Part VI
Hotshot
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Rochdale MA
You and the everyone has been a huge help listening to my constant bitching about this crap. That is why I slowed down my posts here in the ot. I was sick of hearing myself.
Postmaster
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: VA
Looks like the beast is waiting until Friday or Saturday to get plates.
Insurance has to be active on the vehicle and apparently my insurance won't be active until tomorrow. (12:01am Thursday July 23)
It's costing me 700$ a year for liability only with it insured as an occasional use vehicle. Would've cost me 1700 had I added in collision to my policy and I figured 1700$ a year wasn't entirely worth it on a 7300$ truck.
Lojack costs 700$ so that'll be my theft insurance so to speak. That and a watchful eye... with a big pipe wrench to back it up.
Insurance has to be active on the vehicle and apparently my insurance won't be active until tomorrow. (12:01am Thursday July 23)
It's costing me 700$ a year for liability only with it insured as an occasional use vehicle. Would've cost me 1700 had I added in collision to my policy and I figured 1700$ a year wasn't entirely worth it on a 7300$ truck.
Lojack costs 700$ so that'll be my theft insurance so to speak. That and a watchful eye... with a big pipe wrench to back it up.
I have been very fortunate in insuring my truck. Its 10 years old and I still have full coverage. Of course it doesnt hurt to live next to your insurance agent. Our family was his first customer when he started. He now owns the company...and we benefit greatly.
Good morning Tristan, Mark, Rob, Pete, Nolan.
I do believe you are correct about Cris being on her cruise Mark. Between John not being here much, Cris on vacation, and Lisa taking a break from her computer this place is a ghost town. And being summer and all does not help. People actually have lives I guess.
I do believe you are correct about Cris being on her cruise Mark. Between John not being here much, Cris on vacation, and Lisa taking a break from her computer this place is a ghost town. And being summer and all does not help. People actually have lives I guess.
Morning everyone!
Looks like I missed alot of posting from last night!
Jim good to see ya post once in awhile, damn moose must have ya tied up (literally?! haha)
Tristan, man I hope your doing good, having some fun in the summer!
Pete, Nolan, Jay, Mark, how ya fellas doing today?
John, you must be busy lately too?
Ed hows the job treating ya? i still have to get around to ordering that stupid panel for my overhead console one of these damn days!
Lisa, Cris, you ladies dissappear? (or have I just been out of the loop that much?
To everyone else I missed, hope ya all doing good!
So yesterday I get up and start working at 7, get a little break around dinner time, and about ten minutes to eat supper, and I got home at 1:30 in the morning!
That was a long day!
Looks like I missed alot of posting from last night!
Jim good to see ya post once in awhile, damn moose must have ya tied up (literally?! haha)
Tristan, man I hope your doing good, having some fun in the summer!
Pete, Nolan, Jay, Mark, how ya fellas doing today?
John, you must be busy lately too?
Ed hows the job treating ya? i still have to get around to ordering that stupid panel for my overhead console one of these damn days!
Lisa, Cris, you ladies dissappear? (or have I just been out of the loop that much?
To everyone else I missed, hope ya all doing good!
So yesterday I get up and start working at 7, get a little break around dinner time, and about ten minutes to eat supper, and I got home at 1:30 in the morning!
That was a long day!
Yes unfortunatly. She showed back up here in MA got arrested twice then stuck in the hospital. From there back to FL and is now in jail. Because of all of this everything is still in limbo. J-L and I are camped out in mom's living room for the time being until at least the 26th of Aug. If a date comes up sooner we will grab it but until then........
You and the everyone has been a huge help listening to my constant bitching about this crap. That is why I slowed down my posts here in the ot. I was sick of hearing myself.
You and the everyone has been a huge help listening to my constant bitching about this crap. That is why I slowed down my posts here in the ot. I was sick of hearing myself.
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Post Fiend
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Wallingford, CT
I can't really complain about insurance. So long as I keep my grades up enough to make honors then I'm not the one who has to pay it.
Sorry for all the tech I've been posting lately, but you guys are more fun than the guys in the 7.3 tech forums.
But I did my foil delete today. What a royal PITA that was.
Got a nice stiff wire brush, some paint stripper, and some chemical resistant gloves and went to work. Peeled the foil off (major PITA) then wire brushed it pretty good to get most of the fuzz off. Slathered it in paint stripper and let it sit then used the plastic scraper thingy on the wire brush I got at Lowes to scrape at it all then wire brushed it to finish off. Then came the fun part of removing all that danged paint stripper. Lots of paper towels and simple green did the trick. And now I don't have any gross foil on my IC pipe!
Sorry for all the tech I've been posting lately, but you guys are more fun than the guys in the 7.3 tech forums.
But I did my foil delete today. What a royal PITA that was.
Got a nice stiff wire brush, some paint stripper, and some chemical resistant gloves and went to work. Peeled the foil off (major PITA) then wire brushed it pretty good to get most of the fuzz off. Slathered it in paint stripper and let it sit then used the plastic scraper thingy on the wire brush I got at Lowes to scrape at it all then wire brushed it to finish off. Then came the fun part of removing all that danged paint stripper. Lots of paper towels and simple green did the trick. And now I don't have any gross foil on my IC pipe!
FTE Legend
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: North Central Rural Sask.
I hear ya loud and clear on this one man!
Super Moderator
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: SW Virginia
I'll work on that...LOL!! I kind of liked it too!
Evenin'......er...mornin' Tristan!
Just stopped by the office for a few but all of you normal folks must be in the bed.
Everybody take care and I'll catch up this weekend!
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
Good morning/evening.
Having to shoot someone, to me, would be an otherworldly experience.
It seems like it would open a door inside that you would not be able to close.
Do you have one of those taser pistols?
I've seen LEO's out on a break for lunch with two pistols, one is a taser and the other has bullets.
Having to shoot someone, to me, would be an otherworldly experience.
It seems like it would open a door inside that you would not be able to close.
Do you have one of those taser pistols?
I've seen LEO's out on a break for lunch with two pistols, one is a taser and the other has bullets.