From: Ed Hart on 28 May 2007 20:37 Yep.That is the only thing that ties him to an address. -- Ed Hart The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive. "Gary Walker" <twf(a)swbell.net> wrote in message news:ocK6i.5914$C96.2756(a)newssvr23.news.prodigy.net... > > "Bill Walker" <bill.walker2(a)verizon.net> wrote in message > news:4EG6i.49968$UD2.24737(a)trnddc05... > > > > "louie" <louieg(a)swbell.net> wrote in message > > news:PkF6i.30688$Um6.25105(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.net... > >> > >> "Bill Walker" <bill.walker2(a)verizon.net> wrote in message > >> news:fiD6i.893$WZ6.695(a)trnddc03... > >>> > >>> "louie" <louieg(a)swbell.net> wrote in message > >>> news:hQB6i.2590$5j1.2145(a)newssvr21.news.prodigy.net... > >>>> It is 68� here at the FW side of DFW. Isn't it nearly June? > >>>> Just looking around I see that 104�'s it predicted for Thursday out in > >>>> Arizona. If summer ain't coming here, we need to go to it. > >>>> Wednesday a.m., heading that way, Southern Az, Grand Canyon, up into > >>>> Utah, over to Colorado, down through New Mexico and back to Cowtown. > >>>> Who's going? > >>>> > >>>> ...louie > >>> > >>> The TV network weather reports are forecasting rain for the next several > >>> days > >>> and it looks to me like we will be running west into some showers.. > >>> Could turn > >>> into one of those wet/dry runs that will keep a guy changing socks real > >>> often.. > >>> > >>> I talked to our friend and riding buddy, Jerry.. this morning and he's > >>> all geared > >>> up to make this run.. The meeting place will be in Van Horn, Wednesday > >>> even- > >>> ing .. no time certain, at this point.. From Van Horn, we should make a > >>> nice run > >>> through El Paso.. New Mexico and Arizona .. to be in Casa Grande, > >>> Arizona > >>> sometime Thursday evening.. Depending of course, on the sightseeing and > >>> lollygagging that everyone is inclined to do.. There is a tremendous > >>> amount of > >>> things to "lollygag" over, out there in that country, if one is > >>> interested in the hist- > >>> ory of the Old West.. > >>> > >>> Not to mention.. the proximity of the Mexico border .. We'll be running > >>> parallel > >>> to that border for much of the way from Van Horn.. Lots' of neat little > >>> border > >>> towns from about Deming, NM .. all the way to Tucson, that are only a > >>> few min- > >>> utes away from the route that we'll be riding.. > >>> > >>> The first range of "mountains" will be between Pecos, Tx and El Paso.. > >>> although > >>> they aren't comparable to the mountains in Arkansas, or deep into > >>> Mexico, they > >>> are interesting to ride through.. After that, the ride is pretty flat > >>> and straight until > >>> we get through New Mexico and into Arizona.. > >>> > >>> Buddy Helscel is anxiously getting ready for us to get there.. hmmm.. I > >>> think he's > >>> anticipating looking over those new GoldWings.. He's ready for some > >>> "down home" > >>> company that he can talk to.. After all.. it is common knowledge that > >>> most of the > >>> Arizona "people" are from up north someplace and they don't really speak > >>> the > >>> language of all us old Texans and Oklahoma folks.. > >>> > >>> Dodging the rain showers and staying dry should be the most pressing > >>> problems > >>> that we encounter on this run.. Everyone seems to be taking pains to > >>> make sure > >>> their ride is up to the trip.. Gonna be a sure nuff good one.. Regards > >>> > >>> Bill Walker > >>>> > >> > >> I'm just about ready, account of who's going I'm taking a quick brush-up > >> CPR first thing in the morning and the Sheriff has gone to rent a > >> defibrillator, you know, just in case.. > >> > >> ..louie > > > > Good thinking.. CPR and a Defibrillator might be the most important items > > that > > we take on this trip.. lol > > > > On another note.. as the Grand Wizardly Illustrious organizer of this pack > > of > > misfits.. I'd be inclined to appoint a committee to influence the powers > > that be > > over at the RedShad's place of work.. Seems those "powers" are dragging > > their feet by the failure to approve his time off, in a timely fashion.. > > This sit- > > uation is intolerable and cannot be tolerated by any of us.. > > > > The components of that Special Operations Committee should be made up > > from the most effective members who participate in this newsgroup.. hmmm > > Strike that.. we should send the "Sheriff" to RedShad's place of work.. > > She > > could surely intimidate that bunch to get in line and conform.. No doubt > > in my > > mind.. > > > > Otherwise.. it's a done deal and we're on our way .. rain or shine.. > > Wednesday > > morning.. See you in Van Horn, Jerry.. > > > > Bill Walker > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > Just imagine what it would be like if Redshad didn't work. > > You'd never see him again ! > >
From: BJayKana on 29 May 2007 11:18 Gary, by golly, ''you do resemble that remark''. bjay. B. Jay Kana-- NETexas 02 Valkyrie Cruiser-- ( happy trails to you all)
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