Venturous Randy

The front and the back are the same on an 84 and as noted, comes two pads in a pack. RandyA

The best would be EBC FA88HH. RandyA

I saw on one of the news programs where the movie Wolf of Wall Street has the F-word used about 560 times. That's a bit much. RandyA

Mini, with you getting him fixed, I wonder if it will calm him down some. RandyA

In another thread, there is some discussion as to how running/fog lights should powered. I have been running extra lights for a long time and I have them powered from the battery thru a fuse and a switched relay to the lights. I know this is not a good idea as far as accidentally leaving them on and running down the battery, but to me, I feel it is safer. Years ago I was out riding and the main fuse blew and I lost everything. Fortunately, I was riding on a country road during the daytime. I bypassed the fuse to get home and never did find why the fuse blew and that was probably 40,000 miles ago. My concern is that if the fuse had blown at night and everything was wired thru the switch, I would have immediately lost all lighting and that is not a good thing on these curvy mountain roads. I always run my fog lights at night and if I blew the fuse again, at least I would have the fog lights. That could be a lifesaver. RandyA

You have to ask yourself, if the early Venture was that good compared to the Goldwing, why was it not more sucessful? I guess advertising and promotion can beat superority. RandyA

Ditto! RandyA

Hey Yammer and Skid, is this having any affect on you guys? RandyA

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I thought it was because you liked us? RandyA

yep, I musta been splainning somethin to the guys. RandyA

Donna, you nailed that one. My in-laws retired in south Birmingham in the 70's and I can attest to you, everything you said is correct. Every major holiday we were on the way Alabama. RandyA

Dan, sorry to hear about your mom falling and getting hurt. I hope and pray she gets through this and does well. RandyA

Dan, it is zero here and I am wide awake. I should go snuggle down and get some sleep. I have water running in the bathroom sink that I hope keeps it from freezing. Never had it freeze before in the 13 years I have been here, but it is cold. RandyA

I suspect it looks a lot like this video around Yammer's house right now. RandyA

Yep, I think you have convinced me this may cause mental issues. RandyA

It has dropped another nine degrees since about 7:30 this morning. RandyA

I joined right before the 1st Vogal, which was also before the big crash. Been addicted ever since. RandyA

I remember going from San Antonio, TX to Rantoul, Ill in March 69, going from basic training to tech school in the USAF and when I got there, I thought I would freeze to death. I remember thinking that if it this cold in March, it should not be so hot in the summer. Boy, was I wrong. RandyA

Doug, just out of curiosity, have you actually cranked the engine over, even by hand? I ask this because it is common that if an engine has been in the weather, at least one cylinder may have surface rust in it. You can remove the little side cover where the stator is and put a socket on the crank. RandyA

Yeah, I was thinking about you when I posted this. We are pretty lucky compared to the Mid-westerner's. Our temps have dropped 5 degrees since I first posted this. RandyA

Wow Earl, what a wakeup this morning. You and Jean will sure be in our thoughts and prayers. I hope Jean does as well as Linda has done since her early Sept heart attack and double bypass. Miracle's do happen and I pray Jean and you have a big one. RandyA

in eastern North Carolina than in many places in the Midwest right now. But, those mid 60's won't last much longer. Yesterday, here in east Tennessee, we were seeing temps in the mid 50's until late last night and this morning it is upper 20's and will get colder as the day goes on. We will be down to about -2 by tonight, but back again to the mid 50's in a couple days. Hope everyone out there stays safe as this can be killer weather, literally, especially with wind chills. RandyA

Boudreau was driving down Canal street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said, 'Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of ma life and give up ma White Lightnin'!' Miraculously, a parking place appeared. Boudreau looked up again and said, 'Never mind, I found one.' Father Murphy walks into a bar on Bourbon Street, and asks the first man he meets, 'Do you want to go to heaven?' The man said, 'I do, Father.' The priest said, 'Then stand over there against the wall.' Then the priest asked the second man, 'Do you want to go to heaven?' 'Certainly, Father,' the man replied. 'Then stand over there against the wall,' said the priest. Then Father Murphy walked up to Thibodaux and asked, 'Do you want to go to heaven?' Thibodaux said, 'No, I don't Father.' The priest said, 'I don't believe this. You mean to tell me that when you die you don't want to go to heaven?' Thibodaux said, 'Oh, when I die , yes. I thought you were getting a bunch together to go right now.' Boudreaux was in New Orleans . He was patiently waiting and watching the traffic cop on a busy street crossing. The cop stopped the flow of traffic and shouted, 'Okay, pedestrians.' Then he'd allow the traffic to pass. He'd done this several times, and Boudreaux still stood on the sidewalk. After the cop had shouted, 'Pedestrians!' for the tenth time, Boudreaux went over to him and said, 'Ain't it 'bout time ya let the Catholics across?' Boudreaux opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend, Landry. 'Did you see the paper?' asked Boudreaux. 'They say I died!!' 'Yes, I saw it!' replied Landry. 'Where ya callin' from?' A Parish priest is driving down to New Orleans from Alexandria and gets stopped for speeding . The state trooper smells alcohol on the priest's breath and then sees an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car. He says, 'Sir, have you been drinking?' 'Just water,' says the priest. The trooper says, 'Then why do I smell wine?' The priest looks at the bottle and says, 'Good Lord! He's done it again!' Walking into the bar, Boudreaux said to Charlie the bartender, 'Pour me a stiff one - just had another fight with the little wife.' 'Oh yeah?' said Charlie, 'And how did this one end?' 'When it was over,' Boudreaux replied, 'She came to me on her hands and knees.' 'Really,' said Charles, 'Now that's a switch! ? What did she say?' She said, 'Come out from under the bed, you little coward.' Devereaux staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking buddy, Landry. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Betty Lou. He tiptoed as quietly as he could toward the stairs leading to their upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step. As he caught himself by grabbing the banister, his body swung around and he landed heavily on his rump. A whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially painful. Managing not to yell, Devereaux sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in the hall mirror to see that his butt cheeks were cut and bleeding. He managed to quietly find a full box of Band-Aids and began putting a Band-Aid as best he could on each place he saw blood. He then hid the now almost empty Band-Aid box and shuffled and stumbled his way to bed. In the morning, Devereaux woke up with searing pain in both his head and butt and Betty Lou staring at him from across the room. She said, 'You were drunk again last night weren't you?' Devereaux said, 'Why you say such a mean thing?' 'Well,' Betty Lou said, 'it could be the open front door, it could be the broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly ..... it's all those Band-Aids stuck on the hall mirror.

Sea Foam!!!!!!!!!!! RandyA