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Was just thinking the same thing... [url "http://www.freeweb.hu/playmate/html/8011.html"]Jeana Tomasino[url] "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 considered it, since just last weekend I was the lead floutist in the very same Symphony... Then I decided against it... She seems too much like a "nice girl"... Besides, from what she said, they've been seeing each-other for a few months now. Nice to be in the loop... "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 may have mentioned I am living in a friend's appartment whilst he works abroad... Well, he shows up unexpectedly last night with his flavour or the week and all evening I was privvy to a wonderful concerto of Bed-Spring Symphonies in Fuck-Major... The final crescendo at 4AM was especially moving - as was the encore performance by the lead floutist. Ugh... I swear, some people... They could have been a bit more discreet... Heck, he could have mentioned he was bringing a guest - then at least I could have invited a rival orchestra to drown out the arpeggios in the next room!!! "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

Multiple orgasms. (For her - in case that wasn't obvious.) "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

See, that's what I love about sharing on this forum - someone always has a better/worse story!!! "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 signed up to meetic about 2 weeks ago (similar to match.com). In London, a lot of ppl spent a lot of time in the office and didn't meet loads of ppl that way so match.com was full of viable men and women. By viable, I mean they were honestly looking for more than just a hook-up. Not so on meetic... 95% seem to just want sex and most of the rest seem to want to pass the time through endless chatting on the internet... There are "normal" people on there but the local variety of what passes for "normal" is not my cup of tea... Anyhoo, this guy wrote me a funny message (specific to what I wrote on my profile and not a generic copy-paste) and had a nice profile... We exchanged a few messages and I proposed we should just meet up for drinks since texting/chatting from my blackberry is just a massive pain... Anyway I am glad we met in person because I saved a lot of time finding out immediately that there was no attraction. "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, he certainly did a good job of 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

When he asked for my name, I promptly indicated to the waiter that we wanted the bill, I paid the entire amount and went home directly from the place... I gave him 2 hours... I think that was more than enough... "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, someone told me all the locals are shallow, self-absorbed and attracted to anything that's pretty/shiny... SURELY that can't be true, but whoa... So far the stereotype sure seems to stick... Replace "locals" with "people in general." The French riviera is kind of an odd place... The sun/area attracts a disproportionate amount of wealthy/beautiful people... Maybe the survival instinct teaches people over here that since most jobs revolve around serving the rich you're not anyone unless you have beauty or wealth (or both)... "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, someone told me all the locals are shallow, self-absorbed and attracted to anything that's pretty/shiny... SURELY that can't be true, but whoa... So far the stereotype sure seems to stick... "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 dinner was only drinks... Thank god because without alcohol it would REALLY have been intolerable!! "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

Personally I don't tend to think that way... I generally have simple wants and I generally don't like to get things I don't *need*. At some points in my life I had loads of "money to spare" and others barely enough to afford 1 meal per day... *What* I buy doesn't vary much but *when* I buy does... Sometimes I just need to wait longer before I get to do the things I want, that's all. So if I had $1000 to play with I probably wouldn't do anything exciting/specific with 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

True story... Went on a date on Friday... After 2 hours of listening to the guy talk about how infatuated he is with himself, he turned his gaze away from his own reflection in the window, stared deeply into my chest and asked me sweetly: "remind me what your name is?"!! Hmmm... Charming... "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

+1000 Personally, I go with the flow unless there is no flow... I don't ride 10 times faster (or slower) than traffic and I go by carefully when cars can't budge... In doing so, I take 99.9% of the risk so I tread with caution. To do otherwise is just plain stupid. And btw, you will not find pictures of me in my leathers because I've never posted any (not here nor anywhere else on the web). "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'm taking a stab in the dark here, and guessing your are a bit of an enthusiastic newby who finds it hard NOT to talk about skydiving all the time... Don't worry, practically everyone has gone through that phase... In time, skydiving will become less of a novelty and you will find less and less of an urge to yammer on about it to everyone and their dog!! As for your question... Companies don't give a rats ass about what you do in your spare time... What they are trying to gather by asking personal questions is all the intangible stuff that makes you a good (or a bad) fit for the company/job. It's not so important what you answer - what counts is the impression you leave behind. My guess is that as a new jumper, you will come across as an unreliable adrenaline-junkie if you mention skydiving because let's face it, that is probably how you see yourself! So the simple answer is: don't mention 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

You are BOTH wrong... It DOES have an impact on him - it means less people in the queue, thus REDUCING the overall time he spends in traffic... He's just too JEALOUS to realise / acknowledge this fact because he's too pissed off that he is stuck and bikers are not. "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

About a year ago I was walking toward my bike in the bakery's parking lot when I heard a crash on the road... Two young guys hit the car ahead of them because they missed the red light... The old man that got rear-ended got out of his car and started yelling at the boys to pay attention to the road and not some chick in leather!! Too funny!! ETA - yeah... In the UK it is legal to filter and I regularly had to deal with aggressive car drivers who deliberately tried to block bikers. I'm not sure if they realise just how much they are putting your life at risk for the sake of jealousy. And I do think it boils down to jealousy, plain and simple. They are stuck and it pisses them off that you are not. In France it is also legal and after coming from the UK I was pleasantly surprised that people's attitude to bikers is totally different. They actually let you through and generally respect your right to be on the road. I think instead of hating bikers they kind of admire them. Because the weather is so hot, there are a lot more bikers on the road and a lot of car drivers also own a bike/scooter so that helps. "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, no kidding - I lost precious seconds by honking and also by hesitating... I was being careful and riding slow and wearing all the gear and that's why the damage was so minimal. Still... I totally could have avoided dropping the bike... Live and learn. "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 agree that using the emergency lane is not cool and neither is wizzing past traffic at break-neck speeds. And neither is not looking before maneouvering (cars AND bikes). "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

So they get a pass to skip their turn in traffic because they got 2 wheels instead of 4? Umm... Can you not see that smaller vehicles (ie motorcycles) actually REDUCE traffic congestion?? You know what pisses me off is people taking up TWO lanes because they're driving an unecessarily massive car (often without passengers), blocking traffic for everyone. Give the jealousy a break... Bikers who carefully pass through are doing you a favour. "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

That argument doesn't apply here... In fact, had the rules of the road been followed, that guy would not have almost taken me out... Because I was allowed to filter whereas he was not allowed to pull into traffic without looking. Anyway it's EVERYONE's responsibility to watch out for others. If I hadn't been paying attention that asshole WOULD have hit me. "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

http://www.biketiresdirect.com/product/sprintech-bar-end-mirrors You think being a salmon would make you safer??? Heh heh - salmon!! Here you are allowed to filter. Not only this but the guy was turning into the road (not at an intersection but pulling out of a driveway) so he did NOT have the right of way. Technically he is wholly at fault, but I could easily have avoided dropping the bike. I saw him well in advance and even honked - I just hesitated too much before I decided to hit the brakes rather than swerve... In hindsight, given he was turning left and across the road swerving would have almost certainly resulted in a collision. Meh... Live and learn. I did everything right just not quickly enough... "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

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When I got my iMac I instantly loved it. Not so for the iPad, but I found I could figure it out easily enough. I'm still peeved I didn't wait for the second generation iPad, but I really do think it's SO much nicer to use than a PC... One thing I *really* love is how fast it boots up / shuts down... PCs just seem to be operating on archaic technology in this case... I swear my piece of shit Samsung takes like 15 minutes to get to the internet and my iMac about 15 seconds... "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

Lucky for me I am first one in the office 'cause I just burst into uncontrollable laughter!! So I was riding the bike to the office... Lots of traffic, as usual, and was filtering carefully, as usual... When this car pulled out without looking - as usual. I saw him in just enough time to react by breaking instead of swerving (which obviously would have been the better option) and tipped the bike about 1 inch from his car. When I got up, the guy got out of his car, helped me get the bike back up and looked at it in a very concerned manner: "is your bike ok???" (It is ok - broken indicator light and scratched mirror is the only minor damage... Apart from my bruised ego, that is!) "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