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awesome and congrats chy, i hope it becomes your dream job  .now i wont hassle you about discounts, but how about some dealer tshirts xxxl heh heh 
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Not you fat Jesus!
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Well it started around the time we kicked your keesters back to England in the late 1700s.
Well thats just mean.  You dont play nice. My momma told me about boys like you.
Maybe you should remind us that before we kicked your keester, we WERE you. And if the keester-kicking hadn't taken place an ocean away, we might all be spelling with extra u's right now.
And before all you chauvinists jump on me - yes I do love America. But I study history. 
He was fun while he lasted.
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what line of work are you leaving?
Chevy dealer for 25 years off and on... tech, shop foreman and for the last 10 or 12 years.. parts department.
Good for you. Bad for Chevy. Good for Triumph.
He was fun while he lasted.
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Congrats Chy! Makes me want to march into work tomorrow and quit! Oh wait, I don't have super-cool plan B like you..... Can't wait for GA tech day..... 
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Outstanding! Congratulations and lots of luck with your new job. 
Erwin
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Or perhaps it is the one in Cumming---Triumph of North Georgia (AKA Machines in Motion). Good luck to you, wish you the best. Paw
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Hey Chy, Doing something you love will be good for the soul, and your Trump customers will benefit from your love of the product. I wish you the best of luck and a smooth transition. T 
"Will Ride or Fly for food"
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Dang dad, I am sooooo glad for ya. They are getting a heck of a good mechanic and a great guy for the price of one. Will you sign my North Ga. Triumph t shirt? I hope it all works out for you and you remain "a kid in a candy store". I finally have a mechanic I can truly trust....congrats, bro...Gordon P.S. Are the rumors true about the 1500cc Speedmaster??? Come on tell us... 
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G'donya Chy. We'll be expecting all those insider tips now  .
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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!!!(you're in America now, ya know)
Yep..still struggling with the local lingo. When did you Americans stop speaking English and start speaking American. Left me totally confused.
Even my children give me American lessons each night. 
You know, of course, that that unnecessary "u" is a leftover from the French(spit) spelling.
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speaking of insider tips...Hey Chy whens the new 1500 twin comming out?
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Good luck dude. Wish I had the stones.
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Chy, that's just awesome buddy.... very happy for you, you deserve it. I turned in my notice as well, just couldn't hack it anymore, slight problem though, I should have probably found another job first.
So you're going to Cumming everyday? Does this mean a twice daily pass through the field of arse????? I haven't been quite the same since.... it's kind of like the car wreck phenomon. I don't really want to go that route again, ever, but I can help but feeling I am must. Maybe you could just send me a PM once in awhile rating the aroma on a scale of 1 to 10. One being that only your eyes water and you feel the need to wipe off with one of those pocket sized moist towelettes..... Ten being that the bike starts running rough from the fouled fuel/air mixture and it feels as though someone is scraping the inside of your skull with a dirty barbeque brush and your clothes need to be wrapped in a Hefty bag and buried along the road under a full moon.
Help me, I can't stop thinking about it......
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"...the field of arse..."
Dang Steve! I had almost forgotten about that. Now I just threw up in my mouth just a little bit. Thanks!
Stewart
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"It's outside your field of expertise."
"Poppycock normally is."
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Excellent!!
Life's too short to be in a job you don't like (and too short for bad beer)
I am in the same industry (banking) but have switched companies 3x in the last 6 years. Finally happy where I am and have no plans on leaving (unless perhaps for more money.. afterall.. I am a banker)
just my 2 cents
Trev
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A bike has half the wheels my cage does.. but 3x the fun factor
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Geze Steve, what did I miss? Sounds delightful!! Was this part of this years Georgia Rally? If so, I feel cheated! 
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He's reffering to the rendering plant off hwy 400.. pretty rough sometimes. I won't be going that way too much.
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Congrats Chy.
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Good luck dude. Wish I had the stones.
Amen to that!
Erwin
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Congrats Chy ... I'd definately work at a dealership if I could.
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Hey Chy, you can exhale now! Great move. I've been thinking of going into a motorcycle related business myself, even have a business plan, but it's very safe just staying in my present business. Again, good for you.
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Chy: Just got the news and congratulations to you!
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Many congratulations to you!!!...I been speeking with my dealer toying about working for him in some way....but I don't think he can afford me....wish he could
THE VOICE OF REASON
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Well Chy? Have you started yet?
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" - Robert Heinlein
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My best wishes to ya Chy, I wish I could pray for you here since that works better than wishes.
All the best - do you know how bad you may get hammered here? I know you were good with the Chevys, so you'll be good with the Triumphs as well. Just Ride Safe!
Ride Safe,
Dennis
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Well Chy? Have you started yet?
Yep.. started Tuesday. Gotta tell ya.. after 10 years behind a keyboard, it's kicking my butt, lots o' aches and pains. Been quite awhile since I made a living cranking wrenches.
Bunch of residual Suzukis around but today was pretty cool .. did a 500 mile service on a Tiger and finished assembly of a Rocket.
They had my name up on the moving marquis the first day introducing me as their new tech.. sweeeeeeet.. took a pic with my phone.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I wish I could pray for you here since that works better than wishes.
Feel free to pray for him on your own time.
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I'm betting the aches and pains will go away after you get used to the work. Very cool on the work! I'd love to be there with ya!! 
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" - Robert Heinlein
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chy what great news i wish i had the guts to do that!!!
Chris
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Congrats, man. I'm stuck. I have 26 years of hating my job left...
2002 Bandit 1200/ GSXR cams/ 1277 BB Kit/ Holeshot header and can/ 38mm flatslides/ a good head/lotsa hp/lotsa tq- lots of rear tires...
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Feel free to pray for him on your own time.
I do daily, as I pray for you.
Ride Safe,
Dennis
Triumph, it's how I live and what I ride.
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Congrats, man. I'm stuck. I have 26 years of hating my job left...
Geezer advice time  .
If you really hate your job, and have that much time.
Take a page from Chy's book.
Do something that you like (or at least don't hate).
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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Go on and preach it, brother! I've been to the top of three careers. I only liked one of them, and I want it back.
Ride Safe,
Dennis
Triumph, it's how I live and what I ride.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Feel free to pray for him on your own time.
I do daily, as I pray for you.
Everybody's gotta have a hobby. Mine's motorcycles. 
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Can't think of a better person for the job, I think you will love it....Me and Kimmy started to bring her bike up there this week, but I was able to fix it myself (loose battery terminal)....we will see you soon, Im sure...
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Everybody's gotta have a hobby. Mine's motorcycles.
Mine Too! Praying ain't a hobby. But you, being a Friar, wouldn't understand.
Ride Safe,
Dennis
Triumph, it's how I live and what I ride.
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and you are dredging this up after almost three months because...?
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" - Robert Heinlein
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Because he has to get the last word?
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I was thinking it was just to start up sh!t
John
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