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Posted: 10:53 - 25 Jul 2017 Post subject: Do you believe in luck and if so what's your charm ? |
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Curious if any other people on here believe in and if they have any lucky charms. I know for myself since the 2012 BBQ (I think) I've started believing in it a lot more. An it always seems to be around a Walkers truck as daft as it sounds. So for example;
On the way to the BBQ with Tracy and suntan; even though I killed G's dirt bike that had been almost ruined through out the day. It was the best BBQ so far in my opinion.
On way down to Bristol, which ended up being a great 3 years of my life. Which I also saw one going to my job interview that lasted for most of the time in Bristol.
After my big crash in November and when I was going to see a specialist to see if my wrist would be permanently damaged as well as my knee.
As well as seeing one coming back from my current job interview.
There are others as well but those have been the major important ones, so anyone else have a lucky charm that they know will bring them luck ____________________ CB125>CG125>GN125>ER5>K100RS>R1100RS>K100RS
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Posted: 11:07 - 25 Jul 2017 Post subject: |
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MarJay wrote: |
It's a bit like religion. |
I was going to say, be careful, the next step is religion (The Great God of Walkers? ). But I never do the lottery because in my mind, I don't have that kind of luck
How long before your accident was it that you saw a Walkers lorry? What sort of timescale do you set for this?
I think I'll start considering seeing Eddie Stobart lorries as harbingers of good luck. There's a depot near me, so I see hundreds of the things ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Luck is a concept of the weak willed, of the heretic, of the mutant.
Faith in the Immortal Emperor is the only true shield against fate. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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You make your own luck. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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Yep, luck plays a huge part in many areas.
When I went to Australia I had no money and had to live off my credit card for about 2 months. Suddenly I found a job as an unskilled factory hand which paid the equivalent of about £800 a week after tax. Among all the people I've ever known who went to Australia doing the working holiday thing, nobody found a position as good as that. I didn't specially deserve it either; it was just a case of being in the right place at the right time.
And for a more recent example, when I arrived in China just a month ago I quietly thought to myself, "I wonder if I'll have similar luck here?" On this occasion I also had quite limited funds so I moved into an absolute shithole of a shared apartment, living with 7 other people in flat where every room bar the kitchen and toilet had been turned into a bedroom, and each room had been divided by plasterboard in order to double the occupancy. My bedroom window was split down the middle with aforementioned plasterboard; I could hear the guy next door's every move. Also the toilet reeked of piss.
Three days into living there I got a message from the letting agent: "Hey, you mentioned you're looking for work in programming? My mate's employer are looking for someone." A week later I was accepted for an intern role at the big glitzy new software park south of the city. To add to this fantastic stroke of luck, a mate of mine happened to be living near that location in a nice new spacious 8th floor apartment with balcony, large rooms, two bathrooms etc. It's far enough from the city centre to make rent cheap; he let me move in to this awesome new place and my rent is less than than what I was paying at the shithole I first moved into. Possibly the best luck I've ever had. I truly expected to spend 3 months looking for work, living in a dump, then go home saying, "Well at least I tried."
In the end it was absolutely pure coincidence that the guy I paid my rent to happened to know someone who could get me into the exact sort of work that I had hoped to find, and pure coincidence that my mate would live 15 minutes' bike ride from my new place of work. Couldn't have asked for a better result if I were a religious nut praying to The Man himself. For this reason I'd say there are plenty of times in life where chance plays a huge part.
Can't say I have any kind of 'lucky charm' though. When it happens it's pure luck, plain and simple. |
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grr666 wrote: | You make your own luck. |
Apparently, I don't have the ingredients. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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I've taken to saying a little prayer before going out on the bike. It goes something like, "please Lord, no accidents, breakdowns or need for ambulances on today's ride."
Because, you know, what can it hurt? ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Posted: 15:42 - 25 Jul 2017 Post subject: |
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MarJay wrote: | chickenstrip wrote: |
Because, you know, what can it hurt? |
It hurts because it tells your subconscious that there is an outside influence on the probability of you having an accident. You need to tell your subconscious to help you to avoid an accident, not to ask an imaginary deity to help you. |
You know what, MarJay? You're just so damn serious all the time. Lighten up a little, will ya?
I don't know why I started doing it (I do ), and once said, it doesn't occur to me again through the day. Nor do I believe in sky fairies. It's more like a superstitious thing, but I'm not really superstitious either. But it's just become habit. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Alpineandy wrote: | chickenstrip wrote: | I've taken to saying a little prayer before going out on the bike. It goes something like, "please Lord, no accidents, breakdowns or need for ambulances on today's ride."
Because, you know, what can it hurt? |
I ask my imaginary friend 'Bert' the same thing.... I never know if the bastard hears or not because he never answers.... |
Maybe that's who I'm really asking then
Ask him if he knows me. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Alpineandy wrote: |
Bert see all.... and he did mention that you were praying to a false idol...
Then mentioned something about killing 'non-believers of imaginary friends' and said something about 72 bike, a dozen mute playboy girls and a Thai Restaurant, then something about jihad.... |
I'm in, where do I sign?
(I don't do fasting, but looks like Bert's got that sorted too )
Bert Akbar! ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 248 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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