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Re: Best Compliment ever given to me

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Subject: Re: Best Compliment ever given to me
From: "Jane Burdekin" <burdekij@bvsd.k12.co.us>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 05:16:31 -0600
That's pretty cool, I used to do the same thing, riding the harley in the
mountains I mean.  That was an awesome time back then, just loved feel of
those curvey mountain roads with the sun shining on you, truly a rocky
mountain high.  It's the same time I got my triumph.  I've been to that
place in Nederland too.  

Jane 
'67 GT6 in Boulder

> 
> After recieving my "insult of the week" it got me to thinkng about 
> the best compliment that I had recieved.
> 
> Around 18 or so years ago I was pretty heavy into harleys.  I was 
> living in Denver at the time and every weekend that I could get off 
> from work I would be on my bike in the mountains.  One saturday 
> afternoon after a 3 hour ride or so I pulled into a gas station/food 
> store in Nederland Colorado.  At that stage of my life I had the 
> someone long hair, ratty jeans and after three hours on a bike a 
> fairly wind blown look!  Anyway, I was leaning against the bike 
> drinking a beverage and a middle aged couple pulled up next to me.  
> They both got out and as they were walking by the lady stops, looks 
> at me, looks at her husband and then looks back at me and says, "you 
> know young man, you are the envy of every american male".  All I 
> could do was smile at her.  THAT made my day for many days to come.
> 
> Just had to share it.
> 
> Brad  (In Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
> 
> 1964 Spitfire4            BFC25720L (Back on the Road!!!!!)
> 1966 TR4A                CT72398L (Car is finally home and ready for
Restoration)
> 1951 Dodge Truck    82217766  B-3-B-108 (Frame back in garage and ready
to paint)


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