Jack and club members,
I hope everyone is weathering the crisis. It is not too bad here in Omaha yet. Hopefully, it won't become so.
I am attaching some pictures for you to run which I consider to be inspirational. The shadow picture (above) reminds me of every trip I made to the mountains, which all started out exactly like this.
Another is my JANUS on today's epic ride. Today, I rode 39.1 miles on the JANUS. Windy as all get out, but really fun.
The speed limit picture is a reminder to everyone to just do the very best they can do in this crisis.
Steve Oakman, FSSNOC #5266 - Nebraska
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Thank you, Steve! The photos you attached to your e-mail are all good but you, my friend, are the real inspiration, you and others! Thank you all (Steve, Vic, Kerry and others) who made contributions to this website.
Without your and other members involvement, it'd be pretty tough to keep things going ... and in these unsettling times, as we've talked earlier tonight, we all need to pull together to keep this THUMPER GARAGE website on the internet, to keep THUMPER NEWS coming to our mailboxes, and quite honestly, we need to fight to keep our club, the FOUR-STROKE SINGLES NATIONAL OWNERS CLUB (FSSNOC) alive and strong.
Now we all know exactly when the "GOOD OLD DAYS" were ... about 1 1/2 months ago!!! - #000.
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JUST IN TIME TO LIFT OUR SPIRITS:
...a I "LOVE" THUMPERS decal...
These are strange times, let's get that out front, shall we?
Hi Everyone ... Grab a fresh cup of Joe, we'll chat here a bit, okay? Oops! ... my coffee pot is percolating and the smell is awesome, now where is my French Vanilla creamer? And, my phone is ringing. I'll be right back...
It's Big Ed, FSSNOC #342 ... from New York state.
"Hey, Big Ed! How ya doin' ... and can I call you back? I'm doing the club website right now."
"Sure thing, I'll be here..." he replied.
Okay, on with our conversation. First of all, hope and pray you are well. Wife Carrie is now working from the house, actually right down the hall from me, as we, like most of the world, are trying to sort out all the recent events in our ever-changing world. We are under an advisement of some sort to remain home from any non-essential job and from any non-essential task. Some stores in our town are open, some closed, and some using some sort of modified service system in an attempt to minimize contact but still be there for their customers as needed.
As per my line above, these are strange times, we can all agree, I'm sure. I remember the Polio epidemic back when I was a kid. Every day could be the day for me to catch the virus and have polio. Kids were taught about iron lungs and leg braces. Eventually, there was a vaccine ... those were anxious times as well.
Another such time, we were subject daily to being bombed with an atomic bomb, from Russia, I think. Kids were told to hide under their desks in case the bomb hit at their location. I lived on a central Kansas rural area farm about an hour from Wichita where airplanes were being built, a sure site for bombing, we were told. One day we began to see military vehicles traveling up and down our dirt county road ... then came heavy equipment, proceeded by helicopters landing in a nearby field. It was the beginning of a missile silo, just one of many to be built around Wichita. Not the most comforting thing to have next door, for sure...
Unlike Alan, in California, who stated that he is to remain not only at home, but "sheltered in place" ... we are still able to get out for walks (and Thumper rides) as we deem prudent.
Normally, here in ThumperVille, I foster a weekly motorcyclist/coffee group called "Moto-Coffee", which has now been put on the back burner, pun intended (grin). Yesterday, I boiled-up some coffee, put it in a thermos, stuck the thermos into my tank bag, and...
"Where you going?", says Carrie.
"I'm trying a new way to have Moto-Coffee. I have hot coffee in my tank bag and I'm going to go find a mountain-top from which to enjoy it..."
"Have fun!", she said.
I poked the starter button on "Blue Boy", the WR250R Yamaha. He chugged to life, and, looking up, saying to me, "Master, can we do some dirt today?"
Off we rode...
We did do dirt today. We headed North, then East, then South, and lastly, West ... it was a beautiful day, 70 degrees, blue sky, a light wind out of the south ... but, we had a problem.
No mountain.
"What are you doing home?", asked Carrie.
"I couldn't find a mountain...", I replied.
I was seated on the old wooden bench in front of our house. As I drank my coffee from my thermos and relaxed in the warm sun, the WR250R a few feet away ... I began to realize that my solution for Moto Coffee wasn't going to perk.
"My Kingdom for a Mountain", said the King.
These are strange times, my friends:
Be of good cheer, do my best,
though life may feel a bit compressed.
Exercise and get my rest,
compared to some, I am blessed.
Say my prayers, ride the crest,
could be worse, I will attest.
A victory, I request,
over coronavirus... #000
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