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  1. mello dude

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    I dont do facebook or any trendy social media stuff, but out of habit I'm on 5 or 6 motorcycle forums, and cycle through every day.
    I wish Michael would jump on here once in awhile to show he gives a shit......
     
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    I heven't heard from him in a long time. I know he lives in Hawaii, but I can't remember if it is Maui. It seems like maybe it was. I wonder if he was affected by the fire. It seems like if you were anywhere on that island then you probably were.
     
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    My Insider sub likely ran out in July...
    Just Re-Upped.

    There should be a notice sent?
    I get a ton of emails that I don't read, might have missed it is one was sent.
     
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    I also just clicked on "Account Upgrades" in my profile and renewed my status to Insider.

    Thanks, Michael! I love not having all the ads wasting my screen space.
     
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    I dont know what Michael does now... never posts or gives what's happening....kinda odd...
    I seem to be the daily admin guy now... VFRD too.
     
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    Thanks for all you do Mello dude!

    Who is responsible for paying the "bill" if the ads and members aren't providing enough?
     
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    I don't know much about the sites finances.....mbe the ads are enough to keep it going...no idea.
    On both sites, I just know it's part of my daily routine for better than a decade,
    and I will try to keep both going no matter what. (VFRW &VFRD)
     
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    The last time we discussed it, M told me the insiders & ad rev usually made the bills. Occasionally a little more occasionally a little less, but he loves the site and it holds a lot of memories for many of us. This site evolved from a forum out of Texas (I think they called it Texas VFR Garage back then) way back in the early days of the internet. I don't think he ever intends to let it die as long as it isn't costing a lot of money.
     
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    As for me, next year will make 20 years on the site. I don't get here daily, but I get here. I try to come by and prune the chat a few times a year. Especially if I see a lot of hateful politics type stuff. For the most part, the site exists in much the same space as the VFR itself. There is a strong core of support that keeps the memory alive, but no one is expecting a miracle resurrection or winding back of the clock to the 'good old days'.
     
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    Nothing like the good old days. They were like the Roaring 20's. Not that I was around that far back.
     
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    Thanks Reg for jumping in here..soon I will be a 20 year guy too...:thumbs:

    -IF Michael gets to a point of wanting to shut down...PLZ give me a shout first!
     
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    Mello dude for President of VFRWorld!
     
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    :Pound:More like lead stealth asshole...
     
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    The lead overt asshole and VFR Police Union, endorses this candidate.
     
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    I'm close to 70 years old. I only know of two assholes. Neither of them is you for sure. Your contributions to this site is beyond superb. Your thread on the 6th gen stator issues shows your commitment. I appreciate that. I don't mean to belittle you about becoming president. I nominate TC, NCB and Reg for pres too. But they were for the US of A. Now I will return to my usual babble here.
     
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    I apprecitate it Randy... .no belittlement taken...nothing like that... just throwing out a bit of humor... :)
    All in fun...
     
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    I realize that. But what you do still stands
     
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    Another renewal.
    Only rode the VFR one time last year, before Thanksgiving.
    Surgery took me out of action from March until then. Here's hoping for more miles and smiles in 2026!
     
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    You go and get sick, or something like that, and you don't do anything to make sure your little loved one is taken care of while you are down. That is just fooken awful. Shame!

    PS
    Hope you are feeling fine now.
     
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    Feeling fine is relative.... I'm alive, that's most of the battle. Everything else stacks up to irritations of one level of another.

    Leaving Tuesday for the IOM TT races. My sons have arranged bikes for us to ride on a "rest day" when the racers won't be risking it all.
    Going to be an epic experience, 1 more Bucket List item checked off.
     
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