained that Monaco (technically not in France) has no jurisdiction on the trains... So I walked into the supermarket on the way back to the office, cried a little (since it was raining and I looked like a wet rat no one noticed) and bought some chocolate... When I told the story to my colleagues during lunch (whilst we all enjoyed the chocolate I bought) I couldn't help but laugh at the situation as even I recognised the cartoonesque quality of my misadventure... Later that day, my boss slipped a blackberry next to me and said "no one is using it, so you might as well have it" So there... Even being the victim of pickpocketing has its up-sides!!!"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #20 August 15, 2011 Lost your phone on a train .... whilst rubbing up against fit young men .... Quelle Shock (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #21 August 15, 2011 QuoteOn Friday (market day in Vintimiglia) the train to work was so full we were all crammed in there like in a tin of sardines... I was squished aganst a very handsome man... The more people got on the train, the more I was pressed against this man's muscular chest... See, when I'm squished up against an attractive woman on the tube, I'm always caught between enjoying it and being mortified by it. As a man, you can't help feeling like a creep in those circumstances. It's especially embarrassing when you're the only two people in the carriage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #22 August 16, 2011 Quote Lost your phone on a train .... whilst rubbing up against fit young men .... Quelle Shock Nah... The handset was stolen a few weeks ago... I would have noticed a groping/roaming hand during the Mr. Muscle incident... Though to be fair, I may not have protested too much!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #23 August 16, 2011 (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
