Wer'e going to Hell

[toyfj40]

Paradise, MI but I have been to Paradise, CA.

Paradise,TX is a teenie-weenie place out NW of FtW... not much to it.
Paradise,NV is actually the mid&South part of the Strip...
the "Paradise Limit" sign is in front of the 'Frontier' ******...
sooo... I know which "Paradise" I wanna go to...

[bearandoldman]

Bullseye, I belive Radar is now living in Paradisem CA. Glad to hear that Los Banos lived up to it's name.
Our oldest son was in town the other day and we got to my club to shoot sporting clays together. He recently bought a place on Sunset Lake in the UP and he was returnng from a business trip to Derroit and headin to spend next week at the place in the UP. They presently live in Portland Oregon but she is from Marquete in the west end of the UP. She has sisters within 50 miles of the lake house. My son has never seen it until last night when he got ther nor has he seen the boat he bought until ten either. Talked to him jsut a while ago and the house and the boat are all good. His wife and the 2 grandchildren are stying ther until mid August and he is off on a trip to London on the 9th 0f July. He fitted a week of vacation inbetween business trips. Next summer he will be moving to Munich to head the automotive aerospace sales for his company in Europe.

[Bullseye]

Len,

Enjoy those grandkids while you got them, sounds like they'll be gone to Europe in the not too distant future.

R,
Bullseye

[bearandoldman]

They are the 2 oldest Shelby will be a junior in college next fall, she is doing her firtst semester at the University of Ireland in Cork this coming fall, and the back to the University of San Diego. Dylan will be a senior in high school this coming fall and want to be a Ranger, but he may do the ROTC program at Norhtern Michigan University in Marquette MI and will live at eh lake house and ecome a resident of Michigan. Larry and Kay will live in an apartment in Munich and spend time at the lake home her in Michigan and a condo they are planning to byu in Steamboat Springs Colorado, they had a small one there in the 90's when he worked fro HP and lived in Fort Collins Colorado.
We have 5 more younger grandchildren also from 6-1/2 to 2 years.
check out my webiste sometime and see the family.
http://www.geocities.com/oldman1727/index.html

[Bullseye]

I should have figured they were older; my two oldest children are virtually the same age as your grandchildren. It's good to have family in to visit. My folks are planning to visit week after next, so I'll be going through the same situation as you with house guests. The younger ones always like having grandma and grandpa visit, even though they're in their upper teens. Should be fun, only a for week. I have to get my clubs and guns out when my Dad visits. He enjoys shooting a round and then shooting some rounds.

R,
Bullseye

[Rich G]

Len & Bullseye,

Just got back from a "Family Getogether" myself and was catching up on Forum notes and this topic in particular. You guys are spot on regarding Family. Susie and I have lost our parents and most of the aunts and uncles are going fast. We were in Atlanta, GA. to surprise my sister on her 50th. birthday this past weekend, and what a BLAST. My sister has 3 daughters and one son all located within 3 hours of Atlanta. My 3 nieces have little ones, and my nephews wife is expecting their first this October. I spent all day Saturday in the pool with my Great Nephew and Neices (doesn't get much better than that). Temperature was in the 90's the total time we were there. My brother-in-law (more like my brother) was my sisters High School boyfriend and they are now going on 31 years. Susie and I are coming up on 34 this October. Greg (my brother in law) bought a Harley Soft tail and now needless to say (after this visit), I was on the Harley web page doing some research. Hey, Guns and Motorcycles Right? I fly airplanes and the Good Lord watches over me, why not two wheels also?

Wish you and the forum members the very best this 4th. of July, and Thank God for Family and this Fine Country we live in. I ran into a few young men (that barely shave yet) at the Atlanta Airport yesterday. They were on their way to Iraq. Shook their hands and said "Thank You". May the Good Lord watch over them and many others .............................. Rich G.

[Bullseye]

You're so right about that Rich! Lets enjoy the good times while we have them, for they'll never be this way again.

It also deeply tickles my heart to see the American people now days responding favorably to our troops. Back in the day, I remember being yelled at, spit on, called many names by my fellow countrymen for nothing more than wearing the uniform of my country. I remember one time being called a "Mindless Robot" by a young lady, who was ironically wearing a bedsheet and doing the "Bunny Hop" in the airport to tamborine music, all while trying to push flowers on unsuspecting citizens for their religious cult group. I remember back then being encouraged by superiors not to wear our uniforms either in public or while traveling, not because of terrorist threats, but to protect us from our own citizens.

Our troops deserve respect and it's good to see them getting some from those who they toil ceaselessly to protect. Thank God the times have changed!

R,
Bullseye

[bearandoldman]

Bullseye, anyone that served deserves my thanks if no one elses. Was drafted in 1953 to go to the Korean conflict but did not pass due to poor vison, would have had to do the feel and grab contact without my glasses. Anyone that did Nam really deserves some respect because most of our citizens they were protecting treated them like scum. Protect the idiots and they will crap on you instead of thanking you.

Rich G, rode motorcyles on and off since the early 50's, mostly Japanese crotch rockets as that is what really turned me on, also rode a lot of go fast dirt bikes. Never thought speed limts applied to vehicles with less than 4 wheels, rode extremely aggressive and lived to talk about it. The only thing you have to keep in mind is that every other dirver on the road is looking for cars and not bikes and they are out to get you. Only major accident I had was an old lady, probably as old as I am now, made a left in front of me because she did not seen cars coming as I was the only one on the road for a 1/2 mile back. Left the bike in the passenger door and landed 30+ feet past the car according to the police report. Can't prove that by me as I do not remember the crash but woke up in ER and did not even enjoy my ambulance ride.
You know just a few years ago I finally learned there was more than 2 positions on the throttle, always thought they were on and off and controlled the speed by gear changes. Rode dirt bikes PWC's and snowmobiles the same way and still got to be an old guy, damn lucky eh? Never did get a speecing ticket on a bike but probably deserved several, how big is the fine for 2X+ the speed limit.

[sniper]

I must say, Bear looks unimpressed by the whole thing!

Hell sounds a lot like all the little towns around Mt. Rushmore. Beautiful scenery, lots of tourist traps. The Monument is impressive, and worth the trip. LOTS of nice people, too.

When we were there last July, the Sturges Harley get together was about to start.
Beautiful bikes, and the Biker dudes and Dudettes were something to behold. One lady, late 40s or so, in Daisy Duke shorts, with a bit of a belly hanging over, had a largish tattoo surrounding her navel. Woof! Words sorta fail.... She had a really good tan, tho.

Actually, it sounds like it was a nice day trip.

[bearandoldman]

I must say, Bear looks unimpressed by the whole thing!

Hell sounds a lot like all the little towns around Mt. Rushmore. Beautiful scenery, lots of tourist traps. The Monument is impressive, and worth the trip. LOTS of nice people, too.

When we were there last July, the Sturges Harley get together was about to start.
Beautiful bikes, and the Biker dudes and Dudettes were something to behold. One lady, late 40s or so, in Daisy Duke shorts, with a bit of a belly hanging over, had a largish tattoo surrounding her navel. Woof! Words sorta fail.... She had a really good tan, tho.

Actually, it sounds like it was a nice day trip.

Takes a lot toimpress th4e Bear. but he about goes bonkers when the mail delivery peron goe past the house on his sidewa;k.

[jaeger45]

I must say, Bear looks unimpressed by the whole thing!

Hell sounds a lot like all the little towns around Mt. Rushmore. Beautiful scenery, lots of tourist traps. The Monument is impressive, and worth the trip. LOTS of nice people, too.

When we were there last July, the Sturges Harley get together was about to start.
Beautiful bikes, and the Biker dudes and Dudettes were something to behold. One lady, late 40s or so, in Daisy Duke shorts, with a bit of a belly hanging over, had a largish tattoo surrounding her navel. Woof! Words sorta fail.... She had a really good tan, tho.

Actually, it sounds like it was a nice day trip.

I know. Some just don't know how to age gracefully, don't they?

Couldn't bear the thought of looking like a Gramma Santa Claus. and end up looking ludicrous, if not downright gross.

[bearandoldman]

Maybe she haqs the same attitude as I do, if you don't like it look the other way, or maybe she carries a 1911 at all times also.
Have not made it ti Hell and back yet this year, maybe a late fall trip is in order.