Clip speed - moves clips that follow

Hello,
I was wondering if I can change the speed of a clip without it affecting the position of every clip that follows?
I know I can copy that clip to a new track, lock all other tracks and proceed... but that seems so awkward.
Have I understood something wrong? Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks for your input!

This is how the changing the speed of a clip would behave prior to the current version of FCP. My method of dealing with this is to keep another sequence (called work) open just for making some changes like speed changes.
If you have the current version of FCP then you want to use the change speed tool and uncheck ripple sequence. You watch a clip on its use here.
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/whats-new.html#finalcutpro
o| TOnyTOny |o

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Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 13:47:57 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: removeChild for movie clip that was added in another function?
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