Comedy/Embarassing Incident on Train

[Arch]

An elderly chap came up to me in town, as I was unlocking my Galaxy (standard crossbar type), and said "is that your bike?" "yes" I said, "why?". He started to reply "But how do you get..." and then tailed off, realising he was about to ask how I got my leg over. So I said "like this!" swung my leg over the saddle, and rode off. I think he really thought women were incapable of mounting a bike that way.

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

... So I said "like this!" swung my leg over the saddle, and rode off. I think he really thought women were incapable of mounting a bike that way.

What? Arch is a woman???????????

 

[mangaman]

OT a bit, but train-related hilarity-ensuing shennanigans happened to me today ( about 5 hours ago)

I was getting off the train, and as there was another train coming the other way, the level crossing barriers were down, and had been for a while. Being a busy Saturday, there were about a million people milling about waiting for the barriers to open.

I crossed the footbridge which is by the station (I have to admit - while perusing my mobile) and fell down about 3000 steps onto the pavement in front of a massed crowd ( at least that was how it felt - I think in reality I missed a couple of steps, but there were a lot of people around!)

They were embarrasingly nice - asking if I was OK - picking me up etc. I was saying thanks to everyone and trying to scarper asap as I must have looked like a right idiot.