Keeping track of old friends
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RonBB
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I was the stealth student in high school. Not a super student, worked evenings & weekends. Not a jock. Rode a Cushman Super Eagle & was interested in things electrical/mechanical (Still am). Being the Geek I am (now an EE) I've found that I need to do most of the staying in touch part. I'm willing to do 80% of the effort to stay in touch. I personally need to see some effort & interest on the other side. It doesn't need to be equal & probably never will be given the divergent paths we've all taken. Still a little reciprocity must be there.
fjrchooser
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I think every group of friends has someone who is the glue that holds all the others together. Has all the phone numbers, makes all the arrangements for gatherings, etc.
Our glue guy passed a couple of years ago, no one stepped up to fill in so we're all losing out. I'm making inquiries now using classmate.com, friends of friends etc. to try and restore connections.
It's a tough job but worth it when it all comes together. If you like your friends enough I'd suggest staying with it. Trying to restore is a whole lot tougher than maintaining, even if it's only an annual thing.
Our glue guy passed a couple of years ago, no one stepped up to fill in so we're all losing out. I'm making inquiries now using classmate.com, friends of friends etc. to try and restore connections.
It's a tough job but worth it when it all comes together. If you like your friends enough I'd suggest staying with it. Trying to restore is a whole lot tougher than maintaining, even if it's only an annual thing.
OrangevaleFJR
R.I.P. Our FJR Riding Friend
I lost contact with ALL my highschool and childhood friends. Of all the people I contacted over the years, only two have shown any interest at all in putting effort into meeting. I suppose if the USAF hadn't moved me to California, it would be easier to keep in touch with them.
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airboss
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EDIT: I hadn't planned on moving, but an old friend is looking for an afternoon guy at a radio station on Grand Cayman. I wounder if I could get used to riding the bike only on an island?
Forget it, the island isn't long enough, you can't run it tru the gears and then get it stopped before you hit the water. :dribble:
Forget it, the island isn't long enough, you can't run it tru the gears and then get it stopped before you hit the water. :dribble:
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OrangevaleFJR
R.I.P. Our FJR Riding Friend
Grand Cayman has a limit on cc's. The FJR isn't welcome there. I have been there three times and the best I have been able to do is rent a 125cc. In the 80's, they had a rash of nasty wrecks with the Interceptors and such. Now, if you take a human travelling at 80+ mph and toss them across razor sharp beds of bedrock, the result ain't pretty. They came out with cc size limitation laws that have stuck ever since as far as I know.
That said, if you are offered a job on Cayman and don't take it, I think you're missing out.
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radman
R.I.P. Our Motorcycling Friend
High school was easy-something like 3 friends, one got a GF that thought I was a moron so he skied out, one OD'd and one commited to a mental institution. My life revolved around motors and racing, a big block Chev doesn't give a rats *** about anything long as he's got gas, oil, and a 850 Holley Dbl Pmp.......... :coolsmiley02:
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rogdeb
Scouser
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But I need to add that all my old friends are 6000 miles away. But there's still phone, mail & e-mail - right!
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You guys are too nice.
X-mas cards....bah humbug. Superficial junk.
That is the only thing some people do.
Two unreturned phone calls: Hmmmmm
Two unreturned phone calls + Unanswered mail or email: Ciao, I got better fish to fry.
Happy festivus.
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