Waiting for towies - how you keep sane

**McWild** · 1st March 2009, 19:43

So I just got home after a 2 and half hour wait for AA, and subsequently, a towie.

And I was bored.

Really bored.

I couldn't text anyone as I was saving my phone's battery for important bike related calls. I didn't have an ipod or any other gear to amuse me.
So what did I do?
I kept tallies of how many blue and non blue cars went through my particular section of road. Same for Suzuki and non Suzuki.
I flicked pebbles across the road. I took mental note of every single colour on my bike. I flicked pebbles at leaves, practicing my aim.
And I came very close to seeing how difficult walking along the white rails at the edges of the road would be.

What have you done to pass the time?

**LBD** · 1st March 2009, 20:03

Originally Posted by McWild

So I just got home after a 2 and half hour wait for AA, and subsequently, a towie.

And I was bored.

Really bored.

I couldn't text anyone as I was saving my phone's battery for important bike related calls. I didn't have an ipod or any other gear to amuse me.
So what did I do?
I kept tallies of how many blue and non blue cars went through my particular section of road. Same for Suzuki and non Suzuki.
I flicked pebbles across the road. I took mental note of every single colour on my bike. I flicked pebbles at leaves, practicing my aim.
And I came very close to seeing how difficult walking along the white rails at the edges of the road would be.

What have you done to pass the time?

After the anger at my stupidity

had settled down and another vehical was sent for a truck...(No phone coverage) and I was at the crash site all alone, and I had read the Ford EA falcon owners manual 17 times, I gave in and got into several conversations...with the birds (theory of flight, meaning of life, joys of nest making), and with the trees (discusions around around termites and water table) then, with the other voices in my head

...the hours soon passed....24 hours in the aussie bush. no books, radio, game boys etc

**98tls** · 1st March 2009, 20:09

Pretend its business time and get to it,fills in a couple of hours.

**vifferman** · 1st March 2009, 20:10

I have spent 147 of the last 30 years waiting for my woman. I've learned to zone out. Kinda like your computer going into power-saving mode...

**madbikeboy** · 2nd March 2009, 07:47

Originally Posted by vifferman

I have spent 147 of the last 30 years waiting for my woman. I've learned to zone out. Kinda like your computer going into power-saving mode...

Viff, I tried blinging you, but I need to spread it around.

**awayatc** · 2nd March 2009, 07:51

Mc Wild...you forgot to mention the most important bit of info.......
Why did you need a towtruck...?

**CookMySock** · 2nd March 2009, 08:31

I have a snooze.

Steve

**slimjim** · 2nd March 2009, 09:01

well if it had been the bike broken down would have pushed it...lol..may have beaten the towie home... but a car...yup sleep time

**McWild** · 2nd March 2009, 16:56

Originally Posted by awayatc

Mc Wild...you forgot to mention the most important bit of info.......
Why did you need a towtruck...?

Pulled the clutch in to change gear and it didn't come back out. The cable had seized up. So I could rev it to hell and back, I could flick through the gears, I could coast, but I couldn't actually go anywhere. Has a new cable now though.

**slofox** · 2nd March 2009, 17:30

Originally Posted by vifferman

I have spent 147 of the last 30 years waiting for my woman. I've learned to zone out. Kinda like your computer going into power-saving mode...

I spent the first half of my life waiting for my mother. I spent the next half of my life waiting for my wife. I spent the next half waiting for my girlfriend. God alone knows what the next half will be spent waiting for but I WILL BE WAITING, I just bet!!!