When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I did retire. My last day in uniform was yesterday. I am still technically an officer until 11:30 am January 21st, but I don't have a squad or a radio at my disposal any longer. If all goes right, I'll still be able to afford to ride...lol. (funny, not funny?)
I did retire. My last day in uniform was yesterday. I am still technically an officer until 11:30 am January 21st, but I don't have a squad or a radio at my disposal any longer. If all goes right, I'll still be able to afford to ride...lol. (funny, not funny?)
I did retire. My last day in uniform was yesterday. I am still technically an officer until 11:30 am January 21st, but I don't have a squad or a radio at my disposal any longer. If all goes right, I'll still be able to afford to ride...lol. (funny, not funny?)
I did retire. My last day in uniform was yesterday. I am still technically an officer until 11:30 am January 21st, but I don't have a squad or a radio at my disposal any longer. If all goes right, I'll still be able to afford to ride...lol. (funny, not funny?)
Congrats on the retirement! I don't know how anyone works in LE anymore! Can't do the job the way they are supposed to! I retired in 98 after 28 years, but I continued with the fire service and left that after 35 years. Enjoy retirement, do what you want when you want to. Don't just set down. Thank you for your service!
I did retire. My last day in uniform was yesterday. I am still technically an officer until 11:30 am January 21st, but I don't have a squad or a radio at my disposal any longer. If all goes right, I'll still be able to afford to ride...lol. (funny, not funny?)
Congratulations! NOT dealing with other peoples problems is a freeing feeling ( a word?). One downside is you no longer have the convenient excuse " i gotta work" for events you don't want to attend. . But I ride a whole lot more!
Three weeks in, and I'm loving my retirement. I haven't had one second thought about it. It'd be nice if I could go for a ride, but it'll happen in due time. Yesterday I got my first tattoo. My Dad, who got me into Harley's and motorcycles in general, had a tattoo of two skulls on his back right shoulder area. He never really showed it off much and I couldn't even find a photo of it, but I decided to do two skulls on my right shoulder in his memory.
Being it was my first tattoo I didn't go crazy, but I have a few ideas of a couple of things to add to it, to make it represent my Dad a bit more. The blue in the eyes has a double meaning. First, Dad's eyes were blue, and my wife had the idea to add the blue. Second: I added the blue between the skulls as a way to create a subtle "Thin Blue Line" in the tattoo, to honor my career as a LEO.
I "fear" this tattoo will evolve into a half sleeve, eventually.
Things are supposed to start warming up tomorrow...like 50 degrees warm. There's still too much salt on the roads; but come Wednesday I will be out on the Limited so long as the weather guessers are correct this time. I'll be in Wisconsin tomorrow and Tuesday, ice fishing (first time for me), as it's still a frozen tundra up there. I am so ready to start the 2022 riding season. I may not be able to ride as many miles, due to the increase in gas prices and the decrease in income (retired you know) but I'm still going to enjoy every mile I am able to ride.
Well, yesterday was the day! I started my retirement ride days!
I headed over to Savanna, where I found the Mississippi River was still frozen over.
Lock and Dam 13, north of Fulton IL, seemed to be the dividing point of frozen and thawed.
I was looking for bald eagles all day, and Lock and Dam 13 usually has some around, but not so much today.
There is a threesome that has a nest along the access road, and I did see this one heading back to the nest.
There were plenty of geese....too many really.
Well, when in Rome.
I headed up the Rock River from Dixon to Rockford, and back down the other side as well.
The salt was already making a mess of things.
Not a bad first day. It hit 55 degrees, and the sun felt great. Getting the winter gas out, along with the Stabil was the main goal today. Gas was $4.69 a gallon.
It's supposed to be 66 degrees on Saturday......I sure hope they're right.
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.
. But I ride a whole lot more!
