Josh1234

postwhoring is not only encouraged, but rewarded?

welcome aboard!

I'm trolling anyway... At least Fawkes planned to murder government officials, not innocent civilians... that's the real difference between Fawkes and the 9/11 guys.... Not that I'm condoning murder of the government simply because you don't like their policies.

So you agree with a group of people who plotted a bombing to kill important government officials... but not the 9/11 planners? Just making sure I have my facts right on which terrorists you agree with & support, or whatever.

You guys are all hypocrites. I don't see any of you standing up for extremist muslims or 9/11 bombers.

The picture might be dope, but you DO realize he was a terrorist, right?

Okay, so it look like I'm in the minority

As for sights, do you really have time to be looking around and admiring scenery, when you're riding the twisties? I look into cars on the freeway... About 1 in 4 has a decent-looking chick in it As for sounds, I have some cheapie headphones, and they go loud enough so I can hear the music, that's all that counts.

About "the slab?" Every ride from here I've been on (admittedly, not many, but a few) I've had to ride at least an hour to get to..... Granted, on the Blast it wasn't a WHOLE lot of fun, but on my YZF600R, it's a pleasure. I commuted to work today for ~3 of ride time, during the warm part of the day, and frankly, it was fun. A joy. I thought to myself several times that I was just out on the highway "joyriding." Why does everyone complain so much about the slab? Is it because you all ride supersport bikes and they're THAT uncomfortable? For me, I'd ALMOST rather just cruise on the highway than the twisties. Am I missing the point of motorcycling? Or are cars my version of curves? I.e., the fun part to get around, the danger you need to watch out for, etc. Granted, going on group rides & "the twisties" are an EXCELLENT means to develop my skills and become a better rider, and learn more about how my bike handles and how *I* react also, but really... I have just as much fun commuting as I do trying to get through curves as fast as possible Just musing & rambling

http://www.ohioriders.net/showthread.php?t=83348 Plenty of people can vouch for Mike's bike & him as a cool guy

welcome aboard!

Yeah, Sunday is supposed to be warmer than Saturday is/was

Let's re-gift that Armslist T-shirt if it's not sent out yet... I DO want 3 or 4 OhioRiders decals though

Sorry guys, even if I left right now, I couldn't make it by 11:30, and it's also 37* out up here

My new plate for my 2004 YZF600R, AKA a "thundercat" in Euro markets:

Welcome aboard!

I just got home from a pretty long day at work... if the GF or I wake up tomorrow, I'll show, but if we end up sleeping in, well, she deserves it and I have a million things to get done anyway. I'll post up in the AM if I'm going to head down or not.

I'll be at the back of the pack no matter which route we do, so I'll withhold my vote Whichever ride is closer to me is my preference, haha

Supposed to be a high of 55 tomorrow... Or is that just up north?

I'm sure this will start a huge war, but draining the gas is bad... It allows moisture to enter the tank, and moisture causes rust. Better to fill it all the way with gas to displace moisture, and use fuel stabilizer.

12" penis.

That's a huge generalization, so here's one to match: Most people who spend $600+ know what they're buying. For the intel, I wanted to keep it if I won. For the G3 & G4 chips, my intention WAS to resell them for more if I won them. Buy low, sell high. The time I would invest on re-loading operating systems, software, and taking the time to make a decent listing increased the worth of the items. I'm not sure I understand how I'd bid on a won product, since if it's won, the bidding is over, but if you're talking about shill bidding, that's expressly forbidden, so I don't liken shill bidding to what I did... which was bid on an item and then buy it. Exactly! I'm NOT the one that says their "luck" plays out... I have no say over who buys what... If they want it bad enough, they'll pay, and if they don't want to pay that much, they'll find a cheaper laptop. But I didn't screw the point of the auction at all... In fact, I was the only bidder and I won that auction and paid for it. That's how it's SUPPOSED to work. Motivation doesn't really matter if you follow through and buy an item you won. My $600 was real. The desire for me to own a unibody powerbook was real. There's nothing fake about the demand for apple laptops.

Woot! Free grub here I come. Thanks.

I honestly didn't expect to win it at $600. I thought it would go for more. I was pleasantly surprised when I got it that cheap, but at the same time, I cringed because it's hard for me to justify spending $600 (that's a lot of money for me) on something that I don't NEED. And I didn't NEED the laptop. I just wanted it, and used the bidding up the price B.S. as an excuse to justify me putting in a bid.... "I think I'll bid because I'll probably get outbid." You're gonna think I'm a douche for saying this, but I've mostly been playing devil's advocate... I sold non-intel apple laptops, not intel ones... so "driving up the prices" on the kind I won would've done me no good. I'd often bid on non-intel ones, simply because I knew them better and knew I could re-sell them at profit with a simple OS reload & writing a better-worded ad. But again, supply/demand determine prices... You said we all hate having to pay more for something... well, you don't HAVE to pay more. Laptops aren't medication, to use your example. If a laptop costs too much, don't buy it. If they cost more than you want to spend... welcome to the club. If you can't find a cheaper one, then that is the market pricing an object based on supply/demand. Not manipulation. If supply is short because there's enough demand, prices go up. Me bidding on something I intend to resell (or in this case want but can't justify buying outright), is a factor of how much an object is in demand.