This true-life experience of mine is brought to you via the Ladies of Hive Community Contest #65 and I chose to write about this prompt which was authored by my good friend @saffisara:
1️⃣ What is your most embarrassing moment that you can't forget?
First, let me set the stage so you can truly appreciate the moment that I had. The year was 2015 and I had been a Harley rider for almost 40 years. I belonged to a local chapter of the Harley Davidson group called Ladies of Harley (I think of them every time I think of Ladies of Hive!). At this particular time in my postal service career, I was assigned as a temporary Postmaster in a larger office than my own 30 miles away. You'll see what that has to do with this story in just a moment.
Junie was a fellow member of my LOH group and she was also a postal employee. We had never worked together, until now, when I was on this temporary assignment and it made me her boss. Which made the fact that she was an observer of this embarrassing moment even more unsettling. This particular summer Junie and I had decided to join the LOH ride to the National Harley Convention being held in Chattanooga, TN. This was about a 400-mile trip one way and we were really excited about it.
We left on a hot sultry July day and were riding happily along a stretch of I-64. I was wearing a new Harley shirt, purchased just for the trip, a cute little zip-up top made of light nylon to combat the heat. Saddlebags were packed and another suitcase was secured to my luggage rack.
Junie was in the lead and I was behind her, lost in my thoughts, enjoying the wind, the sun, and the steady rumble of my Harley. A semi-truck passed us, blowing his horn as he went by. That's not that unusual, a couple of ladies on Harleys will often draw a honk or two.
But then I noticed that the breeze blowing across my body felt especially refreshing. That's when I looked down TO MY HORROR to see that my zipper had parted ways and both sides of my shirt were blowing out behind me. My BARE middle was completely exposed. No wonder that trucker honked!
What to do flying down the Interstate at 70 MPH with nowhere to go (hide)? I pulled both halves of my shirt together with one hand and hit the throttle to pull even with Junie. I nodded my head toward the shoulder and pulled in front of her, then began slowing down and put on my turn signal to show her we needed to pull over.
A motorcycle takes two hands and two feet to (safely) navigate, control the speed, and shift gears. Which means I had to let go of my tattered shirt once again. I finally got pulled off onto the shoulder, which was on the edge of a steep embankment, so no cover there. Junie got pulled in behind me.
"Hey, get up here and help me get a shirt out of my case!" I called back to her. Was she on her way up to help me? Hell no, she was laughing so hard she almost fell down the embankment.
Have you ever tried to open and dig through a very tightly packed case in the blazing sun with one hand while trying to hold your shirt closed with the other hand? I sincerely hope you have NOT had that pleasure experience!
I was finally able to grab another tank top (with no help from the traitorous Junie) out of my case and forced to change shirts trying to hunker down behind my bike. A couple more honks from the interstate let me know that I was mostly unsuccessful in my camouflage attempt!
Finally "decent" once again we were able to get back on the road and we ended up having a further uneventful ride to the convention. And I will mention one of the highlights of the trip was riding Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap which is one of the most renowned motorcycle rides in the US with 318 curves in just 11 miles of highway.
I'd like to say that Junie kept the sisterhood with me as a fellow LOH rider but - alas - the temptation of that good story was just too much for her. And everyone at the post office heard about it as well! Oh well, if they were talking about me, they were giving someone else a rest, right?
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LoL... You made that guy's day fasho! :D A friend in need is a friend indeed.. your friend's laughter must have been desperately needed. Sry to hear of your moment, let's hope that you don't have a repeat.
Well it does seem funny now but at the time....
How did I miss there being a pimp.media?? You can't snooze for a minute around this world!
I just found out about it a few days ago myself, and you sure can't! :D
Siempre tenemos grandes aventuras en la vida y pasamos penas en algunas.. gracias por compartir la tuya
¡Gracias por visitarnos y compartir mi historia!
At least you didn't get pulled over by the cops! Chattanooga is one of my favorite places to visit!
Never even thought about that - wow that would have been the final straw, lol.
hahahaha it is certainly an excellent anecdote @blueeyes8960 and you cheered up the lives of those truckers that day 😜. I can imagine how trerrible and disturbing that moment was for you. But I'm sure that by remembering it or recounting it today, you can't resist laughing.
Yes, it does seem pretty funny now, it's good to be able to laugh at your own mishaps. Thanks for stopping by!
Me encantó su foto... Y al final, son experiencias. 🤗🤗🤗
Sí, viví la experiencia y ahora puedo reírme de ella. ¡Gracias por pasar por mi publicación!
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LOL and Wow! At least you would never see the truckers again-right? A nicely done tale-I was riding right along with you as you told the story! Take care @blueeyes8960, and have a lovely day!
Yes, if you have to be totally mortified, it's good it was mostly in front of strangers. If only Junie hadn't been along to tell the tale at work, lol.
😂🤗💜
😳😂 I couldn't help laughing but on the upside, you enjoyed some fresh, cool breeze!
Haha, Junie was not helpful at all! Kind of embarrassing but you get to laugh about it now. 👍
Ps: you look cool on your bike! Wish I knew how to ride one. 🙂
I'm glad it made you laugh, I was hoping that I was able to bring out the humor in the situation. Last time I ever bought a zippered riding shirt, lol.
Thanks for the compliment, I was an avid rider for many years, but I finally sold my bike. The one is the cover photo belongs to my daughter-in-law and she is kind enough to let me ride it when I get the urge.
LMAO! I have known you for over 20 years and I don't think I have ever heard that story, that was hilarious, and I know those truck drivers and everybody else really enjoyed the show
I can't believe you've never heard me tell that story, lol.
Thanks for the curation!
It could've been much worse, but I really get an idea of your embarrassment that time. And at the same time, I know I would've laughed just as hard as traitorous Junie did. Sorry! But thank you for a good laugh, a well written moment of embarrassment in your life.
I hope you'll never repeat it ... Lol.
@hetty-rowan, thanks for stopping by my post, I'm glad I made you laugh, that was my intent. It's easy to laugh about it now, with the telling. Much easier than at the time living it, lol.
That's a good story. I can imagine Junie cause that's my sort of reaction too.
My probable worst on a motorcycle was when I had just joined a long rider's group STOC and went on a breakfast ride from Tucson to Bisbee. I was meeting people and talking like crazy until it was time to go. About 5 miles in I felt something and saw my left saddle bag skidding down the road... You have to lock the bags with the key after you've had them off on a Honda ST.
Lotta laughs. I painted both bags flat black to hide the scuffs and had a really distinctive looking ST. For 130,000 miles :) I remembered every time I looked at the bike.
Thanks for sharing. Any old motorcycle picture will get me reading the post, I'm glad to have read yours.
Yes, I can't blame Junie, it would be anyone's reaction.
I can imagine you were embarrassed also to lose your saddle bag in a group of riders that you were just getting acquainted with. And the repainted bag was always there to remind you, lol.
Thanks for stopping by, always a pleasure to meet a fellow rider!
OMG.. I apolagize sis but I can't stop giggling 🙈😂 Hahahaha
I imagined the picture in my head and I really feel for you.
No Wonder he honked at you sexy Lady 😁 lol
There is flash and then there is this...what to do in a speed like that? 🙈 Geeze... Lol
I understand that your friend had hard to put a straight face but she should help cover you while you changed.
This was a favorite story and I still feel for you 🥰
And I understand why it is stuck in your memory.
Thank you for sharing this and I have to say that I totally love the name Ladies of Harley 💋
Have a wonderful weekend and good luck sweet sis 🌷
That's ok saffi my friend, I was going for the giggles here!
It's earned its place in my Harley History.
Yes, Ladies of Harley sounds almost as good as Ladies of Hive, lol.
Hope you're enjoying your weekend as well!
Hahaha... 😊😄😂🤣👍
Hahaha, I just can't stop laughing. But why couldn't you stop earlier to adjust your shirt? You didn't know the buttons were undone until so much freezing came so refreshing? Hahahaha. Well thank God it's in the past now
Glad you got the laugh out of it!
The shirt was held together with a zipper and it split in two unknown to me until I felt the additional breeze, lol. No more zipper shirts for motorcycle riding, lol.
Hahahaha, no more zipper shirts for a motorcycle ride
All I can say is thank goodness you were wearing a bra underneath your zippered top (or were you?!) @blueeyes8960😂😜😂
Ummm, that's what makes it more embarrassing - no bra! It was a true "soul baring moment!"
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