The Tooch

What they posted in another thread says you can donate cash at the WNY rally......FYI. “Star Gazer Lilley & I will be collecting toys and or cash at the rally to donate in Bongo's Memory for anyone who would like to donate but can't make it to his services. Below I have included some information about Operation Toy Soldier. We hope you will join us in honoring Bongo in this way, Mark & Cheryl”

Let me guess....... I won a flag pole that would look real good on the back of a Spyder!

Cathy and I will head out on Thursday as well. Sold my bike, so we will be caging it, that’s how much I want to see you guys!

Bob had on several occasions offered me assistance in acquiring parts for my Venture from the US to Canada without hesitation and for just the pure joy of helping out a fellow member. He and Becky had both once opened up their home to me, fed me meals and provided a warm dry comfortable place to spend a night. I was made to feel at home. He and Becky had become family and this has made my heart truly heavy. Thoughts and prayers to Becky. Bongo you will be missed!

This truly saddens me, Bongo is in my thoughts and I hope he gets well. I’m looking forward to seeing him again at the WNY rally.

You guys are my goal, booked the Chaffe Inn, I'll ride and Cathy will cage it, just in case. If I have to, I'll leave and store the bike down there if it goes bad! But it won't.....positive vibes! See you all there, can't wait.

You Sir; Timed that one perfectly.......it hit the spot......I can not THANK You enough right now! I will PM you later when I feel up to it, for just a chat, to thank you again. (You're right when it is serious our health care system steps up big time and gets on it. I had unbelievable priority evaluations, tests, treatments and care. I got moved to the front of the line so many times or just fit in. They called in a crew to do my radiation treatment on a Sunday! Wonder what that cost us tax payers?! Ha!) Tooch

Yikes........that's one of the tuff parts of me being in the hospital right now and moving all around for tests. Hate seeing the little ones sick or hurt! Thoughts with your grandson!

Yes I can live this summers ride vicariously through the guys they are blogging and keeping me posted on their adventures. Myself and anyone can just follow along at https://friendsandriders.wordpress.com/

HI Puc You were asking about my where abouts over on the Facebook part of this forum and how I haven't been around much. I told you I had been lurking around both here and over there keeping up on the news but that I just didn't have much to say. Well it was more like I had lots to say but just wasn't ready to say it. I can be an ornery bastard and mostly to the point and sometimes way too blunt.......you are fighting something you have no control over and so am I......It's grabbed us from somewhere we had no way of knowing or expecting. I have no way of knowing what you're dealing with, but know I support you and respect, all that you're going through. You deal with it as you have too and fight your fight. You got this.....your fight also inspires me! ........so to the point. This is bad I have advanced Prostate Cancer and it is very aggressive. It has spread several places we know of already and they will be looking for more. I will be having a total body bone scan Mon. Or Tues, to find what else is going on if anything. The number one priority right now is the tumour in the lower spine in the nerve bundle at the base of my spine. It already effects the strength and control of my legs. And can easily paralyze me from the waist down. It could then start a march up my spine heading for the nerves in my chest heart/breathing or further north to the brain. (None of it good.) So radiation is targeting getting rid of or shrinking that tumour. There will be more surgeries later to fix some of the other things and then chemotherapy to go after others. The out look is probably not to really be cured but to build and maintain a good quality of life and then to extend that quality and life as long as we can. That's the goal, that's my fight...look out cancer you picked the wrong guy. Don't anyone bum yourself out for me, do your thing for you and your family that's what's important and it supports me knowing you're dealing the best you got and I can do the same. I had to cancel my annual June bike trip which was supposed to be to Maggie Valley this year. Been in the hospital since last Tues. tests, scans and biopsy and won't get out till at least this coming Tues. after the radiation treatments are done. Family, friends, love and fun, just living the first things on the list. The Tooch has spoken......get er done! Love you Brother.

Hey Puc That tractor, it would seem to me, needs a few more stickers!

That's the day Cathy goes back to work from the time off she is taking for her Christmas vacation days. So if I come....I'll be solo.... I don't get any vacation or days off...... So....I'll say weather permitting......snow is coming down as I type this....looks like this is going to be the 1st accumulation of the season......got to go dig the snowblower out of the back corner of the shed now.....let it snow, let it snow, let it snow :snow: .......I hate

Gee Lewis I was thinking..... I don't know if my putting a small package full of wires into the postal network the other day was a good idea?! I did note on the declaration that it was a motorcycle headset but I forgot to put a return address. I might have a visitor and explain' to do On the serious side I've got to say my brothers in blue did an awesome job down there!

Hey Mama A FEW of my ridding buddies and I are going to stop by for pie!

Got one for you.....sent you a PM.

Thoughts are with your brother, you and the family, Puc.

Your'er right there Puc.....it's a whole new look to the world up here now......

Canadian Boarder Guards to US citizens - "Leave your GUNS at home!" US Boarder Guards to Canadian citizens:no-no-no: - "Leave your MARIHUANA at home!"

Hey Dave Congrat's We now get our pay cheque from the same place....great boss.....the money's in the bank 1st of the month every month. :mo money:Just remember you don't get any vacation or days off! Took till I was actually off the books and getting that 1st pension pay to really settle into being retired but after that it's been just awesome. Enjoy it brother, live long and prosper, collect every bit of it, I know you deserve it.

Hi Carl I'd be interested. I'd ride West and meet you or a group as you're coming North someplace on route. The leafs or is it leaves??!! anyways the green things all over our walnut tree, out front of the house, are already starting to turn yellow. Seems a little early?!

Hey! I was kind of interested in your 2Gen........but you took the highway pegs off.....so now.....NO WAY!

With all that money your saving on gas......you can buy a lot of stickers and get a personalized plate as well. :banana:

I can see a set of highway pegs on the new one already......making it your's!