Topic: Where did I go wrong.

[Mark M]

This is a bit of a ramble as I'm still not sure what to make of it all.

I have over the past few months been suplimenting my income by selling on Ebay, like many of you I know. Anyway to keep the wife happy I have been slowly selling off my 25 years worth of accumulated magazines. A guy in germany baught one and when I got his name for delivery it seemed familiar. So I mailed him to see if it was the same guy I was at school with. Strangely it was. I wasn't that much into bikes when I left school and as far as I can remeber neither was he. Anyway it turns out he went on to the same colledge I did, but a cople of years later, to do the same course. From there he went on to university and ended up working for Honda, in R+D. Still not sure exactly what he does for Honda but he did mention a little job he did for Yamaha whilst still at university. He designed the GTR1000 (the forkless bike) wheels, so I guess he is somewhere between engineering and design. The thing is even without knowing the details I know this is a job I would have sold my grannie to get. So why the F@@@ am I doing a job I hate when my early decisions in life could have ended so differently. Am I jealous.....hell yes.....even if he does have to live in Germany. Nothing against Germany as such, it's just a long way from everything else I want to be near to.

Here end'eth the rant.   

[6pkrunner]

Ahhhh life, isn't nice and fair to everyone?

But there will be just as many former classmates who are not doing as well to say the least.

[Mark M]

Perhaps I answered my own question with my comments about Germany!

On a slightly different note. Back in 2000 I went along to a Fireblade day at Silverstone. About a 1000 turned out from the first '92 bikes to the very latest 2000 models. There was free track time and various celebrities, racers etc. Nick Sanders was there with the Blade he raced round the world. But best of all Tado Baba was guest of honour. We got all the bikes out on track for a photcall, Baba and his bikes. Mine, a 93, was somewhere in the middle so when he was looking for a bike to sit on for the shot he headed for the middle! Right up to my bike then round it to sit on the bike next to mine! If you have ever seen the pictures mine was to his right..............sooooooooooo close! 

At some point during the day I made a comment about how statistically with this many bikes someone wasn't going to make it homw in one piece. Very silly thing to say. I was hit in the face by a pidgeon on the motorway! Broke my nose but stayed on the bike. Looked like a panda for a week or two. Too Close!   

[Terry in Australia]

Don't beat yourself up too much Mark, if you believe in the Hindu theory of Karma, you're probably just being punished in this lifetime for being a real turd in a previous incarnation, ha ha! Supposedly when you're reincarnated all your previous memories are wiped, but there's often reported cases of people remembering things that they couldn't possibly remember, like ancient languages, intimate knowledge of people or places, etc etc.

What you need to do to work out why God hates you so is to try to concentrate on your previous incarnation through meditation, and if you can remember perhaps being a short Austrian guy in his late 40's with a toothbrush moustache and a crap hairstyle dancing in Paris circa about 1940, or a Roman soldier nailing some bloke called Jesus on to a cross, or even a French git telling his girlfriend "Not tonight, Josephine", you might get a few clues as to why your mate in Germany has got the gold mine, and you've got the shaft! Cheers, "Swami" Terry.

[Mark M]

Terry,
Can I pass your name on to the Samaritans......they need to be aware of the dangers you pose as a counciler.

On the other hand a massive reduction in the number of depresed souls out there has major implications for the governements mental health policy, perhaps you should be offering your services to Tony Blair.

 

[Terry in Australia]

That's it mark, I'm full of it! (advice, that is) Ha ha, Cheers, Terry.

[eldar]

I have never smelled stinky advice before!