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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Hog "heaven"
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:27:37 -0500
References: <4ED3A586-EE2E-426C-9311-F9B1CE8E5812@mac.com><D69231D3-28FF-4EDE-AB55-64C349925398@frozenlight.eu><37176C9D-FB5A-4387-9B66-B15CDF84B55F@mac.com> <CAFfkXxvPrsVNWejB6WBWG9FcYxnDnm2JvnK2vBpViwinbwo7WQ@mail.gmail.com>

;~)

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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> 1714
> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
>
> USA
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