tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post1400689763225737043..comments2024-01-06T13:54:47.570-05:00Comments on The Retirement Chronicles: Second Most Embarassing MomentThe Retired Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-68356899332094618272009-02-13T14:49:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:49:00.000-05:00Grannyann: Oh! So I am not the ONLY one! That is f...Grannyann: Oh! So I am not the ONLY one! That is funny that they wouldn't tell her and she'd have to go and find out where it was put! At least my friends just shook their heads and smiled whenever they saw it.The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-69939065412527743342009-02-13T14:08:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:08:00.000-05:00I had a friend in school that had a car about the ...I had a friend in school that had a car about the Yugo size and almost everyday the boys would lift her car and put it on the sidewalk or some other stupid place. It was always funny seeing where it wound up.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474339462986922659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-20106834607543283762009-02-11T09:03:00.000-05:002009-02-11T09:03:00.000-05:00Polly: OMG,someone else who remembers a Yugo. We a...Polly: OMG,someone else who remembers a Yugo. We are a rare breed. I think I could still get IN to a Yugo today, but they'd have to bury me in it, because I wouldn't get back out. (Unless two MORE strapping men came to my rescue to pry me out!) haThe Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-47432969872300550592009-02-10T22:58:00.000-05:002009-02-10T22:58:00.000-05:00Boy, do I ever remember the Yugo!! I would sure h...Boy, do I ever remember the Yugo!! I would sure hate to try to get into one today. You are so funny!Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862188956923383305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-31958047937451092942009-02-10T22:06:00.000-05:002009-02-10T22:06:00.000-05:00Melissa: Glad someone out there knows what I mean ...Melissa: Glad someone out there knows what I mean about the car rocking in winter....it is hard to imagine if you haven't "lived it". (Lord knows I have worn out a few clutches in the process in some cars during winters up here!). I can still picture the "big boys" lifting the car, too. Now pass the wine!<BR/><BR/>Dreamwalker: It might've been a Yugo in the ad, you never know! But you wouldn't even need a construction worker...an old 80 year old senior on Geratol could've lifted that light-weight car. haThe Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-12849811345083211202009-02-10T21:55:00.000-05:002009-02-10T21:55:00.000-05:00That ad was shown a looong time ago...the girl par...That ad was shown a looong time ago...the girl parallel parked and some a** parked so close so she couldn't pull out. She asked some construction workers to LIFT her car...don't know if it was a Yugo.dreamwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161214380573839270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-49401059292957739962009-02-10T20:54:00.000-05:002009-02-10T20:54:00.000-05:00LOL!! First off, I totally can relate to the "roc...LOL!! First off, I totally can relate to the "rocking to get your car out of snow" :-)<BR/>Second of all, the part of the big boys carrying your car... I almost spit out my wine!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-47596332530830664852009-02-10T20:51:00.000-05:002009-02-10T20:51:00.000-05:00Dreamwalker: No,I haven't seen the Mentos commerci...Dreamwalker: No,I haven't seen the Mentos commercial. Now you've got me curious!<BR/><BR/>Ratty: Me? Run out of embarrassing moment stories? NOT a CHANCE, I've got a ton of them! People called my car a "Fred Flinstone" car, too. Another person called it a "fishing lure". <BR/><BR/>Aria: Yep. The Yugo has had its "name used in vain" many times through history. I hate it when someone makes "farmer turns" too. <BR/><BR/>Loree: Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the post. Don't worry...I have had enough goofy things happen in my life, you will be hearing about more in my future blogs. That's what you get for being an "old fart" like me. ha<BR/><BR/>Kearsie: Hmm....I believe they have DEPENDS for your type of (ahem) "problem". Your poor date on the bowling fiasco....I hope he has use of all of his toes (not to mention other body parts).<BR/><BR/>Insanity Kim: Don't you just hate it when you gotta get a guy to help when you have a car issue?<BR/>My hubby taught our daughter when she was about 13 to change a tire, change the oil, etc. She has saved a few dates by telling them to move over when they had car problems...and rolling up her sleeves, kicking off her heels and jacking the car up and changing a flat. Then she gets home and says: "He was such a girl. He didn't even know how to change a tire!"The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-17104455240596619792009-02-10T20:43:00.000-05:002009-02-10T20:43:00.000-05:00Dreamwalker: No, I didn't see the Mentos ad..now y...Dreamwalker: No, I didn't see the Mentos ad..now you got me curious!~<BR/><BR/>Ratty: ME? Run OUT of things to be embarrassed about? Nope..I got a million of 'em. *ha* They called my Yugo a "Fred Flinstone" car,too, and one guy called it a "fishing lure". It sure was a "one of a kind" car!<BR/><BR/>Aria: Yup, I know...the Yugo got made fun of all the time. It was the one and only car I ever bought without my husband knowing...he was gone on a trip and I saw a bargain...couldn't get ahold of him and didn't want someone else to buy it so I did it on my own. Boy, has he teased me ever since about my "used car" buying prowness.<BR/><BR/>Loree: Thanks and glad you liked the post. I never knew anyone could lift a car either until then...and ESPECIALLY with ME in it!! But now...look at all the fun I had sharing it!<BR/><BR/>Kearsie: Sounds like right around the time they invented "Depends". Hmmm...coincidence? (I think not). The bowling ball could have been dangerous. Hope your date didn't lose his foot (or any other (ahem!) body parts) when you dropped the bowling ball. STTTTT-IR-IKKKKKKE!!!!<BR/><BR/>Insanity Kim: Don't you just HATE it when you have to be "saved" by a guy when it comes to car things? My daughter laughs because her dad (my hubby) had her under the car hood when she was little and taught her a lot, including how to change a tire when she was 13. She has been on a few dates where they had csr problems...and she will say: "He was such a girl!" "I told him to move over and I kicked my heels off, rolled up my sleeves, jacked up the car and changed the tire, for God's sake!"The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-80526096114438191382009-02-10T19:32:00.000-05:002009-02-10T19:32:00.000-05:00When I was 19 I got my first car, and that same we...When I was 19 I got my first car, and that same week after driving everywhere I was low on gas. I went to fill it up and had no idea how...a nice man at another pump helped me...can you even believe that? And I was on the road, driving!!!! <BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, I've got more...sigh...Insanitykimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026989747334897393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-91032581318215329792009-02-10T09:46:00.000-05:002009-02-10T09:46:00.000-05:00Second most embarrassing moment: peeing my pants ...Second most embarrassing moment: peeing my pants in the 6th grade and my electric blue stirrup pants forever being a reminder of how laughing can cause emotional pain.<BR/>First most embarrassing moment: dropping the bowling ball during my fancy windup on a first date. There was much laughter, and much emotional angst for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-32741738354061539002009-02-10T09:13:00.000-05:002009-02-10T09:13:00.000-05:00That was absolutely hilarious. I never actually th...That was absolutely hilarious. I never actually thought that a car could be lifted. I really enjoyed reading this post.Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-18446118478781939172009-02-10T01:40:00.000-05:002009-02-10T01:40:00.000-05:00LMAO, not that your got picked up and moved by hum...LMAO, not that your got picked up and moved by human beings ~ TWICE, but whenever I get behind someone that drives a small car that pulls ALL the Way into the left lane to make a right (or vice versa!) I alwaysAlwaysALWAYS say, "Damn it! Driving a Yugo and thinks it's a big rig!" cause it's one of my many pet peeves... lol You're the first person I ever knew that actually had one though!Ariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625682101666386299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-32145208641060847542009-02-09T23:24:00.000-05:002009-02-09T23:24:00.000-05:00That was good, but you're going to run out of thin...That was good, but you're going to run out of things to be embarrassed a bout. My brother had a Yugo too, and he also loved his. The starter in his car was bad, so he would have to do it another way. He would get out and push it down the street as fast as he could, and then hop in and throw it into gear. It would would start then, and off he went. We would always laugh and call him Fred Flintstone.:)Rick (Ratty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-73530000498727981582009-02-09T20:12:00.000-05:002009-02-09T20:12:00.000-05:00LOL...that was kinda cute. I wouldn't mind having...LOL...that was kinda cute. I wouldn't mind having a Yugo myself. And when I was reading your "lifting" story, I was reminded of the Mentos commercial...did you ever see that?dreamwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161214380573839270noreply@blogger.com