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Funnels, oil, and engines: the first time my engine caught fire
Authored by: batmobile	Views 1215
I was driving my 1971 Volvo p1800 on our first road trip together - the destination was L.A. I bought it for next to nothing because it hadn't been driven in 5 years, and the owner frankly didn't know what it needed to get back into driving shape. The p1800... View Story
From: My First Time My Engine Caught Fire

bike + bread truck = bad
Authored by: cheshcat	Views 1120
My freshman year in college, I had an 8am Calculus class. I have never really been a morning person, and this was especially true during college. It was a 20 minute uphill ride from my dorm room to the main part of campus, and there were not many bike-only... View Story
From: My First Time Falling Asleep On A Bicycle

Desperate Dopplering
Authored by: pacificstandard	Views 565
In the course of starting my bar in Brooklyn, Pacific Standard, there have been a lot of unpredictable messes. But the roof of our back room proved to be the unfit mother of them all. While we were replacing the roof (why we had to replace it is... View Story
From: My First Time Replacing A Roof

...and Then He Moved to Belgium
Authored by: McG	Views 915
Sadly I remember very little about the lead-up to my first kiss, but I know that it felt very dramatic at the time. It was the last day of 8th grade and my family and I were scheduled to move from New Jersey back to Massachusetts within a few... View Story
From: My First Time I Kissed A Boy

I am no longer homeless and I have a gay boyfriend.
Authored by: Tiffany	Views 587
Yup... you read the title correctly. The past few days have been veeeeeeeeeery interesting. I have finally found an apartment! It's in a great location, called Place Bellecour: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Bellecour Since it's actually large enough to mentioned on Wikipedia, I'm pretty impressed. You can actually see the apartment somewhere in the picture if... View Story
From: My First Time I Went On A Horrible Date

Today, I take "Le Pack"
Authored by: Tiffany	Views 684
Qu'est-ce que "Le Pack"? (What is Le Pack?) "Le Pack" is the French version of a McDonald's Super Value Meal. And it's pretty damn cool. What makes it cool? 1. Le Pack - It actually comes in a real box, like happy meals used to back in the 80's. The box is... View Story
From: My First Time I Ate At A Foreign Fast Food Restaurant

Whammy Bar's Rule!
Authored by: sfmf	Views 634
My first time playing Guitar Hero was actually part of an entire evening of interactive video games. It was my 33rd birthday, and my friend had a small party for me and borrowed a Sony Play Station game consol along with DDR (Dance, Dance, Revolution), some Karaoke game, and Guitar... View Story
From: My First Time Playing Guitar Hero

The Presidential Push
Authored by: sfmf	Views 769
After every Olympics it's customary for the entire U.S Olympic team (all sports) to visit the White House in Washington D.C and take a picture with the President. In 1998, I was fortunate enough to compete in the sport of freestyle skiing in Nagano Japan and it was my honor... View Story
From: My First Time Meeting A President