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feel free to give me a call next time thru... i work at the safeway store, night crew

Tidioute is an indian (Seneca) name meaning "Overlook". The Alleghany River runs through ou valley. It is quite beautiful. Now to say it: Titty-yute. I know that this sounds dirty but it really isn't.
Hey glad to meet you. Take care and ride safe!!
Joe

Good to hear from ya! Been having such a great year that I just didn't have time much to get back on the site. We spent the last weekend in Morris, Il. Pretty darn cold and it was wet to boot! But we enjoyed the bikes and just being togehter. Like a couple of kids we were!! I;ve heard that Star cut back production, but not aobut dropping. OMG i still have to get my 950 some day!

Hi Mike! That big storm a week or ten days ago was a one-time thing (so far). Tied up traffic in the Iowa area for a day or so, but within 2 days was under control nearly everywhere. The farther West you lived in Iowa, the harder you got hit, ranging from 18" in Western regions, to ourselves with just 8". We were able to clear streets and sidewalks one time, and there was no appreciable additional accumulation, so it was just that one time.

Right now our temps are "zero" and below, but later today and for the next 4-5 days it is supposed to warm up into the 20s and 30s, so that's a nice thought. ;^)

I really do empathize with the business people who are struggling with the lack of snow for their skiing trade. It would be the equivalent to this area having a drought, and those of us who grew up on the farm, or who are still reliant on crops or crop-related income, can certainly "feel that pain".

I ordered a new set of seats for the V Star, Mike. They should be here this week sometime. The stock seat setup for the V-1100 (same as the 1300 and larger engine machines?) is okay, but for all day or day-after-day long distance riding, it leaves you with a case of "iron-butt".

There is a gentleman in Florida who starts with the stock seat base (for a perfect fit); he then custom-builds the cushion and cover for you, using memory-foam layers, and other cushioning materials, and covers it with leather (on request) or more commonly, one of the synthetics like Naugahyde, for good rain repelling attributes.

His specialty/favorite is the "pillow" style, using either buttons or stitching to create the deep pillow effect. It seemed too inexpensive not to give a try. He charges $250 for both seats (rider and pillion), and if you send him your original seat, he will refund $50 of that price. I was about to put down $700 for "Ultimate" (mfr) seats, and decided to give this guy a chance, and perhaps save myself $400-500 in the bargain.

Good for Idaho! Snow in Florida might suck, but I've been to Utah and Idaho, and know what's important and what's not. LOL!

The guy (Woody) in Florida has a 100% favorable rating in eBay, and that can be tough to do. But he has achieved it, as a seller and as a buyer, so he does work hard to make sure the people he deals with are treated well. I'm adding a link to his eBay 'store", and if you go there, samples of his seats on different bikes should be shown along the left-side of the page (in Firefox ~ Internet Explorer might display differently).

http://myworld.ebay.com/ebaymotors/pillowtopseatcompany?ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:MOTORS:1181

A link is right here.

You might have to do a copy/paste into your address bar - I'll try to hyperlink it, but sometimes that doesn't work ~ grin. Hope this helps.

The Patriot Guard in our area is going into a 24/7 welcome home program - started last Sunday, but I left to teach a software class in Chicago on Sunday and just got back, so today will be my first participation effort. What we plan to do is have someone at the airport (Moline International, in Moline, Illinois) at all times it is open, through December 24th. We will stand a flag line at the point that passengers first enter the "public" part of the terminal, and shake hands, hug, or just say "Thank you" to anyone who is getting on - or off - a flight into or out of MLI. This will be the 3rd annual "mission" of this type, but our first effort to go 24/7.

Talk more later - let me know if the link to "Woody's" site doesn't come through for you.
CUL8r!
Larry

Just stopped by to say hello. A friend (biking) called today forenoon to say he was going to be in town and wanted to have a cup of coffee. We met at a local restaurant, and spent 3 hours drinking fully caffeinated coffee. It is now 3:00 AM and I'm still "wired" ... guess the caffeine worked, huh?

Got up to mid-30s today and we had some good "melt", but the wind was up and it was spitting rain, so having even a short ride around town was decided against as an idea whose time had not yet arrived. By the way, my riding buddy is a 68 year old retired teacher who now makes his living running his own "Victorian" style home remodeling company as a general contractor. We're within a year of age, and both are English-conscious in speech and writing, so enjoy sharing intelligible conversation.

Weather is turning cold again tomorrow, as it has been since early December. But the mid-winter heat wave the past week has seen temps here rise above +20F for the first time in something like 23 days.

I'd better at least try to get some sleep - tomorrow is busy. Stay warm and think of the smells of spring coming soon enough. ;^)

i hope you are doing this winter??

Thanks for the welcome. I'm glad I found this site and hope to meet fellow riders. I'm just returning to riding after 10 years and I'm looking forward to putting some miles on my bike.

My daughter rode the routing with me last year she was blown away at the scenery. Washington and Oregon is soooo beautiful. I can't wait to get back there this year. Enjoy your riding this year.

Wayne