Sorry!! But I gotta do it.
For the last three years after my divorce I have been mostly a hermit. Not social, not interested in networking. Go out riding with friends but thats different.....
So a few months ago I gave in to friends requesting I join Facebook and I did....it has been a blast to see what people are up to...mostly old high school friends now 20+ years older.
AND, I found Patti.....knew her almost 20 years ago. Dated a few times....friends but just didnt go anywhere. Then she got married, I got married and haven't seen her in forever.
One of the things that happened is she took a look at my pics and commented ' You have a motorcycle?' I used to have a group of friends that I went out riding with (as a passenger) and havent been riding in a long time. Could we go for a ride sometime.....
So Thursday I took a couple of helmets over to see what fits (props to my son for allowing me to borrow his, its the one that ended up fitting). She already has boots, a jacket and gloves. That helmet fitting turned into 3 hours of just sitting around talking about whats been happening....
Last night we went for a ride (to McMenamins Edgefield for those of you here in the PNW familiar with those guys). Had a burger and sat in the bar and talked for another 2 hours, then rode back to her place in the rain (she didnt complain a bit and actually is a very good passenger. Knows how to lean with the bike and not me...)
We spent another 2 or 3 hours chatting, looking at her computer and such......
All that to say it probably wouldnt have happened if I hadnt joined Facebook.....so it's in my win column....
Dont where its going but I havent had this much fun in a while....and we have quite a few things in common....(she doesnt smoke stogies....if she did I would have married her on the spot...)
(hope this wasnt too boring or whatever...just had to proclaim it....thanks for reading...)
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Re: Possible WIN thanks to Facebook
flounder wrote:Sorry!! But I gotta do it.
For the last three years after my divorce I have been mostly a hermit. Not social, not interested in networking. Go out riding with friends but thats different.....
So a few months ago I gave in to friends requesting I join Facebook and I did....it has been a blast to see what people are up to...mostly old high school friends now 20+ years older.
AND, I found Patti.....knew her almost 20 years ago. Dated a few times....friends but just didnt go anywhere. Then she got married, I got married and haven't seen her in forever.
One of the things that happened is she took a look at my pics and commented ' You have a motorcycle?' I used to have a group of friends that I went out riding with (as a passenger) and havent been riding in a long time. Could we go for a ride sometime.....
So Thursday I took a couple of helmets over to see what fits (props to my son for allowing me to borrow his, its the one that ended up fitting). She already has boots, a jacket and gloves. That helmet fitting turned into 3 hours of just sitting around talking about whats been happening....
Last night we went for a ride (to McMenamins Edgefield for those of you here in the PNW familiar with those guys). Had a burger and sat in the bar and talked for another 2 hours, then rode back to her place in the rain (she didnt complain a bit and actually is a very good passenger. Knows how to lean with the bike and not me...)
We spent another 2 or 3 hours chatting, looking at her computer and such......
All that to say it probably wouldnt have happened if I hadnt joined Facebook.....so it's in my win column....
Dont where its going but I havent had this much fun in a while....and we have quite a few things in common....(she doesnt smoke stogies....if she did I would have married her on the spot...)
(hope this wasnt too boring or whatever...just had to proclaim it....thanks for reading...)
On the flipside....I too finally joined up and was contacted by a girl I broke up with when I was 15 (because she wouldn't let me...you know...). She had married kinda young and popped out 3 kids right away. A few years back, she had an affair with another woman, eventually got divorced and her husband blew his brains out. She 'married ' her girlfriend, got inseminated and just had twins. Geez........
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