New Place, New Job, New Focus, Old Bike :-)

OK, Back in the saddle!! Long hiatus there - shortly after the last post things started to shift in the job picture with the ultimate result that we moved to the east coast (just before the big economic meltdown - great timing :-) and have been working through what everyone has to work through to get a stable, functional situation back in place ever since - you know live in a place worth living in, have a job you can feel good about, eat on a regular schedule, have enough control in your life that you don't feel like you are just cattle in someone else's barn, don't have to commute two hours one way to get to work, stuff like that. So I ran across something that I needed to edit a little and repost here, and that sparked me to get this going again. Still got the Kawasaki and still fixin' to work on it... here's the thing I found -

"THE BIKER
-I saw you hug your purse closer to you in the grocery store line. But, you didn't see me put an extra $10.00 in the charity jar at the counter.
-I saw you pull your child closer when we passed each other on the sidewalk. But, you didn't see me, playing Santa at the local mall.
-I saw you change your mind about going into the restaurant. But, you didn't see me, attending a meeting to raise more money for the hurricane relief.
-I saw you roll up your window and shake your head when I rode by. But you didn't see me, riding behind you when you flicked your cigarette butt out the car window.
-I saw you frown at me when I smiled at your children. But you didn't see me, when I took time off from work to run toys to the homeless.
-I saw you stare at my long hair. But you didn't see me and my friends cut ten inches off for Locks of Love.
-I saw you roll your eyes at our leather jackets and gloves. But you didn't see me and my brothers donate our old ones to those that had none.
-I saw you look in fright at my tattoos. But you didn't see me cry as my children were born and have their name written over and in my heart.
-I saw you change lanes while rushing off to go somewhere. But you didn't see me, going home to be with my family.
-I saw you complain about how loud and noisy our bikes can be. But you didn't see me when you were changing the CD and drifted into my lane.
-I saw you yelling at your kids in the car. But you didn't see me pat my child's hands, knowing he was safe behind me.
-I saw you reading the newspaper or map as you drove down the road. But you didn't see me squeeze my wife's leg when she told me to take the next turn.
-I saw you race down the road in the rain. But you didn't see me get soaked to the skin so my son could have the car to go on his date.
-I saw you run the yellow light just to save a few minutes of time. But you didn't see me trying to turn right.
-I saw you, cut me off because you wanted to be in the lane I was in. But you didn't see me, any of these times, as I left the road.
-I saw you, waiting impatiently for my friends to pass. -But, you didn't see me. I wasn't there.
-I saw you, go home to your family. But, you didn't see me. I died that day you didn’t see me.
-You see, I was a person with friends and a family, part of a community of people who care and help each other. I was a biker. But, you didn't see me.

I hope you'll re-post this around in hopes that people will get a better sense of the biker community.

If you don't re-post this, "It sucks to be you!".

I hope you never loose someone that rides.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIKE BIKERS, RESPECT THEIR RIGHTS TO RIDE WHAT THEY CHOOSE AND TAKE A FEW EXTRA SECONDS TO BE SURE THEY'RE NOT IN 'YOUR” WAY !!! "LOOK TWICE ... SAVE A LIFE ... MOTORCYCLES ARE EVERYWHERE"

Acknowledgement to http://www.myyearbook.com/bodaciousrhoni where I got the original from (that I slightly edited for either better impact or smoother reading) Thanks for reading and riding!! :-)