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Oct 6, 2007 | 08:16 PM

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Placermike

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I just hope there aren't too many families, and especially children with tears in their eyes tonight!

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Originally Posted by Ford_Six

http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_100607WAB_tacoma_explosion_KS.1455c83f8.html

I'm kinda glad I'm not working there anymore. On the other hand, I probably won't get called back there either.

Oct 8, 2007 | 03:10 PM

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From: Lynden, WA.

My dad worked there in the early 60's for a bit.

I'm not sure exactly what he did. 'Hot and laborous in-doors', is all I know. Still, it would 'appear', (investigations started), that the propane blew outdoors, and not inside the foundery. I tell ya one thing, I'd be one nervous pup driving a propane truck into a place where sparks and hot slag can be 'anywhere at any time'. I hope this was truly an 'accident' as in the wrong spark that bounced out a door, to a fuel source instead of something they tie human error to.

Terrible that so many are out of work near there for the time being. It's odd, that such a facility never moved down on the tide flats away from homes, retail and wholesale outlets.

-Steve

Oct 10, 2007 | 10:19 PM

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hey, ima chat generally for a minute here...
its gettin close to the time to start my build up of me truck, just gotta get a few more odds and ends (like a D60 front and lift springs still) anyways when im all ready to go, anyone interested in comin out and helpin us do the double axle swap and lift? the beer and pizza is on me

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wont be for another month or so depending on how long it takes to FINALLY find a D60 that i dont have to pay a gazilion $$ to ship here. but just puttin the idea out there for yall...

Oct 10, 2007 | 10:31 PM

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I finally got my FTE shirt!! Whoo Hoo!! I wore it to town today and went into the parts section at the local GM dealer to get a set of keys for my daughter's car!! Boy were they staring at the big ~Ford Truck Enthusiasts~ logo!! Ha! Ha!! It was a good day!!

Oct 11, 2007 | 02:03 PM

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powerstroked162

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Are you sure thats what they were staring at?........ lol

Cowboy Steve

Oct 12, 2007 | 10:25 AM

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Dat's a compliment Liz, and I know your shirt looks better on you than mine does on me. Comfortable!

Any pix from top of the windturbines?

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Oct 12, 2007 | 02:21 PM

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Eric C.

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I tried posting one of mine but no joy sir. I got a beautiful one of a sunrise at the farm we set up in Colorado though in my gallery.

Oct 13, 2007 | 04:57 PM

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And a fine picture it is, those are huge machines. Looking around the forum i saw that Liz in her new windturbine job had answered the Q https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...literally.html

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