Sharing an "ah ha!"

[Eaglewalker]

That's sad. Did she get better, or just further away?

[Lise]

edit: I really didn't mean to write "licking her". Typing late at night...

Although...if you gave her a lick, it would sure freak her out! Your point about knowing how to exploit women's insecurity for her own profit was chilling. I hope, for her sake, that she's "just" an IDIOT, and not an evil money-grubbing idiot. OK, nuff said!

Kathie, sorry to hear about your sister. I was harassed, beaten up, and shamed in all three junior high schools I went to! (ARGH!) Thing is, they were just wrong. It is good to be on the other side of that, to have past it, and to know my own truth. Feeling strong in my own body is the best revenge.

Lise

[CorsairMac]

thanks ya'll but as someones sig line says: that which doesn't kill me only makes me stronger (or stranger?)
and since I ain't dead yet........................

[LBTC]

Way to go EagleWalker! I admire that you had a response to such a horrible comment, and that it was nicely restrained! I admire you! <smile>

I am amazed at what some people allow to come out of their mouths!!

You girls are all testament to the wonder and joy that is cycling.

Go girls!

Namaste,
~T~

[arnaew]

I'm not a very experienced cyclist but one thing I learned very quickly is that if you don't wear the gear, you can get into all sorts of trouble very quickly - catching loose clothing on seat noses, loose sleeves on bars etc And in Australia, where it can get VERY hot, if your clothing doesn't wick away the sweat, you can get add kilos (pounds) to the load as you get wetter and wetter! But what I also learned very quickly was that men can be complete a**holes when it comes to making comments about the way you look in your clothing. Just last Sunday I was out cycling along the coast road (temp 37C - just over 100F) with some acquaintances. Of the 3 women none of us are petite, and I'm the largest at around 180lb. As we got off our bikes at a beach kiosk to have coffee, a table full of men (aged 40-50) started sniggering, making 'oh no, not the lycra!' comments and claiming that they could no longer eat their breakfast. It was awful, but worse that the guys we were with didn't even notice it!
You know, it's weird. As a middleaged woman, I became used to the idea of invisibility a while ago. No-one looks at me when I walk down the street, no-one holds open doors, or asks me for the time. Suddenly, because I've climbed on the bike and every curve is out there, I feel like everyone's looking! For a big shirt lady, this takes some getting used to, and the attitude of some blokes just doesn't help.

[Trekhawk]

Of the 3 women none of us are petite, and I'm the largest at around 180lb. As we got off our bikes at a beach kiosk to have coffee, a table full of men (aged 40-50) started sniggering, making 'oh no, not the lycra!' comments and claiming that they could no longer eat their breakfast. It was awful, but worse that the guys we were with didn't even notice it!
You know, it's weird. As a middleaged woman, I became used to the idea of invisibility a while ago. No-one looks at me when I walk down the street, no-one holds open doors, or asks me for the time. Suddenly, because I've climbed on the bike and every curve is out there, I feel like everyone's looking! For a big shirt lady, this takes some getting used to, and the attitude of some blokes just doesn't help.

Aaah some men are such a waste of space. Im also guessing that most of these loud mouths couldn't fit there beer guts into lycra.

[Eaglewalker]

As we got off our bikes at a beach kiosk to have coffee, a table full of men (aged 40-50) started sniggering, making 'oh no, not the lycra!' comments and claiming that they could no longer eat their breakfast.

Well, phooey on them. That table ought to have had a sign near it: "Caution! Bucketheads may be nearby!"