Gums' Editorial Section
To send your editorials and comments to Gums use the contact form.DAMN! HOW TIME FLIES,
IT'S TIME FOR A NEW EDITORIAL !
By GUMS
OK! Let's see where shall I start? OH YEA! How about a couple businesses I have dealt with that provide you with your a dollar's worth of goods or services for every dollar ya spend. Or as I call them HONEST FOLKS! First is "Pronto Car Wash." They are over at 220 34th Street North in St.Petersburg FL. Ole Tim, the boss man, runs a real tight ship over there. When your car/truck goes through the wash, it best be done the right way and I mean CLEAN! My ole lady had a small problem with her car (ya don't need to know all the details) and damned if ole Tim didn't jump right on the matter and it was taken care of with no hassles. Now that is rare for most businesses now days. They do oil changes and ya even get a free car wash with the oil change and that is a complete wash and dry job. They also do hand waxing but ya best call for the price cause a lot of them bigger cars may cost a bit more. Their phone number is (727)327-1900. Ya can also get items like belts and wiper blades to make the old heap run better and all kinds of gadgets and gizmos to make it smell better too. There are all kinds of cool items for sale in the main wash area of the business. They are open from 8:30AM to 5:30PM Monday thru Saturday. Next time ya need that heap cleaned up, or maybe a change of that three year old oil, give ole Tim a shot at it. I think you will be happy with both the service and the workers and tell them ole "GUMS" said HI!
The next place I found isn't really a "PLACE" at all. The name is just GRIZZLY'S BEEF JERKY. Now I just gotta tell ya, this is just plain good jerky there is just no other way to put it! Ya don't even need teeth to enjoy this stuff (I would know about that). Grizzly has a store at 6349 82nd Ave North Pinellas Park FL 33781. Should ya have a hankering for some great beef jerky, check out his store. Ya can reach the store at (727)548-6406 and they are open Monday thru Friday 9:00AM to 5:00PM. I think almost every biker and non biker bar in the area also sells Grizzly's jerky. Now here is some good news for those wanting to make a couple extra bucks (ya know, to pay your bail bondsman or child support or the tax man) Just give them a call at the number above and they are always looking for folks to sell their jerky at just about any kind of event. That's right, ya can sell the stuff almost anywhere ya want (long as it is legal) and make yourself a few bucks too. No ya can't go buy it wholesale and sit at home and eat it all yourself either! I have a good friend who lives on only a small income and Grizzly helped them out with a load of his left over uncooked beef for free. That's right! FREE! He gave this beef to them without even asking who they were or anything about them. The family wasn't even bikers either, Grizzly just did it because it was the right thing to do - help others who have less! The family and I both thank him for that act of kindness. So if ya ever want some top shelf "BEEF JERKY" give the Grizzly man a call and be sure to tell him ole "GUMS" said HI! Be sure to visit Grizzly's web site at WWW.GRIZZLYSBEEFJERKY.COM too.
NOW LET'S SEE JUST WHO IS PISSIN ME OFF THIS MONTH
I haven't done my ASSHOLE OF THE YEAR AWARD for the last two years cause ya got to be real shitty to get this award. While a lot of folks came close, no one really made the ASSHOLE grade. Well, I think some folks have out done them selves in asking for this award! I am proud to award this years ASSHOLE OF THE YEAR award to none other than "Citizens Insurance Company of Florida" and all those who with very little brain power work there. This company and their employees are the biggest bunch of Jackasses that I have dealt with in over fifty years now. They are causing hundreds of people to loose their homes in the name of the almighty dollar. Some people have had their insurance bills raise as much as two to three thousand dollars a year in a single jump (I know cause I was one of those people). Oh yea, ya have to pay it in no more than two payments too and a lot of older folks just can't do it any more. A lot of the elderly can't pay these high rates and still pay real estate taxes, medical ins, and eat too. So they have to sell their houses and our state does nothing. Citizens Ins. Co. is the worst Ins. Co. I have ever run across. I had a few extra bucks last year so I sent them some extra money with my first payment. I figured this would make my second payment smaller and a little easier on me. What do the ASSHOLES at Citizens do? The ASSHOLES cancel my home owners policy for, are ya ready for this, OVER PAYMENT OF MY BILL!! So I called the geniuses who work there and ask what the hell is going on. A young lady, who is stupid as a pocket full of rocks, says and I quote, "Any payment over 50% of your premium will mess up our computers, so we can't take your payment. Since we can't take your payment, that means you are late with your payment therefore we have to cancel the policy." Now I don't know where Citizens finds these stupid ass people but I can guess. This year Citizens Ins. Co. is telling people that they HAVE to insure their homes for full replacement cost. If you don't they will not renew your policy. This is what we used to call BLACKMAIL. Even if you don't owe anything on your home (you own it free and clear) you still must insure it at full replacement cost or have no insurance at all. Another words the insurance company is telling you how much insurance you HAVE to carry, the choice is no longer yours. Keep in mind this is the company where the big boss got a FREE $25,000.00 motorcycle given to him because he is such a nice guy. (I'm sure this wasn't meant as any type of kickback) Hell there are still hundreds of homes in south Florida with blue tarps on their roof's from hurricane Charlie two years ago and the people are still waiting for their money from that. There are hundreds of stories around here about people getting screwed by Citizens Ins. Co. and I don't have the time or space to go into them all. Just trust me, this is the biggest bunch of ASSHOLES that I have ever run into. So it is with great pride that I award you "The Citizens Ins. Co." and all it's employees the ASSHOLE OF THE YEAR AWARD for 2006! you have worked hard and earned it!! (The politicians who control the insurance companies are a big part of the problem and are ASSHOLES themselves, but that's another story.)OK---HERE IS ONE FOR YA
Seems the "Chocolate Drop" Mayor Ray Nagin of the "Chocolate" city of New Orleans (his name for New Orleans and the people there not mine) can't keep his own "Chocolate" people in line. He has ask for the Gov. Kathleen Blanco, to send in the National Guard to protect his people from their own kind. There will be one hundred National Guard troops sent in right now with another two hundred to follow. There will also be sixty State Troopers sent to the city to protect those poor people from themselves. That's right, blacks are killing blacks faster than ever in New Orleans. During the first three months of this year, there were about 17 murders in New Orleans. During April, May and the first couple weeks of June, there have been a total of 36 (thirty six) new murders. Seems as people return since hurricane "Katrina" so do the bad guy's. Maybe if all the assholes go back to "Chocolate Town" the crime rate will drop every else. The people re elected the asshole who left their city in ruins and now he still can't do his job! National Guard my ole ass! Just let one of the guard shoot someone and watch the out cry from the "chocolate" folks that live there. Even worse if the Guard member is white and he shoots a "Chocolate." Ray Nagin was elected to run his city and bring it out of a very bad situation. If he can't handle the job, he needs either to be kicked out of office or let his people live in their own little "Chocolate" world. You live in New Orleans, you elected the mayor, now live with it and solve your own damn problems! Let's face it, New Orleans did have one of the most corrupt police forces in the country before Katrina hit. So why should anything be different now! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK GUYS!NEXT ITEM
Get ready my fellow bikers (and you yuppies and rub's too) the ugly helmet god is about to raise it's head once again. Since some jerkoff football player named Ben Roethlisberger fell off his motorcycle and cracked his gourd, the helmet push is going to be on again. Let's get some facts straight right off! Ya are doin 80 miles an hour and ya hit a semi truck ain't no helmet gonna save your life! You are doin twenty miles an hour and some driver in a car hits ya doin sixty, ya can kiss your ass good - by helmet or no helmet. Don't get me wrong, helmets in some cases do save lives or your gourd. Truth be known though, all they do is provide a false sense of security to the rider. For the most part, the people that are yelling the loudest for helmet laws are people who don't even ride a motor cycle! To them I say shut your damn mouth and go piss and moan about something you know about first hand. Most accidents (with or without a helmet) are among first and second year riders. Hell not only was this quarterback Roethlisberger a novice rider, he didn't even have a motorcycle license. He didn't know shit about what he was riding. Plunk down a bunch of money and ya can go play with the big boys now. I wonder how many of these guy's I see runnin around on these $30,000.00 cookie cutter choppers have been riddin for more than a year or two. I know it takes a good man and a lot of skill to handle a 120 inch stroker which I'll bet most of these guy's now don't have. Now Roethlisberger say's he has a "new perspective on life," and if he ever rides again, he will wear a helmet. Ya well after the horse gets out, I'll close the gate too! If there is to be a change made in the helmet laws, they should be as follows:- All car drivers should be required to ride a motorcycle just once for at least fifty miles to see what we bikers have to put up with every day.
- Ya must be at least twenty five years old to ride with no helmet.
- You have to have at least five years riding a motorcycle and be able to prove it.
- You must take your motorcycle test on a motorcycle with 900cc or more (no more test's on those little 90cc piss cutters and mopeds).
- If ya can't back your bike into a parking spot, ya shouldn't be riding period, even with a helmet, so get the hell off and ride bitch or walk.
- No one under twenty five can be allowed to own a bike larger than ninety cc's unless they can prove they have five years riding or more with no accidents.
ONE FINALE ITEM
This is for all you assholes out there that just have to throw your fuckin cigarette butts out the window of your car. I love to pull along side a car and throw it back into the car! Damn do ya ever move fast tryin to figure out where the butt went and what is going to start burnin very soon. No, I don't really do that, but I sure feel like doin it though. I don't know a biker out there that hasn't been hit by one of your stupid assed butts while riding along on a bike. Just in case ya didn't know it, most cars now day's have ash tray's in them - SO USE THE DAMN THINGS ASSHOLE! Quit throwin your shit out the window!! The life ya save just may be your own!
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727-321-5676
While our rental trailers go all over the USA, Canada and Mexico,
all trailers must be picked up and returned to the Tampa Bay area of Florida only.
We have no outlets in any other state at this time.