We have always known that bikers have the biggest hearts of anyone out there. They demonstrate it all year long and shift into overdrive during the holiday season. You have been out there giving to all you have encountered that needed it without judgment or ridicule in so many different ways it would be impossible to list them all. We are extremely proud to be a part of a community that lives the phrase, "I am my brother's keeper" in so many ways. Our mailbox has been overflowing with notices of random acts of charity as well as organized donation drives. Along with those notices came the thank you notes for helping to make their events as successful as they were. The true thanks go to all of you who made the effort to give to someone in need. All of us at Thunder Roads of Alabama/Florida Panhandle want to extend a sincere "THANK YOU" to all of you for your generosity.

This issue kicks off 2012 and we want to start the year off by wishing all of you a great year to come. The riding season never ends here, there may be a day or two on occasion when you would rather not ride during the winter but overall this is year round riding country. The rallies and other motorcycle specific events tend to slow down a bit this time of year though. Several bike nights that were listed on our Bike Night page have suspended bike nights until spring. They have not all stopped though, there are a few that intend to carry on their bike nights year round. If you're like us and ride all year round check out the bike night listings to find out where the rest of us are hanging out. We look forward to seeing you there.

Everyone here at Thunder Roads of Alabama/Florida Panhandle is anticipating the start of the 2012 event season. As always we intend to be at as many events as possible this year and look forward to meeting you there. Keep an eye out for the Thunder Roads Alabama/Florida Panhandle Patch at the events you attend and feel free to say hello, we all enjoy meeting the readers and hearing their comments on the magazine.

The popularity of the magazine has taken off so fast that we have had trouble adding staff to keep up with the growth. We are always on the lookout for new additions to the Thunder Roads AL/FL Pan Family so if the idea of being paid to be a biker interests you send us an email or give us a call, we need to talk.

Thank you all so much for your continued support and for patronizing the advertisers who make this "free" publication possible. Don't forget to tell them you heard about them in Thunder Roads.

As always, thank you for joining us on this incredible ride. Keep the shiny side up. We'll see you down the road.

Terminator & Thumper (TnT)
State Editors/Owners
Thunder Roads Magazine of Alabama/Florida Panhandle

Terminator@thunderroadsalabama.com
Thumper@thunderroadsalabama.com

Thunder Roads of AL/FL Pan
PO Box 769
Alabaster, AL 35007

205-432-9011

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