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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 04:51 PM
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I think you'll like it in Green Country. Especially the smell of cow poop and oil wells. Be sure to buy a good coat for the winter and new wipers for the truck. When I lived there I had to get a new set every year. Ice storms are lots of fun too. I'll stop by next time I'm in the area. If you live in a mobile home a spider hole is a necessity. PM me your whereabouts when you get settled.

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We are buying a really fixer upper 45 year old two bedroom house on about 1/3 acre. It will be a project but it is affordable and will stay in the family. It does have a brand new roof though.

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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 05:06 PM
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We are buying a really fixer upper5 year old two bedroom house on about 1/3 acre. It will be a project but it is affordable and will stay in the family. It does have a brand new roof though.
At least you can keep dry. Make sure the screens are good to keep the skeeters out. They tried to make the skeeter the state bird a while back. How far outside of Tulsa will you be?
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 05:28 PM
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At least you can keep dry. Make sure the screens are good to keep the skeeters out. They tried to make the skeeter the state bird a while back. How far outside of Tulsa will you be?
we will be about 4 miles to the east. and that's a 45year old house
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 05:50 PM
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OK. Have a safe trip.

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Old Sep 9, 2017 | 10:58 AM
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Mark, after you hit the road, how soon after will you be back on line on DTR? Just curious.

You both driving, or flying back?
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Old Sep 9, 2017 | 10:59 AM
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Hey, tell wifey you can't leave, till this tread of yours hits #100 in page count, lol!
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Old Sep 9, 2017 | 11:01 AM
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Mark, after you hit the road, how soon after will you be back on line on DTR? Just curious.

You both driving, or flying back?
We will be driving.
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Old Sep 9, 2017 | 12:03 PM
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We will be driving.
True test of all the work you've done on the dodge, this trip will be. Feel good at where you've left off? I see your hvac components are buttoned up; is it charged?
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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 12:40 PM
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Hey Mark. Is it time to offer congratulations on the new digs?

I hope that the move has gone well!
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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 03:58 PM
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Hey Mark. Is it time to offer congratulations on the new digs?

I hope that the move has gone well!
the trip went pretty good for 1800 miles in 4 days with the wife and two small dogs The transmission was a bit noisy. and the A/C cycle switch acted up just this side of the Oklahoma state line. Other than that some grades were slow to keep the EGT down.

The old house needs a lot of work as the former owner is semi disabled and maintenance was a problem. So I will be polishing my carpentry skills for some time
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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by mknittle
the trip went pretty good for 1800 miles in 4 days with the wife and two small dogs The transmission was a bit noisy. and the A/C cycle switch acted up just this side of the Oklahoma state line. Other than that some grades were slow to keep the EGT down.

The old house needs a lot of work as the former owner is semi disabled and maintenance was a problem. So I will be polishing my carpentry skills for some time
Well, if your carpentry skills are half as good as your fabrication skills, you should have that place a shiny -ship shape in no time....
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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 06:27 AM
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Well, if your carpentry skills are half as good as your fabrication skills, you should have that place a shiny -ship shape in no time....
Looks like I will get to polish my rusty carpentry skills
Although it needs work it is worth escaping the Kommunist Republic of Kalifornia.
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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 09:11 AM
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Although it needs work it is worth escaping the Kommunist Republic of Kalifornia.
Amen, brother...
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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 12:17 PM
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Looks like I will get to polish my rusty carpentry skills
Although it needs work it is worth escaping the Kommunist Republic of Kalifornia.
Mark:

Glad you made the trip OK. Just a couple of reminders. Use a saw to cut the wood, Not a torch. Use nails and screws to join the wood, not an arc welder.

That's what my wife keeps telling me anyway.

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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 03:59 PM
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Mark:

Glad you made the trip OK. Just a couple of reminders. Use a saw to cut the wood, Not a torch. Use nails and screws to join the wood, not an arc welder.

That's what my wife keeps telling me anyway.

Edwin
Well that explains why my projects have been going up in smoke.
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