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Old Jul 14, 2014 | 07:32 AM
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Good morning all.

Back to hot and muggy weather with a drenching of rain.

Good weekend of camping with nightly fires, good alcohol, and nice people. It was Italian food event were all the campers brought Italian dishes of good food. Ate to much.

I said that if I hit 300 lbs. I would diet. guess what as of today I'm on a diet.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2014 | 08:31 PM
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Good evening everyone. Got my new tow rig set up over the weekend.

 
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Old Jul 14, 2014 | 08:32 PM
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That's only riding a little lower that a town car usually would
 
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Old Jul 14, 2014 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by gbroehl1
That's only riding a little lower that a town car usually would
It's actually riding right where it should on the rear suspension. It's got factory air ride, so it increases pressure to the bags until it hits a certain point. The tongue weight lifts the front up some though, so the front was riding a little high.

Not that much for this trailer though, I think it's around 200 lbs on the tongue.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2014 | 06:19 AM
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Good morning all.

Batten down the hatches. We are in for some weather today.

My wife is planning for me to cook on the grill tonight in the rain and lighting. She said I could use an umbrella. Isn't she sweet.

Tom, that's a clean looking boat you got there.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2014 | 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by ct diesel
Good morning all.

Batten down the hatches. We are in for some weather today.

My wife is planning for me to cook on the grill tonight in the rain and lighting. She said I could use an umbrella. Isn't she sweet.
Ha ha, my wife would offer me the same.

Originally Posted by ct diesel
Tom, that's a clean looking boat you got there.
Thanks! After selling the van that's about the only payment we still have. Bought it new in 2011 before the EPA emissions equipment were mandated and got a good deal. With the new emissions stuff we couldn't buy that same boat for anywhere near the same price, so we figured it's worth keeping.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 07:18 AM
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Morning all.

Good looking day out there. Guess I will mow the lawn today and wash the truck.

Got a new phone from Sprint and had my son synced it up to the truck. What a pain. Being old it's just a phone that will take abuse. We went to Sprint because we can't get reception at the campgrounds with AT&T. My wife uses a I phone and it frustrates her when she doesn't have Facebook available to her.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 01:42 PM
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good afternoon. such a nice day today, much better than all this heat and humidity. And we aren't just climbing up and down poles anymore, actually going up and working so its getting fun
 
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 04:45 AM
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 06:22 AM
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morning all

The weekend is here. Campground awaits.

Have to stop at AAA for book on South Korea. My son is headed there as a guest of LG. 7 days. in a war zone what a vacation.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 06:32 AM
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Good morning everyone.

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Have to stop at AAA for book on South Korea. My son is headed there as a guest of LG. 7 days. in a war zone what a vacation.
I've worked with lots of folks who were stationed in Korea, and most of them have a really positive opinion of the place. Apparently the DMZ is a place for Serious Business, but the rest of the country is just like any other.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 07:03 AM
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Good morning everyone.



I've worked with lots of folks who were stationed in Korea, and most of them have a really positive opinion of the place. Apparently the DMZ is a place for Serious Business, but the rest of the country is just like any other.
I was there in the service in 1968 on DMZ. More of a stop over 30 days.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2014 | 07:21 AM
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Morning everyone, have a great weekend! Side note, I hated Korea, Okinawa, most of the Orient actually. Good ole Merica for me
 
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Old Jul 19, 2014 | 04:17 PM
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I'll stick to good ol' freedom fries myself. No chop sticks necessary.
 
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