We Knew This Was Going To Happen
We’ve all been there. Something looked really tempting, and then, before you know it, you’re sorry.
But even worse, it’s something we keep doing despite knowing the consequences in advance.
An easy example for me is hot buttered popcorn. I love the smell, the taste, and the crunch. But it never takes long before I get a hull caught in my teeth, and especially if I’m at the movies, it’s a pain to remove.
My dog always gets a huge rush lunging for squirrels, but when the squirrel inevitably escapes, she gets left frustrated and annoyed.
So, Deadsplinteregretters, do you have anything to share about Yes Yes! Oh no!?
Are you a sucker for buying novelty T shirts or other kitsch on vacation, only to stash it in a drawer in shame when you get home, along with the souvenirs from every other trip? Do you have a neighbor who keeps buying new power tools in the spring, only to have them show up every fall, barely used, at their yard sale? Do you buy a bag of candy corn every October only to eat three and then remember you don’t like them? This time, THIS TIME, it will be different!
What’s something you do, or something you see other people do, with the full knowledge that the upfront happiness is going to lead, just like every time before, to regret?
Or, if you are better than most about learning from past mistakes, feel free to share any tips you might have for not taking a chance on a ride on the Tilt A Whirl because you long ago figured out it’s never going to be any fun.
It’s probably an obvious one, but the older I get, the more I regret my bad food and alcohol decisions. I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in that.
Usually anything involving lots of garlic and peppers after about 8pm. Being Korean that’s 90% of my diet (not really but it seems like it.)
Acid reflux sux
im on the other end of that one i think
its the world as it is today that makes it hard for me to talk myself into living healthy
you know…..is a hard sell when the answer to why the fuck for is coz
i mean…yay…i get to be in good health as the world dies around me
fucking whoop dee fucking doo….
no seriously…that sounds grand….
you know?
A model kit of something I wanted for a long time and it turns out to be a stubborn piece of shit that consumes all my rage and… Uh… I don’t regret anything. Anything at all.
high end bikes……..they are so nice when they are new
then shit needs replacing….
you know….i could buy myself a decent used car for what i need in bicycle parts at mo?
no shit…. just the front blade is a hunnerd bucks….i have 3 of them..on as many bikes
and by that i mean 3 per bike…..then you know…i just need all the assorted derailer bits and new chains…least one of them needs a new pedal axle…..tires are fucked on the lot of them…coz i am a very subtle cyclist
probably need to get the forks serviced too……
anyways…..the lot of that…..would buy me a pretty nice econobox at least
oh but yeah…. the moral of story is….. buy a fucking lightgeared fixy
i mean..if you want to go fast…add 1 heavy gear to it
but thats all you need ….light for hill and starts..and heavy for go fast
everything else…unless you are competing…is expensive fluff
Road bike or mountain bike? I really can’t manage trail riding without thinking I’m crashing.
its mountain bikes at mo for me
but road and mountain bikes work on the same rules
trails are stressfree rides compared to the peleton btw
i mean sure…. you might fall and die…..but atleast you wont get run over a hundred times in the process
on trails tho… you want the light gears…least if you are worried about crashing you do
you know…as confusius once said….use the fucking light gear….take your time…. the fucking idiot infront will probably crash anways
I override the brakes on trails. Any serious bumps and I start sweating too much. I’m a baby.
no such thing as over riding the breaks
is called not crashing
next time ride them a tiny bit less
shave a second or two off your time and be proud
coz you done that shit
or you know..ride as you want to…. shit you know you got your excersize in right?
The vintage Italian clown costume looked good on me in the store, but since I moved here to the hills, there really isn’t any place to wear it.
Blackberries. I love the taste, but inevitably one of the seeds gets jammed in between my teeth. Or some pith gets stuck in there.
I’ve switched to frozen raspberries for my yogurt or oatmeal.