I have so much to be thankful for,, I could write an endless book titled "THANK YOU".

[cowpuc]

Not long ago I got an email from one of my brothers and dear friends here on VR.. Venturefar had contacted me to let me know that he and his lovely wife were out of town on their wedding anniversary but were thinking/praying for Tip and I at the loss of my Dad.. Included in his mail was a picture of him, with a wristband that he had made for me while visiting the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican!! Venturefar is a VERY talented rope manipulator (twists, weaves and forms ropes into some really cool stuff - there is a name for this art form - cant remember what you called it Neil)..

Later, I received this little green, hand woven wristband in the mail with a special note from Neil sharing his condolences and best wishes.. It is people like Neil and the many many others who shared thoughts, feelings, prayers, stories of their own losses, heart felt condolences at a time like we just went through, who make Thanksgiving Day truly special!! I also KNOW and can FEEL many many others out there in cyber land who read our shared writings and,, for one reason or another,, dont put their thoughts on display - I AM THANKFUL FOR THEM TOO!!

What a great summer 2014 was,, getting rescued down in Texas by BikerJohn, his wife/kids and than getting to meet up with and be taken care of by Squid and SweetNothing (still dont get that name Lonna? - should be "NothingButSweet").. Meetin ALL those new friends at VentureWest, getting invited to stay onsite by CMCoffey and BikerJohn, sharing space with them and the Shuttlebugs - what an honor.. Meeting such cool people from out west and Canada!! Flinging ice cream with EasyRider and his family and having Condor there to help me hold my own... All those thousands of miles with NO rain - talk about being blessed!!

Being welcomed by Raggie (RagTop69) and his wife Jeannie at their Meet n Greet was a whole new thrill and blessing and VERY THANK WORTHY!! Meeting more great friends from our site, getting to advance my supervisory skills by rubbing shoulders with the group there as we supervised the highly talented mechanic - Carbon One and having Raggie adorn Tweeks with a new flag all help in creating reasons to be thankful today! Come home to find a little package from Kickshot with a patch from Bonneville that we looked all over for and couldnt find!!

Surviving an overhead tornado in Indiana,, a safe trip down to Alabama for a short stay at the International,, getting rescued down yonder by our dear friend ETCSWJOE, having him lead us to the Hosting Yam shop where Tippy won the drawing and made Barrycuda jealous cause he waited all day for it,,, getting to meet allll kinds of new friends down yonder, camped with some GREAT southern folks and met a few more great Canadians too!!

While I believe in living life cause this really is NOT a rehearsal,, I am also thankful so many of you understand that belief and like mindedly share in it too!! It is sooo much more fun and life is so much more fulfilling when we are surrounded by those who understand, care and share in a VR family kind of love!!

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Puc

Edited November 27, 2014 by cowpuc

[Freebird]

My friend, you are a special person. Thank you for being a part of what we have here. I hope that you and your lovely wife will set aside a weekend to come visit. We have a guest cottage or a spare bedroom for you. It would be fun. I've very serious about this.

[kevin-vic-b.c.]

OK I call for a group hug !

 

I think all of us here at VR are thankful that you are part of our family

 

 

[BIG TOM]

My friend, you are a special person. Thank you for being a part of what we have here. I hope that you and your lovely wife will set aside a weekend to come visit. We have a guest cottage or a spare bedroom for you. It would be fun. I've very serious about this.

 

Again with the guest cottage........How come I never get the invite to use the guest cottage ?

[Freebird]

That's bull....you know you are welcome any time.

[BIG TOM]

That's bull....you know you are welcome any time.

 

Nice save Bossman.......lol ps didn't feel the love in your last post..... double lol

[cowpuc]

My friend, you are a special person. Thank you for being a part of what we have here. I hope that you and your lovely wife will set aside a weekend to come visit. We have a guest cottage or a spare bedroom for you. It would be fun. I've very serious about this.

 

Thanks Don,, one of these days when you least expect it,, you will be awakened by what will sound like your trash can rattling,,, you will wakin your wife and say "dad blame coons are in the garbage again"! You will probably slip on that ol pair of Harley boots you use for slippers - grab the flashlight and head for the garbage can out by the garage.. As you peek around the corner of your garage and focus the beam on your flash light you will find that the rattling you heard was actually the stalling sounds of a sticker covered beat up ol 83 Yamaha Venture that had just deposited a couple of homeless looking ragga muffins onto your freshly cut lawn...

Please remember you invited these troublemakers as they smile and proudly announce "We're Here"...

 

Thanks for the compliment and for the offer Don,, Tip and I are also looking forward to getting to shake your hand some day!! HOPEFULLY WE AT LEAST GET TO MEET UP AT A VR GATHERING THIS YEAR!!!!

 

Again with the guest cottage........How come I never get the invite to use the guest cottage ?

 

For fear of and causing hard feelings,, Lord knows I dont usually interrupt conversations between good buddies,,,,,,,, I just cant refrain in this case.. Dont know if this has any implications here Big Tom but I received an email from Don that said,,, well,, let me just copy/paste it so as not to mislead anyone...

"Puc - Just so you know, I was serious about having you stay in our Guest House... The keys are located on top of the right front tire of my garden tractor out back, feel free to use them if we are not home when you arrive.. The fridge is normally stocked with Coke and sandwiches, help yourself.. Unfortunately, we have to keep the freezer section of the fridge locked at all times as there have been occasions that we have come home and found all of our ice cream eaten... There was also an occasion where I had 8 packages of Klondike Bars stored out there, the bars were gone and there were wrappers blowing all over the yard...

This was shortly after I had heard rumors that a group of riders out of New York may be passing thru our area.. While never proven that the incident involved them,, I highly suspect a certain individual who is known for his inability to resist the calling of ice cream.. Because no one has accepted responsibility for this action and the guilty party has never been proven (pretty hard to prove anything when the evidence has been eaten) I now carry the key to the freezer on my person at all times..":detective:

Edited November 28, 2014 by cowpuc

[BIG TOM]

YOU'RE good as this pot stirring as I am....

[Yammer Dan]

So if someone were to sneak a few frozen treats the new York bunch would catch the heat???

[cowpuc]

YOU'RE good as this pot stirring as I am....

 

Awe ,, thanks BT,, I really really needed that!!

 

So if someone were to sneak a few frozen treats the new York bunch would catch the heat???

 

Sure sounded that way to me Yammer,, just gotta figure out how to pick the lock on Don's freezer.. Hey,,,,, you or Skid have any dealing with handling lock pickers in your colorful backgrounds of dealing with crooks?

[Yammer Dan]

Every one of them I asked was innocent Puc.....but they told me things that had been told to them by someone else.