Stuff you've learnt the hard way

[Bruno28]

My signature line says it all.

[Jolt]

Going on 15-17 mile hikes on consecutive Saturdays, with one's regular running routine in between and after not having done much hiking in quite a while, can kick off a nasty case of IT band syndrome resulting in a lot of time off from both running and hiking.

[jobob]

Don't try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time & annoys the pig.

Yet I still forget this from time to time.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Don't try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time & annoys the pig.

Plus, perhaps the pig has completely different taste in music than yours, and who's to say yours is better?

I will NEVER be a twig, but being burly has its uses and is beautiful too.

I can so agree with that one.

[crazycanuck]

Jobob..should i ask why you were trying to teach a pig to sing?

[solobiker]

If you wear contact lenses, wear gloves when applying capsaicin cream.

I was cutting serano pepper today, was holding the pepper with the bag then I washed my hand and put in my contacts.....boy did that sting

[solobiker]

Don't try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time & annoys the pig.

Yet I still forget this from time to time.

LOL

[jobob]

Jobob..should i ask why you were trying to teach a pig to sing?

Everyone needs a hobby.

[TrekJeni]

If you wear contact lenses, wear gloves when applying capsaicin cream.

Ummm were you hiding in my friend's bathroom yesterday morning while I was getting ready for the Indiana State Cross Championships? I was all excited about my new embrocation and just HAD to put it on, only to realize I hadn't put my contacts in yet. Duh!

Luckily, my friend had some latex gloves.

Jeni
(finished 3rd overall points for the season the HARD way. No podiums all season, I just kept showing up!)

[OakLeaf]

I was cutting serano pepper today, was holding the pepper with the bag then I washed my hand and put in my contacts.....boy did that sting

You know what I finally concluded... treat capsaicin on your hands as though it were 90W gear oil, except without the smell. It's about as hard to get off your hands. A thorough scrubbing with Fast Orange, or whatever you like in the garage, will do it. Soap and water definitely will NOT.


Hey WTG TrekJeni!!!

[Bluetree]

When your BF says: "You don't have to come over this weekend, I know you have a lot on your plate and plus, there's a lot of traffic on the freeways."

He really means: "I would really love it if you spent the weekend here and will hold it against you by being non-communicative for the next few days if you don't."

[Bluetree]

Don't wear light-colored pants when you have your period.

Punch holes in potatoes first.

Never test out a new saddle on a century.

[Bluetree]

Never make a flippant remark about a client who "no longer has a plane" before doing your homework to make sure they didn't lose loved ones when that plane crashed. (oh.... that was truly AWFUL)

[jobob]

Oh my, Bluetree, that was unfortunate.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Never ask a woman about her pregnancy unless she brings it up first.
I been present a couple of times in a group of casual conversation when other people (thank God not me) have asked a woman who appeared pregnant when she was 'due'... and one time the woman was just overweight, and another time the woman has just lost a 6 month stillborn fetus a week before and the husband had to answer for her since she just couldn't speak. That was really bad. A good lesson in discretion.