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From: Charlotte-Fairbanks-Bflo
It was the girls mother that forced the issue. It was really out of our hands. She did not want her daughter marrying Justin, he was too wild for her daughter. Come to think of it, I think she lives in Colorado now. He's pretty much settled down now, makes good money and is a great daddy.
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From: Dallas-Ft. Worth
And honestly, I've always liked cats, but this will probably be my last one for a while. He's about 16 years old, and went through a bout of feline diabetes. That was an interesting time -- we had to give the cat a shot of insulin twice a day. That went on for about two years, then he regulated himself somehow I guess. He no longer needs the insulin. Weird, I know.
Gone, but not forgotten
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From: Charlotte-Fairbanks-Bflo
Joe, that makes me feel a little better, just thinking about a cat wandering on countertops sounds so unsanitary to me. Remember, probably the first OT thread I opened the cat can of worms and am not going to do that again?
Smokin
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Hahaha! Too funny.
Post Fiend
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From: Wallingford, CT
Well here's what I get for lettin dad bring a GMC home.
Let me preface: Truck is an 85 GMC 3500 mason dump gasser stick shift with a no-name plow.
So this morning we hook the plow to clear out around the barnyard. I back it out of its spot in the barn and on the way out it dies. I figure I must've just stalled it trying to take off. So I make it about 200 feet before it craps out again. I get it started again and lift the plow up to try to drive it around to the shop to see what its issue is. So I crank on the thing for a few minutes and finally it gets started. So before I even get a chance to move it more than 10 feet it craps out again. Repeat this a few times to the point where the battery is dead from cranking the stupid thing. So I get dad to bring the 6.0L over to drag it over near the shop. We hook a chain to the plow frame on the GMC and go through the hitch on the 6.0L. We put the 6.0 in 4-high and pull. At this point it spins through the layer of snow the plows left behind and is smoking all 4. Eventually it gets enough traction to pull the GMC up the little hill and onto the street to get it to the shop.
Stupid GMC.
Anyone got a 7.3 Mason dump with plow for reasonable $?
Let me preface: Truck is an 85 GMC 3500 mason dump gasser stick shift with a no-name plow.
So this morning we hook the plow to clear out around the barnyard. I back it out of its spot in the barn and on the way out it dies. I figure I must've just stalled it trying to take off. So I make it about 200 feet before it craps out again. I get it started again and lift the plow up to try to drive it around to the shop to see what its issue is. So I crank on the thing for a few minutes and finally it gets started. So before I even get a chance to move it more than 10 feet it craps out again. Repeat this a few times to the point where the battery is dead from cranking the stupid thing. So I get dad to bring the 6.0L over to drag it over near the shop. We hook a chain to the plow frame on the GMC and go through the hitch on the 6.0L. We put the 6.0 in 4-high and pull. At this point it spins through the layer of snow the plows left behind and is smoking all 4. Eventually it gets enough traction to pull the GMC up the little hill and onto the street to get it to the shop.
Stupid GMC.
Anyone got a 7.3 Mason dump with plow for reasonable $?
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Gone, but not forgotten
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From: Charlotte-Fairbanks-Bflo
I can't help but smile at some of the things you say. But who's in charge, you or your father? Did he ask your permission to go out and buy this what appears to be a piece of crap truck?
i ain't rite
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
nope. it was taken is one of the spanish american country's. i don't have the link to the full set of pictures anymore( there was around 15 pics total), but in one of the pics in the set she was with a young boy that was definitely spanish american.
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From: Wallingford, CT
In the end dad's in charge, but I make a few decisions.
For example this is the umpteenth time this truck has crapped out. We were talking about it when we were going to Home Depot to get some stuff and we decided that it would be better to replace that truck than go through more issues. So I convinced him that we'd be better off with a newer 7.3 version of the same truck. Plus he likes the 7.3s almost as much as all of us do.
Long story short: He's ultimately in charge, but I help him with a lot of decisions.
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From: Bellingham, WA
Okay.. Thought I would share.. was out working on the wifes car.. no to little heat.. Think I have that wipped.. but I get a call from a friend of mine.. SHe has no heat in the house.. She says it is the thermo couple and ask if I could come over and install it.. Yeah, of course I said. Well I get there, and 30 mins later we have the thermo out, gone to the store and back, installed.. Lite the furnace, she sparks up no problem..we set the temp, she fires up.. I run to the bathroom, out it goes..So, I start breaking out the fluke.. I cant find anyting wrong. So, I remove the pilot light door, re lite the furnace.. away she goes..NO problem.. put the door on, out she goes..I am looking for any thing. I cal my wife ( she works for a heating and cooling company) she gives me a list of things to look for.. as she is doing this, I start thinking, why does it work when the door is open, I bet.. Just then Sheryl says.. Have you checked the stack to make sure the vent is open? Sure enough, snow, all the way to the air intake..Well there is no ladder, but there is a deck, with a railing.. SO I am able to get my hands on to the roof, there is a ridge of ice all the way around that makes a great handle. So, I pull up, clean off the vent.. good to go.. as I am I coming down,, that damn ridge gave way...So.. as I am laying there on the deck, with snow all over.. I am here to share my lesson learned, but never practiced.. No good deed goes unpunished.. but normally followed with some sort of comic relief..
You guys stay safe.. I am going grab a motrin or 2, follow that with a beer, or three, and see how I bowl tonight..
You guys stay safe.. I am going grab a motrin or 2, follow that with a beer, or three, and see how I bowl tonight..
.I cant tell you how many times I've slipped and ended up on my back thinking
....oh thats right, no sexual topics here...
Go get a quart of syn, and a quart of dino oil of your favorite flavor. Put them both outside when it's 7* and after a while, go out and have a look. Pour both into another container and tell me about running dino. I've been running syn oils for years and will never go back. Your romps *will* go away completely...
Lisa- That pic is sooo wrong. I think I threw up a little bit in my mouth.