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Old Jan 2, 2020 | 09:26 AM
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Let's all have a great 2020 chating year thread

Hope everyone has a great year and let's all keep in contact with each other.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 04:21 AM
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For sure!
hope you all have a great new year!!!

on a side note. hope this rain stops. I might need to build an ARK.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 08:12 AM
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Somebody on FTE has the plans for and arc, Rob.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 08:34 AM
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Lay a long metal strap across the + and - terminal of a battery and you'll get one hell-of-an arc, George !
 
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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 08:59 AM
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Checking in for 2020.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 09:29 AM
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Lay a long metal strap across the + and - terminal of a battery and you'll get one hell-of-an arc, George !
Or blow the battery up, Bud



Hi again Shaun
 
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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 10:31 AM
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Somebody on FTE has the plans for and arc, Rob.
George, ask and you shall receive.


 
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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 10:52 AM
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Thanks, Neil. Getting the saw ready now.

For some reason the dog doesn't want to stay outside very long
 
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 04:47 AM
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Good Morning,

going to be a long week for sure.
first full week in a long time due to the holidays.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 12:03 PM
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Hi Rob
At least there's no rain
 
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Old Jan 7, 2020 | 04:47 PM
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Happy new year VA FTEs and welcome to the roaring '20s!!!!

The first duty of 2020 was getting a truck bed load worth of firewood. Made the old Ford squat but she handled the load just fine! Ran into a snowstorm on the way home that really turned the roads bad but thanks to the heavy weight in the bed and some sensible driving I made it home untouched.


 
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Old Jan 7, 2020 | 05:04 PM
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Hi Evan The snow went N and W of us here
 
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Old Jan 8, 2020 | 05:24 AM
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first snow of the season down here.
got a inch or 2. not bad.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2020 | 08:08 AM
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Closings and delays N and W of here, Rob.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2020 | 03:00 PM
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DC closes if they THINK it is going to snow. LOL
 
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