R J
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« Reply #2000 on: November 26, 2012, 06:06:24 AM » |
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How da wedder around in the US of A?
We went from summer right straight to winter overnight. Hi yesterday was 48 amd low last night was 30. Hi today is supposed to be in the mmid to hi 30's.
Damn, my blood isn't adapted to that just yet.
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« Reply #2001 on: November 26, 2012, 08:38:18 AM » |
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Gonna be 82 today, then 60's and 70's for the rest of the week... some rain off and on. I can live with it..  Hay  Jimmyt |
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« Reply #2002 on: November 26, 2012, 10:06:47 AM » |
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Revenge comes next summer when we are 100+ degrees and y'all are only in the upper 80's. Hay Jimmyt |
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R J
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« Reply #2003 on: November 26, 2012, 11:06:55 AM » |
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Revenge comes next summer when we are 100+ degrees and y'all are only in the upper 80's. Hay Jimmyt Let me know when that happens. Usually in the summer when you are in the 100's so are we, but with less humidity than you have. I've sweat my arse off a few times in this weather. However, not as hot as it was one time over in the Florida Panhandle. Was standing motionless in a parking lot at Ice Cream joint and the water was running off of me like I was under a shower head. |
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GreenLantern57
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« Reply #2004 on: November 28, 2012, 07:05:25 PM » |
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cool mornings, warm days, cool evenings!
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« Reply #2005 on: November 28, 2012, 07:33:13 PM » |
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45 this morning. Rode the Wing with the heated seat and grips. 70 on the way home. Just awesome. Hay Jimmyt |
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« Reply #2006 on: November 28, 2012, 07:43:55 PM » |
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R J
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« Reply #2007 on: November 28, 2012, 07:45:12 PM » |
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JimmyT, shut up, our high for today was 39. 51 Satuday however.
9:30 PM and it is 35.
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R J
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« Reply #2008 on: November 28, 2012, 08:15:45 PM » |
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Hey good buddy. This link doesn't need a BUMP. It will get back up front. Appreciate ya doing it however. |
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« Reply #2009 on: November 28, 2012, 08:19:00 PM » |
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Maybe you can get out and ride the new trike on Saturday? That thing came out very nice. I really like the HD trunk on it painted to match the Valk colors. Good job! Hay Jimmyt |
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R J
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« Reply #2010 on: November 28, 2012, 08:22:36 PM » |
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Only place I could ride it Saturday is to our State get it on, you know, meet, greet and hang on the feed bag.
We will be planning our doings for the state this coming spring, summer and fall.
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« Reply #2011 on: November 28, 2012, 08:30:59 PM » |
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Good on ya brother Russ! Can't wait to see a picture of you and Momma on that bad boy. What you gonna name him, or is MGM gonna stay? Hay Jimmyt |
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R J
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« Reply #2012 on: November 28, 2012, 08:34:27 PM » |
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It is still the (M)ean (G)reen (M)achine.
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GreenLantern57
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Hail to the king baby!
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« Reply #2013 on: November 29, 2012, 06:51:55 PM » |
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It is still the (M)ean (G)reen (M)achine.
Yea, it is! |
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« Reply #2014 on: November 29, 2012, 07:21:00 PM » |
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Weather here in Central Florida has been great - especially after just coming down from New England on Monday afternoon.  Other than having way too much stuff to do transitioning from the North to the South I have been doing as much outdoor stuff as I can. Riding the Valk, morning bicycle rides, and working outdoors, etc! What sucks is that on December 4th, I am flying to Chicago for a sales meeting, and then on the 6th, back to New England for a bunch of business visits. Won't return to Florida until December 15.  My frozen bones will be ready by then. One thing, staying busy like this is keeping my mind off what happened with our grandson. They say that a busy mind and body helps. Maybe that's why I'm doing what I am? Still breaks my heart to think about it, but time will help dull the pain.  |
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The key thing is to wake up breathing! All the rest can be fixed. (Except Stupid - You can't fix that)
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R J
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« Reply #2015 on: November 30, 2012, 05:25:47 AM » |
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Valkahuna, thou8ghts and prayers being sent in you and your families behalf from Iowa. Any assistance needed, let us know, someone will take the path to your door.
RJ.
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« Reply #2016 on: November 30, 2012, 10:15:28 AM » |
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Valkahuna, thou8ghts and prayers being sent in you and your families behalf from Iowa. Any assistance needed, let us know, someone will take the path to your door.
RJ.
You got that right RJ. Prayers from Pearland for you and your family. Hay Jimmyt |
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R J
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« Reply #2017 on: November 30, 2012, 12:25:10 PM » |
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Just checked the weather. 53 today, 58 tomorrow, and 65 on Sunday.
So Sunday you might find a Green/Cream streak on the road.
Now I got to try and make reservations for O2 to be supplied to me at InZane.
Supposewdly there is a provider on the Island. Vell, we will see.
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Hail to the king baby!
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« Reply #2018 on: November 30, 2012, 08:36:39 PM » |
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Well, pissssss. I was gonna get my 3rd week of vacation this year and they changed the rules. We used to get all our vacation up front but now we have to accumulate it. And you don't get the extra week until after the anniversary date. Well, at least I have a job. In pretty part of the country too!
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« Reply #2019 on: December 01, 2012, 11:10:39 AM » |
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My job (Con Ed) just changed management health and sick pay policy. Previously we got two weeks sick pay for every year of service. As of January 1, we get 10 days full pay, 2 days no pay the 80% for 10 days, the 70%. Thats some stuff!
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R J
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« Reply #2020 on: December 01, 2012, 11:16:03 AM » |
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My job (Con Ed) just changed management health and sick pay policy. Previously we got two weeks sick pay for every year of service. As of January 1, we get 10 days full pay, 2 days no pay the 80% for 10 days, the 70%. Thats some stuff!
Sure glad I'm not the payroll clerk who has to keep track of all that. Don't sound like it was too well thought out before it was implemented. |
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« Reply #2021 on: December 01, 2012, 01:35:47 PM » |
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I just got finished with airing up the tires and checking out the bike. Supposed to get up to 58-60 degrees Sunday. I just bought a Vega flip up. I got tired of the Nolan not having enough room for my chin. Gotta try it out.
The Strom is willing.
I'm going for a ride.
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R J
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« Reply #2022 on: December 01, 2012, 02:09:01 PM » |
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Be careful, son got into a sheet load of fog coming back from Mpls, and he said it was headed East.
MGM is in his 2nd garage for a few days till he gets the Pingle and Dan Marc switch installed. Then he can come home and if it is fairly nice, ole dad here will get in some wind.
Son rode him around a big block when he got home and all I could get out of him was SSWWEET. He has a bad spot in the driveway, where they cut down a tree and never filled it properly, cement cracked and dropped about 8 or 9 inch's in the middle. He said he hit it like he would on his little bike and it would jump up on him. He said MGM went over it like it wasn't there.
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« Reply #2023 on: December 01, 2012, 02:34:35 PM » |
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Yeah, it was very foggy here this AM.
I'll ride in the afternoon. Going to church in the AM.
Good deal on MGM! I hope that you can make Inzane next year. Wisconsin shouldn't be that far.
Mark might make it as he's tying the knot in June. I doubt if I'll come even tho it isn't that far.
Not riding a Valk makes a difference.
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« Reply #2024 on: December 01, 2012, 05:08:20 PM » |
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The season is over. Put the Valk in her cage for the winter, all tucked away in the shed. Then the wife tells me its supposed to be in the 60's tomorrow..... 
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Yea though I ride through the valley of the Shadow of Death I shall fear no evil. For I ride the Baddest Mother F$#^er In that valley!
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R J
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« Reply #2025 on: December 01, 2012, 06:37:55 PM » |
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I always permanently park em for the winter when the snow flies.
I've parked them too many seasons too quick and lost out on some riding days.
At my age, ain't going to let that happen.
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« Reply #2026 on: December 01, 2012, 06:48:06 PM » |
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I wish I had that option, but my current winter storage requires riding through my side yard back to the shed. If it rains, I either need to wait for it to dry, or freeze. Too many times, last winter it rained, and then snowed before it froze, and I ended up with the Valk up front in the garage all winter. Not a bad thing, but it sucks scraping snow at 4 in the morning.
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Yea though I ride through the valley of the Shadow of Death I shall fear no evil. For I ride the Baddest Mother F$#^er In that valley!
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R J
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« Reply #2027 on: December 01, 2012, 07:01:00 PM » |
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That is the reason I poured some concrete to my back garage after the 1st winter.
Especially after I got the snow blower stuck in the yard and blew a transmission.
Then I found out the dealer had sold me a tooooooo small tractor for that snow blower.. I backed the dealer (owner) up in a corner and told him we needed to have a serious conversation.
He ended up taking his tractor back at full retail price,with the tranny out, and selling me a larger one for $50 over his cost.
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« Reply #2028 on: December 01, 2012, 09:09:16 PM » |
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Valkahuna, thou8ghts and prayers being sent in you and your families behalf from Iowa. Any assistance needed, let us know, someone will take the path to your door.
RJ.
Thanks RJ. While it's not easy, we have a lot of support from our church and several groups we belong to there. Thanks for the kind thoughts and offer of help! Prayers are always much appreciated! |
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« Reply #2029 on: December 01, 2012, 09:11:36 PM » |
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Valkahuna, thou8ghts and prayers being sent in you and your families behalf from Iowa. Any assistance needed, let us know, someone will take the path to your door.
RJ.
You got that right RJ. Prayers from Pearland for you and your family. Hay Jimmyt Thanks Jimmy. Hope you are enjoying some more good riding weather. Cold is not too bad - you can always put on more layers. But, once you're naked, and still sweating, well....  |
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The key thing is to wake up breathing! All the rest can be fixed. (Except Stupid - You can't fix that)
2014 Indian Chieftain
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« Reply #2030 on: December 02, 2012, 07:36:31 AM » |
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I hate to even tell it, but RJ you know I'm a gonna do it. Rode almost 600 miles yesterday to Lockhart, TX, to ride with some Valk friends and ready some good, but expensive Q. The temps started out in the low 70's and ended up somewhere north of 82. Wore my mesh jacket without the liner and it got hot on the way home. I'm not one to complain though. How y'all get to ride today. Y'all deserve it! Hay Jimmyt
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« Reply #2031 on: December 02, 2012, 11:07:54 AM » |
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Just as soon as the FOG lifts, son and I are going for a ride.
I'll take my 11 year old Grandson bitch and his dad on his Texas Chopper.
Plus either 3 or 4 HOG's. I told the son I'd run cleanup since I don't think him and or the other HOG's can keep up..
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« Reply #2032 on: December 03, 2012, 05:31:35 AM » |
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Is thread still running?
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I keep doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
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« Reply #2033 on: December 03, 2012, 08:06:59 AM » |
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Nope, nothing to see here..... RJ, how was the ride yesterday? We are dieing to know. Hay Jimmyt |
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« Reply #2034 on: December 03, 2012, 08:58:26 AM » |
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Is R J going to get the last word in or what? lol
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I keep doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
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« Reply #2035 on: December 03, 2012, 09:11:41 AM » |
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It doesn't look like it at this point. Hay Jimmyt |
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« Reply #2036 on: December 03, 2012, 09:46:31 AM » |
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« Reply #2037 on: December 03, 2012, 09:54:14 AM » |
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RJ will get the last word in, oh yeah! Not likely, Wayne. Not likely.  |
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« Reply #2038 on: December 03, 2012, 10:00:07 AM » |
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You might be right, Carl
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« Reply #2039 on: December 03, 2012, 10:52:11 AM » |
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Nope, nothing to see here..... RJ, how was the ride yesterday? We are dieing to know. Hay Jimmyt 3 |
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