Christmas Woes.

Raziaar

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Well, not exactly about me. But man, even though I'm not in the Christmas spirit really this much year, and I just sat through a boring Christmas sermon thing that my dad asked me to join with... I can appreciate that people do get in the festive cheer, and I don't blame them because it's a great time of year. Not for the religion so much as it is a time to be close with your family and friends.

But wow... just a reminder that for all the happy people out there having a great time, there's going to be those that are miserable and have this be one of the worst days of their lives.

We were driving on our way to Denny's after the church thing, and we saw a limousine out in the intersection to one side that was like, perpendicular to the road. Apparently some car had slammed into it and the limo was pushed way off to the side, and had the passenger doors and stuff crunched in really good.

No telling how many people were in there partying or off somewhere, but even though I'm not in the holiday spirit this year, at least I'm better off than them. Poor souls.

I'm hoping it was just a limo driver on his way back to base or off to pick up customers and at worst only he was injured, and no passengers were inside.


Nobody has to reply to this thread or anything. I just wanted to post it.
 
Neither am i really.

But I noticed that i fall in love during the christmas season.

So far at least.
 
Agreed. I'm not "feeling" this year's holiday season.

Maybe its because my mom and I are so lax that we just got the tree up a few hours ago.(I'm 16, so living with my mother isn't weird yet.)

But yeah, kind of a bummer.
 
I've been having the worst ****ing mood swings ever.

I'll go from being loud and boisterous, to being shy, quiet, and reserved.

From feeling ontop of the world, like I could make love to a starlet should the opportunity arise, to feeling like hanging myself.

It's getting ****ing irritating.
 
I'm not liking this Christmas either. It doesn't feel very... celebratory to me. Everybody else seems to be celebrating, but I just feel like I want to hide away somewhere until the festivities are over.

It's not really the same as what friend Raziaar is going, but i share the discomfort of this year's Christmas.
 
I didn't get the usual magical feeling from Christmas this year, moving out of the house I have lived in my entire life (read: spent 14 years Christmasing in the same house) contributing to that. That, and I woke up late this morning. That, and the internet prevented/absorbed me enough to avoid television, which often gets me in the festive spirit.

Other than that, it was a good Christmas, except without the "Holy **** it's Christmas" aura.
 
I too have not felt very celebratory. Infact, it's 43F here...

Just doesn't feel like Christmas of old.

Maybe we're just getting older and we've realized it doesn't mean anything?
 
I got all these gifts and I'm still in a "meh" mood. What's up with this year?
 
I've been fully of holiday cheer, sorry to hear you guys are feeling bah humbuggish.

Watch A Christmas Story, drink some nog, smoke an L, beat off to women dressed in very skanky Santa costumes, sing Christmas carols, etc.
 
I think the only bad thing that has happened to me so far is that my family are trying to make me watch Happy Feet. And tat DVD doesn't even belong to like my little brother or sister (because I don't have a little brother or sister), it belongs to my mum! I can't stand the film, the songs drive me crazy!!!
 
I'm not feeling the Christmas spirit at all this year. I'm blaming the ever-increasing consumerist bent that happens earlier and earlier, combined with the lack of Christian fervor that I usually see.

The gift opening was still cool though, partly because my gifts were great and partly because everyone in my family loved what I got them. :D
 
I decided to stay in the city and not go home this year. I spent last night drunk as hell with my friend wandering around Toronto. It was actually pretty fun. We broke into two of my friends' places hoping someone else would be around, but no one was. I'm not sure how I got home. It was a christmas miracle!
 
Stigmata said:
I'm not feeling the Christmas spirit at all this year. I'm blaming the ever-increasing consumerist bent that happens earlier and earlier, combined with the lack of Christian fervor that I usually see.

The gift opening was still cool though, partly because my gifts were great and partly because everyone in my family loved what I got them. :D
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Oddly enough, the Christmas advertising started very late.

Like November late.

Maybe I didn't notice...
 
The worst has yet to come people

NEW YEAR'S EVE *dun dun dun* Can't sleep with all that damn noise.
 
I haven't got any Chistmas feeling either. That's probably because it hasn't snowed since Feburary!
 
Raziaar do not woe. I don't feel Christmassy either. But I hope everyone got what they wanted.

I didn't.

But I hope everyone else did!
 
I did not woe. It was kinda boring though.
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I have absolutely no enthusiasm for Christmas this year, which is fine with me.
 
You're a liar. I have a Swedish friend whom I talk to every day and he regales us with stories of bitter year-round winters and his daily fights against polar bears.

You know interestingly enough I was feeling the Christmas spirit come last month, but now that it's here, not so much. Although, the cure for that is saying "Merry Christmas" often and to everyone, and--at least for me--it puts me back in that mood.
 
I was feeling shit most of the day as, quite simply, my dad was still in South Africa and i was stuck back in the UK with the rest of the family.

Got some awesome presents though, but yeah, sucked that my old-man wasnt there. Subconciously it made christmas suck...
 
i just filled my tummy up with my mom's cooking.. turkey, mash potatoes and stuffing.

Now I feel like passing out.

this is my christmas woe :(
 
I have to say, Christmas is proving a bit difficult this year. All the festive crap makes it much more obvious how isolated I am at the moment - apart from hospital appointments, I've been out three times in nine weeks. It's got to the stage where I actually look forward to going to the hospital.
Plus the family's too ill to do any celebrating, too broke to spend much and I couldn't get anything for anyone as I have no money at all. And I'm gonna miss a MONSTER New Year's Eve party...
At the hospital yesterday I discovered that my recovery's going to take a lot longer than I was expecting, so that put me in a bad mood from the outset.

Ah well, I got a couple of books that I really wanted, some Family Guy box sets and some beer now, so hopefully that will keep me entertained for a while.
 
Cheomesh said:
What are you recovering from?
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I shattered my lower leg in a motorbike accident in October. My consultant said it was one of the worst fractures he's ever seen - being such a complicated series of breaks it's one of those "in for the long haul" things. This time next year, I'll probably be limping around learning how to walk again.
 
Hm...I don't ride motorcycles but I've seen how bad things can go down on them.

Where you at fault or was it outside factors?
 
Cheomesh said:
Hm...I don't ride motorcycles but I've seen how bad things can go down on them.

Where you at fault or was it outside factors?
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Yeah, the rear tyre lost grip on the road as I was going round a tight bend, the effect of that being the bike spins around on its rear axis and you and it get thrown violently towards the outside of the corner and into whatever scenery awaits.
Completely my fault - although because I failed to consider certain outside factors. Namely, that the road is a lot less grippy in October than during the summer, because the tarmac is cold and there are leaves all over the place. The bike would have done it without complaint in June.

Basically like this:

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Or this:

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The higher the lean angle, the greater the force with which you get catapulted towards the outside of the bend - since the forces involved are basically pushing you towards the opposite direction to which you're turning and bike gripping the road carries you away from that force - as soon as you take the bike away you effectively fall away from the arc, correspondingly violently depending on how steep that arc is. I had it so far over the world looks sideways and the tree was only a few feet back from the roadside so it was pretty catastrophic.
 
O_O

You bikers are all insane :|


Having second thoughts on getting into that in the future.
 
Cheomesh said:
O_O

You bikers are all insane :|


Having second thoughts on getting into that in the future.
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It depends on how you ride. The guy in the second video was just asking for it, trying to squeeze through that gap was idiotic and my guess is that he either hit gravel at the side of the road or opened the throttle a bit too enthusiastically to squeeze between the car and the railing, resulting in a loss of traction to the rear.
Cornerning a bike is an art and science that takes a lot of knowledge to understand and a lifetime to master, and if you give it some around corners then you'll eventually come unstuck because it's a very difficult thing to do properly.
Most of the risk in biking comes from the things you can do on a bike that you can't do in a car - if you ride like you drive, I'd say the increased risk is marginal. The vast majority of bike fatalities occur on sportsbikes on rural roads in accidents like mine or overtaking collisions. I cheated death.

To be fair, I always knew that my lifestyle choice would eventually lead to broken bones - I just didn't expect it to be so soon. I only started riding in April. Most of the people I ride with have had multiple serious accidents (ironically none with such long-lasting effects as mine), but they're a bunch of loons. One of my friends has been riding for seven years, all year round - the bike is his only transport - and he's never had an accident. It's mostly about your attitude.
 
To be honest I've never even understood the need to be dumb on a road. When I get my car, I'm making it a point to never speed.
 
Cheomesh said:
To be honest I've never even understood the need to be dumb on a road. When I get my car, I'm making it a point to never speed.
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Obeying speed limits won't make you safer, and riding a bike quickly isn't necessarily dangerous.

My friend who's never had an accident hammers it down the motorway at 150mph every day on his way to work. There's a distinct difference between fast and safe and fast and dangerous. Most of the danger I've encountered on the road comes from slow, idiotic drivers who don't pay attention to the road.

In fact, if you want to learn what safe driving is really all about, I suggest you read the articles on SafeSpeed.

In any case, riding is an entirely different experience from driving and it's pretty difficult to appreciate that unless you've done it yourself. Traffic laws and principles are designed squarely for cars, and from the perspective of motorcycles, they are often completely absurd.
 
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