Riders like me

[sickboy433]

Originally Posted by dirtmistress

Sir or Madame as the case may be!
The good people on STR are a very, very sensitive bunch!
Please be careful when choosing your words as they do tend to read into things and certainly misconstrue ad infinitum ad nauseum!
I for one thought your post was referring to tying off testicles so the male species would then die off, which is fine!
Just remember, this is a sensitive group and we do secret PM group hugs!

Hey thanks for the info I'll pass it on to someone who cares,
by the way its now legal, you can marry your life partner now..

[dirtmistress]

Originally Posted by sickboy433

Hey thanks for the info I'll pass it on to someone who cares,
by the way its now legal, you can marry your life partner now..

Thanks but we're happy with a simple registered domestic partnership. And I was kidding in my post Mr. Way too Sensitive".

[DBD]

Originally Posted by sickboy433

No, but I do help build Los Angeles isint that good enough...

I guess you missed the sarcasm or perhaps I missed it in your reply
I figured you were one of the guys atop the scaffolding 100'+ off the ground but the Rushmore thing sounded more intriguing to me and as long as your happy with your work then it is good enough.

[sickboy433]

sensitive? who's sensitive ? I thought this was a shit talk session.. please dont get me wrong I'd ride with you guys any time, but also trying to set up a certain group to help w/ more than rides .....dont worry your still my friend.

[sickboy433]

Originally Posted by DBD

I guess you missed the sarcasm or perhaps I missed it in your reply
I figured you were one of the guys atop the scaffolding 100'+ off the ground but the Rushmore thing sounded more intriguing to me and as long as your happy with your work then it is good enough.

Thanks you I do, I have to say theres no greater feeling than being fifty floors up on a six inch wide beam looking down on L.A.'s hill sides deciding on which trail Im gonna hit on the weekend.

[JoeTruth]

Hey, next time you're in the six-two-six and you're a local 585U and you live on the north side of the street with your house number ending in 36, hit me up and we'll do a ride in the eight-one-eight. We'll def. KIR and do some serious DH'ing and hope not to go OTB. If we do, let's hope our celly's can hook up with nine-one-one and we'll give them our 411 and get us the hell out B4 dark or we're focked!

Peace and GLTY and GLTU!

[sickboy433]

Originally Posted by JoeTruth

Hey, next time you're in the six-two-six and you're a local 585U and you live on the north side of the street with your house number ending in 36, hit me up and we'll do a ride in the eight-one-eight. We'll def. KIR and do some serious DH'ing and hope not to go OTB. If we do, let's hope our celly's can hook up with nine-one-one and we'll give them our 411 and get us the hell out B4 dark or we're focked!

Peace and GLTY and GLTU!

wow you put a lot of time in that one. did your BBFL help you with that. wait a minute...wait .... sorry I was taking notes.

[jeffj]

I had a friend back in the early eighties that was an iron worker. I even attended a union meeting with him over in east LA one night (still not sure why). Having spent quite a bit of time with him, and then going to that union meeting, I feel like I kind of understand them a little bit.

Iron workers are kind of a unique breed and somewhat 'clannish'. You have to be a bit 'touched' to work the high steel in the first place and even more 'touched' to stay with it when you see your friends and co-workers killed and injured at a higher rate than most other professions. I think that's why they tend to look at each other as sort of an extended family and seek each other out to hang out when not at work. They understand each other and the lifestyle in somewhat the same way cops tend to hang with other cops.

After the first few posts, (though I had long forgotten the local iron workers union was 433) I had a feeling the union affiliation was with the iron workers.
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On the other hand sickboy, most of the people active on this board could care less what someone does for a living. The bike is the cause that binds us. I have ridden with some people many times and still have no idea what they do for a living and don't really care.

I think some saw some exclusionary behavior on your part in the way you were reaching out looking for other iron workers to ride with. And then you felt maybe you were being subjected to the same sort of exclusion.

But, here's the deal: Once our work clothes come off and our riding gear goes on, as far as I'm concerned, we are all the same.

We're also not affiliated with any particular religion, ethnic group or political party. In fact, there are a lot of people on this board that may not associate with each other under other circumstances. We're just people that like riding mountain bikes and that's good enough for me.

Kumbayfrickenya, let's ride.

[Albacore]

"Dramatical?" What is that? Did you go to school with President Bush?

[Zippo]

OMG STR is going down the tubes. everyone chill out, and use google if you don't know what something is. We've all heard of google, right? treat the guy with some respect.

[Tmac]

Come on now ya'll. Can't we all just get along.

[jonny nez]

Originally Posted by sickboy433

No Im busy riding while you are having you'er photo shoot

Gotcha. pics of you would probably just be a blur anyways.

Ride Fast and Take Pictures...

[schleppp]

Originally Posted by sickboy433

please lets not be so dramatical you obviously didint get it "riders like me" meaning the men AND women who work iron and like to ride . you see Im mearly setting up a net work for rides , jobs and funtional aspects like fundraising so unwind the panties and try not to read into things so deep.I thought this web site was for that, apperently there is more forum bashing among the regulars than I thought is this to push any new commer out cause I dont see the purpose in talking about tea parties or bar runs

Obviously a union member, as is evident by his mastery of the english language!

Just kidding Sickboy. Don't mind the locals, they are actually very nice once they bash you a bit. Stick around and you will meet some really nice people.

PS - this is a bash on union members in general. Not you personally.

[Pablomatic]

Originally Posted by Zippo

OMG STR is going down the tubes. everyone chill out, and use google if you don't know what something is. We've all heard of google, right?

Yeah! And you could even use google earth and geoladders to find trails....even ones you wont find while "tied off" 50 stories up.

OUT

p.s. y'all should'nt "take chances" on the Fully Loop....heard its pretty 'death kore' out there.

[Taco Jack]

I.A.M. member local 755.

[Kid A]

good for u. its' time you iron workers got a union do me a fvaor and no starch in my baggies please j/k welcome btw - cool avantar. sickboy a SD or trainspotting reference???

[dirtmistress]

Originally Posted by Kid A

good for u. its' time you iron workers got a union do me a fvaor and no starch in my baggies please j/k welcome btw - cool avantar. sickboy a SD reference???

LMAO!! You're a pretty funny guy!!

[schleppp]

Originally Posted by Taco Jack

I.A.M. member local 755.

Jack, you Commie!

I guess we can't ride together anymore! I am sure that is good news to you!

Wish me luck this weekend, I am riding 30 plus miles on SART with a group of hammerheads!! Have a good weekend buddy.