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Old 02-24-2022, 03:48 PM
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I had a "widow maker" heart attack about a year and a half ago and never knew it. Generally fatal over 75% of the time and I never had any signs. Went to Doc because my blood pressure was high and they found it in a stress test. Got lucky. Easy catheterization and a stent and went home next day. Paring down the Harleys, gonna keep the '16 Heritage
 
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Old 02-24-2022, 04:07 PM
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Damn Al, sounds like you're lucky to even be here!

Currently have 4 Harley's, 2 of them, including Pearl, will never be sold, passed on to my son.

He will probably inherit several when that day comes....
 
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Old 02-24-2022, 04:43 PM
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Hey Big Al, I'm recovering from Covid at home, but doing good. Poured a slab Tuesday, home rest of the week because of snow and ice.
Didn't you have that a while back, too? Pretty sure I've had it twice, possibly 3 times. Once for sure. Agree with you, that guy's a good painter.
 
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I had a great day of golf. My team came in 4th. I found out there is cheatery going on. The way it works is, everyone that signs up has their name on an index card. Each player is also rated A, B, C or D player based on how well they play. All the A players in a stack, B in a stack, etc. and the stacks are shuffled. To pick the 4 man teams they pick a player from each stack, A, B, C and D. That is your team and it should be random. I have watched them do it twice and both times including today this one guy's card is not in the random stack. When a certain guy is picked at random then his card is suddenly included on that team. Somehow they are placing him with a teammate of his choice. Today there was this youngish guy there I have never seen before, way younger than the rest of us. Apparently he was a ringer brought in by the cheater guy and as soon as the ringer's card flipped up they inserted cheater on his team. They got first place and won the closest to the pin hole money. Humans will never cease to amaze me.

I am there just to have fun, and I do no matter how we finish so I am not sure if I will call them out or not. I may devise some passive aggressive way to get my point across. The point being, "you suck because you cheat". There is money involved and they are cheating to take others money. Any thoughts?
 
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Old 02-24-2022, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by LoneBone
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Currently have 4 Harley's, 2 of them, including Pearl, will never be sold, passed on to my son.
He will probably inherit several when that day comes....
My grandson may get a lot of Harley parts...

My daughter wanted my 883. Till she rode it... Been stored for 5? years now, should sell it, don't know if she'd notice it was gone or not. Some insurance and gas and it should be able to ride as far as I could endure it.

I don't think it's a bad looking bike, but it's a 2000, solid mount paint shaker. Silly to hang onto it. Especially since I have an '04 1200, too. I really like that one.



Speaking of Urals, my daughter likes mine. Strange, she didn't like the clunky Harley transmission (got spoiled on slick shifting metrics) but Urals make a Harley seem smooth.
 
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Old 02-24-2022, 05:10 PM
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Didn't you have that a while back, too? Pretty sure I've had it twice, possibly 3 times. Once for sure. Agree with you, that guy's a good painter.
It was the same bout Moldy. I ignored it and it put me in the hospital.

Won't make that mistake again....
 
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Old 02-24-2022, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Tonebender
I had a great day of golf. My team came in 4th. I found out there is cheatery going on. The way it works is, everyone that signs up has their name on an index card. Each player is also rated A, B, C or D player based on how well they play. All the A players in a stack, B in a stack, etc. and the stacks are shuffled. To pick the 4 man teams they pick a player from each stack, A, B, C and D. That is your team and it should be random. I have watched them do it twice and both times including today this one guy's card is not in the random stack. When a certain guy is picked at random then his card is suddenly included on that team. Somehow they are placing him with a teammate of his choice. Today there was this youngish guy there I have never seen before, way younger than the rest of us. Apparently he was a ringer brought in by the cheater guy and as soon as the ringer's card flipped up they inserted cheater on his team. They got first place and won the closest to the pin hole money. Humans will never cease to amaze me.

I am there just to have fun, and I do no matter how we finish so I am not sure if I will call them out or not. I may devise some passive aggressive way to get my point across. The point being, "you suck because you cheat". There is money involved and they are cheating to take others money. Any thoughts?
Ya, don’t ever give them another chance to profit from you. Have the fun you always will, with a higher class of people.
 
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Afternoon, guys.
 
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Greetings Greg and Gang.
Never been so happy to be on the cusp of Friday in years. Oooofff.
Gettin' Happy (no Happy Hour though).
 

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Old 02-24-2022, 06:14 PM
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Evening gents!

Going through all the screening. Fun stuff. The outfit they use doesn't seem to do a very good job and I suspect they don't care. But I'll get through it. Pee test tomorrow. At least it's not "observed". I would be there all day with performance anxiety.
 


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