[QUOTE="another viewer"] you love to initiate insults, but you can't take them in return.[/QUOTE] S'cuse the double post... I was laughing so hard, I lost track...[QUOTE] Those two friends of yours standing on Ector and San Jacinto for the past few months were wondering if they could go home soon. They said the accumulated salt really hurts their sunburns, their bikes are pretty rusted and they hadn't heard from you in a long time. I told them just to go on and not worry about it. They looked pretty relieved and thanked me profusely.[/QUOTE] Whew... I can imagine..[QUOTE] newsgroup.. BeemerBiker offered to let you ride with him and his son. It's very nice of him to offer to teach beginners how to get around in a long distance rally.[/QUOTE] hmmm.. Yeah, he sure did... Beemer isn't an issue with me.. Matter of fact, I consider Beemer to be a friend of mine.. Now.. this "beginner" is waiting for ol' John Moran to re-schedule all the long distance motorcycle riding.. Course we have quite a bit of "unfinished" before the ride begins.. don't we.. ??