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  1. ThomWill
    That's great! I have a picture of my teenage daughter and her boyfriend on a Goldwing trike we saw at the bike show. She said she wanted a picture on it and immediately swung over into the rider position, leaving him to climb on behind her before I snapped the picture. That is pretty much how that relationship runs anyway.
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    That's the spirit!
  3. ThomWill
    No really, I had a hot bowl of apple crisp; honest, and just felt like gloating. Tomorrow the weather is going to be iffy... but I am riding anyway
  4. ThomWill
    It is an I have a bowl of piping hot apple crisp (and you don't) gloating thread!!!
  5. ThomWill
    Welcome!
  6. ThomWill
    Nah... I was up front; takin' my pumpkin for a ride!
  7. ThomWill
    At least he took off his helmet so as not to get ice cream on his mic.... just sayin.
  8. ThomWill
    Will keep a good thought for you and yours...
  9. ThomWill
    I have an HJC AC-12 Carbon... probably the best ventilated helmet I have ever worn... in fact in the dead of winter even with all the optional vents closed, it is still pretty well ventilated.
  10. ThomWill
    I happened across this thread today... I realize now that it is a race to "get the shot" so this is a late entry but here you go for the scarecrow: http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj302/ThomWill/PumpkinRide.jpg
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    That is a most happy day!!! Too cool!
  12. ThomWill
    I am not a man who harbors a lot of unrealistic expectations; keeping it real just makes real contentment so much more likely. I am often pragmatic to a fault and will go with the flow when others might have made waves. Two weeks ago I found myself at a dealership looking at a 5 year old motorcycle that was really not the one I wanted; the one I was lusting after, but one that fit my needs AND my budget in a way that the one I really wanted won’t until after both my daughters are out of college. Beautiful, and powerful, and with only 5000 miles on the odometer obviously not much used. A small shallow scratch near the lock on the right saddle bag and a smallish dimple in her tank where someone dropped a cell phone were the only things that kept her from looking show-room new. And then there was the label. Right there on the tank where it had been carefully placed all those years ago before the first gas found her carbs. Honestly, I am not at all certain why it bothered me, but at a stop light on my test ride I found myself picking at the corners of it; which is probably not the best thing to be doing before one signs the papers. “Why would someone leave that label there?” I wondered “and how the heck am I going to get it off after all this time?” “Penny”, I named her right there in the show room because she shined like a new one; and for two weeks and over 1000 miles, some touring and some my normal commute, we have gotten to know each other. She is achingly pretty and oh so nice but not the one I thought I wanted and I fear that like two shy people completing a marriage arranged for them as children, we got off an awkward start. And then there was the label… staring at me every mile, reminding me to wear my helmet, picking at the corner of my vision. “Unclaimed”, I decided, the label makes her look unclaimed, as though the first guy who took her home from the dealer did not care enough about her to take the time to carefully peel it off and let her shiny black paint see the sun. For two weeks now, I have absentmindedly picked at it ,of course, and so it was worse than ever, dog eared and sticky. Until today, when after a couple of very nice rides together in the autumn sunshine I finally did battle with that label. After 5 or 6 years it was really not in any hurry to let go, it clung to her paint, just above her cute little dimple, for all that is was worth but I am a very patient man and so 4 fresh terry towels, a hair dryer, WD-40 and elbow grease eventually prevailed. As I took a fresh, clean, towel and removed the last vestiges of that label, it occurred to me that I have claimed her as my own and like that young “arranged” husband looking across the table at his new bride, I have realized that sometimes love does not come the way that we expect it to and that this thing, this shiny new thing devoid of that label, is just the thing I should have wanted all along.
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    I don't know. According to the NY times, the judge's ruling (which I have not yet found to read) apparently cites precedents dating back to 1928. Apparently we have been this crazy for a long time.
  14. ThomWill
    If it was merely soiled you could probably gently hand wash it... because of the holes it is no longer fit for display and should probably be properly destroyed. We have local Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops around here that annually have ceremonies where they properly retire old flags. If the flag has too great a sentimental value to let go (I have one like this) You could fold it properly and store it in a glass case to prevent further degradation. Just my .02 Flag Code - part 8
  15. ThomWill
    Not highly recommended... just sayin'
  16. ThomWill
    So that pretty much seals it... she is a time travelling alien extra with an insider trading problem.
  17. ThomWill
    Yeah, in addition to being HUGE, it would have been too hot to hold to ones face with all those tubes (19 years before the transistor).
  18. ThomWill
    Thanks! It was at the trunk or treat at the church... the kids got a big kick out of picking candy from the bags... AND the next day we went on a long ride for a picnic and I found some left overs under the bottom liners.
  19. ThomWill
    I have been riding parallel twins for some time... (Triumphs) and at upper highway speeds I am ALWAYS reaching for another gear. In two weeks on the RSTD, I haven't reached for 6th even once. IMHO, the V4 is actually smoother at those higher speeds. The 5th on this bike is much closer to a true overdrive than the top gear on any of the other bikes I have had.
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    Pretty afternoon ride with my best girl! http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj302/ThomWill/Autumn%20from%20the%20pillion/100_0065.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj302/ThomWill/Autumn%20from%20the%20pillion/100_0008.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj302/ThomWill/Autumn%20from%20the%20pillion/100_0066.jpg More here: Photobucket Album
  21. ThomWill
    If you know where he is stationed normally, they base locator there may be able to help you. Failing that call the Red Cross, they are experts at finding soldiers. Hope you and yours find peace in this troubling time.
  22. ThomWill
    just shows that THEY have been amongst us since the black and white days!!! I am sure she was asking for a "beam-up" to get out of those dated clothing.
  23. ThomWill
    I read this to my wife of 23 years... she seemed unmoved by the beauty of the story. Women; go figure.
  24. ThomWill

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    ThomWill replied to a topic in Watering Hole

    My cat will answer to $#!thead... Not my fault.. Well ok, maybe a little my fault.
  25. ThomWill
    Outpatient, WOW! Glad to hear that it went well. Now, just do the PT and try not to rush the healing or push the envelope.
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