Funny how you tell ME to "lighten up", when you're the one who came back on the defense at my original, off the cuff, post.
I made a remark about why that guy may have crushed it. You came back and made a snide remark about me based on my sig:
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Spoken like a guy driving a newer truck...
Someone else in this very thread also made very similar remarks about understanding why they would crush it before I did (Donjamer) and did not get the same response from you. I'd wager that had I made the very same remark under a different user id without vehicles listed your response to my post would have been very different, if you made a response to it at all.
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If the truck was truly as decent as originally posted, there is NO good reason for destroying it. Regardless of drivetrain condition, or something as minimal as worn out brakes. The only thing driving the guy to crush it was the almighty $$, IMO (so I don't get accused of assumptions ).
For many people a few hundred dollars its not going to make a huge impact on their lifestyle and its not the almighty dollar--- they'd rather have it gone than deal with any hassle associated with it.
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My "assumption" of what Ford trucks you own or have owned is no assumption at all.
That is not the assumption I am talking about. The assumption is your remark about what I take for granted, the assumption that because I drive a newer truck that I don't understand the implications of owning older truck, and the assumption that I made my initial remark because I owned a new truck while ignoring that I've had others. False assumptions.
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You have them listed in your signature. You list 3 trucks that are 8 years old or less. You list a 67 and 75 under RIP so it looks like they are both gone.
You have this listed in your signature:
"You can take the boy out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the boy."
If I were to make comments based on the type of logic you used, I'd assume you live in a double-wide, have teeth missing, a vehicle up on blocks for the past 8 years, shag carpet, an engine block on the coffee table (which is actually not even a coffee table, but a telephone line spool), and $23.85 in a coffee can under the sink is your life's savings account.
The truth is I won't make those flimsy assumptions and I don't assume any of those things about you -- as a matter of fact I assume quite the opposite.
I know how hard parts are to find. Its why I still have many of the 67 restoration parts here, even though I still don't have a 67. Some of them I sold because I need the space and I know I can replace them, others I've kept because I know I'd have a hard time replacing them. Its why I still have the 75, waiting for the day it can again become a parts truck.
(In case anyone is curious, the reason the choke knob was hard to find is because people had the habit of pushing the knob in by its thin metal center and over time it would bend in, ruining it's looks -- every 67 I looked at for years at salvage yards had the center of the knob smashed in).
Take a look at this remark:
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My point with my original post is that I think you take for granted that you can go to your local Ford dealer and order any part for your newer truck.
There are some parts for my truck which are much harder to get than older truck parts. When is the last time you saw or heard about a Roush truck at a salvage yard? Locating spare Stage 3 badges for it is turning out to be a lot harder than finder that choke knob ever was (even Roush doesn't sell them).
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I'm not butt hurt a bit.
That's not the feeling I believe your posts are based on.
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If you were offended...well.
No, not offended.... nor surprised.
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We are all entitled to our own OPINION's.
...even when they prove to be false.
Thank you to everyone else here for the great conversation. I really enjoyed it.
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2006 Roush F150 Project: Roush Supercharger, Troyer & My Tuning, 9lb pulley, Level 10 Trans, E-Fans, Oil Separator, Brandmotion GPS, BlueConnect Hands-Free Phone & iPod Direct Connect, Black Headlights & Taillights, Retrax Retractable Tonneau & more.
2004 F250 King Ranch Crewcab 4x4 6.0L PSD project: DP-Tuner Tuning and MBRP Stainless Dual Exhaust.
2000 Ranger Supercab XLT 3.0 V6 project: Bright Box, Mac Intake, Tonneau, my tuning.
RIP: 1967 & 1975 F100, looking for a 66 F100
And why just trucks? Aren't all motorized vehicle enthusiasts the same at the core?
Heck, why just motor vehicles? Anyone who likes any hobby is really doing the same thing if you think about it.
And this negation-phobic attitude about "liking", a "hobby" - it's really unfair to dog those people with more melancholic personalities, the kind that find that "sad songs say so much".
Really, when you think about it, anything that anyone does that fits their character should be supported and appreciated, and it's a cryin' shame when some narrow-minded neanderthal gets on his high horse about his particular "thing" being any better or any cooler than anyone else's.
What we need is just a big warm world wide hug, 'cause everything and everyone is beautiful in their own way.
Ohmmmmm.....
Makes me want to set around a campfire and sing Koombuyah! NOT!
Speaking of 68 Camaros....I have one stored in my barn for 20 years! Owner will not fix up or sell. I wouldn't own one. Too many other people have one.
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Speaking of 68 Camaros....I have one stored in my barn for 20 years! Owner will not fix up or sell. I wouldn't own one. Too many other people have one.
I'd gladly be one of the "too many" chumps that own one. Just let me know where the barn is and I'll make room for something else you can store
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'57 F250 rust pile
Makes me want to set around a campfire and sing Koombuyah! NOT!
Speaking of 68 Camaros....I have one stored in my barn for 20 years! Owner will not fix up or sell. I wouldn't own one. Too many other people have one.
More people own Ford trucks than Camaros... To me its not how many own it, its whether its cliche' --- and a 68 isn't... just a damn nice car. I'd think after 20 years you could sell it as abandoned property. Tell them to get it out or you sell it. Problem solved!
In most states, assets which have been inactive for a few years (varies between 3-10 years I think) are considered abandoned. I think Wikipedia has a good description though its on the thin side:
"Property is generally deemed to have been abandoned if it is found in a place where the true owner likely intended to leave it, but is in such a condition that it is apparent that the true owner has no intention of returning to claim the item. "
I'd do a search for your state's name, and the words "abandoned property" in Google to see if you can find the law for your state.
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Gone Fishing...
LACK OF PLANNING ON YOUR PART DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY ON MY PART.
2006 Roush F150 Project: Roush Supercharger, Troyer & My Tuning, 9lb pulley, Level 10 Trans, E-Fans, Oil Separator, Brandmotion GPS, BlueConnect Hands-Free Phone & iPod Direct Connect, Black Headlights & Taillights, Retrax Retractable Tonneau & more.
2004 F250 King Ranch Crewcab 4x4 6.0L PSD project: DP-Tuner Tuning and MBRP Stainless Dual Exhaust.
2000 Ranger Supercab XLT 3.0 V6 project: Bright Box, Mac Intake, Tonneau, my tuning.
RIP: 1967 & 1975 F100, looking for a 66 F100
That's good news to my ears! There have been offers to buy but he won't sell. He has paid up to these past three years for rent...looks like I better go knock on his door again. I hate being a bill collector! Funny how he has paid storage all these years when he could've put that money into restoration.... What a waste!
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That's good news to my ears! There have been offers to buy but he won't sell. He has paid up to these past three years for rent...looks like I better go knock on his door again. I hate being a bill collector! Funny how he has paid storage all these years when he could've put that money into restoration.... What a waste!
Sometimes people have every intension of rebuilding the vehicle, but like we all know, Life has a way of slapping you silly, and it never gets done..
My son had every intension of fixing the 79 and using it, but with newborn son, limited funds, and some idiot neighbor it had to go...
We even have a 77 f250 he has been trying to sell and no one has jumped on it.. He had it on the FTE classifieds for I don't know how long.. It was the most viewed, but no one bought it.. This is probably going to be parted out and the carcass scrapped...
It is to bad because it is decent as it sits, just a little time and it could be great..
Thus is life, That is why it does not help to get upset over material things... Vehicles can be replaced... Family and friends cannot...
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You are over the top wright! All this we carry is material. I would like to leave some material things for my two boys. not just a bunch of I wish I would have held on to that 64 mustang and the 50 ford truck ect. I know about funds I will never be able to retire. Don't care I am not a sit around guy. but I can tell you my boys will have some thing to be proud to say this was dads or grand fathers. Instead of I remember dads old for truck we took camping or fishing. I have my grand fathers old timex watch busted and beat to He!! worth nothing to any one but me!
I made a remark about why that guy may have crushed it. You came back and made a snide remark about me based on my sig:
I remarked based on your remark AND your signature. It was a bit of a joke. You call it snide, I call it smart a$$ed. Lets ASSUME you didn't get it . Smilie just so you know I'm teasing.
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Someone else in this very thread also made very similar remarks about understanding why they would crush it before I did (Donjamer) and did not get the same response from you. I'd wager that had I made the very same remark under a different user id without vehicles listed your response to my post would have been very different, if you made a response to it at all.
You'd have lost that bet. I clicked on reply and never got a chance to finish with getting my kids ready for school and such. By the time I got back to it and replied, Donjamer had already posted. Actually, if it hadn't been you posting, I probably would have rode them a little harder (smilie inserted). Didn't figure I needed to be ticking off the guy who enforces us to play nice and runs the whole show. Unfortunately, my friendly debate was getting personal in your opinion.
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For many people a few hundred dollars its not going to make a huge impact on their lifestyle and its not the almighty dollar--- they'd rather have it gone than deal with any hassle associated with it.
Now there's an assumption. Even with the economy as horrible as it is. Four or $500 is definetely a lot of money for a working class guy not making
$100K a year. Maybe not a long term investment, but $500 still goes a long way to pay a bill, put food on the table or maybe put a little beer in the fridge. Those who think that $500 is no big deal are A) not going to have a ratty, old, part out Ford sitting in their driveway or yard B) Have the money to let someone else haul it away or C) Not going to be seen dropping off scrap iron for cash.
That is not my assumption. That is my opinion from years of hanging out in wrecking yards, scrap yards, and parting out enough vehicles to fill said yards.
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That is not the assumption I am talking about. The assumption is your remark about what I take for granted, the assumption that because I drive a newer truck that I don't understand the implications of owning older truck, and the assumption that I made my initial remark because I owned a new truck while ignoring that I've had others. False assumptions.
You confuse my thoughts and my opinions as assumptions. My original statement:
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My point with my original post is that I think you take for granted that you can go to your local Ford dealer and order any part for your newer truck.
If I had said "You take for granted..., then that would be an assumption.
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You have this listed in your signature:
"You can take the boy out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the boy."
If I were to make comments based on the type of logic you used, I'd assume you live in a double-wide, have teeth missing, a vehicle up on blocks for the past 8 years, shag carpet, an engine block on the coffee table (which is actually not even a coffee table, but a telephone line spool), and $23.85 in a coffee can under the sink is your life's savings account.
The truth is I won't make those flimsy assumptions and I don't assume any of those things about you -- as a matter of fact I assume quite the opposite.
Well, actually, you'd be 1/2 right. I only live(d) in a single wide, a 10x66. I still have all my teeth, I don't have anything on blocks, right now, although I've had a 15 year restoration going on a pickup I can never seem to get around to finishing. I like a nice berber, over shag. I don't have a coffee table at all, but my wife would put the beatdown on me if I had an engine on one. And I have a nice 401K, so I don't need to keep my savings under the bed or buried in a coffee can. Anymore. That last part was humor, in case you missed it.
My signature has a little more meaning than trailer parks. It means, no matter where you go, never forget where you came from. Words to live by, in my assumpti... I mean, opinion.
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There are some parts for my truck which are much harder to get than older truck parts. When is the last time you saw or heard about a Roush truck at a salvage yard? Locating spare Stage 3 badges for it is turning out to be a lot harder than finder that choke knob ever was (even Roush doesn't sell them).
I can see where the Roush stuff could be an issue. Wouldn't keep you from driving it though.
I had fun with this. I've actually looked forward to seeing what you had to say next. Not once have I been upset like you think (or assume, or whatever ) I am. Just amused. I guess because I didn't put smilies behind every line of all my posts, you couldn't tell the difference. I'm sorry that you didn't enjoy OUR conversation too. Maybe the conversation is only good as long as I agree with you?? That's not an assumption, just a rhetorical question.
Here is my thought on this..It is sad to see a old truck do to the crusher..I sent my last Old Chevy Truck to the Crusher last week and brought in $500
Fatal thing about that truck was the last time the Dump Body went up the frame broke and truck folded like a occorden...
I can not believe the pissing contest going on about this topic it is plain pointless because everone has good points.. And when I restore a truck witch I am looking for..It will be original as possible and it wont have a $10.000 paint job ether just to me is plain numb..
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and $23.85 in a coffee can under the sink is your life's savings account.
Let's see.....18..19 ...20....and 75 cents. Must've been the wife, has gotten in our life savings again. Gotta find a new hidin" place!!
Now that is funny. I actually cracked up during FTE Kens original statements. Mostly because I used to own a single wide when I was single and rebuilt a snowmobile engine on the kitchen counter after washing it out in the kitchen sink (dawn works well to remove gunk in hot water). I washed many interior pieces in the bathtub and polished the rust off of the chrome. Kind of makes a mess of the tub, oil scum is difficult to wash off the tub.My wife would probably only freak out a little bit about this now, her dad would pull the same thing if he felt he needed to. He raised her well, she loves tools and old Fords.
My brother had a party once and one of his buddies brought a straight piped Harley into the kitchen and did a burn out in the dining room around 2 am. He lived in my aunts duplex at the time. His neighbor was always in trouble with the law, so he never called the cops. I would like to have been there just to here the wrap of the straight pipes.
I currently have 5 rigs in the driveway (I just sold one), my dad probably 13+ on his property ( I cannot even do a mental inventory of his rigs). We Freemans just cannot let a good Ford pass us by.
You can take the boy out o the country, but you cain't take the country out o the boy!
well you guys will love to hear this story. a good friend of mine, which i think im gonna disown, bought a 78 f250 4x4, 400 granny 4spd np205, construction work bed from factory the other day. gave $1000 for it. no rust anywhere on it. he called me over to help work on it. get this, he bought the truck for the axles for his jeep wrongler,(wrangler) to jack up. and wanted the service bed to make a trailer out of. can you believe that he was gonna crush the old truck afterwords. well i stepped up like a man and saved the old truck. she is setting on a pair of 2.5 ton rockwells, millitary wheels and tires, lol, and im getting a flatbed from a scrapyard monday for it. im gonna do my best to save it. it gets me, NO RUST, didnt smoke, strong as an ox. what was Dart thinking. i need new friends
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Lol!!!!!!!!!!!!
My wife would probably only freak out a little bit about this now, her dad would pull the same thing if he felt he needed to. He raised her well, she loves tools and old Fords. 
