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For insight and appreciation let me give an account of our ride today. I'll be as brief as possible. First of all, Freezy Rider (Joe & Donna) and another fine couple were in W. Ky. last evening on their way back from their Arkansas ride. We, along with another local couple (JMC) met up with them and had a great evening visiting. We decided to get in a local nice ride this morning before F/R and companions headed back to Indiana. We got an early start (6:30) and it was a great morning to ride. About half way through the planned 3-4 hr. ride things got interesting. Joe picked up a piece of metal in a nearly new E3 rear and we were 35 miles from adequate help. The tire was obviously unrepairable for any long distance. My first appreciation comes from Joe's obvious skills and the 1800 GW's design to remove the rear wheel. It would have taken me having a hoist and mega tools to remove the rear on my RSV. Second appreciation: while waiting for Joe to return from the 70 mile round trip to get a new tire mounted we decided to go to a local restaurant to get out of the heat. Joe had taken my bike so that meant if I was going to go I was going to be a PASSENGER! First of all, to be honest that didn't thrill me as a straight male. Now if you can ride two male up and it doesn't bother you, so be it! But now for the real appreciation. Fellows, let me tell you that their is no way our female companions can enjoy the ride as much as we do! First of all, your field of vision is 10 o:clock and 2 o:clock unless you want to look like an owl and then you might get in a brief 9 & 3! The rest of the vision is a helmet! (and I'm pushing 6'2") Also, I had no control and felt like I was going to fall off the entire short (2 mile ) trip. I DIDN'T LIKE IT! There is much more to this story but I'll let Joe tell it if he wants. But after a 6 hour delay Joe and company headed towards Indiana and we headed towards home and for me, a whole new prospective on 1800 GW's and back seat passengers! All in all, it was a day of memories we shared with good friends and I wish Joe and company a safe ride home and will look forward to seeing them again. (Now Donna, if you want to post the picture I can handle it!) Bill
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I have stated elsewhere on this site, my affection and appreciation for all the Veterans out there. This post is special appreciation for another Veteran I know very well. She’s not a combat vet, but she did serve during the Viet Nam conflict for 4 years as a USAF medic. She worked in the Emergency Room. She worked Sick Call. She worked General Medicine Clinic. She was NCO in Charge of the Pediatric Clinic and later, the OB/GYN Clinic as well. She was and is the kind of person you always think of when you think about true heroes. I don’t mean the combat hardened, 3 tours under fire, Purple Heart, obvious “I was in war” kind of person. She was and is quiet & unassuming, genuinely humble and doesn’t think that doing the jobs she did, holding the positions she did was a particularly big deal….even if she was only 19-20 years old at the time. If you didn’t already know, you wouldn’t suspect that she had even been in the service. She has never been one to say much about it……Actually, if you were observant, you might pick up a distinct no-nonsense, get it done attitude, reminiscent of the type person you would expect to find in a position of authority in the military and elsewhere. She has always had the attitude “do the job, do it well!” The funny part of that is she was always driven by her work ethic and never really gave much thought to whether “rewards” would be greater or not. Of course they usually were because of that very attitude, but she didn’t hunt for them. She still has that same ethic, 40 odd years later. So, I would like to make this a special statement of appreciation for a fellow Veteran, whom I admire for those very qualities that make ordinary men and women into heroes. I truly believe that if the situation demanded it, she would be a fearsome opponent.........One like you usually think of when someone uses the term Veteran or Hero This one is both! This one happens to be my wife!
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and without mentioning any names.......you will know who u are.......thank you for talking with me tonight and helping me to better understand things. I cried after we hung up, not sure why but it released a lot of stress. You helped more than u know and in the end it has made me feel better about our decision as to what to do. I really think i can be at peace about it now. maybe ill send u a pretty thong to add to your collection to show my appreciation...
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what is the date of the litchfield appreciation days at the honda, yamaha dealer? thanks.
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Many thanks go out from me to you. Especially to those who helped on my bike. She is running much better now, Only a bit of low end hesitation. maybe that will work itself out with the tci box repair. Being new to the group I didn't understand the rules at the dairy queen, so Muffiman and minimuffin the next round is on me. Sorry about that. Now as for Jeff my great appreciation goes out to you as you not only took your time to work on my bike but you also took the time to explain to me how ,why, and what you were doing .Thank you very much. This was a great expierience for me as i felt welcome from the start. So to all whop were there, thanks and I'm looking forward to the next ride hat I can make. David
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I stole this article, but I really don't care ... it sends a very clear message about what it takes to make things happen in a volunteer organization: *** Recreational Club Volunteers Historically, motorized recreation sports have always required a high percentage of volunteers. The list of things that need to be done to make a club or other organization run smoothly can easily exceed the capacity of one person or a small group of people. Club volunteers are typically involved in; * Getting everyone involved safely. * Making sure that our special events go smoothly. * Keeping schedules and web sites up to date. * Operating and monitoring the communication structure whether it is a BBS, email or newsletters. * Setting up new systems by which the club will be able to add more services for its members. * Helping other club members out, whether it is by answering a tech question on the Forum or by helping with an oil change * Leading the club and charting its growth. * Doing a lot more work than we would ever want to do by ourselves and they do it for free. * Staffing activities at our events. * Conducting most of the work that ever gets done by any organization. * Recruiting for our clubs, organizations and fund-raiser events. * Advocating for our sport. Knowing the importance of volunteers and knowing that they have such a short lifespan forces us to ask the question, "What is the proper way to care for and feed a volunteer?" For volunteer peers and their leaders it boils down to what we call "P.A.R."; PRAISE, APPRECIATION and RESPECT. Think of P.A.R. as the currency that you use to compensate volunteers. The only limit to the P.A.R. that you give a volunteer should be the goodness of your heart and the sincerity of how you deliver it. Praise. A volunteer may not always need praise but he will always be glad to receive it. Praise should always be heartfelt and sincere. This is as simple as telling a volunteer that he has done a good job when you see that he has done a good job. The proper care and feeding of a volunteer demands heartfelt and sincere praise be given to the volunteer. To really make the volunteer feel noticed try praising him in front of his peers when it is applicable. Such a small gesture does wonders for the health of that volunteer. Appreciation. Show your appreciation of a volunteer by never criticizing him in public or in front of other volunteers. Should the need to criticize a volunteer arise you need to be tactful and polite and you need to handle it in private! Never criticize a volunteer without, at the same time, letting him know that you appreciate him for the work that he has done for you and your organization. In other words, make it clear that it is not the person but that action that is being critiqued. Don't let it get personal. Criticizing volunteers without first making sure that they feel appreciated or doing so in public has been proven to shorten their life span dramatically and sometimes causes an immediate end to that person's volunteerism. Respect. Volunteers usually need an extra measure of respect. In fact, as a volunteer don't they deserve it anyway? This is especially true when things don't go exactly right. Volunteers are human, too, and, as humans they can sometimes make mistakes or not meet your reasonable expectations (All of your expectations for volunteers are reasonable, aren't they?). There may be times when a volunteer "spouts off" or "blows off some steam." This might become evident in something they say or something that they do. When this happens try to give them a little bit of extra room. Odds are their frustration stems more from the fact that they may have missed their mark than it does that they actually did or didn't do something right. No volunteer, especially one in any kind of motorsports, likes to "lose face" in front of others. We are a proud lot. If you have a volunteer that needs to blow off some steam, it helps to step away from the volunteer and give him time to reflect on what has happened. It has been observed that handling a volunteer in this manner is typically the fastest way to bring him around. In most clubs everyone who does anything for the club is a volunteer. Even if you don't volunteer to help a club out you should still think of yourself as a "volunteer" in your clubs' "Volunteer Appreciation Program" by seeking ways to show the volunteers in your club the extra measure of consideration that their work on your behalf calls for. Be active and join in on the conversations and events. Both social and riding when time allows. Rewarding volunteers is a responsibility that every person who benefits from their work shares equally. Showing P.A.R. to volunteers isn't just what volunteer leaders should do it is what we all should do.
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