went wet detecting-and....

[warthog]

...found 1 nickel,a small pendant with a piece of cut glass in it-kinda pretty-also found a SMALL COPPER BELL ON A STRING..?Musta been on a dog;or something,I guess...I tella y'all what;though:I almost froze me posterior off in that water...its not freezing by any means;but it IS NOT July warm;either-Im kicking around the idea of some neoprene waders-OR;just stay on land for the rest of the year...After getting thawed out;my wife and I had a nice lunch at Applebees-Then,I went and looked at motorcycles-I am probably gonna buy one by springtime;they are REALLY trying to sell them now-A Honda dealer had a 2007 Shadow Spirit 1100-silver- YES:I SAT ON IT-YES:IT FIT ME LIKE A GLOVE-THE SALESMAN SAID "BUY IT NOW,WE WILL TAKE $1,000.00 OFF THE PRICE"-NO;I didnt buy it-GOOD thing just looking is still free-it DID fit me nice when I sat on it-really;it did...My wife was NO HELP at all in this-she said"just buy it"...See what I gotta put up with???

 

[steve in so la]

about 40 years ago - my wife & I used to ride. People were always pulling out in front of you - they thought it was a bicycle I guess. Glad you got some goodies - here in Az it's hard to imagine cool or cold water Steve in so az

 

[MI$$OURI BETTY]

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[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

Wait till spring!

 

[Pete in MI]

some river fishermen clip or tie a bell onto the end of their rods - especially when night fishing - so they can hear they have a bite.
Might be one of those.
Congrats on the finds Steve - ya done good. Cycles are fun and if ya got a wife that says 'buy it' ya don't ask twice hahahaha.
Check insurance rates before putting the cash down on a bike - some seem outrageously priced for insurance.

I once was going to by the low end Harley 883 stock bike. Called the insurance company and was told it would be over $500 for insurance but...if I added fairings, saddle bags, and other accessories the price would come down. I scratched my head and said I don't understand. He said a 'stock' motorcycle is usually what gets in an accident first because 'kids' want to race them. But the ones decked out for touring we know ya can't race them so the insurance is cheaper.

I said I am still confused if a fully dressed bike gets into an accident doesn;t it cost more to replace all the things like the fairing, saddle bags, etc. than a stock bike? He said "Yeah." and left it at that. I'm still confused. I said look at how old I am. Do you think I am a 'kid' who is going to race his $18,000 (back then) bike for fun? If anything I'll be the cautious guy touring and watching out for the left turn cagers (cars that turn left into your bike cuz they 'didn't see you').

Oh well long story - check insuranc rates. What is a new bike if ya can't afford the insurance to get the plates so ya can ride it.
Ya can never get from 0 to 60 parked in a driveway.

 

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[VT Dave]

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