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1 Newsletter of Harbor City Wings Melbourne, Florida JULY 2012 Gold Wing Road Riders Association ( From the Assist. Director) Well June has been quite warm. Steve and Barb have been out of town learning the hurricane dance for their business. I m not sure, but I m thinking they were getting some riding in up in Tennessee in the mountains. It would be beautiful riding up there. We haven t had too many kick tires and rides this month. We had the surprise ride to river ranch for that nice breakfast buffet.sorry the taters had peppers in them Lynn. They were tasty. The breakfast ride to Osteen, but I heard there wasn t a big turn out on a Saturday and they went someplace closer. Sandy and I were at the OCP class in Orlando. We learned a lot and they gave us a test on Sunday. Sandy and I studied all night long. Can t forget the kicktire at Harbor City Diner. I didn t do a head count, but had 3 big tables of GWRRA. Had a 12oz burger!!! I didn t think I could get my mouth around it but Sandy said she had faith in me not sure what she meant. Not sure when some of our chapter are coming home. Tally went out west, but we saw him at the last Kicktire. Mike and Pat were up north visiting. Mike and Charlotte went up north, out west, up north again, in Alaska, on a train, on a boat.hope they took some pictures. Richard and Linda went for a long ride I heard. Guess it got a little windy. Glad to see some of our chapter having a good time. Hope everyone re- Meetings - First Tuesday of each month. Currently meeting at : MeMaws on Babcock in Palm Bay. Eat, Chat and Mingle at 6:00pm. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm CONTENTS: Directors Comments pg. 1 GWRRA Events pg. 3 Birthdays/Anniversaries pg. 4 Rider Safety pg. 5 Ride Coordinator pg. 7 Chapter Meeting pg. 8 Harbor City Kick Tire pg. 9 Breakfast Riders pg. 10 Swingers pg. 11 Jokes pg. 12 For Sale pg. 14 Advertisers/Supporters pg NATIONAL, REGIONAL & DISTRICT TEAM DIRECTOR Mike Stiger REGION A DIRECTORS Bob & Nan Shrader FLORIDA DISTRICT DIRECTORS Bill & Gina Berry ASST DISTRICT DIRS. Harry & Lynn Anderson CHAPTER FL2-D STAFF CHAPTER DIRECTORS Steve & Barb Squires ASST. CHAP. DIRECTORS Scott & Sandy Myers RIDE EDUCATORS Mike & Pat Duquette ASST. RIDE EDUCATORS. Mo & Deb Dalton MEMBERSHIP ENHANCEMENT Deb Dalton TREASURER Joanne Davies SUNSHINE LADY Rachel Moyer NEWSLETTER EDITOR Richard Mitts RIDE COORDINATOR Lynn Anderson

2 turns safe and with some good time stories. Wing Ding is coming real soon. Haven t heard of too many members going this year to Indiana. Sandy and I are saving our money for next year in South Carolina. I ve already started my list of toys I want to buy. The Region A rally in Alabama is in September. I ve never been to Alabama. This might be a good reason to go. Any takers? Don t forget July s chapter meeting at MeMaws. I ve heard Steve and Barb might be late getting back for the meeting. Steve s and Barbs GPS isn t working too good and their having too good of a time dancing. Hopefully we will see them back soon, don t want to have to put together a search party! Lastly, I want to wish all the Dad s out there a Happy Belated Fathers Day. See everyone on July 3 rd at Me- Maws. Scott and Sandy Myers Assistant Chapter Directors One day at a meat shop a dog walks in and the butcher shoos him away. About 5 minutes later he comes back with $10 and a note saying 2lbs of steak surprised the butcher reluctantly takes the money and hands him a bag with the meat. As the dog left the butcher closed down the shop and decided to follow it. The dog gets to the bus stop and waits. A few buses pass and the dog ignores them still not eating the meat. Finally bus 923 arrives and the dog pulls a ticket out of its collar, gives it to the driver and hops on. The dog does this for about 3 more buses and the man follows him every time. The dog got off of the last bus and began to walk still not have eaten the meat. Finally the dog walks up to a house and sets the meat down. The dog backs up and charges and slams into the door. He does this about twice. Finally a man opens the door and starts yelling at the dog calling him stupid and retarded. The butcher finds this horrible so he talks to the man and says STUPID?! This dog went to my shop, paid for meat and took it on a series of buses finding his way back home perfectly. HOW IS HE STUPID??! The man then replied saying Yes, that s all great but he forgot the key the 3rd time this week! 2

3 (Apr 26, 2012) 2012 FLORIDA GWRRA EVENTS July 4-7 Wing Ding XXXIV Fort Wayne, IN Sep Region A Rally/Convention Eufaula, AL Oct 6 FL1-A Fall Festival San Antonio Oct 6 Green Frog Getaway Pensacola Oct Mississippi District Rally/Convention Biloxi, MS Oct. 13 FL1-X Poker Run Jacksonville 2013 FLORIDA GWRRA EVENTS Jan. 12 FL2-L Cowboys & Indians Rally Lakeland Jan 20 FL2-N Multi-Chapter Breakfast Cocoa Mar 2 FL1-R Chapter Rally & Poker Run Dunnellon May 11 FL1-H2 Orlando GWRRA MOTTO: Friends For Fun, Safety and Knowledge Do you know how to tell if you're staying in a redneck hotel? When you call the front desk saying I've got a leak in the sink and the front desk person says go ahead. Wife isn't in the car On a rural road a state trooper pulled this farmer over and said: "Sir, do you realize your wife fell out of the car several miles back?" To which the farmer replied: "Thank God, I thought I had gone deaf!" 3

4 Birthday s Anniversaries 7/17 Glenn & Betty Taylor 7/5 Katie Wood 7/7 Richard Wilson 7/13 Mary Ann Copper 7/22 Don Tosti 7/22 James Hosback 7/24 Carol Girard 7-25 Mike Mercer 7/25 Bill Harris 7/26 Ray Moyer There were three fathers to be in a hospital waiting room, waiting for their babies to be born. The first nurse comes out and tells the first father, "Congratulations you're the father of twins!" He says, Great! I am the manager for the Minnesota Twins. The second nurse comes out and tells the second father, "Congratulations you're the father of triplets! He says, "That's cool! I work for 3M." The third father opens the window and jumps out. The third nurse comes out, and asks, Where's the third father?" One of the other fathers said, "Oh he jumped out the window. The nurse asks, "Why?" He replied, "He works for Seven Up!" Ever wonder how blondes remember their Passwords? During a recent password audit, it was found that a blonde was using the following password: MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofy When asked why such a big password, she said, "It had to be at least 8 characters long. 4

5 Safety Educator AND NOW A WORD FROM CAPTAIN SAFETY DO YOU WAKE UP TO AN ALARM CLOCK? THEN BY DEFINITION YOU RE SLEEP DEPRIVED. YOU RE NOT ALONE-ALMOST 50 MILLION AMERICANS DON T GET ENOUGH SLEEP. THE NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION S 2005 SLEEP IN AMERICA STUDY SHOWED HALF OF THOSE SURVEYED SAID THEY GET A GOOD NIGHT S SLEEP ONLY A FEW TIMES A WEEK OR LESS. OF THESE PEOPLE, 62% ARE SLEEPY DURING THE DAY AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK. AND MANY OF THESE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING OR RIDING MOTORCYCLE S WHILE TIRED. IT HASN T ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY. IN 1910 PEOPLE AVERAGED NINE HOURS OF SLEEP A NIGHT. BY 1975 IT WAS SEVEN AND A HALF HOURS. IN 2002, THE TYPICAL AMERICAN ADULT GOT 6.9 HOURS NIGHTLY. SHIFT WORKERS AVER- AGE ABOUT FIVE HOURS A NIGHT. OF COURSE, SOME PEOPLE NEED MORE SLEEP THAN OTHERS DO. BUT MANY OF US DON T GET ENOUGH SLEEP. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS FOR MOTORCYCLISTS. AFTER 17 TO 19 HOURS AWAKE, YOU RIDE AS IF YOU HAD A COUPLE OF DRINKS, WHICH WOULD MAKE YOU LEGALLY DRUNK IN SOME AREAS. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION ESTIMATES FA- TIGUE CAUSES MORE THAN 100,000 ACCIDENTS ANNUALLY, INCLUDING MORE THAN 1,500 DEAD AND OVER 70,000 INJURED. THERE MAY BE MORE: DETERMIN- ING WHETHER DRIVER FATIGUE CONTRIBUTED TO A CRASH IS DIFFICULT. EVEN WORSE IS THE FACT THAT NODDING OFF IS MORE LIKELY WHEN TRAVEL- ING LONG DISTANCES ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT ALSO CAUSES IRRITABILITY AND MOODINESS. THE NSF SUGGESTS ONE CAUSE OF ROAD RAGE IS CHRONIC SLEEP DEPRIVATION, WHICH ALSO HURTS JOB PERFORMANCE AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THIS MAY LEAD TO CON- FLICT, STRESS, AND LOSS OF SLEEP. SO NOT SLEEPING LEADS TO MORE NOT SLEEPING. EXCESSIVE TIREDNESS ALSO AFFECTS THE FRONTAL CORTEX OF THE BRAIN, IMPAIRING MEMORY, SPEECH, AND YOUR DECISION MAKING ABILITY. WHEN CONFRONTED WITH A NEED TO MAKE A SUDDEN CRITICAL DECISION WHEN RIDING, LACK OF SLEEP CAN BE FATAL. WHEN RIDING MANY PEOPLE TRY USING CAFFEINE TO GET THROUGH THE DAY OF RIDING. THIS IS A BAD IDEA. IN THE IRON BUTT ASSOCIA- TION S ARCHIVE OF WISDOM, THEY WRITE DRUGS AND OTHER STIMU- LANTS DON T WORK! IF YOU NEED NODOZ OR OTHER DRUGS TO STAY ALERT. THE IRON BUTT ASSOC, INCLUDES COFFEE AND COLAS ON THIS T-CLOCK CHECK : Tires and wheels, Controls, Lights and electrics, Oil and fluids, Chassis, Kickstand. 5

6 HOT LIST, IT S TIME TO STOP FOR THE DAY AND GET SOME SERIOUS REST. CAF- FEINE AND ALCOHOL, BY THE WAY, ARE TWO OF THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF SLEEPING PROBLEMS. WARNING SIGNS, CHANCES YOU LL DOZE OFF IN EACH OF THESE SITUATION. 1. SITTING AND READING 2. WATCHING TV 3. SITTING IN AN INACTIVE PLACE SUCH AS A THEATER OR MEETING 4. AS A PASSENGER IN A CAR FOR AN HOUR WITH OUT A BREAK 5. LYING DOWN TO REST IN THE AFTERNOON 6. SITTING AND TALKING TO SOMEONE 7. SITTING QUIETLY AFTER LUNCH WITHOUT AL- COHOL 8. IN A CAR, WHILE STOPPED FOR A FEW MINUTES IN TRAFFIC AND THE VERY CLOUDY RAIN DAYS LIKE THIS MONTHS. SO IN CONCLUSION GET PLENTY OF SLEEP STAY DRY AND RIDE SAFE. MIKE AND PAT DUQUETTE SENIOR CHAPTER EDUCATORS MO AND DEB DALTON ASSISTANT CHAPTER EDUCATORS Notice anything strange here...like maybe..side saddle! Does your bumper.. Bump? 6

7 Ride Coordinator HI Ho, HI HO,..it's on the road we go. But it seems there wasn't too much GO in THIS MONTH. We still had a great time! First off was the breakfast ride to the Olsten diner which because of the turnout was rerouted to Jimmies in Rockledge. Five bikes made the run, (I had to work sorry to say) but I understand the food was really good. As usual for Jimmies. Next up.another reschedule. This time it was from Beef O Brady's to the Harbor City Diner. Apparently the room for Beefs had been taken. But don't worry... we'll get there another time. Anyway, 15 of us made it and enjoyed the kick tire. SURPRISE- RUN a Sunday breakfast run. Even though tropical Debby was casting a grey day with spotted rain, three bikes and one car met at County Line and dodging the rain drops and rode to the Southern Sisters for breakfast. After filling our tummies we hit the rode for home. WHAT LUCK Got home just as the heavens opened up. Who says there is no God. Oh yes, speaking of on the rode. Four of our members have done just that. Mike and Charlotte mercer left here the end of May and headed for Iowa and Seattle with side trips on the way. Once in Seattle they stored the bike and started their trip to of all places, Alaska. I understand at this writing they are possibly back from Alaska and in California. Can't wait to see pictures. The other wandering vagabonds are Richard and Linda Mitts. They also left the end of May and headed west and then turned to the Northern states. I can't begin to name all the states they have covered. The last I heard they were in West Virginia on their return. I am willing to bet Richard took plenty of pictures. I do know they are doing what others only dream about. Hurry home Guys and BE SAFE OUT THERE. July calendar will be posted shortly and hope to see you on the rides. Meeting July 3, MeMaws, 7p.m. 6p.m. to eat. Lynn 7

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11 FL-2D s SWINGER S Hey, nothing to this, I think I ll take a little nap. Whoa. What ya doing to me? Stop screeming, can t you see it scares the Cr p out of me! 11

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13 A lawyer and a blonde are sitting next to each other on a long flight from LA to NY. The lawyer leans over to her and asks if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The lawyer persists and explains that the game is really easy and a lot of fun. He explains" I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5, and vice-versa." Again, she politely declines and tries to get some sleep. The lawyer, now somewhat agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500," figuring that since she is a blonde that he will easily win the match. This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring that there will be no end to this torment unless she plays, agrees to the game. The lawyer asks the first question. "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches in to her purse, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the lawyer. Now, it's the blonde's turn. She asks the lawyer: "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?" The lawyer looks at her with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references. He taps into the Air phone with his modem and searches the Net and the Library of Congress. Frustrated, he sends s to all his coworkers and friends he knows. After over an hour, he wakes the blonde and hands her $500. The blonde politely takes the $500 and turns away to get back to sleep. The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde and asks, "Well, so what IS the answer!?" Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5, and goes back to sleep! A special thanks to our members who submit articles. We love the support and the good information. Send them to Richard Mitts rm32904@yahoo.com May I have your attention please!... A Very Special Thanks to Charlie Davies and Joanne Davies. They take this publication, make it web ready, and then put it on our Web Site. Without them, we would not be able to enjoy this on our computers. Many thanks for a fantastic job. 13

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