On 11/9/2015 11:55 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/9/15 11:49 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:40:48 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 11/9/15 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:29:52 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 11/9/15 11:20 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:02:12 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/9/15 10:59 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 10:52:09 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/9/15 6:20 AM, John H. wrote:



The big Guzzis are also designed for cruising and comfort,
but will handle the
twisties with ease. I've put in many 800-900 mile days on
mine, and lived to tell
about it.

Was Ben Carson riding along with you?

No, but my wife has - when she wasn't on her own bike.


Did you two stop by the pyramids to check the grain supply?

No, we never got to Africa. Did most of Europe though.

And you? What rides have you done on that Ducati? I'm sure you've
gotten in your
share of long days in the saddle with that thing. Right?
--

Ban idiots, not guns!


I haven't taken what would be considered a *long* motorcycle ride
since
the 1960s, when I drove my Honda from Milford, Connecticut, to Kansas,
around 1250 miles if memory serves, but I took five or six days to do
it, because I was taking a bunch of short side trips off the main
route.
It was a "fun" ride for me. The longest rides I've taken in recent
years
were under 250 miles. Spending all day on a motorcycle has no more
appeal to me than spending the night in a towable motel room after
driving all day in a pick-me-up truck towing it.

So what 249 mile rides have you done on that Ducati?
--


I didn't say they were 249 mile rides, I said they were under 250 miles.

I've ridden to Virginia Beach, Dover, Ocean City, Purcellville, and a
few other places. I prefer state highways, whenever possible, to the big
interstates. Lower speeds, usually less traffic, fewer big trucks, et
cetera.

On the Ducati? Or in the 4Runner?
--



The 4Runner is moving on after 225,000 mostly carefree miles. For the
last year, I've only been using it "locally" to pick up bags of mulch,
or to take trashbags up to the dump. It's still in good shape,
considering its age and mileage, and we're donating it to a good cause.



How the heck did you put more than 225 thousand miles on that vehicle?
You have often stated how you prefer to take public transportation and
you don't drive anywhere for trips, etc.

Last I knew you had a Ford Ranger "Splash" or whatever they were called.

My truck is almost 8 model years old (2008) and it has just over 33,000
miles on it.

On 11/9/15 12:09 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/9/2015 11:55 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/9/15 11:49 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:40:48 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 11/9/15 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:29:52 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 11/9/15 11:20 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:02:12 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/9/15 10:59 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 10:52:09 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/9/15 6:20 AM, John H. wrote:



The big Guzzis are also designed for cruising and comfort,
but will handle the
twisties with ease. I've put in many 800-900 mile days on
mine, and lived to tell
about it.

Was Ben Carson riding along with you?

No, but my wife has - when she wasn't on her own bike.


Did you two stop by the pyramids to check the grain supply?

No, we never got to Africa. Did most of Europe though.

And you? What rides have you done on that Ducati? I'm sure you've
gotten in your
share of long days in the saddle with that thing. Right?
--

Ban idiots, not guns!


I haven't taken what would be considered a *long* motorcycle ride
since
the 1960s, when I drove my Honda from Milford, Connecticut, to
Kansas,
around 1250 miles if memory serves, but I took five or six days to do
it, because I was taking a bunch of short side trips off the main
route.
It was a "fun" ride for me. The longest rides I've taken in recent
years
were under 250 miles. Spending all day on a motorcycle has no more
appeal to me than spending the night in a towable motel room after
driving all day in a pick-me-up truck towing it.

So what 249 mile rides have you done on that Ducati?
--


I didn't say they were 249 mile rides, I said they were under 250
miles.

I've ridden to Virginia Beach, Dover, Ocean City, Purcellville, and a
few other places. I prefer state highways, whenever possible, to the
big
interstates. Lower speeds, usually less traffic, fewer big trucks, et
cetera.

On the Ducati? Or in the 4Runner?
--



The 4Runner is moving on after 225,000 mostly carefree miles. For the
last year, I've only been using it "locally" to pick up bags of mulch,
or to take trashbags up to the dump. It's still in good shape,
considering its age and mileage, and we're donating it to a good cause.



How the heck did you put more than 225 thousand miles on that vehicle?
You have often stated how you prefer to take public transportation and
you don't drive anywhere for trips, etc.

Last I knew you had a Ford Ranger "Splash" or whatever they were called.

My truck is almost 8 model years old (2008) and it has just over 33,000
miles on it.





We had a "SplashTruck" in the 1990s. Traded it in later in that decade
for an F150 to tow a bigger boat. Kept that until 2000 when we got a
Toyota Tundra, and traded that in in 2003 for the 4Runner.

I don't know how the hell we racked up so many miles on the 4Runner. We
did take a few long trips with it, but not that many. My wife got a new
car in May and it still has less than 3000 miles on it. Go figure.

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/9/2015 11:55 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/9/15 11:49 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:40:48 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 11/9/15 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:29:52 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 11/9/15 11:20 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:02:12 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/9/15 10:59 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 10:52:09 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/9/15 6:20 AM, John H. wrote:



The big Guzzis are also designed for cruising and comfort,
but will handle the
twisties with ease. I've put in many 800-900 mile days on
mine, and lived to tell
about it.

Was Ben Carson riding along with you?

No, but my wife has - when she wasn't on her own bike.


Did you two stop by the pyramids to check the grain supply?

No, we never got to Africa. Did most of Europe though.

And you? What rides have you done on that Ducati? I'm sure you've
gotten in your
share of long days in the saddle with that thing. Right?
--

Ban idiots, not guns!


I haven't taken what would be considered a *long* motorcycle ride
since
the 1960s, when I drove my Honda from Milford, Connecticut, to Kansas,
around 1250 miles if memory serves, but I took five or six days to do
it, because I was taking a bunch of short side trips off the main
route.
It was a "fun" ride for me. The longest rides I've taken in recent
years
were under 250 miles. Spending all day on a motorcycle has no more
appeal to me than spending the night in a towable motel room after
driving all day in a pick-me-up truck towing it.

So what 249 mile rides have you done on that Ducati?
--


I didn't say they were 249 mile rides, I said they were under 250 miles.

I've ridden to Virginia Beach, Dover, Ocean City, Purcellville, and a
few other places. I prefer state highways, whenever possible, to the big
interstates. Lower speeds, usually less traffic, fewer big trucks, et
cetera.

On the Ducati? Or in the 4Runner?
--



The 4Runner is moving on after 225,000 mostly carefree miles. For the
last year, I've only been using it "locally" to pick up bags of mulch,
or to take trashbags up to the dump. It's still in good shape,
considering its age and mileage, and we're donating it to a good cause.



How the heck did you put more than 225 thousand miles on that vehicle?
You have often stated how you prefer to take public transportation and
you don't drive anywhere for trips, etc.

Last I knew you had a Ford Ranger "Splash" or whatever they were called.

My truck is almost 8 model years old (2008) and it has just over 33,000
miles on it.






My truck is a daily driver. A few trips to L.A. And tows to Canada and
even a trip to Alaska and it has only 145k miles and bought new in 2004.

On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 12:09:02 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

My truck is almost 8 model years old (2008) and it has just over 33,000
miles on it.


I have averaged about 2100 miles a year on my Prelude in the last 14
years since I retired from the inspecting biz.
Half of that is the 3 or 4 trips I take to Tampa a year to fish and
play golf. If they would put a cart path on the side of 41 for the
mile or so to the Publix,Ace complex, I would lose the car and just
use the truck (that actually gets driven less).

On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 12:09:02 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 11/9/2015 11:55 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/9/15 11:49 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:40:48 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 11/9/15 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:29:52 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 11/9/15 11:20 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:02:12 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/9/15 10:59 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 10:52:09 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/9/15 6:20 AM, John H. wrote:



The big Guzzis are also designed for cruising and comfort,
but will handle the
twisties with ease. I've put in many 800-900 mile days on
mine, and lived to tell
about it.

Was Ben Carson riding along with you?

No, but my wife has - when she wasn't on her own bike.


Did you two stop by the pyramids to check the grain supply?

No, we never got to Africa. Did most of Europe though.

And you? What rides have you done on that Ducati? I'm sure you've
gotten in your
share of long days in the saddle with that thing. Right?
--

Ban idiots, not guns!


I haven't taken what would be considered a *long* motorcycle ride
since
the 1960s, when I drove my Honda from Milford, Connecticut, to Kansas,
around 1250 miles if memory serves, but I took five or six days to do
it, because I was taking a bunch of short side trips off the main
route.
It was a "fun" ride for me. The longest rides I've taken in recent
years
were under 250 miles. Spending all day on a motorcycle has no more
appeal to me than spending the night in a towable motel room after
driving all day in a pick-me-up truck towing it.

So what 249 mile rides have you done on that Ducati?
--


I didn't say they were 249 mile rides, I said they were under 250 miles.

I've ridden to Virginia Beach, Dover, Ocean City, Purcellville, and a
few other places. I prefer state highways, whenever possible, to the big
interstates. Lower speeds, usually less traffic, fewer big trucks, et
cetera.

On the Ducati? Or in the 4Runner?
--



The 4Runner is moving on after 225,000 mostly carefree miles. For the
last year, I've only been using it "locally" to pick up bags of mulch,
or to take trashbags up to the dump. It's still in good shape,
considering its age and mileage, and we're donating it to a good cause.



How the heck did you put more than 225 thousand miles on that vehicle?
You have often stated how you prefer to take public transportation and
you don't drive anywhere for trips, etc.

Last I knew you had a Ford Ranger "Splash" or whatever they were called.

My truck is almost 8 model years old (2008) and it has just over 33,000
miles on it.


Remember to whom you're talking. Think owls, barns, Ducatis, Vietnam, etc.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 12:09:02 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 11/9/2015 11:55 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/9/15 11:49 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:40:48 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 11/9/15 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:29:52 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 11/9/15 11:20 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:02:12 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/9/15 10:59 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 10:52:09 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/9/15 6:20 AM, John H. wrote:

The big Guzzis are also designed for cruising and comfort,
but will handle the
twisties with ease. I've put in many 800-900 mile days on
mine, and lived to tell
about it.
Was Ben Carson riding along with you?
No, but my wife has - when she wasn't on her own bike.

Did you two stop by the pyramids to check the grain supply?
No, we never got to Africa. Did most of Europe though.

And you? What rides have you done on that Ducati? I'm sure you've
gotten in your
share of long days in the saddle with that thing. Right?
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

I haven't taken what would be considered a *long* motorcycle ride
since
the 1960s, when I drove my Honda from Milford, Connecticut, to Kansas,
around 1250 miles if memory serves, but I took five or six days to do
it, because I was taking a bunch of short side trips off the main
route.
It was a "fun" ride for me. The longest rides I've taken in recent
years
were under 250 miles. Spending all day on a motorcycle has no more
appeal to me than spending the night in a towable motel room after
driving all day in a pick-me-up truck towing it.
So what 249 mile rides have you done on that Ducati?
--

I didn't say they were 249 mile rides, I said they were under 250 miles.

I've ridden to Virginia Beach, Dover, Ocean City, Purcellville, and a
few other places. I prefer state highways, whenever possible, to the big
interstates. Lower speeds, usually less traffic, fewer big trucks, et
cetera.
On the Ducati? Or in the 4Runner?
--


The 4Runner is moving on after 225,000 mostly carefree miles. For the
last year, I've only been using it "locally" to pick up bags of mulch,
or to take trashbags up to the dump. It's still in good shape,
considering its age and mileage, and we're donating it to a good cause.


How the heck did you put more than 225 thousand miles on that vehicle?
You have often stated how you prefer to take public transportation and
you don't drive anywhere for trips, etc.

Last I knew you had a Ford Ranger "Splash" or whatever they were called.

My truck is almost 8 model years old (2008) and it has just over 33,000
miles on it.

Remember to whom you're talking. Think owls, barns, Ducatis, Vietnam, etc.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!


Deadbeat comes to mind when Harry's name is puked.