Nataly

Thanks everyone

Ah ha ha!! Your post really made me laugh!! Ok.. Maybe I wasn't specific enough.. Some interesting advice, but my question relates more to the short-term. As in, thoughts on getting practise & feeling confident on a geared bike before getting my full licence.. Once I can ride a geared bike, there is lots of training available out there, and I can rent a variety of models to see what suits me. I don't know why anyone would buy a dirt bike for the road?? (That was the bit that made me laugh!) I did, however, like the idea of practising off-road with a dirt bike. For now I've rented a scooter for next two weekends to get used to being on a bike again. Also I booked a 2 hour one-on-one training session on a geared bike so I can see from there. Still interested to hear advice, though

Renting seems the most obvious solution, but I'm worried about this.. I couldn't get going on the geared bike the first time I tried - how am I gonna get the bike out of the rental place to somewhere I can practice?? I like the dirtbike idea - I'll google to see where I might be able to do that & how.. Again, there is the problem of how/where to get the bike.. I'm such a numpty. "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

A question for all the experienced bikers on here.. So about 18 months ago, I did my CBT (Compulsory Basic Training) and got my Learner's Permit for riding a motorcycle up to 125cc. This CBT learner's permit is only valid for 2 years, so next step is either: -Do nothing, retake the CBT every 2 years - max bike = 125cc. -Get my full licence on a 125cc bike - after 2 years I can automatically ride any size bike. This doesn't expire. -Get my full licence on a 500cc bike - I can ride any size bike now. This doesn't expire. Here's the problem.. When I did my CBT, I first had trouble with my balance, so they gave me an automatic scooter to practice on. Then when I tried a geared bike, I kept stalling, so in the end I just used the scooter for the road test. What I would like to do is get something so I can travel on highways, so that means a geared bike. I'm not keen to get something BIG - I'm sure I would be more than happy with a 125cc Honda CBF or something like that. So I was thinking probably the best option is to take more lessons, do the full test on a 125cc, and in 2 years I can decide whether I want to upgrade. What do people think? "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

As a kid/teenager: when your parents summon you by your full name (including middle name if applicable)!!! "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

There is very little research on women who don't orgasm - largely because so many people believe it's "normal". Most of the research, however, suggests that women are the same as men - in other words, 99.99% of them are technically capable of orgasm. So on that basis, it must be either that non-orgasmic women are not stimulated in the right way, or else there is a "mental block" that is preventing them from orgasming. Personally, I think the brain is a very powerful erogenous zone.. That being said, poor technique doesn't help.. I've only been with 2 guys who could absolutely make me squirm with delight when they gave me oral. Even the guy I was with for almost 5 years & was an AWSOME lover was pretty terrible at oral I eventually lost patience and pretty much discouraged him from ever learning how to do it the way I like.. I think if it's something that doesn't especially turn you on, or historically you haven't enjoyed, it can be much more of a challenge.. That's probably true of both genders, I would think. "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

It *must* be real.. Just look at it again "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

Told to me by an ex infantry-officer.. During boot camp, after the recruits' first weekend of freedom, his soldier came in looking very sorry for himself with a note from the doctor that his penis was broken.. The Officer asked him to explain, knowing perfectly well how it must have happened and seeing how obviously embarrassed the young recruit was when telling the story.. As if that wasn't enough, the Officer told the recruit "right, let's see it then" Much as he was uncomfortable, the recruit obliged and started unzipping his pants, and the Officer yelled "for fuck's sake, soldier, put it away, I don't want to see your cock!!" Poor recruit - he must have been mortified, but I guess if I had been the officer I would have found it pretty irresistible to embarrass the hell out of the guy!! "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

*love* it - thanks for posting "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

Mostly because you drive on the wrong side of the road. I don't drive on the wrong side. I'm a Canadian living in the UK - I drive on whichever side is the correct side "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

Excpecially since you don't get any points if you hit them and weren't aiming. *exactly*.. If that doesn't put you off, then I don't know what would!! "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

Sounds like you were too young to know what you were doing. A man up on it would have had them groping AND moaning. I fail to see how it's harassment if you actually enjoy it.. Come on Cocheese.. You know you did!!! But in all seriousness, if you really didn't appreciate the comments, it's no different for either gender.. Unwanted attention is unwanted attention.. "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

I love a girl who likes to screw The ironic thing is that when I worked as a mechanic, I really *loved* the banter.. I mean.. *Everything* mechanical can be described with sexual innuendo!!! It's somehow different in an office, though.. Just seems out of place.. I do think there is a time and place for everything - especially over-torquing the nuts off of massive bolts!!! "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

Lots of people say that, but it doesn't take long to get distracted and ram into the back of another vehicle, or hit a pedestrian.. I know I'll probably get some flak for this, but I really think it's dangerous.. Driving requires all your attention. It might take more time to find a suitable place to pull over & make a call, but IMO that is much better than putting people at risk. "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

Holy crap.. Good thing you weren't in that car at the time!! As for OP - I would definitely make a point to thank my neighbours.. Good think they acted - some people wouldn't have gone to the trouble. "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

Sorry to hear about the fine, but be happy it didn't cost someone's life.. I think it ought to be illegal everywhere - it's very dangerous. "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

Nah.. I prefer a nice slow ride all the way to altitude I know how you could get yourself extra altitude? I think all the girls are familiar with this trick, but it doesn't mean we all use it! I wonder what YOU had in mind . . . Tits for 'tude.. No? I prefer to keep mine safely hidden away under a shirt (or cropped in the rack thread!). "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

Nah.. I prefer a nice slow ride all the way to altitude I know how you could get yourself extra altitude? I think all the girls are familiar with this trick, but it doesn't mean we all use it! "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

For the record: 1 - Misternatural, I was *not* speaking about you when referring to the person who creeped me out.

Nah.. I prefer a nice slow ride all the way to altitude "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

The beatings will continue until morale improves. "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

Well - yeah - from what i have seen - you have some nice organs too. Well, yes.. I *do* have a very sexy pancreas "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

I don't especially care.. So long as the people who love me are happy.. Mom comes to mind.. If she outlives me, she would be upset by cremation.. Otherwise, whatever my survivors want to do. The only thing I'm afraid of doing is identifying myself as an organ donor.. I somehow think that gives doctors a bit of an incentive to pull the plug early to save some other patient they like more But I wouldn't like to waste anything that could be useful to someone else. Edit: spelling "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

Yeah.. Being little and having good dexterity is great.. Every time a man made snide comments about women being too weak to be good mechanics, I would remind them of the million times I managed to find the screw/screwdriver/torquewrench/lockwire, etc they dropped down the hell hole.. (Confined space where the cargo hook lives in helicopters.) But big hands doesn't mean you can't do the work.. It just means you might need to move stuff out of the way to gain access. "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

The funeral I remember the most was that of my first grandfather. I would have been something like 10 or 11. I think if it had been closed casket I wouldn't have understood or believed he was really gone. I never like an open casket, but it does give me a sense of closure. What makes it real for me is seeing that the body looks nothing like the person I knew, and in a weird way I think this helps me to let go (because they're already gone). "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