Called but no answer left a message with my number

On Aug 22, 2009, at 11:01 AM, "Jim@ONIT" <onitav@bellsouth.net> wrote:

 

I’m in Ocean Springs, hasn’t really stopped, rather a pause or two, in the last week. I would imagine Bethel is pretty wet.

 

Headed out there? Give me a call c 228 238 2596

 

Jim Hillburn
ONIT Aviation Services, Inc.
t 888 340 3677 or 228 396 1972
onitav@bellsouth.net
www.onitaviation.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sandblasters@yahoogroups..com [mailto:Sandblasters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of CRF-Jethro
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 8:38 AM
To: Sandblasters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Sandblasters] Bethel

 

 

Bethel says it is open on the phone. Does that seem unusual or did they not get all the rain we did in mobile?

 

I’m in Ocean Springs, hasn’t really stopped, rather a pause or two, in the last week. I would imagine Bethel is pretty wet.

 

Headed out there? Give me a call c 228 238 2596

 

Jim Hillburn
ONIT Aviation Services, Inc.
t 888 340 3677 or 228 396 1972
onitav@bellsouth.net
www.onitaviation.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sandblasters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Sandblasters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of CRF-Jethro
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 8:38 AM
To: Sandblasters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Sandblasters] Bethel

 

 

Bethel says it is open on the phone. Does that seem unusual or did they not get all the rain we did in mobile?

Bethel says it is open on the phone. Does that seem unusual or did they not get
all the rain we did in mobile?

Do any of you know when the rattle snake trails will be legal to ride ?

-------------- Forwarded Message: --------------
From: "Fred and Brenda Pittman" <FandBPittman@...>
To: "Robert Rockco" <rrockco@...>
Subject: Fw: this is it...
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:33:53 +0000

I sent this to the SERAMEMBERS Group a few minutes ago.  Apparently, it is going through a spam-filter system or something. It is taking longer to show up in my INBOX than I would have expected.

 

Just thinking about it, I can't help wondering if it might help to pass the Pre-Fab Comment, etc. along to the AMA's Motorcyclist of the Year (if I happened to be a close associate) in case he might be inclined to help recruit some additional participation.  I would like to see the USFS E-Mail System overwhelmed with incoming mail from all over everywhere. 

 

fred...

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Fred and Brenda Pittman

To: SERA-MEMBERS

Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 3:21 PM

Subject: this is it...

The attachment to this e-mail is what I believe (based on a lot of thought & contemplation, plus what adds up to be a good bit of experience with USFS methods-of-operation) to be a relatively well worded Comment on the current plan for the Implementation of the National Travel-Management Plan in Mississippi. While there is a perfectly legitimate need to deal with problems caused by irresponsible use of dirt-bikes, 4-wheelers, 4X4 trucks & other Motorized Vehicles in lots of places within our National Forests across the Country, the level of outright closure of land that (theoretically, at least) belongs to all of us is totally unacceptable.

 

The National Forests in Mississippi web site points out that there are One Million, Two Hundred Thousand Acres  (almost 2,000 square miles) of National Forest Land in Mississippi.  A few years ago, I did some 4th Grade Arithmetic & determined that one mile of OHV Trail (assuming an 8-foot-wide 'corridor' sort of like the Right-Of-Way along an Interstate Highway that is considerably wider than the actual roadway itself) covers slightly less than ONE ACRE of land.  If just One Tenth of One Percent of OUR National Forest Land in Mississippi were opened up as Designated Forest System Trail, there would be 1,200 Miles of Designated OHV Trail  on National Forest Land in Mississippi.  

 

If anyone has been wondering what you might be able to do to help try to save some of what little access we still have to OUR National Forests, simply 'copy & paste' the attached Comment Letter to an e-mail or print the Letter & mail it to Forest Supervisor Margrett L. Boley.  Supervisor Boley has a reputation for being 'really pro-responsible-user-group' from her previous position in Louisiana. She is (like all of us are these days) faced with the task of getting a job done in a short time & with a shortage of personnel to look after every little detail. In case anybody is not already aware, we (the Off-Road Riding Population) are viewed by the average (& below average) Forest Service Official as being one of those "minor little details" that does not deserve to be taken  seriously (at least not in the same way as those all-important Radical Anti-Access "Environmental Protectionist" Groups are viewed by A LOT of people within the Forest Service) when making Big-Time Important Forest Service Decisions. 

 

I have been fairly successful in the recent past with making some progress in the effort to build a Mutually Beneficial Working Relationship with some Forest Service Officials.  This should indicate that there actually is the possibility for us all to "get along & work together" when we occasionally run into someone at the Forest Service who is willing to take a different approach than the Old School USFS Attitude that says "ignore them & they will probably just go away."  I would like to see the 'spark' that my efforts have created catch hold & flare into a massive 'wild-fire of participation' (we all know how concerned the Forest Service is with wild-fires) by maybe a few thousand people who share my love of riding on trails in OUR National Forests.  State Boundary Lines are not a factor.  Just because you don't live in Mississippi should not make you feel that you're not in a position to participate in this Public Scoping Process. The very expression "NATIONAL Forest" indicates that every responsible citizen of this NATION has a stake in how a relatively small number of people see fit to look after OUR property.

 

Include your name & address so that you can be notified when the next step of the Process comes up for Public Involvement.

 

The Mailing Address for submitting Comments is:

Margrett Boley, Forest Supervisor, National Forests In MS

100 West Capitol Street, Suite 1141

Jackson, MS 39296

 

The FAX Number for submitting Comments is 601-965-1783

 

The E-Mail Address for submitting Comments electronically is:

comments-southern-mississippi@...

Don't forget to hit the  'Request Read Receipt' button in your 'Tools Menu' so you can be notified that they received your Comment.

 

The Scoping Letter points out that "Comments may also be hand-delivered to the Forest Supervisor's Office at the address above during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4:30 PM, excluding federal holidays)."  I'm not sure they REALLY would be happy if I were to just drop by one morning, but...

 

Once again, as it states in the Scoping Letter: "Only those who submit timely comments will have standing to appeal the decision..."  What this actually means (primarily) is "if you don't like what appears to be coming our way, speak now or be prepared to sit home every weekend in a few months (& forever thereafter) wishing there was somewhere in OUR National Forests to ride & just be quiet" because, before long, nobody will be listening.  We have something like 10 days (maybe 2 weeks) from right now (March 22, 2009) before the Comment Period closes & anything after that will be just a waste of time.  

 

I urgently encourage EVERYONE to print, cut/paste (or whatever feels right) the attached Pre-Fab Comment to the Forest Service & send it to them in whichever format you prefer, so that we will all have the opportunity to submit Appeals when the Process takes moves everything up to the Regional Forester (in Atlanta). At that point, an overwhelming number of Appeals from people in several Southeastern States (and/or across the Country)  might also lead to getting some things going in other states (at least) within the Southern Region. I can't  guarantee a lot of success if we get a monumental amount of support for this endeavor. I can, however, guarantee that, if we just sit back & let the bureaucrats do things their way, there will not be a lot of reason to be excited over the future of Trail-Riding in OUR National Forests.  Forward the e-mail to EVERYBODY who might also be inclined to participate.  Right now, it's all about numbers.   

 

Any questions ?  I'm as close as your REPLY button. Let me know if/when you send something to the Forest Service so, if somebody at the Forest Service tries, at some point, to tell me that they didn't get a lot of Comments from folks like us, I will be in a position to argue the point. 

 

fred...

Yeah, I only had about two miles cleared coming in from Farm Road, but I'm sure
that has grown back up. Weather is looking good for clearing/riding, though!


--- On Wed, 10/1/08, rrockco@... <rrockco@...> wrote:

> From: rrockco@... <rrockco@...>
> Subject: Re: [Sandblasters] Bethel Motorcycle Trail
> To: Sandblasters@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 1:20 PM
> Thanks Mark.  Andy and John Burguard  rode the North and
> South Loops of the Bethel ATV Trail two weeks ago.  They
> didn't know the Trails  were closed till they got back
> to where the South Loop crosses the Road just behind the
> gate and found the Gate closed and a sign indicating the ATV
> Trails were closed.  The Recorder at the Wiggins Office also
> indicates the ATV Trails are closed.  They found a couple of
> logs down but nothing they couldn't get over or around.
> George Hoffer tells me that The Saw Dust Piles has a lot of
> logs down and is not ridable.  I have not been able to get
> back out to the Event Trails after the storm.  I hope to get
> out there this week.  If not maybe next week.  I am still
> concentrating on the Creek Trail.  Johnny & Jimmy May
> and I along with David Ashton Rode Hattiesburg Hollow a
> couple of Months ago and it had really grown up this Spring
> and Summer.
>
>
> -------------- Original message from Mark Hudson
> <hudson_hollow@...>: --------------
>
> Four of us went over Monday and rode the motorcycle trail.
> We found several logs in dangerous positions across the
> trail as well as a few other problems. We took a four
> wheeler and tools to the problem areas and removed the logs
> and other debris. I would consider the trail completely
> repaired from the recent storms and hopefully we won't
> get any more this season.
> I didn't get to look at the Bethel ATV trail or work on
> our dual sport preparations, but will get back over soon to
> take care of my part of that job.

-------------- Original message from Mark Hudson <hudson_hollow@...>: --------------

Four of us went over Monday and rode the motorcycle trail. We found several logs in dangerous positions across the trail as well as a few other problems. We took a four wheeler and tools to the problem areas and removed the logs and other debris. I would consider the trail completely repaired from the recent storms and hopefully we won't get any more this season.
I didn't get to look at the Bethel ATV trail or work on our dual sport preparations, but will get back over soon to take care of my part of that job.

Four of us went over Monday and rode the motorcycle trail. We found several
logs in dangerous positions across the trail as well as a few other problems. We
took a four wheeler and tools to the problem areas and removed the logs and
other debris. I would consider the trail completely repaired from the recent
storms and hopefully we won't get any more this season.
  I didn't get to look at the Bethel ATV trail or work on our dual sport
preparations, but will get back over soon to take care of my part of that job.

--- On Fri, 9/26/08, Bill Hayes <wbh@...> wrote:

> From: Bill Hayes <wbh@...>
> Subject: Re: 50cc
> To: hudson_hollow@...
> Date: Friday, September 26, 2008, 7:56 AM
> Oh yeah, rode 426 on Sunday, there were probably 5 or 6
> trees down, but
> very ridable. I like some trees as obstacles, makes it fun.
> The campground
> was closed. Oh yeah, don't go after a rain, 426 has
> been graded and they
> added a bunch of red clay to the top of it, we ruined the
> road, took me 2
> hours to get the red clay off my truck.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Hudson"
> <hudson_hollow@...>
> To: "Bill Hayes" <wbh@...>
> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:55 PM
> Subject: Re: 50cc
>
>
> > Don't really know, yet. Maybe be there Thursday
> through Monday. Possibly
> > all week, but that's probably not gonna happen.
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 9/25/08, Bill Hayes
> <wbh@...> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Bill Hayes <wbh@...>
> >> Subject: 50cc
> >> To: "MARK HUDSON"
> <hudson_hollow@...>
> >> Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:03 PM
> >> Hey, what days are ya'll staying up in the
> mountains for
> >> the 50cc??
> >
> >
> >
> >

Jim Hillburn 

 From: Jim Hillburn [mailto:jim1157@...]
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 1:19 PM
To: 'seramembers@yahoogroups.com'; 'Sandblasters@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: FW: Support a "Rainy Day" Fund for Wildfire Suppression

Jim Hillburn
 

In Your State... State-by-State Info Access Issues, Public Meetings, Contact Information... all this and details about the National Forests in your state on ARRA's comprehensive state pages. Share ARRA! Tell-A-Friend... If you have already registered as an ARRA member, you can help be a stronger voice by sending e-postcards to others. Our grassroots movement needs more voices! Use our Tell-A-Friend page to help someone else stay informed by registering to receive ARRA's legislative alerts and newsletters. Support a "Rainy Day" Fund for Wildfire Suppression The Forest Service has depleted all funds from its fire suppression account for fiscal year 2008.  This means that Forest officials have to reduce spending on other priorities like recreation to continue to fund firefighting activities.  $400 million has been recalled from agency programs throughout the nation.  Clearly fighting wildfires is of paramount importance and the Forest Service must do whatever is necessary to prevent and suppress fires; however, funding for other priorities needn’t be put in jeopardy.  H.R. 5541, the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act, would establish a "rainy day" fund that land management officials could draw from in the event that fire suppression accounts are depleted in the future.  Please click the Take Action button below to send a letter encouraging your Senators to support H.R. 5541.  The letter also urges your Senators to support appropriating funds for the "rainy day" account provided they do not come at the expense of other programs like trails and recreation.  Send a letter to the following decision maker(s): Your Senators Below is the sample letter: Subject: Please Support H.R. 5541 Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here], As a member of Americans for Responsible Recreational Access, I am writing in support of H.R. 5541, the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act. This measure recently passed the House of Representatives and is now pending before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. 2008 has been a devastating year in terms of forest fires. The financial resources of federal land agencies have been depleted due to rising fire suppressive costs. Today, more than 48% of the Forest Service budget is devoted to such expenditures and in a fire season like we have had this year, even that number isn't enough. A better way is needed for managing the cost of catastrophic, emergency wildland fire suppression activities. From my standpoint, the FLAME Act meets this need by creating a special fund that could be tapped only when appropriated funds have been depleted. Having this flexibility would eliminate the need for the Congress to pass emergency supplemental funding measures when fire suppressive costs exceed the budget. Also, the Forest Service has already recalled $400 million from agency programs throughout the nation to continue to fund firefighting activities this year. While fire suppression is necessarily of paramount importance other priorities like recreation and trail maintenance obviously suffer when they have funding taken away. Please enact the FLAME Act and support appropriating funds for the account that do not come at the expense of other land management priorities. It's important that the Senate act on this measure during the closing days of the 110th Congress. Please encourage the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to report H. R. 5541 to the full Senate and ask the Senate leadership to schedule a floor vote on this important legislation. Please don't adjourn for the November elections before passing this much needed legislation. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, James Hillburn Take Action! Instructions: Click here to take action on this issue Tell-A-Friend: Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.  Tell-a-Friend! What's At Stake:   Campaign Expiration Date: October 3, 2008 If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for Americans For Responsible Recreational Access. This message was sent to jim1157@.... Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from Americans For Responsible Recreational Access, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line). Americans for Responsible Recreation Access 555 Twelfth Street, NW, Suite 710 North, Washington, DC 20004 webmaster@... Privacy | Contact Us | About ARRA

-------------- Original message from Mike Farris <farrismike@...>: --------------

Jim that's about how I would describe it too. We did our Colorado trip 3 weeks ago (drove through Gunnison) ended up staying in Ouray and riding the "Alpine Loop" area (Engineers Pass, Imagine, Cinnamon), Gods country for sure! And very off-road friendly state! GPS tracks--> http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=116515114441185454155.00045244cd996dc936496&z=11 --- On Sun, 8/3/08, onitav@bellsouth.net <onitav@bellsouth.net> wrote: From: onitav@bellsouth.net <onitav@bellsouth.net> Subject: Re: [Sandblasters] Colorado To: Sandblasters@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 9:18 PM Just got back from Almont Resort (between Crested Butte and Gunnison). Rode out of the resort each day using "Fossil Ridge" to access the rest of the trails... not much more to say than... "WOW!"   Jim       -------------- Original message from Mark Hudson <hudson_hollow@yahoo.com>: -------------- I've added some of Doug and Sara's shots to my collection at Picasa; http://picasaweb. google.com/ hudsonhollow/ Colorado2008

-------------- Original message from Mark Hudson <hudson_hollow@...>: --------------

I've added some of Doug and Sara's shots to my collection at Picasa;
http://picasaweb.google.com/hudsonhollow/Colorado2008

I've added some of Doug and Sara's shots to my collection at Picasa;
http://picasaweb.google.com/hudsonhollow/Colorado2008

-------------- Original message from Stan Simpson -- stansimpson.net <stan@...>: --------------

 

Guys:

 

Can you get all the signatures possible from our friends in my Region to sign and note this?

Send them back to me at my local fax 210 599-9589

OR

Stan@...

OR

Stan.Simpson@...

OR UPS/Fed X or DHL

BUT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

I need at least 65 names and numbers by this Weds so I can get it to AMA before this Friday afternoon.

 

This is important for all of us off-road guys and you will soon see why—

 

Thanks a lot for your support!

 

Stan Simpson

210 477 2460 office direct

210 861 4993  Cell

 

AMA # 228446A

TSCEC # 101

 

Jim Hillburn
ONIT Aviation Services, Inc.
t 888 340 3677 or 228 396 1972
onitav@...
www.onitaviation.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sandblasters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Sandblasters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Hudson
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 9:17 AM
To: Dirt Bags; Todd Mcgill; Meredith; Travis Pridgen; Gulf Coast Sandblasters; Dennis Shepherd; Steve Tyler
Subject: [Sandblasters] Fw: Must see

--- On Sat, 7/12/08, Ray Fagan <rayf@cableone.net> wrote:

> From: Ray Fagan <rayf@cableone.net>
> Subject: Must see
> To: "Becky Waltman" <beckywaltman@cableone.net>, "Tony Jackson" <anthonyjhaircut@bellsouth.net>, "Ron Burks" <ronnybirx@bellsouth.net>, "Rick Stauter" <restau407@cableone.net>, "Power, A Miller. (Ship Systems)" <a.power@ngc.com>, Mptmississippi@wmconnect.com, "mike S" <Michael.Salvetti@ngc.com>, "Mark Hudson" <hudson_hollow@yahoo.com>, "Mark Waltman" <markwaltman@cableone.net>, "Joyce Morris" <imatwin9458@yahoo.com>, "giff" <giff1@cableone.net>, "Bob Outzen" <bob_outzen@yahoo.com>
> Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 9:06 AM
> Here is a must see movie. One night only. Playing at
> Cinemark 16 - Gulfport MS on July 31st. Who wants to go?
> How about supper and the movie. (sounds like a date, or
> sumpthin)
>
> http://www.fathomevents.com/details.aspx?eventid=725
>
>
>
>
>
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----- Original Message -----

From: Mark Hudson

To: Dirt Bags ; Todd Mcgill ; Meredith ; Travis Pridgen ; Gulf Coast Sandblasters ; Dennis Shepherd ; Steve Tyler

Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 9:16 AM

Subject: [AlabamaDirtbags] Fw: Must see

--- On Sat, 7/12/08, Ray Fagan <rayf@cableone.net> wrote:

> From: Ray Fagan <rayf@cableone.net>
> Subject: Must see
> To: "Becky Waltman" <beckywaltman@cableone.net>, "Tony Jackson" <anthonyjhaircut@bellsouth.net>, "Ron Burks" <ronnybirx@bellsouth.net>, "Rick Stauter" <restau407@cableone.net>, "Power, A Miller. (Ship Systems)" <a.power@ngc.com>, Mptmississippi@wmconnect.com, "mike S" <Michael.Salvetti@ngc.com>, "Mark Hudson" <hudson_hollow@yahoo.com>, "Mark Waltman" <markwaltman@cableone.net>, "Joyce Morris" <imatwin9458@yahoo.com>, "giff" <giff1@cableone.net>, "Bob Outzen" <bob_outzen@yahoo.com>
> Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 9:06 AM
> Here is a must see movie. One night only. Playing at
> Cinemark 16 - Gulfport MS on July 31st. Who wants to go?
> How about supper and the movie. (sounds like a date, or
> sumpthin)
>
> http://www.fathomevents.com/details.aspx?eventid=725
>
>
>
>
>
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--- On Sat, 7/12/08, Ray Fagan <rayf@...> wrote:

> From: Ray Fagan <rayf@...>
> Subject: Must see
> To: "Becky Waltman" <beckywaltman@...>, "Tony Jackson"
<anthonyjhaircut@...>, "Ron Burks" <ronnybirx@...>, "Rick
Stauter" <restau407@...>, "Power, A Miller. (Ship Systems)"
<a.power@...>, Mptmississippi@..., "mike S"
<Michael.Salvetti@...>, "Mark Hudson" <hudson_hollow@...>, "Mark
Waltman" <markwaltman@...>, "Joyce Morris" <imatwin9458@...>,
"giff" <giff1@...>, "Bob Outzen" <bob_outzen@...>
> Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 9:06 AM
> Here is a must see movie.  One night only.  Playing at
> Cinemark 16 - Gulfport MS on July 31st.  Who wants to go?
> How about supper and the movie. (sounds like a date, or
> sumpthin)
>
> http://www.fathomevents.com/details.aspx?eventid=725
>
>
>
>
>
> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322)
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