Have you ever done anything that surprised you ?

Sassycakes

Sassycakes

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I'm not very good on doing a lot of things on the computer. Oh I can shop and look up things ,but changing settings on the computer is something I could never do,until today. First thing this morning when I went into Facebook all the words were in Italian,not English.I didn't know how it happened,but more importantly I fixed it. I'm still in shock over knowing how to do it. I just hope it doesn't happen again because I probably won't remember how I fixed it !:giggle:
 

I managed to get my Vespa 250 GTS reassembled and running after stripping it down and replacing the Electronic Control Unit, Voltage Regulator, water pump, speedometer cable, and front headlight. I also flushed the cooling system, changed the oil and installed a trickle charging unit.

I had parts all over the garage in quasi-organized piles. I had never worked on any motorcycle before and the whole process took about three weeks including shipping time for parts.

U-tube videos are a godsend and much more useful than the repair manual I bought. I am still irritated that our local Vespa dealer closed shop as I would never have undertaken this under normal circumstances. Colorful language helped a lot during this project.

I had one mystery screw left over. ….. This isn't the first time I have had one screw left over from a repair project.
 

If it involves repairs, not very often. I have no mechanical ability. But several years ago, I watched an episode of "Ask This Old House" & a guy was fixing a bathroom door that wouldn't close, & when it was forced closed, it would slowly open while someone was in the bathroom.
I had a similar problem with a bathroom door, except it was hard to close & open. Filing down one section of the door didn't help. I was really surprised when I fixed it the same way the guy on the show did - by taking off the door & hinges & inserting a couple of pieces of cardboard under one hinge to change the angle of the door.
 
I can't understand why I keep tripping over my own feet, well, they are on different stalks.....:LOL:
 
This great looking gal was coming on to me, in a college class we both were taking. As we crossed the street, heading to a student snack bar, we were having an animated conversation. Out of nowhere, I said, "Yeah, and you're very conceited!" I shocked both of us. It was a true Tourette's moment. I tried to cover my outburst by saying something about conceit being good, being a healthy acknowledgment of our own great value, and she agreed with me, in a very uneasy way. A few minutes of awkward silence followed. When we arrived at the snack bar, she suddenly remembered that she had to go to an office to meet one of her professors. After that, we never spoke another word to each other, in or out of class.

I have to say, here, that this beautiful gal was, in fact, very conceited. She put on heavy airs. What surprised me, that day, was that my true feelings about her jumped out of my mouth, without my thinking about it, at all. Very odd.......
 
Back in the mid-80s, I was working on my cabin cruiser in dry dock. I was up on the flying bridge, probably about 20' from the ground. I had removed the railings for painting. I backed up too far and felt myself falling backward. Instinctively, I jumped upward, tucked into a ball, did a back flip and somehow landed perfectly on the aft deck below. (I used to do some fancy diving when I was a kid.) No one else was in the boatyard at the time to see what happened or to help me if things hadn't worked out so well. If I had just allowed myself to fall backward, my back would have hit the transom and if it didn't kill me, it would have put me in a wheelchair for life. Yeah, I was surprised...and damned lucky.
I found this old photo of our boat, "Enchantress," taken after I had finished the restoration.

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The starter battery on my 8000 watt generator died of old age and wouldn't hold a charge. I dismounted it....a bit tricky, I had to dismount the fuel tank to get to it....I ordered a new one from Briggs and Stratton, installed it, reattached the fuel tank, siphoned out the stale gasoline, put in fresh fuel (with Stabil fuel preservative), plugged in the trickle charger and 2 days later started the generator for the first time in 3 years. I'm circling dates on next year's calendar to get it running every 2 weeks.
 
Sometimes I crack myself up.
My brother got married & his wife suggested I ask her sister out. She said her name is "Cookie."
I called her, said "hi," chatted for a few minutes. I asked her if "Cookie" was her real name or a nickname. She said it was her real name. I said it was cute. I asked her out to dinner & she said she was too busy this week & suggested I call her next weekend.
I called her next weekend & she said she would be busy all weekend & to try again next Saturday.
Well, next Saturday, she said she was busy again. I realized she just enjoyed having a guy chase her & she got a thrill out of having a man "work" to get close to her; I guess it fed her ego, so I said, "I'll tell you what, coooky, why don't you call when you're not so busy."
She said, "It's Cookie, not coooky."
I said, "No it isn't. It's coooky....it's an adjective; not a name.
She got the message & hung up, while I ROFLOL'd.
 
A month before I retired in 2011,I bought a HP Windows 7 computer ,never having one before, no clue how to 'surf the web' ,but my siblings thought I would enjoy it.In the beginning was a real 'eye opener' experience as I grew more comfortable using it.The 1st time I made plane reservations online by myself,my hands were shaking not sure if I was doing it right,but I did it
Our wonderful graphic designer,Lenore in the business office at my church, has taught me so many computer skills over the yrs its amazing.Three yrs ago,she gave me a couple of her computer tasks she knew I could handle.I do them on a weekly basis now she always thanks me for helping her
 
Yes. When I divorced my first husband I was totally surprised that I was able to follow through with it. In the early 80's there was still a stigma around being a divorcee, and I was so worried about disappointing my parents. It was a rough time but I did it.
 
C'est Moi said:
Yes. When I divorced my first husband I was totally surprised that I was able to follow through with it. In the early 80's there was still a stigma around being a divorcee, and I was so worried about disappointing my parents. It was a rough time but I did it.
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Me too...1984 in fact!! ..and then I went on to raise a child alone with no parents to help, and no help from her father either..looking back I wonder how I did all that I managed to do..it was very hard!!
 

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