Hi Dan,
Thanks for opening up with the group regarding your whereabouts, and your situation. Again, so sorry about Madie's struggle, final journey, and the pain for everyone involved. God bless her.
I didn't know your knees were going bad, that even makes every-day activities difficult. (my right knee ain't so great)
Glad to hear about our friend Peter. I would like to visit with him, but won't be going to Gunnison either.
Take care,
-Warf
On 07/20/2024 1:13 PM MDT 'DAN PILCHER' via RMRAT <rmrat@googlegroups.com> wrote:Hello, everyone. At long last, I break "radio silence."First, I want to thank those of you who mailed me sympathy/condolence cards after my wife, Madie, died on March 16th following a one and one-half year terrible battle with metastatic pancreatic cancer. I will reply in writing to each of you. I have yet to open up the cards, along with dozens upon dozens of other cards that I have received from family and friends. Opening such card is like taking a tiny grief-arrow to the heart, and I just have not been able to do it yet.Second, I want to thank those of you who attended Madie's Celebration of Life at her church on May 3rd. Again, I will write each of you a letter of appreciation. That day remains a blur for me. I cannot decide if I was the proverbial "deer in the headlights" or "drinking from a fire hydrant," or both. It meant the world to me to have you attend and come up to me at the reception, even though there was little time to talk.Although I am back in Denver after a month on Vashon Island, I will not be attending the Gunnison rally for two reasons. The first is that my knees are shot, and I'm hoping to have the left one replaced in November and the right one early next year, depending on what the orthopedic surgeon has to say next week when I go in for the pre-op meeting. Riding any distance is just not in the cards for me now.The second reason is that it is just very difficult for me to socialize and be in groups now as I travel down my unwanted and uncertain road of Deep Grief, a grief unlike any that I have ever known in my life. I came across a book that has been a life raft for me: "It's OK if You're Not OK," by Megan Devine, a psychotherapist who watched her partner drown in a river and who could not save him. What she writes about her experience with grieving and how people treated her has resonated with me tremendously. Nothing in her twenty years of being a social worker and a counseling psychologist prepared her for what happened to her after her partner died.Finally, a bit of good news. The legendary Peter Sharp, who now lives in the Phoenix area, is planning on riding up to attend the rally. He has made his room reservation. He now has, for travel purposes, as I understand him, a vintage (four carburetors) 1200 Triumph Trophy, He is having work done on it and hopes to depart Friday morning. For those of you who do not know him, he was a member of the club back in the 2000s and rode a gorgeous T595. He still has the bike and has continually customized it so that it is now a beautiful show bike. It is truly a work of art. I talked with him today and he says he does not ride as fast as he did "Back in the Day" with such fast riders as Trip Miller, Keith Houghton, "Wild Bill" (I forget his last name) and Bullet Bob Linden, the guys who never let the Speed Limit or the Double Yellow Line intimidate them.So, in closing, have a great rally and safe rides. I may see you again down the road, sometime, somewhere. With new knees! 😉Cheers,DanOn 07/20/2024 11:00 AM MDT Vince M Lane <blcswvjd@msn.com> wrote:E SteveI too will join you et all Friday morning at Launch Ex.Vince
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On Jul 19, 2024, at 6:12 PM, 'sfr4201' via RMRAT <rmrat@googlegroups.com> wrote:
You are on the list RichE-SteveSent from my T-Mobile 5G Device-------- Original message --------From: 'Richard Hansen' via RMRAT <rmrat@googlegroups.com>Date: 7/19/24 4:08 PM (GMT-07:00)To: 'sfr4201' via RMRAT <rmrat@googlegroups.com>Subject: Re: [emrat:14670] TOR in Gunnison RideSteve,I will plan on riding with you on Friday'Rich HansenOn Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 01:09:10 PM MDT, 'sfr4201' via RMRAT <rmrat@googlegroups.com> wrote:Sounds good JimSent from my T-Mobile 5G Device-------- Original message --------From: Jim Baker <beaker@pobox.com>Date: 7/18/24 12:18 PM (GMT-07:00)To: sfr4201 <sfr4201@yahoo.com>Cc: rmrat@googlegroups.comSubject: Re: [emrat:14665] TOR in Gunnison RideCool, either works. Just let me know where/when to meet you 👍
On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 9:38 AM sfr4201 <sfr4201@yahoo.com> wrote:JimCottonwood is one route,but also thinking Rt.42 out of Divide to 1 then 9 to Hwy.50 into Salida,but need to research the time that will take.Will have a definite answer by the middle of next weekE-SteveSent from my T-Mobile 5G Device-------- Original message --------From: Jim Baker <beaker@pobox.com>Date: 7/18/24 9:25 AM (GMT-07:00)Subject: Re: [emrat:14663] TOR in Gunnison RideWhat's your route, Steve? Cottonwood? I could meet you in Buena Vista ...Cheers,Jim
On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 7:41 PM 'sfr4201' via RMRAT <rmrat@googlegroups.com> wrote:EveryoneIf anyone of you want to ride with me to Gunnison on Friday July 26th,l will be launching from the following:Launch Expresso18455 W.Colfax Ave #101Golden Co.80401Apart from coffee and pastry goods there is a gas station close by (next door to Avalanche Harley Davidson).I will be on the road at 10 o'clock.Determined the start and end of the route,still on the fence regarding the middle parts of the ride!This still gives me 8 and a bit days to figure this out,the same if you would like to join me on the 26th.Let me know so no one gets left behind.Have a good evening..........E-SteveSent from my T-Mobile 5G Device--
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