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Well folks, early tomorrow morning we will be leaving for the companies resort near Hayward, WI. It will just be Eileen and I along with our son Dylan and one of his friends. Before leaving though, I just wanted to pay a special tribute to a special lady. Approximately 13 years ago, I was living in San Diego, CA but was in Dallas, TX on a business trip. It's a long story that I won't tell right now but the bottom line is that I met a very special lady. I was just out of a bad relationship and certainly not looking to get back into a relationship at the time. Eileen had been divorced for many years and was very content with her life and was looking even LESS than I was to get into a relationship. The fact is though, and I honestly believe this, there was a higher power who took control of the situation and thrust us towards one anyway. There are many things that happened but suffice to say, it was just meant to be. Tomorrow we will celebrate 12 years of marriage. I wish that I could say that it has been a heavenly 12 years but there have been some rough times, mostly from outside influences. Family illnesses, deaths in the family, many things and it has been very difficult at times. The one thing though that has carried us through it though is a love for each other that I never knew could be so strong. I know that some of you may not believe this, but there is a slight possibility that I can be hard to live with at times.. NO...really....it's true. What can I say, she has stood beside me even when I sometimes thought I was strong enough to stand alone. She knows and understands my weaknesses better than I do and for that I give thanks to our Heavenly Father on a very regular basis. The Lord knows what we need and when we need it and provided me with a very special partner that I honestly don't know, now, how I could do without. OK...sorry about getting all mushy on you but just wanted to publicly acknowledge what a wonderful person she is. She allows me the time to enjoy this site and all of the friends I have made here and that alone is a pretty big deal. In that regard, I promise you that I will be here and that I will continue to work towards making this a better place for all of us but I am also pledging to be more available to my lovely wife this year and recommit myself to a wonderful person that deserves all that I can be for her. Besides all that....she is HOT!!!!!!! and now back to our regularly scheduled program.
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OK....I think that enough has been said about this now. Actually some of it should have been taken to private email several threads ago. I am closing this thread.
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If I thought I was going to need one anytime soon, I would sure be in. My Odyssey is 4 years old now and going strong. I think they are the best battery going.
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It's really simple to do. You need a lift to do it. This may help some but I don't know of any good pictures that have been posted. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=492
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Great looking family. You should be very proud.
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Assuming that I continue to get better, I plan to take the family to the company resort in Wisconsin next week. I think we will leave on Saturday and not return until the next Saturday. Spend some leisure time and rest up a bit. I will have Internet service there so will be checking in from time to time but let me take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy new year. I hope that 2008 will be one of good health and prosperity for all of you.
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Well folks....I STILL haven't shaken this thing. I feel better and I think that my lungs and etc. are pretty much back to normal and I'm not running a temperature. It moved into my head though. Severe ear infection for over a week now. Finally did go to the doctor. Taking an antibiotic, as bad as I hate taking them. Almost deaf due to my ears being so plugged up. Anyway, I DO think I'm getting better. Thanks for all the well wishes and hopefully I will be back to normal soon. I mean normal for ME...I realize that "normal" is a relative term.
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Eck, I thought you knew better than that.....trying to reason with a WOMAN??????
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The price for two bells, including shipping to Canada, is $27.30. PayPal to dnelson@axcesswave.com Thanks
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See this thread for pricing and etc. As for giving it to yourself? Heck to me it's all in good fun. I'm not very superstitious. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=16373
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OK folks....I hope that most of you have received your guardian bells now. I still have a few left and just wanted to make sure that everybody has them that wanted them. I may try to put some of them on Ebay if you are all covered. I'm sure that the rest will sell quickly and it will probably help a few others find our site also. So, PLEASE don't buy them if you don't want them but just wanted to give you an opportunity before I list them.
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Any experience with these? I'm not thinking of getting one but it seems like an interesting alternative to those who are worried about the bikes electrical capacity. http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/heated-vest/battery-heated-vest/2007-jett-vest.htm
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I have absolutely no problem with it. Appears to be a good cause. Good luck.
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RR, Glad to hear that you got most of your money back. Sometimes a few well chosen words can help. Sometimes not. Glad that SOMETHING worked in this situation though. Hopefully he will take care of the other issue also. Lewis, It was all in good fun. He was probably just upset because you didn't invite him.
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We are cat lovers also. We are down to one right now though. We lost three over the past 4 or 5 months. Don't know what happened to them but something got them. They never went far from the house and stay in most of the time.
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How much stopping power?
Freebird replied to mark reed's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Well...I've modified the brakes on my '99. I've installed the modulator valve that I got from Rick Butler and the TCB unit from Zach. I may have to deal with a lawyer someday but I hope not. I just know that the brakes are MUCH better now and I would rather prevent an accident, injury, even death....than worry about what some lawyer might think later. -
Heck...I was getting ready to reply that I have an old one but then realized that the one off my '99 would not exactly work for you.
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Well...still no response from Dakotasport so as of a few minutes ago, I have banned him from the site. All the info I have on contacting him is listed in this thread. Sorry this happened and maybe he will come through yet but it doesn't look good. Don
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Well...just an update on this phone. I ended up taking it back. I still love the overall concept of combining the phone and MP3 but I think that Verizon rushed this one to get it out by Christmas. Lot's of little problems with it. The biggest being that though it DOES read the 8 GB chip, when you transfer music there is a bug that only allows it to see half the capacity of the chip. They claim that they will come out with a software update soon to address that issue but I returned it and will look again AFTER they figure it out. There are some other small issue with this phone too and I just decided I didn't want to take the chance of being stuck with it for two years and the problems not being addressed. So.........great concept but not ready for prime time. The IPhone would probably be a good choice but not available on the Verizon network.
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The wife and I haven't bought for each other or ourselves this year. Will probably wait until after Christmas. Last year we got a 60" Sony HDTV and have enjoyed it very much. We are thinking about a Hot Tub this year but are waiting a bit.
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Marshall Gammon was kind enough to send me this diagram showing how to properly use hook up a SWR meter if you have done the Marshall Mod to your radio. I am attaching two files. One is a regular .jpg file but the reduction in size makes it a bit hard to read. The other is a .ppt file. Very good quality if you have PowerPoint. If you don't know what the Marshall Mod is, here is a link to Marshall's page. http://bludolphintravel.com/gmg/marshallmod.htm Thanks go out to Marshall for the excellent diagram. 14145.ppt
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Marshall Gammon was kind enough to send me this diagram showing how to properly use hook up a SWR meter if you have done the Marshall Mod to your radio. I am attaching two files. One is a regular .jpg file but the reduction in size makes it a bit hard to read. The other is a .ppt file. Very good quality if you have PowerPoint. If you don't know what the Marshall Mod is, the attached document will explain it along with instructions. I've uploaded it as a word document as well as a .pdf file. Whichever you prefer, they are the same. Thanks go out to Marshall for the excellent diagram. Marshall Mod .pdf Marshall Mod .doc
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Over drive light??
Freebird replied to Bob tigerman Kirby's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
I agree. If it's shifting and running right, I would suspect the bulb or wiring. Certainly nothing to worry about in my opinion. -
These forks were listed in the classifieds by Dakotasport. I was actually interested in them myself but will not be pursuing them at this time. See this thread for further details. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17622
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To keep this problem isolated to one thread, please take any discussions about any bad dealings to this thread. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17622
