tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post7495076237922417366..comments2024-03-22T18:01:20.065-05:00Comments on Geezer with a Grudge: Anger IssuesT.W. Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-3041604695247007632020-11-26T11:12:19.961-06:002020-11-26T11:12:19.961-06:00Thank you for sharing this informative post. Looki...Thank you for sharing this informative post. Looking forward to read more.<br /><a href="https://www.besthypnosisphiladelphia.com/anger-management/" rel="nofollow">Anger Management Hypnotherapy Philadelphia</a>Akira Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334449584455074606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-74107191667056215062020-05-10T12:17:05.187-05:002020-05-10T12:17:05.187-05:00Ah man, everybody is doing cooler stuff than me. I...Ah man, everybody is doing cooler stuff than me. I'm just working on finishing off a basement bathroom that has been one walled since 1947. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-4088076338235137702020-05-07T17:45:08.791-05:002020-05-07T17:45:08.791-05:00Those are great posts and right on the money Thoma...Those are great posts and right on the money Thomas. Funnily enough, I had an email from David yesterday. He's building a classy rowing boat whilst lockdown is on! I gave him the link to your blog as I thought he's really enjoy it.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-57828875200834224272020-05-07T17:04:58.110-05:002020-05-07T17:04:58.110-05:00I lucked into being on a boat with David in Duluth...I lucked into being on a boat with David in Duluth during one of Aerostich's Boring Rally's. I had the impression he was quitting back then, 2013, because he'd taken a hard spill on a borrowed bike at a rally and had been injured for the first time in his long riding career. I wrote this piece as an offshoot of our conversation: https://geezerwithagrudge.blogspot.com/2018/10/whats-wrong-with-motorcycle-safety.html. He's a good guy and exceptionally honest about his skills and willingness to accept risk. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-65228390656799176032020-05-07T16:50:55.470-05:002020-05-07T16:50:55.470-05:00Geoff, thanks for the link. I should have followed...Geoff, thanks for the link. I should have followed you page years ago. I wrote this one in 2017, to remind myself of when I honestly believe I am no longer competent to ride: https://geezerwithagrudge.blogspot.com/2017/06/148-creating-baseline.html. The previous year I took both the Advanced and Expert MSF courses from a police trainer and I think I did fairly well, but I also felt like some of it was too little, too late. Meaning that I could have used that training when I was in my physical prime and when it came it amounted to not much more than confirmation that I was in decline. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-40493285497296599442020-05-07T16:36:47.307-05:002020-05-07T16:36:47.307-05:00Sneezing is practically a convulsion, so it does n...Sneezing is practically a convulsion, so it does not go well with motorcycling and really doesn't decorate a helmet with any style. The cops are terrified of these rural terrorists, so you probably should be too. It's a sign of our country's general lawlessness and white entitlement that almost nobody appears to have the courage to enforce noise ordinances. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-1379958272919845592020-05-07T15:40:20.739-05:002020-05-07T15:40:20.739-05:00Surprisingly, I'm hard to really piss off, but...Surprisingly, I'm hard to really piss off, but I play someone who is trigger-fingered in the movies. Eyesight was everything in my decision to stop riding. You wouldn't believe how limiting, distracting, and disabling double-vision is. Sometimes, just grabbing something from a hardware shelf is difficult. In retrospect, I'm really proud of having made the decision on how to cut myself off several years ago. If I couldn't do the BRC test perfectly, I would call it quits. No chance I could do that today. I don't see well enough to score the damn thing. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-69770542974431647942020-05-07T15:35:16.689-05:002020-05-07T15:35:16.689-05:00It did. At least 15 years ago. It did. At least 15 years ago. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-60418115407064419262020-05-07T15:34:51.814-05:002020-05-07T15:34:51.814-05:00On most motorcycles, you can never go wrong upgrad...On most motorcycles, you can never go wrong upgrading suspension and tires. I should have said that, too. Thanks for the assist. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-7615064068397292252020-05-05T17:16:40.659-05:002020-05-05T17:16:40.659-05:00@Genforce3. Some time back, I had a series of con...@Genforce3. Some time back, I had a series of conversations with David Hough about this very topic (I'm 72). You might be interested in the summaries on my blog: http://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2011/02/whats-age-got-to-do-with-it.html and https://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2011/02/ageing-motorcyclists-follow-up.html. My approach to safely extend my riding career was to take up high level training used by the UK and NZ police: https://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2011/11/raising-my-riding-skills-some.html . Hope all that makes sense. Thomas, apologies for the additional stuff about ageing but it's close to my heart!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-78553931038064307012020-05-05T09:06:56.832-05:002020-05-05T09:06:56.832-05:00I've been seriously tempted, the last few days...I've been seriously tempted, the last few days, to put a sign in my yard that reads "Loud Pipes Piss Off Your Neighbors," but I'm afraid of the response. We've had a couple of beautiful days in a row, and all the guys on Harleys are out, making me want to close my windows. (In fairness, there are also a bunch of people on moderately sized, reasonably quiet bikes... it's just the loud ones get noticed more).<br /><br />Sadly, I've got a sprained wrist and horrible allergies, and riding any distance is off the menu for a while. Sneezing in a full-face helmet isn't a great idea.Andy Mckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381746284574559808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-5818903200975128772020-05-05T08:16:31.075-05:002020-05-05T08:16:31.075-05:00Just a brief note to say how much I've enjoyed...Just a brief note to say how much I've enjoyed your columns from the MMM days through the sorry RV tale to today's psychology story. I sincerely hope I never piss you off!<br />I'm especially interest in your stories of aging and motorcycling. You have a couple of years on me and stopped riding. Was it the eyesight mostly, reflexes, loss of confidence, aches & pains, impatience with bad drivers and riders, all/none/some of these? When will we know when it's our turn to stop? Genforce3https://www.blogger.com/profile/17820363811457923986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-8668322898918315342020-05-05T07:40:25.856-05:002020-05-05T07:40:25.856-05:00did this racer training take place at DCTC?did this racer training take place at DCTC?robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863569479064320450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-5648547653948777772020-05-05T05:03:45.356-05:002020-05-05T05:03:45.356-05:00You've nailed it Thomas! The only non-standar...You've nailed it Thomas! The only non-standard item I'm happy to spend serious money on is good suspension. Safer, less effort, better tyre life and faster if that's what turns you on. Oh, and better tyre life too. Why attract attention with a noisy can? Little dick syndrome 😁Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.com