GAWildKat

Both local dealers to me will work on 1st gens, but plainly told me they won't work on restoring Mike's 1st gen. Too many problems that will likely lead to more problems. Both stated when he finds a reliable 1st gen they will happily do work on it.

And I look forward to wearing the chaps that were won for me lol. I tried them on when we got home. They are a perfect fit. Thank you!

There are 2 restaurants in Hiawassee capable of handling the crowd. One is the Chophouse, but I think too pricy to be budget friendly. And Daniel's is where the local GWRRA holds it's meetings. Mike and I ate at Daniel's on Sunday. Great food selection and priced well. They have several large rooms that can hold our sized crowds. Mike tested them, they made Todd's pittsburgh char steak to perfection. I think you would be pleased.

I can also say, a lot of our GWRRA club members would have joined and spread the word through the other state clubs if I had known it was acceptable to cross post the rally to them sooner. They said if there is another Vogel they would like to come support what you do for St. Jude's.

Mike and I personally love the tshirts. However, we would rather have a rally without the tshirts, patches, etc and get to see everyone than no rally. I do think that we should look at other places to eat other than Fatz that are capable of handling a crowd of us. I liked the meal this year even if we had Jamie on the grill and he was busy cooking. I think length of time is too short, but I wouldn't change it just to suit me. A lot of work goes into preparing for Vogel. And adding a day or even two with everything you, Charlene, Jamie and Paula, do to make this an awesome rally year after year can't be left unsaid. Mike and I truly appreciate the vacation time you put together for us every rally. I hope that in 2 years we have a bigger and better rally with a large turnout.

At least we can all have a good laugh at Mike's accident. It could have been much worse.

Blame it on head injuries....yeah, that's it!

Mike got that video edited which is very good but wanted to know where in the watering hole to stick it. He really wants to do a intro video to the other video but likely won't get done til the weekend.

Due to technical difficulties (Mike's still editing it) it hasn't been posted yet. But I've seen the 1st edit....it will be worth the wait!

Mike was actually on his suzuki c50t this time (the house joke is he's on a new bike each Vogel and falls off each time too). No, I wasn't on the bike with him when he decided to fly off a mountain. I have only been on the bikes when they decide to take 0mph naps at inconvenient times. I hope it stays that way too! I was on my way with the crew who was seeing to Dana and Missy's (Dana's wife) needs while he was at the ER that day.

Missed seeing you Cowboy! Very sorry now we didn't get to see you since you didn't come to the cookout Saturday.

You are a troublemaker is what you are!

Mike and I made it home last night about 8:30. We left Hiawassee about 2:30, after Mike making a huge fuss about my eating habits all week. Cheetos are apparently not on the menu but tictacs are. Other than a brief stop at the grocery store on the way home we drove nonstop. Regarding our sick spider bite victim: I talked to Missy this morning. The ER doc cleared them to go home yesterday. But Dana has to continue treatment at home until the docs at home clear him to stop. They had an appt this morning to continue therapy.

Mike and I will be sitting and waiting for you lol.

I'll be there in 2 days, yay me

Still 200 miles for me!

And we are a go for vacation! So yes, I will lead the walmart field trip!

You are always welcome at our house as well.

Well then, you know who will be wanting one of those bikes, right?

Dan coming?

He's handy to keep around. He cruises Slashdot.org everyday to learn new stuff. Which is where he found the info about the above problems. I'm glad this helped someone. We've been worried about folks upgrading to 10 when it became available.

Or stay for more craziness lol.

Heart disease runs on Dad's side of the family, but mostly in the men. Those who develop heart disease young used to be dead before age 40. At age 39 I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure from a faulty heart valve and being overweight. I was put on lasix right away and told I had to lose weight. Fast forward and I was approved for gastric bypass last year. I had surgery in Feb. I was able thanks to the preop diet to stop taking the lasix in Jan. I have not needed to add it back to my regimen. High blood pressure guys is very dangerous. It can lead to heart attacks and strokes. My father in law started having high blood pressure in his 30's or 40's (he's in his late 60's now) and had a stroke in April as a result of his dangerously high bp. He refused all attempts to treat the high bp for the last 30 years and is now in a nursing home under 24hr care because of the stroke. I would take care of him myself, but the stroke left him a combative, angry man prone to being violent when he doesn't get his way. I wouldn't wish the result of his stroke on anyone. Please rethink about ignoring doctor advice and medications if you don't wish to have your loved ones left with a sudden burden. My father in law was very selfish to ignore his high bp, and eventual heart disease because he's terrified of doctors. My mother in law is more than overwhelmed with dealing with the nursing home and now learning to become more self sufficient around the house.

Yes he is...he gets to deal with me lol

Feel free to come to Vogel, the more, the merrier! You can also join my field trip to Walmart as well.