Made it to Tennessee - Page 2

rhunt4 · 01-04-2010, 09:52 PM

welcome to Tenn. Are you settled in yet

bigjohn · 01-23-2010, 05:13 PM

Am I settled in yet? Not quite. Bought a house and closed on it on Dec 18. Been camping out ever since. Flew back to Seattle over Christmas, drove my truck back and brought all of the plants that Nancy wanted to bring.

Our poor little dwarf Orange tree took a beating. Broke a small branch and froze a bunch of leaves. But, It's gonna make it. That tree made the trip from California to Seattle. It sat in the back yard, unprotected for three years , got moved into the sun room when I built it and produced two crops of unedible oranges. It should have a better life down here.

I'm heading back up to Seattle next weekend to get Nancy and the furniture. It's just been too long without her. Call me an old softee, but I truly love and miss my wife.

The Seattle house is still on the market. I've lowered the price about $15K since the end of October. May have to just shrug and take the beating. Fortunately, I'm not upside down. Discouraging. Hate to watch my retirement plans go away. Guess I'll just have to keep working beyond my planed retire age of 67.

Anywho, I was hoping to take a ride today. Weather was nice, no rain. Bike has been sitting outside since December 20. Guess what needed charging.... I've got it on life support (Battery Tender) even as I type. Bloody thing takes forever. Maybe tomorrow morning before the rains start. Maybe.

The good thing is that warmer weather is just around the corner. Days are getting longer and the temps are above freezing. Sweet....

Netnorske · 01-23-2010, 08:07 PM

John,
Glad to hear things are falling into place for you down there. I had breakfast awhile back with the guy who bought your old Nomad up here....Larry Littrell. He is a fairly new member here as well after I worked him over a bit...

. He works a goofy schedule so we have not had a chance to hook up for a ride yet. He really likes the bike though!

Hope you and Nancy get settled soon and things get a little more back to normal for you!

Cheers....Kris

**goose** · 01-25-2010, 04:22 PM

Hey John, also glad to see you're getting settled, hope to get to meet up sometime. Send me a PM when you get ready to go explore some of these areas over here?

rhunt4 · 01-30-2010, 06:23 PM

Let us know when you get ready for a ride. I live in greenback, which is north of kingston about 45 miles

unwind2 · 02-16-2010, 05:27 PM

Ya'll will like it in TN when spring hits which won't be too long off ....thing nice weather for long time mixed with some heat LOL. BTW your wife has a fantastic first name. ;)

Unwind2 (Nancy)

01-04-2010, 09:52 PM	#16
rhunt4 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maryville Tn Posts: 489	Made it to Tennessee welcome to Tenn. Are you settled in yet __________________ Ronald C Hunt:\Users\cat\Pictures\goldwing 1.jpg Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-23-2010, 05:13 PM	#17
bigjohn Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lenoir City, TN Posts: 417	Made it to Tennessee Am I settled in yet? Not quite. Bought a house and closed on it on Dec 18. Been camping out ever since. Flew back to Seattle over Christmas, drove my truck back and brought all of the plants that Nancy wanted to bring. Our poor little dwarf Orange tree took a beating. Broke a small branch and froze a bunch of leaves. But, It's gonna make it. That tree made the trip from California to Seattle. It sat in the back yard, unprotected for three years , got moved into the sun room when I built it and produced two crops of unedible oranges. It should have a better life down here. I'm heading back up to Seattle next weekend to get Nancy and the furniture. It's just been too long without her. Call me an old softee, but I truly love and miss my wife. The Seattle house is still on the market. I've lowered the price about $15K since the end of October. May have to just shrug and take the beating. Fortunately, I'm not upside down. Discouraging. Hate to watch my retirement plans go away. Guess I'll just have to keep working beyond my planed retire age of 67. Anywho, I was hoping to take a ride today. Weather was nice, no rain. Bike has been sitting outside since December 20. Guess what needed charging.... I've got it on life support (Battery Tender) even as I type. Bloody thing takes forever. Maybe tomorrow morning before the rains start. Maybe. The good thing is that warmer weather is just around the corner. Days are getting longer and the temps are above freezing. Sweet.... __________________ BigJohn Price 2006 V2K Bagger
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01-23-2010, 08:07 PM	#18
Netnorske Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Everett, Washington Posts: 5,709	Made it to Tennessee John, Glad to hear things are falling into place for you down there. I had breakfast awhile back with the guy who bought your old Nomad up here....Larry Littrell. He is a fairly new member here as well after I worked him over a bit... . He works a goofy schedule so we have not had a chance to hook up for a ride yet. He really likes the bike though! Hope you and Nancy get settled soon and things get a little more back to normal for you! Cheers....Kris __________________ *Kris Olsen* VBA #0691 2017 HD Ultra Limited Low 2013 Victory Cross Country Tour 2012 1700 Vulcan Voyager 2008 1600 Vulcan Nomad 1997 Vulcan 800 Classic *"Growing old is mandatory,* *but growing up is optional"* Custer 2009\|Kalispell 2010\|Cortez 2010\|Crescent City 2011\|Kanab 2012\|Canmore 2012\|Estes Park 2013\|Orofino 2014\|Lake Tahoe 2015\|Red Lodge 2016
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01-25-2010, 04:22 PM	#19
goose Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cleveland, Tennessee Posts: 1,206	Made it to Tennessee Hey John, also glad to see you're getting settled, hope to get to meet up sometime. Send me a PM when you get ready to go explore some of these areas over here? __________________ 2014 Nomad 1700(Satin Black&White) 2007 Nomad 1600(Black Beauty) 2008 Versys 650 2003 Bandit 1200 CMA GateKeepers, Southern Cruisers#034, Patriot Guard Rider
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01-30-2010, 06:23 PM	#20
rhunt4 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maryville Tn Posts: 489	Made it to Tennessee Let us know when you get ready for a ride. I live in greenback, which is north of kingston about 45 miles __________________ Ronald C Hunt:\Users\cat\Pictures\goldwing 1.jpg Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-16-2010, 05:27 PM	#21
unwind2 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dyersburg TN Posts: 2,858	Made it to Tennessee Ya'll will like it in TN when spring hits which won't be too long off ....thing nice weather for long time mixed with some heat LOL. BTW your wife has a fantastic first name. ;) Unwind2 (Nancy) __________________ Nancy '05 Nomad Blue/Silver Kawanow Member #23 Hubbie-Ken '10 Metalic Black Goldwing
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