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Date: 28 Nov 2006 21:22:04
From: Tom Keats
Subject: phantom helmet syndrome
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I'm snowed in. But I still gotta get around
to do errands, which I typically and habitually
do by bike. So, intending to hoof it, I get
myself prepared to bravely step out into the
sub-zero winter wonderland we're currently blessed
with. I don my favourite baseball hat, and go to
do up the (nonexistent) straps.
The sensation is rather like climbing a staircase
in the dark, and mis-counting the steps, and the
last step you think is there ... isn't.
cheers,
Tom
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Date: 12 Dec 2006 09:23:55
From: nash
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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The sensation is rather like climbing a staircase
in the dark, and mis-counting the steps, and the
last step you think is there ... isn't.
This happened to me yesterday and may affect anyone with winter
boot/shoes.
I stopped using my winter shoe and changed over. I could not for the
life of me get my shoe in the spd. Finally about 2 blocks down my
route I realized I also put the pedal cleats on my winters. I did the
whole ride without them. Made me feel like I did not know how to ride
a bike yet until I looked.
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Date: 01 Dec 2006 10:13:44
From: John Kane
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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joseph.santaniello@gmail.com wrote:
> John Kane wrote:
> > Tom Keats wrote:
> > > In article <ld6qm292n2hln57c6ejf2346vaeo96rhl0@4ax.com>,
> > > Werehatrack <rault00@earthWEEDSlink.net> writes:
> > >
> > > > You're in good company. Or at least, I'd like the solace of thinking
> > > > so.
> > >
> > > Accidentally doing emacs navigational key sequences in MS Word
> > > coughs-up some pretty weird consequences, too.
> >
> > Getting in the car and finding the steering wheel's been stolen ! Oops
> > I'm in Ireland not Canada.
>
> This is closely related to the phenomenon of waking up to find someone
> has removed the steering wheel from the rental car and mounted it on
> the wrong side. This is often accompanied by maniacs driving on the
> wrong side of the road toward you. Strangely enough this has only ever
> happened to me while travelling.
Now that you metion it this is generally true in my experience too.
And the natives talk funny too. Still, as soon as everyone started
speaking French the problem went away so I'm wondering if it might not
be neurological problem linked to the language centres of the brain.
There is that one Rolls in Ottawa with the right hand drive! A really
strange experiece catching a ride with the owner, And he talks funny
too.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
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Date: 01 Dec 2006 01:04:46
From: me
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:33:52 +0000, Werehatrack wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:22:04 -0800, tkeats2005@hotmail.com (Tom Keats)
> wrote:
>
> Is that more embarrassing than reaching for the zipper on a pair of
> sweatpants? Or trying to shift into 6th gear on a car that has a
> 5-speed box?
Reminds me of the first time I drove a 5-speed with left hand drive,
"must remember to shift with right hand" "must remember!" I remembered
alright! what I forgot was to keep my left hand on the wheel! I smacked it
into the door while reaching for the non-existant shifter on my left!
Completely automatic, just so instinctive.
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Date: 30 Nov 2006 15:11:34
From: Rex Kerr
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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Werehatrack wrote:
> Or stabbing for the clutch pedal with your left foot
> when coming to a stop light in a car with an automatic?
Problem is they make the brake pedals so darn wide on automatics.
Then, you end up stamping on the brake when you catch the corner of the
extra wide pedal tossing everybody through the windshield. They must
assume that automatic drivers are too stupid to hit a narrow brake
pedal.
To bring it back on topic... what about when switching back to a
freewheeling bike from a fixie -- the strong impulse that jerks your
entire body when you stop pedaling as your body suddenly says "NO,
DON'T DO THAT!" and you start pedaling again to avoid being tossed,
just to realize that you CAN coast!
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Date: 30 Nov 2006 14:44:15
From: Steve McDonald
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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Zoot Katz wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:22:04 -0800, tkeats2005@hotmail.com
> (Tom Keats) wrote:
>
> >I'm snowed in. But I still gotta get around
> >to do errands, which I typically and habitually
> >do by bike. So, intending to hoof it, I get
> >myself prepared to bravely step out into the
> >sub-zero winter wonderland we're currently blessed
> >with. I don my favourite baseball hat, and go to
> >do up the (nonexistent) straps.
> >
> >The sensation is rather like climbing a staircase
> >in the dark, and mis-counting the steps, and the
> >last step you think is there ... isn't.
>
> These past few days I've been riding the SS snow bike with flat
> pedals. Wearing work boots, I keep trying to twist out of the pedals
> like I would with the clipless pedals to which I've become
> accustomed.
>
> Claire mentioned doing the same thing with the accelerator pedal
> while driving and I recalled smacking my head on the steering wheel
> reaching for toe straps.
>
> When I first switched to clipless pedals I kept reaching for the toe
> strap when approaching stops.
>
> I've often walked out of the house without the helmet because I'm
> already wearing a skull cap.
> --
> zk
Since my skull is one inch thick I don't need an add-on helmet. But, I
do reach up and check at the beginning of each ride, just to make sure
it's still attached.
Steve McDonald
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 23:45:57
From: Tom Keats
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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In article <pfqsm2d49qkloeifjm2qvabm2kq9kqdruu@4ax.com >,
Zoot Katz <zootkatz@operamail.com > writes:
> On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:44:32 -0800, tkeats2005@hotmail.com
> (Tom Keats) wrote:
>
>>Maybe I should talk to that trailer guy up on Adanac Street.
>>
> Andy closed his shop and is touring Europe last I heard.
I envy him.
>>I've also been whistfully looking at this sweetie:
>> http://www.carryfreedom.com/bamboo.html
>
> That is pretty and plenty strong enough. Too bad our local bamboo
> doesn't get that big.
But we do have vine maple and (introduced) mountain ash.
Might take a little drawknife work, but I like how the
design is regionally adaptable.
Here's another one:
http://www.cyclecircus.org/images/colortrailer5.gif
The use of a derailleur hanger makes it more of an axle hitch
than a chainstay hitch. And the two chain links for a
"universal joint" look kind of lurchy. But it gives some
ideas & visualizations.
cheers,
Tom
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Date: 30 Nov 2006 00:18:09
From: Zoot Katz
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:45:57 -0800, tkeats2005@hotmail.com
Tom Keats) wrote:
>>>I've also been whistfully looking at this sweetie:
>>> http://www.carryfreedom.com/bamboo.html
>>
>> That is pretty and plenty strong enough. Too bad our local bamboo
>> doesn't get that big.
>
>But we do have vine maple and (introduced) mountain ash.
>Might take a little drawknife work, but I like how the
>design is regionally adaptable.
>
>Here's another one:
> http://www.cyclecircus.org/images/colortrailer5.gif
>
>The use of a derailleur hanger makes it more of an axle hitch
>than a chainstay hitch. And the two chain links for a
>"universal joint" look kind of lurchy. But it gives some
>ideas & visualizations.
It seems to me that if you have the stub axles and wheels from your
jogging stroller it would be easy enough to make a BikeBox style
trailer with a piece of plywood and some PVC pipe. You could adapt
any of the designs on that site for a tongue and hitch .
--
zk
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 22:05:56
From: Tom Keats
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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In article <ekkgja$p9r$2@blue.rahul.net >,
Darin McGrew <mcgrew@stanfordalumni.org > writes:
> Tom Keats <tkeats2005@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> I don my favourite baseball hat, and go to
>> do up the (nonexistent) straps.
>
> When I hear something behind me while walking, I often glance up at my
> rear-view mirror to see what it was. Except that the mirror is attached to
> my bike helment, which is at home.
In the early fall when the weather is fair and dry, lots of
dead tree leaves litter the ground here. Sometimes I hear
those leaf corpses rustling in the wind behind me. It
sounds exactly like a rider behind me, upshifting with
click-shifters. I shoulder-check, and nobody's there,
except a lone, dry, brown leaf, tumbleweeding along behind me.
cheers,
Tom
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 20:44:32
From: Tom Keats
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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In article <pp8qm2d7712j2iivnofnkscj63maplig7r@4ax.com >,
Zoot Katz <zootkatz@operamail.com > writes:
> These past few days I've been riding the SS snow bike with flat
> pedals.
I just won't ride in the snow. I guess I don't have
the gumption. But I gotta get a ride in soon somehow,
to preserve the remnants of my sanity.
In the meantime I'm staring at the skeleton of this
three-wheeled jogging stroller I've got, which I want
to convert to a trailer. The frame wishbones together
at the 3rd (front) wheel. And the frame is long but
narrow, which complicates rigging up a chainstay hitch.
I'm considering sawing off the back end of an old bike
frame (BB to rear dropouts) and making an axle hitch a la
BOB Yak. Too bad the seatstays on such a sawed-off piece
are angled to the wrong direction.
Maybe I should talk to that trailer guy up on Adanac Street.
I've also been whistfully looking at this sweetie:
http://www.carryfreedom.com/bamboo.html
cheers,
Tom
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Above address is just a spam midden.
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 21:35:15
From: Zoot Katz
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:44:32 -0800, tkeats2005@hotmail.com
(Tom Keats) wrote:
>Maybe I should talk to that trailer guy up on Adanac Street.
>
Andy closed his shop and is touring Europe last I heard.
>I've also been whistfully looking at this sweetie:
> http://www.carryfreedom.com/bamboo.html
That is pretty and plenty strong enough. Too bad our local bamboo
doesn't get that big.
--
zk
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 18:17:33
From: Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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amakyonin wrote:
> Zoot Katz wrote:
> > These past few days I've been riding the SS snow bike with flat
> > pedals. Wearing work boots, I keep trying to twist out of the pedals
> > like I would with the clipless pedals to which I've become
> > accustomed.
>
> Ditto on the "unclipping" from platform pedals. The action is so
> ingrained in my brainstem that I do it instictively before a stop or a
> slow crawl even when I'm conciously trying not to.
When riding a trike, one has to remember to NOT unclip when coming to a
stop.
--
Tom Sherman - Post Free or Die!
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 17:06:18
From: amakyonin
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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Zoot Katz wrote:
> These past few days I've been riding the SS snow bike with flat
> pedals. Wearing work boots, I keep trying to twist out of the pedals
> like I would with the clipless pedals to which I've become
> accustomed.
Ditto on the "unclipping" from platform pedals. The action is so
ingrained in my brainstem that I do it instictively before a stop or a
slow crawl even when I'm conciously trying not to.
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 17:38:50
From: Darin McGrew
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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Tom Keats <tkeats2005@hotmail.com > wrote:
> I don my favourite baseball hat, and go to
> do up the (nonexistent) straps.
When I hear something behind me while walking, I often glance up at my
rear-view mirror to see what it was. Except that the mirror is attached to
my bike helment, which is at home.
--
Darin McGrew, mcgrew@stanfordalumni.org, http://www.rahul.net/mcgrew/
Web Design Group, darin@htmlhelp.com, http://www.HTMLHelp.com/
"There is no right way to do the wrong thing."
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 08:58:25
From:
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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John Kane wrote:
> Tom Keats wrote:
> > In article <ld6qm292n2hln57c6ejf2346vaeo96rhl0@4ax.com>,
> > Werehatrack <rault00@earthWEEDSlink.net> writes:
> >
> > > You're in good company. Or at least, I'd like the solace of thinking
> > > so.
> >
> > Accidentally doing emacs navigational key sequences in MS Word
> > coughs-up some pretty weird consequences, too.
>
> Getting in the car and finding the steering wheel's been stolen ! Oops
> I'm in Ireland not Canada.
This is closely related to the phenomenon of waking up to find someone
has removed the steering wheel from the rental car and mounted it on
the wrong side. This is often accompanied by maniacs driving on the
wrong side of the road toward you. Strangely enough this has only ever
happened to me while travelling.
Joseph
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 08:47:52
From: John Kane
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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Tom Keats wrote:
> In article <ld6qm292n2hln57c6ejf2346vaeo96rhl0@4ax.com>,
> Werehatrack <rault00@earthWEEDSlink.net> writes:
>
> > You're in good company. Or at least, I'd like the solace of thinking
> > so.
>
> Accidentally doing emacs navigational key sequences in MS Word
> coughs-up some pretty weird consequences, too.
Getting in the car and finding the steering wheel's been stolen ! Oops
I'm in Ireland not Canada.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 04:40:30
From: Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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Tom Keats wrote:
> I'm snowed in. But I still gotta get around
> to do errands, which I typically and habitually
> do by bike. So, intending to hoof it, I get
> myself prepared to bravely step out into the
> sub-zero winter wonderland we're currently blessed
> with. I don my favourite baseball hat, and go to
> do up the (nonexistent) straps.
>
> The sensation is rather like climbing a staircase
> in the dark, and mis-counting the steps, and the
> last step you think is there ... isn't.
I often look for the (non-existent) seat belt when sitting down on a
recumbent bicycle.
--
Tom Sherman - Post Free or Die!
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 00:43:00
From:
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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Werehatrack wrote:
> 5-speed box? Or stabbing for the clutch pedal with your left foot
> when coming to a stop light in a car with an automatic? Or
For best results, make sure you foot makes solid contact with the
absurdly wide brake pedal. Preferably in traffic and/or on ice.
Joseph
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 00:40:49
From:
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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Tom Keats wrote:
> In article <ld6qm292n2hln57c6ejf2346vaeo96rhl0@4ax.com>,
> Werehatrack <rault00@earthWEEDSlink.net> writes:
>
> > You're in good company. Or at least, I'd like the solace of thinking
> > so.
>
> Accidentally doing emacs navigational key sequences in MS Word
> coughs-up some pretty weird consequences, too.
>
>
A friend of mine tried to switch buffers during an unpleasant
conversation with his boss.
Joseph
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Date: 28 Nov 2006 22:26:35
From: Tom Keats
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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In article <ld6qm292n2hln57c6ejf2346vaeo96rhl0@4ax.com >,
Werehatrack <rault00@earthWEEDSlink.net > writes:
> You're in good company. Or at least, I'd like the solace of thinking
> so.
Accidentally doing emacs navigational key sequences in MS Word
coughs-up some pretty weird consequences, too.
cheers,
Tom
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 14:46:49
From: Kristian M Zoerhoff
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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In article <r69jke.ebb.ln@bud.garden.local >, tkeats2005@hotmail.com says...
> In article <ld6qm292n2hln57c6ejf2346vaeo96rhl0@4ax.com>,
> Werehatrack <rault00@earthWEEDSlink.net> writes:
>
> > You're in good company. Or at least, I'd like the solace of thinking
> > so.
>
> Accidentally doing emacs navigational key sequences in MS Word
> coughs-up some pretty weird consequences, too.
Hear, hear. I've done this more than once with... amusing results.
--
__o Kristian Zoerhoff
_'\(,_ kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com
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Date: 28 Nov 2006 22:20:38
From: Zoot Katz
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:22:04 -0800, tkeats2005@hotmail.com
(Tom Keats) wrote:
>I'm snowed in. But I still gotta get around
>to do errands, which I typically and habitually
>do by bike. So, intending to hoof it, I get
>myself prepared to bravely step out into the
>sub-zero winter wonderland we're currently blessed
>with. I don my favourite baseball hat, and go to
>do up the (nonexistent) straps.
>
>The sensation is rather like climbing a staircase
>in the dark, and mis-counting the steps, and the
>last step you think is there ... isn't.
These past few days I've been riding the SS snow bike with flat
pedals. Wearing work boots, I keep trying to twist out of the pedals
like I would with the clipless pedals to which I've become
accustomed.
Claire mentioned doing the same thing with the accelerator pedal
while driving and I recalled smacking my head on the steering wheel
reaching for toe straps.
When I first switched to clipless pedals I kept reaching for the toe
strap when approaching stops.
I've often walked out of the house without the helmet because I'm
already wearing a skull cap.
--
zk
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 11:39:04
From: Paul Hobson
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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Zoot Katz wrote:
> I've often walked out of the house without the helmet because I'm
> already wearing a skull cap.
Yup. As long as something is on my head, I'll head out.
\\paul
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 21:58:54
From: Werehatrack
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:39:04 -0500, Paul Hobson <fobson@gatech.edu >
wrote:
>Zoot Katz wrote:
>> I've often walked out of the house without the helmet because I'm
>> already wearing a skull cap.
>
>Yup. As long as something is on my head, I'll head out.
Hair should be enough for anyo....wait, no, I shouldn't say that
anymore.
Nevermind.
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 14:26:17
From: Zoot Katz
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:58:54 GMT, Werehatrack
<rault00@earthWEEDSlink.net > wrote:
>On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:39:04 -0500, Paul Hobson <fobson@gatech.edu>
>wrote:
>
>>Zoot Katz wrote:
>>> I've often walked out of the house without the helmet because I'm
>>> already wearing a skull cap.
>>
>>Yup. As long as something is on my head, I'll head out.
>
>Hair should be enough for anyo....wait, no, I shouldn't say that
>anymore.
>
>Nevermind.
>
According to one widely discussed bit of bogus research, wigs work
better then hell mutts for getting ones wobble room recognised.
I found wigs added wind resistance and their blocking peripheral
vision a nuisance. They're hotter than hell mutts to wear but they
sure can look cool.
--
zk
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Date: 29 Nov 2006 05:33:52
From: Werehatrack
Subject: Re: phantom helmet syndrome
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On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:22:04 -0800, tkeats2005@hotmail.com (Tom Keats)
wrote:
>I'm snowed in. But I still gotta get around
>to do errands, which I typically and habitually
>do by bike. So, intending to hoof it, I get
>myself prepared to bravely step out into the
>sub-zero winter wonderland we're currently blessed
>with. I don my favourite baseball hat, and go to
>do up the (nonexistent) straps.
>
>The sensation is rather like climbing a staircase
>in the dark, and mis-counting the steps, and the
>last step you think is there ... isn't.
Is that more embarrassing than reaching for the zipper on a pair of
sweatpants? Or trying to shift into 6th gear on a car that has a
5-speed box? Or stabbing for the clutch pedal with your left foot
when coming to a stop light in a car with an automatic? Or
*forgetting* to do so after getting back into the stickshift car for
the first time in several weeks? Or cruising right past the exit for
the street that you should have taken, because your usual route
through that area has no stops? Or reaching to flip on the light when
entering a room of a house where you know that the power has failed?
Or squeezing the pair of D-rings to release the strap of the
motorcycle helmet that you haven't worn in years because you don't own
a motorbike of your own anymore?
You're in good company. Or at least, I'd like the solace of thinking
so.
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