Whip Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Happy St Patrick’s Day from my mothers house. 4 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Give me the ball, grrr! 2 Link to comment
lawnchairboy Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 James river in Hampton. Link to comment
Ken S Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 This is Diamond Lake, near Big Lake, AK. It’s not obvious from the picture, but the temperature got up to 50° today and the snow is melting quickly. Probably will see water soon. 1 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 Not an all day event but it sure felt good to get out! 4 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 Not hard to look at, Bill! 1 Link to comment
Indy Dave Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Getting the cobwebs out of the Hexhead. 2 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, wbw6cos said: Where is the snow? A couple warm days and all but the big piles disappear. 1 Link to comment
tallman Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Window to the backyard and pool. Should hit 80 degrees today. Manatee at Wakulla Springs State Park, on the Wakulla River. 3 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 So after her lesson she was asked if she could help with a birthday party at the stable. She loves doing that. I'm sitting in my truck as they're giving the kids pony rides around the paddock. All of a sudden I hear a Ducati coming towards us hauling arse. (Great sounding BTW) Anyway, he sees the kids and ponies and immediately pulls in the clutch and rolls by quietly. Classy! Sorry, the Duc was too quick, even off the power. :-) 2 Link to comment
Ken S Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Resurrection Bay, Seward, AK 7 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 We had a visitor stop in the station this morning. Richard Haines, 94 years. He was taken into the hospital a month or so ago and I think he wanted to stop in and thank the guys. Anyway, he was a Callman back in the 40's and he brought a bunch of old pics and a few old badges. I asked him about the gear they used back then, in particular self contained breathing apparatus. (SCBA) He chuckled and said a wet handkerchief. He then got a bit emotional and told me a story of a fire he went to using the handkerchief. He said he rarely talked about this but for some reason that question struck a memory. A fire where a gas or kerosene heater exploded and caught the house on fire. There was a report of five children in a second floor bedroom, he climbed a ladder and dove through the window with his handkerchief to search for them. He found the crib and reached in and grabbed the baby, he said the child slipped through his hands as it's skin peeled off from the intense heat. He passed the baby out the window and went searching for the other four. Richard said they were hiding under beds and behind furniture. So, he rescued all five children but unfortunately they all died at the hospital. I understand why he got emotional. He also served his country but I didn't press him on his experiences. The Purple Heart cap tells a bit of the story. The Greatest Generation! 5 2 Link to comment
mrzoom Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 2 hours ago, TEWKS said: Yes they are. Across the street from me lives a 87 year old guy who moved in last year. Found out he was in the Air force just after WW II in France. Was involved in the Berlin air lift as a fuel specialist. Started a bike club on base with over 100 members. Had runs all over the place. Came back and started dirt tracking and was good enough to earn a national #. Rode Indians, HD's and more. Moto cop here in Tulsa for 8 years. Saw a picture frame in his garage with all motorcycles on it. Asked him about it and he said, "those are all my old riding buddies," and with a soft voice ," they are all gone now." He has some real good tales. If you know one of the "greatest" talk to them as soon they all will be gone. 6 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 My middle day get out. Short & sweet seems to be the theme lately. You're looking at Andover Massachusetts. 1 Link to comment
Indy Dave Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Nice photo and area. Brings back memories. Link to comment
Indy Dave Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Not able to venture out to where the nicer roads reside. But a ride is a ride! 2 Link to comment
Rougarou Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Right now awaiting my flight. Gotta love a presence required three hour meeting. Fly in in the morning and home in the evening. 1 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Old trucks are cool! Prices have gone a bit silly though with all the Discovery Channel hot rod shows telling us we need them. Now, those memories, a visit or was the NE home at one time? Link to comment
Indy Dave Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 My dad grew up in Weston. Grandparents lived there. Visited often. Sister lives in Bean Town. I lived in Westport Point when I got out of school. 2 Link to comment
Rougarou Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Not quite right now but not far from it and just where I left it 2 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 I think I was about ten years old when I first saw the top of a cloud. It amazed me then and believe it or not, it still does. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 Bill, I could of sworn that car was silver just a few days ago. 1 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 A few slider burgers & some leftover sauce-less pizza makes for a pretty tasty unhealthy lunch. :-)) Link to comment
TEWKS Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 I had plans to ride up to Max BMW for their open house today. But it's sunny and warm and apparently somebody had vacation time to take so I'm at work checking engine oil & coolant levels. Probably better off. Link to comment
Rougarou Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Grandson in the field with the horses Link to comment
TEWKS Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Richard, would you like an exchange student ( without the exchange ) this summer? The old hogley needs a little loving too. This was five minutes ago. Link to comment
Rougarou Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 56 minutes ago, TEWKS said: Richard, would you like an exchange student ( without the exchange ) this summer? [/quote] These horses are like big puppy dogs. The boy had them trotting after him,....he started running and those to just trotted behind for a bit. 56 minutes ago, TEWKS said: The old hogley needs a little loving too. This was five minutes ago. No it didn't 1 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 ^ The next best thing to the Rocky Mountains! 1 Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Not RIGHT now... Actually this mid afternoon on the way home from work. Not bad for SoCal 4 Link to comment
LBump Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Sweet... a Zero on the trails! Is that near the 91 fwy., maybe the Corona area? Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 No, I’m on the other side. The Conejo Valley. That’s the 101/Kanan in the background. The hills are amazingly lush due to the abundance of this Winters rains & much of the sage brush incinerated by the Woosley Fire. The Phoenix rising Link to comment
mrduck Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 The view out of my mobile office (work truck) today! The desert is at its best right now, go for a ride and see it while this lasts. 1 Link to comment
eddd Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Out on the quad today. Joshua Tree National Landmark in southwest Utah. 5 Link to comment
roadscholar Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Cruised to the beach for the evening. 3 Link to comment
Gooner Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Watching Paris-Roubaix - the Hell of the North! Link to comment
TEWKS Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Wow, they did a really nice job fixing up that old pier. ;-) Link to comment
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