April 5, 2010 1:32 AM PDT
I was talking to Nightdragon about this because my future brother in law was scoffing at the idea that you can develop real good friendship with people you hardly know over the net.
I came onto this site just after I had broken my ankle and had nothing better to do other then talk on the net. Lucky pointed me here through facebook and I met some of the finest people I have ever had the pleasure of chatting with.
I have not always agreed with what I have seen written but I try not to put people down as the world is a big and varied place except when it comes to what I see as my/our way of life being threatened, then I do speak out. As highrisk said there are no big egos etc here and people do not flame each other and if they do they don't last long.
On some of the other sites I occasionally visit I see posts go up that are designed to annoy the other person just for the hell of it and that annoys me especially when there is a really good discussion going. Luckily here everybody seems to want to be here and wants to chat because mostly I think there is an interest and curiosity about bikers elsewhere and what makes us tick.
There are some here that I have got close too and more I would love to talk to more but not being injured anymore means reality gets in the way.
I hope the site continues the direction it is going because I love hanging out here and hopefully over the next few years I hope to get to meet a few of you over here or over there, share a few too many beers or just a meal and a chat.
So It has been real nice getting to know some of you and I look forward to getting to know more of you over time.
Be good!