tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post8221519670136796318..comments2023-12-11T03:32:58.722-05:00Comments on Twisted Roads By Jack Riepe: The Scarlet Letter "P"Jack Riepehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-19501486832187864462010-08-14T18:35:56.673-04:002010-08-14T18:35:56.673-04:00Dear Mr Riepe,
sometimes it takes a fright to shif...Dear Mr Riepe,<br />sometimes it takes a fright to shift the mind into the right gear to square up to the long haul of losing weight,I find the struggle never ends.<br /><br />Thank you very much for your most entertaining and honest writing, I wish you all the best in breaking up and scraping the stove.<br /><br />billfin ScotlandBill Finhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503139145464159455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-81630780061796407322010-08-10T11:18:35.435-04:002010-08-10T11:18:35.435-04:00Dear Colin:
There are days when those measurement...Dear Colin:<br /><br />There are days when those measurements seem like half of me. I an 71 inches tall and 56 inches wide.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • ToadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-61514807696297700632010-08-10T11:16:41.283-04:002010-08-10T11:16:41.283-04:00Dear ConchScooter:
You are an enemy of every marq...Dear ConchScooter:<br /><br />You are an enemy of every marque... And it isn't the water pump, you fathead. It's a $20 relay that takes 2 minutes to put in. Wait until you get here in October. No only will you wish you had a tach, but seatbelts too. <br /><br />You British twit.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • ToadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-24565215542870666752010-08-10T11:13:15.239-04:002010-08-10T11:13:15.239-04:00Dear Shannon T. Baker (My Son):
I'm sorry yo...Dear Shannon T. Baker (My Son): <br /><br />I'm sorry you don't live closer so we could do a good pub ride together, when it gets cooler, of course -- like in December. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • ToadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-73829419924405325162010-08-10T11:06:11.333-04:002010-08-10T11:06:11.333-04:00Dear Red Beemer (Oregon):
While it cannot be deni...Dear Red Beemer (Oregon):<br /><br />While it cannot be denied that the boys of the Mac Pac play rough, they are all wool and a yard wide. In the past year, they have helped three guys stuck on the road, raised money for two charities. moto marshalled a major MS event, helped two members move, and supplied a neighborhood clinic with cases of bandages and other supplies.<br /><br />You couldn't ask for better friends than these guys.<br />The last time I posted a stupid ride, my birthday, 25 of them turned out. Dick Bregstein was the guy who got me into the ambulance and who sorted through the wreckage during my bad crash in 2007.<br /><br />I hope some day you come east so I can introduce you around. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • ToadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-22390579599584295902010-08-10T10:50:56.355-04:002010-08-10T10:50:56.355-04:00Dear SGSidekick (Tena):
I'm glad you got a go...Dear SGSidekick (Tena):<br /><br />I'm glad you got a good laugh out of my bog... That's what's its there for... So my readers can find some amusement in my trials and aggravation. Tell Ron I said, "Hello."<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • ToadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-56259625010405203422010-08-10T10:48:48.594-04:002010-08-10T10:48:48.594-04:00Dear IronDad (Dan):
We all use the same mechanic!...Dear IronDad (Dan):<br /><br />We all use the same mechanic! And there is no way one BMW rider would try to perpetrate a breakdown on another. It should be noted that the bike has really yet to experience a problem with the cooling fan, as it has yet to oveheat. I suspected the fan should have gone on, and I was right. <br /><br />The expression is, "Twisted Roads giveth, ang giveth good, before occasionally taking away."<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • ToadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-33830808863268184722010-08-09T17:44:05.099-04:002010-08-09T17:44:05.099-04:00Actually, I think it was quite the clever trick. ...Actually, I think it was quite the clever trick. After all, if you could manage to having David riding the bike when the cooling fan relay gave out, somebody could be blamed. And perhaps saddled with the repair bill. Sorry your plan backfired because nobody else saw the brilliance of it.<br /><br />Now I have to get the image of sweat through the mesh out of my head. Kind of like somebody squeezing a big, soft, smelly sponge. Anybody seen the Lysol?<br /><br />What was that about somebody giving and then taking away?irondadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821323482397075170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-41276389804317396572010-08-08T23:44:59.256-04:002010-08-08T23:44:59.256-04:00Jack, once again you made me laugh. Even got a chu...Jack, once again you made me laugh. Even got a chuckle out of Ron! We just never know what we'll find flowing from your mind down to the keyboard, do we? I'm sure Ron cringed when he came to the part about Leslie "requesting" you to stick to the speed limit. Sounded too much like what I say...sgsidekickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649169267084831571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-88367113576674876962010-08-08T19:36:15.385-04:002010-08-08T19:36:15.385-04:00The east coast meaning of friend seems to be 180 d...The east coast meaning of friend seems to be 180 degrees from the way the word is used out here on the west coast.<br />I think a Jewish person would get better treatment from a pack of skinheads than you do from your fellow MacPac members.<br /><br />RedBeemer of OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-86895688214044458012010-08-08T19:21:23.391-04:002010-08-08T19:21:23.391-04:00Jack,
Sorry it took so long to respond. It took ...Jack,<br /><br />Sorry it took so long to respond. It took a little doing but I have arranged for most of what you asked for. Unfortunately we don't have room for you in the house (the back child's support would really have helped that) so I arranged with the good folks at TDC (Texas Department of Corrections) to put you up for as long as you would like. The extra amenities will be provided by your new roommate (he goes by the name of Tiny) and he assures us that he...errr, you will really enjoy all the activities he has planned. <br /><br />By the way, Tiny says he rode his bike (alas not a BMW) everyday regardless of the weather. In fact he rode through Hurricane Ike on it just for fun. Of course, that was before the miscarriage of justice that left him behind bars for a multiple homicide he did not commit. The tire iron, blood samples, tissue samples and the ears were all planted by some pansy who didn't want to do his own time...or ride in the heat. <br /><br />Let me know when you will be down so we can hold the reservations.<br /><br />Your son,<br /><br />ShannonThe Armed Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033003471578386807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-81754983866836292352010-08-08T10:34:33.930-04:002010-08-08T10:34:33.930-04:00Wanker. Call me an Enemy of the Marque. The day my...Wanker. Call me an Enemy of the Marque. The day my Bonneville needs it's water pump servicing I'll call you to give me moral support.<br />ps: does the tach work when you are too afraid to ride the bike?Conchscooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016331487463993200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-73464028969730858602010-08-07T23:27:23.216-04:002010-08-07T23:27:23.216-04:005'10 260, skinny is a relative term.5'10 260, skinny is a relative term.Colinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-33288864474595995942010-08-07T23:08:56.311-04:002010-08-07T23:08:56.311-04:00Dear Shannon T. Baker:
Son! Is that you? You woul...Dear Shannon T. Baker:<br /><br />Son! Is that you? You wouldn't happen to have a job and a spare room by any chance, would you? I could be persuaded to come a visit, but I couldn't stay for longer than six or seven months... Not until things quiet down around here. <br /><br />The room would have to be a quiet one, with air conditioning. I have a delicate condition that precludes getting up before noon. I am also partial to rye whiskey, but it will be okay if you have gin too. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • Toad<br />Twisted RoadsJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-49189067208370196412010-08-07T20:17:27.902-04:002010-08-07T20:17:27.902-04:00Jack, another good one for the books. I hope one d...Jack, another good one for the books. I hope one day to have Cutter go over my father's old R75. At this point I would have to ask how much, which would be too much, therefore he can not do it. But one day. . .Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464143046998262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-16784965916886800682010-08-07T10:22:01.417-04:002010-08-07T10:22:01.417-04:00Wait a minute, when were you in Texas? My Biologic...Wait a minute, when were you in Texas? My Biological father's name was Jack. You might owe me 18 years of child support not to mention!<br /><br />And another 27 years of interest on that amount!!!!<br /><br />A friend has been offering me his BMW if I would just take up the mortgage payments on the maintenance, with that kind of money...<br /><br />-sbaker<br />Backroads BuddhaThe Armed Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033003471578386807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-67319045831792380392010-08-07T10:20:36.255-04:002010-08-07T10:20:36.255-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Armed Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033003471578386807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-55617836508575981822010-08-07T00:45:28.095-04:002010-08-07T00:45:28.095-04:00Can you make that fine print any smaller? I am too...Can you make that fine print any smaller? I am too tired tonite to read anything that small.<br />On the way back from Nebraska today I actually took off my mesh gear jacket for awhile. It wasn't blazing hot, but felt good for awhile without the jacket. Then I started feeling naked and vulnerable. I put the jacket back on at the next stop.<br />I decided the motto for the trip was "It's not hot as long as you are moving"<br /><br />Jimbo<br />Premeditated Scootin'cpa3485https://www.blogger.com/profile/00031439889267356735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-21820351565588793762010-08-07T00:37:35.960-04:002010-08-07T00:37:35.960-04:00Dear ADK (Chris Wolfe):
Somebody told me tht &quo...Dear ADK (Chris Wolfe):<br /><br />Somebody told me tht "ADK" really stands for "A Dick." That would be about right. You missed a great weekend. Cantwell rode down here and we cut up rough. We did a run to the northeastern shore of Maryland... Then Mike tied on a raging shitter back at the house. He decided he liked cigars, and I gave him two of my preferred bus mufflers to smoke.<br /><br />I met in the hallway around 5am. He swore a cat had climbed onto his face and shat in his mouth. (I didn't even tell him about the cat.)<br /><br />Is that yellow piece of shit you ride still road-worthy? If so, you know where the whiskey runs pure and the fun is never-ending.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • †oadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-60475121895519512222010-08-07T00:31:28.177-04:002010-08-07T00:31:28.177-04:00Dear Shannon T. Baker:
I can only imagine the ang...Dear Shannon T. Baker:<br /><br />I can only imagine the anguish you're riding in this summer. And the heat must be coming off that Harley engine in waves. But I used to have a good time in Texas. I have been laid there about 400 times, as opposed to Massachusetts, where I have only gotten jerked off. <br /><br />I like Galveston, Houston, and Dallas. There is no better state for a cold beer or a bucking brunette. <br /><br />And I am not normally a man who insists on making a point, but I was mad enough at the asshole who ran me off the road to want to pull him out of the car. <br /><br />Great to hear from you Shannon (Buddha)!<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • †oadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-81032153126844246182010-08-07T00:21:55.695-04:002010-08-07T00:21:55.695-04:00Dear Beemer Girl (Lori):
I cannot tell you how ni...Dear Beemer Girl (Lori):<br /><br />I cannot tell you how nice it is to get a letter from a reader that does not start out with:<br />• You Son of a Bitch:<br />• Dear Shit Bird:<br />• From the First Apellate Court Of Appeals<br /><br />And you appear to be telling me that I made you laugh twice! Now you'd think I could end the day on high note, wouldn't you? <br /><br />Nope... Just two letters down from yours is a short note from the personification of jock itch. Every time I get away, they pull me back.<br /><br />Thank you for your kind note.<br /><br />Fondest regards.<br />Jack • reep • †oadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-24304569223868546382010-08-07T00:14:50.539-04:002010-08-07T00:14:50.539-04:00Dear Nikos:
I'm confused... Even though I hav...Dear Nikos:<br /><br />I'm confused... Even though I have not succeeded at racking up the miles this summer, the one person who has ridden less than me is you. In fact, the pictures you've sent me depict disjointed Beemer parts in various states of buffing, with cryptic messages alluding to naked Crisco parties in the Cotswolds. <br /><br />Well?<br /><br />And we never did get that facts regarding that mirror. <br /><br />Fondrest regards,<br />Jack • reep • ToadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-64188041320411512492010-08-07T00:10:02.548-04:002010-08-07T00:10:02.548-04:00Dear Richard C.:
Thank you for your encouraging n...Dear Richard C.:<br /><br />Thank you for your encouraging note! You should offer a correspondence course in how to say nice things. I'd pay to get Bregstein to take it. Wait a minute, screw Bregstein. There is reader below who commented under the name "ADK." He's a real prick. I'd sign him up. <br /><br />I am finishing three stories for the MOA as we speak. They're different from my usual stuff. Instead of being funny, they're full of soul-searching and beagle-eyed personal reflection from a man whose questioned his middle-aged approach to failure, and who just wants to get laid by Swedish coeds instead. <br /><br />What do you think? <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • †oadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-34068821614600530662010-08-07T00:02:52.940-04:002010-08-07T00:02:52.940-04:00Dear 68202:
I played that number in the state lot...Dear 68202:<br /><br />I played that number in the state lottery tonight and pissed away $5. I was delighted to read that you got a laugh out of my stuff while you were at work today. I used to get in trouble reading funny stuff at work all the time. One day, my boss came up to me and said, "What so funny? Care to share it with the rest of us?" <br /><br />I looked up at him, smiled, and said, "Eat shit, Fuck-nuts." <br /><br />It was one of my more brilliant and abrupt career decisions.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • †oadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-37602820934930164522010-08-06T23:57:04.264-04:002010-08-06T23:57:04.264-04:00Dear Roddy:
Kids have to grow up sometime and a g...Dear Roddy:<br /><br />Kids have to grow up sometime and a government study (I forget which government) concluded that kids who read my blog grow up tough, assertive, sexually capable, and dominant among lesser males --- and that was just the girls. <br /><br />I was delighted to see that you have finally decided to leave a comment on my blog, 'cos the bag of burning dogshit on the porch was getting old. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • †oadJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.com