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Myrtle Beach Bike Week threatened? oasysco 07-01-2008
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Posted by S'mee on July 2, 2008, 12:19 am
> Sheep wrote:
> > On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:58:35 -0400, .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com
> > wrote:
>
> >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0It's the 1 %'rs, and the wanna-be 1%'rs. =A0Plus the gen=
eral
> >> slobs who think it's OK to trash someone elese's town for a week or
> >> two every year. =A0The policing and clean-up costs exceeded the extra
> >> revenues that A FEW businesses got ( while others basically got shut
> >> down for a week, like the golf course, etc ).
>
> > Really? =A0A local hotelier estimated the Horry County Government's take=

> > for the two weeks just from the accommodation tax at $6-8 million. =A0
>
> > His comments were there was no way for the county's businesses
> > (hotels, restaurants,mom & pop businesses, =A0etc.) =A0to make up the lo=
ss
> > of income if they did manage to kill the rally's.
>
> You forget, Florida is full of old people who like it quiet and boring
> and who live on social security and pensions and don't care about the
> economy anyways.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Yep those are the morons that elect our presidents! So say high to
grandma in her kciub.

--
Keith

Posted by Vito on July 2, 2008, 8:02 am
> It's the 1 %'rs, and the wanna-be 1%'rs. ....

Naw, last time I went the Shriners had a licensed parade the same weekend.
One group dressed like Danial Boon fired blanks from their muzzle loaders as
they passed the flags. Stupid assed MBPD busted them for discharging guns in
town. Take your money elsewhere.



Posted by on July 2, 2008, 10:36 am
wrote:

>> It's the 1 %'rs, and the wanna-be 1%'rs. ....
>
>Naw, last time I went the Shriners had a licensed parade the same weekend.

        See ? :-)


>One group dressed like Danial Boon fired blanks from their muzzle loaders as
>they passed the flags. Stupid assed MBPD busted them for discharging guns in
>town. Take your money elsewhere.
>

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Posted by Steve L on July 2, 2008, 8:01 pm

> Supposedly, Myrtle Beach has $3M in its coffers to discourage future
> Bike Weeks. While I could have thought a locality would welcome 50,000
> biker types and their frames of rolling thunder with fun games like
> parking lot burnouts, vaseline smearing contests, hog the boulevard,
> and other wholesome family entertainment, it seems the locals feel
> differently.
>
> I first heard of this from a friend who just returned this week from a
> week's vacation in Myrtle. I didn't think anymore about it until the
> following started popping up on websites/forums:
> ===============
> Myrtle Beach Bike Week is in danger of being cancelled. Myrtle Beach
> city council passed a property tax increase and rezoning law to put a
> stop to the bike weeks. If the City of Myrtle Beach can get Horry
> county on board it could really put an end to it. The city of MB seems
> to be deadset on it, but Horry county is not on board yet. Let's try
> to keep it that way!
>
> Contact Liz Gilliland of the Horry County Council and let her know
> what you think:
> Liz Gilland
> - Council Chairman -
> Term Expires: 12-31-2010
> Contact Information:
> 843-248-9107
> 1511 Elm Street
> Conway, SC 29526
> chairman@horrycounty.org
>
> Here is the MB city Mayor's office, call them too!
> MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL (843) 918-1004
> ===============
> I'm torn. If I lived there, I'd probably not want it twice a year, but
> it's a tradition of sorts now and easier to make for many than going
> to Daytona.
>
> Greg

If you're idea of a good week on a motorcycle is being stuck in heavy
traffic riding up and down a 20 mile strip of constant traffic lights in hot
weather, and then maybe getting drunk at night then you'll really miss MB.

I took my money this year rode south and rode the Smokies. Much more fun,
there were actually curves in the roads.




Posted by oasysco on July 2, 2008, 8:30 pm
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Supposedly, Myrtle Beach has $3M in its coffers to discourage future
> > Bike Weeks. While I could have thought a locality would welcome 50,000
> > biker types and their frames of rolling thunder with fun games like
> > parking lot burnouts, vaseline smearing contests, hog the boulevard,
> > and other wholesome family entertainment, it seems the locals feel
> > differently.
>
> > I first heard of this from a friend who just returned this week from a
> > week's vacation in Myrtle. I didn't think anymore about it until the
> > following started popping up on websites/forums:
> > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> > Myrtle Beach Bike Week is in danger of being cancelled. Myrtle Beach
> > city council passed a property tax increase and rezoning law to put a
> > stop to the bike weeks. If the City of Myrtle Beach can get Horry
> > county on board it could really put an end to it. The city of MB seems
> > to be deadset on it, but Horry county is not on board yet. Let's try
> > to keep it that way!
>
> > Contact Liz Gilliland of the Horry County Council and let her know
> > what you think:
> > Liz Gilland
> > - Council Chairman -
> > Term Expires: 12-31-2010
> > Contact Information:
> > 843-248-9107
> > 1511 Elm Street
> > Conway, SC 29526
> > chair...@horrycounty.org
>
> > Here is the MB city Mayor's office, call them too!
> > MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL (843) 918-1004
> > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> > I'm torn. If I lived there, I'd probably not want it twice a year, but
> > it's a tradition of sorts now and easier to make for many than going
> > to Daytona.
>
> > Greg
>
> If you're idea of a good week on a motorcycle is being stuck in heavy
> traffic riding up and down a 20 mile strip of constant traffic lights in =
hot
> weather, and then maybe getting drunk at night then you'll really miss MB=
.
>
> I took my money this year rode south and rode the Smokies. Much more fun,
> there were actually curves in the roads.

Guys who go to MB bike week are looking for curves, but not in the
roads :)-

Greg

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