Mother Nature has messed up...

<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There must be something wrong with Mother Nature!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">She gave us a fabulous weekend and when you consider on Monday we had 4 inches of the fluffy white stuff...see what I mean...somethings wrong but OH SO RIGHT!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My baby is getting a bath today - she sure needs and deserves it and then I am going for another wonderful ride.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yesterday I rode out to Bezanson, TeePee Creek and Sexsmith with a group I have never ridden with before. One gent on a VMax was riding like a jackass and I was so impressed with the others I was riding with, Mark and Andrew chewed this guy a new one and told him he didn't deserve to hold a motorcycle license! He was told to leave the group and NEVER think about riding with us. He was also told if he was seen riding like that by any of us the he'd wished he hadn't been! Hooray!(Yes I also had a few choice words for this 40 something show off maniac, but I can't repeat them here)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Like I said - I was pretty proud of these riders for being the real McCoy - they just love to ride and don't want jerks destroying it!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On another note, Grande Prairie is adopting a 91 decibel sound restriction - they are going to be targeting - YES motorcycles but also diesel trucks, so it might be a good time to learn some respect with that throttle hand...</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Oh and another thing being adopted here - a 45" restriction on headlights so all of those lift kits on the 4 x 4's around here are going to have to be removed! </span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is too beautiful of a day to sit here in front of a computer - my baby awaits and so does the wash bucket!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ride like everyone around you is blind and ride with respect...stay safe<br /></span></i><br /> <i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Belt Drive Betty</span></b></i>

Mother Nature has messed up...

There must be something wrong with Mother Nature! She gave us a fabulous weekend and when you consider on Monday we had 4 inches of the flu...

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Some major decisions made...

<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">After much frustration applying for loans and being turned down because they don't accept the kind of collateral I have to offer - (primarily <a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/">www.beltdrivebetty.com</a>)</span></span><br /> <span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And applying for grants or trying to incorporate, I have decided to make our BDB Club a full fledged Mutual Benefits Society - non registered.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All of the businesses listed in our on line directory will be being called over the coming weeks and months ahead and if they choose not to work with us, their business information removed from our phone book. It's time to treat what I do more like a business than a non profit, since certain government agencies do not recognize what we do for motorcycling...</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We provide huge benefits to our member businesses and the riders of our community - so if your business is listed and you haven't joined our association, we will be contacting you!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Joining is easy - just email me! (bdbetty@gmail.com)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ride like everyone around you is blind and please show some respect with your throttle hand...</span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Belt Drive Betty</span></b></i>

Some major decisions made...

After much frustration applying for loans and being turned down because they don't accept the kind of collateral I have to offer - (prim...

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Riding Safely....

<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When was the last time you had a refresher course on riding?</span></span></i><br /> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></i> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When was the last time you and your buddies stopped to have a beer and it turned in to 3 or 4 and you still got on your bike and rode home?</span></i><br /> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></i> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When was the last time you rode a little too swiftly and had a scare?</span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We all have lapses in judgment - we are human and therefore not perfect.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I ask these questions because of all of the deaths and accidents I see in the news feeds daily right now.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Riding a motorcycle is so many things, exhilarating, refreshing, mind clearing and DANGEROUS.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Taking extra risks like riding too fast or drinking and riding is just plain old unwise, we know it and yet...</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When was the last time you told someone you thought their behaviour on their bike was unacceptable to you and gave the community a black eye?</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When was the last time you told someone that you didn't want them to loose their license and you phoned for a cab for them or wrestled their keys from them?</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When was the last time you looked down at your speedo and decided you needed to slow down?</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I ask these questions because thinking and riding is the most important thing you can do, for you, your friends and your community.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Part of motorcycle awareness is awareness from the rider - awareness of their own vulnerability. Riding is dangerous, please don't add to the risk factor, I for one want you around...</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Please ride like everyone around you is blind and please be respectful with your throttle hand.</span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Belt Drive Betty</span></b></i>

Riding Safely....

When was the last time you had a refresher course on riding? When was the last time you and your buddies stopped to have a beer and it tur...

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The May long is over, what's with the white stuff????

<i><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">OK - I am done this week's paper, I have gotten caught up on quite a bit of paper work etc and was hoping to get in a wee bit of a brain clearer today, but no, that's not to be because I woke up to another dump of snow!</span></span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We got about an inch of the lovely white stuff today.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is disgusting - Mother Nature - are you listening?</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I WANT TO RIDE some...please quite snowing all over us in the north - enough is enough already...</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I gotta run, hubby has an appointment for an EEG today...</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you are lucky enough to live where you can ride...PLEASE, ride with respect and like everyone around you is blind...</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Belt Drive Betty</span></b>

The May long is over, what's with the white stuff????

OK - I am done this week's paper, I have gotten caught up on quite a bit of paper work etc and was hoping to get in a wee bit of a brain...

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Happy to be alive

<i><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In spite of the challenge ahead of us, both Mark and I are happy to be alive. Yes it's been rough, but it has also shown us how many people care deeply about my husband and have offered their love and support.</span></span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is truly at times like these that you realize who your true friends are!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am not hanging up my riding gear or boots but the old schedule needs to be revised until we know where this bout of his MS will bottom out at.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If it means I miss an event of two, so be it. He is my priority right now.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I thank my community for stepping up to help me out a bit so that we can keep the news and event information happening.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I do need some additional help - I need some people who want to do sales. You won't get rich but you will earn enough to buy some great bling for the bike or some extra fuel. The other perks are attending events and the riding!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I also need some one in the GP region for office admin. Lori leaves at the end of June and I need some time to train someone...</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Strong data base knowledge, strong typing and computer skills are a must.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Today is composing day and I am looking forward to reading all of the submissions as I put the jigsaw puzzle I call a newspaper together!</span><br /> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></i> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>If you are lucky enough to be riding, PLEASE, ride like everyone around you is blind.</i><br /></span><br /> <b><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Belt Drive Betty</span></i></b>

Happy to be alive

In spite of the challenge ahead of us, both Mark and I are happy to be alive. Yes it's been rough, but it has also shown us how many peo...

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Getting by and getting on with it....

<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well my sweet husband has had the last of his steroid treatments and he agreed to give Mila a try!</span></span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The high Omega 3 in <a href="http://bdbetty.lifemax.net/">Mila</a> should prove very beneficial to him and will hopefully help him the way it is helping me! He's feeling positive and we have all of the requisite tests scheduled - all except for the neurologist, but that should be done on Tuesday.</span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's been 7 1/2 years since the first attack and at the time there was no definitive diagnosis, just a we are 90% sure it's MS. If he has another attack, we should be able to pin it down - well I hope so, because if it is MS, he'll need some specialized drugs to keep it at bay and hopefully slow it's progression down.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyone who knows my wonderful husband knows him to be a kind, giving, dedicated man...he's that and more! I want to thank all of my Facebook friends for their well wishes and prayers, every last one of them is special and appreciated.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love and bless all of you!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>If you are lucky enough to be riding today, please, Ride like everyone around you is blind....PS - I personally think mother nature is being particularly rotten and I intend to have a severe chat with her...think that'll help any? </i><br /></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Where the heck is spring?</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Belt Drive Betty</span></b></i>

Getting by and getting on with it....

Well my sweet husband has had the last of his steroid treatments and he agreed to give Mila a try! The high Omega 3 in Mila should prove ...

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