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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21275 on: May 29, 2024, 11:02:23 AM »
One of the most amazing motorcycle salvage yards went up in flames almost ten years ago, in Rye, AZ. Guy who ran it was a meth head and was cooking. Huge yard, tons of old Japanese stuff, but he also had huge collections of Schwinns, an amphibious car and a bunch of other old cars, etc. About half was lost, and I went up there just after -- melted metal everywhere. This is when Bob's in Phoenix stepped in and bought the lot. I got a clean set of exhaust for a 750A, a CB77 and a few other bikes and parts.

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« Reply #21276 on: June 05, 2024, 01:30:22 AM »
I'm just frustrated with life in general ATM.

Women, cars, tickets, ECT.

I know it gets better with time but tick tock MFr Tick tock



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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21277 on: June 05, 2024, 02:02:02 AM »
Hang in there Gurp, you will get past this storm.
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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21278 on: June 05, 2024, 05:50:07 AM »
A few more cups of coffee a day and a good run most days got me through some of those feelings Gurp, maybe it'll help you?

We're all here to listen when you need us to, that made a difference for me too in those days.

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« Reply #21279 on: June 05, 2024, 05:54:18 AM »
Appreciate it guys. Just have the weather the storm.



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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21280 on: June 06, 2024, 07:27:47 PM »
It's funny how when it's over and past you sometimes think about what a, stupid, wild ride it was, and how we're lucky to have reached the other side of it whole.


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« Reply #21281 on: June 06, 2024, 07:37:12 PM »
Yep, back in the 70’s and early 80’s I lost 13 school friends in various bike and car crashes. The bikes and cars were fast but didn’t stop or handle very well, in a lot of cases the guys  were drunk or stoned, and back then we all thought we were bulletproof. I can never feel sorry for myself when I think about how lucky I was to make it this far, and all the good things I’ve been able to do, and how devastated their families and friends were when they passed. There’s always someone worse off, sadly.
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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21282 on: June 07, 2024, 05:12:53 AM »
I love my children dearly and I’m proud of them. This rant is definitely my wife’s fault, but my kids let it happen, so they piss me off. They don’t take on responsibility for any Family Functions. Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving are ALWAYS at our place. They offer to help and do precious little (I blame my wife for this, she does too much).

This one is most annoying. We have three grand children. They are 17, 14, and 12. My wife always makes/brings the Birthday Cakes, 43 as of today. Evertime we have huge conversations around “what’s it going to be this time” and I generally get involved in “layout/design”. Jack is the Captain of his school Vollyball Team and they won the City Finals this year, so this cake is typical. Much less complicated than usual.

My kids are all +45 years old. When will one of them bake my wife a cake?
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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21283 on: June 07, 2024, 05:43:39 AM »
You wife sets the bar too high...that's quite the cake, she is a great baker to pull that off...
My mom is controlling but Dad was worse, so us kids had to force her to let others take over hosting and responsibility for the dishes at major family holidays like that. My older sister abd niece seems to default on organizing, control issues in the kids of 2 controlling parents, surely not...
We would bring other dishes for years but had to take the reins from mom as she was getting older and spoiling grandkids and us kids occasionally with things we liked (food) was appreciated. It was how she showed love.
She wasn't one for touch or verbal praise and more often than not the encouragement really wasn't so encouraging...
So maybe you need to tell them you are going to have them start hosting and rotate it around...

Plant the seed and water it occasionally...

Hopefully they take a strong hint and step up.
After hosting it they will start appreciating it more abd recognize how much work it was and maybe how unfair it was pushing it on your wife and you so long...  Maybe not but maybe the reflection can happen.
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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21284 on: June 09, 2024, 01:03:08 AM »
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They don’t take on responsibility for any Family Functions. Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving are ALWAYS at our place.

Sometime in the future organize a Christmas for you and your wife somewhere nice (like Hawaii). When it's close to Christmas, and the kids ask what's planned, tell them you'll be on a nice beach, drinking cocktails. Then see what the Christmas after that one is like...
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« Reply #21285 on: June 09, 2024, 04:45:32 AM »
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They don’t take on responsibility for any Family Functions. Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving are ALWAYS at our place.

Sometime in the future organize a Christmas for you and your wife somewhere nice (like Hawaii). When it's close to Christmas, and the kids ask what's planned, tell them you'll be on a nice beach, drinking cocktails. Then see what the Christmas after that one is like...

Someone is always the “Glue” that holds the family together..  Once that glue is gone the family is forever changed.  If another steps up to take their place it my may help keep the family close but it’ll be different…

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« Reply #21286 on: June 09, 2024, 09:00:08 AM »
Found this just up my fence line from our entrance gate. How lazy and disgusting! There is a free scrap metal drop off bin a mile up the road! People are such pigs. Fortunately it’s a plug in electric mower so no gas or oil spill.

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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21287 on: June 09, 2024, 09:52:09 AM »
Found this just up my fence line from our entrance gate. How lazy and disgusting! There is a free scrap metal drop off bin a mile up the road! People are such pigs. Fortunately it’s a plug in electric mower so no gas or oil spill.

I most certainly want to see individuals doing these things to get Caught;littering is a crime.
The USA has become the King of Trash when it comes to individuals littering;they need to be heavily fined $$$. 
I'm Completely Pissed-Off about the way our beloved country has been ruined.
We need REAL Judges who will do their jobs;turn this Mess back into our country.
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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21288 on: June 09, 2024, 12:17:01 PM »
Found this just up my fence line from our entrance gate. How lazy and disgusting! There is a free scrap metal drop off bin a mile up the road! People are such pigs. Fortunately it’s a plug in electric mower so no gas or oil spill.

That's disgusting as are the people that do this kind of thing. Down at the road there's a dirt pull out. We used to use it for the school bus stop until the litter got to bad. People were dropping off appliances, cars, boats, furniture, deer carcasses, household trash and all kinds of stuff. It always shows up in the middle of the night.
It got so bad that we stopped using it as the school bus stop.

I attribute it to acute laziness.
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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21289 on: June 12, 2024, 02:41:37 PM »
 When I was in grade school in the late 50's early 60's we had a textbook that explained why it was a good idea to dump left over equipment, trash and junk into ditches and ravines. It controlled erosion and was a simple way to dispose of unwanted items.
  Also, there were news stories about mountains of unwanted cars that were taking over the world, whatever will we do with all of them? 
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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21290 on: June 13, 2024, 04:52:35 AM »
Found this just up my fence line from our entrance gate. How lazy and disgusting! There is a free scrap metal drop off bin a mile up the road! People are such pigs. Fortunately it’s a plug in electric mower so no gas or oil spill.
Yeah, the litterbugs have gone green!


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« Reply #21291 on: June 13, 2024, 04:53:31 AM »
Found this just up my fence line from our entrance gate. How lazy and disgusting! There is a free scrap metal drop off bin a mile up the road! People are such pigs. Fortunately it’s a plug in electric mower so no gas or oil spill.

That's disgusting as are the people that do this kind of thing. Down at the road there's a dirt pull out. We used to use it for the school bus stop until the litter got to bad. People were dropping off appliances, cars, boats, furniture, deer carcasses, household trash and all kinds of stuff. It always shows up in the middle of the night.
It got so bad that we stopped using it as the school bus stop.

I attribute it to acute laziness.
They do that type of thing there? I thought it was isolated to only in the south


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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21292 on: June 13, 2024, 09:43:36 AM »
Found this just up my fence line from our entrance gate. How lazy and disgusting! There is a free scrap metal drop off bin a mile up the road! People are such pigs. Fortunately it’s a plug in electric mower so no gas or oil spill.

That's disgusting as are the people that do this kind of thing. Down at the road there's a dirt pull out. We used to use it for the school bus stop until the litter got to bad. People were dropping off appliances, cars, boats, furniture, deer carcasses, household trash and all kinds of stuff. It always shows up in the middle of the night.
It got so bad that we stopped using it as the school bus stop.

I attribute it to acute laziness.
They do that type of thing there? I thought it was isolated to only in the south


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Nope, there's lazy #$%*bags everywhere.  >:(
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1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD                                   1985 GMC S15
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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21293 on: June 13, 2024, 09:59:39 AM »
Someone let the air out of my rear tire(had 28lbs in it prior)at my apartment building;was down to 8lbs.  >:( >:( >:( >:(
I checked my tube and valve stem after filling it back up:no leaks  >:(

I was headed out to go 11 miles to meet a 'new to me' welder to see about installing a CCA/BMW hybrid luggage rack which I had on another bike. I have prepped/test fitted all the parts,ground all the places for weld,etc. I'm hoping to see if he'll let me use my clamps to set it up for him to tack,etc.,hoping he'll let me do the grunt work of clamping it in place & removing it for him to weld complete.
I had every intention of getting there;I stopped and checked after 2 miles of 30mph and found it Way too soft. This is a new Shinko 712 tubeless H rated tire mounted on a tube-type alloy rim with a new tube installed a month ago.
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Re: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.
« Reply #21294 on: June 13, 2024, 01:40:53 PM »
Bill, that is criminal! Sorry you are dealing with #$%*s like that...
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« Reply #21295 on: June 13, 2024, 02:27:55 PM »
Bill, that is criminal! Sorry you are dealing with #$%*s like that...

I want to get to the bottom of this,believe me !!!
I'm only one person though.. I Need a Band of Brothers.
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« Reply #21296 on: June 13, 2024, 05:26:23 PM »
If you can see your parking space from your window get a small security camera you can mount up at the top inside of your window where people won't notice it. You should be able to have it download to your computer. Then you can find out who it is and have the evidence to back up your claims when it's time to notify the police.

It's not okay to mess with a man's motorcycle.
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1974 Honda CB 550 K0                                            1971 MGB/GT
1975 Honda CB 400F Super Sport                          1972 MGB/GT
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD                                   1985 GMC S15
1978 Kawasaki KL 250
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1982 Honda CB 900F Super Sport
1983 Honda CB 1100F
1984 Honda VF 700S Sabre
1984 Honda VF 1000F Interceptor
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« Reply #21297 on: June 13, 2024, 06:19:45 PM »
If you can see your parking space from your window get a small security camera you can mount up at the top inside of your window where people won't notice it. You should be able to have it download to your computer. Then you can find out who it is and have the evidence to back up your claims when it's time to notify the police.

It's not okay to mess with a man's motorcycle.

This seems like a good idea;I'll need to see if the management will allow it.
I'm on the 2nd floor and the distance to it is roughly 80+' from my window to the bike.
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« Reply #21298 on: June 13, 2024, 07:52:48 PM »
Bill, you are thinking about that wrong, IMHO, better to ask forgiveness than permission...
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« Reply #21299 on: June 13, 2024, 09:22:08 PM »
Bill, you are thinking about that wrong, IMHO, better to ask forgiveness than permission...

Lol  ;D ;)  I see what you're saying.
David,can you recommend a less expensive camera which I can mount to my upper window glass ?
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