Deafinitely Girly did something quite different yesterday and went on a motorbike.
Now, being a mini driver originally and now in another four-wheeled friend, I have never been overly enthusiastic with the idea of getting on the back of a bike, despite all best efforts to persuade me over the years. But what do you know…
I loved it!
It was quite the most unique experience that it’s almost hard to describe, I simultaneously found myself grinning and wanting to kick myself for leaving it so long.
And it’s got me thinking about other things that I assume I won’t like but haven’t tried – even deaf-related things. OK there are some things that I know won’t be fun – such as a Shakespeare play without subtitles or an hour long phone call with a mad jibber-jabbering person…
But I reckon there’s got to be a whole lot more fun stuff out there that I’ve got to give a go.
It even got me thinking about getting a bike of my own. Just imagine Deafinitely Girly zooming by on a pink Vespa. I got lost in the daydream for while until I was informed that apparently a Vespa isn’t a proper bike and I’m not sure I’m quite ready for something with an engine bigger than my car!
As a passenger though, on the bike with an engine bigger than my car’s, I loved that I didn’t feel isolated, because I didn’t have to hear. There was no straining to lip read that you get in the car, no trying to hear from the back seat and feeling left out – all I had to listen to was the growl of the engine – and a very nice growl it was, too.
I hope I get to do it again some time…
1 comment:
You're mad. On Saturday I had a lift to the station on the back of Snowboarding Boy's bike. It wasn't the most pleasant experience I've ever had. In my lovely Fabia I don't have to share my seat with my luggage or get wet knees when the inevetable happens! Though to be fair I might have enjoyed it more if I wasn't clinging on for dear life at the same time as trying to stop my handbag from flying out from between us everytime we went round a corner!
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