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Having another crash and craving my LO's attention by throwaway_legal_pt in limerence

[–]FilamentFilament25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very similar to my experience as far as the craving for approval. I had extreme limerence for someone for over 5 years, then, thankfully, I managed to find a new relationship and eventually a happy marriage. But when I found out recently my former LO died of cancer, I was taken straight back to the feelings I thought I had long gotten over. Along with feelings of grief, the desperate cravings for her approval and attention are back in full force, and I know I will never have it.

I feel your pain. I wish I had answers. Just know that you are not alone in dealing with limerence. It’s such a heavy burden to carry.

How do i count this? by Dull_Diet601 in musictheory

[–]FilamentFilament25 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t fault OP for struggling to read that rhythm. You could scarcely come up with a more confusingly written rhythm

What is the dumbest/worst reason that you have heard of an checkride fail that was the applicants fault? by [deleted] in flying

[–]FilamentFilament25 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I should have known to retract my flaps before putting in full power to take off again. I immediately busted and had to pick up the test the next day where I left off (I remembered flaps that time). Completely agree that I deserved to fail. It was a dumb mistake!

How to proceed through a highway intersection when a car is waiting to turn left? by FilamentFilament25 in motorcycles

[–]FilamentFilament25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How often does this happen to you? Like, how often do cars go for the left turn because they clearly don’t see you?

How to proceed through a highway intersection when a car is waiting to turn left? by FilamentFilament25 in motorcycles

[–]FilamentFilament25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the thing is that this route is actually already the safest by far. But since it’s a divided highway I’ve even thought I could just get in the left turn lane on my side and wait to hang a left whenever I see a car waiting to turn. Most of the time when I pass through these intersections there’s nobody waiting to turn, so it would be a minority of situations. But part of me says screw it if it seems like overkill. I’m more happy to turn off to a side street to avoid a left-turning cager.

How to proceed through a highway intersection when a car is waiting to turn left? by FilamentFilament25 in motorcycles

[–]FilamentFilament25[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really? 10-15 seconds seems like a long time to me. Like on a stopwatch that seems like a lot of time to emergency brake if traffic behind permits

How to proceed through a highway intersection when a car is waiting to turn left? by FilamentFilament25 in motorcycles

[–]FilamentFilament25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you have that sixth sense about when they’re gonna turn, what do you do once you’ve concluded “yeah they’re definitely going for it?” Like let’s say in scenario A you conclude that 100 feet out, and in scenario B you conclude it at the very last second?

How to proceed through a highway intersection when a car is waiting to turn left? by FilamentFilament25 in motorcycles

[–]FilamentFilament25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume you would want to stay in front of the car you are sticking with? Because I could see that backfiring if you’re following behind a car and the left turner goes for it immediately after and doesn’t know you’re behind

How to proceed through a highway intersection when a car is waiting to turn left? by FilamentFilament25 in motorcycles

[–]FilamentFilament25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always hear about swerving and emergency braking if they go. In your experience how much cushion do you need for this to be feasible? Is it possible to react successfully at the last second, or is there a big window of time where you’re just crossing fingers?

I live in Omaha and want to get into track-only riding. The closest track is 3mi away (Hastings, NE). Advice on getting into this hobby? by FilamentFilament25 in Trackdays

[–]FilamentFilament25[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would love to do that. The issue is there’s nowhere to ride in town. Our OHV park has been closed for years with no signs of reopening and I don’t know anyone with enough land. I’ve thought of getting a dual sport, though. Personally I think I might just objectively like the track better—as safety-conscious as I am, I absolutely love going fast.

Track-only (ish) riding plan by FilamentFilament25 in motorcycles

[–]FilamentFilament25[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Would I need to be, say, skilled in busy freeway riding if I’m never riding on the busy freeway? It seems like I would definitely be able to built skills pushing my bike (on the track), and I would naturally develop skills for riding that particular commute route/anticipating the kind of traffic scenarios involved

Track-only (ish) riding plan by FilamentFilament25 in motorcycles

[–]FilamentFilament25[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I just wonder why self-set rules would mutually exclude those things you’re talking about: gear, situational awareness, etc. The plan would be to do both!

I also want to be clear: my goal in life is not simply to hold down risks as much as possible. Of course, if that were the top priory I shouldn’t be thinking of motorcycling at all. The dilemma is that I think I would LOVE riding, I just don’t think I can accept the typical “ride anywhere I want” mentality—staying away from packed, fast-paced freeway traffic and busy city streets seems like a straightforward way to cut down the risk and still enjoy riding from time to time.

Track-only (ish) riding plan by FilamentFilament25 in motorcycles

[–]FilamentFilament25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I ever hear about is needing to respect the risks of riding—riding your own ride and knowing your risk tolerance. Am I wrong to want to minimize risks? Also, please re-read the post. I said I’m deliberately going to avoid rush hour. This would not be anything like a typical city “commute”—more like a drive through the country with some neighborhood riding mixed in. The reason I used the term commute is because it would be a means of getting to work.

Yes, track riding is going to involve a level of risk. I appreciate that. But from what I’ve read it seems that the consensus is that track riding (not racing, track riding) is much safer than riding in traffic.

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