Too many readers, not enough posters

[Cruizin]

We get a ton of visitors ea day, but damn not many people actually logging in and posting anymore. 

Whats up?  Everyone turning into facebook zombies?  Hey, we do have a healthy facebook group, but posts disappear and get lost there because Facebook groups are so generic. Just one lil page, no sections for different topics. 

Login, share something. Comment on some posts.  Put your pin on the member map so others in your area can send you a PM to go ride. 

Don't be lazy.   And, unlike FB. We aren't spying on you and selling your data to the highest bidder... 

[topazsparrow]

There's a ton of great resources, pictures, and knowledge here. There's likely a lot of people coming here via search, finding what they need and leaving.

 

[RobZilla]

I used to be a heavy lurker, a real creep. The kind of member who would scour the forums and hit the like button, maybe even the thanks button but never actually respond. Maybe not even hit the like button - even though I enjoyed the post and learned something from it... Just grin and move on to the next thread.... I'm sure there's plenty of you out there!

The thing is there is so much information already discussed sometimes it's a fine line between asking "what kind of oil should I use" and creating a real topic. Not that oil isn't important....

I'm working on it and like to think I've gotten better lol. The fact is some forums are full of A**holes that just blast you for asking a question, but this is definitely not one of them. I like it in here. 

.... Rotella T6 btw

Edited July 15, 2020 by RobZilla

[cornerslider]

I agree with @Cruizin.... I'm on here everyday. I'm on worker's comp right now. I can't work, I can ride, and I just put new  Michelin "race rubber" on my FZ-07, and may not even be able to track it this year? Add to that, I'm taking delivery of a new enclosed aluminum trailer in 2 weeks (that I ordered before my work accident ). I wish I had something to post, but I got nothin'? I really do enjoy this forum for times like this when I can't ride, can't wrench, can't do much of anything.... If any member has a question about the FZ/MT-07 that they aren't comfortable "posting", please don't hesitate to PM me.... I know quite a bit about our beloved bikes, and I'll help if it can. I've probably got another month before I get back to work-

[1tondriver]

I have been working 12 hours a day 7 days a week for the last 3 months. Haven’t had time to do crap... Off for 2 weeks due to surgery tomorrow so I will be more active

[mjh937]

Just to correct something that @Cruizin said, Facebook does not sell your info to the highest bidder...they sell it to anyone.

[Bigturbomax]

Im guilty too. I need to start posting more

[scat2me]

Just practicing social distancing..

[geophb]

The only form of social media I have is the couple forums im on. 

Dying breed I guess.

[tavisb]

I really hope forums don't die off. They are so much better than FB or other "trendy" current social media. I hate FB. 

[jhoffa]

I'm new here but I'll def try to post often and not only on the posts that interest/affect me personally. It's cool to show support to the other riders. 

Facebook can never do what forums can do. It just becomes one big mess of unsorted messages. 

[klx678]

23 hours ago, cornerslider said:

I agree with @Cruizin.... I'm on here everyday. I'm on worker's comp right now. I can't work, I can ride, and I just put new  Michelin "race rubber" on my FZ-07, and may not even be able to track it this year? Add to that, I'm taking delivery of a new enclosed aluminum trailer in 2 weeks (that I ordered before my work accident ). I wish I had something to post, but I got nothin'? I really do enjoy this forum for times like this when I can't ride, can't wrench, can't do much of anything.... If any member has a question about the FZ/MT-07 that they aren't comfortable "posting", please don't hesitate to PM me.... I know quite a bit about our beloved bikes, and I'll help if it can. I've probably got another month before I get back to work-

I wish you the best with BWC.  Took me a year to get through the crap for knee surgery, Incident trying to go catch up with a semi functioning autistic student.  It was nothing violent, he is not to go to unescorted in the school, so I started off to catch up with him - my right knee blew out, acute torn meniscus and sprain.  The school is self insured and turned down my claim - and I never missed a day of work except to go to the BWC hearings.  They presented a doctor's report given before the MRI and the doctor never saw nor examined me.  He said it didn't happen at the school and that it happened because I was old and my joints were wearing out.   Really makes you feel like the school cares, doesn't it?  

I won the judgement when they were hinting that it wasn't my job to deal with the autistic student.  The magistrate (or whomever) asked me what my responsibilities were.  I said as a teacher it was my job to see that all students are safe.  I got the operation, incident was 2/27/2019, operation was on 2/28/2020!

Then it takes three weeks to get their approval for rehab, then when it took another session of rehab another 2 week delay.   

My mistake was reporting the accident to the school, I should have just filed an insurance claim telling them it just happened, without telling where/when.  If I was out of work it would be another story, plus I do have sick leave built up.   Granted I'd have to pay deductable, but I could have gotten it done in less than a year.

Good argument for a national health insurance program.   Get hurt, get help NOW!  not in a year or so.  Get rehab immediately, not three to four weeks later.  I had knee surgery previously and the entire process took like 3 months from when I went to my physician until the operation was done, with an MRI thrown in there.  A month of it was just the delay to get scheduled in with the surgeon I chose once he diagnosed the injury.

I hope yours goes a whole lot better than mine did.   If the company doesn't try to screw you, it should work out.   I got an attorney, who didn't make much from me.  His charge was 33% of the judgement when there is an award.  Since I was never off there wasn't really anything in it, and he told me that when I asked.  I think maybe they get attorney fees paid, but not sure.    Made all the difference in the world.   He KNEW what he was doing all along and did a great job seeing what was being done.  He noticed the date of the doctor report versus the MRI and that I wasn't  examined by the doctor.  He realized in the end the injury wasn't being disputed, but that my responsibilities were being disputed - it wasn't my job to look after a student due in my class.  He was referred to me by a friend who was a neighbor of his.

Good fortunes to you on the affair, keep pursuing it, get an attorney as needed.   Much like disability, they want you to give up.   I had a closed ended disability - a year and a half off work.  Took me two years to be awarded for the year and a half off.  If it wasn't for family and friends I'd have lost everything, possibly including part custody of my daughters.    

[cornerslider]

1 hour ago, klx678 said:

I wish you the best with BWC.  Took me a year to get through the crap for knee surgery, Incident trying to go catch up with a semi functioning autistic student.  It was nothing violent, he is not to go to unescorted in the school, so I started off to catch up with him - my right knee blew out, acute torn meniscus and sprain.  The school is self insured and turned down my claim - and I never missed a day of work except to go to the BWC hearings.  They presented a doctor's report given before the MRI and the doctor never saw nor examined me.  He said it didn't happen at the school and that it happened because I was old and my joints were wearing out.   Really makes you feel like the school cares, doesn't it?  

I won the judgement when they were hinting that it wasn't my job to deal with the autistic student.  The magistrate (or whomever) asked me what my responsibilities were.  I said as a teacher it was my job to see that all students are safe.  I got the operation, incident was 2/27/2019, operation was on 2/28/2020!

Then it takes three weeks to get their approval for rehab, then when it took another session of rehab another 2 week delay.   

My mistake was reporting the accident to the school, I should have just filed an insurance claim telling them it just happened, without telling where/when.  If I was out of work it would be another story, plus I do have sick leave built up.   Granted I'd have to pay deductable, but I could have gotten it done in less than a year.

Good argument for a national health insurance program.   Get hurt, get help NOW!  not in a year or so.  Get rehab immediately, not three to four weeks later.  I had knee surgery previously and the entire process took like 3 months from when I went to my physician until the operation was done, with an MRI thrown in there.  A month of it was just the delay to get scheduled in with the surgeon I chose once he diagnosed the injury.

I hope yours goes a whole lot better than mine did.   If the company doesn't try to screw you, it should work out.   I got an attorney, who didn't make much from me.  His charge was 33% of the judgement when there is an award.  Since I was never off there wasn't really anything in it, and he told me that when I asked.  I think maybe they get attorney fees paid, but not sure.    Made all the difference in the world.   He KNEW what he was doing all along and did a great job seeing what was being done.  He noticed the date of the doctor report versus the MRI and that I wasn't  examined by the doctor.  He realized in the end the injury wasn't being disputed, but that my responsibilities were being disputed - it wasn't my job to look after a student due in my class.  He was referred to me by a friend who was a neighbor of his.

Good fortunes to you on the affair, keep pursuing it, get an attorney as needed.   Much like disability, they want you to give up.   I had a closed ended disability - a year and a half off work.  Took me two years to be awarded for the year and a half off.  If it wasn't for family and friends I'd have lost everything, possibly including part custody of my daughters.    

WOW !!!! That sounds like a mess.... I'm fortunate to have an employer that doesn't seem to want to screw me, nor does the insurance company (so far). I got a fractured skull, and a concussion. A month later (after telling them repeatedly about severe neck pain), I got an MRI that revealed I had actually fractured my C5 vertebrae!!!! Now i'm in a collar for 4-6 weeks. Not too impressed with the medical community right now-

[klx678]

It's clearly darn hard to argue with your injuries.   They should take care of you.   BWC probably didn't want to invest any more money than they had to with you - skipping the neck injury.   They're good at that sort of crap.

 

When I was dealing with the disability claim back in 1990 I remember one of the people I was in rehab with was turned down on disability.   He was shot through the spine trying to gather his grand children into the house as some thugs were doing a drive by shooting in the neighborhood.   He had worked on the line for Ford Motor Company for a couple decades, pretty much laborer.   In a chair, paraplegic, spinal cord severed - and the Social Security agency  turned his claim down.   We learned about that later, learning he ended up on welfare, because he could not get to the Social Security Administration hearings and probably never occurred to him to get a lawyer.

My brother-in-law had his foot destroyed when some steel fell on it, due to some carelessness of another employee.  Took him over two years to finally get the disability he deserved.  None of this "oooh my back hurts" stuff, legitimate visible injury.  He can do a bit of work, but eventually the pain, phantom and real, cut in making for an unbearable use of that foot.  

Government agencies are nice to work with, turn 'em down and hope they get discouraged.   My opinion is they should make it easy to get started with BWC  and Social Security claims, but hard to stay on them.  In other words you get the claim approved with further investigation coming to verify the legitimacy and through the life of the claim to keep up on fraudulent ones.  Pay less paper pushers and more investigators.

[robbo10]

Picking up on the mention of a national health insurance scheme, my wife fell over onto a hard tiled floor recently. I could not get her up (she was conscious, too heavy for me). I called paramedics. They did not like the bump on her head. They got her up and  off she went to hospital, no questions asked, no insurance probs. She stayed in hospital for six hours for CT scan and thorough examination. Came out clear of problems but with two black eyes. All that while Covid is still active. UK's National Health Service is a treasure. It is not free because we pay for it out of taxes.  But you need it, you got it.

 

 

 

 

 

[klx678]

Clearly not free, but being a tax, everyone is paying in and everyone is covered.   Simple.   

I've never communicated with any Australian, Brit, or Canadian that would trade their system for ours in the U.S.  

Unfortunately the topic is considered a political thing and apparently a privilege, instead of a right of life if a society can provide it.  

In my opinion it would help the economy by a person being able to go out on their own in business without having to worry about having health insurance.   I have known a couple dozen people who held industrial and teaching jobs only for the health insurance.   They  worked a job they didn't like, could have retired, but needed spousal health insurance coverage, or actually had good side jobs that paid well, but no insurance.  

I've lived through times when I wasn't covered, but had to pay to at least cover the children, but fortunately have been in jobs that had some health insurance.   The amount paid for it was quite a chunk, right now it is approaching 25% of my compensation.  The profit margin for the U.S. insurance industry is on par with Las Vegas casinos (pre-Covid) at around 20%.  Just sayin' got to be something better than being turned  down by BWC,  Social Security, and the health insurance companies when requesting coverage.  

I doubt this is the kind of posting the OP wanted, but just kinda flowed out.

[geophb]

2 hours ago, robbo10 said:

 UK's National Health Service is a treasure. It is not free because we pay for it out of taxes. 

Finally, someone understands.

[RobZilla]

I was stuck in an engineering job I hated (due to the management, boss was a legitimate psychopath, they do exist) but could not afford to have a lapse in benefits so I really felt trapped working for this place. Ended up getting promoted/transferred out into a new org and things are much better, but that sucked. Still dealing  with the hip issues. That’s not going away, ever. 
I’m not for “free” healthcare, I think that’s ridiculous to think it’s just going to be free. Healthcare workers still need to be compensated and that costs money. But the insurance companies (a business) dictating what doctors can and can’t do, setting their guidelines, their method of treatment or prescription, in any sense how they are practicing -  is just wrong. I don’t think anyone can make an argument against that. But how to change it? That’s a hard question that I certainly don’t have answers to.  I think people are (rightfully) worried about the fear of being taxed to death on top of their current tax situation. Nobody wants to make less money, life is expensive and that will hit hard for most. That’s a tough issue. 

[klx678]

It isn't free.  it is funded by general taxation of everyone working, period.   

People who object say the gov't would control who you can see and what can be done.  Well, how is that different from the insurance companies doing exactly that?   Seems two of the better insurance systems, and they do have faults, are Medicare/Medicaid and the VA services.  As said, they are not perfect, but most people who have them would not let you take them away.   

Of course a nationalized health insurance would take them in too.   Unfortunately there would be no dividends paid out to those with money invested since there would be no private investment anymore.  That's why it still doesn't exist.   Seems those with a bunch of money cannot make money off of a public insurance system.  Bummer!

 

Again, do not take this as political, it is not.  It is a humane thing.  I've been pro-public health insurance since the 80s when I was old enough and had enough responsibility to realize what was going on.

Edited July 17, 2020 by klx678

[robbo10]

Although we have the national system, there is still room for private healthcare operations which are for profit. Those with the money can sometimes get things done sooner, not better, and there are subscription schemes.  But they are paying twice in effect because they still contribute by taxation to the national system. Just to get the political bit out of the way (because it is there)  if I may, it was introduced by a left wing government just after WWll.  As to reputation, the system and people involved have had a glorious Covid-time. They have done just great.

PS  This misuse, pardon me, of topic may not be what Cruisin had in mind but hey, we are posting!

[Spatt]

I've been busy.  I'll stir the shet up for ya. 

[Beemer]

I've probably stirred up as much conversation and controversy in order to stir up conversation as anyone. It's been rough along the way but someone had to do it.

[Pursuvant]

Short answer - it's Summertime,,, Summertime.

Can't talk now, bikes warming up

[FZ07R WaNaB]

Well, I'm switching from a regular poster to a permanent reader after I had to deal with getting a never expiring penalty point and a warning given to me for calling out a forum member over a crap comment he made to another forum member. Seriously.... we can get penalty points on this forum - are we in Kindergarten  or what.

It's too bad as I got a kick out of my goofy/entertaining/off color/informative threads that I have created. Is this the "Woke Culture" starting to hit the FZ07 forum - I hope not!

BTW, the following is my "You have been a bad boy" email from fz07.org

 

"Hi FZ07R WaNaB,
You have been warned by mjh937 for a comment made in a topic, Drilled holes into my catalytic converter: here's the result
 

Reason:Inappropriate Language

Content:Drilled holes into my catalytic converter: here's the result

Penalty:

Given 1 points which will never expire.

  

Note:

Hi,

I removed the post by the member who had modified his stock exhaust because the comments had devolved into an argument which was not helpful to anyone.  I appreciate your passion about the subject but we want the forum to be inviting and friendly.  I am also warning the other member involved.  

Sorry to have to do this as your comments are usually a great addition to the conversation. 

Regards,

Martyn.  

You must acknowledge this warning before you're able to post again."

[robbo10]

Cripes!