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Old May 20, 2009 | 01:47 PM
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Default Hey rain...take this ( * ) Rant

It has been raining non stop in Florida now for 3 days with no clearing insight for several more!!!
4 to 6 inches a day! I know that we have great riding weather most of the time but this "office/cabin" fever is killing me.
I just needed to whine to people that understand the need to ride their HD's on a daily basis.
Thanks for your time and be safe.
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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as per the guy that guesses about the weather should start clearing tomorrow. I'm with you got stuck in it wendsday, sat and sunday.
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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I heard that we need it but after everythings closed!!!!!
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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Not a whole lot of sympathy from me guys... Seeing as though you can ride in Florida pretty much year round... Try coming up north and not being able to ride all winter long. Now thats cabin fever...
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 02:46 PM
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Sorry, but you'll get NO sympathy from me. You're experiencing a normal weather trend that we have in Oregon.

Get raingear and ride!

(Yeah, this is kind of a pay-back for you jokers saying "
Ha-ha, it's january in Florida, and we're riding!")
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 02:50 PM
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I do not feel bad for ya. It's warm I would ride in the rain. Cannot ride in the snow/salted roads up here. Grab some rain gear and go.
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by billyp326
Not a whole lot of sympathy from me guys... Seeing as though you can ride in Florida pretty much year round... Try coming up north and not being able to ride all winter long. Now thats cabin fever...
I can understand!! After 3 or 4 days I'm getting flustered.

Any of you folks up north that want to come down here next winter, Ill put ya up! Have full bar (Tiki) w/ cable (a must have) poolside, garage for your scoot, gator tail and orange juice!!

I knew that when I posted this I was sounding like a big fat sweaty girl whinning about Spandex chaffe. Again I commend you folk up north for not going ape shat during the winter.
Ride on and ride safe!
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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I'd rather have rain then fire. Remember when Florida about burned down a few years back. We were in a drought till this rain. I got a rain suit.
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 03:09 PM
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I have no problem riding during an average rain event ..it's the copious amount of rain that are falling at the time... several flooded streets, detours. It's like a friggin hurricane has arrived!! Just about ready to remove my mirrors and attach rowing oars!!
Dirung the summer, riding through an afternoon rain shower feels great!

This is big fat sideways Bubba Gump rain!!!
I'll quit whinning now as there is no way to ride in snow, sleet etc that you folks up north have to deal with.!

Thanks for letting me rant
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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Raining solid here in NE FL too. Gotta go home a drain some out of the pool when I get home tonight. It was damn near full when I left for work this morning and I'm sure it's overflowed by now.
 
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