RE: General coughing and rousing

[Red neff Barchetta]

 Red neff Barchetta
Tania -
 Did we go to the same high school during the same time, ha?
 Like, I bet you even had your hair feathered huh?  Fer sure!  Gag me.  I remember going to the midnight movie to see Heavy Metal and Warrior s.  My friend s and I would walk home at 3:30 in the morning thinking we were tough guys after watching Warrior s, lol.  And why did my parents let me do that?!!!  Crazy stuff.
 I really think you would enjoy a Sammy show at Konocti.  He even plays 3 or 4 Montrose (Rock Candy, Bad Motor Scooter, Space Station #5, etc...) songs.  Last year he even played Trans Am and Plain Jane.

[Red neff Barchetta]

 Red neff Barchetta
RTurner -
 Sounds good!
 You should arrive Thursday also so we can pull a SurfCal and pick our own sites.  I ll bring the 8-track & cassette players.

[Red neff Barchetta]

 Red neff Barchetta
RTurner -
 I just checked and you are arriving Friday (which we ll be off on a day trip sight-see ing) and leaving Sunday.
 C mon!  Arrive Thursday or leave Monday.  Or both.  I guarantee you ll have a great time.  We re not as freaky as you think we are.  Or are we, bwhaaahaahaaa?!
 See you there!

[Red neff Barchetta]

 Red neff Barchetta
Dave/Ab -
 I didn t want to post this in the Fix-It forum in the newbie s thread asking about a drill for fear that I would confuse him;
 Since you don t have a/c or a bike rack on your roof, you could get away with an 18 volt drill to raise your s.  Just make sure it has metal gears so you re not buying one every 6 trips or so.  The drill I m currently using (and used on your PU last w/e) is an 18 volt one (with only 340 lbs. of torque) that I got for free.  It s doing great after 4 trips and 4 other raising s in my shop as well as raising yours last w/e.  Just make sure it has a 1/2"  chuck or you ll have to do a mod. to your Socket Jenie like I did to work with my 3/8"  chuck.  Remember, I don t have a/c, but I do have 4 bike racks up there.  So if it works on mine, it will have no problems lifting yours.
 Glad you ve seen the light and decided to turn your Bayside/Utah into a Monterey for a fraction of the cost of the  03 1/2 price difference, ha.  There is no need to do all that damn cranking I say.

[Red neff Barchetta]

 Red neff Barchetta
Don t you hate leaving the PU with ANYBODY ELSE.
 I woke up this morning at 5:30 so I could go pick up the PU and drop both the TV & PU off at the tire & brake place for a check-up, rotate, & replacement (if needed).  With 6 trips planned for this summer (7 if we include the " Get Lucky"  rally in Sept.) I figured this week was a good time to get everything checked.
 Anyway, I sure hate having to be so anal and make the guy write down things on the service tag such as; " Don t pull out of the driveway straight on or the rear bumper and stabilizer s will scrape" .  I ve used these guys for about 15 years now and the guy behind the counter is terrific, but he won t be the one doing the work, test drive, etc...  Also, I hate having to strip the TV & PU of things that might disappear (by accident or otherwise) such as the PU spare tire vinyl cover, battery, etc...  If you don t remove those things though, you might be sorry when you pick it up at the end of the day.
 Oh well, I ll just be glad when I have them both back this evening with tires & brakes that have recently been checked/replaced.
 Just had to vent about what a PITA stuff like this is.  I m tired and now I have to go to work, ha.

[Red neff Barchetta]

 Red neff Barchetta
With 8 of 11 posts on this page so far I think I own page 87, lol.

[Ab Diver]

 Red neff Barchetta

The drill I m currently using (and used on your PU last w/e) is an 18 volt one (with only 340 lbs. of torque)

 Well, the way I figure it, if you re gunna be a bear, be a grizzly. I was thinking of a cordless hammer-drill powered by a solar-charged 32 volt system, about 300 FOOT/pounds of torque, and made of the same titanium blend the Navy builds submarines from. Then I could use it to change the tires on my truck as well.
 
 If it s worth doing, it s worth over-doing![]
 
 Talking about tools with more power makes a guy feel all warm and fuzzy, don t it? Hehehehehehe.....

[Red neff Barchetta]

 Red neff Barchetta
Hoooowah!
 Woof, woof, woof!

[Surfcal]

 Red neff Barchetta
Hey guys:
 
 I like all that tool & tough talk.  You guys should do a routine like Tim Allen.  What we really need at a rally is a woodshop/machine shop site and we can have tutorials and sessions on ma-dee-fee-kay-shuns & techniques, like:
 
 - how to pop it up at a moment s notice
 - tongues and slide-outs
 - sway bars & alcohol
 - wet baths while dry camping
 - got any spare (tires or) chains?
 - roof sag:  it s not what it s all cranked up to be
 - get humping on bed modifications
 - turn your drill into a blender
 - add-a-room (AAR) for the in-laws
 - to mod or not to mod, that is the " quest" ion
 
 and finally,
 
 - the Zen of Pop-Up Maintenance
 
 Surfcal

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 Surfcal

 

ORIGINAL:  Surfcal
 
 Hey guys:
 
 I like all that tool & tough talk.  You guys should do a routine like Tim Allen.  What we really need at a rally is a woodshop/machine shop site and we can have tutorials and sessions on ma-dee-fee-kay-shuns & techniques, like:
 
 - how to pop it up at a moment s notice
 - tongues and slide-outs
 - sway bars & alcohol
 - wet baths while dry camping
 - got any spare (tires or) chains?
 - roof sag:  it s not what it s all cranked up to be
 - get humping on bed modifications
 - turn your drill into a blender
 - add-a-room (AAR) for the in-laws
 - to mod or not to mod, that is the " quest" ion
 
 and finally,
 
 - the Zen of Pop-Up Maintenance
 
 Surfcal
 

 Hmm, methinks that SurfCal should check his bicycle tires.  They must be getting flat from disuse.
 
 Ray---call me.  You know what about.
 
 gsm x2
 

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 Red neff Barchetta
Ray,
 
 Thanks for the call.  I won t tell a soul---well except Georgeanne.
 
 gsm x2

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Angelsmom posted this on another thread, but I just thought it was SOOOO NNC that I had to copy/paste it over here.
 
 Life as Rocks (and Beer)
 
 A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the
 table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a
 very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks,
 about 2"  in diameter.
 
 He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it
 was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them
 into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled
 into the open areas between the rocks.
 
 He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it
 was. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
 Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He then asked once more
 if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous " Yes."  
 
 The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and
 proceeded to pour their entire contents into the jar - effectively
 filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
 
 " Now,"  said the professor, as the laughter subsided, " I want you to
 recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the
 important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children
 - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your
 life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter -
 like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else. The
 small stuff."  
 
 " If you put the sand into the jar first,"  he continued " there is no
 room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you
 spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have
 room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the
 things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children.
 Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There
 will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party
 and fix the disposal.
 
 Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your
 priorities. The rest is just sand."  
 
 One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer
 represented. The professor smiled. " I m glad you asked. It just goes to
 show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there s always room
 for a couple of beers.
 
 gsm x2
 
 
 

[Red neff Barchetta]

 Red neff Barchetta
Very nice Scott.  I just printed it out (& grabbed myself another beer).

[Surfcal]

 Red neff Barchetta
Hey Neff:
 
 You go and read it out loud for me and I ll head straight for the beer.
 
 Surfcal

[6Quigs]

 Surfcal
As I m sitting here drinking my beer,
 I m thinking about the professor.
 
 If he had poured the beer in first,
 he still could have done the rocks, pebbles and sand thing!!
 
 Moral of the story
 have a beer first!!![][][]