444 April Meeting

[Alan]

Good Job you guys. . .

Chap-Hei

By the way I head home tomorrow.  It will be a long day.  Check this out. . .

China Time   Minn. Time
5:00am        4:00pm Thurs  Get up
6:00am        5:00pm Thurs  Taxi to airport
8:15am        7:15pm Thurs  Fly from Guiyang to Shanghai
10:35am      9:35pm Thurs  Arrive Shanghai - find a place to finish work on trip reports - have lunch.
5:40pm        4:40am Fri  Fly to Detroit
                   6:10pm Arrive Detroit - find dinner (7:10EDT)
                   8:45pm Fly to Mpls(9:45EDT)
                   10:40pm Arrive Mpls
                   11:00pm head for home
                   12:00m  Go to bed - Elapsed time 32 hours

Sheesh, that's a heckuva commute!!

We miss ya, Chappy - what time can we all meet at your place for breakfast Saturday?  5:30am or should we make it 6?  You can sleep in 'til 6:15 if ya want; we'll be quiet ...

[Bear]

Too bad you can't count those miles in the around the world contest you could win with out anyone else on your team.

[Doug Kathy IGH]

I'll be working this day & won't be there.
If any of the LOS has anything they want to bring up at the meeting, Please do!

Our "Thank You for your Service" cards have also came in.
Doug should be able to make the meeting so I'll send them along with him.

[RANGER & GW]

I am on ot Sat, so Glenda will be filling in for me.

Rich

[Alan]

Afterwards, we might have to ride down to the Fury Open House that Sharon posted about.
IT'S TIME AGAIN FOR THE FURY OPEN HOUSE
  JOIN US SATURDAY April 27th 11am - 5pm


BURGERS-BRATS-BEERS/BEVERAGES- LIVE MUSIC BY "PORK CHOP"
               *******ALL ON THE HOUSE*********


COME HELP US SUPPORT THE ST. CROIX VALLEY RIDERS
One possible route, ... or another route, ... or another destination??

[kenwilson / Spyderdorf]

Hey Alan
Ken Wilson here. It's been a long ordeal but my bike is back in town and I need a ride, where is the next meeting location so I can get back into the loop
Thanks
See you all soon

[Alan]

You're already in the right place, Ken.  Next Saturday at Waldoch.  Welcome back!!

[Bob]

They say it will be raining on the 27th but between now and then  snow.

[Chappy]

I'm getting back home on Friday night.  I was expecting to ride on Saturday.  It's been a long three weeks.  Mr. State Ambassador, please do your job and fix the weather.

Eagle Bob. . . hope you're going to be there.  I bought you a present in China that will make you bust a gut.

See you all there,
Chap-Hei

[Bob]

i plan on being there ,  unless we get snowed in.

[Papa Chachi]

I won't be able to make this meeting.  I do plan on stopping by Fury later in the day so maybe I'll see some of you there.

Have fun and ride safe.

[Bob]

it is going to be around 70 sunny, no rain on saturday.
every one get your bikes ready to ride
do you hear that Boing Boing Boing that is spring coming

[Pat Calkins "Corn Dog"]

I will be riding the Raider to work on Friday and I also will be riding the Raider to the meeting on Saturday.  Can't pass up these warm days.  

I wish to remind everyone who will be on two wheels though, to be extra careful.  With us all cooped up for many months, we may tend to forget to be careful out there.  Like a caged cat let loose, we may tend to shoot out like a cannon.  Plus, the people in cars may not recognize us just yet.  Plus, salt, sand and pot holes are still out there waiting for us.  

Soooooooooo, we want 2013 to be another year of accident free members, so please be careful and remember all of your safety tips.  

[Chappy]

Hopefully I will make it.  The airlines keep messing me up.  I was stuck in the plane on the ground in Guiyang for 1 1/2 hours trying to get to Shanghai.  I also got notified that my 4:00 flight to Detroit on Friday was delayed until 8:00 Saturday morning.  I was able to get on another flight earlier Friday, but I might be running and sweating trying to make it.  I have a prior commitment in the morning and it's a 1:30 flight.  Looks like a 60/40 probability.

Chappy

[Pat Calkins "Corn Dog"]

Hey Chappy, how is that semi-retirement going?