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BIKERNET?S PERFECT HUSBAND RESEARCH REPORT– There are several men sitting around in the locker room of a private club after exercising. Suddenly a cell phone on one of the benches rings. One of the men picks it up, and the following conversation ensues:
“Hello?”
“Honey, it’s me. Are you at the club?”
“Yes.”
“Great! I am at the mall two blocks from where you are. I just saw a beautiful mink coat. It’s absolutely gorgeous!! Can I buy it?”
“What’s the price?”
“Only $1,500.00.”
“Well, OK, go ahead and get it, if you like it that much…”
“Ahhh, and I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the 2001 models. I saw one I really liked. I spoke with the salesman, and he gave me a really good price… and since we need to exchange the BMW that we bought last year…”
“What price did he quote you?”
“Only $60,000…”
“OK, but for that price I want it with all the options.?
“Great! But before we hang up, something else…”
“What?”
“It might look like a lot, but I was reconciling our bank account and I stopped by the real estate agent this morning and saw the house we had looked at last year. It’s on sale!! Remember? The one with a pool, English Garden, acre of park area, beachfront property…”
“How much are they asking?”
“Only $450,000….a magnificent price…and I see that we have that much in the bank to cover…”
“Well, then go ahead and buy it, but just bid $420,000. OK?”
“OK, sweetie…Thanks! I’ll see you later!! I love you!!!”
“Bye…I do too…”
The man hangs up, closes the phone’s flap, and raises his hand while holding the phone and asks to all those present:
“Does anyone know who this phone belongs to?”
–From MM
EASYRIDERS BANKRUPTCY REPORT–The ER thing is still swirling around in the bankruptcy court and the guy Imentioned some time ago (Fred Sands) is reported to still be pursuing atakeover of the company. There is supposed to be another court meeting nextweek.
In addition, popularbelief is that ER needs to go back to its days of old, meaning an elevatedcontent of raunch.
–Undercover agent
BUELL PRODUCTION SHUT DOWN–The rumor on the street is that Buell has discontinued production of all models except for the entry-level bikes.Personally, I would hate to see Buell go away. I believe from personal experience that Buell could be the street fighter bike for the young new rider who will ultimately ride Harleys.Hopefully it’s only a production glitch and will be remedied quickly. If you hear anything, let us know.
BIKERNET HUMAN CONDITION DEPARTMENT–If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have producedenough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee (hardly seems worth it).
NAVY SEAL NEIL ROBERTS RECENT DEATH–
What’s below is an e-mail I received that explains Neil’s situation a littlebetter than the press did. It’s disheartening to hear that a teammate fellout of a helicopter, was captured and executed. What’s below displays amore understandable and palatable rendition. I hope I would’ve done aswell; to the last cartridge.
I apologize in advance for the lengthy e-mail, but I have just gotten backfrom Neil’s funeral. There were over 1,000 people in attendance andneedless to say, it was moving. I had the opportunity to speak with severalindividuals, both in the Teams and in the Agency, who were in country at thetime of Neil’s death and who had also viewed the Predator video as well asanother video. The following is merely a sanitized compilation of theconversations I had and tid-bits from Fitz’s eulogy. The usual disclaimersapply and there is some stuff I need to leave out. And, I know I will notdo the story justice, nor could I ever hope to.
Supposedly…as the helo was on final, it came under fire. An air-crewmanfell off the back ramp and was dangling by his tether. Neil reached down topull him back in. An RPG hit the nose of the helo (didn’t explode) and thepilot subsequently made an evasive maneuver. Neil tumbled out (theair-crewman may have also mistakenly pulled Neil out while Neil was tryingto recover him or that may have not even of happened – doesn’t matter -bottom line, Neil fell from about 10 feet and was on the ground alone).
It isunclear as to whether or not the guys on board the helo knew that they had losta man. Helo peeled away, developed hydraulic problems and crash-landedabout a click away.
Neil turns on his beacon and low crawls to a position under fire. Neiltakes the offensive, firing and maneuvering against the enemy and allegedlystorms a machine-gun nest. Neil was shot several times, but continued thefight.
Apparently, the Predator video shows the mortal wound and Neil fallsto the ground (~an hour after he fell from the helo). He had expended allof his ammo, both primary and secondary, as well as his grenades. The videohas Neil shooting with his pistol at very close ranges to the enemy. He wasdead by the time the enemy arrived and dragged him off.
Not sure on whetherthey intended to use Neil’s body as a decoy! For an ambush or as abargaining chip or for another Somalia street dragging episode. Doesn’treally matter.
Then the boys came. The force was a mix of operators and arrived about 2hours later. As they expected, they encounter significant hostile fire, butreturned fire immediately. Apparently, a lot of undisclosed heroicsoccurred that night and there was significant payback (and I meansignificant). Several of our brothers were wounded, two of which were flownback to CONUS (one of whom may lose a foot). People are talking CMHlevel heroics – we’ll see. After fierce fighting and a valiant rescue,Neil’s body was recovered, as were the other dead, and all were evacuated.
Payback has continued in various ways and that is the stuff I can’t go into.But rest assured, what comes around is going around. Neil went downfighting and took many of those @^%$ with him (an unconfirmed number). Theridge upon which he died is now called Robert’s Ridge. He was posthumouslyawarded the Bronze Star with a V and a Purple Heart. Neil is now SpecOpsfolklore and a legend in the Teams for the rest of eternity, all roundsexpended.
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