Madhatter wants a dirt bike….

Madhatter

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by this time tomorrow morning I should be on my way to moab Utah. been planning a trip like this for a very long time . though the bike I should be taking is the 450x , sadly my skill set is not quite ready for a lot of what I see at moab… so big betty will be my ride to moab , it will be my first out of state trip on a motorcycle (feeling like a rookie for sure ) . it is hard when you live in central texas as it takes a 8 hours to get to the state line anyway you point her. and this is the first time I have had the money and the time at the same time to actually do a trip. so lots of photos for my album , and hope for a safe trip. and as I type this I am looking at the 450x and looking forward to riding it when I get home from the trip . though my skill set is not great I can see some improvement , so that is a good thing . and at my age not planning on racing just hope to feel confident and competent when I ride the 450 x. and the weather will surly cool down some soon ( it may not , ive seen 90's in January ) and with that more riding time with out the heat fatigue that gets you.
 

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well got home today from moab, wore the hell out . did things on the tenere I never tried on the 450x..... may play with it Saturday .
 

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12 degrees outside this morning. The leaves didn’t even change colors. They justi fell off ihe trees.
 

Madhatter

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drama still on going , but it did actually rain last night . one has nothing to do with the other , just something that has not happened (rain) in awhile along with cooler temperatures.
 

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so I get home from my epic (for me ) trip from moab Utah , take wife to a nice lunch , get home and find I have a huge problem at a property I own . illegal dumping , and the county is mad at me ..... have 30 days to clean up mess .... blew my top , lost my temper , my wife has never seen me lose my temper ..... called this county employee , he said your responsibility , your problem , you have no rights , he received a less than Christian response from me.... see, not the first time I have tried to get the county to help stop the illegal dumping , not the first time I have tried to talk to this county employee . their response nothing we can do. your problem... lawyer , a big possibility , but big money (no lawyers in my family , just cops , truck drivers , engineers ) but will be next step... every free moment has been to clean up this mess , and no guaranty that when I get there today some one has not dumped there over night. I am kinda dangerous at the moment , if I catch some one there they will regret it …. thieves , got no use for them , no sympathy for there suffering when it comes , I have had hard times , almost no money , but I never stole …. dumping is stealing , I have to spend my time and money to clean up their mess. cannot even enjoy moab , as I have lost sleep and work and free time and money and ,did I say , my temper. so these scum bags can profit a little by not having to pay a dump fee. so the county seems not to care about stopping the dumping but punishing the property owners who have been victimized by this illegal activity. so that is the reason I have not played with the 450x..... and the weather is nice..... that county was a nice place to live at one time , it has problems now that would take pages to explain , but an op-ed piece in the county seat paper is coming . just getting warmed up.
 

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mostly wood ,tires, household trash cops didn't seem to care if I did or didn't have a camera … just tired of being treated like the criminal. been cleaning and hauling off the trash before moab trip , county employee is unconcerned.
 

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I've had this dumping problem too. I have a spot I dump trees and limbs here in La. If somebody can see your dump site. It's trouble. I've found everything from household garbage to rusty junk iron. I had to get a backhoe and dig a ditch 200' and put in a culvert with a gate. I don't think the parish here would care if you dumped radioactive waste on your own property. I started off letting a few neighbors dump leaves and limbs. It snowballed into a nightmare.
 

Madhatter

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I feel you , the money and time ive spent this month and the not knowing if tomorrow there want be another problem …. law enforcement is a joke in this county , as is the other enforcement . easy to fault the land owner. heading there today to do more cleaning.
 

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If you could get the dumpers on video tape, which not only shows them dumping, but also a way to positively identify them, law enforcement will have no choice but to do something.
 

Tenman

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They removed all the dumpsters here in the country. They get filled up. Then everybody dumps on the ground around them or anywhere nobody is looking. Then they started burning them. That was the last straw. It can be a pretty long drive to the dump.
 
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