Thursday night and a revelation

The meeting started at 7 or maybe a tad later and Margo was back after a little respite. She had been away so long that she had forgotten her Meeting agenda and she had, surprisingly, not signed anyone in....including herself.

So... Roll Call was postponed till after the minutes were read and the sheet was sent around the room. The meeting was ...not loud...but..busy? Lots of conversations.

We added another motorcyclist to the roster tonight, this one has gone through 4 bikes, a comment which brought a question from Tom..."Gone through...wrecked or sold?" 

For those of you interested in Tattoos she has a few, but unlike An earlier female member...she did not show them.

After the meeting the normal contingent went for coffee at Dunkin Donuts....except we didn't...Dunkin is still under construction so coffee was served at Micky-Dee's.

The conversation turned towards this years Sturgis, and we started talking about other things to do out there. You see, The Best part about Sturgis is the ride out, the rides around there and the ride back, as for Sturgis itself it's just like any other Biker get together...leather goods here, patches and pins there, Bar here, accessories there, Women and Bikes everywhere. Walking around these meets is just like any meet be it Daytona, Myrtle Beach, Sturgis or Laconia, it is the roads that makes each ride different.

Around Sturgis, for sight see'ers you have Mount Rushmore, Custer's Battleground (Little Bighorn) and the Badlands. Tom mentioned that there is a different philosophy regarding public safety out west, In the east the roads are lined with guard rails, barriers and exit pillows. In Connecticut if there is an accident and a guard rail gets scratched the crew is out there the next day so that the next person can hit straight shiny guard rails instead of bent rusty ones, it is as if Connecticut covers every inch of highway in some type of protection so they cannot be liable. "Out west you have pavement, then dirt, then...an abyss.The western way of thinking appears to be, if you can't keep it on the pavement you belong in the Abyss, this way you are not a detriment to Public Safety."

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