last week at spin there was a huge fiasco. some veteran spinners were denied bikes because they didn't know they had to sign up. some people got signed in on the wrong day, MH and i included. there was so much tension in the air i thought people were seriously gonna brawl over who got bikes. but somehow the spin gods were shining on us and when the dust settled we still ended up with bikes.
so yesterday morning as MH left the treadmill next to me to go to work, i said, "make sure to sign us up for spin tomorrow". and like a good boy, he stopped at the front desk to reserve our bikes. i saw him. with my own two eyes. drip gobs of sweat as he wrote in the book.
so today we get to class, arrange our bikes and start warming up. and the instructor starts reading off the names. and then i get this sinking feeling. i turn to MH....
MPA: are you SURE you signed us up for the right date?
MH: today's tuesday, right?
MPA: yes.
MH: then yes. we're good to go.
MPA: the PM class?
MH: uh...oh...there's 2 classes?
MPA: *sigh*
after everything that happened last week, we had to be those idiots! it was so freakin' embarrassing, only because i swear some of those veteran spinners are so damned smug. one woman actually said to MH, "you signed up on the wrong day? i would have divorced you!" i know she was just kidding but c'mon!
so what did we do? signed up for tomorrow morning's 6 am spin class. and next week's tuesday PM class. i did it myself. never send a man to do a woman's job.
and what did we do after that? hit the weights? jump on the treadmill? HA!
we walked across the street to watch ocean's 13. in my padded bike shorts. ordered a huge popcorn and chocolate covered gummy bears. seemed like the perfect thing to do.
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men don't pay attention to details, so while he did make the mistake, you can't really blame him since it is in his genetic code. I didn't realize the "spin divas" were everywhere - have they tried to intimidate you yet, telling you that you won't be able to handle the class?
mmm. chocolate covered gummy bears - that sounds sooo good.
omg they make chocolate covered gummies!!?? must try..must try
People forget to quickly the times when THEY were the new ones in class.
Okay, this is a little off topic, but, oh man, this totally reminds me of a HUGE blowout I once witnessed in a spin class (I'm sure the recounted tale is somewhere in my archive). People were yelling, one lady stormed back int he room after the class had started and yelled obscenities! It was crazy. People are coo-koo about spinning.
I would have done the same thing, I'm sure.
I mean the part about watching Oceans 13 and eating popcorn (but chocolate covered gummy bears???)
You're right...never send a man! They don't (usually) pay attention to little details!
Hmmmm...are you sure MH is just a friend? I think maybe he's interested in more than spin class.
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