04-24-2020, 04:13 PM
Lots of great stories contained within this thread so far and I've appreciated them all. An extra tip of the cap to ORZ, decarmine, Redbird, and Rocky for holding down the extreme ends of this forum. I'll turn 58 in just a few days so it will be a while before I find myself in the next age group.
Yeah, it's an especially tough gig when you have to be over 76 (or under 26) to receive special recognition, lol. Yet I doubt that the age distribution comes as a surprise to most here. Beyond it's civility, I personally believe that one of the reasons this forum stands out amongst so many others in existence despite it's small size, is the amount of knowledge and wisdom to be found here.
That knowledge comes from the shared passion for motorcycling and for motorcycles themselves. But even more noteworthy is the wisdom gained through the combined seat-time of our active members here. From my point of view, knowledge can be gained more quickly if one has the time to dedicate to learning. But wisdom can only be earned the old-fashioned way, by living life.
I'll add one more note of special thanks to those of you who have decided to hang up the boots for whatever the reason, yet have decided to hang around here just the same. You all had plenty of wisdom and knowledge to share with myself and the others when you joined here and that hasn't changed. So know that as someone who hopes to never stop learning, I definitely appreciate your continued presence here. I know that I'm not the only one.
(04-23-2020, 06:46 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Well so far 83.82% are eligible to belong to AARP and 55.88% are old enough to collect Social Security lol
Yeah, it's an especially tough gig when you have to be over 76 (or under 26) to receive special recognition, lol. Yet I doubt that the age distribution comes as a surprise to most here. Beyond it's civility, I personally believe that one of the reasons this forum stands out amongst so many others in existence despite it's small size, is the amount of knowledge and wisdom to be found here.
That knowledge comes from the shared passion for motorcycling and for motorcycles themselves. But even more noteworthy is the wisdom gained through the combined seat-time of our active members here. From my point of view, knowledge can be gained more quickly if one has the time to dedicate to learning. But wisdom can only be earned the old-fashioned way, by living life.
I'll add one more note of special thanks to those of you who have decided to hang up the boots for whatever the reason, yet have decided to hang around here just the same. You all had plenty of wisdom and knowledge to share with myself and the others when you joined here and that hasn't changed. So know that as someone who hopes to never stop learning, I definitely appreciate your continued presence here. I know that I'm not the only one.