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Old Aug 1, 2017 | 09:23 AM
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Slacker august BS

Good morning guys. Stay cool out there.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2017 | 09:29 AM
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Nice title

Happy August everyone.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2017 | 05:58 PM
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Next stop, WINNIPESAUKEE!
 
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Old Aug 2, 2017 | 05:38 AM
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LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE perfect place to be.

Man August already.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2017 | 08:21 AM
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It's Friday, and I'm hoping everyone gets to enjoy the weekend. We are going to have a seafood buffet on Saturday. It is suppose to rain so we will put up the tents and get a fire started drinks and god food and the right people.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2017 | 08:54 AM
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Was a great weekend for food. Back to the chores at home.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2017 | 06:49 AM
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Where is everyone?
 
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Old Aug 9, 2017 | 07:06 AM
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Here and there. I had a few days off this week so on Monday I drove to PA to drop off a pinball machine to be refurbished, then yesterday I spent most of the day working on another one myself. Today we drive to Killingly where my parents are spending the week on a lake vacationing and they were nice enough to take my kids (since Saturday night). Then back to work with me tomorrow.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2017 | 04:36 PM
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I'm working in Stamford, so I've mostly been working and sleeping. I am contemplating attempting fixing my exhaust manifold leak, but have an appointment at a shop for August 30th. It would sure save me a ton of money.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2017 | 08:03 AM
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Good to see people are alive and well, but really busy.

back to the campground on the weekend and it is desert weekend. Not my forte, so I will just sit on the side and drink a cold martini. yum!!

I was watching a show on the tube that was restoring pinball machines. They were very costly to do, a lot of man hours go into them. Was pretty surprised at the amounts spent.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2017 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by ct diesel
I was watching a show on the tube that was restoring pinball machines. They were very costly to do, a lot of man hours go into them. Was pretty surprised at the amounts spent.
I do most of my own work which certainly helps keeps costs down, but the machine I brought to PA for professional restoration will most likely end up costing me close to double what I spent on the machine when I purchased it. Other than the initial purchase cost, maintenance doesn't have to cost any more than you want it to. Plus they are a good investment these days as the value on pinball machines is only going up.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2017 | 03:23 PM
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Hello Connecticut...watch out, summer is slipping away!
 
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Old Aug 13, 2017 | 08:09 PM
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Hello All, got out of the loop but saw the update on last years thread. I replaced one of the lower ball joints on the Mountaineer yesterday. I would have done both but I bent my tool
 
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Old Aug 13, 2017 | 08:11 PM
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It's never good to bend your tool.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2017 | 06:39 AM
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On Friday I got in the 250 and found the fan to the air conditioner not working. All weekend I would turn it on and find it still not working and would turn it off. This morning had to take Kathy into work and had condensation on the windshield so I turn on the defroster and nothing because the fan is not working. I left the fan in the on position and drove thru traffic in the center of town as I went up the hill the fan started and has continued to work since. I have no clue what's going on.
 
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