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Gish:
--- Quote from: NORTY40 on January 01, 2017, 04:40 PM ---Im totally pissed off with all the bickering , people revelling in negativity and the whole scene in general . If it wasn't for the rides out and meeting up at things like Carl's Xmas bash the other night i think i would be close to calling it a day :(
If only people would channel their enthusiasm for getting involved in shite like that and instead contribute to this site more in a positive manner im sure it would be better for everyone , newbies and old members alike ;) :daumenhoch:
Oh ....... and a very Happy New Year to you all :4_17_5:
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There's too many knob jockeys in this hobby now who speak down to people and think they know it all.
I'm quite happy now just sitting in the background and just turning up for the rides & MK.
Picklez:
I'm totally with Norty & Gish's recent posts. I've been so close to just saying 'fook it all' for the last few months, selling everything but my bike from bitd that I'm still fortunate enough to own (and will never ever part with) and a few of the more iconic parts (to me) that I've been fortunate enough to amass over the more recent past.
I got back into my old school bmx in the first few years of this century (I'm not trying to show off with time served and all that bollox, just explain) and found this site shortly after, it was just transitioning from it's old original format to one more like the current format. The point is, I've always been a 'lurker', never posting too much (for gods sake look at my total post count - most post more in a year than I've amassed in all my time here), rather (in those days) just enjoying reading the threads and associated banter in those threads, checking out some of the most amazing builds, buying a few great parts, respecting the knowledge, and chipping in if there was ever any relevant advise I could provide to another like minded person requiring some input etc.
Over the years there have been some seriously knowledgeable and skilful people involved with this forum, still quite a few around, but loads have unfortunately moved on for whatever reasons. Some probably just wanting new interests etc etc I'm sure, but I'm equally sure some for reasons such as: fed up with flipping, being ripped off by paying good money for incorrectly advertised and 'artistically' presented parts, arseholes stitching you up with repo stuff etc, but I'm also sure quite a few as a result of this sort of negativity shat.
Some of those guys back then (and a good few still now) were, and are, absolute encyclopaedia's when it came/comes to certain aspects of our hobby. More importantly they're also the ones that are usually only too glad to provide some of that knowledge when we ask some of our dumb questions. We should all try a damn sight harder to be a hell of a lot more respectful to each other, especially here boys - for fooks sake we may love our youth but we're meant to be grown men, not having playground tantrums - just because we love our bikes from an era when we were of that age range. Moreover, think of the whole bunch of guys that put all the effort in (mainly unrewarded) to keep this site running - I'm sure I'm not alone in panicking when the site's down for the odd maintenance session - thinking 'oh christ, it's not a '13 crash again is it? And the same bunch of guys (and a few good others) that selflessly put their time effort and more into giving us MK each year - come on, show them more respect, I'm sure it cut's them to see too much of this shat, I bet you anything it's not why they put in all the effort they do for us.
True, I also don't participate in ride outs etc (so shout me down for that if you like), but that's just me, more from shyness/not wanting to be 'billy no mates' in the corner kind of thing (yeah my own fault I know), but the reality I've come to realise is I'm basically persisting for now mainly for three reasons:
1. I fooking love my old school bmx, have done since the autumn of 80 (and will do until the day i die) when my rich friend's dad brought him a goose back from a trip to the usa, and that christmas my parents got me a pos catalogue Dirt Burner - didn't matter to me, loved that thing.
2. The eternal hope for finally finding the last few parts for my current build, and also having an absolute unwavering drive to build a 1980 candy blue team goose
3. Ever the eternal optimist of hoping this current bitchy bullshite will end one day soon and the site will get back to 'better days' once more.
I do think the scene has changed massively in the past few years, and face bollox definitely has a little to do with that. But we have to look at ourselves too sometimes. (as an example) So what if someone doesn't want to keep their build survivor ffs. if they want to strip it, repaint/rechrome it etc, it's their blo0dy choice. Don't shout them down for it. I find it quite ironic, some of those guys that do this (as one little example of many points that come to mind) are the same ones who themselves did this many times over 6-7 and a few more years back. But nowadays, god help you if you don't leave your build looking like a rusty piece of decaying shit, you're a heaven, and christ don't you get told it. Other scenes can be more tolerant, why can't we?
So, rant over, but come on guys, try to respect each other a little more, the people that put all the hard work in so we can have this site/MK/and the rides etc so many of you enjoy, but most of all have a blo@dy great 2107.
Oh yeah, and if I can provide any advice for anyone starting to get pissed with what some random stranger (or strangers) may comment, that you'll probably never meet etc. When they do that, try rolling a big one, take a big lug, lean back, say fook it, giggle to yourself, and get on with your own shite, with the ones that you do get on with and care about. Well it works for me anyway ;D
Now, don't be too harsh on me boys - I promise I won't chime in again, oh and keep it :radbmxsmilie:
Funkyworm:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What he Said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ fistblump explosion :daumenhoch: :Great_Britain:
In2bmx:
What's the Life page ? Pond Life ? ;D
CustardLips:
Yeah fook it boys... just roll a fat one and let it slide. :daumenhoch:
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