where has ballisticechris gone

[RIVA]

I love Yanks! They can talk really personal and with feeling about each other at length without fear but mention gun laws and they clam up and bring down the shutters straight away! They dress like us, talk a bit like us but they’re not at all like us!!


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And I really think that this fact is a good thing.. If everyone was the same and thought the same, what a boring world it would be.

An example of different styles of communication:
I went to an advanced sniper school in OK some years back. My partner, and I had been working together for years. Well, after the week was up, the instructors brought up communication between the spotter, and shooter. Apparently, my partner and I had made them nervous. During the stages, we would say this/that in our normal manner.

The instructors turned to us, and described our comms as unique. They said it must work, (we finished #1 & #2) but didn't recommend it for the rest of the class. Come to find out, they had been taking bets on which one of us was going to kill the other.

My advise to all the members on here. "Before you get Sierra1 mad at you, Know where he is and make bloody sure that he is not carrying" .

 

[Longdog Cymru]

Start a chain lube thread. That'll get 'em going.

And don’t even THINK about mentioning Darksiding!

 

[Jlq1969]

And I really think that this fact is a good thing.. If everyone was the same and thought the same, what a boring world it would be.




My advise to all the members on here. "Before you get Sierra1 mad at you, Know where he is and make bloody sure that he is not carrying" .

I would not worry so much. "Maybe" in advance sniper school, there were only 2 enrolled, that's why they got # 1 and # 2

 

[Sierra1]

. . . . My advise to all the members on here. "Before you get Sierra1 mad at you, Know where he is and make bloody sure that he is not carrying" .

One of my favorite shirts:

And as Jeremy Clarkson might say: Some say, that's not the scariest thing about him.

 

[Madhatter]

If he’s good you will never see him . And running just means you will die sweaty and tired .

 

[Sierra1]

Yeah, 'cuz I'm not chasing anybody in this heat.

 

[MattR]

I am also a member of the DRRIDERS forum and I know some others here are also on that forum. There are many older riders there along with many international members. In the 5 or so years that I have been a member, I have not seen any major arguments that got someone kicked out. Procycle and Motolab used to argue about carburetors, but that seems to have subsided. On the DRRIDERS forum, volatile topics like politics, guns, religion, immigration, how to enter Canada illegally etc.. are just not brought up. There are plenty of other topics to discuss and share info on concerning motorcycles. Maybe we should follow suit.

What, no “what guns have you got?” Threads?


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[MattR]

When I see something on TV, or hear something on the radio that I don't like, or agree with . . . . I change the channel. This forum should be the same. If you disagree with a post/thread, don't participate. No reason that other can't discuss whatever they want.

We've become too sensitive. It seems like some stay awake at night trying to come up with things that they can be offended by. Looking for their 15 minutes of fame. My true friends and I often disagree on things. They tell me I'm crazy, as do so to them. Nobody gets butt hurt.

An example of different styles of communication:
I went to an advanced sniper school in OK some years back. My partner, and I had been working together for years. Well, after the week was up, the instructors brought up communication between the spotter, and shooter. Apparently, my partner and I had made them nervous. During the stages, we would say this/that in our normal manner.

The instructors turned to us, and described our comms as unique. They said it must work, (we finished #1 & #2) but didn't recommend it for the rest of the class. Come to find out, they had been taking bets on which one of us was going to kill the other. They were sure that we hated each other, and we were to big to get in between if we started fighting. The thing that I found odd was that the lead instructor was a Gulf War I vet, and the other was a Vietnam Sniper with 68 confirmed. I would have thought that they would have been used to it.

At no time did my partner or I realize that they thought we were serious.

My point is, before you get mad at somebody for what you think they're saying . . . . confirm the content/context. . . . before decide to hate them.

On the other hand, if someone writes something that is wrong or just not what you think is right, you should be able to challenge it without anyone getting angry. One of the issues with social media is that incorrect assertions are posted and not challenged and therefore become the norm. People should be able to accept that where there is (for example) a right wing view, there is usually a left wing view too. Both maybe just opinions but both are just as valid


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[Sierra1]

I agree, but that brings me back to my previous post (#75).

 

[MattR]

I agree, but that brings me back to my previous post (#75).

I was hoping you’d be more argumentative….


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[Sierra1]

Not today, grasshopper.

 

[Heresjeff]

His wisdom was too vast to be contained by one single motorcycle forum. He is now part of the Matrix, inhabiting all motorcycle forums simultaneously so that he can inform all riders everywhere how much they suck because they ride on Mitas E07's.

Dang, I just got home from putting 5000 miles in 11 days, hot, fast, two up, loaded with camping gear, on my first set of E07s. I even told someone today how I decided they were a good tire. I've only ever ran knobs except when the bike was new and when I did my first ss1000.

Prolly did like 75 miles off pavement on the trip, mostly cuz those off pavement national forest free campsites are the best.

 

[Checkswrecks]

I'm finally back from my wandering of the last couple of weeks. It was great to meet a bunch of you at the Rally.

EricV and a number of us were on the FJR Forum well before there was a Super Tenere. Eric's a heck of a guy who would literally give a stranger the shirt off his back but he does not take well to BS of any kind and never has. He finally dropped off the forum after no longer having a Tenere, the political crap we were throwing at each other, and people (not just Chris) arguing with him on what he absolutely did know to be right. I asked him to please consider sticking around or checking back in after some time and he said it was just time to move on so he did. His stats are still here because he still is technically a member even if he never shows back up.

Mak10 was right in that Chris effectively worked to get himself banned. He crossed just about every boundary possible in repeated religious attacks, politics, personal attacks, degrading others, etc. He was warned numerous times, we spoke in person early on after he got hurt, and then through a lot of PMs. Usually he'd push it then back off but he finally kept going.

Phil - Mak10 asked you to put him on ignore & he'd do the same. Thanks to both of you in advance.

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” Let's all move on.