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greetings all i had to come back cause its a wonderful family. as most of you who know who i am know that jess and i are getting divorced i was forced to get rid of my bike ( which almost made me break down in tears) WELL i am here to tell you all on friday the 30th i will be the proud owner of another 1st gen, 89 with every bell and whistles i could ever amagine at a unbelevible price. ......i am now in a relationship with a wonderful woman who has 2 kids of her own they now live with me and my 3 kids( talk about the brady bunch)we both are gettting a divorce and found each other. we are doing good and just about out of the massive hole that our divorces has caused us to fall into. i know there is a few of this wonderful family that were friends with jessie ill let you know what she is doing these days...... she packed up and moved to indianaoplis with the man she left me and the kids for and see her kids only once a month for 2 days. i have no hard feelings toward her any more all the hurt and anger is gone THANKS FREEBIRD YOU WERE RIGHT IT DOES GET BETTER!!!!! i cant wait till the weather breaks and am able to get my new lady on the back of the bike and take her to meet and eats ill keep in touch
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Winnners of the auctions this time around are; Hat and Pin...........Eddie..........26.00 Shirt and Hat........Ozark..........31.00 Shirt and Pin.........IH Truck Guy..46.00 Lic. Plate Holder.....Painterman67...28.00 Thanks for helping the Kids at St. Jude........its going to be a good year for them. More auctions will be posted tomorrow........ Thanks.
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now that the new year is here our committee will be getting back to work on the 09 rally in arkansas. we had a question arise about kids being welcome to attend. we are planning on having kids there and have set up childrens meals and pricing for them. what i need is a volunteer to join our committee that would like to put together daily activities for the kids. not having any kids myself i'm not real up on what they would be interested in. we want the kids to have an enjoyable time and not get bored hanging with us old folks. so if some one would like to volunteer pm me. we really need help on this. bill
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And it is Will any kids over the age of 40 be attending????? :rotfl:
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Just to say I miss them. If they had lived Patrick and Rebbeca would have been four today. On a lighter note , we took them ridding today. We miss you kids, Love you Daddy
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930's 40's, 50's, and 60's!!! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking . As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because...... WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem . We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell phones, no text messaging, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents . We played with worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS! You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good. and while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were. Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?! PS -The big type is because your eyes are shot at your age ! How true how true.
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Let's see Turkey and Ham. Kale greens, Mashed taters, Gravey, Cranberry sauce, corn, geen beans, peas, stuffing, rolls,mac & cheese,potatoe salad,sweet potatoes,Banana cream pie, pumpkin pie, cheery cheese cake, banana split cake, cookies and candy and too many drinks to name!! Bound to have missed a few!! NOT A DAY FOR DIETS!!! I have a couple kids and in-laws that haven't seen or heard "UGLY" yet. Wiped her off good before I put her away last night.
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In September 1960, I woke up one morning with six hungry babies and just 75 cents in my pocket. Their father was gone. The boys ranged from three months to seven years; their sister was two. Their Dad had never been much more than a presence they feared. Whenever they heard his tires crunch on the gravel driveway they would scramble to hide under their beds. He did manage to leave $15 a week to buy groceries. Now that he had decided to leave, there would be no more beatings, but no food either. If there was a welfare system in effect in southern Indiana at that time, I certainly knew nothing about it. I scrubbed the kids until they looked brand new and then put on my best homemade dress, loaded them into the rusty old 51 Chevy and drove off to find a job. The seven of us went to every factory, store and restaurant in our small town. No luck. The kids stayed crammed into the car and tried to be quiet while I tried to convince who ever would listen that I was willing to learn or do anything. I had to have a job. Still no luck. The last place we went to, just a few miles out of town, was an old Root Beer Barrel drive-in t hat had been converted to a truck stop. It was called the Big Wheel. An old lady named Granny owned the place and she peeked out of the window from time to time at all those kids. She needed someone on the graveyard shift, 11 at night until seven in the morning. She paid 65 cents an hour, and I could start that night. I raced home and called the teenager down the street that baby-sat for people. I bargained with her to come and sleep on my sofa for a dollar a night. She could arrive with her pajamas on and the kids would already be asleep This seemed like a good arrangement to her, so we made a deal. That night when the little ones and I knelt to say our prayers, we all thanked God for finding Mommy a job. And so I started at the Big Wheel. When I got home in the mornings I woke the baby-sitter up and sent her home with one dollar of my tip money-- fully half of what I averaged every night. As the weeks went by, heating bills added a strain to my meager wage. The tires on the old Chevy had the consistency of penny balloons and began to leak. I had to fill them with air on the way to work and again every morning before I could go home. One bleak fall morning, I dragged myself to the car to go home and found four tires in the back seat. New tires! There was no note, no nothing, just those beautiful brand new tires. Had angels taken up residence in Indiana ? I wondered. I made a deal with the local service station. In exchange for his mounting the new tires, I would clean up his office. I remember it took me a lot longer to scrub his floor than it did for him to do the tires. I was now working six nights instead of five and it still wasn't enough. Christmas was coming and I knew there would be no money for toys for the kids. I found a can of red paint and started repairing and painting some old toys. Then I hid them in the basement so there would be something for Santa to deliver on Christmas morning. Clothes were a worry too. I was sewing patches on top of patches on the boys pants and soon they would be too far gone to repair. On Christmas Eve the usual customers were drinking coffee in the Big Wheel. There were the truckers, Les, Frank , and Jim , and a state trooper named Joe . A few musicians were hanging around after a gig at the Legion and were dropping nickels in the pinball machine. The regulars all just sat around and talked through the wee hours of the morning and then left to get home before the sun came up. When it was time for me to go home at seven o'clock on Christmas morning, to my amazement, my old battered Chevy was filled full to the top with boxes of all shapes and sizes. I quickly opened the driver's side door, crawled inside and kneeled in the front facing the back seat. Reaching back, I pulled off the lid of the top box. Inside was whole case of little blue jeans, sizes 2-10! I looked inside another box: It was full of shirts to go with the jeans. Then I peeked inside some of the other boxes. There was candy and nuts and bananas and bags of groceries. There was an enormous ham for baking, and canned vegetables and potatoes. There was pudding and Jell-O and cookies, pie filling and flour. There was whole bag of laundry supplies and cleaning items. And there were five toy trucks and one beautiful little doll. As I drove back through empty streets as the sun slowly rose on the most amazing Christmas Day of my life, I was sobbing with gratitude. And I will never forget the joy on the faces of my little ones that precious morning. Yes, there were angels in Indiana that long-ago December. And they all hung out at the Big Wheel truck stop..
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tToday our motorcycle ministry had our annual Christmas Ride for Kids. We bought and delivered gifts to kids who werent going to be fortunate enough to have a good holiday. These kids eyes lite up like you wouldn't believe. There was one little boy who had just had his leg amputated several weeks ago and bringing Christmas to him was truly inspiring, and seeing him tear into the gifts brought a tear to everyones eyes. I have posted a few pics of the kids. This is what Christmas special for me.......making some kids smile. This is an article that appeared in our local Newnan newspaper, that tells a little more of the story..........we had 19 bikes with elves riding plus 3 suv's and vans with all the gifts. A motorcycle club affiliated with Community Christian Church of Sharpsburg will brighten the lives of many Coweta families this year. In past years, the motorcycle club's Christmas Elf Riders have surprised 10 or 12 needy children with toys for Christmas. This holiday season, however, the riders went above and beyond. Jenny Baker, director of Connection Ministries at Community Christian Church, was amazed by what she saw. "Not only have the riders and their families stepped up to sponsor a child or two," says Baker, "but many have gone to their employers and asked for help. Thanks to the generosity of several companies, more than $2,000 in corporate sponsorship has been donated to CCR to help with this cause." Today at 10:30 a.m., the Christmas Elf Riders will gather on their bikes in the parking lot of Community Christian Church. They will be joined by "sleighs" -- vans filled with toys and other goodies, and will head out to distribute the gifts to the community. Because of the generous corporate donations, the motorcycle Santas will also surprise families with paid utility bills and gift certificates for food, gas and groceries. A few of the neediest families will also have their rent paid for the month.
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Back by popular demand, we will be heading up to Woodland, CA for lunch at LUDY'S MAIN ST BBQ http://www.ludys.com. Will the weather gods hold up so DK and M can make it over the mountain on the new bike? Which color first gen will Condor ride? Will the kids behave to let EasyRider and Leggs have an afternoon off? Remember, this is an eating club with a riding disorder - and this place has some of the best western style ribs arounds. Ride route and time for lunch to be posted soon.
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Start at 8am at Rider's Harley in Trussville, Al. Last bike out at 9am. Rolling into King's Ranch for a BBQ lunch by 12. Last year's event had at least 100 bikes, and the kids were thrilled to see all the riders, and the noise and the steady stream of bikes that kept rollin in. Last year they raised more than $22k. I know it's last minute, but if you can make it, it's for the kids who are under privelaged and come from broken homes. Definitely a worth while cause.
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Food for thought; there are a lot of deer on the road this year here in central Ky. I don't know how many deer hunters we have on here, but anyone who has interest in this sport could also help manage the population. We as humans have built their habitat out of existence, and they have to eat, so they go to road sides, gardens, etc. They are also an excellent food source when prepared right, and cannot be distinguished from beef. We all need to do our part, this could have impact on safety, insurance rates, and other areas. I understand that hunting is not for everyone, but we are losing hunters at an alarming rate, because kids are not being exposed to it. It is a proven fact that kids involved in outdoor activities do better in school, and stay out of trouble more. just something to consider and reflect on
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Something for the Kids..... Found HERE
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i need your help on this matter. i bought my wife a brand new helmet($80) to match the bike. got it out of the box and put it in the trunk she got it out and there was a big scratch on it i asked her when did she drop it she said that she didnt so i just blamed it on one of the kids. got it out again sunday and there was another one on it by this time i am getting real mad about it but didnt say any thing to the wife or kids. so today i rode it to work went to put my helmet in the trunk by the way mine is a half helmet no scrathes yet i look at hers again and i can see that it is a fresh scratch on it i looked inside of the trunk and i see paint on the bolts that hold the luggage rack on and i put 2 and 2 together. so my queistion to you guys is what did you do about this problem did you put some thing on them to make the problem go away or did you cut them down or am i the only one with this problem? by the way i gueess i owe the kids an apology when i get home.
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To all my VentureRider family. Do you know how it feels to know that with a little kindness and very little effort we as a group can make a big difference for some very sick kids. Last November, I headed up a ride to St. Jude Children's Hospital to make a donation of funds that we raised at the Tail of the Dragon Venture In. We did such a great job on raising money (this was the 3rd time we had done this) that I wanted to make the donation in person at St. Jude. So aprox 13 riders met in Memphis, Tn. and did just that. This hospital does so much for kids at no cost to the familes and is the most cheery place I have ever seen for a hospital, looks more like a day care, the way its is decorated. They fund everything they do by donations from private citizens and corporations large and small. I believe with all my heart that we as a group of over 4600 members can make a difference and know that what we do is for a most worthy cause...........the kids........isnt that what we live for, our kids health and well being. I know some here have had their children treated at St. Jude and are very grateful for their help. Some of you have already donated to St. Jude via the Mean Dog Tribute Page. Mark Still aka Mean Dog made his last ride on the St. Jude donation ride. This member was fighting the fight of his life with cancer, yet as bad as he felt, he made the ride that meant more to him than any other ride he went on. Seeing him do this for the kids was the kindest thing that I have ever seen anyone do and it has been the driving force for me to try and help out the best I can. If you havent been to the Tribute page, you owe it to yourself to check it out. I have set a goal that I am going to try to fulfill in his honor, and I am asking for your help and support to do so. Even if you dont make a donation, please sign the guest book. And everytime a donation is made his wife, Nancy will recieve a notification that a donation has been made in Marks honor........ So, please help me honor this fine member and raise money for the kids at the same time. The link to the Tribute Page is in my signature at the bottom of this post. Thanks to those of you who have donated........God Bless You. Thanks for taking the time to read this............. Lewis & Charlene
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I noticed that there may be some kids at the Kitchner Rally. We are also bringing out two with us this time. Its going to be our summer holiday. Hopefully they dont change their minds. Our son Tyson is 15 and daughter Courtney is 11 (going on 16). They will spend most of the time at the water park and things. Any others taking the wee ones?
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Here is a cute little setup I have never seen before, great for someone with younger kids learning to ride................. .http://i11.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/e2/27/6880_1.JPGhttp://i22.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/e2/27/8a84_1.JPGhttp://i23.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/e2/27/73a2_1.JPGhttp://i7.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/e2/27/7f45_1.JPG http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Custom-Built-Motorcycles-2006-Custom-Built-Mini-Chopper-with-Side-Car_W0QQitemZ280210310457QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280210310457
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Who Is That Person Behind The Wheel? Truckers are found on highways, in truckstops, in service bays, on loading docks, on back roads and at fuel stops, and often they are the first at the scene of an accident. Their wives help them. Little boys follow them. Relatives don't understand them. Meals must wait for them. Weather can delay them. But nothing can stop them. A trucker is a paradox. He is a blue-jeaned executive with his office in the cab. He is a scientist who hauls dangerous chemicals and explosives, a purchasing agent in a baseball cap, a personnel director with grease under his fingernails, a poor eater with a fondness for burgers and fries, a student of geography and a weather watcher. He likes sunshine, children, smooth pavement, good traction, clean loads, dinner at home, weekends with his family, an unbuttoned shirt collar and country music. And there is a special place in his heart for his rig. He's not fond of city traffic, tourists who are rotten drivers, fuel prices, dispatchers, snarly recievers, kids in high-powered cars and least of all, drunk drivers. Nobody else can get as much satisfaction out of talking about trucks, truckers, good weather, homemade pie, strong hot coffee, kids, wives, sweethearts and the price of fuel. He is your friend and customer. He is your source of food, clothing, petroleum and natural resources. In fact, nearly everything in your life arrived in his truck. And when he comes home late at night after a long and tiring trip, the energy sapped from his hopes and dreams, he can be lifted up once more by those magic words, "DADDY'S HOME!" If you got it, a trucker brought it!
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4th annual South Florida Ride for kids. www.rideforkids.com Jan, 13th 2008
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I know this is a motorcycle forum, but it is late and I just have to rant. It seems like everywhere you look today we are developing alternate ways to communicate. Talking face to face has all but disappeared. I see kids that only use their cell phones for text messaging. There are more ways to keep yourself isolated and still be a part of society. How is that possible? I talked to a kid at my church that said he had not left his house all week. He said he sat in his room and played video games, chatted online, and sent text messages to his friends. I just figured out yesterday that I can go online from my cell phone and order a pizza or even groceries and have them delivered to my house. I don't even have to get off the sofa! I was at 7-11 the other day and when I went to pay the total was $3.71. I gave the clerk $5 and then reached in my pocket and found $0.71. The clerk had already punched in the amount so when I handed him the $0.71 he looked bewildered. I had to tell to give me $2 back. That is pathetic! We rely so much on technology that a 7-11 attendant cannot make change without the help of the cash register. Now I am seeing on the news that parents want schools to serve healthier foods in cafeteria and take out the soda vending machines. But these are the same parents that didn't even flinch when the schools abolished the physical education programs. They also let their kids sit for hours on end and watch TV and play video games. Then they want to blame the schools for the kids being fat? My nephew's school started a program where the kids (elementary school age) can eat their lunch inside while playing "educational" computer games. My sister got together with some other moms and got them to shut that program down. But I fear that it may be in other schools where parents do not care. Don't get me wrong, I am all for technology. I think it is amazing that I can play a game of chess with someone half way across the world. However, I also think that just like everything in life, it must be used in moderation. Like everybody here, I have used the internet for linking up with people of same interests and email. Heck, I have even bought some Christmas presents off the internet this year. But if the internet crashed, cell phone towers fell down and my electricity went out all at the same time, I would still be able to cope with life. Yesterday, I took my son and my dog to the park and we played for hours. No video games or TV, just a tennis ball, a big grass field and a playground! We walked there so we didn't even need a car. When I was in junior high, my friends and I rode our bikes to and from school rain or shine. After school we would ride our bikes 5 miles out of the way to go ride in a nearby dry lake bed. We would ride hard untill dark and go home dirty and sweaty. We had video games but we only played those when we couldn't go outside or when we were home from school sick and had to stay inside. I was walking in my neighborhood about 3 months ago and came across an open garage with an HD electraglide in it. There was a guy knelt down next to the bike cleaning it. I aproached him and we began talking. I invited him to go on a ride with the group I ride with. He came to our ride and now him and I are calling each other every other day with "...you gotta come over and see what I bought!". What I am trying to say is that I hope that 50 years from now, our kids and grandkids are still playing outside and not just "acting it out" in a digital world. I know this is a really long rant but I think it is up to us to make a difference. I vow to take my children to the park, camping, hiking boating, and any other outdoor activities that keep them off the couch. I will keep them active and make sure that they experience real life and not virtual life. God Bless you, Bubba
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I am old fart , everybody that knows me says i am not kid friendly , i don't do young kids . i have been known to glare at kids from a 100 feet away and make them cry , in another words i don't like young kids and they know it and are afraid of me , i think all kids should be put in jail until there 18 . i have heard said here at the campground that if a kid mess up that ranger thom will feed them to the bears and gaters and a kid as come up missing according to the camp fire story tellers . TONITE I GOT VERY , VERY , BAD NEWS AND I NEED ALL OF YOU , MY FRIENDS PLEASE PRAY FOR ME AT 7PM SATADAY i have to play Santa for all the little kids in the ocala nat. forest , about 50 to 60 of the little monsters , i will need a lot of rum , lord , i love my wife [ but not very much rite now ]
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South Florida Ride for kids: Is looking for 7 to 10 riders that have sidecars, to take the lil ones out for a Police escorted ride. Please, If you didn't know about this ride, Its happens every year. It starts in South Florida, then scheduled events, go through the year, all over the U.S.. The more riders the better, Please do it for these kids. God, knows, the little ones need our help. Thank You, for taking the time to read this. Mike Brady Shepherd Star Chapter 297 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida www.rideforkids.com
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NH residents. The wife and I are seriously considering moving to NH in a year or two when I retire. I've been to Portsmouth two times now and really liked the place but housing seems pretty high there. I'd like to be some great riding roads and the wife wants to either be on or near water and hopefully we can buy a boat. I've been advised to stay near the coast and in southern NH to avoid most of the mountain snows. I'd like to be within a hour of a decent size airport (Boston or Manchester?) to take trips to see the kids and grandkids. I'll also need to start my 2nd career so I'd need to be close enough to towns/cities where jobs are available. Any advice would be appreciated. Good, bad or indifferent.
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After reading the recent post concerning all the toy recalls I guess it just makes me mad that all this stuff is coming to light all of a sudden. I mean, how long has this went on and we're just now finding out there's a problem? Doesn't that seem kind of odd? Is there no regulations saying that we need to be checking these things when they come into our country? As someone pointed out we can't directly control what is made overseas, but we certainly can do spot checks once it gets onto our soil. I also take some of the responsibility because I never once questioned the safety of paint and such in the chinese made toys I know I have bought for my kids and now my grand kids over the years. Last year I did buy my one grandkids a set of Lincoln Logs. He still builds things with them. He's found out you don't have to have a battery powered toy in order to have fun. As a grandpa I think I'll just determine in my own heart to go back to simpler toys for the kids this year and in the coming years. It's time I become responsible for my own actions and not get pulled into the advertising hype that tells us the only good gifts are the electrical ones that come from wherever. Everyone ride safe and God bless you all.
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62 and want to retire? Just take out a Reverse Mortgage on your house.Buy a new scoot,travel, live it up and never have to pay back the loan in your lifetime. No credit checks either. After your gone the house is sold to pay back the loan. Talk about spending the kids inheritance. The sad thing is many will take this option when they find out it's the only way to afford retirement.
