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The Big Guy is back thank you to all my friends.
HARLEY
DAVIDSON Has Recalled the 2004 DYNA WIDE-GLIDE
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- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced.
Make : HARLEY DAVIDSON Model : DYNA WIDE-GLIDE Year : 2004
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 03v510000
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 23
Summary:
CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES WITH CARBURETED ENGINES WHICH HAVE AN ANGLED FUEL
FITTING ON THE GAS TANK DO NOT MEET HARLEY-DAVIDSON IMPACT TEST STANDARDS.
Consequence:
THIS COULD PRESENT A RISK OF FUEL LEAKAGE AND FIRE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK WITH THE PROPER TANK. OWNER NOTIFICATION
IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT
HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-342-4680.
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took 518 people singing Christmas carols on the steps of the General
Post Office in Manhattan, N.Y., to break their own record for the
Guinness Book of World Records, the New York Daily News reports.
People are free to participate and all they had to do was show up two
hours early to register and then sing for 15 minutes to be part of the
record. However, Guinness requires all participants know the words to
the carols, singing must go on for 15 uninterrupted minutes, and all
carolers must sing the entire time. "We have music marshals
circulating to make sure that people are singing, not just lipping,"
says Guinness researcher Stuart Claxton, who certified the record.
"They're my eyes and ears."
This should once again confirm that the most
important
information in your life won't come from a teacher, the library
or the Internet, but from a mentor, and on a very personal
level. My long-passed grandfather's birthday is coming up, and
for me it is a time to reminisce. The long walks we used to take.
The long drives. The special trips he would make to pick me up so I
could spend weekends with him, and the advice he used to give!
Much was wasted because I was young when he died If he were alive
today and sharing his gems of wisdom, I'd be a better man. Those gems
were well and good, but the one I remember most, the jewel in the
crown of grandfatherly advice, came when he paused, looked me in the
eye and said .... "Don't marry a woman with big hands.
It makes your pecker look smaller."
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Members
of the Hells Angels were in court Friday morning to face charges
related to a brawl the had with members of the Mongols MC in a Nevada
casino. Several members of the club made their initial appearances in
federal court entering not guilty pleas to charges of violence in aid
of racketeering and carrying guns in a crime of violence.
Forty-two members of the Hells Angels were
indicted by a grand jury last week. A handful of them made their
initial appearances on Friday, the rest will be in federal court next
week.
Law enforcement told Channel 3 news they'll
prosecute the cases with vigor. "We're not doing the
investigation to lock people up and make headlines. We want to ensure
successful prosecutions. We want to take these violent criminals off
the streets."
Local defense attorney Doug Crawford says the
case against the Hells Angels may be difficult to prove because there
were so many things going on at once. Plus, defendants can plead
self-defense. "The confusion and difficulty in prosecuting will
be tracking each parties' conduct versus all of the other parties
involved, because it's legal to use deadly force to defend against
deadly force."
Most of the defendents were released without
bail while others were released with conditions such as, not to use
alcohol, have contact with other defendents, victimes or potential
witnesses. The trial is set for February 17th.
December
11, 2003
#03NR43 - Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell Writes Letter of Concern to
NHTSA
On December 10, 2003 Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colorado)
signed a letter addressed to the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) to express his "concern and that of
motorcyclists nationwide" regarding the agency's motorcycle
safety activities.
The letter addressed several glaring agency missteps. Chief among
these was an effort to advance helmet laws through the United Nations
and the recent award of a contract for the study of
"Characteristics of Motorcycle Operators." The agency
awarded the contract six months before it asked for public comment and
White House approval.
"American motorcyclists nationwide salute Senator Campbell for
expressing these important concerns," stated Karen Bolin,
President of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF). "This very
day, representatives of several State Motorcyclists' Rights
Organizations are in Washington partnering with the MRF to advance the
most meaningful motorcycle safety initiative ever advanced in the
Congress. Thus, a scrutiny of NHTSA activities could not be more
timely."
Additionally, Senator Campbell has signaled to Senator Susan Collins
(R-Maine) his desire to co-sponsor S. 423, "Health Care Parity
for Legal Transportation and Recreational Activities Act."
Observed Deb Craig, State Coordinator of ABATE of Colorado,
"Senator Campbell's support of motorcyclists' concerns pertaining
to NHTSA's questionable tactics, as well as his intent to co-sponsor
S-423, is what we've come to expect given his history as a champion of
motorcyclists' rights. His response at this time reinforces our claim
that our voices matter. ABATE of Colorado would like to thank Senator
Campbell on behalf of motorcyclists everywhere."
"Every motorcyclist in America should thank Senator
Campbell," said MRF Vice President of Government Relations Tom
Wyld, "and here's how: With Senator Wayne Allard (R-Colorado),
Senator Campbell has introduced Senate Resolution 168 to designate May
2004 as 'National Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month.' Call or
write your U.S. Senators and urge them to co-sponsor S. Res. 168.
Persuading your Senator to co-sponsor this resolution would be the
best way to express your gratitude to Senator Campbell for his
leadership on your behalf."
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This
morning I heard a story on the radio of a woman who was out Christmas
shopping
with her two children. After many hours of looking at row after
row
of toys and everything else imaginable, and after hours of hearing both her
children
asking for everything they saw on those many shelves, she finally
made
it to the elevator with her two kids.
She
was feeling what so many of us feel during the holiday season time of
the
year - overwhelming pressure to go to every party, every housewarming,
taste
all the holiday food and treats, getting that perfect gift for every
single
person on our shopping list, making sure we don't forget anyone on
our
card list, and the pressure of making sure we respond to everyone who
sent
us a card.
Finally
the elevator doors opened to reveal a crowd already inside. She
pushed
her way in, dragging her two kids and all the bags of stuff in with
her.
When the doors closed she couldn't take it anymore and stated,
"Whoever
started this whole Christmas thing should be found, strung up and
shot."
From
the back of the elevator everyone heard a quiet calm voice respond,
"Don't
worry, we already crucified Him."
For
the rest of the trip down the elevator it was so quiet you could have
heard
a pin drop.
Don't
forget this year to keep the One who started this whole Christmas
thing
in your every thought, deed, purchase, and word. If we all did it,
just
think of how different this whole world would be.
Word
of the Day
bosky
\BAHSS-kee\ adjective
*1 : having abundant trees or shrubs
2 : of or relating to a woods
Example sentence:
As Ted drove away from the city,
apartment buildings and neon signs gave way to homes with yards, then
at last to a bosky landscape dominated by tall pines.
Did you know?
"Bosk," "busk," "bush" — in Middle
English these were all variant spellings of a word meaning
"shrub." "Bush" is still familiar to the modern
ear, and "busk" can still be heard in a few places in the
dialects of northern Britain. "Bosk" too survived in English
dialects, although it disappeared from the written language, and in
the 16th century it provided the root for the woodsy adjective
"bosky." Since its formation, "bosky" has been
firmly rooted in our language, and its widespread popularity seems to
have resurrected its parental form. By 1814 "bosk" (also
spelled "bosque") had reappeared in writing, but this time
with the meaning "a small wooded area."
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