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Pouring rain on the way into work this morning and I got passed by a bunch of BMW riders - are they nuts?

I'd never ride my Harley in rain like that and I think most Harley riders wouldn't either. I never see Harley's riding in the rain because I know they're smarter than that - not just for safety but also subjecting your ride to the elements like that. But these BMW guys - they flew by my Acura like I was standing still. Are BMW motorcycle riders generally nuts? I'd think you have to be partially nuts to buy that German junk instead of quality american, but what are they doing riding in the rain like that?

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Wow! They are nuts Halry Rider!

I rode in the rain once. Never again! That is waaaay too dangerous. I mean, I ruined two leather Harly © jackets on that trip alone. Luckily I was only driving 14 miles so I only had to change outfits once. I don't even want to tell you happened to my HD Boots. Never again!

Looks like a good day to ride.

Don't think so?

Pussy.

JACIII

Big Bridge to Dauphin Island

If you look hard you maybe can see Nate in the distance.

JACIII

Truth in advertising

Read the bottom line.

JACIII

The Elvis Wall in Tupelo

What can I say. There were tears.

JACIII

Quiet please.

JACIII

First stop

First stop after about 100 miles. Starting to settle in to a good road, warm sunshine, and a cigar or two. Now where's that hip flask.....

This is how you end a day.

Mexican Grill in Tupelo. Good eatin'. We were luck to make it back to the motel without falling asleep on the bikes after all that!

Ubiquitous mirror shot..

The Tennessee is up higher than we've ever seen it. This the water Georgia is after.

Winter?

Not according to these critters.

Will you get your shit together?

Gettin' ready to hit the road! Nate makes some last minute adjustments.

Again with gmail

March in Kentucky. You never know from day to day what you'll get.

Big Fish

That's a big assed striper my pal Jamie caught at Lake Cumberland this morning.

This pic and message was blogged from the greatest smartphone ever developed: the Palm Treo!

Treo blogging!
Nate and I will be heading for Gulf Shore's and other interesting locales soon. Now if only sprint had not blocked MMS.

JACIII

Sms test for blogger.

JACIII

Oh where, Oh where.....

has that little blog gone,
Oh where, Oh where can he be,
With singles in hand and a peep in his teeth,
Oh there, oh there will Nate be.

Y'all seen Nate? There he is! Shoulda known. Always look in the peep seats.



props to SB

Real Security and Major Geek Factor

This is a KGB locking device used in embassies, security officer's document safes, submarines and such. I read about it in Tower of Secrets years ago and hoped I would get to see one someday. The craftsmanship is exquisite and serves notice to just how serious those folks were about State Secrets.

Watch the video. He takes it partially apart. Damn!

Here is some further disassembly Made my palms sweat waiting for a spring or something to come flying out of there never to be seen again.

Bear in mind these are professional "safe technicians" and the videos were made for an organization which is a governing body for lock picking competition; sort of the locksmith version of a hacker. The guy doing the disassembly starts freakin' at the prospect of getting the parts out of order even though they are taping the process. There are supposedly only three of these in private hands.

They didn't actually get into the guts of the keyed section. I would be lookin' at x-rays before you could say, "lead jacket".

I have a suspicion the key and lock were manufactured at the same time by one person fitting the pins to the key. According to the book referenced above they were fitted to the .001" with fit failure resulting in locking the key into the mechanism.

Call the Department of the Treasury!

This has to be a federal crime:

29 N.J. Students Punished After Using Pennies To Pay For Lunch

Section 31 U.S.C. 5103, entitled "Legal tender" states: "United States coins and currency (including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and national banks) are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues."

Forgive Me, Spacebunny.

I am normally pretty much neutral on the prevalence of dumb blondes, however.....



To her credit she says, "I thought europe was a country." They seem to think so, too.