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Keep the Rubber Side Down!
Author(s) -
LaFrance David
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2015.tb11065.x
Subject(s) - rumble , club , silence , heading (navigation) , thunder , apartment , history , business , engineering , operations management , art , medicine , civil engineering , aerospace engineering , electrical engineering , anatomy , aesthetics
The silence is suddenly broken and the rumbling grows louder until it reaches a chaotic thunder and then you see it ‐ not one but dozens and dozens of motorcyclists heading your way. For AWWA there is one motorcycle group above all others, and it does not fall neatly into the category of “not having a care in the world.” In fact it is quite the opposite for the hog‐riding water professionals affectionately known as the Water Buffalos. I am talking about the motorcycle club that annually travels from all parts of the United States and Canada to AWWA's Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE). This year, as the Water Buffalos rumble into ACE15 in Anaheim, Calif., they also celebrate a decade of riding as a group. Their annual journey to ACE is appropriately called Ride With Purpose. And unlike some motorcycle clubs, the Buffalos' purpose is a noble one.