What did you do today...

[ofblong]

QuietMonkey, just because there are a few bad apples doesnt mean we all are. Heck my friend is helping me with my kitchen project at no cost to me (other than material costs). Then again I have done a lot of electrical work for him and his father-in-law (they couldnt figure out how to wire some 3 way switch's) at no cost to them other than material.

While your friend and you may be an upstanding guy's to each other, ready to throw your efforts into eachothers projects -- which is what friends do (no surprise there) -- I am talking about a little wider scope: helping others when you receive nothing tangible in return, esp. for people who aren't close friends. I am talking about just doing your best at balancing the give and take of big ol' mother earth and what is responsible in the context of humanity + animals + ecosystem + community + earth. And industry and the economy are one of the most ignored, misunderstood, manipulated (i.e. corrupt) components of this system.

Ive been on this terrible "honest and open" streak ever since i turned 3 or 4 years old and so having read a posting the other day that you made regarding the BP Oil spill here: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=37581&start=20

God said humans are more important. Plus I dont eat or drink anything out of the ocean so if it dies I wont be out anything because I am not sustained by any Ocean. Humans are way more important than some duck.

... well, I like how people choose there gods, and with your god at the helm I see alot of "me me me" in there. And really quite amazingly uninformed "me me me" ideals, which is the core of one of our worst vices, self-centeredness. So I really would have to say um, your views regarding this "God" of yours and Humans and Life is pretty good picture of your values in a couple sentences. Your "God" image falls right in line with the "God created man in his own image" spiel that the most self-absorbed and corrupt religious leaders in the world have extolled since they begun wielding there self-righteousness around the world into politics and into George Bush and co.'s pocket book. Many of these religions are all about how they can have a clear conscience while basically raping and pillaging. The ol' "Hey guys let's use God to justifying our actions!" ploy.. uh huh, sure ya, "No one can debate it if God said it! - write that down will ya." is a little old school manipulation that has long since run it's course. People should take responsibilities for there beliefs not pawn it off on the invisible Man.

I think TriumphGirl, who says that she works in O&G even though the industry practices go against her values, and other posters have a much more similar "Life" view to mine than you do - by far. Sometimes there are cases of miscommunication and other times people make there values stated fairly plainly - like you in that post -- and now like me in this one -- so you have a much clearer indication of the core values which they act upon. So thanks for your honesty in that post because as far as how I feel about the Us and Them in the motorcycle industry you are right in there with "Them".

Somedays there are a few more bad apples are on the tree and on other days a few more fall off the tree.

I think your priorities are a little wacked if you think there is "me me me me" in my statements. There is no such thing of the sort. I have helped MANY people including older folks with electrical problems and computer problems with no cost to them. I have NEVER charged for my labor (cept my employer and parts) to help someone out.

[QuietMonkey]

I think your priorities are a little wacked if you think there is "me me me me" in my statements. There is no such thing of the sort. I have helped MANY people including older folks with electrical problems and computer problems with no cost to them. I have NEVER charged for my labor (cept my employer and parts) to help someone out.

That's the point -- you think your priorities are normal/healthy ones -- so obviously you would think that my priorities are wacked. As mentioned, I was pointing at something on a larger scale "what is responsible in the context of humanity + animals + ecosystem + community + earth" as it partially relates to a smaller eco-system: the motorcycle industry.

The fact that you're oblivious to what you said in your own three sentences just further proves the point, because it's clear from the rest of that BP thread that the others saw it just as clearly as I. If Mike says "Sure Monkey spell it out for him", than I will, otherwise it's time to move along.

{nothing to see here - move along - move along}

//monkey

p.s. a reference point on ecosystems is happening in Japan right now, wreaking havoc, and changing our world - human and otherwise.

Guess what I did today?? ---> I opened a can of worms (and seems like I went fishing, but i didnt even put a worm on the hook, the fish were floating dead on the shore - but we dont eat those, or um, *I* dont eat those ).

[Wrider]

I got my tax return today... w00t!

[blues2cruise]

I got my tax return today... w00t!

I still need to file mine. My company gave us our T4's and then a week later told us they were wrong. So we had to wait for them to give us correct ones.
Now I don't know where I put it....

I'll find it and get it done on the weekend.

[Wrider]

I got my tax return today... w00t!

I still need to file mine. My company gave us our T4's and then a week later told us they were wrong. So we had to wait for them to give us correct ones.
Now I don't know where I put it....

I'll find it and get it done on the weekend.

Slacker! Get on it!

[JVRR]

I got my tax return today... w00t!

I'm glad you said that, I totally forgot I was just on my online banking to see if I had gotten mine yet, got a shock (though if I thought hard it would have been expected) when I saw the credit card... and totally forgot about the tax return. That will clean the credit card right up .

[fireguzzi]

All right Monkey, here ya go. Better late then never.




It's an 87 which I think is the only year that made it to the US I think. Maybe 86 too, not sure. It did used to be the white and red faired sporty looking bike you were talking about but my brother got a hold of it and did that to it. Fun little bike for sure. I could crack about 105 mph on it when I was eighteen and resembled a toothpick. Probably not so much now. It is sitting in my shop now waiting on the motorbike fairy to bring it a new set of fork seals, valve cover gasket, new battery and some steering head bearings.

[fireguzzi]

Not mine but it looked exactly like it.

[JC Viper]

Not mine but it looked exactly like it.

ok, I seriously want that one now. I think I have a 80s/ early 90s bike fetish

[totalmotorcycle]

Nice bikes! Makes me want to go out and by an 80's motorcycle.