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Old 04-02-2018, 07:41 AM
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Keith, My very best congratulations to you on your retirement. Your retirement bash looked great. Liked the cake. I remember so clearly when I said good bye, the guys presented me with my helmut. It definitely was a moment. Even as a "Vollie", the gang were close. You did amazing things with the truck. I always highlighted your rig when talking to others about restorations. You did good Keith.
 
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Old 04-02-2018, 07:52 AM
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Keith, My very best congratulations to you on your retirement. Your retirement bash looked great. Liked the cake. I remember so clearly when I said good bye, the guys presented me with my helmut. It definitely was a moment. Even as a "Vollie", the gang were close. You did amazing things with the truck. I always highlighted your rig when talking to others about restorations. You did good Keith.
Thanks Jim!! That's nice that you got your helmet. I got to keep mine also and its hanging up in my sons room. He wants to be a firefighter too! You did an excellent job on you truck too!
 
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Old 04-02-2018, 10:51 PM
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Thanks Abe! Post the picture if you want. I 'd like to see it?
Here is the invitation my wife and her friend made for my retirement party. The old picture was taken in spring of 1983.
 
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Old 04-03-2018, 06:08 AM
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Looks good Abe! Both you and your truck have aged well!
 
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Hello Gentlemen, I finally got the book on my truck printed! It’s been done for over 4 years and I couldn’t wait any longer. I had to use a different printing company then I had anticipated due to costs. I had planned to print around 250 copies which would have cost me 6-7 thousand. This option would have kept the price down a little. I just don’t have the funds to do that right now. Instead I used Blurb, which is a print-on-demand book printing company. They are charging me $39 a copy and that’s with me making no money. I am OK with that. Blurb often runs 25-30% off coupons frequently or if you purchase 50 or more copies then they take 25% off the lot. It’s a good quality book which is hardcover, full color and comprised of 120 pages. Best of all, I designated a few pages to the comments made by my FTE brothers who supported my project/thread. So, 25% off puts the book at $29.25 plus shipping $3.99 I will be making the book available on their website so everyone can order directly from them. If you would like an autographed or inscribed copy, then I can order bulk and it will cost a few bucks more because it will be shipped to me first and then to you. If you want to wait out until the 30% discount is advertised, then it will be a few bucks cheaper. Below is the list of people that said they were interested in obtaining a copy. I know it’s been a few years and some people may not be interested anymore or are not active on the site as I have been the past year. I just want to thank everyone for their support over the past few years. Thanks again Keith dennisb56Wmrdalydvm 1948F1dude

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Old 07-04-2018, 08:12 AM
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