Ruprecht
07-10-06, 08:09 AM
I have fairly copped a bit of humble pie in the last month or so.
Funnily enough it started almost immediately after I had boasted of my independence to someone.
I've always valued my independence pretty highly.
I moved out of home as soon as I was legally an adult.
I don't borrow money.
I try never to rely on other people for anything and hate asking for help.
So the last couple of months have been a little hard for me.
First I got extremely ill. So ill I had to get my housemate to drive me to the Hospital and was stuck there for a week.
I hate going to see a doctor for anything, so this weakness and reliance on others really chafed.
Then my motorcycle gets run over. No worries, I've got another one.
Except the second one starts to develop a string of minor failures which take it out of action (a different one each day). With the most recent problem, after a day or two of getting the run around, it turns out the parts I need aren't available from anywhere but Japan...
So I'm forced to swallow my pride and borrow my kid sisters 50cc scooter to ride around. A ridiculous sight I'm sure.
Although I can laugh, it's still embarassing considering I spend so much time on a motorcycle, wearing leathers etc, that it's actually a part of my identity.
Not to mention that I find the lack of brakes, acceleration, decent suspension, something to grip with my knees and the handling pretty disturbing.
I actually crashed my sisters scooter the only previous time I rode it. I had it at maximum lean, trying to corner at it's top speed of 60kmh, when I went over the white line it just slid out from underneath me. It's amazing more people don't die on these things!
Finally my housemate is moving out and so I need to find a new place to live.
Unfortunately with all thats happened I haven't had a good opportunity to go house hunting.
With ten days to find a place to live and a lack of reliable transport, it looks like I may have to ask someone if I can stay for a while.
More humble pie!
I get the feeling I'm being taught a painful lesson in humility.
Anyone else had something happen which made them feel that way?
Funnily enough it started almost immediately after I had boasted of my independence to someone.
I've always valued my independence pretty highly.
I moved out of home as soon as I was legally an adult.
I don't borrow money.
I try never to rely on other people for anything and hate asking for help.
So the last couple of months have been a little hard for me.
First I got extremely ill. So ill I had to get my housemate to drive me to the Hospital and was stuck there for a week.
I hate going to see a doctor for anything, so this weakness and reliance on others really chafed.
Then my motorcycle gets run over. No worries, I've got another one.
Except the second one starts to develop a string of minor failures which take it out of action (a different one each day). With the most recent problem, after a day or two of getting the run around, it turns out the parts I need aren't available from anywhere but Japan...
So I'm forced to swallow my pride and borrow my kid sisters 50cc scooter to ride around. A ridiculous sight I'm sure.
Although I can laugh, it's still embarassing considering I spend so much time on a motorcycle, wearing leathers etc, that it's actually a part of my identity.
Not to mention that I find the lack of brakes, acceleration, decent suspension, something to grip with my knees and the handling pretty disturbing.
I actually crashed my sisters scooter the only previous time I rode it. I had it at maximum lean, trying to corner at it's top speed of 60kmh, when I went over the white line it just slid out from underneath me. It's amazing more people don't die on these things!
Finally my housemate is moving out and so I need to find a new place to live.
Unfortunately with all thats happened I haven't had a good opportunity to go house hunting.
With ten days to find a place to live and a lack of reliable transport, it looks like I may have to ask someone if I can stay for a while.
More humble pie!
I get the feeling I'm being taught a painful lesson in humility.
Anyone else had something happen which made them feel that way?