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Friday is good by me. Where does everyone want to meet?? I am in Obetz myself. Anywhere easy to find and relatively central will do I figure.

430 clams to take the ride... if you are actually interested go to their website or call for reservations. Too rich for my blood...

Maybe tomorrow, late morning or early afternoon?? My schedule is pretty open, so I can work around everyone else as necessary. Should be sunny and 80deg pretty much all week.

Yes and Yes... That is what flew over and it is a B-17, not a B-52. I was on my first cup of coffee and had old music stuck in my head apparently.....

Troopers = Grey shirted road nazis... (learned that one from OPOTA instructor, repeated it to OSP instructor during traffic portion... guess who also taught PT and Hand to Hand the next month.... ouch. ) damn taillight chasers... LOL And it is an unfortunately high number of LEOs setting the bad examples, perhaps not the majority, but it is certainly a disturbingly pervasive trend in Law Enforcement. (The authority and responsiblity involved obviously being a major factor in both corruption and consequence.)

Update: Now with Pics of the ride!! \ Article is here: http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/Flying_Fortress_In_the_Skies_Over_Columbus/18955/ Basically, one of the few remaining B52 that still flies is in Columbus on tour and can be viewed (or flown in for a price...) at Bolton Field all this week. I want to swing by and have a gander at the old girl and if anyone else is game for a ride down to the airfield perhaps they would like to meet for lunch or a beer and then ride on down. I was planning to head up to Knox Co. today and run an errand, but that isn't urgent and it should be nice all this week also. Post or PM me if you are interested, I am going to go at some point this week regardless but I don't care when so I will wait to see if anyone else is as bored as I am...

Sorry to hear that, hope it turns out to just be a false rumor. As for the rest, everyone is responsible for their own actions. We all make our own choices and sometimes even the "responsible" ones get you hurt or killed. There are no guarantees in life and the best thing you can do is just live it sometimes. My point is, don't beat yourself up over what life throws you, especially if it isn't really in your control.

Good to hear you are ok!! Terrifying to look behind you and see nothing but smoke and headlights... I have been hit from behind at a stop light once myself. Now I am paranoid about making sure I stop far to one side of the cage in front of me just to make escape easier. (I also watch my mirror like a hawk until I have another cager stopped behind me for a shield.) Did you let the cager know how you felt regarding his driving skills afterwards? It's important for them to learn lessons from these little indiscretions... I actually like to get up pretty close to the cage in front since it seems that most of the time you get hit it is because you were not SEEN by the other driver. A car or SUV is much harder for them to miss in their peripheral vision than the small outline of a biker. Thus a distracted person is much more likely to notice the larger cage prior to hitting it and begin decelerating. Having said that, I also try to make sure I am far enough to one side or the other and back just enough to escape around them if necessary. My point is that you can stop pretty close to traffic in front of you AND still leave an escape route, plus you may avoid needing said route to begin with. (when I got hit at a light, I was the first vehicle to stop and the broad putting on make-up behind me didn't notice me stop in her peripheral vision whilst looking down... )

That's why I stayed the fuck home last night... both to avoid meeting AND being one... (mostly meeting since I can avoid the latter fairly easily...)

I'm in, will try to trick/convince GF into attending as well. Blues, beers and BBQ could only be better if all three were being served up by hot nekkid chicks. And where the hell was the hookers and blow in the poll.... need one for "will be attending if you provide hookers and blow." Edit: I told the GF to keep her schedule open for Sun and she reminded me about my friend's wedding on Sat in KY. I think we will be North of the River early enough to catch the shindig, but if I'm AWOL this is why. Assuming I can leave by mid-morning I should be able to make it into town for BBQ sometime prior to 5pm.... Oh, how I hate assumptions.

Better double check that, I was under the same impression for a while. It is my understanding that there is specific wording for "financial institutions" or perhaps FDIC insured banks, etc. I never bothered to double check since I firmly believe it is better to be judged by twelve than carried by six, but I am MUCH more careful not to show my piece in a bank now.

Nice, watching it now!!

1. Every firearm is always loaded. Always. 2. Never point the firearm at anything you don't intend to shoot. 3. Never place your finger on the trigger until you are ready to fire. 4. The fucking gun is ALWAYS loaded.

For the record, an Ohio company LOST a lawsuit for wrongful termination last year for firing a concealed carry holder over having a firearm in his car on company property. The courts ruled that he has a right to defend himself between work and home and that the car constituted his own personal property and therefore the company could no more punish him for his firearm being in a glovebox than in a drawer at home. Win for us!! As for the signs I say two things: 1. Don't give them your business, that is usually my solution. I have complained loudly enough and with enough people that several area business in my home town removed them. 2. It is a CONCEALED weapon... they can't hassle you about what they don't know you carry, so don't let them see it and there is no problem. (Ousley, you asshole....lol) Besides, unless it is government property (i.e. a business) then it is only TRESSPASSING to have a gun there. All they can do is tell you to leave and not come back. If you don't refuse the lawful order to vacate, then you can NOT be prosecuted in any way for violating the sign. (note: to reiterate, this does NOT apply to government buildings and anywhere serving open containers of alcohol, and banks, instant Felony land there....)

LOL... I loaded at least three firearms before I got the joke... About blinded me with those pasty ass legs too, get some sun, boy!!!

+1 Enjoy yourself, keep with the group in general, no collateral damage. What more could anyone want in a group ride? (besides boobs, damnit)

LOL No, Rusty, he didn't think we were assholes (well, he might now since he has met me....) I was just making a joke on the quality and over all attitude of our members, myself included. And he DID give me a ride on the shadow, which is how I plan to ride in the next pride parade. (assuming I can borrow your pink helmet... hehehe) Dude on the Shadow was really cool about it. Didn't even look at me funny or make any homo jokes at my expense. I figure he must have been too busy balancing an extra 200lbs way high on his center of gravity.... The difference between like and love is spit and swallow.... If you really want to show you care, put a finger in their ass and cup the balls too... just roll them around, roll them around... What did Cinderella say when she got to the ball?? "Guuuullllk! MMMMMFFFPPT!"

BWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!! No, really man, two things about bikes that never look cool. 1. Helmets 2. Your face after it meets the curb. Just wear the helmet, if you are like most of us the goofy look just distracts from how retarded you look with it off. (Ok, that jet fighter helmet DID look pretty cool.... I wanna put the Top Gun sound track on my MP3 player and go rock that bitch down the highway 80's Tom Cruise style....)

So, I go to run a quick errand in Canal Winchester and my ride home got a bit interesting. I am getting onto RT 33 to head home and as I hit fourth gear my clutch cable snaps. No more clutchy... So, I did what any rational and sane human being would do.... wait, no, I did the other thing and went ahead and rode the other 25 miles or so to Westerville in hopes of getting parts at the Pony. I make it to the Rt 3 Exit on the North end of 270 rather uneventfully and exit, but the old girl didn't want to get into neutral whilst moving and I was dealing with some sketchy traffic, so I just parked the bike at the bottom of the offramp. (too the side, of course) I make a few phone calls and I am contemplating the next leg of my journey when another biker comes along on his way to the Pony and offers to give me a lift for those last two miles or so. I can tell you that Shadow 750's look and sound cool, but never, EVER should you put a 6 foot tall dude on the back of one. (not just because of the gay factor either) So the pony has my cable, but while the dude is getting my parts he asks me about the Ohio Riders decal on my helmet and in the process of explaining what a bunch of assholes we all are, I find out that his coworker is Born Sinner's brother... (smack your brother because he works at the pony and I still had to tell his coworker who we are....) The last bit to this story is just about me hiking back to my bike all by my lonesome, fixing it on the side of a busy off ramp, and riding my happy ass back to Obetz. (did I mention the 40 pound backpack I was humping through this whole bloody ordeal?? or the fact that motorcycle gear is NOT meant for hiking in the fucking sun?) It's all man sweat and grease, so I will let you all just ad-lib it as you see fit. Cliff's notes: 1. Cable clutches suck my sweaty balls. 2. Riding without a clutch is easy, until you need to get moving again in traffic. 3. Honda Shadow cool if ridden alone, or with SMALL passenger.. NOT with me on the back. (Thanks for the ride, dude. Sorry everyone in Westerville thinks I'm your girlfriend now...) 4. BornSinner's brother sucks at PR and recruiting. (is this the part where I get banned??) 5. Riding gear does NOT double as hiking gear. 7. I can't count. Thank you.

No fair, my girl is hot, but my bike is not...

Since I am half deaf, generally wear a full helmet and with wind noise to boot, I usually don't hear them say much of anything. However, my GF has been known to beat on me or pinch my legs when I do something to piss her off. (or just to get my attention, or if she sees a shiny Porsche she likes or....grrrrr.... ) She didn't like how I was cutting close to the curb turning into a parking lot yesterday and decided to steer for me... That floated like a lead brick... I turned around, stuck my finger in her face shield and gave my best "No, bad puppy!" but she just smacked me again for not watching in front of us while I chided her. I can't win.

Yeah, it is sorta true... Listen to Recon though, NGK Iridiums may be the best plug on the market. Better to feed them with a hotter coil/ICM, but they are worth the extra cost any day. A great plug vs a shitty plug WILL give you better efficiency and thus more power. What any given manufacturer claims is a completely different story.

Of course I'm coming stoned, I just remembered that ComFest starts today and we gotta go there afterward for a big ass beer!!! Group ride down High St after burgers????