What would you have done?

Craggers

alreet everyone....im new to this lark but I thought id share with you a story, picture the scene as a bright, cold and crisp January morning......

I usually cycle to work but on this particular morning I had to walk, which takes me a slightly different, shorter route. I'm marching along head down and as I go past a bus stop I see a pair of female feet and look up to see a gorgeous face, which proceeds to flash a killer smile at me. Now considering that I'm miles away, I would have liked to beam back at her but as she caught me by surprise all I managed was a stupid gurn, something which I cursed my self for all the way to work. The next day I'm back on my bike, and I decide to do a detour past the bus stop to see if she is there again. Now the bus stop is just after a left turn at a T junction and the road leading up to the T is quite a steep down hill. I come barreling down the hill and start to turn the left hand turn, carrying a little speed and the unthinkable happens......the front wheel slides away from me and I hit the deck, sliding on my arse to a stop in the middle of the road in front of the bus stop. I daren't look up but I hear a cheery 'are you alright?' Sure enough its the girl...

My question is what would you have done at this point?? I'd just like to gather a few opinions just to try to make myself feel better about my own course of action

AllTheGear

You make out that you are a little beat up, not embarassed in the least, and need to sit down for a few minutes to recover. Obvious.

Chaz.Harding

Yeah, something similar. And smeared your blood everywhere, whil epretending not to notice 8)

Anyway, hope your crash wasn't too bad!! You alrite? And how'd it work out with the lass???

You can't ask a question like that, and NOT tell us the whole story!!!

8)

itboffin

Injured but not in pain that the key fella, in pain but not a p***y no one likes a cry baby.

Gussio

Make like you are fading fast and let her know that the only think likely to save you is a long, lingering kiss of life

Craggers

Well I jumped up as if nothing happened, responded to her query with a whimpery and high pitched 'yes thanks', and wobbled off as fast as my mortally wounded steed would carry me. And then never went that route again!

So in my pursuit of possible romance I managed to wreck my bike, a perfectly good pair of waterproof trousers, a gore-tex jacket and a left sealskin glove....and I didnt even talk to the girl! I hate myself.

itboffin

Craggers wrote:

Well I jumped up as if nothing happened, responded to her query with a whimpery and high pitched 'yes thanks', and wobbled off as fast as my mortally wounded steed would carry me. And then never went that route again!

So in my pursuit of possible romance I managed to wreck my bike, a perfectly good pair of waterproof trousers, a gore-tex jacket and a left sealskin glove....and I didnt even talk to the girl! I hate myself.

okay here's some pointers for you;

waterproof trousers = NO
gore-tex jacket = only in the worst weather

MTFU shorts + jersey + leg/arm warmers if needed and FFS talk to the girl the worst that can happen is she tells you to go away, you'll get over it.

Nothing ventured..............!

snap snap get in the game dude, that feeling in your belly is the spice of life people pay good money to feel that way - USE IT!!!!!!

am I wrong?

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NO!!!!

gb155

itboffin wrote:

Craggers wrote:

Well I jumped up as if nothing happened, responded to her query with a whimpery and high pitched 'yes thanks', and wobbled off as fast as my mortally wounded steed would carry me. And then never went that route again!

So in my pursuit of possible romance I managed to wreck my bike, a perfectly good pair of waterproof trousers, a gore-tex jacket and a left sealskin glove....and I didnt even talk to the girl! I hate myself.

okay here's some pointers for you;

waterproof trousers = NO
gore-tex jacket = only in the worst weather

MTFU shorts + jersey + leg/arm warmers if needed and FFS talk to the girl the worst that can happen is she tells you to go away, you'll get over it.

Nothing ventured..............!

snap snap get in the game dude, that feeling in your belly is the spice of life people pay good money to feel that way - USE IT!!!!!!

am I wrong?

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NO!!!!

As always I find myself agreeing with the MTFU man

batch78

Ahhhh shiiiiittt, you furked up big time, and this was January!!!!!

Its all over you've blown it, get over your failure and proceed with life.






In response to your question, I'd probably have done the same! :oops: :oops:

teagar

Stand up, and curse your bike, blaming it all on that, saying some mysogynist was too busy being a bell-end to fix your bike properly and that's why the front wheel slipped out infront of you...

Kieran_Burns

It's a blokes perogative to make a complete arse of himself in front of the girl he likes. In your case you did that AND fall on it. Excellent!

Me, I'd look sheepish, apologise for scaring her and ask if I could buy her a drink one night as compensation. 8)




Actually no I wouldn't. I'd turn tail and bolt like you did. :oops:

soy_sauce

pretend you are new to commuting and wonder if she can show you some routes and teach you some basic on commuting.

if i was you, i would properly do the same. thats what normally people do anyway either in front of opposite sex or not.

woodyonthebeach

make sure she had my number so that she could call later and make sure I was ok......

Then maybe take her out for drink to say thankyou.

As you have guessed I have never done this sort of thing before

Well hope you alright regarding the crash and good luck with the female

bluesacs

You should have said you had a grazed bottom, enquired whether she had any germoline or some such stuff, and could she rub it in as it's an emergency. It could work. perhaps even drop your kecks to prove the point.

schlepcycling

You should have asked her for her number on the pretext that you might need her as a witness for insurance purposes.

woodyonthebeach

schlepcycling wrote:

You should have asked her for her number on the pretext that you might need her as a witness for insurance purposes.

good call then ask to take her out for a drink to say thankyou

woodyonthebeach

schlepcycling wrote:

You should have asked her for her number on the pretext that you might need her as a witness for insurance purposes.

good call then ask to take her out for a drink to say thankyou

UndercoverElephant

"Damn it I must be dead, the angels are visiting!".

8)

AllTheGear

schlepcycling wrote:

You should have asked her for her number on the pretext that you might need her as a witness for insurance purposes.

Nice one, I'll remember that....

jedster

Oh dear oh dear.

Basically you had a chance to side foot in from 5 yards out but you chipped it over the bar.

You were hoping that we would pat you on the back and tell you that anyone could have missed. Well we're not going to tell you what you want to hear, we're going to tell you what you NEED to hear!

You need to go that way again. You need to stop and tell her that you have a confession to make. You were only passing that way the other day because you wanted to catch another of her smiles. Therefore she is directly responsible for you coming off, getting road rash and making a fool of yourself. And that the least that she can do to make up for it is come for a drink.

What's the worst that can happen? You make an @rse of yourself? Not sure that you have much downside left

You know it makes sense!

J

UndercoverElephant

Problem is of course, that months have passed, now you've definitely missed your chance and are entering Stalkerville.

jedster

Problem is of course, that months have passed, now you've definitely missed your chance and are entering Stalkerville.

Ah, yes, missed that. That is a problem.

No, you're screwed. I reckon you need to contrive another off in front of her

Craggers

You should have asked her for her number on the pretext that you might need her as a witness for insurance purposes

Probably the best course of action with hindsight, I could have said there was diesel on the road, got her number AND got a claim in.......bugger

NGale

bluesacs wrote:

You should have said you had a grazed bottom, enquired whether she had any germoline or some such stuff, and could she rub it in as it's an emergency. It could work. perhaps even drop your kecks to prove the point.

Damn that's how the Commander got me...it was all an elebroate ploy