FTE friends

I spent part of today cleaning up my address book... I recently enjoyed a forced retirement and had some names to add from work at home... so now I have them all cataloged in my address book. I was looking over them and thinking about some of the folks...wondering what happened to some of them and promising myself to make a contact that is a long time late. And that is when I realized that these names are really written, not on the computer they're stored in, but in my heart. (Christmas time get's me this way )

Each name stands for someone who has crossed my path sometime, and in that meeting they've affected me in some way... maybe just a little and sometimes a lot. And while it sounds odd for me to say this, I feel that I'm the person I am because of, in some part, this list of names.

And while you may not be aware of any special link, to me, just knowing you has changed my life.

So this is my Christmas E-mail ... It's sent because all of you on the FTE forums are on the list of people I'm indebted to. And whether I have known you for years or weeks, In some way you have been a part of shaping things I do.

Between this Thanksgiving and Christmas time I've spent a lot of time thinking about my friends and how special each of you are. Some of you don't even realize what you've done for me and in what ways you've helped me this year especially. It's been a tough year in several ways. I've come to realize the best gift life can offer is having people like you to get you through the tough parts and share the fun parts.

I wish for all of you the very best Christmas ever... filled with family and friends and all those who mean so much to you. If you want to give me a present, let me choose it !! Take a minute and say a prayer (or just think good thoughts) for the children at St. Jude and their families... many of them will not be home for Christmas and sadly this will be the last Christmas together a few will share.

And after your Christmas I hope you have a very prosperous New Year filled with the people and things that are special and important to you. My prayers for you are that you are happy and healthy and enjoying your friends as much as I am.

later
John (I need a smiley with a little santa hat !)

 

John -

You have such a wonderful way with words. Your thoughtfulness always amazes me. You da man! In a year filled with so much to overcome and triumph in the face of potential tragedy, you take time to say these wonderful things. And everytime I hug my little grandson, I think of you and yours. Bless you John.

And you make a very good point. I too can say that my life is fuller because of this forum and its many wonderful members. (Some more wonderful than others, of course.)

Thanks. And a very Merry Christmas, one and all.

 

Thanks John,
I went through a forced retirement - too young, not enough money - and know the problems well. I too have been supported by the people involved in FTE. You said things much better than I could.

So just let me say ... DITTO ... and Merry Christmas to all.

Clint

 

John, Family and the rest of the FTE Family.

John's wonderful heartfelt words are much more than I could ever put togeather to express my thanks for being alowed to be a part of this little place in our travels through life.

Best wishes for the coming Holiday Season

And again to all, Thanks for being.

 

Well Marry Christmas to all and a happy New Year and for are non english speaking friends around the world


Afrikaans: Gesëende Kersfees
Afrikander: Een Plesierige Kerfees
African/ Eritrean/ Tigrinja: Rehus-Beal-Ledeats
Albanian:Gezur Krislinjden
Arabic: Milad Majid
Argentine: Feliz Navidad
Armenian: Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Azeri: Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
Bahasa Malaysia: Selamat Hari Natal
Basque: Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!
Bengali: Shuvo Naba Barsha
Bohemian: Vesele Vanoce
Brazilian: Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo
Breton: Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
Bulgarian: Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
Catalan: Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!
Chile: Feliz Navidad
Chinese: (Cantonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Chinese: (Mandarin) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
(Catonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Choctaw: Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito
Columbia: Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
Cornish: Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
Corsian: Pace e salute
Crazanian: Rot Yikji Dol La Roo
Cree: Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
Croatian: Sretan Bozic
Czech: Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Danish: Glædelig Jul
Duri: Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak
Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
or Zalig Kerstfeast
English: Merry Christmas
Eskimo: (inupik) Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
Esperanto: Gajan Kristnaskon
Estonian: Ruumsaid juulup|hi
Faeroese: Gledhilig jol og eydnurikt nyggjar!
Farsi: Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
Finnish: Hyvaa joulua
Flemish: Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
French: Joyeux Noel
Frisian: Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
Galician: Bo Nada
Gaelic: Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr! German: Froehliche Weihnachten
Greek: Kala Christouyenna!
Hausa: Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka
Hebrew: Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
Hindi: Shub Naya Baras
Hausa: Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Hawaian: Mele Kalikimaka ame Hauoli Makahiki Hou!
Hungarian: Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket
Icelandic: Gledileg Jol
Indonesian: Selamat Hari Natal
Iraqi: Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Irish: Nollaig Shona Dhuit, or Nodlaig mhaith chugnat
Iroquois: Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut. Ojenyunyat osrasay.
Italian: Buone Feste Natalizie
Japanese: Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
Jiberish: Mithag Crithagsigathmithags
Korean: Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Latin: Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!
Latvian: Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu!
Lausitzian:Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto
Lettish: Priecigus Ziemassvetkus
Lithuanian: Linksmu Kaledu
Low Saxon: Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar
Macedonian: Sreken Bozhik
Maltese: IL-Milied It-tajjeb
Manx: Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
Maori: Meri Kirihimete
Marathi: Shub Naya Varsh
Navajo: Merry Keshmish
Norwegian: God Jul, or Gledelig Jul
Occitan: Pulit nadal e bona annado
Papiamento: Bon Pasco
Papua New Guinea: Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia i go long yu
Pennsylvania German: En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
Peru: Feliz Navidad y un Venturoso Año Nuevo
Philipines: Maligayan Pasko!
Polish: Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie
Portuguese:Feliz Natal
Pushto: Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha
Rapa-Nui (Easter Island): Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua
Rhetian: Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn
Romanche: (sursilvan dialect): Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!
Rumanian: Sarbatori vesele
Russian: Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom
Sami: Buorrit Juovllat
Samoan: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Sardinian: Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou
Serbian: Hristos se rodi
Slovakian: Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce
Sami: Buorrit Juovllat
Samoan: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Scots Gaelic: Nollaig chridheil huibh
Serb-Croatian: Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina
Serbian: Hristos se rodi. Singhalese: Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Slovak: Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok
Slovene: Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto
Spanish: Feliz Navidad
Swedish: God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År
Tagalog:</B> Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon
Tami: Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
Trukeese: (Micronesian) Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!
Thai: Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish: Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian: Srozhdestvom Kristovym
Urdu: Naya Saal Mubarak Ho
Vietnamese: Chung Mung Giang Sinh
Welsh: Nadolig Llawen
Yugoslavian: Cestitamo Bozic
Yoruba: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun!

 

jniolon...well said. Merry Christmas everyone.

 

John,
I have only been a part of this wonderful forum for a short time but I feel right at home here, due in large to the kindness and thoughtfulness of yourself and the rest of the regulars. I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and Holidays!!

Thank you for your kind words

.......and to everyone else, any attempt by me to express myself would just pale in comparison to John's eloquent post, so, DITTO!!!

Thank you all,
Bobby

 

Good to hear that this year is definitely taking a turn for the better for you and yours, John. I know that having Cole there and seeing his (and all our children & grandchilren's) eyes light up Christmas morning just reminds us old men about just what is really important in our lives. Let's all keep Christ in our Christmas and start counting the days til the Supernats! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. Steve

 

John, your kind words are a big indicator of your character. I think all of us owe you a load of gratitude and thanks. If I recall, you have written several articles in length giving us step by step instructions on how to do brakes, suspensions, etc. You've given us information and helped us all through our projects. I for one am very thankful for the information you've offered to me, (I can't tell you how much I've used your reference material) and to FTE and all the other people who have given advice, whether it was a problem with our trucks or just a kick in the rear to keep going. ( I promise I won't tell you about my progress!) This year has gone by quickly. Thanks to everyone in FTE and John for the kind words and the great year we all had. A Merry Christmas to all. And remember, this coming year is the big 50 years for us 1956 truck owners. Should be a heck of a year!

 

John,
I'm not even going to pretend that I'm a good writer so I'll keep it short and reciprocate those holiday wishes to you, your family, and everyone here on the FTE.

 

John and everyone on FTE,

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.

 

Even if I could write, I couldn't say much of anything else because it's already been said. So here goes, Merry Christmas to all and to all a happy and safe and healthy year (Actually more than year, but you know what I mean ).

John, you have wrote some great tech articles, I used the mustang gas tank article for my truck. Thanks for writing them.



hotrod48

 

What they all said to you and everyone!

 

I too have developed some important freindships here as well as learned a lot. I've gotten some valuable help and support from members of this group and try to repay it in whatever way I can.

And to cover one of the numerous languages not listed above - (Canadian)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, eh!

 

Merry Christmas and Season's Greetings to all on the board, here and everywhere.