There's people on this planet that would deny my SS even though I earned it and I'm of age, it's the whole reason we have a government.

 

That's right. It is what it is. Your opinion is irrelevant. I didn't make the rules but I respect the culture and community enough to follow them. You do you man. Good luck with that.

The only part that was specific to you was addressing the booze comment and me, basically saying that as annoying as a drunk ranting is... I'm not the one to throw stones, having been there at some point myself. That's all. No disrespect implied or intended.

 

Respect the rules of the broken wing patch???????

You wrote that you realize. The rules?

No jap bikes, must be totaled, and in your rule book what must the extent of injury be?

No I don't have stolen valor patch on

 

I may be wrong, but I thought Uncle Larry was referring to Harry Sr's posts/rants/baby crying.

 

I agree(d) with that assessment. In fact, I wasn't sure if Garry was responding to my comments, challenging me directly or if he was just ranting away randomly. Didn't really matter to me either way. Again, I was just saying that as someone who's fallen into that bottle myself, it would be hypocritical of me to bash on Garry's behavior but reflecting from my own experience that it's not a good thing, for him or those people in his life that he cares about. Ranting online, in a thread that has nothing to do with personal problems is pretty sad and pathetic but we all handle our challenges differently, I suppose. Again, I had no intention against Uncle Larry. Not sure how it was taken that way but apparently I dropped into the middle of a **** storm. Oh well. It happens.

edit add: Going back and re-reading, I see that my response wasn't as well written as intended. I quoted Uncle Larry to address the Garry situation but then my comments were directed more at Garry's behavior and directed to Garry, somewhat indirectly, I suppose. My apologies for the confusion.

Explaining the lore behind the patch was a general statement addressing the topic of this thread and hoping to correct the many wrong impressions with the unwritten "rules", as they were explained to me, many times over the course of many years, interacting with various independents, club members and patch holders from the old school. There was a time when walking into a biker bar and sporting a patch that you hadn't earned was deemed as disrespectful and would result in a confrontation. Where that confrontation would lead depended on the people involved but it was rarely just a "simple and polite conversation". Of course, that was back before the Internet and the current "Oppression Olympics" was a thing.

Speaking of Oppression Olympics... I've told you before Rounders, your feelings and opinion has no bearing on reality. The patch tells the story itself. Those aren't Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Polaris, etc. wings, they are Harley Davidson Wings, complete with the bar and shield. They aren't broken bones, they're broken wings. The feeling of freedom, riding a good running Harley is/was often compared to flying through the wind = wings. Broken wings... duh. The patch literally signifies a broken Harley. It's not complicated. You wanna fight about it? Go stick your head up your *** and fight for air, nitwit.

 

Ok, you win. You know the unwritten rules.

 

I doubt I've ever been freer that I am at this very moment. Poor little babies can't deny my SS because my government is protecting my a$$.

 

Gentlemen ... Wes, Pepe ... We're all good ";>)

 

I hope you guys don't think I'm crying about selling a house I had always planned on selling...... I mean it's only worth twice what I paid for it.

 

Only twice? ... My current home is worth 5 times what I paid for it ... and so is my rental ... Life is good :>)