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THE END OF ANOTHER YEAR WILL BE UPON US VERY SOON, SO HERE ARE SOME NEW COMMENTS
By GUMS

As you all decide which of the many Christmas runs to go on this year, please remember, "there are a lot of small charities that could use your gifts and money more than the MEGA hospitals like All Children's". All Children's is a great Hospital, however they have hundreds of millions of dollars pouring in every year. There are dozens of children's homes for abused kids and small charities that get none of this massive funding and struggle all year long just to survive and help kids. Donating to schools is a waste of your time and dollars too. If a family is poor, chances are they will receive toy's and food from dozens of other sources. So look for a needy family in your area and help them this year, they will be thrilled for it. We used to have a jar on the bar at the old "Sundance Lounge" and when we got up enough cash we would go have a party with a local charity for kids. Didn't have to be Christmas either. People seem to forget that these folks need help all year long not just during the holidays so ya can show off your new ride or leathers. So find some place ya can help all the year, they will love ya for it.

Keep in mind that the large bars out there will make a nice profit from any type of run they take part in. A bar may have twenty customers on any given Sunday, but throw a run of some type and all of a sudden they will have a couple hundred customers all buying beverages - you do the math. I have never seen a bar loose money by being part of a bike event. For those of you who were around, the best example was the old "Turtle" club - they ripped off every one who rode a bike in the name of charity!!

Should ya feel like giving a friend or relative a gift during this season - DO NOT GIVE GIFT CARDS - These cards are a win-win for the stores and any other place that sells them and you will get screwed. Some even charge a "service fee" if ya don't use it within a period of time. If ya get a $25.00 card and buy something for $22.00, chances are ya will never spend the other three bucks. I know people who have five or six of them, all worth one or two dollars each laying in a drawer some where. Take that times the millions that are sold every month and well you get the picture. Give a gift of cash or a gift that can be exchanged if the person doesn't want it. DO NOT GIVE GIFT CARDS!!

Before ya buy a microwave oven, here is a fact I'll bet ya didn't know----When the light bulb burns out in almost all microwave ovens, you can't replace it yourself. YUP---that's right, ya have to take it into a repair shop and let them replace it - tell me that doesn't suck. Now ya get to pay twenty some odd dollars to replace a $2.00 light bulb. They say it's because it's a special long life bulb and ya have to take the cabinet apart to replace it. Ya right !! I went to Home Depot to check it out and sure enough, no replaceable bulbs in any of the microwaves!!

When ya go on one of the many upcoming runs, be sure to ride next to some one ya know and trust. As motorcycling gets more popular, there lots of first year riders who have never ridden in a pack before (I mean a large group, not a couple of bikes). I don't care how much training they have or how many safety movies they watch, a lot are not ready to pack ride. First year riders should stay to the rear of a large group with some long time riders with them in case of problems. Every year, dozens of riders are hurt, some seriously, by riders who just don't know how to ride in a large group. So stay away from riders you aren't sure of. The life and bike ya save just may be yours!

OK, LETS SEE WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND HERE LATELY

Keeping with the political correctness around the world now day's, Australia just passed a new law. This law takes effect the first of December. What is the new law ya ask? Well, as of this year, all people who train to be one of those mall Santa's ya see in all the stores and mall's at Christmas are no longer allowed to use the phrase "HO-HO-HO-HO!! That's right, seems it offends some women who think HO-HO refers to them as hookers. They also say the phrase scares little children. So now dear old St.Nick has to say HA-HA-HA- no more ho's in Australia. Now that just sucks !!

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This one I know you will love ! There is a new hi tech gadget out there that will make most of us happy as hell and let us have some sneaky fun at the same time. The gadget is called a "CELL PHONE JAMMER" and I'm gettin one. The jammer when turned on will jam all incoming and outgoing signals from any cell phone. They work on a radius of 30 to 50 feet depending on what's near you, like walls, other cars etc. Now ya don't have to listen to some bitch talking about who she laid last night or some guy bragging about how great he is. Just press the switch and any conversation will stop soon as ya hit the switch. Also as long as the jammer is on, no one near you will be able to receive or make calls either. The jammers are as small as a pack of cigarettes to. Standing in line at the mall just think of the fun ya can have, the broad in front of ya is yapping away loud enough for the whole county to hear. You secretly reach in your pocket, hit the switch and presto the yapper is shut off!! The down sides are the fact the government says the jammers are illegal and ya can be fined big bucks if ya get caught using them. The chances of getting caught though are about the same as getting the mega ball lottery four months in a row. The other bad thing is ya don't want to get caught by some 6' 6" 300 pound football player tryin to score some groupie on his cell. But the fun of the whole idea is, no one will know ya even have one of these gadgets in your pocket!! Think of all the times ya wish you could have used one yourself, the jerk in the car next to you at the red light yappin away, the chick in line at the store holdin up the line, people in movie theaters, sporting events and a million other places. Just do a google search for "cell phone jammers" and have a ball!!

AND MORE SCARE TACTICS FROM THE FEDS

Just as I thought the "transportation safety agency" (here after called the "TSA") couldn't screw up any more than they already have, a new item comes forth. Remember when the TSA was a bunch of low paid airport screeners till our government took them over. Now these same stupid people have a union (ever try to fire a union member) and are paid $15.00 per hour and up for doing the same job they did a few years ago for much less. They are the same stupid people as before. Seems they missed dozens of fake bomb parts that are used for testing their skills. I don't mean in the class room either, these were "TSA" screeners on duty as various airports around the country. That's right they failed to find dummy bomb making parts being carried by people testing them. Now don't ya feel safe in knowing these losers are on duty? Let's face it, if I ever have to go to the airport screening process, I'm not going to change my socks for two weeks - wow - wait till I take off my boots! Oh ya, I almost forgot, with Christmas upon us, the "TSA" has found a new item they don't want ya to bring onto a plane. Remember "SNOW GLOBES"? Those little things with a winter scene in them and ya turn them up side down and it looks like snow is falling. The folks at "TSA" have decided that they pose a danger and may contain explosives so don't try to bring one on board as a gift for someone. I was wondering if they will start doing body cavity searches next.

ANY WAY, I HOPE YA ALL HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. WATCH OUT FOR ALL THE DRUNKS ON THE ROADS DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEARS TOO!

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