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spoke too soon?

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My excitement over a wonderful shower has been dashed. I split my time between 2 offices which means I have to close up shop in one place, go get my bike and carry all my gear down a block and across the street to the other office.

When I got to my bike today I was greeted with a busted tire! Not just flat, the tube exploded. Meep!

What is with my transportation traumas? My car blew up, after it blew a tire, my other bike blew both tires, and now my brand new bike blows a tire.

I thought about this as I sweated my way over to the office with my bike in tow. I'm bummed of course. I'd figure out how to take the bus, but I have 10 cents in my bag and the tokens @paul gave me are at home.

Anyhow, I was thinking about my thinking. Does 'stuff happen to me' as I always say, or does s'tuff happen' and how I react to it is what happens to me? Does that make sense?

I believe it's the latter. It's not the end of the world, it's just a bike tire. It just stinks because I got this bike to replace my more favorite bike that was broken and I don't have money to fix another problem. I was really enjoying my bike rides.
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💬 3 comments

  1. nejifer ·

    of course you can use my bike! sorry about the transportation dilemma. if you need me to lend you money for a new tire, i can do that too.

    i don't have to work til 12 tomorrow, so i can drive you in, as long as you can find a ride home.

    in fact...if you get me to the airport by 9 on friday, you can keep my car for the whole weekend!

  2. metalpeter ·

    Sorry about you bike, that sucks with it being a new bike espically. I admit I don't know much about bikes but if you still have the old broken on and the wheels are the same size you might be able to switch the tires from the broken one to the new one. In any event I wish you the best of luck with your transportation woes.

  3. twisted ·

    You raise a fascinating (to me) question! I do that all the time too. Stuff happens, but am I reacting to the stuff? or to the story I create around it? I give myself one loophole: The irony defense. If something happens, and it's just too damn ironic (your story is LOADED with irony), how can you not react to that? Hell, I broke up with my boyfriend-before-last because he couldn't appreciate the irony of not being able to make a cup of coffee (under stressful circumstances) before you've had a cup of coffee. (Ok, long story, but I think some people might be able to relate). Anyway, even though I've basically given up coffee (don't even ASK about the irony behind that one), I still cite the "coffee before caffeine" defense on a regular basis.

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