66 F100
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Well now you know someone in Germany if you get a hankering for good beer and brats. And if we can ever get out of this apartment, and into a house, you will even have a place to drop your bags and rest your head.
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Laughing Gas
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Matt,
Thanks for the invite. It's been 150 years since my great grandfather and his brother moved from Germany to this area of Pennsylvania. It would be neat to try to find some family still back there. Me knocking on your door is a stretch, but you never know. Strange things do happen! The passport just happened to come up when I was trying to get my real ID here. I added the passport to the bucket list for some reason and should have it back in a month. Trip to Germany?? I would for sure be out of my comfort zone!
Thanks for the invite. It's been 150 years since my great grandfather and his brother moved from Germany to this area of Pennsylvania. It would be neat to try to find some family still back there. Me knocking on your door is a stretch, but you never know. Strange things do happen! The passport just happened to come up when I was trying to get my real ID here. I added the passport to the bucket list for some reason and should have it back in a month. Trip to Germany?? I would for sure be out of my comfort zone!
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Chris, Didn't know the reason for you getting your passport, that makes sense, and you never know when you might need it. That said, the offer stands regardless of how unlikely it might be for you to make it to Germany. Ironically, my Grandfather left some 110 years ago, but I still have family here, and the house he was born in, is still in the family, although I don't know that branch of our family very well. If you knew where your great grandfather and great uncle came from, chances are there are records... Sometimes, that kinda of stuff is fun, then again, who has time.
Hope all your projects stay on track, and the grass slows down growing long enough for you to get a drink or at least a breather before you need to start again.
Cheers from Germany
Hope all your projects stay on track, and the grass slows down growing long enough for you to get a drink or at least a breather before you need to start again.
Cheers from Germany
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Laughing Gas
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Matt,
You should be arriving in the states soon. Great you can make it to your dads birthday. The 28th of May, well my dad passed away on this date in 1998. I miss him.
Our world is changing here. Cheryl will be entering a nursing home next Tuesday. Not sure what my life will be like for a while.
You should be arriving in the states soon. Great you can make it to your dads birthday. The 28th of May, well my dad passed away on this date in 1998. I miss him.
Our world is changing here. Cheryl will be entering a nursing home next Tuesday. Not sure what my life will be like for a while.
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Laughing Gas
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Guys,
Thanks !
So I did have some time to work on the floor patch on the 66. Its actually going ok only slow and its no where going to be perfect. The smaller wire (.025 inch dia) seems to be working well. The new welding hood: I can see out of! In fact I had to take the cheaters out of the hood and it was clear!
So I did get this tacked in place:
Thanks !
So I did have some time to work on the floor patch on the 66. Its actually going ok only slow and its no where going to be perfect. The smaller wire (.025 inch dia) seems to be working well. The new welding hood: I can see out of! In fact I had to take the cheaters out of the hood and it was clear!
So I did get this tacked in place:
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Laughing Gas
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rusty,
I save the old Allis fork lift from the scrap pile. It runs but smokes bad. I converted from Propane to pump gas.
I save the old Allis fork lift from the scrap pile. It runs but smokes bad. I converted from Propane to pump gas.
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