Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search];~) Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGs: Hog "heaven" > Here in Natchitoches, we get our share of Rides arriving from any of the > major cities that are four beautiful hours away. As you point out, lots > of lawyers, MD's and Dentists, I'd guess, with a couple days beard growth, > and a fancy bike. > > On the other hand, my nephew, a factory worker, and his wife had been > trying and trying to have kids, and had given up. So they got on the > Harley and rode from KC, MO. to Sturgis, camped out for the week, and came > back PG. > > They now have two lovely daughters, but I think he sold the bike. > > > > > On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 4:22 PM, George Lottermoser > <imagist3 at mac.com>wrote: > >> >> On Sep 10, 2013, at 3:58 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> >> > I think you were put off by the commercial uniformity on display. >> >> > On Sep 9, 2013, at 11:04 PM, George Lottermoser wrote: >> > >> >> c & c always welcome and appreciated >> >> >> >> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=7921> >> >> That's certainly one way to phrase it Nathan. >> Quite a number of "turn offs" at play. >> >> I've known (and still know) quite a number of Harley riders over the >> years. >> Many truly do "ride hard" and "work hard" and for whatever personal >> reasons love these things. >> and I do understand "love of stuff" - bikes, cameras, pens, whatever. >> >> Too many others seem to be weekenders; playing a role that doesn't fit >> them the whole rest of the week. >> Some of these "riders" trailer their bikes from around the country to >> hotels in our suburbs; >> then pretend they rode 1200 miles to be here with the "hardcores." >> >> It's those very strange "wanna be's" who wear fine suits all week and >> leather on the weekends >> that put me off; and seem to be an ever growing majority. >> >> Many of these bikes run beyond $30K before any custom accessories are >> added; >> and nobody wants to ride a "stock bike." >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >