Comments on: Postscript http://rynne.co.uk/2009/07/30/postscript/ Life, the Universe and everything ... Tue, 22 May 2012 16:27:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: chris sanfilippo http://rynne.co.uk/2009/07/30/postscript/#comment-2268 chris sanfilippo Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:35:44 +0000 http://rynne.co.uk/2009/07/30/postscript/#comment-2268 Hello Brigid and John Can you believe this august 29th and I read this post for the first time today. (even got Florence to read it too lol) Brigid, I take my hat of to you very nice post, I'm 59 yrs old and still learning about people. There are LEADERS and there followers , but if the people are NOT compatable in some way there will be NO leader and NO follower. It is Human respect, and the fact that (example) I like you as a human being, that would make me say " go ahead Brigid you lead and I'll follow" Take that respect away and my attitude would definetly change. Clasic case of TIT for TAT i TOO LOOK FORWARD TO RIDING WITH YOU AND jOHN AGAIN CHRIS SANFILIPPO Hello Brigid and John
Can you believe this august 29th and I read this post for the first time today. (even got Florence to read it too lol)
Brigid, I take my hat of to you very nice post, I’m 59 yrs old and still learning about people. There are LEADERS and there followers , but if the people are NOT compatable in some way there will be NO leader and NO follower. It is Human respect, and the fact that (example) I like you as a human being, that would make me say ” go ahead Brigid you lead and I’ll follow” Take that respect away and my attitude would definetly change. Clasic case of TIT for TAT
i TOO LOOK FORWARD TO RIDING WITH YOU AND jOHN AGAIN
CHRIS SANFILIPPO

]]> By: Brigid http://rynne.co.uk/2009/07/30/postscript/#comment-2263 Brigid Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:49:10 +0000 http://rynne.co.uk/2009/07/30/postscript/#comment-2263 Ah, the curse of the blog writer ... It's all very well keeping up a daily log while on holiday, but a bummer to finish off when it all goes Pete Tong. Referring to our group as "mutineers" was a bit of literary licence. It seemed a little more polite than some of the other names we came up with! Though, with my reputation for tact and diplomacy ...? It was sad that the trip ended the way it did. But, for us, after all the other stresses and aggravation, those last few days were absolutely priceless, and I hope we have come away with some new and lasting friendships. Hope to buy you a Guinness when we're next over. Take care. Brigid Ah, the curse of the blog writer … It’s all very well keeping up a daily log while on holiday, but a bummer to finish off when it all goes Pete Tong. Referring to our group as “mutineers” was a bit of literary licence. It seemed a little more polite than some of the other names we came up with! Though, with my reputation for tact and diplomacy …?
It was sad that the trip ended the way it did. But, for us, after all the other stresses and aggravation, those last few days were absolutely priceless, and I hope we have come away with some new and lasting friendships.

Hope to buy you a Guinness when we’re next over. Take care.
Brigid

]]> By: Willie Edmonds http://rynne.co.uk/2009/07/30/postscript/#comment-2262 Willie Edmonds Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:45:41 +0000 http://rynne.co.uk/2009/07/30/postscript/#comment-2262 Brigid, That was a good and acurate summary but a little sad to read. I must add that the "mutiny" was in no way planned but seemed at the time the only option available to ensure the whole group didn't go their separate ways. You are absolutely correct in saying we stayed up too late, drank too much and got up too late, but wasn't it such great fun. It was a holiday after all and that's what you do. For us Europeans, yes it is a costly trip between shipping/flying the bikes over, our own flight costs and the other expenses like insurance etc, not to mention the amount of planning that has to be done beforehand. I think that this is the main reason why we, not just want to have a good time, but absolutely need to. We had a good time when we took the oportunity to do so, and I've no regrets about that. We enjoyed John and yourself in our company and will remember the many laughs we had. I certainly look forward to riding with you again (without a rigid schelule of course, LOL) and for myself and Jim, it will probably be 2012 also. Keep well friend and keep in touch. Willie Brigid, That was a good and acurate summary but a little sad to read. I must add that the “mutiny” was in no way planned but seemed at the time the only option available to ensure the whole group didn’t go their separate ways. You are absolutely correct in saying we stayed up too late, drank too much and got up too late, but wasn’t it such great fun. It was a holiday after all and that’s what you do.

For us Europeans, yes it is a costly trip between shipping/flying the bikes over, our own flight costs and the other expenses like insurance etc, not to mention the amount of planning that has to be done beforehand. I think that this is the main reason why we, not just want to have a good time, but absolutely need to.

We had a good time when we took the oportunity to do so, and I’ve no regrets about that. We enjoyed John and yourself in our company and will remember the many laughs we had. I certainly look forward to riding with you again (without a rigid schelule of course, LOL) and for myself and Jim, it will probably be 2012 also.

Keep well friend and keep in touch.

Willie

]]> By: Brigid http://rynne.co.uk/2009/07/30/postscript/#comment-2242 Brigid Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:04:33 +0000 http://rynne.co.uk/2009/07/30/postscript/#comment-2242 "Mercury" ... I like that. Sums us up perfectly. Thanks for being such great friends. We too would ride anywhere, anytime with you two. Looking forward to planning more adventures. Probably 2012 for us ... John & Brigid “Mercury” … I like that. Sums us up perfectly. Thanks for being such great friends. We too would ride anywhere, anytime with you two. Looking forward to planning more adventures. Probably 2012 for us …
John & Brigid

]]> By: Ben Dover http://rynne.co.uk/2009/07/30/postscript/#comment-2241 Ben Dover Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:53:03 +0000 http://rynne.co.uk/2009/07/30/postscript/#comment-2241 Brigid, Nicely Done!!! You have a gift of putting into words, actions that the rest of us feel but don't know how to relate. As to the type of riding we do, it is unique. We are like mercury, we start out as a group, split off in many different blobs and congeal back to parts or the whole at both planned and random intervals. I believe it is why we keep riding the same roads over and over. It is always something and\or someone new every day. It is not about the road, or the bikes, or the schedule, it is about the PEOPLE and it is about the RIDE. The first casality in a battle is the battle plan, anticipate it, except it, keep moving forward modifying the plan as events unfold before you. Being leader just plain sucks. I love the idea that every day requires a new leader. We are too free spirited and individual to have one leader for too long. Joanne and I are sorry we missed this adventure with you guys. As of right now I am committing to Alaska in 2 years, the difference next time is that we will build in allot more time. Time to rest, time for broke bikes, time to site see, time to enjoy. The Mother Road Rally is a hectic week, everyday pushing to get to the hotel, everyday seeming to be late, everyday spending 12 hours on the bike. That is good for that one week, trying to do that over 4 or 5 weeks is asking for trouble. In closing we would just say that we would ride anywhere and anytime with you and John. Doug & Joanne Brigid,
Nicely Done!!! You have a gift of putting into words, actions that the rest of us feel but don’t know how to relate. As to the type of riding we do, it is unique. We are like mercury, we start out as a group, split off in many different blobs and congeal back to parts or the whole at both planned and random intervals. I believe it is why we keep riding the same roads over and over. It is always something and\or someone new every day. It is not about the road, or the bikes, or the schedule, it is about the PEOPLE and it is about the RIDE. The first casality in a battle is the battle plan, anticipate it, except it, keep moving forward modifying the plan as events unfold before you. Being leader just plain sucks. I love the idea that every day requires a new leader. We are too free spirited and individual to have one leader for too long. Joanne and I are sorry we missed this adventure with you guys. As of right now I am committing to Alaska in 2 years, the difference next time is that we will build in allot more time. Time to rest, time for broke bikes, time to site see, time to enjoy. The Mother Road Rally is a hectic week, everyday pushing to get to the hotel, everyday seeming to be late, everyday spending 12 hours on the bike. That is good for that one week, trying to do that over 4 or 5 weeks is asking for trouble. In closing we would just say that we would ride anywhere and anytime with you and John.

Doug & Joanne

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