Time to hang 'em up, it's my time apparently

[NightShine]

BTW, Ray, that was just awesome!

 

[SwollenRaccoon]

You A-HOLE! Here I was thinking, "Oh that poor guy. I hope he stays healthy (mentally and physically) as long as possible". Then I read the diagnosis, and boy, that one word sure looked funny, but then, I'm no doctor. I'm not young any more either, so that note was hitting close to home. You A-HOLE!

(Really, I'm just jealous that I didn't think of that first, being April 1st and all. And if we ever meet, I'm buying you an adult beverage.) (Oh, and if we ever meet and I hear laughing behind my back, I'll know that you read my short entry a few months back about my personal medical experience aboard the Table of Shame.)

 

[El Toro Joe]

Well done Ray! Just read this today. Good pick up on Joe's part. Where in WV is Gary? I have all the fun tools that you would need for building a deck. Let me know when and I will see what I can do. Of course that would mean driving my truck to WV. That would be almost painful. Let me know.

Gary's a few miles south of Parkersburg

Parkersburg...that's only about 3 hrs. south of me...day trip!

 

[RaYzerman19]

SwollenRacoon, I am assuming there MAY, never know, be cold adult beverages at NAFO.......

 

[BikerGeek99]

Mwah-mwah-mwah....

Ray, you pulled in some suckers, that's for damn sure.

Well played, my friend. Well played indeed.

 

[FJRPierre]

April Fool my ***.... Ray is seriously bipolar!!!

As Top_Speed1 said in an earlier post, at the last rally I too noticed some serious mental and physical deficiencies in Ray.

Get HELP Ray !!! Get HELP!!!

 

[HotRodZilla]

I'm glad you're ok, but that was a pretty lame attempt at humor

 

[JamesW]

Dittoe HotRodZilla.

 

[Intech]

Well done Ray! Just read this today. Good pick up on Joe's part. Where in WV is Gary? I have all the fun tools that you would need for building a deck. Let me know when and I will see what I can do. Of course that would mean driving my truck to WV. That would be almost painful. Let me know.

No pain...... I'm planning on doing the truck thing with tools...... I may even trailer the bike too...... all this is in the early planning stages, no date has been picked, I'm likely to have lots of help from Gary's closer friends, no worries. You may be in charge of keeping the beverages cold, and I know how you hate that job........ Gary's a few miles south of Parkersburg

You must have missed the post where I told everyone that I quit drinking. Sorry. That isn't an April fools either.

 

[fjrob1300]

AJ, cmon ... Ray IS funny. In that funny kind of way. I give Ray

2

thumbs up for his subtle humour . He got us good.

 

[airboss]

Yes he did, gave me a good laugh at myself for getting caught. Always good for the soul

 

[garyahouse]

Ray,

For what it's worth, I've enjoyed reading your posts over the years. Saddens me to hear that things are changing so quickly for ya. I know my time will come soon enough. Nobody gets to ride forever. But hey, you got out and really enjoyed yourself while you could. You don't have to sit around one of these days and wish that you could go back and change things. You lived out your carpe diem: you indeed "seized the day."

One thing you taught us all was that ya gotta be able to laugh at yourself (especially when there's so much to laugh AT )...

Stay in touch, dude.

Gary

darksider #44

 

[TomInPA]

Ray,For what it's worth, I've enjoyed reading your posts over the years. Saddens me to hear that things are changing so quickly for ya. I know my time will come soon enough. Nobody gets to ride forever. But hey, you got out and really enjoyed yourself while you could. You don't have to sit around one of these days and wish that you could go back and change things. You lived out your carpe diem: you indeed "seized the day."

One thing you taught us all was that ya gotta be able to laugh at yourself (especially when there's so much to laugh AT )...

Stay in touch, dude.

Gary

darksider #44

Um Gary....April fools was 2 days ago. You're still hitting this bait?

I can only hope someone euligizes the the end of my riding so eloquently.

 

[garyahouse]

Ray,
One thing you taught us all was that ya gotta be able to laugh at yourself (especially when there's so much to laugh AT )...

Gary

darksider #44

Um Gary....April fools was 2 days ago. You're still hitting this bait?

I can only hope someone eulogizes the the end of my riding so eloquently.

MMMM,

Guess I'll have to make a couple corrections and just leave the most important part...

 

[hppants]

Good to read this was only a joke. Ray - you really got me there.

Joking or not, every time I see a thread title of this sort, I get that "punched in the gut" feeling. I usually debate with myself to "put my head in the sand" or face my demons.

 

[Top_Speed1]

April Fool my ***.... Ray is seriously bipolar!!!

As Top_Speed1 said in an earlier post, at the last rally I too noticed some serious mental and physical deficiencies in Ray.
Get HELP Ray !!! Get HELP!!!

I'm glad Ray has some humor in all this, but I'm with you^. There is some truth to all this, and we all wish Ray the very best and hope we have many years of riding left with him

That Forty Creek stuff will keep the joint(s) lubricated, the Doc will have to prescribe the rest.