First and foremost - you're my friend, and you always will be. Don't lose sight of that fact.
I'm posting this here as opposed to a personal email because this involves everybody. I'm the one typing this out but unfortunately for you, I'm not the only one that feels this way about some of your behavior and riding habitats, it's NOT just me. What am I talking about? In short -
The asinine way you ride. You're not safe, your unpredictable and I don't trust you. As far as I know, nobody else does either but I can't speak for everyone. YOU were the real reason for the "safety meeting". While it's true there were other things I wanted to talk about, you were/are the main problem and playing sweeper does not make anything better. The time of sugar coating things is over. Riding is supposed to be FUN. When we're out riding we're free from "reality" and all of life's commitments. Riding should not be stressful, your riding partners should not piss you off, otherwise, what's the point?
Your constant lateness and your constant issues. You may think it's funny but everyone is or has already started to recent you for it. YOU ARE WASTING OUR TIME.
The fact that something ALWAYS happens to you or your bike. Always. It holds us up, it ruins our days. I can see the odd mechanical or event to make you late, but EVERY SINGLE TIME?
The idiotic jokes that you make when things are going bad. Your jokes and comments are not appreciated and they only make things worse. I thought I already made that clear. You need to grow the fuck up already.
The fact of the matter is, you're my friend. I do enjoy riding with you but you are making push come to shove and if my other friends lives/driving records are stake, then I figure it's time to say something.
You fail to see the bigger picture of what's going on. I don't know if you just don't "get it", or are just too immature or ignorant to recognize it.
You've shown no remorse for anything - the Adirondacks trip, and all the times you make us wait. Nothing other than another stupid joke. Saying sorry does not make it better. You need to start acting like an adult and stand by your actions. To throw "Well you didn't have to wait for me" in my face after the fact is absolutely no help. You don't get that we're waiting for you because we CHOOSE to, not because we have to. That's what friendship is about but instead of you raising it a level, you somehow manage to bring it down a level.
I didn't want to write this as I think we need to "talk" but to be honest, I just don't have the energy anymore and I'm caring less and less everyday. It's time for you step up.
The Indy trip... I'm up in the air. I feel like all the time and energy I've already spent on it for research and such is already wasted. I may not go even though I would truly love to. If anything, feel free to mail me ticket that I bartered you for and perhaps I'll see you there. Or not, I may just decide to do a trip to the dragon instead.
So what's it gonna be, are we gonna sit down and go over your behavior and what you can do to change it, as well as come up with strict rules for you to abide by, or are we going to dissolve this? Are you going to able to listen to all of our criticisms and change them like an adult AND like a friend? Again, this is not only me talking, whether you know it or not, you've pissed off most if not all of us. I'm no saint, but I'm not the problem either. What's it gonna be?
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Unfortunately, Jake I have to agree with a lot of what Eric said.
Your actions yesterday finally got me to the point that I think Eric has been at for a while. While I understand you may not try to do any of these things on purpose, you still continue to do them.
As far as riding goes, I've been one of the few that feels you aren't too reckless. For me, you aren't too bad on the back-roads, but on the highways & around town you are little unpredictable. I never know if you're going to fly around me at 120 or if you're going to cruise at 70. Also, a little OT, but yesterday when you where late & you were tearing around Gorilla b/c you forgot to air/gas up...NOT cool. That kind of shit brings unwanted attention & makes Gorilla look bad.
Probably the one thing that bothers me most though, was the fact that we had to wait 45 mins in the morning & 75 mins later in the day for you to get your shit together. I understand you were trying to do a good deed & pick up the cigarettes & you got dropped, but you've got to understand a few things that really made us upset:
1. We waited for you at a turn off, that was for a road that may have been hard to remember. Could we have waited a little earlier? - Possibly. Could you have known where we were going? You should have. - If you didn't then you really need to start paying more attention to where we ride, when we ride. It's not fair to just compeletely rely on Eric's knowledge, you need to acquire some of your own as well.
2. I gave you the exact intersection of where we were & it still took you an hour to find us. - You have a smart phone - use it. If it fucks up, then you ask someone. Making us wait for an extended amount of time for you to meander around PA is not a good thing to do when someone in the group has to cut out early.
I could also mention some other things if pressed, but those things yesterday just really pissed me off. Not only b/c it inconvenienced me, but the fact that Dizzle's day was essentially blown by your 2 hrs of time wasting.
OK - are we gonna sit down and talk about this shit like the grown men we are? There's no "OR" follow-up in my question.
I've listened to / read about both sides of what happened yesterday. I have a lot to say, but I'm not doing it on the internet.
This is getting old, fast. All of it.
I apologize again for all those times I was late. If this is how everyone feels I don't want to be the one that ruins it for everyone. So I guess I should find another group to ride with.
Thanks for the rides and the fun, I always had a good time and thought you guys did too. Goodbye.
"Goodbye"
So instead of being an adult about things and taking responsibility for your actions or doing something positive and constructive, you chose to cut and run... honestly, that was the answer I was expecting.
What a fucking waste of time and energy. I'm done with it all, moving on now...
Last thing, then I'm REALLY done.
Indy tickets.
They need to be in our hands ASAP. Without those tickets, I refuse to plan anything further.
Alan, Cassidy, Tom, and I need to book a room for the stay at Indy VERY VERY SOON -if there's anything still even available - but I won't feel comfortable doing that until I have the tickets in my hand.
The longer this handoff takes, the more we'll have to suffer. Please coordinate with Alan to give him the tickets. If for whatever reason you can't do that, mail them to me at -
Eric Aujero
723 Sixth Avenue #3
Brooklyn, NY 11215
All I am doing is trying to appease the group and if I am such a problem I don't want to impose on any of you guys. If you guys having a good time doesn't happen when I'm around I don't want to get in the way that for any of you.
If you wanted to have a positive and constructive talk I think you would've have addressed this differently. That's not the impression I got from all of this.
Alan can call me and I will get him the tickets asap.
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