Hi, my name is Dave...

[ponters]

Great to have you on board!

 

[TriumPhil]

Hello, Dave. Welcome to the site from NJ!

I respect and honor your service, but am saddened that it came at such a dear price. That's sympathy, Brother, not pity. From the sounds of it you earned the DI, that pretty partner of yours and all of that great bulldog love!

Go for it, live large and always go forward - never go straight!

 

[David Scott Douthit]

Welcome to the forum and thank you for your service. I'm sorry for your illness...but don't forget, you are a member of a very large "Brotherhood" (Veterans)...Mike

Hello, Dave. Welcome to the site from NJ!

I respect and honor your service, but am saddened that it came at such a dear price. That's sympathy, Brother, not pity. From the sounds of it you earned the DI, that pretty partner of yours and all of that great bulldog love!

Go for it, live large and always go forward - never go straight!

Thanks guys. I will try to keep up with the pack.

Yeah, it came at a great price. Not many folks still walking around know what it like. It is impossible to explain because how do you explain the effects on the mind of feeling debilitating pain 24/7 365 days a year? A person cannot imagine it, and if they could they certainly would not want to. But in the fire is the secret. Pain teaches you what is important and what is not. Anybody who enjoys this life too much, gets to stay here next time.

The Rocket riding has tremendously therapeutic for me though. It is alot like meditation. When I set my throttle at 3000rpm 80mph it lets my mind roam. Has anybody else had similar experiences being therapeutic?

 

[TriumPhil]

Ohhhhh yeah!!!!

 

[Mittzy]

Welcome Dave and thanks for your honest intro mate

 

[CanberraR3]

The Rocket riding has tremendously therapeutic for me though. It is alot like meditation. When I set my throttle at 3000rpm 80mph it lets my mind roam. Has anybody else had similar experiences being therapeutic?

I reckon most of us would agree with you but your observation is especially poignant for a very dear friend of ours. He told me the very same thing just a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Rocket65]

Wow, great post! I loved my 99 Valkyrie also. I still think the F-4 is the most wicked looking airplane of them all.
Desert storm vet also, but no illness from it. You know how it is in the chairforce. We were in air conditioned tents in Saudi.

 

[ozrider]

Welcome Dave from another Aussie, glad you are putting in as many miles as you can

 

[TOMCAT]

G'day and Welcome Dave .. you sound like a really good bloke and I'm sure you'll fit in here just fine. Hope that Valhalla is a long way off and you get relief from the pain soon mate. Hoping your Rocket and them dogs keep a smile on your face until then .. Safe Roads.

 

[HansO]

Welcome from Yet another Aussie, good to see you have such a positive attitude, "Just Keep Riding" and Pin that Throttle at every opportunity