10 Stupidest Things I've Done
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There is a saying....Or there should be a saying.....Never put your life or immediate health in the charge of an animal with an I.Q. of eight.. Once I was riding my uncle's big farm horse. I had gotten on the horse by way of a close fence. Once the horse decided the ride was over it headed for the barn where there was some nice, fresh hay. The barn door was low and this was a big horse. The horse had to duck slightly tho get through the door but the top of that door opening wiped me off that horse slicker than hell. I only got a few bruises but I swear that bloody horse laughed at me.
Sorry I'm not following the aim of the thread, or maybe I'm just listing ten one at a time. Stupid doings do make great party conversation, provided we survive them.
This isn't dangerous, just kind of funny in retrospect; my cousins and I were playing in my Grampa's garage after it was closed, (bored 10 -12 year olds in winter in a small Northern town). There was an OPP cruiser in for service so we thought we would play cops. We played on the radio, lit the cherry and stuff. The phone rang, one of my cousins answered it, it was the OPP dispatcher, "oh no" my cousin said convincingly, "the shop is closed and no one else is here, and the cruiser is locked up and no one is playing on the radio", just then, I hit the siren. Busted.8O
This isn't dangerous, just kind of funny in retrospect; my cousins and I were playing in my Grampa's garage after it was closed, (bored 10 -12 year olds in winter in a small Northern town). There was an OPP cruiser in for service so we thought we would play cops. We played on the radio, lit the cherry and stuff. The phone rang, one of my cousins answered it, it was the OPP dispatcher, "oh no" my cousin said convincingly, "the shop is closed and no one else is here, and the cruiser is locked up and no one is playing on the radio", just then, I hit the siren. Busted.8O
My Dad used to have a saying that came back to haunt over the years;
Too soon we grow old, and too late smart! :smile:
Too soon we grow old, and too late smart! :smile:
Cliffy, I just had to come back to this; I wasn't that dumb, I knew the combustion characteristics of fuel a long time ago. I used Jet-B from the Twin otter to light a charcoal barbeque, it lights slowly. I knew Jet-B and Diesel were very stable liquid fuels, when cold. I didn't use enough and the fire went out, so I poured on some more. It sizzled and vapourized, being careful I lit a rolled up newpaper and approached the BBQ, WHOOOOOMPH!!!
I chose more challenging playgrounds, I did out run, or at least evaded, a DanAir 707 I was trying to photograph, on foot.
I have noticed that as I advance in age, I find myself using many of these old phrases. They just seem to pop into my mind at the appropriate time. :smile:
Worse! I'm turning into the person I used to say I would never be, way back when I knew everything. :lol::lol::lol::lol:
I didn't mean turning into my dad was a bad thing, but many of the old phrases my dad used were either in Latin or translated from it. Problem is, I use them sometimes too, in either language, and I don't even speak Latin.
I can't think of 10 stupid things I've done. I'm sure I've done far more than 10 stupid things in my life, but one of them was so massively stupid and did so much damage, all the rest of them fade into background noise by comparison. I married the wrong person first time around, and in retrospect I can see that all the signs were there that this was a mistake, but I was so besotted I ignored them completely. That was 37 years ago, and I still don't understand how I could have let myself get tricked so badly. 18 months into that marriage there was a sudden unilateral policy announcement that there would never be any children. I have five siblings, I grew up in a large and happy family, I couldn't imagine never being anyone's dad. That's one of those Kodak moments engraved on my memory with photographic clarity, I can still see the scene perfectly in my mind, and I remember thinking, "If that's true, we're not going to make it." It was, and we didn't, though the breakdown took another 3 years. But what the Hell was there about that woman that so besotted me and clouded my judgment? I have no clue. I still like her and care about her, but we should have been friends, never lovers. That didn't work at all.
What a shock, wonder why you never discussed it before the marriage, but then, neither did we, and it was my husband who mentioned that we should start a
family, and that was the first time I gave it any thought, (how stupid), I didn't
have any interest in having babies, I didn't even like babies/children, thought
they were annoying little creatures. BUT, when he said 'that', I looked at him
and said," really?" (how stupid again), "OK then, if you really want to"., went
on to have four daughters, and being a mother came so easy to me, I loved every
minute of it. Go figure.
Some of the more stupid things I've done:
Ran out to my folks car, hoped in and backed up, running over my dog who had dug himself a cool hole in front of the back tire. He might have been alright except that my Mom was so upset she was waving at me to drive "off him" but waving in the wrong direction. I drove over him again. Sadly, he died. Took me years to get over that
One summer a bunch of us went swimming in the river. A visitor was used to swimming in ocean water only and got into trouble with the river current. I swam over to help her. Big mistake. She panicked and started pulling me down with her. Luckily, I had heard that you smack a person for this type of thing so I did. It did bring her to her senses and we both got out of the water. All we really had to do was stand up!
I was married and a mother before I was out of my teens. I wish I had waited a few years longer. I thought I was being quite grown up when I said "yes". I didn't know that meant that in a few months I would have to be a grown up with a lot of responsibilities. Luckily, I still have all the responsibilities today and have added in my grandkids as well.
Ran out to my folks car, hoped in and backed up, running over my dog who had dug himself a cool hole in front of the back tire. He might have been alright except that my Mom was so upset she was waving at me to drive "off him" but waving in the wrong direction. I drove over him again. Sadly, he died. Took me years to get over that
One summer a bunch of us went swimming in the river. A visitor was used to swimming in ocean water only and got into trouble with the river current. I swam over to help her. Big mistake. She panicked and started pulling me down with her. Luckily, I had heard that you smack a person for this type of thing so I did. It did bring her to her senses and we both got out of the water. All we really had to do was stand up!
I was married and a mother before I was out of my teens. I wish I had waited a few years longer. I thought I was being quite grown up when I said "yes". I didn't know that meant that in a few months I would have to be a grown up with a lot of responsibilities. Luckily, I still have all the responsibilities today and have added in my grandkids as well.
It is so much different when you have your own kids. I was not really impressed with some other people's kids. One of my sons is very intolerant of little kids. (but I'm sure it's other people's kids.)
I didn't think it was, Bob, sorry it was a badly worded post I put up. I actually get a kick out the fact that all these old phrases are coming back to me now. That's funny about the latin phrases. :smile:
That was the real shocker to me, actually. We *did* discuss it before we were married and I thought it was perfectly clear that there would be children, just not right away. She changed her mind, for reasons that were never clear to me, though I've always had a few suspicions about where that came from. Somewhat ironically, she went on to a professional life as a teacher, for 35 years she's spent most of her days dealing with children and appears to both enjoy it and be very good at it. But as Chev observed, other people's children are different from your own.
I tend to be of the view Dex that most mis steps in our lives are an integral part of who we are, and how we live our lives now. And hearing you talk about your wife, your life with her, how devoted and in love you are, I can't help but wonder if you'd be the same husband to her if it weren't for your first marriage. Mistakes and stupidity are subjective I suppose.
The stupidest thing I've done by far was to try PCP.
I was at a pretty low point in my life and one of my friends had been struggling with an addiction to the substance for a couple of years. I wanted to know what the big deal was about.
Fortunately I hated the effect it had on me. I literally felt my brain cells being under attack.
When you're drunk you have a hard time walking. But the only time I was on that ****, I didn't remember how to walk... Scary stuff...
I was at a pretty low point in my life and one of my friends had been struggling with an addiction to the substance for a couple of years. I wanted to know what the big deal was about.
Fortunately I hated the effect it had on me. I literally felt my brain cells being under attack.
When you're drunk you have a hard time walking. But the only time I was on that ****, I didn't remember how to walk... Scary stuff...